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8,5
531 Reviews |
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Sha-Roe Bistro
Clonegal
23/02/2026: Lovely relaxed dining experience. Food so flavoursome. Excellent staff. Perfect for a special celebration with family and friends
21/12/2025: A true rural Irish gem! We visit every Christmas and are always impressed. The Michelin-starred quality is evident in every dish, all made with local produce. Portions are perfectly sized and include lovely seasonal veg. Make sure to book well in advance—it's worth it just for the bread rolls 🍞
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8,5
2387 Reviews |
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Teach Dolmain
Carlow
13/12/2025: Love a meal here whenever we are in Carlow , good good and service , staff are really good and pleasant .
08/12/2025: Had a nice Cesar Salad with plenty of parmesan. The chicken was breaded so good luck on the calories count but nice as well. Apple pie wasn’t bad either but wish it had some cinnamon or winter spice.
Parking is on street or the omniplex across the road ( pay options in both cases).
Best thing here is the commitment to value that not many places still have. Will return.
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8,4
975 Reviews |
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Tara Arms
Tullow
26/02/2026: What a fantastic place to eat and drink. A fine big pub restaurant highly recommend coming to eat and drink and be merry. Speak with John to enjoy a great evening, lunch and drink session. Elaine 💋
22/12/2025: We've come here every Christmas for the last 4 years with our family and the food is alway delicious and staff are really lovely and helpful. The kids love it too. Highly recommend
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8,1
1327 Reviews |
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Supermac's
Carlow
12/03/2026: My son Dave loves his Supermac's. I always bring him for a treat, he deserves it.
10/03/2026: Super fast service and good burgers if you're in a hurry, or you can buy at the drive-thru if you prefer.
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8,1
198 Reviews |
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Conways Kildavin
Kildavin
22/01/2026: First time here beautiful food lovely service
Definitely will call again
08/12/2025: Food is always lovely. Staff are always very polite, friendly and helpful.
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7,7
661 Reviews |
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Lennons @ VISUAL
Carlow
15/02/2026: Over the years, anything I've ever ordered here has been absolutely delicious and worth every penny. Even when I'm unsure of an ingredient, I am always pleasantly surprised with how good it tastes. Which goes to show the expertise of the chef and kitchen staff. I have always had a great experience here and can't recommend it enough for people who love and appreciate great food and wine.
14/02/2026: When i walked into Lennons today with my family for lunch and one of the floor staff shouted across the restaurant to the waitress at the counter - "we don't take cash!".
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7,7
744 Reviews |
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Step House Hotel
Borris
18/02/2026: We went for a dinner with my boyfriend. The service was excellent. Even though we were a bit late they provided us with the table! The booking is essential. The food was amazing. This is my second experience in the 1808 Brasserie & Cellar Restaurant and it was just the same, bravo! We ordered roast breasts of chicken and slow cooked feather blade beef. And the dessert left me speechless... it was just a dream: classic Creme Brulee with Raspberry sorbet ❤️ Thank you very much! It turned out to be the great day... with the proposal in the end! (on the Viaduct 🥰)
22/11/2025: The most wonderful and magical place to hold our wedding- comfort, delicious food and such excellent staff. Every single one of our guests adored our venue
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7,7
396 Reviews |
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Cafe de Mode
Ballon
10/10/2025: Lovely coffee shop, great service and attention to detail. Waitress was excellent with recommendations, advice and very friendly. Will be back when up that way next. 👏👏🙏😇😍😋😋😋Food excellent, prices very reasonable, €88 for 4 people + 2 🍨 🥧 🍦 Well done to all involved. 💪👍👏
01/10/2025: Dog friendly, attentive service, good coffee and outstanding cake. What else is there to ask for?
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7,5
260 Reviews |
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Rachel’s Garden Cafe
28/11/2025: Girl on till was very slow coffee was cold again I got to pay was only 2 couples a head of me
03/11/2025: A fabulous place to spend a couple of hours! Lovely and clean
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7,1
1559 Reviews |
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Dinn Rí
Carlow
03/03/2026: The room I got was great! It wasn't big but it was clean and cosy and perfect for my one night stay. The receptionist Jessie was great, she was kind, helpful and polite. The bar and wait staff in the bar area are brilliant, they were professional, polite, over all 100% legends. Food was good and given a great portion, loved the cutlery, dessert was delicious and everything was reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend
18/02/2026: didnt let me in for a drink because I was wearing joggers, went Tully's instead was miles better. Avoid this place
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5,9
39 Reviews |
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Country Kitchen
Carlow
29/09/2025: Visiting from Scotland and Currently eating here with my partner and daughter,foods amazing,locations great and the service is absolutely fantastic,think we’ve found a regular haunt for future visits,thank you very much ladies
Hayleigh
28/09/2025: Lady was super friendly and attentive
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5,5
557 Reviews |
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Riverbank Restaurant
Tullow
01/05/2025: I originally had given this restaurant a 5 star review on the back of having been there a number of times. However, having recently returned, I found that this place has dropped a lot in quality and service. I believe it has changed hands/under new management and it would appear to have gone downhill since then. Such a pity, it was a great place to eat and family friendly.
11/04/2025: Unfortunately, food was just ok and that's me being "generous". Service felt like we were back in 90s. Atmosphere was like a nearly closing down place. Huge potential in the right hands,but definitely not into whomever runs it now. I'm not the person to complain and haven't said anything while settling the bill (which was 74 euro for 2 people and not even a "thank you" received). Won't be rushing again to eat here,for sure.
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The MerryTree Restaurant by Rathwood
Carlow
11/07/2025: Estuvimos allí la semana pasada y la experiencia fue mucho mejor. El personal es muy amable. El pescado y las patatas fritas valen la pena y el rosbif se derrite en la boca. Conocimos al nuevo chef, que también es el gerente de alimentos y bebidas, nos informó nuestro mesero Cian. Quedamos realmente impresionados y volveremos.
11/07/2025: Tuvimos una experiencia muy agradable aquí el miércoles 9 de julio. Nuestro camarero era un muchacho joven, muy amable y servicial, genial con nuestros niños, nos hizo sentir como en casa. La hamburguesa vegana era increíble, muy fresca y deliciosa ensalada en el pan vegano. Los niños pidieron espaguetis a la bolaña, porciones muy generosas. La tarta de queso horneada estaba increíble, los niños quedaron encantados con sus galletas y helado. Lo recomendaría sin duda y volveré por su carne asada.
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