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        | 8,6 5529 Reviews |  | 
The Old School House
Swords
            16/10/2025: Was an absolute delight to find.  Warm and inviting.  Lively atmosphere and outstanding food.
    
        
            16/10/2025: The best Fish and Chips you could ask for! I highly recommend the Smoked Haddock and the Schooler  Burger. A great addition to the meal is the Galway Girl Hazy IPA (not super hoppy with a blonde ale palette).
The staff is super kind as well. I appreciate how simple it is to order and ask questions. The music is hits from the last few decades. It’s nice hearing The Killers and then Tom Petty.
Whoever is running this place had a great head on their shoulders.
I am only in Ireland for the night, but I sure as hell will come back for that Smoked Haddock. Life won’t be the same in America.
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    | 8,0 1705 Reviews |  | 
Gourmet Food Parlour
Swords
            13/10/2025: Maybe I haven't been to many restaurants/places to eat but holy wow. I may have also been extremely hungry however...
The location of this place is perfection. 10-15 mins away from Dublin airport driving. The atmosphere is a chill and excitingly put together vibe and Irish hospitality is real here.
I went during the breakfast/brunch hours and had the 'woodland breakfast'. Each breakfast option is not too dissimilar from eachother and the one I had was incredible. Scrambled eggs (2) that where smooth and buttery but not too moist.
Every bite of the rest of the food was just as incredible as the last until I was done. The service was as fast as can be desired.
    
        
            06/10/2025: Generally good, service a bit slow, which isn't great for a lunch.
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    | 7,7 461 Reviews |  | 
Courtyard Swords
Swords
            01/07/2025: There is one golden rule when travelling: you eat where locals eat. It never fails.
Courtyard Café has well-earned the straight five stars in its reviews: on the spot made food and snacks, great coffee and friendly atmosphere.
So, do not hesitate and go to visit Sligo and, when there, go to Courtyard Café or viceversa.
    
        
            14/06/2025: Courtyard Cafe is a lovely little spot with a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. I spent about €14 on a flat white and a homemade sandwich, both of which were fresh and tasty. The café has a bright, airy feel with plenty of natural light, making it a great place to sit and unwind. The staff were friendly and attentive without being intrusive, adding to the comfortable vibe. It’s a perfect spot for a casual catch-up or some quiet time with good food and coffee.
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    | 7,7 905 Reviews |  | 
Peacocks
Swords
            10/08/2025: Exceptional pub and super friendly staff!
    
        
            09/08/2025: This is a really good Irish pub and restaurant in Rivervalley swords. Very well located with bus stop right outside.. they have patty room as well where you can enjoy your personal events… food and ambiance is good either going for a family dinner or to watch a game… all good… new manu has arrived… and it’s still yummy
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    | 7,6 280 Reviews |  | 
Dawn Till Dusk
Swords
            05/10/2025: Genuinely love the food I order a lot through delivery apps but trying to get a hold of youse about dietary restrictions is insane the first time I just let it go and wasted the money now it is a second time where I get the prompt user busy but it’s constantly busy no matter when I call or how many time I call or wait it’s constant
    
        
            04/10/2025: Great experience here. Great music, waitresses were lovely and even designed a cocktail for us. Food was perfect too, recommend!
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    | 7,6 2474 Reviews |  | 
Wrights Cafe Bar
Swords
            19/12/2024: We had our Christmas party for the 3rd time there! Food was good as always, but the music wasn't as good as previous years, and one of the bartenders had a bit of an attitude at some point! Overall it was a good experience, and we are looking forward to finding out what's coming next year!
P.S.: Ruaidhri was there for us every year for our Christmas parties, making sure that we are having the best experience, so we do hope that we will see him there again in the new wrights adventure!
    
        
            14/12/2024: Worst place to spend time in Swords
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
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Rubys
Swords
            07/10/2025: Another excellent place for pizza. Service was pristine.
    
        
            07/10/2025: Have to be honest, the quality of the food has gone downhill here in the last few years, staff are lovely tho and service was very quick
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    | 5,5 125 Reviews |  | 
O'Briens
Swords
            03/06/2025: A woman behind counter serving customer whilst banging and slamming bins shut,  and cursing under her breath. I was with my little girl and the two of us were so scared that it was our turn next that we turned on our heels.  She then said ARE YOU OK... so I told her I definately was not ok with her cursing in front of my child. Totally unacceptable. Everyone has bad days at work but try to conceal it next time maybe.
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    | 5,0 1745 Reviews |  | 
McDonald's
Swords
            14/10/2025: Tasty food, fast service, frienly staff and plenty of parking.
    
        
            09/10/2025: Everything about it was terrible I went in and the place is a mess both inside and outside once I got inside there was no cue I ordered a milkshake yet it took 10 minutes of waiting just to be told the machines not working just terrible service over all wouldn’t waste your time going here
    
                        
                            
                        
                        
                    
   
   
   
      
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