The best restaurantsof irish in Kildare

30/09/2026: What a wonderful café located in a lovely village. This cosy café has a lovely breakfast and lunch menu (only been here for this meals). Delicious and fresh 'home cooked' food.

15/09/2026: Excellent food, very tasty, fresh ingredients

04/06/2026: I can't say enough about our experience at Silken Thomas. The owners are clearly treating their staff well, because it shows in how the staff treat the clients. Everyone from Reception, to the Bar, to the Restaurant (for both dinner and breakfast), to the person who showed us to our room, had a smile on their face and looked happy to be there. We felt well taken care of and everything we ate was delicious. We both loved the location and the recent redo, especially the shower. Special shout out to the lovely room cleaners and management who went the extra-mile to not only reach out to me to let me know I'd left a t-shirt behind on the bed, but also posted it to me in Dublin. My offer to reimburse them for the postage fell on deaf ears. The t-shirt has an illustration of a dearly departed pet on it and means an enormous amount to me, so I'll never forget Silken Thomas's kindness. Aces from top to bottom.

19/05/2026: Amazing room, great staff. Second time staying and will stay again in the future.

12/10/2026: Staff always excellent, standard of food can vary, (brunch menu)

05/10/2026: Good food, nice interior and good service. Plenty of parking. Expensive though for what you get.

30/09/2026: An update!! Decided to give them another shot (handy for on the way home), wife wasn’t too hungry, so had the soup, and was asked if she’d like an extra slice of bread to with it, as no main. No indication that it was an extra charge, just a nice gesture. How wrong. I have to say we were shocked, absolutely incredulous that it was charged for €1.25 for slice of bread. I get things can be tight, margins etc, but really, down to charging for slices of bread. Anyways, that’s us done with the Dew Drop. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me” Staff are great, and it is a nice pleasant location, but, but, I do think the food quality has fallen off over time. Had the feather blade beef, it was just too dry, needed more gravy than what was on the plate, need to get extra gravy to make up. Also a €4 supplement on the fixed menu, pretty small font there! The fish in the fish and chips wasn’t great neither, the fish just was too soggy, just ok. The panda cotta was woeful though, a useless tulip glass that made it hard eat, and it was just liquid rather than firm. Has to check the menu to see the description, as we thought it was supposed to have orange. It did, in the bottom, but not enough. Overall, an absolutely woeful dessert. A pity, as we have enjoyed diners there previously

30/09/2026: Fantastic eatery with a great selection of beers and wine. I really loved the Ellipsis home brew and enjoyed tasting the sample paddle with my wife, who also complimented the excellent wine selection. The food was outstanding, along with the brilliant service from the waiting staff. A great experience all round. Thank you, guys! We’ll definitely be back. 🍻🍷

23/09/2026: Really enjoyed our meal here. Good food. Nice and cosy. Perfect pit stop on way to Kilkenny from the airport. Staff very friendly.

02/09/2026: Not great variety on menu seems same as last year

13/10/2026: Lovely spot for a quick pint or an evening out. The food is very good and the staff always at hand if needed. I would highly recommend if in the area.

27/09/2026: I've been several times with friends and it's truly one of the best places in the town of Celbridge.

26/09/2026: Exceptional food at reasonable prices

22/09/2026: Get the toasted special for sure guys. Guinness is great. Perfect stop when you’re out for a cycle

07/06/2026: Well appointed rooms. Friendly staff

04/06/2026: Delightful venue, amazing scones, sterling atmosphere

14/10/2026: Great lunch, lovely food, nice staff, great music and gorgeous setting. Thank you!

07/10/2026: Wings are delicious. All portions and food is excellent

27/07/2026: Surprisingly great hotel right in the middle of town. First off, it's huge - much bigger and more interestingly laid out than you'd first think, with plush furnishings and decor in the bar, restaurant and common areas. Rooms were massive and well equipped, and the breakfast buffet was excellent. Overall, a very pleasant stay with free underground parking and a lovely welcome from the staff

27/06/2026: The Bistro at Lawlors of Naas served us the worst food ever tonight. Asked for Chips without salt they came out pickled. Beef dish was disgusting beef tasted weird, big lump of cabbage and all served in a puddle of bisto. Left our complaint with duty manager who also couldn't care less as he was just trying to get through the night with undertrained, understaffed, servers. Will never return here again

17/09/2026: Very nice place with excellent service

31/08/2026: If I could leave a 0 star review, I would, the staff is so rude, and unwelcoming. Back in June, I went there and saw that they treated one of their waitresses, such a kind person, so rudely, I hope she does not work there anymore, it is the year of 2026 let's treat each other with kindness, if you support service workers, I would not come here.

02/08/2026: Very welcoming, lady told us how odering worked and the most popular dishes. Food was beautiful and the lemonde was so refreshing.

22/07/2026: A very charming family business with excellent quality and friendly service. Definitely recommended in Castledermot – well worth a detour! We came to Castledermot from Duckett Grove to see the Roundtower and the Abbey.

14/10/2026: Dropped in here for something to eat and every aspect of it was fantastic 👍🏻

02/10/2026: Cunningham's is right across the street from where we stayed at the Silken Thomas. Our large family was in town for a wedding and they did a beautiful job of accommodating a large group of us. We ate there twice. They have two different rooms with two completely different atmospheres. The first place that we ate was white tablecloth with wine glasses and candles. Very romantic and elevated. The second space they have is a pub atmosphere. Very comfortable and nice. It's the same menu for both places They were awesome.

27/07/2026: Very busy petrol station with very helpful staff A+++

19/06/2026: Fresh deli/sandwich/baguettes. Good serving sizes.

15/09/2026: A very good restaurant in Maynooth, enjoyed our visit here last week while visiting Maynooth. Good food and service, woukd recommend.

10/09/2026: Food very good but very rude waiter