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.

11/10/2026: Amazing food been here many times and experience is always 10/10 staff have always been very bubbly and down to earth, one of the best areas for a spot to eat out

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.

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. 🍻🍷

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.

29/10/2026: A very special place , great food service and atmosphere

24/10/2026: Terrible experience. Food was literally slop(py) and bland. Service below par. And then was a woman at the entrance taking reservations over the phone, screaming the entire meal I kid you not. No self awareness of diners present. I'm genuinely surprised by the volume of customers visiting nonetheless. We won't be returning. One of the poorest dining experiences.

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

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

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

15/10/2026: Dropped into this pub on a Saturday afternoon and the pub was packed.Punters having a drink and watching sports, and others having food abd drinks.The Guinness was good ,and was not too expiencive.Thers was a great athomsphere and lots of seating.The staff were friendly and efficient.

29/09/2026: Grand spot for a few pints last Friday night

01/10/2026: Great coffee, lovely selection of food, and very friendly and helpful staff

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.

26/10/2026: Deli food is delicious. Very clean shop and forecourt. Staff are lovely.

26/10/2026: Absolutely delicious deli food. Very friendly and helpful staff. Fresh bakery and lovely coffee

22/10/2026: Great amazing Resteraunt in Maynooth. Absolutely love it. Food amazing and courteous staff. Selection of wines and spirits and beers and the downstairs bar brilliant. Love this restaurant and ill be back very soon can't wait.

21/10/2026: Awesome chicken wings especially for sharing. Fantastic food and a Great pint of Guinness. Staff always attentive. Monica always welcoming..love the beef

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.

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