The best restaurantsof irish in Kilkenny

05/09/2026: By far the best Italian authentic food you can have ! Very good service,great menu selection and the food is amazing and cooked as it should be ! It makes you feel like Italy!

03/09/2026: Had a lovely tasty meal here with family, staff, food athmosphere were excellent

02/09/2026: There is plenty of free parking available. We had to search a bit to find the check-in area. This could perhaps be made clearer. It was at the bar. The room was modern and spacious. We didn't want to open the windows because the kitchen was directly below the room and the exhaust air came right out. However, there was a proper air conditioner, which was sufficient. The room was quiet. A note about privacy: the bathroom door is a sliding door that doesn't lock. It only provides some visual screening; noise simply passes through it. We drove into Kilkenny city center; it was too far for us to walk.

23/08/2026: Excellent room, clean and comfortable. Coffee maker and teas included. Extremely friendly from the moment we arrived. We had dinner upon arrival, breakfast the next day, and everything was wonderful.

01/09/2026: The food was phenomenal! And ALL of the staff could not have been nicer! Lovely surprising find! ❤️ The GF potato/celery soup ! Yum!!

29/08/2026: LOVELY! daily specials, breakfast all day, resonable prices, very friendly staff, very busy though as others like them too. tx.

24/08/2026: We had a great time and our waitress, Keira, was really nice and she gave us really good food recommendations.

21/08/2026: At first it felt like a touristy place and I wasn’t so excited. But the food came and we were blown away by how delicious it all was! The music was fantastic and starts earlier in the afternoon which is a plus.

18/08/2026: Friendly tabby cat in the back seating area. Great pint of Guiness. Was quiet in the early evening but it looks like it could get busy and louder later on.

07/08/2026: 💪Cracking pub , on edge of the city run by Christy's sons 👍🍀🍀 great bar area and Huge beer garden all set up for sport and events . 👌 Start your pub crawls here 😎🍀 Nevergoinhome.

14/08/2026: Lovely restaurant. Has a very good local reputation for good food. Lovely ambience. However, consideration for a new customer arriving for the first time is really poor. There is no indication at the door whether one must wait to be seated or not, so the first option is just to stand in the doorway, in the way, and feeling foolish. As no staff member approaches, second option is to move to an empty table with menus on it. Catch the eye of a staff member who is not friendly, to be told snappily that the table is reserved. Nothing on the table to indicate that this is the case. Table with one chair in the middle of the floor and flow of traffic offered. No query as to whether this would suit. Sit for a moment, feel really uncomfortable so stand up and leave as requesting an alternative table does not seem like an option, due to the unfriedliness of the staff member. If one must wait to be seated, this needs to be indicated. If a table is reserved, this needs to be clearly indicated. Two easy fixes. As for the unfriendliness of staff... perhaps that person was just having a bad day. The next experience at The Lime Tree might be lovely.

28/07/2026: What a lovely little cafe. Decor really nice. I had a chicken Caesar wrap which was lovely. & a bowl of soup. My partner had a blt which he said was really nice & soup. When we arrived we were told the fryer was broken so no chips. Bit disappointed but the food was lovely so no big deal. I will be back to try the chips!! We also tried the rhubarb lemonade and omg it was gorgeous. So refreshing and had a very sweet taste!! We also had warm apple pie which was lovely. believe it had an outdoor area and is dog friendly. I would definitely recommend this place. Plenty on the menu for everyone. I thought the price was really good too for what we got.

22/08/2026: Food was amazing!! Great selection of drinks and live music!!!

21/08/2026: Overall the ambience and atmosphere are great, the red ale was so refreshing. Food was great but I understand that the place is in the touristy area so they’re quite expensive.

05/09/2026: Amazing place and great staff. Super service form Zuzanna .Such a nice and friendly girl. You are so lucky with her on the board. Will back to you for sure.

05/09/2026: Very good service and lovely food

16/07/2026: Nice Pub. Went in for a quick Guinness ended up staying 3 hours. Met some fine folk there. Billy if your out there remember - You are enough. Slainte!

15/07/2026: Great people. Great food great music

15/07/2026: Been here past couple of nights the staff are fabulous.so helpful friendly and nothing is hard work for them.

04/05/2026: Just love inhaling second hand smoke from their interior smoking area

13/08/2026: Nice friendly staff. Lovely beer garden on a sunny day

10/08/2026: Excellent pub, friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere, great food and drinks, and a stunning beer garden. Perfect for any type of gathering 🤩

11/06/2026: A proper Irish boozer! Landlord very friendly and has a pool table round the back. Best pint of Guinness that I’ve had in the area!

23/04/2026: Lovely homely pub for a drink and chat

08/08/2026: Awesome village pub 🍻 So grateful to Alan for making a stranger feel like family 🙏

01/07/2026: What a wonderful establishment! We stayed in the village for 2 days and went to this pub both nights. Owner is a wonderful host and we even played an impromptu gig on the 2nd night. Thanks again Alan for a wonderful time! Can’t wait to come back!

21/07/2026: Room was very low end - no air conditioning in very high heat - and bathrooms were poor quality. Location is good and place has gated parking - but would likely find a better place next time.

20/06/2026: The service at the desk was great. The rooms are the down side of staying here. Our room didn’t have AC. They had a fan in the room but it was still very hot. The bathrooms were very dated and could use an update.

17/06/2026: Bollards is our favorite pub in Kilkenny. This was our 3rd time to Kilkenny and we stop in here every time for pints, food, sessions, and overall great craic. Cheers to Damien who was our bartender and took great care of us. We enjoyed chatting with him and a few other locals. It feels like a home away from home. Can’t wait to come back soon!

08/06/2026: Didn't have food here, Lovely old worldly pub that has a lovely warm relaxed atmosphere. Really enjoyed it