The best restaurantsof irish in Kilkenny

17/05/2025: Great spot, Landlord and staff very welcoming. We dropped in almost by accident blown away with warmth of people generally. Managed to go back the following night for a live music session which was also amazing. Well used spot by locals which is also a good sign.

16/04/2025: (Traducido por Google) Gran cachorro local. muy amigable. (Original) Great local pup. very friendly.

31/03/2025: My sister was back from Australia for a few days to help with family matters recently and I booked us a night away at Mount Juliet. The estate itself is beautiful and we had no complaints about the stay. We were very disappointed in our meal at The Lady Helen though. I love food and treat myself to Michelin restaurants as often as I can and had been really looking forward to our meal. We had a lovely bottle of wine but the meal just wasn’t to the level I am used to when you’re paying quite a lot for an experience. I don’t know if it was an off day, or the overall flavor profiles of the dishes, which were also very small but nothing tasted amazing. We didn’t enjoy any of them and wouldn’t want to order any of them again. I’ve had some outstanding dishes as part of tasting menus in Rome and Paris that I would fly back for, just to eat that dish again, that I still remember to this day and unfortunately I couldn’t say that about anything we ate here. The presentation of the dishes was beautiful and the service was excellent. It was really just the flavours I think in that nothing stood out and a couple of the dishes including the mackerel and veal were surprisingly unpleasant. There was a weird off putting texture to the mushroom dish too. The chocolate dessert was nice but not remarkable. I was hoping to have found somewhere special closer to home that I could return to with others and with excitement, but that was not the case. Ultimately, I wouldn’t be compelled to return and only if I wasn’t paying for it myself.

15/03/2025: we stayed for an evening in mount Juliet and had the most amazing tasting in lady Helen. the food was really special and the service was flawless from both the sommelier and the head waiter. would highly recommend

12/05/2025: Short ride from the ferry at Rosslare. Welcome and service was great. Food good. Place was a little care worn with lamps out in the dining area and our room had a live electrical box with its cover removed and loosely positioned in front so if you were so inclined you could give yourself a new hairstyle if you decided to poke around inside. The wiring beneath with exposed rear to patress boxes was also a concern. Despite the obvious electrical safety items we had a good stay here

09/05/2025: We were competing in a Bowls Competition in Mullinvat and stopped off to eat. Lovely servers to accommodate us as a group, Food was excellent Lovely Atmosphere and plenty of space.

20/05/2025: We reserved an area with dart board and finger food for a group trip, and it was perfect. Staff were really good fun and even joined in a sing-song at the end of the night. Would definitely recommend Rafter's for a group night out. Note, we didn't stay overnight here but I didn't want to dock marks for that.

18/05/2025: Stopped in for breakfast and food was top notch and reasonable priced. Staff were very friendly Place is full of nice memorabilia Toilets were very clean Worthy of a visit

20/05/2025: Hard to know where to begin. So I will start by saying that: The staff in this place (excluding the manageress) have an absolute disgusting manner and bad attitude in general. Customer skills are almost practically non existent. The 2 female waitresses (1 Romanian, 1 Irish ) on the floor should honestly just quit working in hospitality altogether. Because they just haven't a clue how to deal with customers properly, professionally, and in an appropriate way. Avoid this place altogether if you do not wish to deal with an environment that is permeated with bad manners, insincerity, and a hostile environment where staff are concerned.

02/04/2025: Lovely place very friendly staff 😀

08/04/2025: Got the order wrong and obviously substituted olives I requested for extra jalapino which made the pizza inedible for me as it overpowered the whole taste so my husband ate it after removing half the chilli. There was even chilli under the cheese. Please read the customer's order and don't substitute something spicy that will kill the taste. This was a 2nd chance pizza after getting one last year which wasn't great but we were giving a another go. Won't come back.

06/04/2025: So far all takeaways were high quality and delicious.

30/04/2025: Very good. Staff were good. Table for 4 was in reality a table for 2 so a bit of a squeeze

28/04/2025: This was the most horrible food I have ever tasted in my life. Absolutely all the food was not fresh and was prepared maybe a couple of weeks ago, at best. All you can drink in this place is only water and only in a bottle.