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.

24/09/2026: Great live music and cool staff! So cool to see Heverlee on tap as well. Very fun evening listening to the music

23/09/2026: A very good place with very good music.

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.

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

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

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

26/08/2026: Great place for lunch and a pint.

01/08/2026: Lovely little pub in the middle of Kilkenny, we waited quite a long time to put or order and getting the food, but once the food arrived it was great!

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

04/08/2026: We stayed here for 4 nights during our time in Ireland and it is a very special place. You can tell that it's family run - staff is warm and inviting, and the charm of the original building from the 1800s is still very much alive. Breakfast was included at the restaurant Lil's, and the quality and quantity of options that were made to order were exceptional (full Irish breakfast, pancakes, waffles, porridge, etc).

31/05/2026: My daughter and I recently stayed at Avalon House Hotel and from the moment we walked through the door we felt so welcomed by Miriana. The Hotel is such a lovely place to stay. The rooms are immaculate and very clean. The dinner in the bar was sooo good and all the staff are very friendly and helpful, especially John who made our day :) Breakfast was really good too. It's easy to park and it's such a short drive into Kilkenny. I only wish we had stayed longer. We will definitely stay here again.