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8,9
7577 Reviews |
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The Dough Bros
Galway
17/02/2026: There's a lot off about how this place runs that really puts me off ever coming back despite the fact that the food is lovely.
The queuing system when you come in the door feels entirely unfriendly to customers, because you have a limited time to pick from a huge menu and once you're in the queue it's really awkward to go back out if it doesn't suit your taste.
I really don't understand why you wouldn't give people the dignity to have a seat and take their time choosing their food. When you are seated you'll have to look at this huge mass of people at the door. Genuinely curious why dough bros have this system in place.
There's also never a good reason for gendered single stall bathrooms. It's unnecessary. There's also no signage for the bathrooms at all, which is wild to me.
The food was great, but with all the awkwardness I'd personally be looking for other places to eat. My boyfriend has mobility issues and autism; standing up in a queue like that was stressful and painful for him, and if this restaurant utilised a more usual seating system, this could have been avoided.
17/02/2026: Have been waiting to visit for quite a while. Did not disappoint. Great pizza and very happy and attentive staff.
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8,8
1759 Reviews |
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Woozza Wood Fired Pizza
Galway
08/02/2026: The service was fast and pleasant, for Slavs it is an advantage that there is a Czech working there, and the food was quickly prepared and delicious.
08/02/2026: Eva was wonderful! Everything was great!
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8,8
1328 Reviews |
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Osteria Italiana Da Simone
Galway
06/03/2026: Very impressed with the food.
My seafood risotto was delicious. Fish cooked perfectly. Prawns gorgeous. I can't do spicy but the pieces of chilli were large enough for me just to work around.
My Sisters pizza was delicious as well. Exactly what pizza should be. Cheese excellent quality. Flavoursome sauce. Floppy thin authentic base.
Service wasn't great. They were lovely and friendly but just that even when it was quieter later on they seemed to forget about us alot.
Also the restaurant should set up a seperate card tap for tips. They done allow you to add to main bill and ppl don't have cash much these days so management should do right by staff and set up a separate tap payment for tips like other restaurants have done.
Downside..acoustics. it's one big large room and noise levsl is very high when full.
22/02/2026: Excellent food, amazing service and super friendly staff. Best mushroom’s risotto and tiramisu ever!
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8,2
427 Reviews |
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Woozza
Galway
27/10/2025: Absolutely disgraceful!
We ordered from them via just eat because of the good reviews, but it was a complete disaster.
Order placed 7pm for 8pm delivery, so plenty of time.
As the order was still not here 20:30 we called and just got a yeah we busy so thats how it is, seriously?
Food arrived 9:05pm so 2 hours after ordering and over an hour late and was of course cold.
Disgusting service
Disgusting delivery
Disgusting food
01/09/2025: Just back from this Gem of a place. We ordered the Ruspante and A Veggie Calzone .
Stunning food, will definitely be back and will be recommending.
Staff were super lovely too.
Thanks guys and gals !
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8,0
2279 Reviews |
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Freddy's
Galway, 20-30£
21/02/2026: Superb authentic pizza. Lovely restraunt and staff.
18/02/2026: Great Italian restaurant! The pasta was fresh and full of flavor, and the pizza was perfectly cooked with a crispy base. Friendly staff, cozy atmosphere, and good portion sizes. Definitely a place I would come back to and recommend to friends and family. 🍝🍕
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7,9
606 Reviews |
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Mona Lisa
Galway
07/02/2026: The prices were very high for what was served. Lasagne portions were so small for almost 20 euro. Pizzas were huge and the kids enjoyed them. The staff were very kind and helpful.
06/02/2026: It pains me to say, but this was top 3 worst carbonara I’ve had in my life.
I should’ve known because on the menu said to mention if you didn’t want any cream in the carbonara. And this was on “the classics”. Cream? In carbonara? Outrageous. Also, it’s with pancetta, the traditional carbonara is with guanciale but that was still ok, I was willing to try the pancetta.
Basically the carbonara didn’t have any flavor, not of egg, or cheese or meat, I kept adding pepper and salt to try and eat it but I just gave up and left most of it behind.
To be fair the garlic bread pizza with cheese was good.
Next day we just cooked a real carbonara at home to make up for it.
Update: clearly you can’t leave an honest review here. We never even complained to the staff about the dish, as Lorella mentions on her reply saying that “they even offered an alternative which we refused”. Never happened. We left most of the food behind, paid and left the establishment. We weren’t even asked if the food was good or not.
Very low to make up a story to justify a bad review. Says a lot about the management. For that, I’ll change my review of 2 stars to 1.
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7,7
497 Reviews |
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Pasta Factory
Galway
11/03/2026: Great value and very fresh, delicious pasta.
02/03/2026: I’ll definitely come again here the next time I’m in Galway! This is a very cozy restaurant, the pasta is great and fresh, good portions.
The stuff is great and very welcoming.
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7,4
1329 Reviews |
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Zappi's
Galway
03/01/2026: Lovely friendly waiter and nice atmosphere. The wine was very good as well as the garlic bread with mozzarella! They have a great Italian playlist in the background that sets a good vibe.
30/11/2025: Maybe one of the worst italian food experiences I ever had. I went for classical Sicilian dish - Pasta Alla Norma. And it was more than disappointing. Use of garlic and strong garlic taste is key in this dish, I am afraid I did not taste any of it at this place. Also I as I noticed egg plants were not deep fried before adding the to the sauce, and there were no any fried onces on the top either.
My friend’s lasanga was as miserable as my pasta dish.
Staff were indifferent and bit rude, I assume that is how they wanted to create Italian kinda vibes there. Maybe good idea would be starting with the food’s taste though.
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7,4
2038 Reviews |
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Da Roberta's Ristorante
Galway
05/03/2026: A table was free when we arrived. A complimentary glass of prosecco as we sat. Food was great. Portions are generous so bear in mind if you fancy a starter, main AND dessert!!
24/02/2026: It used to be bad but went back after 11 years and now I must say it simply delicious, service very attentive and restaurant looks very inviting.
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7,3
1765 Reviews |
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Trattoria Magnetti
Galway
06/03/2026: I feel a bit mean giving 2 stars but we were very disappointed in the food !!
The bruschetta was lovely and a generous portion.
The pizza was not good. Very inauthentic. Cheese hard. Like they've used a cheaper option. It should be soft flavoursome mozarella Pepperoni very fatty tasting.
But the dessert was the worst. It was a chocolate mousse. It tasted like it contained no chocolate. It was high sugar gloop. It tasted like cheap melted chocolate ice cream. Chocolate mouse is made with dark chocolate and eggs. Mill chocolate mouse is acceptable but it shouldn't taste like this! The staff member said they'd.changed their recipe..hopefully they'll change it back! On of the strangest desserts I've ever had in a restaurant.
To be fair the waitress dealt with it extremely well and did not charge us for it. Good handling of a complaint is an excellent quality in a restaurant. They could easily pull up their socks and bring up their game here.
But until then our experience was that there is far better Italian food elsewhere in galway.
03/02/2026: Staff are obnoxious and rude will not be back place should be closed down I’ll give it a month . Disgusting
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6,5
361 Reviews |
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Giovannis Galway
Galway
18/02/2026: Love this place, staff are lovely and friendly. The kebabs are fabulous.
Just this evening the chips were so undercooked I had to pop them in the air fryer when I got home.
Still love the place though
18/12/2025: This is the second time I buy from them, the second time the same problem, they don't pay attention to what you order and make your food the way they want it not the way you ask, the staff is very rude, disrespectful, and they are paid from our money, if you want your business to continue to run, change the staff and give your customers what they ask for, I'm sorry but I will never buy from you again
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5,6
61 Reviews |
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Da Roberta's Ristorante & Pizzeria
Galway
08/07/2025: Excelente lugar para apreciar uma autêntica massa italiana! Tudo sempre muito delicioso, ambiente agradável e atendimento impecável!
04/07/2025: AMAZING food, gorgeous patio! Salad & seafood pasta was delicious, got the fish & chips the next night which I enjoyed immensely. Conveniently located & worth visiting, definitely recommend!!
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