The best restaurants in Kenmare

06/07/2025: Top quality food and great service. You won't be disappointed.

01/07/2025: What an incredible restaurant that is a must visit if in Kenmare. Neil the host was very welcoming and extremely accommodating. I am a vegetarian with additional dietary requirements and find eating out extremely challenging. Nothing was too much trouble and I had a delicious pear and blue cheese salad followed by an amazing mushroom pasta. The other starters and mains ordered by the other members of our party were of the same high standard. Obviously all made inhouse by their resident chef with fresh ingredients. When our deserts arrived, my mother's had a candle in it and Neil sang happy birthday, which made our evening extra special. Be sure to book ahead to guarantee a table.

13/06/2025: If you want a fine dining experience and high quality food, this place is for you. We loved the braised brisket with mashed potatoes and steamed greens. The fresh local butter and Guinness bread were divine. The atmosphere was romantic and cozy and the service was quick and friendly.

10/06/2025: Hands down my favourite restaurant in Kenmare. Service and food are consistently excellent!

08/06/2025: Good place for a hearty breakfast

05/06/2025: Julie and team were excellent customers service and the food was delicious! Highly recommend.

04/07/2025: Cute french-irish hybrid cafe. We picked up sandwiches for our hike and I was so happy that they also had matcha 🍵 Definitely worth checking out! Beautiful tasty food and kind people working there.

21/06/2025: Service is a little slow, but the staff and food were always great...stopped by three times during our time in the area.

09/06/2025: Being here for a breakfast. Stunning food.

08/06/2025: Cozy bar with good food, friendly service and live music

14/06/2025: Beautiful hotel. Staff were excellent 👌

14/06/2025: Great location with a good bar...short walk into town

10/06/2025: Dinner was excellent. Staff very friendly and helpful.

06/06/2025: Great location and wonderful breakfast! Stayed the night in the B&B

21/06/2025: Visiting from Canada…stopped in for some lunch..six of us and a baby. Food was delicious and unique, location is charming and the staff were all very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend!!

19/06/2025: We had a great brunch at this amazing diner, the food and coffee was delicious and the service was great and very quick! Highly recommend!

04/06/2025: This was not only a great Chinese find in the heart of Ireland, but one of the best Chinese meals I have ever had! Do not miss this place!

02/06/2025: 8 days into our 14 day Ireland vacation we landed in Kenmare for 3 days and lodged at a lovely townhouse about half a mile from the city center. During our time in Ireland we had enjoyed traditional Irish cuisine, but were ready for something different. Lily House delivered in full. Lily is an upscale Thai/Chinese fusion restaurant with an interesting menu that allows the guest to customize their dish. I had the Chinese stir fry vegetables with tiger prawns and a black garlic and ginger sauce that left me wanting more. The food arrived on an iron skillet and was sizzling and crackling like a fajita dish. I ordered a bottle of a local Kenmare brewery golden lager which was the perfect beverage for my main course. I left Lily House having experienced the top meal of my trip. You can just stop in, or better yet, make a reservation.

16/06/2025: Food was fantastic as were the staff , well worth the visit

31/05/2025: Lovey food, every course was good, and staff were kind and attentive Would highly recommend

29/06/2025: Amazing food, I can't wait to call again. I think the wait time was a little bit long, but its worth it. I understand that things are cooked to order so I personally don't mind waiting the extra few minutes for food that is perfect (the beef burger was unreal). Nice atmosphere and excellent staff.

26/06/2025: Yes, pleasant atmosphere, delicious spare ribs and fine drinks.

10/06/2025: Nice work Lily and Co. This place was perfect after a long day driving the Ring of Kerry. Great food and amazing service. Even got a red Peroni which I've not enjoyed until today. Bostons north end...eat your heart out. EAT HERE!!!

01/06/2025: Niece stuff delicious pizza Nothing more nothing less Thank you

17/06/2025: I will be thinking about the meal I had here for a long time! Had a burrata starter which was un.real. Then the best gnocchi I've ever had, and for dessert a rhubarb ice cream sandwich of dreams. I was part of a group of about 20 people and the service was faultless. A delicious and memorable experience!

13/06/2025: Excellent guest house and extremely helpful staff. Very well-kept restaurant and food definitely up to expectations

11/06/2025: It was like our waiter forgot about our table. We twice requested water from him which never arrived. Had to ask another waiter to pay our bill. Draw your own conclusions…

08/06/2025: Do not go here unless you want frustration. We came to this restaurant based on the stellar reviews. The food was great. The problem was the service. Seated next to the till, we saw customer after customer coming up to complain that they’d been ignored, and trying to convince their server to let them pay their bill. Again and again. Never have we had such appalling service.

12/06/2025: I have to retract my previous review. Today 12/6/25 I brought family for dinner. One is 6ft6 and other 6ft2 and we were told to sit in a corner table. When I pulled a 2 seater table closer to make place the waiter very rudely told us we can't do that and pulled the table away. When I asked her how do we fit in, I was told, I can't make a 6bseater table to fit in, but wow, she was rude! We opted to take our custom next door to Davitts.

12/06/2025: Great pub. Great food and great service. All around good time.