The best restaurants in Kildare

31/12/2025: Beautiful atmosphere, very decorative, 10/10 food (not to cheap or too pricey) and very nice staff.

12/12/2025: Tasty fast food. Quick service, and Friendly staff.

27/12/2025: Very pathetic service. Quantity is very less. Reply to Owner (Edited Review): We had just returned from a long journey and were extremely hungry, expecting a pleasant dining experience. While the food itself was good, the service was very disappointing. We ordered a curry along with two naan breads. The naan arrived after about 15 minutes. We ate half of our meal and then waited another 10 minutes for the remaining naan. After asking the waiter, it took an additional 10 minutes to arrive. We were left waiting while our food went cold, which was extremely frustrating. When we asked about the delay, the waiter said the kitchen was being cleaned and was “getting ready.” However, other tables were being served during this time, while we were ignored. Regarding quantity, the portions were very small compared to similar restaurants in Dublin, especially considering the high prices. We chose not to raise an issue at the restaurant because it was Christmas time, and we didn’t want to create a scene. This review is not written with any bad intention. Giving honest feedback is not complaining—it is meant to help improve service. A good business grows by listening to feedback, not by becoming defensive. We hope you take this constructively and work on improving both service and portion value.

27/12/2025: Poor quality service , Adding to my previous review. That we are not your competitor we are your costumer. And would you like to explain the purpose behind this? If you were busy that was the time when you have to show your best service. Not when you are free. We were there on visit to Naas and tried your restaurant first and last time. And we witnessed your worst service. Instead of improving yourself you started a blame game that we were bad costumer. Nice !!. Improve yourself and your management in busy hours. I will make sure in my circle who ever is visiting Naas should not visit your restaurant now. Such an arrogant behaviour.

14/09/2025: Have visited a few times now and the food is always amazing. Very friendly and welcoming owners and staff. Would highly recommend.

09/09/2025: Popped in for lunch as knew was dog friendly Lovely Huntsman breakfast and bonus leftover sausage for the dog Staff super friendly and food delicious, great hidden spot in the curragh

27/12/2025: This review is about the breakfast only. I had the Full Fire earlier this year. It was mediocre but I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and tried it again today. Sadly, there was no improvement. Rashers - needed to be cooked more Sausages - fine but not that hot Scrambled egg - ok but not garnished. Pudding - I know pudding is already cooked but on Firecastle it barely touches the pan so is extremely unappetising and cold. Toast - underdone and cold. Chips - the best thing. Aside from the chips, everything else was either lukewarm or cold. On a separate note, Firecastle's prepared meals (lasagne, meatballs etc) are excellent but the breakfast needs serious improvement. I remember when the place first opened, the full breakfast was very good, well-cooked and hot. Then they stopped doing it for a while.

22/12/2025: A very comfortable place, my favorite spot for coffee. Very friendly and good coffee right in Kildare town. It also has rooms, a cooking school, and catering.

09/11/2025: Lovely place. Nice atmosphere. Good service. Breakfast menu could be a little more substantial.

13/10/2025: Visited this lovely cafe with my kids last weekend and had an amazing experience, the staff were all so friendly but Vicky stood out to us as she was so friendly,helpful and great with the kids she was absolutely flawless. food was also great i had the chicken blaa was delish will defo be back. Thank you Vicky!!!!!

11/12/2025: We booked for 7 pm for our family and was totally let down by the long wait and awful service. I do not blame the floor staff or the kitchen staff but the owners who are allowing walk-ins putting pressure on staff and in turn giving bad service to the customers who have booked and paid good money to eat at this establishment! I hope the owners review their policy and put quality over quantity!

05/11/2025: If anyone says that food is expensive in the middle of the day in Ireland, they have no cop on. I have tried lots of places that are excellent and Lawlors is up there at the top.

26/08/2025: The old man employee (not sure if he's the manager or what) is just as rude as many of these other reviewers have said. I met up at the cafe today with a friend to do some work after lunchtime. My friend ordered a coffee, but I had already eaten, so I did not order anything. After a while, the employee chastised me for not ordering anything and said, "We're not an office." No, you're a coffee shop in which people regularly take their time to do some work on a laptop! The restaurant was about 2/3rd empty at this time. There was PLENTY of available seating, and I did not see ANYONE waiting for a table. I'm sure the owner is going to give the same reply that they need to facilitate turning over tables, but that response holds absolutely no water when the restaurant is mostly empty. Owner, you need to stop making excuses for this rude employee. Though I did not order anything today, I have eaten at the bistro in the past, so I have contributed to their business. But I will never, ever return after being treated so rudely. That employee just hurt his business' long-term profits rather than increase them. Do not be short-sighted and isolate customers when there is no need.

21/08/2025: Tasty cakes and amazing service!

22/07/2025: Beautiful restaurant and great food. Well done all 👌

15/07/2025: While I enjoyed the evening spent here, I’d put a lot of that on the member of staff that looked after us. The food was good and the service was friendly throughout. Given our party size we ended up being seated outside and the weather made this quite pleasant , however as the sun started to set it was obvious that given Dublins normal weather schedule of rain, the focus hadn’t been on making the outside area as special as the inside. The setting is lovely with large trees and garden to look over but there was no fairy lights in the parasol, very little lighting at all in fact. No outdoor gas fires (unless the large black ash tray is normally a fire), no attention to detail that you’d expect from a fairmont (see fairmont whistler for the perfect example of an outdoor space done right). Tables weren’t prioritised over the inside so dirty glassware were left way longer than should have been. Out of the extensive wine list only 2 and eventually zero wines were left despite the women’s open being over a week ago so a restock should have been done. There was also a hair in one of my parties dish that was just brushed off and one of our drinks came with crud on the glass so somethings slipping abit somewhere. Nevertheless, enjoyed my evening here but expected more from a fairmont restaurant.

26/10/2025: Best chips in town. Now accepts card and contactless.

14/08/2025: Di nardis usually our go to place in athy but very disappointed today. Chips were only half cooked and didn’t taste good and portion was tiny , despite the price of the meals.

05/09/2025: Been ordering delivery from here for awhile and it's been great - burgers have been delicious, onion rings super crispy and moreish. Great portions. However, the fries are bad - they're lukewarm, not crispy, dry, and tough. Tastes and feel stale. Might just start leaving them out in future orders.

26/07/2025: I recently visited Backyard Diner in Leixlip, eager to satisfy a craving for a good beef burger. Unfortunately, my experience fell short of expectations, proving that not every glittering thing is gold. The smash burger I ordered was quite disappointing. The bun was soggy, and the burger itself had a peculiar, off-putting smell with absolutely no discernible taste. It was a far cry from the flavorful beef burger I had hoped for. To accompany the burger, I ordered fries, but they were entirely dried out and frankly, inedible. This added to the overall frustration of the meal. In my opinion, this was a waste of money. Based on this experience, I will not be buying from Backyard Diner again.

14/12/2025: Pasta seemed like it wasn’t cooked, very hard and rubbery feel. Garlic bread was just a piece of burnt bread with garlic butter on it. Very dissapointed with our meal

06/12/2025: Went In for a dinner today , not gonna make this to long but the staff is absolutely helpless , food was okey nothing wow , i definitely don’t recommend this place i definitely won’t be back anyways

06/01/2026: Dropped in for a meal on a Saturday night with family. Really good atmosphere, food excellent and very good service. Lovely pints and finished off with some very enjoyable cocktails

30/12/2025: Brilliant service and the vegan burger was unreal!

07/11/2025: A little gen, Brilliant Eatary, Excellent fresh foode, Great atmosphere, A1+ Service. Cant wait for the next chance to visit.

15/08/2025: Little gem of a cafe. Came across it a few years ago and call in every time im in newbridge. Food is always freshly cooked and piping hot. Staff are very helpful too. Will continue to drive the 60kms from home to eat here anytime im in the town

21/12/2025: I was refused of service after 2 pints. I stumbled little bit with chair and lady at bar said that I was too drunk. I had to look better place to watch darts World Cup.

14/12/2025: Booked a table for my birthday Saturday night the 13th of December and all the staff members were incredibly nice and welcoming to me and my friends. They volunteered to help with the cake we brought to the bar, keeping it in the fridge until we got drinks and accommodated us to a nice area. There was a nice live music during the night. I couldn’t recommend it enough. Thank you!

10/01/2026: I have never been to the store but I order it all the time, They have budget friendly deals, large pizza’s to group combo’s. Best and affordable for College students. Last time I called for a make your own pizza & some swiss cheese wedges, I would give it a solid 8/10.

18/12/2025: The pizza was very disappointing. There wasn't enough tomato sauce, which made it dry. If I could give it zero stars, I would. Don't waste your money on this pizza. Apache Pizza seems to be cutting corners by using fewer ingredients, resulting in a very dry pizza.