The best restaurants in Kildare

24/04/2025: Young man not very helpful or friendly Needs to be trained in manners Food was good

17/04/2025: Very nice place, being there few times. The last one was bit slow, but apart from that everything very well done.

24/03/2025: Certainly! Here's a review you can use: --- I have been a regular at Insomnia Newbridge for a long time, visiting almost daily with friends and our dog. The manager has always been fantastic—friendly, welcoming, and always accommodating, making the café a great place to relax. However, in the past few days, there seems to be a new supervisor who has made us feel extremely uncomfortable. Their attitude is unwelcoming, and the warm atmosphere we always loved has completely changed. Despite the manager always allowing dogs inside, this new supervisor has suddenly made an issue of it, which feels unnecessary and unfair. We haven’t seen the manager lately, and honestly, it’s disappointing to feel unwelcome in a place we’ve enjoyed for so long. I really hope things go back to the way they were, as this café has always been a staple for us in Newbridge.

11/03/2025: Had an awful coffee (small cappuccino). I can't explain if it was tasting burned or bitter, but it wasn't any good.

15/11/2024: I wanted to pickup too good to go but without further notice the store is closed at 2pm. Thanks for wasting my time

09/11/2024: Undeniably excellent coffee with unfortunately terrible management. I’ve been buying excellent coffee from VDA Naas for years as well as beans for my home machines but I’m having to reconsider supporting them due to their totally unpredictable opening hours. I drove down to the shop today to find them unexpectedly closed. This is 4th time over the last few months this has happened to me. Usually there’s a sign on the door which is annoying but at least it’s an explanation. Opening hours for today (Saturday November 9th) state on Google and their social media they are open until 4pm. I arrived to the shop to find them closed, lights off and no explanation. There was nothing on their social media to explain why. This is no way to run a business. How can I trust that I can enjoy a coffee from VDA Naas if I can never be sure they’re going to be open when I get there? It’s a fundamental expectation for a business to keep regular hours. I’ll reconsider returning in future if there is some sort of effort to improve this but until then, I’ll be taking my custom elsewhere. It’s extremely unfortunate as the coffee is great, the service is always friendly and it’s a lovely space to be in that’s dog friendly to boot. They just need to pull up their socks if they expect to compete with the vibrant coffee scene in Naas.

17/05/2025: Royal garden is gone very down hill last few months, used to be a lot of people’s go to Chinese but I avoid it now, food is gone dirt.

13/05/2025: We had a super evening at The Royal Garden. It was a sunny Tuesday so it was not busy. The food was top notch and was matched by the service. Thank you Royal Garden, Athy!

22/03/2025: The lady today was very helpful grwat service thank you

22/03/2025: The lady today was very nice great service thank you

19/04/2025: We came here for breakfast two weeks ago and it was absolutely lovely and fabulous value you wouldn't find anywhere else, This time we got dinner and we'll definitely be back, pity it's in Naas and we travel from Newbridge but well worth it,

17/04/2025: Worst food. I vomited a few times from it. 1 star.

28/03/2025: The food was exquisite the people are very polite 10 out of 10 would recommend and would go again

17/03/2025: Food cold and smashed, late delivered

16/05/2025: Every time I go to this restaurant, I will order a prawn cocktail is my favorite. Very delicious. And the the rendang in their restaurant .is delicious . Will not be disappointed.

11/05/2025: Food was amazing.looked after very well. Lovely staff .thank you Vivian .big thumbs up👍🏻

14/05/2025: its a nice place, friendly staff. i wish they are open longer. recommending. nice to visit.

25/02/2025: Good staff and nice clean place. Quick for coffee

19/02/2025: Very nice staff and not so long waiting times for meals. The food is really delicious, is definitely worth a visit when you want good and delicious food. The chicken curry tasted a bit boring for Indian food, but the chicken wings in BBQ were fantastic. 🤭😍 Thanks to the whole team 🍽👨🏾‍🍳. Ich wurde des öfteren leider vergessen und wartete mal halbe Stunde.

12/12/2024: waitress was very rude and abrupt, atmosphere was lovely - but service was just awful, waitress was rude, abrupt - we were given desert menu and she came back about 30 seconds later to get our order, I apologised and said we hadn’t looked or decided yet and she placed both hands on the table and stood waiting for me to make up my mind! I was humiliated - definitely giving me the message to hurry and we weren’t getting time - so I’m afraid you need to sharpen your customer service and be pleasant - very gruff service - alot of leaning across you to collect plates and put out cutlery - I had to sit back and push my chair back to stop being knocked - so always loved going to the Keadeen and have had great times there but won’t be back for a long time - there are more welcoming restaurants in Kildare - I know this waitress has been there a long time - and I felt like she was being aggressive and personally rude to me!

23/04/2025: This was a very tasty pizza, a real taste of being home made, absolutely delicious. Will I be going here again ... for sure I will. The service was fantastic and could not be faulted. I was made feel very welcome. There is a large area out the back also which is great for family meals etc so a very useful place indeed. The place was very clean and tidy and overall very impressive. The people who work here are an absolute credit to themselves and their employers. The price was very reasonable also. I run a business myself and I have to say the Pizza Dog is a very well run business. Keep up the good work!

17/04/2025: Good food like the options and good prices

06/04/2025: Had a great night and my friends loved the curry

06/04/2025: Highly recommend fate to my friends, never disappointed over the years, good selection of vegetarian and gluten free dishes

24/12/2024: I ordered from Thai station in Sallins for the first time over the weekend and it exceeded my expectations! Stephanie was very helpful and kind and delivered excellent customer service. Will definitely be coming back!

27/11/2024: Food was great , came well packaged and and tasted great at an affordable price . Would have like a little more duck in my box but hey for the price it was very nice , sushi was good too . Only downfall was they rang the doorbell for the delivery when I asked not to. They did include chop sticks without asking and the sushi was well presented . Overall very worth it , will order again

08/05/2025: Some of the best Indian food I’ve had. #71 and #101 with garlic naan and chicken pakora was really yummy, served very hot. We took our food to the river to eat at the picnic bench there.

29/03/2025: Always fantastic food and great service.

01/05/2025: Cafe is so convenient. Nice choices on menu at affordable prices and service is quick.

21/03/2025: Best place for a coffee in Maynooth. Great coffee & wonderful staff