The best restaurants in Kildare

11/01/2026: Great Chinese takeaway with lovely food. Often drive 20 mins each way to get it. Lady on the phone is very nice, cash only and ring ahead if possible as they're usually very busy.

02/01/2026: Delicious massive spice bag. Kind staff.

10/12/2025: It’s fresh and mellow, tender yet substantial in texture, crisp and flavorful, with a perfect blend of tastes that leaves you fully satisfied.

12/11/2025: Delicious food that you can't stop eating

30/12/2025: My favourite coffee shop in Newbridge! The staff in here are always so so lovely and accommodating. And insomnia in general does the nicest hot chocolate! Love coming here

23/11/2025: Ordered a flat white. It was not the best. Milk was textured wrong. It would pass as cappuccino but not flat white. Was asked if I wanted it "strong" whatever that means. Coffee itself did not taste good... Also was given a dirty knife.

07/01/2026: The food is always lovely and the staff are so nice I recommend this area in the future (Ravi was brilliant)

05/01/2026: Five of us went here for a meal. I really enjoyed it. The food is lovey, great choices. Our waiter was an excellent young man, very pleasant manner, helpful too.

11/10/2025: I hate how good here is because I have to eat it too often! Been ordering years from here and 98% of the time we’re always satisfied. Tried many dishes and items and have never been left down. Curry trays I always ask for extra curry sauce. Never fail. Chicken balls are always crispy. Aromatic duck and yuk sung is fabulous. Staff ate lovely, always giving kids Lillie pops even when we just pop in for a can of coke on a walk.

17/09/2025: We ordered Singapore fried rice and salt and chilli shredded chicken — both were so good

20/09/2025: Excellent service and friendly staff

19/07/2025: I suggest only ordering from Maynooth Apache, this is unpalatable.

20/08/2025: I absolutely love there chips and chicken nugget kids meal only €6 too and there burgers are 10/10 love this place so much hope they stay open forever all tho they do open late in the day it’s fine because they close at 1am which isn’t too bad

15/08/2025: Food was great would recommend it

11/11/2025: They have new management, business has improved

20/09/2025: I waited for my order for nearly 120 mins = 2 hours now and it didn't came at all. So frustrating. Called the given number and no one has received it at all. I am giving the rating of service as 1 as there's no way to give them -100. Stay away.

17/01/2026: I am not a person to complain, I spent over 5 years working in the hospitality industry and understand that mistakes happen. I have also never left a negative review before however the experience last night warrants it. Dined here on the 14/01/25 as a group of 4. We booked in before going to see Christy Moore after seeing they were offering a special set menu pre concert. We were booked in for 18:30, with the concert due to start at 20:00. The meal was a disaster from start to finish. We were sat and given menus and water, that was fine. Over 20 minutes then went by with no sign of any staff member coming to our table to take our order. We then made several attempts to get someone’s attention to take our order, it appeared staff members were avoiding eye contact. We eventually had our order taken for our food and drinks. We had a visible view of the bar and could see our 3 drinks sitting on a tray waiting to be delivered for over 10 minutes while multiple members of staff walked by the bar repeatedly. Our starters arrived; two members of the party ordered soup which arrived in a tiny bowl and did not receive the brown bread it was due to be served with. They also did not receive soup spoons. We finished our starters and sat with our empty plates on the table again for a very long time. At this stage we were very conscious of the time as we had the concert at 8pm. One of the party had to walk to the complete other end of the restaurant and ask a staff member to clear our plates so that we could get our mains. Our mains arrived just after 19:30. Two of the party ordered the beef and asked for it with the sauce on the side. The beef arrived with the sauce on it. This was mentioned to the staff who delivered the food but due to the time pressure we were now under there was no time to send it back. To add insult to this mistake, both of the beefs were stone cold. It was not eaten. The other two mains ordered were the sea bass, which tasted fine but nothing special or amazing. There was also no vegetables served with the mains which for the price is just not acceptable. We went up to pay and at no stage were we asked by staff how our meal was. I brought up about the problem with the starters and mains and the staff member took 30% off the bill. Prior to the discount the bill was €195, not a small amount of money. Even paying the €150 for what we received was too much. He did not make eye contact or apologise during the entire interaction. This entire experience put such a dampener on our evening. I understand that the hotel was very busy with the concert that was on but the event had been announced months ago. It is not acceptable to be so underprepared. For a venue that holds so many events and weddings I simply do not understand how last night was allowed to happen. We are local to Naas and have visited the Killashee so many times for meals and special occasions. My fiancé and I were even considering having our wedding here. However, after last nights disaster we will not be and will think twice before coming here for a meal again.

17/11/2025: We visited for the festive afternoon tea. When I asked about the price by email, I was told it was €44 with prosecco included. They served mulled wine with the afternoon tea, and we were told it was included in the price. However, at the restaurant we were charged extra for the prosecco, and the festive afternoon tea itself was €45. I had to ask for a new glass because the first one had lipstick on it. The quality of the food was fine and the tea was okay. The service was excellent—staff were attentive and very helpful. However, the experience didn’t feel very festive. Aside from a large Christmas tree in the room, there wasn’t much decoration. The setup also didn’t match the festive presentation shown on their Instagram, which was disappointing

13/08/2025: Bought a packet of apple bakewells in the centra down the road, would highly recommend

14/07/2025: Just bought a chocolate cake from centra I would not recommend it , the cake itself is very dry and doesn't taste nice will not be buying again

07/12/2025: Food was horrible, everything was dry and tasteless. Don’t waste your money 🤮

02/11/2025: Best chipper I've been in a long time food top class great guys behind counter portions huge not scabby like other chippers so ile deffo be back again soon 54

08/09/2025: I ordered the double pepperoni pizza 18 inch , it was very very good, I recommend everyone to try it,I will definitely order from you again

25/07/2025: Just ordered 2x snack boxes from here. The chicken wasn't even proper pieces and there was no seasoning or breading on any of the chicken.

08/11/2025: Very tasty donuts, nice location.

07/12/2025: Good service and food is always good

23/10/2025: Friendly staff, fast service, and very good food. I ate there twice in four days. Highly recommended.

24/11/2025: Recently visited this restaurant and it was a bit of a mixed experience for me. The main thing I noticed was the price – the takeaway menu is okay, but when you eat in, the prices are almost double for the same items, so it doesn’t really feel worth it to sit in. We ordered a chicken spice box and I was not happy with it, because there was very little chicken and it was mostly filled with chips. We also bought a shawarma wrap, which actually tasted nice, with a chicken strip in the middle and rice, but the wrap itself looked more like a spring roll wrap than a normal shawarma. The curry dip was really nice though and added good flavour to the food.

25/10/2025: Numeric review: 2/5 Summary: An average Chinese restaurant that serves a wide variety of options at above average prices. Detailed review: Pros - - Ambiance - the restaurant featured a classic Chinese representation - Chow Mein - the chow mein was generously prepared (quantity) with a good flavor Areas for improvement - - Quality of food - the kung-pao chicken and cashew chicken were nearly identical in taste with the exception of a few chili pieces. The complementary prawn crackers were cold and tasted of a stale oil Critical - - Price difference between takeaway and in-house menu - the prices (images attached) show about a 10+ euro price increase over the takeout menu. The prices are not commensurate to the quality of food or speed and quality of service - these prices were not advertised on the website and hence captured on the images