The best restaurants in Kilkenny

05/11/2024: I visited Malzards during my tour of Ireland last week and had THE BEST TIME! One of my most memorable experiences in Ireland! I had the opportunity to learn about Hurling, practice some Hurling drills, and win the Hurling contest for my group 😝 I also had the opportunity to pour my own pint of Guinness. The chips in this pub were THE best chips I had in all of Ireland (I was trying to become a connoisseur of fish and chips… So I ate chips daily all around the country).

02/11/2024: An absolute jewel of a pub. It's one of those places that you must see, it's like a time machine back to better times.. Beautifully laid out, amazing music. If you are near. Have a pint here

19/10/2024: Love this place highly recommended 👌

18/10/2024: Fab as always. Don't get to visit as much as I would like

07/11/2024: Dined here with friends on a golf trip. Food was excellent and service/atmosphere was excellent. I would definitely dine here again

01/11/2024: A quiet oasis from the bustle of kilkenny city. Excellent service. White tablecloths add to the feeling of luxury.

02/11/2024: While on a tour last year my mother-in-law and I found this gem and had the best lunch ever! We fell in love with their soup of the day which was squash and sweet potatoe along with some fresh brown bread. Now that's it's fall, we'd love to make this at home and are hoping the chef can share the receipe. I highly recommend The Fig Restaurant!

31/10/2024: Lovely restaurant, first time there and will go back. The lady who served us very pleasant and efficient. Lunch was very nice and filling, top marks

19/11/2024: Great food and friendly service

29/10/2024: Absolutely shocking place , child threw up all over me, wasn't my child, Disgusting.

26/10/2024: We absolutely loved this little space! It’s very tiny inside with only a handful of tables, though they do also have a couple of tables out on the patio. Had the best sandwich of my life here and a fantastic coffee! There are gluten free options including bread.

19/10/2024: What can say that has not been said already. Gorgeous coffee and a super friendly staff, they always remember you.

22/10/2024: Fantastic pub! Kilkenny ale on draught and a wonderful session of traditional music and poetry.

22/10/2024: Small pub with flair. Top service and very nice with Irish charm Lots of beers 🍺 and whiskeys.

03/10/2024: Great little coffee shop with tons of interesting flavor combinations. Happy and able to make coffees less sweet. Also has a nice little bakeshop with a lovely selection of pastries, including vegan and gluten-free.

02/10/2024: Wonderful coffee and great food. Loved the story behind the place. Family owned and operated and such a unique find. Definitely what we all search for when we travel and a must see. I had a Celtic sea salt latte and pomegranate bacon French toast. What a combo! Must try!

06/11/2024: Wonderful little place. Food is so fresh and tasty. Very highly recommended

02/11/2024: The lunchtime menu seems to change on a weekly basis, so any local regulars are in luck. Of the four mains available on the day of our visit, two were vegan or vegan adaptable. It was easy to see that the ingredients were fresh and well sourced, the cheffing skills high and the front of house professional. Refreshingly innovative. 💡 50% vegan in general. 🌱

09/11/2024: Great food & service! Have been going here for years and it’s always amazing food, arrives quickly and the staff are always lovely. We’ll be back soon :)

05/11/2024: Somos comensales ocasionales en Aroi. Decidimos a última hora cenar aquí en octubre noche de fiesta bancaria. Reservado para las 7 pm. Tuvimos pollo Satay y pasteles de cangrejo y pescado para empezar. Ambos eran frescos y porciones muy sabrosas y decentes. Pedimos galletas de langostinos que eran frescos y crujientes y de mucho sabor. El plato principal fue un curry de ternera roja con arroz jazmín y el otro plato fue un salteado de pollo y verduras con arroz jazmín también. Ambos platos estaban calientes, llenos y muy sabrosos. La carne de res y pollo utilizada fue de excelente calidad y cantidad. Tomamos bebidas durante la comida, media botella de vino blanco como uno de nosotros era el conductor y una botella grande de agua con gas. Estábamos bastante llenos, así que no hay desiertos excepto cafés. Vimos a uno de nuestros vecinos compartiendo un desierto que lamentamos no tener. Otra excelente noche en Aroi Kilkenny. Volveremos de nuevo antes de Navidad.

27/10/2024: Worthy of the ratings great good and service a well delivered and thoughtful menu

09/10/2024: The food was nice, but the portions were very small. Staff were friendly but a little overly attentive. The price was a little over the top I was expecting the decor in this place to be top notch it was only ok, seats where not overly comfortable. Overall the experience was OK we had fun the night was made us having a laugh

04/11/2024: Hit and miss. Starters were the highlight. Mains weren't seasoned properly, especially the duck, which is unforgivable at these prices. Waited over 45 minutes for desserts due to the waiter forgetting to put it in. No acknowledgement by management of this. It's a real shame because the dining room is lovely, great buzz in the place, and the menu reads really well, but it was not executed to the standard you'd expect on evening we visited.

03/11/2024: Disappointing from start to finish. The male servers were a delight to deal with. However a female waitress was very rude. We were there to celebrate a friends engagement. When we asked for a desert plate with “congratulations” for her she quickly denied as we hadn’t pre booked this to come out?! She was constantly at our table rushing us to order, take the bill, clearing glasses quickly. The seafood pâté had two bones in it I couldn’t eat it. The beef had multiple large pieces of fat and minimal accompaniments. I left hungry after the meal. The only nice part was the desert! Too expensive for the quality of food and service we received!

08/11/2024: To all the team, We are still marvelling in you all! We had our wedding dinner here (our REAL one!). And 45 guests left ecstatic! We know how hard the hospitality/restaurant business is at the moment but we both agree that we could not fault anything from start to finish. From the initial meeting with yourself, to you agreeing to open early to accommodate us, the warmth and kindness on the day and of course it goes without saying, the quality of the food and service. Everyone is still talking about it! For people that love their food it was always going to be difficult for us to trust anyone to host our wedding meal but you all looked after our nearest and dearest in such a wonderful way that we will be forever grateful so thank you!

04/11/2024: Absolutely fantastic, best steak I've had with the exception of my own, the one thing I could be critical of is the sweetcorn in the salad, it doesn't represent itself well with the rest of the excellent robustness of the salad, Sticky toffee pudding was yum, staff are very busy so I can overlook them having to ask ifi need anything else etc... it was rammed when I was there.

14/11/2024: Had dinner and a couple of beers here. There was an Irish duet playing Irish music pretty well, and we were able to grab a table. The food we chose was Irish, and decent. The beers were well poured. Overall it was a positive experience.

12/11/2024: Great crac & great night out in KK

19/10/2024: D'un point de vue français la façade ferait presque fuir (comme souvent en Irlande) mais il faut pousser la porte, c'est juste parfait à tous points de vue, ambiance, cuisine, rien à redire. J'ai fait beaucoup de pubs / restaurants en Irlande, celui-ci fait partie de mes préférés.

14/08/2024: The food was VERY GOOD, the place is welcoming and the staff super friendly!