The best restaurants in Kilkenny
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9,2
354 Reviews |
Malzards
Lawcus
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
8,9
95 Reviews |
Tābú
Thomastown
25/11/2024: Lovely food, great service & friendly staff. Even had the head chef serve us some of our courses! Looking forward to returning again & again!
10/11/2024: What a wonderful night out! Just happened to be in the area, having travelled from Monaghan. Delicious food, fantastic menu and great atmosphere. The chef/owner is clearly passionate about what he does. I loved that you could see him and his staff cook and it was great to see him chatting with people at their tables. We loved everything about this place. A great night out.
8,9
3302 Reviews |
Ristorante Rinuccini
Kilkenny
24/11/2024: Wonderful staff - very helpful, menu has great food and the atmosphere is very cozy.
20/11/2024: Had lunch here. Superb! There are only a handful of restaurants in Ireland that have this standard of food and service sadly. Go and enjoy the experience. And the wine...bravissimo!
8,8
1424 Reviews |
The Fig Tree Restaurant
Kilkenny
01/12/2024: Probably one of the BEST meals I had in Ireland!!! The club panini was to die for! The service was stellar and the place was cozy! Would absolutely return!
24/11/2024: Food is always good here. Can get quite busy so not always free tables. All day breakfast is popular but everything is good. Lots of vegetarian GF options
8,8
606 Reviews |
Cafe La Coco
Kilkenny
28/11/2024: Jah & I had a beautiful time here, thank you for his treats 😊 vanilla chai recommendation from one of the waitresses was perfect. My new found favorite 🙏
25/11/2024: The most amazing super salad and great atmosphere and service
8,7
977 Reviews |
Rive Gauche
Kilkenny
16/12/2024: Nice spot, been a couple of times now. Only loss of the star is on each visit, a steak was ordered by a different person in our party. Each time it was cooked longer than asked for, we didn't raise this with the staff so won't fault them for it.
19/11/2024: Great food and friendly service
8,7
154 Reviews |
Fragola Cafe
Kilkenny
14/11/2024: A small cosy place in a small street hiding the most scrumptious treats and surprises..the lady serving is very hospitable and polite..loads of variety in pastries and coffee options..the best cafe in town i would say..a must-go
12/11/2024: Hazelnut latte w Blue cheese and roast beef sandwich - very good experience
8,6
1307 Reviews |
Campagne
Kilkenny
09/11/2024: Pay attention! The trick is the flavour build up. My main was monkfish, cavolo nero, paimpol (?) beans, charred octopus, a seaweed butter emulsion and a piece of soft marinated fennel. Individually, grand. In combo, super. Very clever cooking, nuanced but big impact. Enjoyed very much. Service lovely and personable, but not as detailed as you'd expect for 1*, better dish descriptions and attention to wine service would be good.
27/10/2024: Worthy of the ratings great good and service a well delivered and thoughtful menu
8,6
547 Reviews |
Cleere's
Kilkenny
27/11/2024: Nice girls in the service. Pleasant
26/11/2024: Fine old pub for a pint and some food. I would recommend it.
Nice staff and I enjoyed the food. They also had music at night that was great to see.
8,6
2036 Reviews |
Zuni Restaurant
Kilkenny
01/12/2024: We stayed for one night B and B,8 of us in total and also had dinner and I can’t speak highly enough of the experience,food,service and location,just fab.
Thank you all at Zuni.
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.
8,6
1574 Reviews |
AROI
Kilkenny
01/12/2024: Excellent food and service.. looking forward to returning soon 🤗
24/11/2024: Takeaway took 2 hours & 15 minutes to arrive and live in the city. Food eventually arrived stone cold. Everything had to be reheated. Had to ring twice to ask for update on the order. Really disappointing- will not be ordering takeaway from here again as not the first time this happened. Beware ordering on a Saturday evening !
8,6
124 Reviews |
Nóinín
Kilkenny
24/11/2024: We went for lunch and both had fish sambos. Absolutely delicious, simple but full of flavour amd beautifully served. Service is friendly and very quick even though the place is super busy. 💯 recommended 👌 and would gladly come back!
23/11/2024: Absolutely delicious. Lovely cosy spot to slip into on a rainy November day. Friendly staff. Great service. And amazing food. I had a tea, fish finger sandwich and the roasties for side. I will be thinking about that meal for some time. Great flavours, v fresh, lovely flakey fish in a light crispy batter, amazing sauces and the bread - divine. I'll be back 😀 Make sure to visit!
8,6
5026 Reviews |
Matt The Millers Bar & Restaurant
Kilkenny
09/12/2024: Staff and management are incompetent and rude. Extortionate prices for food and drink. A dirty, drab, and smelly place in general. The establishment is well advertised online. But it is all really just a giant "smokescreen" to cover up how subpar it is in reality. Avoid!
01/12/2024: 6 of us in for lunch and all ordered together , all dishes came at once other than my pizza, everyone was finished their food by the time my pizza arrived, not only this but the food was below par for the price, I guess it is pub food but I’d expect better, the pizza had some tacky cheese on it that was like rubber, it reminded me of a bad frozen pizza , others had linguine that was just store bought and served out, nothing fresh at all, an average of €25 each for food and then some drinks on top, the plan was to stay and watch the rugby but we just decided to leave after that.
8,6
1350 Reviews |
The Field
Kilkenny
10/11/2024: A historical bar that loves sport. Alot of photos frames on wall and ceiling. A great pint of guiness also. Mad for Hurling.
09/11/2024: Your bouncers are on a power trip x
Reason for no entry was "we are full" when an woman vacating had told the bouncer "two of us have left, there is space for 2 now, let this man and his friend in". Your bouncer still refused entry and would not provide any valid reason. I wouldn't mind if I was drunk, he was just wanting to ruin our stag night. Travelled half way across the country to spend money in local bars, for a man with a power trip to ruin it. Vet your bouncers, or at least give valid reason for no entry.
8,5
101 Reviews |
Arán Artisan Bakery & Bistro
Kilkenny
28/11/2024: Big dog Jah and his puppuccino.
26/11/2024: Too many people recommend this place to pass it up. Everything we had was great.
Do yourself a favor and at least hit the bakery up, if not the breakfast place.