The best restaurants in Kilkenny

24/01/2026: Possible the worst food I've ever paid for. Couldn't even eat it,everything was cold. Chips were like they were re fried. Kebab was slop

21/10/2025: I ordered from this restaurant last night while in Kilkenny. I ordered Hot and Sour Soup, Schezuen Chicken and a Chicken Chow Mein. The delivery was fast, the food arrived piping hot and the chow mein was of a good quality and tasty. That was where this all stopped! The hot and sour soup had sweet chilli in it, and had an overriding sweet flavour that was not pleasant. This was more of a sweet and nothing soup and definitely not hot and sour. I then opened the 'Schezuen' chicken and to my absolute disgust this was again a sweet chilli chicken and not a schezuen pepper in sight. I rang the restaurant to see if i had been given the wrong dish in error and I was told 'No they do Schezuen Chicken with sweet chilli'! Well then this is not Schezuen chicken but sweet chilli chicken. The flavour was not to my taste at all, it was so sweet when all I wanted was the yummy spiciness of schezuen peppers. To their credit they agreed to get the delivery driver to come back to collect the food, as I was not going to eat either of these dishes, and I have just received my refund today also. If the schezuen & soup had been to the standard of the chow mein, I would have given this 5/5 but unfortunately neither were the dishes advertised.

21/09/2025: The chicken in the spice bag is like plastic

04/05/2026: I had such a wonderful experience at the Kilkenny Design Centre Café, and I felt compelled to share it. From the moment we arrived, everything was warm and welcoming, but what truly made our visit stand out was a staff member named Kate. Kate went above and beyond to make sure my family and I were comfortable and well looked after. She was incredibly friendly, attentive, and genuinely seemed to love what she does—it really shows in how she interacts with customers. She also had great knowledge of the coffee menu and offered helpful recommendations that we all enjoyed. It’s rare to come across service that leaves such a lasting impression, but Kate absolutely did that for us. She made our visit feel special, and we’ll definitely be returning again!!! Highly recommend this café, not just for the lovely setting and food, but for the exceptional staff.

11/04/2026: Great lunch in a comfortable and welcoming dining room. 👍

11/05/2026: Great food, and really good service.

09/04/2026: Amazing food and great service. We will be happy to come back when we are around. Thank you

20/09/2025: Bossman gave me free garluc sauce big up kebabish ❤️🥹

01/09/2025: Got burgers, kebabs, and pizza for a big group. All really tasty

11/11/2025: I was there on Saturday for dinner. I ordered the Japanese noodles. The food was cold and bland, the drinks were flat, there was dust and dirt everywhere. The staff were lovely and there was a Wonderful atmosphere but the food and drink was a let down.

26/10/2025: food is always top quality one of my favorite restaurents in kilkenny

06/09/2025: the spice bag was SO bad I think someone took a big dookie in it! service was goofy ah bad because nialls mother ate fries! I think it would be better if it costed a quarter!!!!! 🖕🖕🖕 NEVER go this place is from OHIO!!! 🥀 took 6-7 hours to get my food and it was probably noodles

09/08/2025: Really lovely food, generous portions! Friendly staff

22/12/2025: this has only take away option. they have fresh pizzas and the pepperoni has improved a lot. chicken wings also is very delicious

08/09/2025: Pizza was amazing so fresh and full of flavours staff were very friendly

06/05/2026: The food is nothing special. Poor value for money. Under-seasoned. Food tastes reheated.

03/05/2026: Fantastic food, great portions, always consistent

21/11/2025: Never order from anywhere else for years . rice soooo salty and curry sauce like water.

09/11/2025: Really rude got my order wrong that I order EVERYTIME my son has autism and the girl on the phone was a teenager with an attitude problem who needs some communication skills honestly the chicken was so tough im raven I spent t 50 euro on food that is downstairs the only thing that was nice was the rice I will never ever order from her mayflower all the way

15/11/2025: The last few times I have went here the food was barely ok . Meal was dry portion small. Choice was small. This place used to be great but not any more desserts took 40 mins to come out I will not be coming again . This use to be my favourite hotel. Went back again and will never eat hear again . The beef was dry the rest was OK very disappointing

12/11/2025: Went there this week and had dinner for two nights, we nearly missed due to the low rate, however I had to make a review! Food was so good, the service was excellent, they accommodate all our needs and were so gentle with our toddler making everything easier for us. The toddler food was gorgeous and there was so many options. I had the salmon and the curry , my husband had the hambúrguer and the salad (for the two nights) and we were not disappointed the 2 nights the food was exceptional! Really made our stay in the hotel easy as we did not had to go out for dinner having such great restaurant there.

15/03/2026: One of the best Apache franchises in Ireland. Parking is the only downside during rush hours. This is our go to spot for late night pizza.

24/02/2026: The food was really good and very nice staff member brillant service best apache

17/01/2026: Chips absolutely vile so filthy had to throw them in the bin sausages a little over cooked but edible. I will Never buy food from here again.

03/12/2025: Terrible food worst bag of chips I ever go like reheated chips and a smell of burnt from them had to dump would never again