The best restaurants in Kilkenny

06/06/2026: I chose this upstairs restaurant for a late lunch, and was really glad I did! The barn-like interior, with its timbered ceiling and whitewashed walls, recalled this building's former use as stables and grain store for the castle. It was spacious and clean, with comfortable chairs. The restaurant is self-service, and there was a decent choice of hot meals as well as a cold counter with quiches, jumbo sausage rolls, smoked salmon and various salads. I chose the cold poached salmon with green salad in a balsamic dressing, coleslaw, and grated carrot with raisins. The salmon was the best I'd eaten for a long time, chunky, moist and sprinkled with herbs, and the salads were very fresh and flavourful. The young man who served me at the counter was both charming and helpful. Would have liked to try one of the desserts but I was much too full! My lunch was not cheap but what you would expect to pay for a meal of this quality. Would heartily recommend!

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.

17/03/2026: The masala was far too sweet. The rosgh was good, but there was no noticeable difference between the cheese and the garlic naan. However, it was very quick.

02/02/2026: All the menu items we tasted was weirdly sweet. Just sweet. I have no idea how everything tasted the same kind of sweet, be it paneer, baingan, or even non veg curries. The only thing I liked was samosas. I would sadly not recommend this place to anyone with a spice palate.

17/08/2026: delicious food, great service :) I highly recommend it. I love chicken cheese rolls

17/08/2026: Terribly sick after the food , everything was drowned in salt and chicken was weird

28/08/2026: First time having Indian food - everything was incredible. Our food was delicious, the owner was super friendly and explained different dishes to us, he even taught us how to "properly" eat it when it came to our table. There were several people picking up to go orders and calling them in while we were there, and he managed the to go orders and in house customers very well. We never felt like we had to wait for attention. Highly recommend this place.

22/08/2026: We are in town on holiday and decided to stop in and try Green Spice as none of our group had ever had Indian food before. Mohammed was super friendly and took time to explain the dishes and help us decide what we want. Food was excellent! 10/10 recommend stopping in if you're in the area! If you've never had Indian food, this is the spot for first timers!

08/07/2026: Joke of a place , ordered food , took 2 hours to come , isn’t the first time , never ordering again

01/05/2026: Reasonable Wait For delivery Quality Of the Food Was unreal,Loads of flavour,very hot Overall best place to get food 💯

05/04/2026: food really nice. woman over the phone very rude. called me broke and spoke to me very rudely. 0/10 social skills over the phone.

26/07/2026: Just had the batter sausage meal and it was fab... The chips were savage! Really enjoyable

06/06/2026: Great veggie wrap! Not a standard veggie burger with 3 salad leaves, but packet with all sorts of flavours, salads, veggie meat pieces. Totally 😋

02/06/2026: FAST, EASY, AND REASONABLY PRICED. Tastier than expected.

11/04/2026: Wrong order for the third time in a row. Toxic owner and food, you'd swear he was doing it deliberately.

15/05/2026: A very cool Irish pub experience. Fun locals and friendly 🤪. Food is typical Irish fare.

13/08/2026: Just alright wouldn't return expensive for what they give .boring salads.

06/08/2026: Very disappointing experience. The service was rude, unprofessional, and far from customer-friendly. We were planning to order desserts in addition to our sandwiches, but the gentleman actually discouraged us from doing so. We decided to take our business elsewhere instead. I'm sure the neighboring shop appreciated the extra customers. Definitely not a place I would recommend based on the service alone.

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

07/07/2026: Absolutely disgusting place, I ordered a cheese burger and a curry cheese chip. The burger was like a hockey puck with ketchup made of water. The curry cheese chip has literal insects in it🤮 Steer clear of the place for your own good

16/06/2026: Disgusting pizza I wouldn't give to a dog.

03/09/2026: Great Family run business. Been calling there for many years

15/08/2026: Absolute horrible food.bad staff bad everything bad. Staff ignored me when went and were so rude. Never again

04/07/2026: I'd eat it but I won't be telling people I ate it except for the fact I'm reviewing it. I. Only reviewing it because Google insists. I can say Domino's is fast and efficient in their ordering systems and cook times. They do have that down to an art form, they have just left flavour in the history books.

16/05/2026: Closed and not taking calls or orders well before closing.