The best restaurants in Kilkenny
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4,7
115 Reviews |
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Dino's
Thomastown
20/09/2025: Ate at Dino's 3 evenings in a row while staying in Thomastown. Fast, friendly service every time. Changed it up with fish, chicken and pizza. All were great with very generous proportions. Will be eating there again if I ever get back this way.
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4,6
352 Reviews |
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Nostalgia Cafe
Kilkenny
31/03/2026: Very friendly, excellent service and a good gluten free menu. We love this place and the food is amazing.
21/03/2026: We loved this place!! Accommodated us very kindly for being dairy free. Very good value for delicious food. Staff kind and a great atmosphere
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4,4
138 Reviews |
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Golden Inn Palace
Kilkenny
31/03/2026: Stingy portion paid 14 euro for this !!
I asked for extra chicken balls instead of 4 sausages and they gave me 1 extra chicken ball 🤣
01/03/2026: Order from here all the time. Made an order today, waited an hour, food still wasn’t here so I rang. Girl on the phone said she couldn’t find the order cause the slip didn’t print out and that there was nothing she could do, that it would take a few days for a refund or an hour or more for the food to be delivered (after me just waiting an hour). She was rude and unbothered. This was the last straw for me. I genuinely won’t be ordering from here anymore, I expected better customer service especially with us being regulars.
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4,4
58 Reviews |
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Caesar's Takeaway
Kilkenny
16/03/2026: Very por quality of food, taco chip with no taste, reheated old meat in kebab..
04/01/2026: Battered sausage was some sort a chunky liquid inside disgusting pastry
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3,6
125 Reviews |
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Tasty spice
Kilkenny
12/04/2026: Sorry,but if you not respect your body go there,very bad quality of products,terrible service and people ,I have stomach problem everytime when I am eating food from there,prices really high for that bad food ,delivery not in time never have respect to customer,but it’s understandable with food what they selling
07/04/2026: The place is horrible to go into it's totally Kip I never set foot in side place the place is filthy it should be closed down
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3,6
191 Reviews |
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Abrakebabra
Kilkenny
17/04/2026: No manner s ,had no change and food was cold
17/02/2026: Dude at the counter made a mistake when ordering (which in hindsight was very reasonable I was a little confusing) but fixed it so fast and generously I just had to leave a review
Curry Katsu fries was also the bomb.
Very rich, steam pouring off it which U when it's 2°C
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3,6
118 Reviews |
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Marble City Grill
Kilkenny
17/03/2026: Very good for the price of it. Cheese burger only 3.50 and was lovely and also got chips in with it and it still was only 3.50. Very good and would recommend.
22/02/2026: Lovely people in special the bold guy Ciprian always helpful, quick service and food, always pleasure to go back
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3,4
286 Reviews |
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Shimla
Kilkenny
18/04/2026: They secretly added some extra spice into my food and I got diarrhea and I was stuck in my toilet for hours.
04/02/2026: The onion bajis are tinyyyyyy and charge a fortune . Food was nice but for the price Im not sure if I'd go bk .
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2,8
226 Reviews |
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The Metropole
Kilkenny
22/03/2026: Absolutely awful experience from start to finish. The room itself was in a shocking state, with mould growing on the walls which immediately made the whole place feel dirty and unsafe. To make things worse, we had complete strangers somehow entering our room at 3am — even though the door was locked. It was genuinely unsettling and left us feeling like we couldn’t relax for a second.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, the guys staying upstairs took a shower and the water literally came through the ceiling and onto our bed. Completely unacceptable and honestly unbelievable that a place like this is allowed to operate.
There was never anyone at reception or in the lobby to speak to, so we had no way to report these issues or get help. By the end of the stay, we felt so uncomfortable that it was like our skin was crawling the entire time.
Even basic things didn’t work properly — the curtains wouldn’t close, leaving us with no privacy.
The only positive thing I can say is that the location was good. Unfortunately, that’s nowhere near enough to make up for everything else. I would strongly advise avoiding this place.
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2,7
110 Reviews |
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Oriental Ming Court
Kilkenny
05/04/2026: I rarely leave reviews, but this experience was genuinely disappointing. I had higher expectations, but unfortunately, everything fell short—from the quality to the overall service. It’s frustrating when something so simple is done so poorly. Worst chinese restaurant ever!
05/04/2026: Really disappointed with this salt & chili bag. The food was extremely greasy, and the sauce was watery and separated, which made everything taste unpleasant. The chips were soggy and not crispy at all, and the chicken coating was soft instead of crunchy. There were only a few small pieces of chicken, and apart from some powder seasoning, there were no vegetables at all—no peppers, no onions, no garlic.
For takeaway, it cost €9.90 (and €14 for dine-in), which is definitely not worth it for the quality and portion size. Also, despite being takeaway, they didn’t include a fork or napkins—I had to ask for them. Overall, very poor experience. I definitely won’t be coming back.
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Marble City Bar
Kilkenny
04/07/2025: Tuvimos una comida fabulosa aquĂ hoy en el bar Marble City, llegamos sin reserva y tuvimos la suerte de que nos sentaran de inmediato, Kevin, nuestro camarero, fue muy amable, servicial y paciente con 2 comensales quisquillosos, la comida era deliciosa y una experiencia encantadora en todos los sentidos, volveremos.
04/07/2025: En un viaje reciente a Kilkenny, tuve la suerte de pasar por el bar Marble City para almorzar. He visitado Kilkenny en muchas ocasiones pero nunca habĂa comido aquĂ antes. Kevin, que era agradable, conversador y todo un caballero, me sirviĂł una comida deliciosa. Esto hizo que mi experiencia fuera muy placentera y tengo toda la intenciĂłn de volver a venir aquĂ para comer.
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Truffles Restaurant
Kilkenny
23/09/2024: Fui aquĂ a cenar y tomĂ© sopa del dĂa que era de puerro y patatas y para principal tuve pollo. No se molestĂł con el postre. Realmente disfrutĂ© de la comida. El personal es encantador. El servicio es rápido y el lugar está muy limpio. TambiĂ©n hay un ambiente relajante encantador allĂ. Está a solo unos minutos a pie del centro de la ciudad de Kilkenny. Lo recomendarĂa a cualquiera y volverĂa a ir de nuevo.
21/09/2024: Such a warm.welcome.and great food in this family run restaurant.
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La Trattoria
Kilkenny
31/03/2024: Even though reservation was taken via Google upon arrival it was clearly evident that the place has been permanently closed for some time.
28/02/2024: Absolutely disgraceful behaviour from the manager/owner of this restaurant. We had a booking confirmation email that confirmed our reservation and were refused entry and basically told to leave because he claims they don’t do online bookings. Why on earth have a system set up where you can book online then? He was extremely rude waving his arms in the air and telling us we were wrong, even though his restaurant was empty and could have simply given us a table regardless of the mix up on his behalf.
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Tim's Bar
Thomastown
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 delicious, the place was welcoming and the staff was super friendly!
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Brogan's Yard
Kilkenny
22/02/2025: Jeremy took a booking for a stags and knew we where coming for rugby and not even a tv working... DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME IN THIS DUMP
09/02/2025: Good atmosphere and great music.