The best restaurants in Kilkenny

12/09/2025: This is the perfect place guys. I'm preferably coming over for coffee but the food is amazing and you will always feel welcome because the ladies and the lads working in here are amazing. Plently of free parking and most importantly, a very lovely covered open area to sit in the back if you want to get fresh air, decent privacy or are a smoker.

23/08/2025: Best coffee in Kilkenny! Stsff are friendly, outside area and dog friendly!

02/09/2025: Location is nice, room is well ventilated with the fan, except the shower for hot water can't be controlled, it can get too hot in the shower

31/08/2025: Great hotel downtown, Close to all the amenities and pubs. Bus to and from Dublin stops couple of hundred meters from it. Staff are polite and friendly

21/08/2025: Went in to order drinks,the bar man served 4 people before me,it was like he didn't even see me,hence to say I went somewhere else and spent my 60 euro,53 year's of age I never had this happen, plenty other places to spend money

19/08/2025: Ideal place to stay made very welcome, staff very nice, food very good I’ll be back again soon

04/07/2025: Nice owner, unfortunately there is no food.

29/05/2025: Great local pub.. lovely staff 😀

15/05/2025: Nice pint at 5 .60 Barstaff very helpful

23/09/2024: Fui aquí a cenar y tomé sopa del día que era de puerro y patatas y para principal tuve pollo. No se molestó con el postre. Realmente disfruté de la comida. El personal es encantador. El servicio es rápido y el lugar está muy limpio. También hay un ambiente relajante encantador allí. Está a solo unos minutos a pie del centro de la ciudad de Kilkenny. Lo recomendaría a cualquiera y volvería a ir de nuevo.

21/09/2024: Such a warm.welcome.and great food in this family run restaurant.

24/08/2025: Was very disappointed with the service from the Staff. Our server was inattentive, and we had to wait a long time for our food. We came with kids and staffs do not want us to be in. All people should be treated equally,I hope you will address this issue."

23/08/2025: Just had a meal for 2 at the Royal spice Kilkenny. And what a meal it was , I had the chicken tikka masala with keema nan bread rice and chips , as you do . Well as I said to the guys serving there ,who may I say were excellent and very friendly, that food was like a wet dream!! highly recommended. Best Indian in years, in fact its the best Indian we have ever had in Ireland.

06/08/2025: While passing through Graiguenamanagh, we found this superb takeaway restaurant. The vegetarian dish with vegetables was the best I've ever eaten and the dahl was excellent and in good quantities ! We love Indian cuisine and eat there regularly, but we've never eaten so well ! A big thank you for the warm welcome and for this great place. Go there with your eyes closed, thank you from Switzerland !

13/07/2025: A Kebab Worth Catching – 5/5 After a long, rain-slicked day of wrestling with stubborn northern pike in the gray churn of the barrow, I didn’t think anything could top the feeling of finally hanging up the waders. But then I cracked open the foil on my doner wrap from graig garden , and let me tell you—that was the real catch of the day. The moment I peeled back that steaming tinfoil, a wave of warmth and spice hit my face like a friendly slap from a Mediterranean breeze. Inside was a wrap that looked more like a rolled-up sleeping bag of joy—massive, heavy, and brimming with promise. The doner meat? Unbelievably tender, soaked in just the right balance of savory fat and spice, like it had been marinating for hours just to greet me personally. It wasn’t just food; it was therapy wrapped in flatbread. Each bite was euphoric—a crescendo of juicy lamb, tangy sauce, and crisp salad all hugging together like they’d trained for this moment. It didn’t just fill me up; it revived me. The rain, the wind, the pike that got away—all forgotten. If you’ve ever been cold, soaked, and dead tired, do yourself a favor: skip the pub, skip the shower, and go straight to Graig garden. That kebab doesn’t just feed you—it brings you back to life. (p.s workers are great but know a total of 10 words of English so be prepared ) 🎣🔥🥙

14/07/2025: Very good restaurant with a traditional atmosphere

24/06/2025: Great olde worlde bar and hotel... quirky friendly staff

02/08/2025: Poor stock, impassable isles, filthy. The till staff are great, the only redeeming feature.

27/07/2025: Nicely maintained shop with friendly staff, good parking

10/08/2025: Great food, pizza like proper Italian

09/08/2025: Nice restaurant, The food is pretty good 👍 Nice for casual meetings. Atmosphere is nice

16/12/2024: My favourite Irish pub. Eddie and Alice are great hosts.

11/11/2024: Always a grand pint! Fabulous redesign!!

19/09/2025: This is truly a hidden gem, minutes from city centre that provides accommodations, but also excellent food!! Staff were ALL friendly and helpful, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere 5/5 Definitely recommend this gem!!!

12/09/2025: We were there only to eat. Very good food and a pleasant environment.

17/08/2025: Great food and very friendly professional staff

27/07/2025: Staff quite rude and uninterested, ordered an Americano only got half a cup full not worth the money