The best restaurants in Kilkenny

30/12/2025: Beef and bean brunch option was poor. An extremely sugary sweet chili con carne with random things on top. Bread was good quality, but seemed to have been pan-fried in butter. Very odd. Unacceptable for the price. I ate it because I needed a meal, but should have sent it back. 'Pourover coffee' was very poor.

28/12/2025: Super tasty food and great staff

31/03/2026: Amazing cocktail making class and lovely barmen

31/03/2026: What a fantastic bar in Kilkenny. We had an area booked for 15 of us and had a great time with a great musician on stage and was able to get served at the bar easily even though the bar was very busy. The bar was welcoming and the staff great.

11/06/2026: We had a wonderful visit to the Langstons Hotel last summer. The Hotel was beautiful, it was quiet, and the rooms were very stately. The staff was very friendly and helped us with whatever we needed. The location is perfect because it is walkable and you are right down the street from everything. We would definitely stay here again!

03/06/2026: We were asked in advance to provide all credit card details for all guests (4 rooms) again via an email link – I strictly refused. Apparently, there was a new payment system! When paying on-site, one transaction supposedly didn't go through, so we had to repeat it. Now one room has been paid for twice, and they say both payments have been refunded. We haven't received a refund and have been arguing for two weeks because we haven't gotten our overpayment back. Complaining through Booking.com is proving impossible; their support is equally useless.

03/06/2026: Excellent venue for a night out. We perform music here every month and without fail it is an excellent venue for vibes, drinks and live music. Staff are always friendly and welcoming

02/06/2026: Unfortunately, this was a completely disastrous first encounter. We wanted to visit the venue this afternoon to check it out over a few drinks, as we had planned to reserve a table for four for the evening. Despite the place being barely occupied—at most 20% capacity—the welcome we received was extremely rude. When we asked if we could sit in the bright, front bar area, the response was extremely dismissive and surly. The tables in the front are only given to people, who wants to order food. As told before, the Bar was nearly empty, and it was 15:45 on a Tuesday. We were told, that we can have our drinks in the dark backroom. We left and wont come back again. We are spending our money somewhere else.

10/08/2025: Had a very tasty lunch here. Generous portion and great customer service. I'll be back

03/08/2025: Mi café favorito en Irlanda. Venimos a Kilkenny por muchas razones, y Mocha es una de ellas. Deliciosos bocadillos caseros, ensaladas y pasteles servidos en un hermoso espacio por gente genuina. ITEs lo mejor! También impecablemente limpio. No puedo recomendar IT suficientemente.

02/05/2026: Comfortable and friendly restaurant in Kilkenny. Close by parking in market cross. Child friendly and reasonably priced. Great staff.

01/05/2026: Very nice meal and service, reasonably priced, nice atmosphere.

01/01/2026: Was there for new years eve and had a great time. Friendly atmosphere!

12/10/2025: A bar with great character and charm ... sadly disappearing today. The bar staff and the customers were friendly and full of locals knowledge, the bar comfortable and rustic and the pints tasty. The toilets were clean and the prices reasonable. What more do you need!

24/05/2026: I can confidently say that if you're having breakfast, this is the place to go. The coffee was very good. The Irish breakfast was complete. The egg could have been a little runnier. All in all, very good and reasonably priced at €10.

01/05/2026: Before getting our day started in Kilkenny, we had a bite to eat at Kafe Katz. Super tasty panini with a small salad and we were ready to tackle this wonderful town. Staff is fast, friendly and very helpful. Highly recommend!

27/04/2026: Nice meal, friendly staff and fast service

06/03/2026: By far the best Eddie Rockets I have been to. Always love to come here with my family. Amazing food, great quality, always fresh and extremely tasty. The entire Staff is super nice and doing an amazing job. Keep up the fantastic work.

06/05/2026: We travelled 40 minutes to Kilkenny just to visit this restaurant and we wasn't desapointed. The food is authentic Portuguese. We had prawn rissois, meat rissol and cod cake for starter, chicken piri piri and grilled cod for main course and milk pudding with coffee for dessert. Everything was delicious. Good service, nice atmosphere. We will come back again.

02/05/2026: Amazing restaurant!!! The food was so authentic I honestly felt like I was eating in Portugal!🥰🥰🫶🫶 Very nice staff!!🫵🫵 I RECOMMEND!!!❤️

12/06/2026: Lovely food Service outstanding

10/06/2026: Service was horrible. Appetizers arrived 30 minutes after our Prosecco. We had to ask to have our table cleared of appetizer plates. Main course was served 1 hour 15 minutes after arriving, despite an email from the restaurant reminding us that we had to vacate our table after 2 hours. The food was average at best nd under seasoned. An overall disappointing birthday dinner.

15/04/2026: Excellent stay last weekend with my baby as part of a hen party. Cannot thank the staff enough, I found myself staying on my own with my baby due to the fuel protests. The ladies on reception were so welcoming and helped with my luggage. The restaurant delivered my meal to the room, it was lovely. The hotel is great and the staff definitely made my stay enjoyable and relaxing.

08/04/2026: Good hotel located in the centre of kilkenny. Room was nice, clean and big, and despite it overlooking the main street it was quiet. Slightly odd setup that the quickest way to the hotel room was to leave the building and walk across the car park, but there was an option to walk through the hotel also. Bar was good, just went there for a drink, not food. Breakfast is self service and a good choice of hot and cold food.

11/06/2026: We stopped in on our honeymoon for a quick pint and the service was great, gave amazing recommendations for tourists (and a good pour!)

04/06/2026: Best whiskey collection and very knowledgeable owner ! If you like whiskey and want to learn more or try great whiskeys you must go !(According to my hubby.) I’m not a whiskey drinker. LOL. And they have gin and tonic too.

16/05/2026: A really nice place, we didn't have a reservation but they fitted us in and were most welcoming, a lovely menu and we were all impressed with our choices when the food arrived, a nice range from mild to spicy so everyone's tastes are covered, Great service too. And I was covering the bill so was very pleased at the prices, quality food for price.

03/05/2026: Food was delicious and hot. Service was quick and staff attentive. Reasonably priced too!

26/05/2026: Nice place. We stayed in a near by hotel. Went for some food. Staff very friendly. Food nice. Reasonable prices.

06/05/2026: I love the staff and the cosy atmosphere special