The best restaurants in Kilkenny

10/05/2026: The staff barely speaks English, and the managers don't know the offers they have. I've tried to order 2 large pizzas and wanted to use the buy 1, get 1 free coupon. I was passed along to 3 different people, of whom 2 said they were managers. The so-called manager said they don't have this delivery offer. When I told him I always order delivery and use coupons, even when I placed an order a week ago, he didn't know what to say. I asked when this rule had been in place, and he couldn't answer. You get these coupons in the post, but when you try to use them, they don't want to accept them, and they are looking for excuses. Very poor service

10/05/2026: Very dirty floor and untidy news papers left all over counter top in a jumble

24/05/2026: Nice team, very good food and customer service. I will come again definitely

24/05/2026: Food always fresh, place clean and staff very helpful

11/08/2025: Traditional Irish music session on the first Friday of the month. All musicians welcome. Well worth a visit. Roaring open fire on the colder nights. Pool table. Large smoking area. A hop, skip and a jump from where the library was on John's Quay.

08/08/2025: Lovely spacious spot to socialise

30/07/2025: Have had the pleasure of eating here twice over a few days. Brunch/Breakfast on a busy Saturday... pancakes excellent with bacon and maple syrup. And a kids portion of Nutella pancakes all went down a treat We had beetroot and avocado toast which was lovely could have eaten more. Was nearby for lunch on a second occasion and the food didn't disappoint. Burger and fries where tasty. Kids sliders and chips went down a treat. Missed out on dessert as it was closing time. Coffee was good. Both occasions staff where very nice and friendly service was quick. Will be back!

24/07/2025: Had the most amazing birthday breakfast for my wife at Doppio’s and couldn’t fault a single thing. The staff were warm, welcoming, and made the whole experience feel relaxed and special. We ordered the full Irish and the blueberry pancakes both were absolutely delicious. Perfectly cooked, great quality ingredients, and full of flavour. The pancakes especially were a real hit fluffy, fresh, and packed with blueberries! I’ve also had lunch here in the past, and the steak sandwich still stands out as one of the best I’ve ever had served on a rustic baguette, packed with flavour, and cooked just right. Consistently great food, lovely atmosphere, and fantastic service. Highly recommend Doppio’s it’s a gem! 👏🍳🥩🫐

06/11/2025: The baristas are really friendly and make excellent coffee! The atmosphere is also fantastic. Especially if you sit upstairs, you can just switch off and enjoy your coffee in peace and quiet.

02/11/2025: Great place to chill. Awesome to have lovely well behaved dogs welcome. Staff friendly and great coffee. Setup meand tables are a bit close together and clamped. Toilet is upstairs, just a little challenging for an elderly family member.

31/12/2025: The service is excellent, especially thanks to Joel for his advice and help. The hotel is very, very nice. However, the value for money isn't great; it's expensive for the quality of the facilities.

17/11/2025: While the hotel is very beautiful, it feels like they rely on their historic charm over actually providing premium products. We booked our room through a third party (which may have led to some of the issues) but we did not get the room we booked. We paid for a King, but got a Full and a Single. A married couple sleeping on the full was less than spacious. The mattress was beyond hard, my spouse and I woke up with shoulder and hip pain all night. There were no outlets by the headboard to plug in electronics. The tv in the room was very small and dated. The bathroom tub wasn’t angled properly, resulting in you standing in water your entire shower. The bathroom toiletries appeared to be watered down, as they were very runny. The bathroom towels were very thin, but did the job. The hotel location was convenient, customer service was excellent, I appreciated the welcome cocktails, and the hotel was beautiful, but at the end of the day of your room is uncomfortable there’s no point in staying there.

30/10/2025: The employees are chit chatting with customers and make the rest wait until they're done this happened twice.

23/10/2025: There is a female manager there that is very rude. She spoiled your time there, when you just want to have a coffe and a moment of peace, as she is constantly angry and screaming at her staff. I saw her staff, mostly young people, being over stressed and one was with tears, I assume is not a nice place to work for.

20/04/2026: This place deserves to be 5 stars! Went recently to the sit down side with my wife. Previously had the takeaway and always found the chips high quality. They recently have renovated the interior and can see they spent a lot on it! It’s clean, modern and has a great atmosphere. Staff are super friendly and food was served promptly and hot. Our meal was reasonably priced, well portioned and fresh quality ingredients. The only negative I can think of is that the food needed more seasoning. Anyone used of highly salted takeaways might think the food is on the bland side - be prepared to add your own salt! Overall I was very happy and would recommend. Bonus points for having a Guinness tap

19/03/2026: I'm very disappointed how Mario's have gone the garlic cheese chips was disgusting and how you can charge that much for food like that ye all should be ashamed maybe health and safety should inspectus place

22/10/2025: Spent an hour or so there last June. Wonderful atmosphere. Friendly service, good food. One of my favorite stops in Ireland. Just a very comfortable place to be. A great place for quiet conversation of an afternoon.

29/07/2025: Cute bar and gift shop all in one worth the look

30/03/2026: Great food but the manager held me down and put me in the fryer.

24/03/2026: The worst mc Donald’s I have ever been to each member of staff going around with not a care in the world s d by the looks of them they definitely don’t know what there doing. Food took ages then when it did come it was all burnt to shit

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.

22/05/2026: Great bar. I really like this place. It caters for all age groups easily. Lovely area out the back. Great pint, great service and staff. They cater for all sports fans but it's not consuming the atmosphere.

18/03/2026: Solid pint of guiness, sound staff

22/12/2025: best coffe shop in my opinion. whote mocha has a strong coffee taste while being creamy and a little sweet. muffins and and toasts are superb ❤️❤️

06/12/2025: The manager there needs sacking Some staff are horrible

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

11/01/2026: Poor service, poor quality food, dirty and broken teapot - manager guy seemed absolutely lovely tho… wouldn’t go back

27/12/2025: The place was nicely decorated inside and clean looking. Service was nice. There was a guy behind the counter I think he might have been a manger or owner and he was lovely and kind of had a good vibe with other staff, which I appreciate. The food was very mediocre. I got an iced coffee which was ok. Kids got hot chocolates, which were average and a bit watery. The biggest let down was the wafer. In a place like that I would expect a freshly made wafer (esp.for €9), this was a hard store bought wafer heated in a microwave, no doubt. And even at that I don't think it was a good quality store-bought one. They sell the exact same ones in Lidl. We also got a cookie which was fine, but no fireworks. Paid €27 for a coffee, two hot chocs, cookie and wafer. Not a robbery and if the quality was good I would have thought it was an ok value. But it all tasted cheap and like if no effort was put in it. Overally, would not return.