The best restaurants in Laois

20/06/2025: Excellent food and great service thanks to gale for the great service

20/06/2025: Gail is a legend! Amazing food, drinks and vibes at Croft Alley. We will be back 😁

03/07/2025: I ordered the chicken shawerma meal with fries and an extra portion of fries today from Malik Unfortunately, in both packages, the fries were undercooked – soft on the outside and completely raw on the inside. I specifically asked for them to be crispy, but once again, I was disappointed. This isn't the first time I've received undercooked fries from this place. Honestly, I don't understand how it's so hard to make decent fries. At this point – I do not recommend this place.

01/07/2025: Delicious dishes and friendly, attentive staff.

07/06/2025: Great spot for a few quiet drinks or for a gig! Used to have a lot better gigs but still pretty decent!

29/05/2025: I like this pub, good atmosphere, warm and friendly culture. Friendly and helpful staff, always up for a chat. Live on regularly, fantastic outdoor area. Good vibe, great Guinness. Well done Kavanaghs team, luv your work 👍🫶

04/06/2025: The coffee was amazing. I had a decaf latte with coconut milk and caramel. Truly enjoyed it.The staff were also very polite and friendly. Wish there were bigger sizes of cups though :)

27/05/2025: The coffee is the best you’ll get in portlaoise by a mile. Staff is nice and the atmosphere is good

10/07/2025: Lost my hat after 5 beers, found it on a table top. Irish people are the best as this pub is. 🇮🇪🇮🇪❤️

10/05/2025: Staff and drinks are always amazing, highly recommend!!

30/03/2025: Vibe bar is a trendy spot, great music and very reasonably priced drinks. The staff were really friendly and sound - very accommodating to any requests. Didn't have food here, I don't think (?) they serve food. There's a Pool Table (€2 per game), Darts Board, retro 2-player arcade machine and some really good tunes. I'll be going back for a day-time session with friends

05/10/2024: Nice pub - very cosy . Food served on the day was great , service was very food and staff are extremely friendly.

22/06/2025: Excellent beer and very friendly staff. Doing renovations at the moment and it's looks like it will be amazing Do yourself a favor and visit this excellent venue.

02/06/2025: Fantastic Irish pub with an amazing history and the friendliest and most knowledgeable staff. We really had an amazing time and highly recommend a visit!

30/06/2025: It is baffling to me how this place has such high ratings. I ordered a Thai RED curry recently. What arrived was not what I asked for. For a start, it was green and did not look appetising or taste good for that matter. I certainly tried more than once!! It was the colour of when you have a bad cold. I called them and advised that I ordered a Thai red curry amd must has received the incorrect dish. They agreed to amend my order and deliver a Thai red curry to my address. I insisted on giving them back the one that they gave me. Imagine my horror to open and once again see the sad, mucous looking mess that I had just handed back?!! It went straight into the bin, lesson learned. They seem to get good reviews for their sushi, perhaps stick to what you know and do not try to improvise outside of your comfort zone. Edit: How you could justify what you redelivered as up to standard when it was the exact same, incorrect dish that you gave me in the first place?! To be honest, had you advised me on the phone that the kitchen was closing, I would have gladly accepted a refund and gave you back the inedible, incorrect, disappointing dish that was presented to me. However, you never gave me that option. How you could be happy sending out a dish like that is beyond me, not once but twice?! However, your comment about being happy that you have regular customers puts things into perspective. You do not seem to want new customers. I find this strange for a business. Have a nice evening.

30/06/2025: My go to place for some good and quick food in Portlaoise. I keep getting the same thing by mistake because I always forget what I got last time, but hey if it works it works.

29/06/2025: Super quirky… delighted we stumbled upon the place… garden centre, little coffee shop, went for the car boot sale, stayed for the atmosphere over at the coffee shop!

23/06/2025: I’ve been here a couple of times. They have a great garden centre and the staff are very knowledgeable. There is plenty of flowers and plants as well as some fruit trees and bushes to choose from. The cafe is nice we’ve eaten there a couple of times the pizza is quite good and my kids love the ice creams 🍦 they also have a milk station outside where you can get fresh milk with a range of flavours such as kinder bueno , banana , Dubai chocolate and salted caramel to name a few . The indoor shop is amazing also I have bought a range of things there from seeds to early potatoes , pots , gloves , and most recently a pollytunnel and raised beds . I find the pricing is quite good and there’s always some great deals on I got raised beds this morning for €20 each which is the cheapest I’ve seen around . There’s plenty of walking and looking around to do even on a rainy day as everything is sheltered all in all a great place I would highly recommend coming here whether it’s to grab a bite to eat or get a few gardening bits 😊

24/06/2025: All staff are so polite. Food is lovely. Lakhvir always so friendly 😊

22/06/2025: Lovely staff and great food made right in front of you!

25/05/2025: My favourite coffee in Portlaoise and also does nice pastries for on the go.

25/04/2025: Had this place on my list for a while and was delighted to finally try it I got the pulled pork BBQ sandwich and it was delicious and got an espresso too which was top notch.

21/06/2025: This hands down has to be one of the worst experiences I've had while dining out. My partner and I went to Kelly's steakhouse on Friday night. My partner who is vegan called ahead of time to double check to see if their vegan menu was still in rotation. She was told yes, their vegan menu was. Upon arriving we were told that several items from the menu were not available that evening. Ok no big deal. She's not a fussy eater. She settled on the vegan carbonara. Double checked with the waitress to see if it was indeed vegan. She was instructed yes it was. When it arrived it certainly looked great. But looked a little off. She then asked the waitress s second time if it was vegan. And once again told yes, it is completely vegan. So my partner began to taste it. Only for the waitress to come out saying that it wasn't vegan and that there was dairy in it!!! Dairy makes my partner feel very sick! Like really sick. All of this was happening while I was told my order would be at least 10mins longer as the waitress took my order wrong and had to wait for my chicken to be prepared again. We paid for the drinks we had and left. I'd honestly give zero stars if I could

18/06/2025: Lovely place great staff will definitely be back

08/07/2025: Clean American style diner, lovely food, especially the caesar bacon salad and the American burger is delicious. Friendly atmosphere and great staff.

21/06/2025: Was very surprised with the quality and value of the food. Well worth stopping in. My only complaint was people smoking and vaping In the outdoor eating area.