The best restaurants in Laois
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7,5
42 Reviews |
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Burbages
Portarlington
22/07/2026: Old authentic Irish Pub, no frills or fancy stuff, just character & crack.
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7,5
161 Reviews |
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Edd's Diner
Portarlington
03/09/2026: Great food choices . Always leave full & delighted with my food choices . Never disappointed.
03/07/2026: Love this restaurant, lovely family run business, food is top quality 10/10. Great service with a smile and very reasonable prices
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7,5
160 Reviews |
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The Hare's Corner
Mountmellick
30/08/2026: Real good food at affordable prices. Very friendly staff
15/08/2026: The perfect food refueling stop while passing through Mountmellick. Tastefull carvery/a la carte menu. Sandwich menu also available. Plenty of seating with very pleasant staff. Bathrooms immaculate. Looking forward to my next visit.
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7,5
345 Reviews |
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The Make & Mark
Portlaoise
05/09/2026: Went to the make and mark with my family of 17 people and had nothing but amazing service. Everyone really enjoyed all their starters, mains and desserts. Staff were so friendly and couldn’t do enough to help. The presentation of the food was fantastic and came out piping hot. Couldn’t ask for better. Edel was amazing and a real pleasure to talk to. I’m there a lot and will be coming back loads more. Well done make and mark you always do a fantastic job and have great service!!!
31/08/2026: What a fantastic spot , right from the door to the table the staff were on point . What stood out for me is something that's not done today and it s great to see , a warm welcome with a smile brought to table and informed that the table is needed at a certain time and to add plenty of time too to enjoy a relaxed meal not rushed (great touch)
The decor is nicely done , not like any other pub restaurants, very comfortable seating soft lighting very clean tables and great menu options for food and drink .
The food was a shocker (in a good sense) to me as I was expecting proceeded chicken for the boneless wings , nope it was real chicken that was cooked to perfection what a great start , as for the main s that again was outstanding the chefs are a master of their trade . Fresh quality and plentiful that gave me my hunger satisfaction and bang for my buck too . But I do have to say the desert are nice but a bit on the sweet side for me , I did get chuckle when I saw the unicorn poop desert on the kids menu (yes you read that right )
The pints were even on point , and I definitely will be returning to tackle the cocktail menu what a great choice of drinks oh and the gin trees too , I truly understand why this establishment has an award and I wouldn't be shocked if they got more .
Message to management- your team of bar and servers are fantastic as I said warm welcome with a smile and very knowledgeable on the menus and drinks .
Thank you for giving me a great experience to which is hard to come by now a days , I have eaten in a lot of Pub /restaurants in portlaoise and I can soundly say this is one of the best to date .
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7,5
57 Reviews |
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Notions Coffee
Mountmellick
15/08/2026: brilliant service and food,coffee a hidden gem,never change the prices 12 euro for a sandwich and big coffee unreal
28/06/2026: Nice hidden away place, does lovely smoothies
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7,4
102 Reviews |
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Great India
Portarlington
13/08/2026: My family and I always order an Indian from here! I usually order the Butter Chicken Masala or sometimes Chicken Tikka Masala and they're both lovely! We also get Egg Fried Rice. The staff are lovely and it's lovely to dine in. The menu is fantastic with lots of options!
15/06/2026: A lovely and quiet place with a relaxed atmosphere. The food was authentic, delicious, and served in generous portions, offering great value for money.
One of the best things is that there's no need for a reservation, making it an easy choice for a casual meal. If you're looking for tasty food, good portions, and a peaceful dining experience, this place is well worth a visit.
Highly recommended!
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7,4
188 Reviews |
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Eddie's Hot Pot
Portarlington
03/07/2026: Love this restaurant, lovely family run business, food is top quality 10/10. Great service with a smile and very reasonable prices
22/06/2026: Sunny Father's day, everywhere fully booked so we went with Eddie's based on reviews, but definitely not the experience we were expecting.
We opted to sit outside as it was sunny - it wasn't presentable: duck tape in the middle of the table, presumably to keep the table cloth down - looked awful. sat on the bench and nearly went through it because it was half broken. Went to get a chair from another table and the whole area was full of cobwebs. Everything is very old, could do with a much needed revamp.
Clearly stated beer on the father's Day menu but only serving Coors Light and 2 non-alcoholics - pointless to say beer, just put down Coors. Oddly enough, we saw wine in the "cold drinks" menu, asked for "beer" to be substituted with wine. Came out in massive gin glass, and miniature wine bottles, like the ones on a Ryanair flight - very odd, but not a bother.
Boneless wing on the father's menu but the main menu clearly stated "chicken wings". Which the waitress also read back to us, but 2 portions of boneless wings came out.
Food was mediocre: boneless wings tasted like nuggets. Steak absolutely tasteless, and looked like a cheap ateak out of Tesco. Was closer to well done than medium I asked for. Tough to cut through. Crispy prawns were over cooked - we were given another few because apparently the chef said the were over cooked - weird that they would get sent out in that case.
Apple pie pastry had a very sandy texture.
Only thing nice was the cheese sauce.
I'm far from a fussy eater, so I eat my food without complaints. But for the money, I can't recommend this place.
Staff were decent.
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7,4
337 Reviews |
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Phelan's Pub
Mountrath
12/07/2026: The staff is extremely rude. We ordered fish and chips, which were very good, but very, very little. And this restaurant is incredibly expensive by Irish standards: fish and chips, a beer, and a water cost €27.50...
27/06/2026: Love this place! We stopped off for a bite to eat en route to our B&B. We ordered the toastie special with a side salad and a BLT with some chips. The ingredients used for both was fantastic. Proper rashers in the BLT and delicious and generous ham in the toastie. The chips were so tasty, real chips, not frozen ones. One thing I loved was the option to have some milk to drink and it was a great pint. Honestly, if you're in the area and looking for great food and delightful staff, this is the place to go to.
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7,4
37 Reviews |
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7,3
119 Reviews |
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Kim's Chinese Takeaway
Durrow
05/04/2026: Great Takeaway, Food is so tasty and fresh! And Abbie and Conor on the till are so helpful and friendly!! Definitely recommend, 10/10
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7,3
34 Reviews |
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Fuel Coffee
Portlaoise
13/04/2026: Best coffee in Portlaoise...been around the block and they tick every box. Also environment is serene, clean and staff has a smile everyday. Thank you
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7,3
77 Reviews |
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Apache Pizza Portarlington
Portarlington
04/09/2026: The food here is amazing, tastes delicious. The staff is great and very friendly and kind. The owner is very nice and has great service. 10/10 place!
04/09/2026: Great place to sit down, best pizza, wraps and milkshakes. Dave is very sound, nice to talk to. 100% reccomend.
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7,2
146 Reviews |
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Moloney's Gaelic Bar
Mountmellick
05/07/2026: The wait staff is very nice and I feel like I've always lived here.
11/04/2026: Lovely Bar. Visited for a party. Service was great and the prices were fair
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7,2
1899 Reviews |
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SuperSubs
Portlaoise
23/08/2026: They took 1hr and 10mins just to get chicken tenders , strawberry milkshake and a 10inch garlic bread pizza and forgot to get the milk shake and pizza and had to go back for it. They are so lazy.
11/08/2026: Its a nice place good food 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍟🍟🍟
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7,2
590 Reviews |
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The Castle Arms Hotel
Durrow
23/02/2026: The only job for the dinner driving between Cork and Dublin. Exceptionally friendly staff
24/01/2026: I go to Castle Arms for afternoon and evening dancing this is very enjoyable big dance floor wonderful musicians very friendly people