The best restaurants in Portlaoise

07/03/2025: Right beside centra. Grape and bean design options and recycling bins on dublin Road Portlaoise All amenities we need Free parking outside seating Amazing food Check menu Reasonable prices On our way to emo walk we Bring our picnic Tx tom

10/02/2025: I just arrived back to Ireland having lived abroad for many years & honestly I haven’t found a restaurant so wonderful & consistent as Brew. From the moment I go into it, I feel at home, from the owner, Tom, the friendly efficient staff & the delicious menu, tastefully presented, would keep one returning. I recommend BREW , I guarantee you will never be disappointed !

28/02/2025: Exceptional food. Authentic, high quality food, great service. A jewel.

07/01/2025: Great food. Very friendly attentive service. Nice clean comfortable restaurant. The only regret is I haven’t tried it before. We had a family party of 9. Everyone left happy and full. Top marks to all the staff here. You made everyone feel welcome and relaxed. We’ll be back soon Ruchi!

13/03/2025: Unbelievable burger. Was such a nice place to eat in too. Highly recommend.

01/03/2025: Easy 5 stars.. food was fantastic along with impeccable service, one of our servers Connor was so friendly and helpful. Overall a great experience

13/01/2025: Fantastic spot for food, staff are excellent always friendly and welcoming always recommend to unfamiliar faces. Will definitely be back

30/12/2024: Best pizza ever !!! Best service

01/03/2025: Update: We visited Akayu recently as we have not been able to go in recent months .OMG, it’s as good if not better. Absence definitely makes the heart grow fonder. The sushi platter, chilli chicken and duck in hot herb sauce are outstanding. As always, we received a warm welcome followed by friendly attentive service from Cindy and her team. Highly recommend this restaurant. Love Akayu. It is our favourite restaurant in Portlaoise. Cindy and her team are excellent and the food is delicious. Highly recommend the sushi platter and also their hot herb sauce is excellent. Top class service and top class food.

20/02/2025: I'm a different foods lover but sushi is a different level in there. If u are around Portlaoise you have to come in,sit down and try menus there .

21/03/2025: Very underwhelming taste, specially for the price charged. Egg Benedict was specially very bad.

19/02/2025: Cheese and Ham Toastie was lovely. As already noted by other reviewers - there is practically nothing on the menu for small children. A slice of toast was 2 euro, and burnt. Luckily I had brought a packed lunch just in case. With a focus on fresh produce, it would be nice to see some fruit being offered to kids with option of 'normal' white sliced bread or a freshly baked roll, rather than sourdough.

26/12/2024: Fantastic shop / staff with super selection of wines including O Dwyer's, delicious Irish cheeses & organic oats, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, cards, etc etc

07/12/2024: Super coffee and great selection of excellent wines and hampers reasonably priced. Staff very helpful. Will be back!

05/03/2025: Great food and brilliant service

04/02/2025: Nice spot for a burger chips where cold and not of great quality pity as the burger meat was of a decent quality

06/03/2025: The food was cold even after sending it back, we won't be going back

06/03/2025: Food is very good but desserts are very pricey starting at €9.90 for apple pie and cream. This is portlaoise not temple bar!

08/12/2024: The best Kebab in town for sure,,it is so rich in flavour, absolutely amazing costumer service, the Milkshakes it's a die for,,one of the best I ever tried,,,fresh food always,,very happy 👌

05/12/2024: Amazing value. Great kebabs! Love everything about this place. Last time I asked for extra onions on my kebab. Got heaps. It was simply the nicest kebab in so many years!

12/03/2025: Great pint of Guinness and nice atmosphere

18/10/2024: Top class service. One of the best pints around😁👍🏼

10/06/2024: Such an amazing bar! The atmosphere is always so inviting and all the staff are very kind and welcoming! The cocktails are stunning and so reasonably priced! 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

03/03/2025: First time there to see two bands

03/03/2025: Best pub in town bar none. Great place to watch lsport, listen to live music and have the craic. The staff are also very friendly and the service was excellent. To top it off the pizza is delicious!

19/03/2025: My food was cold, bland, tasteless and so was my wife's food I asked for Bbq chicken wings that were cold & tasteless absolutely disgusting sauce & gourmet plain chesse burger with bacon came with no bacon, when I asked for my bacon it came on a side plate pushed onto the table no flavour or taste to the food never eat in here again and when I complained about the food I was still charged full price over 70euro completely horrible tasteless cold food and I witnessed at least 15 plates/dishes sent back by customers in the 2 hours I was there

11/03/2025: A group of 6 dined on Sunday night. The second we walked in the door we were greeted warmly and promptly shown to our table. The ambiance was truly delightful, with a vibrant atmosphere that filled the entire restaurant. Our server, Angela, provided exceptional service, demonstrating attentiveness and friendliness while anticipating our needs with ease—truly outstanding! There was a variety of different starters ordered from mussels, chicken wings, garlic bread & prawns. Each choice was full of flavor and enjoyed by all the table. Main course ranged from steaks to fish to burgers, again, these were incredible. Busting with flavor and cooked perfectly. Salted caramel parfait was the table favourite for dessert! All in all, a great venue to meet as a group of friends or a couple to enjoy great food, great service in a great atmosphere. Thank you to all the amazing team!