The best restaurants in Portlaoise

31/05/2024: Generous and fresh portions. The family pancakes were absolutely amazing. Would highly recommend.

26/05/2024: We only ordered a Shake and it was pretty good. We will try the Sundae again, since the customer in front of us took one and we were left wanting to try it

03/07/2025: The atmosphere was warm and inviting.

23/06/2025: Perfect for both quick bites and long dinners.

15/07/2025: Excellent restaurant, great staff , great food, competitive prices

07/06/2025: I’m eating Mayur now for many years , and EVERY time,it’s consistently nummm !, great staff , exceptionally great curry , I just keep going back , Goan prawn curry is soooooo good. Have a go , you won’t be disappointed 🙌🙏

02/07/2025: Usually have a great time in Square bar and always a top spot to go to but last night(28th June) the bouncer was being in the nicest way possible a complete fool. He said I had tracksuit bottoms on when they were clearly jeans and couldn't let me get a single word in and told me to "buzz off" and go another direction, was calling my friends inside then to tell them I wasn’t let in and then while I was on call he was proceeding to let lads in with cargos on and it just seemed like he had a personal vendetta against me for no reason. After I ended my call he then said “ok from a distance it looked like you had tracksuit bottoms on but there’s no need to be cheeky” dunno how that’s possible when he didn’t even let me speak but alright.

27/04/2025: Sionna was the best she was loving and great craic give her more money xx

19/07/2025: Very friendly staff and easy check-in. But I must make mention that the rooms have no recycling bins. Which means the hotel is not recycling its rubbish. For a hotel to be tossing everything into landfill in this day and age is a disgrace. We are all making more effort and they should too.

15/07/2025: Arrived at hotel looked lovely from photos on website, arrived a bit early was told room was not ready yet which was fine. After a bit of time passed room had been ready but when went into the room all I can say is I was really disappointed and disgusted with the dirt of the bed sheets, mirrors, walls, floor and desk. As below photos u can see the stains from tea marks to blood on the floor carpet aswell as sheets that don’t even look like they had been changed or cleaned. I notified reception and the manager had came out to myself and apologised about it and offered me another room which we had taken. The second room took a bit of time to get into but was slightly more cleaner than the first room been in a lot of dust on desks not even wiped down. I highly wouldn’t recommend this to anyone as it was my 4 year anniversary with my partner so was trying to book something nice away for 1 night. I’m so glad I didn’t book any longer and I will never book this hotel again

03/07/2025: The atmosphere was warm and inviting.

23/06/2025: Perfect for both quick bites and long dinners.

15/06/2025: Yesterday i entered fuel coffee for a acai bowl they made me unAWARE that there was peanuts in there acai bowl, not knowing this i started digging into my bowl shortly after this i took an alllergic reaction as im severely allgeric to peanuts not a good experience

18/03/2025: At first when i came in i smelt coffee which was good but for the acai bowl delicious.

24/07/2025: It's far from OK. My advice is to go personally and get your food, because I'd you order a delivery there sure to forget something or it'll be cold and soggy, portions have gotten smaller and smaller but prices continue to rise, but I suppose that's down to the war in Ukraine aswell🙄, UPDATE! food portions of late are shocking small, the fresh fillet is far from fresh and very far from being a fillet, burgers, sausages and chicken look like they've been bought in aldi, prices have gone up yet again, save your money and stay away,!

30/05/2025: Superior! . First time customer that will definitely will be returning for more , the food is very satisfying. Has to be the best chipper in portloaise .

29/06/2025: The bouncer was extremely rude, my girlfriend is 19, after handing the bouncer an age card he didn’t even look at it and said no straight away. He said not a chance is she getting in without an instagram account for proof that it is her, she doesn’t use instagram and told him she had Snapchat to prove identity and she was denied entry. This is unfair treatment just because she looks younger than 19 even thought she is 19 and has proof. They also accused me of being rude to them when all I said was that my girlfriend is actually 19. We went to them again after 10 mins and he said he will not repeat what I said but I know what I said, he couldn’t repeat what I said because I actually said nothing rude.I would not recommend this place based on the bouncers they hired.

19/05/2025: Female dj was great, smelly carpets, a bit of a dive but buzzing, drunk but friendly crowd

02/06/2025: We booked an area in the pub for a hen night and had a great experience overall. Thanks to Rhian who looked after us so well, bottle of bubbles on arrival and everything! The toilets were in quite a state, in need a bit of attention. Other than that we had a great night!

09/05/2025: I was in Sallys last night. Its still a nice pub don’t get me wrong. Bar staff are great. Especially the manager.but the crowd they let in are messy and ruin it for the rest of us. Also v disappointed to see karaoke dj back again. Crude comments and way to over friendly with the girls. Like I said nice pub tho

25/06/2025: 5 euros + for a cup of ice with flavour.... 3 sips and its gone. I know its supposed to be a cold drink but that doesnt justify the aprox 30-40 mls of actual drink ( and its a large drink too ).

20/06/2025: Very fast paced here, staff do get very busy yet they still smile and the service is always very good, coffee is nice and good range of buns and sambos, comfy seating and outside option aswell, hit it up and give it a try 😀

24/07/2025: Great place fab pools variety for all ages lots of lifeguards working! 45 min sessions go very quickly

10/07/2025: For such a big community I can’t believe this is the only public pool. The changing rooms are disgusting. Filthy and rubbish, plasters and filth everywhere. Didn’t see one person of staff cleaning anywhere around the pool, in the changing rooms etc I wouldn’t go back for the simple reason it was so filthy it put me off swimming.

22/06/2025: Great cinema, super clean. Very friendly staff. Prices are a bit steep but that seems to be common across cinemas now.

28/05/2025: Went yesterday to see "thunderbolts" in screen "5" first thing I notice is the seats are clapped out and nothing underneath you so it's a uncomfortable after a about 20 mins, then there screen not being formatted right ie colour and brightness so your left with a white sheen over the movie like when you turn your setting to full brightness watching a video on your phone, only 2 speakers working out the six so no surround sound plus you hear people talking and using there phones. I left after 20 mins. Staff are the only saving grace polite, kind and friendly. Don't waste your money watch at home or go somewhere decent.

30/06/2025: I don’t like this place at all. There’s too much wood on the walls and it makes the place seem unfriendly

04/06/2025: This restaurant opens late, 11pm. Staff were very friendly and service was very quick. Ordered the fillet beef black bean and the veg kung po with egg fried rice. Had the spring roll and won tons to start. Food very nice, good portion size. Would revisit. The only thing I wasn't keen on and see it more and more is main course doesn't include rice/noodles in price so it is a bit pricey then for a main course. Our total for 2 was about 65, included 2 starters, main course, glass of wine and 2*fizzy drinks.

14/07/2025: Absolutely love the food from here. Have been a few times and it is always delicious. Reasonable pricing also

20/06/2025: Always delicious and fresh food. Friendly service. Will be back