The best restaurants in Kells

07/05/2025: Amazing flat white, protein ball and friendly staff, nice outdoor space

28/04/2025: Simply phenomenal if I do say so myself the quite an experience indeed yes

17/05/2025: Great milkshakes great coffee new stuff every 2 weeks I love it

03/04/2025: Great and spacious, friendly staff nice to just chill in watch the world go by and the manager is brilliant a credit to the company

10/05/2025: Lots of space, good food, art and books for cheap!

03/05/2025: Worst cappuccino I've been served. Tasted like hot milk. Two sips and had to bin it. Absolute waste of money.

15/04/2025: Lovely atmosphere. Quality of the ingredients was high and the food was tasty. Unfortunately though, 3 of us felt that our meals were quite small. Mentioned it to staff (who are very nice to be fair) and was simply told "sorry about that. Unfortunately though, it's not a nice experience to leave a restaurant hungry after paying around the €30 mark for a plate of food, hence the 3 star review. Had the pork tomahawk, salmon and duck.

23/03/2025: Took a chance on a free table on a very busy St Patrick's day at the Vanilla Pod. We received a friendly welcome, were seated immediately and orders taken promptly. I enjoyed the goats cheese and peach tartlet and my friend had the steamed asion inspired pancakes. While the pancakes did arrive in a steamer they were not warm and the separate dish for the filling was a surprise. Main course was salmon and slow cooked beef, both of which were very flavourful and filling. Another surprise was the shared 'deconstructed' hazelnut meringue desert. We expected a roulade type meringue! Overall a very tasty and enjoyable meal. The only thing which we found strange was that the hanging area for coats (which were kindly taken as we were seated) was in a public area outside the toilets, so maybe not a secure place 🤔 .

24/05/2025: Great place for grub, pints and a buzzing atmosphere

23/05/2025: If you’re looking for the best place in kells and surrounding areas for food this is the spot for you!! The food is 10/10 the service is served with a smile and the atmosphere is groovy. Can’t recommend enough 👌

23/05/2025: I got a spice bag (with tofu) and a satay sauce. Tofu was crispy which was great. Really well made and great flavor. Prob one of the best takeaways I've had in years. Also large generous portion. Nice lady behind the counter with no problem to amend the dish for me.

13/05/2025: Great midweek meal at a reasonable price. Ordered for collection with no wait on arrival.

20/02/2025: Top notch food all the time no matter what you get, lovely friendly staff and great prices. What's not to love

08/03/2025: Lovely place to watch the rugby. Roaring fire and dog friendly too

08/12/2024: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ i can’t recommend The Blackwater in Kells enough! Not only is the food and atmosphere top-notch, but the staff go above and beyond. Trish, in particular, was incredible—so kind, caring, and thoughtful. She even went out of her way to drop us home, which was beyond generous. It’s rare to find such amazing hospitality these days. We’ll definitely be back—thank you, Trish, for making our experience unforgettable!

19/05/2025: Pros: It was very clean, staff were nice. Cons: Main portions were tiny with very little meat. Rice portion was also tiny. Nan bread had a very slight unpleasant aftertaste. Poppadom condiments did not seem fresh. Way overpriced for what you get. I left there hungry, which is never acceptable. I won't be back.

15/03/2025: I ordered chicken tikka for main course. But they gave 5 chicken pieces and 2 onion pieces with no gravy. Their website showing nice pictures, but giving different foods. Aslo ordered 2 egg rice. Both Dishes are two different colours. One rise is original egg rice. The other one is egg rice mixed with pilaw rice. We know what is the different between pilaw rice and egg rice. Also portion is very low. disappointed.

12/01/2025: Good service, great food, friendly family atmosphere

30/12/2024: Always good food and friendly staff

22/05/2025: It's a really good place to get a break

19/03/2025: I feel the food has gone down hill in quality and up in price

25/03/2025: We had our engagement party here a few weekends ago, and the staff at O’Connors went out of their way for us! A perfect spot for a party. Thank you all so much, we all had a great night!

28/10/2024: A great friedly local. Our second time to visit this establishment. Very friendly owners and the locals, too. They don't serve food here. Gents toilets stink but are fairly modern. Women's toilets are fine. A bit of bleach wouldn't go astray.

29/09/2024: Simple Irish pub. Best place to go