The best restaurants in Monaghan

22/02/2026: Amazing place to visit and stay

22/02/2026: First time but definitely not the last time at this beautiful place, everything and everyone was just amazing, the decor, the food, the staff were nothing short of Amazing, it's just a step up from what we've experienced before, cannot wait to return, thank u

06/01/2026: Awesome cafe ! 😃 Brave lads💪🏻You ancestors would be proud ❤️

03/01/2026: Thanks for the warm irish hospitality

17/01/2026: Absolutely beautiful food and the staff were so friendly.. can't be faulted ..wonder evening

09/11/2025: Great Family restaurant. Great staff and great food

24/09/2025: Perfect! We ate delicious food!!! The service was impeccable and warm. Even the restaurant staff, who were locals, were so kind to us tourists! A truly wonderful experience!

04/09/2025: Really enjoyed this restaurant with my husband. I had the duck , which was sooooo yummy and my husband had the steak and we both devoured our food. The staff were absolutely brilliant and soo friendly. We really felt very comfortable here

27/08/2025: Wonderful place, always feels bit nostalgic there. Always great food, breakfast, lunch or pizza for children. Mine love waffles for breakfast. Beside is wonderful laces art gallery amd a wee shop. Toilets too. There is playground just beside it and outdoor toilets and showers.

24/08/2025: Great staff and great food in the cafe and a lovely place to shop and browse.

13/07/2025: We parked in the shopping car park and as soon as we walked out we spotted this coffee shop . We had the most delicious BLTs and iced coffees, the food and service was wonderful , thank you Barbara !

10/06/2025: My new fave coffee shop 🥰 The coffee is the best in town! Ready to drink temp so if you like an extra hot coffee ask for it to be extra hot! I got a toasty & it was the best toasty I’ve ever had! Delicious! Lovely cosy little spot, we sat outside in one their pods and was lovely! The staff are lovely, especially the young lad!!!

29/01/2026: Great spot. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food excellent. Top quality and great value.

04/01/2026: Food is always so good we also had my grand son christening and they gave him a lovely gift always very happy with everything highly recommend food and value.

23/01/2026: One of the best dining experiences we’ve had in a long time. Food was delicious and beautifully presented. Highly recommended!

15/01/2026: Just spent four nights at the Shirley Arms Hotel (Mon-Fri). From first contact (email query), the team have been fantastic 👏 The hotel is lovelly, and all of the team are super welcoming, friendly and helpful, but a special shout out to Aoibheann in the bar restaurant, who was super fantastic 👍 Food was lovelly, and by far my favorite was the Sizzler steak dish with creamy garlic potato gratin (see picture) 🫡 I should say, that I had already ate some, and cut the potatoes up, so the picture probably doesn't do the food full justice 🤔 Some people have commented (negatively) on the cost of the food, and yep - they are not the cheapest, but - and here's the thing, you get what you pay for, . . . For me, I received value for money, and wouldn't think twice about staying here again in the future 😎 Lots of onsite parking, great rooms and attentive housekeeping for the rooms, and if you have forgotten anything a 'Super Valu' supermarket next door, . . . . . . . Seriously, what's not to like 🙂

10/11/2025: Nice coffee ☕️ but no waggon wheels 😢

06/11/2025: Super spot. Great food, nice drinks, friendly service.

09/02/2026: We had family celebration lunch for my son's 60th Birthday on Sunday February 8th, the food was excellent, tasty and piping hot.The girls serving table were helpful and pleasant . They provided candles for cake and cut it up to serve with tea. A lovely celebration with happy memories. Thank you to Creighton Hotel and staff. Gertie Fee

31/01/2026: Recently had a family meal for 18 people. Food was amazing. Everything was cooked to perfection and presentation was stunning. Karolis and Molly, our servers were fantastic. Very efficient, friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. I highly recommend the Creighton Hotel for any occasion I would give ten stars if they were available Ann O’Harte

11/09/2025: The service is brilliant and make what you want the food is fresh all the time and very delicious 😋 ❤️

24/08/2025: Great food and service. My go to stop when I'm up north with work.

09/09/2025: Awesome is a gem in the heart of Carrickmacross, serving coffee from expert roaster (roasts coffee in house), delicious bakes and always a kids hot chocolate for the little ones. Staff are top class, in a town where there is no shortage of coffee shops, this one stands out.

20/08/2025: Great coffee and the staff is very accommodating! Highly recommend!

14/06/2025: Wishing David all the best, was passing through Monaghan twice a week in the 90’s heading to Cavan to see a young lady, was always told to get a supreme + a spicy tomato on the way through .Courting for 10 years…. cost me a fortune ! We’re married 26 years now, but anytime we’re heading up to Cavan, the wee treat was Pizza D’or GUTTED !!!!!!!!

30/05/2025: Just class the best pizza ever!

14/09/2025: We hired Seany to do the catering for our wedding, after a previous caterer had let us down. On short notice, he agreed to cater for us, and had absolutely no issues with our different dietary requirements. He did us a full vegetarian menu, and managed to find a fantastic organic mince substitute that was divine. We also had two coeliacs, and a few picky eaters, but everyone was catered for incredibly. My father is not a fan of halloumi, but I can confirm Seany's food is so good, he actually asked for three portions of the halloumi tacos! All guests said the food was some of the best wedding food they'd had. We would highly recommend Blasta Street Kitchen.

14/09/2025: I attended a wedding where blasta street kitchen catered, wow the food was amazing, staff were so friendly, the owner Seány was so friendly and it was so nice to hear there story and there passion for there business. It was a fully vegetarian menu and as a non veggie I couldn’t get over how amazing the food was, so tasty and full of flavour, I honestly couldn’t recommend them enough 10 out of 10