The best restaurants in Monaghan

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

05/10/2025: The food is top teir . Chicken wings are a must and the club sandwich was next level 👌 quality food and reasonably priced

05/10/2025: Lovely food!! Extraordinary service I would happilly drive for 2 hours just to have that great dining experience.. Amazing!

18/08/2025: I ate ribs with fries: it was super filling, one whole rib is huge. The way the ribs were cooked with the sauce 😋 was delicious. The fries were good, as were the accompanying vegetables. For dessert: lemon meringue pie, not very lemony, definitely frozen. The place is magnificent, beautifully decorated.

13/08/2025: Lovely out door experience staff very friendly and helpful

02/10/2025: We went for the first time today as we’d seen reviews it was very dog friendly - and happy to find it was! Plus the food was delicious & the staff absolutely lovely. Will definitely be back!

28/09/2025: Highly recommend for anyone looking for great coffee and even better company. The atmosphere is always welcoming and the staff couldn’t be friendlier. The food (I recommend the pancakes!) and coffee are consistently excellent, and it’s the kind of place you look forward to coming back to. One of the things that makes it extra special is the community spirit – the Sunday run club is such a brilliant idea and adds a really positive vibe. The cafe is also dog friendly, which makes it the perfect spot to relax after a walk or run.

09/08/2025: Nice place. Good food. Friendly staff. One of the best in Castleblayney.

01/08/2025: Absolutely amazing service, friendly and super helpful staff! The food is good and has great value for money. Lots of options and amazing selection of treats. The birthday boy said their chocolate fudge was the best he ever had!!

06/09/2025: An absolute gem of a coffee shop! Best coffee by a mile, with Erin and her hardworking staff always so friendly and welcoming. So don’t pass without paying a visit! You’ll have to go far to find a coffee shop better than this 😉

18/07/2025: Very friendly and welcoming staff. The food was excellent and very reasonable too. Will definitely stop here again. Highly recommended.

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

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.

24/08/2025: It is a beautiful building, symbolic, that might be considered the heart of Clones. The room I was given (central, top flor, old part of the building) is very large and luminous, sporting five huge windows, an extremely comfortable bed, a big desktop, a large bathroom too with a good and wide shower unit. Good view over the main street, no obstacles in front. Lots of outlets for plugging in all your stuff, including USB charge. All designed with a great taste by a good professional. A dream of a room if it weren't for what I'll write below. There are quite a few breakfast options, all of them delicious and more than enough for the hungriest guest. Breakfast times very friendly, almost until noon. I dined in the restaurant a couple of times and I liked the food too, good and large portions. Prices are quite reasonable. The staff is correct, but nothing to call home about. Some are more obliging, some are a bit dry. The only one -but very important- thing I didn't like (which prevents me from ticking 5* in all the ratings) was the fact that, despite having requested a quiet room when I did my booking, my request was totally ignored. Not only I wasn't given a quiet room, but actually one of the two NOISIEST rooms they have. This hotel is composed of two adjacent buildings: the old one is much nicer, but the windows are not double-glazed and, since they overlook a busy crossing, the traffic noise is very disturbing all they round, except thanks God by night; but then early in the morning it starts again. So, I had to sleep with earplugs the whole of my stay. And by daytime I couldn't peacefully read or work. At the very least the management should have explained to me why I was given such a noisy room despite my request. So, a bad note for customer service.

30/06/2025: Stayed in the Creighton Hotel while attending a wedding in Monaghan, and it was genuinely excellent. The rooms were immaculate, and the decor was beautiful. The staff were also all just brilliant, very patient, amd couldn't have done enough for us. I'd highly recommend it.

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.

08/09/2025: A lovely old bar, well worth a visit

17/06/2025: Nice cosy bar in a beautiful location. Nice bit of heat coming from the stove and chilled vibes.

06/09/2025: The food was delicious and hot, so it was perfect. The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful to our party. I would go there again.

17/08/2025: Good atmosphere, very spacious, lots of tables, all kinds of people come here, varied menu. Service, however, leaves much to be desired: I was sitting at the bar for almost 10 minutes and none of the bartenders cared to ask me what I wanted, serving instead other customers who arrived after me. I left unattended.

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!!!

28/08/2025: Came in to Adamsons the day after our wedding with a large group. Fantastic service all day, we were able to order pizzas, wings and chips whenever we needed throughout the day and settle all at the end. Everything was so delicious and speedy out of the kitchen. We had a some vegans in our party who had good options too. Great atmosphere in the bar by the end of the Sunday night too. Ross and all the staff were very helpful and friendly throughout

19/08/2025: Best pizza in County Monaghan and that's saying something...pint of Guiness was great too 🍻👍

24/09/2025: Beautiful! A must-see in Monaghan! We went for lunch and everything was perfect; from the staff, to the ambiance, decor, gardens, and the exquisite cuisine! We really enjoyed it! Thank you!

21/08/2025: We attended a wedding at Castle Leslie and it was fantastic - especially the service. The staff (shoutout to Dylan, Callum, Killian and the rest of the team) who were attentive, easy to chat with, and made some killer cocktails. The food was a highlight as well. Would definitely come back!

20/09/2025: Only if there was a negative star as an option to put . We did the reservation for 8 pm on Saturday in September. I went with my family and had to wait for around 20 mins. However, when we got the table, there was no menu card provided, and no one asked for anything. After waiting for 15 mins, my father-in-law asked one of waiters to give the menu card . We did the order, and got the starters. Next, thing , we didn't know that for the main course, we have to wait for around an hour. So, I am not sure if the service was slow or they have lack of cook/ chef in the kitchen. One hour for the main course and when it got served, none of us were particularly impressed by our orders. In the end, we asked for the bill and seems they "realized" their mistake, a complimentary dessert was offered for the table without any apology or any kind of talk. Not even once, during the waiting, anyone asked if we want any drink or anything. Tbh, it was a poor experience this time, given my in-laws have been there in the past and they can feel the difference this time. I am not sure if I should recommend this place. So, I will only say, go at your own risk and see, you might get lucky😄.

05/08/2025: Very good experience, back again very soon!🙌🏻