The best restaurants in Monaghan

24/05/2025: Beautiful spot with friendly attentive staff and the food my god is beautiful the steak is a must will be back again for sure

10/05/2025: My experience in the batch loaf was brilliant, the food was nice and the staff was helpful. I would highly recommend it for others.

14/06/2025: Succulent sausages and tender chicken wings! Me and the family really enjoyed. Not too buggy friendly😂🤭 besides that I would highly recommend!

16/05/2025: We were visiting friends in Monaghan and they suggested we go to the Squealing Pig, I was ready for pub food and was pleasantly surprised when we went upstairs to Porky's. It was elegant, cozy and the staff were so kind and welcoming. We sat by a window so I could see everything going on in the square. As for ordering, it was hard to pick one thing to eat. For starter we got the crispy garlic Monaghan mushroom, which were the freshest, tastiest things I have ever had. I would have loved to take some home, but they won't last a 13 hour flight. As for dinner three of us got the sirloin steak and my husband got the ribs. The sirloin was cooked to perfection and melted in your mouth, The portion of the ribs were so huge, my husband could only eat half, they were fall off the bone great. Unfortunately we were too full for dessert, and that was hard to just say no. Porky's is a must when visiting Monaghan.

09/06/2025: Stopped to get a small bite on our journey home. Very pleasantly surprised. The food was so incredibly delicious. We had a BLT and a Club sandwiches. The service was friendly and excellent. Highly recommend.

04/05/2025: Extraordinary food. Compliments to the chef.

25/05/2025: A discovery during your stay in Ireland....

06/05/2025: Great pub. Staff are very kind and welcoming. Great atmosphere for the football!

09/06/2025: My mother and I had gone 6 days prior traveling in Northern Ireland with not a single good meal. We stumbled upon Eastern Balti while staying in Monaghan and couldn’t have been happier. The food was delicious, restaurant was extremely clean and the service was flawless. Thank you for the great meal and service!

01/06/2025: Fantastic food and top class service. Thank you and high recommendation from me.

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

28/05/2025: First memory of Pizza D'or in Monaghan was during the 1998 World Cup.. Me and my brother put together what ever money we could find around the house (pocket money) ordered two pizzas then had to phone a seperate taxi to collect and deliver. It was the best feeling ever, constantly watching the window waiting anxiously for our pizzas to arrive. That feeling of excitement has always remained the same, especially as I got older and more settled, always looked forward to "quiet" nights in enjoying our favouite take away. I also proudly boasted about Monaghan's famous pizza when travelling abroad for a year to Australia. To my friends down south whenever we would sit in for a pizza I yearned for the taste back home. Now married my wife and I share the same passion for this pizza and always dreaded the voicemail over the holidays to say the doors would be closed for a certain number of weeks. Sadly all good things come to an end but the memories we share will never fade. To David (the owner) and staff over the years thank you all, you owe Monaghan nothing!! Thanks again and I'll drop by for the last time at the weekend. Best wishes and good luck 👍

16/05/2025: Although the food is good, I would not go back to this restaurant because of the attitude of the owner. An elderly lady I know ordered a salad there that came with a piece of steel that looked liked a drill bit. When shown to the owner, she said it couldn’t possibly have come from there - suggesting that this person had planted it. She said there was no salad dressing on it despite there being no dressing on the particular dish. Mishaps can happen in restaurants but who treats their customers like that?

17/04/2025: Lovely food. A Very nice and friendly server. However, as I was queuing to pay, the lady in charge accused our table of not paying for our food. I could hear her talking about us, asking the other servers where we were and saying we'd left without paying. My friend was at the bathroom and I was literally in the queue ready to pay and listening as she spoke about us. . When I paid, I thought maybe she might have apologised, but was disappointed she didn't.

11/05/2025: First time here today fantastic food massive portions and value for money will definitely be back

03/05/2025: The food was great, the special gin was especially good. Maybe because we were in so early but the grub took a while to come out, kids were getting impatient. But will definitely visit again

27/04/2025: This place is packed from early morning, to late at night. Beautiful restaurant, lovely food

14/04/2025: Beautiful cakes and coffee is out of this world! Highly recommend!

21/05/2025: I went here almost every week over the past 7 months. The cafe never disappointed me. The staff is very nice. Definitely a must-go in Monaghan! (I recommend the BLT Sandwich)

20/05/2025: This was the best coffee I’ve had during my entire Irish vacation! Great atmosphere, extraordinary service.

07/03/2025: Fancied a couple pints, but I had my dog with me. They allowed me to enter and go in to the beer garden, which was great because my dog isn't small 🙃. Everyone was great even Tommy loved it.

24/02/2025: Good craic and welcoming people.

14/03/2025: Went with my mam the pancakes are beautiful would recommend

06/03/2025: Delightful, cute little cafe filled with curios and art to keep you looking and searching the entire room until your food arrives. When that happens there will be no conversation and you'll be fully focused on your meal. The staff are wonderful, the food is great and the atmosphere fantastic. I really recommend a visit as soon as you can!!

17/07/2024: A superb pint of Guinness and good prices Worth a visit.

16/05/2024: Great wee local bar. Great service too

06/05/2025: I really enjoyed the overnight oats protein bowl with fresh toppings and honey. The frozen yogurt I tried most of them, my favourite flavours are chocolate and natural. Toppings: fresh strawberries, blueberries and bananas with chopped mangos then add mixed seeds with walnuts. Chicken toast is amazing.

20/02/2025: This is an absolutely delightful little coffee shop. Serving an array of baked goods as well as fancy ice creams full stop it was the copy that I was there for though. And, I am very happy to report that the coffee was absolutely fantastic - really really good