The best restaurants in Waterford

01/11/2025: Great toasties and coffee and dog friendly

09/10/2025: This cafe is buzzing with energy, friendly helpful service, healthy delicious food and great coffee. I went in to get a coffee for a homeless guy one day and bumped into Sinead the owner I knew from years ago we had a friendly chat and she gave me the coffee and croissant for free as I told her who it was for. Highly recommend 👍

20/09/2025: Do not come here👍🏻My partner and I were welcomed to a cold room with a hostile atmosphere. The staff were very pleasant although it certainly did not combat the awful food. If I was to describe it in 3 words I would say frozen, cold and inedible. I left the Saratoga quite upset as I remember it as a wholesome pub with comfort food😕, now a money racket with 0 atmosphere!!

17/09/2025: My son and girlfriend stayed here recently. No taxi service, local link buses didn't stick to timetable, room was nice and clean, food was tasty. No staff available till three, no management to be found. No breakfast available, was atrocious. Maybe a good stay in summer months. But definitely don't recommend.

26/10/2025: For years it was best fish and chips. I always think about this as reward after trip. Today it was so under average… fish was super greasy and burger was one of the worst I ever eaten… would prefer McDonald cheese burger… Not sure if staff changed, bad day or some cost cutting but definitely not worth visit. Will give it one more try in few months to check if it’s back to glory but doubt it…

22/10/2025: Always amazing, best scampi and chips and PEAS and tartar sauce in Ireland . Lovely staff , great service . Fresh tasty food

30/06/2025: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Tully’s Bar – A True Local Gem in Waterford! Tully’s Bar has such a unique charm – it's where locals go for a real pint, good music, and a relaxed vibe. I was there on a Friday with a live band and Saturday with a DJ, and while I love to dance, the vibe was more chilled – retro tunes, jazz, classic rock – a nice break from the typical commercial scenes. It’s not your average tourist bar, and that’s what makes it so much better. You’ll find people enjoying their Guinness, local brews (something between a Smithwick's and Guinness – amazing!), and having real conversations. The whole place feels like a secret favorite spot. Now, if you're like me and used to super cold drinks, you might notice the pints aren’t as icy as expected – they don’t rotate them fast, or maybe they go so quick they get warm – but hey, that’s part of the Irish experience 🇮🇪. Locals don’t mind at all, and honestly, you’ll get used to it. If you want to experience the real Waterford, with good vibes, music, and local flavour – Tully’s is the place.

06/06/2025: Popular, friendly bar with a great selection of craft beers.

15/10/2025: Delicious food reasonably priced with a comfortable pub atmosphere. Excellent burger and chips.

29/09/2025: Was down in Dungarvan for the weekend and was in Merry’s both nights. There was brilliant music both nights and the staff were lovely. In particular the two managers were excellent, you would of thought they owned the place with the thought and effort they were putting into to running it

02/06/2025: One of the best things to ever be born in ferrybank along with John o Sea. Reliable, fast and excellent food delivered by an excellent team, without exception.

14/08/2025: Very neat, clean and traditional!

25/07/2025: It's an old style pub, a good choice of stouts, Ale, Put it on your bucket list...

18/04/2025: Great country pub. Very friendly and welcoming.

30/09/2025: We buy the Colombian coffee beans by the kilo. Delicious coffee for great value. Highly recommend!

04/10/2025: Decent food all round. The waiters are also very friendly and attentive. Food a little slow to come but all in all would recommend for a bite.

03/09/2025: Great food, especially the seaweed bread!

13/10/2025: Really great food. And great service from really attentive staff. 10/10 . definitely will be back

12/10/2025: Lovely food, great views a nice place to stop for lunch staff nice & friendly highly recommend the strand

07/08/2025: I enjoyed a great pint of draught Beamish while sat outside watching the world go by. The bar is quite snall but there's a small rear seating area & patio too with toilets. There's some nice historic memorabilia on display.

03/08/2025: Well know Bar in Georges St, old style traditional bar, once known to only all men as customers.

05/10/2025: The best place in waterford, the best Guinnes

31/05/2025: Decent authentic Victorian pub, not much craic from younger staff but that’s like most places nowadays, definitely worth a visit

23/09/2025: Really nice traditional old bar. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere

01/08/2025: The bar was well stocked and very friendly. I had however gone there to hear some trad Irish music as recommended by a friend but missed out.