The best restaurants in Waterford

05/06/2025: We got got to experience what a true Irish pub is like. Melisa and Martha’s hospitality alone is worth our return. The environment was perfect (and clean). The best bonus is THE FOOD!!! The best food we ate in all of Ireland! I wanted to finish my plate so I could get a cheer from Melisa, but the space I needed for the Banoffee Pie was more important!! Waterford will always be on our itinerary solely because of The Grattan Bar!

05/06/2025: First of all, the hosts are just simply brilliant , second, food that they make is delicious . I had a prawns salad, and it was just great. Very friendly atmosphere , would recommend it 100%

04/07/2025: Lovely Italian Restaurant. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. I would recommend booking a table in advance as it's a busy restaurant. Well worth 5 stars 🌟

03/07/2025: It was our best decision ever to go eat in this restaurant. It was the most delicious pizza, we ever ate in our life. 😍everything about this restaurant is good. I definitely recommend going there too.

04/07/2025: Excellent birthday dinner experience with a group of 8.

01/07/2025: Absolutely DELISH! Possibly one of our best meals on our trip. The soup, curry, salad, wraps are all fantastic. Highly recommend!!

25/06/2025: Really excellent pastries and THE BEST Coffee in Waterford. Really lovely place to come and it’s my new favourite place in town for a great coffee.

17/06/2025: Fantastic cakes and super friendly staff

06/06/2025: Always love the food, atmosphere and service in here

06/06/2025: Lovely restaurant. Great food. Excellent service.

10/06/2025: Excellent restaurant, excellent food, excellent service. These people have the perfect no nonsense approach to running a great restaurant. Thank you for a top dining experience. Can't wait to go back.

02/06/2025: We were outside in the terrace and it was lovely. The seafood pie was great!

05/07/2025: Exceedingly good, I've eaten my way up and down italy, it's like having italy in your door step, authentic is an understatement.

23/06/2025: The desserts are amazing, food is great too!

11/06/2025: It's amazing, the food portions are large and the price is good.

11/06/2025: The food is excellent. Staff are so accommodating I accidentally messed up my order and they were very good to me! Thank you!!

31/05/2025: Excellent food. Thoroughly recommend going.

29/05/2025: Great friendly bar, great service

10/06/2025: I recommend the stir fry chicken box , I also got the butter chicken but it was bit spicy but still delicious. Really great valye for the portion sizes . Very clean and quick service . Very affordable .

08/05/2025: They have an Indian and Thai menu. Got the Paneer Butter Masala, gave a generous amount of paneer. The flavor was delicious and fresh. The sweet potato fries were fantastic! Great place! Will go again next time in town.

18/06/2025: We had a wonderful weekend at the .Marina as always. This was our 17th year we spend every fathers weekend at the hotel this year there were 70 of us .The staff and in particular Caroline the booking manager and Michael the food and bar manager go above and beyond to make our stay so good we cannot recommend this hotel enough the rooms the food and entertainment are all excellent xx

17/06/2025: Gr8 staff, secure parking. Recommended

21/06/2025: Ordered the guinness and beef hot pot. The portion was generous and so delicious. Ordered a gingerman draft lager to pair with it, and was even better! Totally recommend paying a visit.

08/06/2025: Good service, great food and vibe... Meals range between €10-€20. The Gingerman Steak Sandwich was just on €17 and was massive!

29/06/2025: Great place to have a quick bite to eat!

26/06/2025: I had the most bizzare experience here yesterday. While in Waterford for the day myself and a colleague wanted to get a bit to eat and a coffee before driving home. We walked in the door and my colleague tried to go upstairs to look for a seat. The girl behind the counter stopped him, telling him he had to order first.... fair enough... We then went to the counter to order but were told the menus are on the tables. As there were tables outside we went out to look at the menus. We then walked back inside to order, but the girl behind the counter wanted our table number first before taking our order.... my colleague joked "you're making it very hard for me to order a cup of coffee here", but the response was "I DID tell you to get a table number before ordering" I pointed to a table outside the window and said we'd sit at that table, but the girl asked me what number it is. Surely, working there you'd know the number of the table. Anyway, she refused to serve us until we gave her a table number. At that stage, with the poor level of service and attitude from the staff, we decided to go elsewhere.

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

29/05/2025: Awesome place. This American had heard the term “creamer,” but I had no idea. It was definitely the best Guinness I’d been served all week. Service was good too.

01/07/2025: The burgers were burnt to bits. The chips were reheated. The donuts were like rocks, could literally break a window with them. Everything thrown into the black bin in a FLASH

26/06/2025: Second visit, and it was still as welcoming as the first time.