The best restaurants in Waterford

28/09/2025: Nice place and good atmosphere.

19/08/2025: Music and sport bar up top of the town in Waterford, great prices, friendly staff.

18/09/2025: Party of 4 adults and 1 child. We dined here 2 weeks ago and I’ve been meaning to write a review. We usually get takeaway from here as it’s the best of a bad bunch in Waterford. This time someone suggested we dine in the restaurant; I was hesitant, as I am with most restaurants in Waterford. I’m anxious how Waterford restaurants will charge for subpar food. However, this day Peppers achieved excellence! It was honestly one of the best meals I’ve ever had in a restaurant. Our dining party members are no strangers to Indian cuisine and, in our collective opinion, this was exceptional. Some at the table complained about the wait time, but they had other engagements so they don’t count lol I thought the wait times were perfect. Allowed for chat and starter to settle. Upon tasting the food I realised where that time went. The chef put time and love into the food. Service was very good too. Bring your own wine is a nice touch. I’m looking forward to going back again. Btw the child in our group is a fussy eater and he ordered chicken nuggets and chips - so embarrassing - although Peppers obliged him. Top marks!

13/09/2025: My 1st time going and last time 😬 Korma was lovely, staff were nice, nan was terrible and had buckets of coconut inside and the bread was hard . We booked a table for 5.10, we arrived at that time, it took 30 minutes to get starters for 4 people (ther was only 2 tables occupied in the place and the other table already had there food so shouldnt have taken long at all). What was worse was waiting a further hour or so on the actual main course (now i know why they let people bring drink in, youd need it for all the waiting). I was supposed to be at my neices part at 6.30 , we didnt get out of the restaurant till 7.30 , the whole night was ruined by the delay, i had alot of appologising to do to my neice, and i was late collecting her friend for the party aswel, and they had 30 minutes left of the party as they had school the next morning. I wouldnt ever go to peppers again because of the waiting around, never had to wait that long for food before in my 40 years . I see that im not the only 1 that has said that food takes years to cook here in an almost empty restaurant every single time .

13/02/2025: A lovely warm coffee on a Cold day in town 😀

29/01/2025: i came here today to get a coffe / and there was que in front so i decided to use the toilet before and when i was passing over the counter receptionist name Jay shouted across the cafe at me toilet only for coustumer use only. that was the rudest thing i heard in my life other customers also expressed the same shock as me. how can someone put up with such a rude behaviour.

02/11/2025: The spring rolls were HUGE! Tasty food for average price.

30/09/2025: Ordered spicebox waiting 40 mins food came and it was raw chicken was all pink inside absolutely disgraceful

25/10/2025: Always on top with their services.Kate welcome you with smile every time you walk in and she is happy to help you with absolutely everything. Highly recommend 😍

31/08/2025: They don’t serve food anymore, it feels dark and depressive

08/09/2025: Was served raw burgers if only I could post the pictures … will never order from here again .. shocking.. avoid like the plague !

17/07/2025: Always visit the Cork stores, but first time using the Waterford one and I will most definitely be back. The staff are so friendly and look to go above and beyond to help - you don't feel rushed to order and move on like some other busy restaurants. The store is really clean despite its size and its city centre location, which I know can be difficult to do. But obviously the biggest thing is the really high quality food provided!!! Chilli cheese breast in a bun meal with gravy - you cannot go wrong!!! Their wraps are great too, as is the original chicken. Will definitely return when next in Waterford. Thanks to Marco and his staff for their great efforts.

28/10/2025: Usually love Hook & Ladder, but last visit wasn't the best experience. We couldnt get out of there quickly enough literally tormented by the same looped 4 traks of 'musak' and at way too loud a volume for comfort. We couldn't believe none of the staff seemed to be aware that the tracks were replaying, I think we heard them almost a dozen times. The other unbelievably loud noise compounded the first. Five or six late teen to early twenties waitor/waitresses were making a right racket having a congress at the counter, blissfully unaware of the volume they were at. Very nice, each one, but we genuinely felt agitated and stressed by the time we got out of there. Not a visit we'd ever like to repeat.

18/10/2025: One of my favourite spots for brunch in Waterford. We recently hosted a baby shower here and the service was lovely. We were accommodated nicely and also the food was great. Highly recommend for a cozy and relaxing vibe .

05/11/2025: Ordered at 9pm last night, at 10pm it was finally on the way. The driver didn't move for about 10 minutes so I sent a message on Uber. He then called me to say he's stuck with two orders. The restaurant was closing and had cleaned up and said they aren't making the orders. Told the driver to mark them as collected. He was then stuck with the orders on his app and couldn't do more orders (driver is top rated). Shameful that the restaurant didn't even call themselves. Not my first incident here over customer service ridiculous carry on. Back to Changaro for the customer service. Update: As much as I'd hate to drag a family business, the way you treat customers here is disgusting. I posted this a month ago, got a reply fairly quick but can now see they've edited their response one day ago. Horrible to be blaming Uber and the drivers when they're the only ones who made contact, you were probably home and all by then. The food was not late, it was refused to be made. Driver was in an awful panic. Hilarious reading all the reviews, but what's even funnier is the we checked CCTV response.. had an issue like this before, claimed staff aka family "didn't do it" and insisted I was lying about an order being wrong. Told them not to bother checking but they called back to say the camera showed driver taking wrong order which was a lie since rest of order was perfect. (Dietary requirements meant the wrong one couldn't be eaten). But I think the most APPALLING part is the absolute audacity and rudeness of the owner replies. Might be " in the business years " as they say, but clearly have learnt zero customer service... Won't be wasting more time on this review or this place🤑

23/10/2025: Unreal food, lovely staff, great selection

13/10/2025: The food and service is excellent, but the area definitely does not feel safe on Saturday evenings.

06/07/2025: Cud do with bigger kebabs, better mix of veg, cook the meat more (almost crispy) & less sauce. Reasonably tasty tho😄

21/10/2025: Easily the best Indian food I've ever eaten. Everything was made fresh, really lovely flavours, attentive staff. Will definitely come back here for more. Had the gobi starter and chicken methi. Unreal.

09/09/2025: I was a bit disappointed with my recent visit. The food did not quite meet expectations, and the flavors felt lacking. Unfortunately, the service was not very attentive, which made the experience less enjoyable. Considering the high prices, I don’t feel that the value matched what was offered. I hope the restaurant can improve on these aspects in the future.

09/09/2025: The range of flavors is great for instant noodles. Missing a few things. But if you're looking to cook Asian food, you can't go wrong here. Pricing is a bit funky as most things are priced but others aren't. Id try sticking to the procedure items

21/07/2025: Nice experience , you can get mostly all grocery , spices & nice shop

16/10/2025: I'd been passing by for a couple of years, wondering, as always, what else could surprise me... We had a kebab meal. It was delicious, the portion was large, the spices were just right, and there was plenty of meat. We finished the whole thing on our second try.

14/09/2025: Food is lovely could not fault them, there was no option for cheese on a chip butty, young lad rang them no problem, only sorry I did not order more

10/09/2025: Kind staff, has an upstairs seating which I love and I always come for the berry refresher, wish they’d supply more of that pasta though, but it’s amazing and I’d recommend going for a quiet place to relax and hang out or to get some work done.

02/08/2025: Under staffed and those that were on were dirty looking and rude. Cappuccinos are served with chocolate. Don’t act as if it’s an inconvenience! Tables filthy. Would not use the toilets as manky.

06/09/2025: I liked the kebab here, large portion, price in line with the order.

19/07/2025: Avoid using the "old website" because it's still active, and you can place an order, but it won't go through. They'll take your money, and you won't get anything. When I had this problem, the employee wasn't helpful at all. They didn't offer to assist with my order or try to fix the issue. At least remove the website if u don't use it. Use less people

08/08/2025: Google thinks this a food restaurant type place, it's for takeaway bubble tea, which they are great at.

05/07/2025: The impressions from visiting this place are not the most pleasant. There are no prices on the menu, which is strange. Not all drinks are translated into English. The table with napkins is dirty. It is obvious that the staff has difficulty serving a large flow of customers. Judging by the taste, appearance and execution of bubble tea, its price is too high.