The best restaurants in Arklow

08/06/2026: Lovely café. Nice staff. Good coffee

25/05/2026: Very nice family friendly coffee shop. Great food great deserts and very friendly staff perfect for a Sunday brunch with family or friends.

05/07/2026: Nicest staff, great pint (served in proper Old style Guinness glasses) great pub food - the Sunday roast beef is another level. Advising booking on weekends but we’ve always been accommodated regardless! Kid friendly too.

28/06/2026: On our travels and took a punt to stop and have Sunday lunch at this place. So glad we did. Food, atmosphere and especially the staff were all amazing. So friendly and welcoming. Anyone visiting Arklow must stop in at The Old Ship Inn. What a gem of a place.

10/07/2026: This place is great. Huge menu with vegetarian and celiac choices on the menu. Im a tourist from western Canada and I love fish and chips, but our choices back home are limited. Consequently whenever I come here or the UK I eat it way more than I should. So far on this trip, I've had it 6 times. This place, hands down is by far the best I have had in Ireland. I was so excited by the looks of it, thay I ate half before I thought of taking a picture. Friendly and helpful staff on top of it. My wife has some food allergies and they were super helpful and attentive. 5 out of 5 all the way around.

04/07/2026: Fantastic. Great Staff. Fabulous food. Lovely atmosphere. So accommodating and welcoming.

20/02/2026: Kids loved to eat here. Lunch menu great

19/02/2026: Staff is very friendly and food was lovely 🥰

25/05/2026: Margot and Amelia were amazing, we loved the food, the costumes, the chats, highly recommended

29/04/2026: Afternoon tea at the vintage tea rooms in Arklow yesterday. What a great way to spend a few hours. We got to dress up in the most fabulous dresses, with gloves, hats and all kinds of wonderful accessories. Plenty of time for photos Then sat down to tea, served in china cups, with delicate sandwiches, scones and mouthwatering cakes. No rush to move us on. Staff were friendly and service was excellent Well worth a trip

18/05/2026: Top class club for food and drink staff are welcoming golf course is number one

09/05/2026: What a great links course, a true challenge. 75€ is a very fair price. Had nice weather and the wind, by all local accounts, was mild.....only 25 mph! Despite being stuck behind a cluelessly slow 4some we loved every second of it. Great experience

13/06/2026: Its a fabulous little place, with brilliant people, serving gorgeous food and coffees.

04/06/2026: Loco Grocer is an absolute gem in Arklow! I'm giving it 4 stars primarily because their sandwiches are absolutely fantastic—fresh, packed with flavor, and easily some of the best around. I would definitely return and highly recommend this place to others for a great lunch spot. The only reason it loses a star is the bakery section. We tried some of the cakes, but they were quite hard—potentially because they had been left out all day or weren't entirely fresh. Stick to the sandwiches and you'll have an amazing experience. Definitely worth a visit!

11/10/2025: The Taste of Italy was a delightful and delicious surprise. I had the pistachio croissant and my husband had the chocolate croissant. We kick ourselves for not taking some to-go and for not tasting the organic apple pie. Since we were headed out of town, we missed their lunch special, but I'm certain it's fabulous. The hosts were warm and friendly. Highly recommend!

04/10/2025: This Italian has just replaced my favourite Italian restaurant in London. Might not be local but worth travelling for.

30/05/2026: We were on coach trip with Just Go holidays recently, service, staff and food all excellent, way above our expectations, room 310, highly recommended. Many thanks Keith and Jane

29/05/2026: Lovely hotel, with lovely staff. I would highly recommend this hotel. I had only booked for one night and ended up staying two.

30/12/2025: Excellent food and friendly service.

25/11/2025: I was looking forward to eating here as it is a halal restaurant and not your usual fast food/kebab place. It was busy when we arrived, plus it's a small restaurant, so unfortunately we couldn't sit inside and instead decided to do a takeaway & eat in our hotel room. I ordered the "Crispy sticky duck and ramen stir fry" thinking it did not have any sesame seeds or egg in it as they were not listed as allergens in the brackets. We came back to the room, opened our food boxes and there were sesame seeds and fried egg with the noodles. :( I know I should've asked before ordering, so I do admit it was my fault too. I'm just writing about this here not to complain, but so that other people with similar allergies/intolerances are made aware. Thankfully, my friend had ordered a dish that I could eat and so we just swapped our meals, and it was very nice (Ayam Halia). If I'm ever visiting the area again, I would still be interested in trying some of their other dishes.

14/06/2026: My new favourite, super fresh and tasty. Love that you can pick spice level for many dishes - ordered medium and they nailed it. Tried several veggie dishes and will be back for more. Bravo! Definetely want more.

30/05/2026: Honestly, best restaurant takeaway you can get in Arklow. Food is insanely good. One of the best Indian meals I’ve ever had. Will be back again and again

03/07/2026: Great spot for a game of pool/darts and the live sports

15/03/2026: Very Welcoming. Great live music

04/11/2025: Really good food and coffee, really good value and the people are lovely can't go wrong at all

27/08/2025: Popped into Delightfully Delicious for an early Sunday morning breakfast while in Arklow , and was so glad I did. The food was extremely tasty, with great friendly service from all the staff in a relaxing atmosphere. If you are looking for somewhere to eat in Arklow, I highly recommend Delightfully Delicious.

01/10/2025: We stopped in for lunch here with lower expectations after striking out several times in Donegal Town. We arrived around 1:30pm to a full house except for one table for 2. Great atmosphere. Lovely welcome/greeting from busy but accommodating staff. 4 lunch specials were offered in addition to the menu in this smallish bistro! I ordered the carbonara pasta and asked for a side Caesar salad which was no problem even though not available on the menu as a side. Hubby ordered the special chicken curry. Both were delicious! I loved the pasta but was especially impressed with the flavours and fresh ingredients of the Caesar salad. All food is made fresh to order. My husband commented on how perfectly cooked (ie not overcooked) the vegetables in his curry were. Looking forward to breakfast there tomorrow 🤗

20/09/2025: Lovely coffee, gorgeous cake and the soup looked amazing.

15/06/2026: Nicest Asian restaurant in Puerto del carmen.

13/06/2026: They have a good selection of Asian food. We were treated well, the service was fast, and the food was delicious at a very good price.