The best restaurants in Arklow

10/04/2026: The service was excellent and the food was spectacular. I'll definitely be back.

01/04/2026: We had a wonderful lunch here yesterday! Everything was exceptionally clean and well-maintained. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. Special thanks to the staff – they were incredibly polite and made us feel truly special. Definitely recommended!

17/11/2025: 4 of us went for brunch, surprised by how tiny this place is inside & looks like a takeaway only on first impressions but the staff are lovely, recommend acai bowls but the croque monsieur though nice was actually a toastie with nothing melted on the top

05/10/2025: Amazing place, it has been a long time that I didn’t enjoy such delicious meal! Staff is really lovely too.

22/12/2025: A thoroughly positive impression, both from the very friendly and welcoming service staff and the beautifully maintained ambiance with its view of the water. Good coffee and tea, delicious snacks, and homemade cakes. We'll definitely be back! Please note: the café is somewhat hidden, located directly on the riverbank. A small footpath leads from the bridge right to the café. Further upstream along the river, there's a large parking lot where parking is free on Sundays. From there, it's about a 2-minute walk to the café; simply stroll along the riverbank and you're there.

27/10/2025: Got a delicious coffee and toastie here! Love the flavour of the coffee, really special. Food was fresh and delicious. And the women working were so lovely. Love the river views, what a location. Thank you ladies 👩🏼‍🍳☕️🙏🏻🙏🏻

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.

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

03/01/2026: We’ve been regular customers up until this visit, which is why this experience was particularly disappointing. We waited around 30 minutes just to place our order, and then another 40 minutes for the food to arrive. It was disheartening to see a table seated after us receive their starter before our food was served, with no explanation or apology offered. When the food eventually arrived, it appeared to have been microwaved rather than freshly prepared, which made the long wait even harder to understand. Overall, the experience fell short of what we’d come to expect. We hope this was a once-off, but unfortunately it has made us reconsider returning unless there’s a noticeable improvement.

16/12/2025: Thank you 🥰 Everything was very tasty, fast and very friendly atmosphere. The staff is very friendly Thank you, my birthday went very well. Thank you 🥰

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

14/02/2026: Look I love the food from here ,but this is the second time happening now ,got a delivery tonight order a butter chicken main and a mixed grill main ,gets the delivery and the sauce for the mixed grill isn't there this is the second time happening 🥲rang them oh kitchen is closed 😭so it's valentine's were after spending money on a nice meal and I've to share my sauce out of the butter chicken so now we both have meat with just rice basically a miniscule amount of sauce between us ,and they will take money off next order mind you the hole meal is ruined now devastated,,second time 😅😅😅 happy valentine's day

09/02/2026: Food is 100% Tables/Seats could do with an upgrade ,food all squeased together with little room for a fork and knife Glass of flat coke from a Can 4€ now this is a rip off ,other than that i would return for the cooking

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.

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.

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

24/01/2026: We had an amazing two nights in the Gin Mill. Darragh is the best barman , he definitely made our visit 100x better. Great craic , great atmosphere, fab entertainment!! Music Bingo , quick fire quiz and karaoke. Love from the belles of Belfast!

29/07/2025: Had a tasty cooked breakfast and a nice coffee here. Tables outside as the weather was warm and dry. Right next to a large car park. It was a nice surprise to find this cafe. Great value as the coffee was included in the breakfast price.

19/06/2025: Salad bowls are top notch ! I order them every day for my lunch

13/05/2026: When we are in Lanzarote we will always have a meal in Enjoy staff are always really friendly and don't think we have every had a bad meal 👌

06/05/2026: Lightning fast service, almost too quick! Lovely restaurant, very well presented with loads of seating. Staff are polite and friendly. Food portions are decent and the price is very fair. I would recommend a visit.