Cafes, Pubs, and Restaurants

What Cafes, Pubs, and Restaurants are in County Carlow?

Check out all the Cafes, Pubs, and Restaurants I’ve been visiting in County Carlow.

Café Thyme at Delta Sensory Gardens

After strolling through the Delta Sensory Gardens I went for lunch at the on-site cafe and restaurant Café Thyme. The Delta Sensory Gardens are part of the Delta Centre which is a center for adults with intellectual disabilities. The sensory theatre...
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Rathwood’s The Merry Tree Restaurant

I highly recommend going for lunch and dessert at Rathwood’s The Merry Tree Restaurant. The MerryTree is a popular, relaxed restaurant serving Rathwood visitors from Breakfast (10 am – 12 pm), until lunch from 12 pm to 2:30 pm. From a...
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Rathwood

Located just outside of Tullow on the border of County Carlow and County Wicklow, Rathwood is a great place to visit. It was established in 1994 as a family-run furniture store. Today it is a multi-award-winning family-run facility with shops, a...
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Mullichain Cafe in St Mullins

Beautifully situated on the banks of the river Barrow in St Mullins in County Carlow. The Mullichain Cafe is a unique and charming dining out by the river. The Mullichain Cafe is a tastefully restored 18th-century canal storehouse, that was used to...
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Teach Dolmain

In December I published a post about 12 Pubs of (Christmas) Carlow Town. I decided to visit each of those pubs and post about it. So the first pub I visited is Teach Dolmain. This is one of the most known and recommended pubs in Carlow town....
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Barrow Brew

If you only will be in the area of Milford in County Carlow, you must try the coffee from Barrow Brew. It`s brilliant! They opened in the first week of March 2021 as a Mobile Coffee Box serving artisan coffee, tea, herbal teas, hot chocolates, and...
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The Forge Restaurant

Less than 1 kilometer from the majestic Altamont Gardens was located The Forge Restaurant. Between the villages of Ballon and Bunclody on the N80 Dublin-Wexford road. It was an ideal stopover for tourists. I wrote “it was” because The...
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Chocolate Garden of Ireland, Co. Wicklow

World Chocolate Day is celebrated annually on the 7th of July. So this is a perfect occasion to visit “the most chocolate place” in County Carlow. And it is the Chocolate Garden of Ireland. Located between Tullow and Shillelagh, Chocolate Garden is...
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