Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Leinster

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Updated 05 February 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Leinster? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Rasa Indian Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (88)

€30 and under

Indian

Enniskerry

About the restaurant

Welcome to Rasa Indian Restaurant we look forward to serving you.

Top review

Lisa

Dined on 15 Jan 2025

Food is superb the best Indian food 😋. Staff super friendly and great value too. 💯 recommend

Mimosa Bar de Tapas

4.9

4.9 (2077)

€30 and under

Tapas / Small Plates

Carlow Town

About the restaurant

Nestled in the cultural quarter in Carlow town - right across the road from our stunning Cathedral -
Mimosa Bar de Tapas provides an escape to a place of Latin Tapas served in a beautiful setting .
We pride ourselves on good food served in a beautiful ambience by friendly & helpful people .
We look forward to welcoming you soon !

ALL BOOKINGS FOR 6-8 please visit www.mimosawinebar.com and click on "Bookings for 6 or more "

Seating will be allocated to you on what's available at that particular time .
Unfortunately we cannot hold particular tables for guests ,to optimise your experience & not to be disappointed please do not request another table on arrival as refusal often upsets leads to frustration at our amazing team.

Top review

Michelle

Dined 4 days ago

Unbelievable as always on of my favourite places to dine ❤️

Raspberry Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (643)

€31 to €50

Irish

Gorey

About the restaurant

Restaurant . Cocktails . Social .

New modern restaurant with fabulous cocktail lounge. We have an exciting and varied modern Irish menu using the finest local produce where possible, infused with flavor's both traditional, and from around the world.

Top review

William

Dined 1 day ago

second time to eat there and again a wonderful experience top quality food and very attentive staff highly recommend that you call to raspberry for a enjoyable meal

Caladh

4.7

4.7 (204)

€31 to €50

Modern European

Wicklow

About the restaurant

Welcome to Caladh we look forward to serving you.

Top review

Darren

Dined 6 days ago

Really enjoy the cooking, mains were so moorish. My lamb was cooked exactly as I like and my husband really loved the pork. Our sides were great, carrots and potatoes. The starters were not too bad however, the burrata was replaced with whipped goats cheese, the prawn dish was ok. We wanted the duck spring rolls unfortunately all gone. The lemon possett was so good, the wine we picked out was the pinot Grigio. I didn’t like it as much as my husband it was a little flat on fruit notes. Good vibe at restaurant and it was busy. Second time visiting.

The Grounds @ Snow Cottage

4.8

4.8 (23)

€31 to €50

International

Rosslare

About the restaurant

Welcome to The Grounds, we look forward to serving you at our beautiful restaurant.

We are a family run business that is passionate about our guests experience; the food, the drinks, the service and of course the atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you in soon!

Top review

Richard

Dined 5 days ago

Excellent experience,really cosy with lovely staff,food was really good. Thank you Grounds

Sika Restaurant

4.5

4.5 (476)

€51 and over

Irish

Enniskerry

About the restaurant

With an emphasis on local excellence and seasonality, Sika offers the best of Irish contemporary cooking against a spectacular backdrop of Wicklow's hills and mountains. From the rich bounty of our seas and our fields, from the skilled hands of artisan producers and craft suppliers, Ireland's fresh food credentials are world renowned. Such superb raw materials inspire the best of our chefs. So at Sika you'll find well-loved classic dishes deliciously prepared and executed with a distinctively modern twist.

The space is as appetising as the menu. Situated on the third floor of the Hotel, Sika's dramatic floor-to-ceiling glass windows take full advantage of the breath-taking views of the Sugar Loaf Mountain.

There is no better place to soak up the sunshine and enjoy the views of the Sugar Loaf Mountain as the weather gets warmer, as Sika Terrace is open for all day dining during the summer months.

Please note that the restaurant is an adult-only area from 8:00pm nightly.

Top review

Breda

Dined on 26 Jan 2025

We really enjoyed our evening in The Sika restaurant for my birthday. Service great, lovely relaxing ambience. However, I was still hungry after a few canapés then a starter of 2 very small scallops in a nice sauce and our main course was accompanied by one small bucket of cauliflower florets and one small bucket of new potatoes which we had to share. I expected more for the high price. However the desserts were delicious, especially the salted caramel ice cream on the side, even though it was only a heaped tablespoon. If you're expecting a slap up feed then this isn't the place for you. It is fine dining healthy, small and well flavoured food portions in the sumptuous surroundings of Powerscourt.

StockHouse Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (153)

€30 and under

European

Trim

About the restaurant

Our story: The StockHouse is result of four people with an avid love of good food, good times & good value. Having both eaten out and working in various establishments both in Ireland and abroad, and having spoken about opening our own restaurant on many a night out it finally came to be when Mick and Orla approached Tom and Carmel about the possibility of opening a place of our own. They had been watching the building for quite a while and when it became available they decided to act and so our partnership was formed and StockHouse was born....

Top review

Karen

Dined 4 days ago

Beautiful food only thing was side of veg should have been roasted it wasn’t and came after I had finished my meal

Avenue

4.7

4.7 (1309)

€30 and under

Irish

Maynooth

About the restaurant

Avenue is located over two floors in the heart of Maynooth. Opened in December 2007 by Robert & Bronagh Kennedy, Avenue now boasts a band of loyal customers, gaining a reputation for excellence and winning countless awards. Avenue has long been recognized for quality, consistency and value, along with the buzz of a busy restaurant and the warmth of our friendly staff… with a “Céad míle fáilte” that comes from the heart. Our customers continue to enjoy our great Irish food and that’s because we have a local, natural and honest approach with an easy-going warm style that is both rooted in tradition and yet still modern. Whether it’s our famous chicken wings, chowder, burgers or our renowned Steaks and fish, Avenue always delivers.

We offer the complete dining experience and now serve brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am. Avenue combines luxury, privacy & comfort. With our inspired chefs & our warm & welcoming staff we will turn your day or night into one you will always remember

Top review

Andrew

Dined 1 day ago

The Avenue is a lovely restaurant . Not my first time here and always enjoyed the food. The service is also excellent. An excellent featherblade of beef very tasty meringue dessert

Bramley

4.8

4.8 (227)

€31 to €50

Irish

Abbeyleix

About the restaurant

Bramley is a neighbourhood restaurant nestled in the heritage town of Abbeyleix.
Husband & wife; Sam & Emily Moody undertook a careful and considered refurbishment of this historic space to create a relaxed-elegant dining room re-capturing the historic feel of this beautiful building.
I the kitchen we celebrate Irish food using the very best of Laois’ larder & exceptional Irish suppliers. The menu is simple, seasonal, exciting and diverse.
Everybody is welcome to dine at Bramley; a friendly, relaxed & knowledgeable team allow guests to enjoy an at-ease Lunch or Dinner experience.
Exceptional simplicity, Warm hospitality.

Top review

Debbie

Dined on 18 Jan 2025

We had the tasting menu. Stunning food with never ending attention to detail on every course. Attentive, unobtrusive, well trained staff. Will be back.

The Coach House

4.6

4.6 (201)

€31 to €50

Irish

Roundwood

About the restaurant

Opened under new ownership in December 2023, we are located adjacent to our existing Roundwood Stores bakery and artisan food store. Come and enjoy good food, wine, craft beer, and log fires in the beautifully restored 1820’s Coach House.
The pub is open midday until late, Thursday to Sunday, for walk-ins and reservations.
The menu is slightly more casual (as are some of the tables) but the room is cozy and the experience the same.
The restaurant is open midday for lunch and 5pm for dinner, walk-ins or reservations available.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Top review

Kate

Dined 3 days ago

First Visit this afternoon gorgeous food excellent friendly staff look forward to returning.

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