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Our Cocktail Bar - Avenue, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Avenue

4.6
4.6
718 reviews
€30 and under
Irish
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 or burgers, our renowned Steaks or just one of our amazing desserts, Avenue always delivers.

We offers the complete dining experience with our full bar, which combines luxury, privacy & comfort. With our inspired chefs and our warm and welcoming staff we will turn your night into one you will always remember!

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2 people

19:00


Booked 16 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Irish, Bistro, Cocktail Bar

  • Hours of Operation

    Fri, Sat 12:30 pm–12:00 am Sun 1:00 pm–12:00 am Dinner Wed, Thu 12:30 pm–12:00 am

  • Phone number

    (01) 628 5003

  • Payment Options

    MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive Chef

    Jonathan Cole

  • Catering

    In addition<br /><br />No Cakes &amp; No BYO<br />Please let us know regarding any mobility issue. Avenue is split over 2 floors. It may not be possible to change seating on the day, so please let us know as soon as possible and we will do are best.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Robert &amp; the team <br /><br /><br />

What 718 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Leinster

    Best Overall

  • Leinster

    Best Service

  • Leinster

    Best Ambience

  • Leinster

    Best Value

  • Leinster

    Healthy

  • Leinster

    Most Booked

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Súper attentive and profesional staff. You can see they like working there. The food was unreal with many different options. Definitely will be back
  2. GaelS

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A top class meal. Have been many times and never fails to make me want to return. Fabulous service. Staff all so friendly and obliging.
  3. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 March 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Meal with my mam for Mother’s Day, not the first the going to Avenue great place, amazing service and really nice food
  4. dannym

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 19 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    First time to the visit the Avenue in years. Highly recommend this restaurant. The food and staff was top class. Already planning a return visit.
  5. Celco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 March 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    Generally good but main fish course was over seasoned. Waiting staff friendly and nice atmosphere.
  6. OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 19 March 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    I loved how they keep kids in the focus…absolutely brilliant menu for the little people!! Great service and having ‘early bird’ menu available for the adults make everything fast and smooth - exactly what you need when dining out with kids ☺️
  7. DonO

    Dublin

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 18 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Class spot as always. Food, ambience, service and the 80’s music in the background tops it all. Highly recommended.
  8. GW18

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 March 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    Two main courses (Asian stir fry with Tiger Prawns & Asian stir fry with duck), a shared dessert and a bottle of table water for €69. While the food was certainly tasty and the service was good, personally, I didn't find the experience particularly good value for money. In my opinion, it felt overpriced by around 15-20%. I'd have no problem recommending if prices were a more reasonable as I've had plenty of other dining experiences on par or better for less.
  9. MichelleC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 March 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience4
    The staff are lovely very friendly and helpful the atmosphere is nice and relaxed. The only problem was I found that my meal seemed to be swimming in butter. A little butter is always lovely but this was way too heavy heart attack stuff.
  10. LuisA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A signature avenue night,great service ,food and drinks .New experience we had a high table in the bar very chilled and at the same time private enough to enjoy chatting to my partner.
  11. RoisinC

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely restaurant food delicious and staff lovely. Highly recommended.
  12. AnnC

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 March 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Lovely lunch in Avenue. No complaints at all. Everything very good. First time for lunch here although we have been many times for dinner or a special Sunday lunch. Recommend only advice the lamb shank meal is quite large. It was really lovely but I unfortunately could not finish it.
  13. Leonard

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely time at the avenue as usual..... miss the meringue mess on the dessert menu
  14. PaulineH

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was fantastic. Service very good. Will definitely be going back.
  15. SiobhanF

    Leinster

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great staff, great service, great food and great drinks!!
  16. Eileen

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 11 March 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Everyone enjoyed their food. Good options for vegetarians and small children. Upstairs had changing facilities but might be tricky if you needed a buggy. Only downside was that we sat upstairs and it was a bit cold. At our table and nearby tables people were wearing coats while eating their meal.
  17. AimeeS1604

    Dublin

    17 reviews

    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 10 March 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Great food, lovely staff and a great ambience! Will definitely be back!
  18. AlmasS

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 8 March 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Quick and excellent service. Food was great. Good choice of wine
  19. Celine

    Leinster

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 25 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Lovely meal and the service was great. All staff were so friendly and attentive.
  20. DarrenO

    Leinster

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great evening last night. Great food and great service.
  21. Mekere

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 22 February 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience2
    A special occasion dinner which we asked for a window table in the booking. On arrival I mentioned this & was told ‘we don’t serve windows’. We were seated in the bar area & not offered the window area which was free. Second comment from same server when I asked for Pepsi max or Coke Zero, ‘you can get Pepsi max with your take away on the way home, we only serve Coke Zero here. He was obnoxious to one member of our party only, the males were given great attention, checked if their drinks were ok & if they wanted more several times. Females were ignored apart from the snide comments. Food which is usually superb was sub par. Chicken wings are now half size portions (not in baskets but a bowl) we also much smaller wings, tasted reheated & chewy. Burgers were also awful, buttermilk chicken burgers were hard & chewy, fries frozen not handcut chunky fries that they used to serve. Beef burgers not great either, bland & again fries rubbish. Food tasted like it had been sitting under a hot lamp for ages. Hardly any staff on, main food sever was lovely & friendly unlike the drink/bar man. We have been going to the Avenue since it opened, it’s been our family favourite for years but never have we been treated so terribly by a server with such disrespect & snideness. Food also was a huge letdown. This was a delayed birthday dinner for family visiting from the US & was such a disappointment. Needless to say we will go elsewhere from now on.
  22. LydiaD

    Dublin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 19 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was absolutely gorgeous. Fabulous produce and great portion size. Staff were really friendly and lovely and the meal was so well priced. A very enjoyable experience altogether!!!
  23. OpenTable Diner

    Glasgow

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 18 February 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Good is always great. However staff kept mixing drink order or brought incorrect bill on multiple occasion. Other than that - place is recommended, food outstanding!
  24. Rocel

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is very scrumptious and service is excellent. Definitely recommend.
  25. LyndaN

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 February 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The food was very nice and the waiters were very friendly. Would come again.
  26. Gary

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a great night out with the family, which included 3 young kids. Food was lovely and service was great
  27. JillMc

    Dublin

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 11 February 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Absolutley fantastic meal etc. All.staff super but tiny issue with 2 young girls stretching across.my.dinner plate to get round corner to serve kids. We had 4 diff people. Serve the table, 2 brill. , 2 need to tweak service style. Will defo be back , soon !!
  28. MaryG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A la carte menu has good choices and is reasonably priced. Food is very well presented and great flavours! Service was excellent, friendly and efficient.
  29. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 February 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Pleasant and good food
  30. JonathanR

    Dublin

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 9 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amanzing service and food as always. Once a place I used to not call into much but in the Past 18-24 months, total game changer. Amazing place for food
  31. Millieob

    Leinster

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 9 February 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    We enjoyed our lunch at the Avenue. We had the lunch special. The service was excellent. We were surprised with the increase in price…..I suppose inflation has kicked in there too.
  32. RosemaryM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 February 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were looked after very well & thought the complimentary birthday prosecco & dessert were a very nice touch!
  33. ColmM

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 February 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience3
    Usually look forward to going to Avenue but after last night not sure about going back. My wife ordered fillet steak very well done only for it to arrive with blood oozing out of it. Our waitress was apologetic and promised to get it replaced only for it to arrive out again still red in the middle. Very Upsetting. Also the portion of chips was tiny and had to ask for more.
  34. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 January 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I have eaten here a few times over the past few months, the food has been delicious each time. The service has been excellent too. Highly recommend.
  35. CarolC

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 27 January 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Good choice on menu Sea bass was delicious Service was great
  36. OpenTable Diner

    Unspecified

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 January 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a lovely meal. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The food was amazing. Thank you very much
  37. DoireannH

    Leinster

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 21 January 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great meal. Chicken wings were delicious and the staff were lovely.
  38. OpenTable Diner

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 January 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My husband and I really enjoyed dinner at the avenue last night! Delicious food and so many good options! Would definitely recommend!
  39. SarahC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 January 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Our waitress was brilliant was so accommodating to us have our baby with us . Food was good but of a delay tho
  40. SharonK

    Dublin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 15 January 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We went for a lunch date my two daughters and myself The table was lovely beside the window The food was fabulous a great variety of choice Friendly attentive staff My first time to try and would definitely go again I brought home a meal for my husband and he said it was so tasty even 3 hours later (lamb shank)

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Avenue is rated 4.6 stars by 718 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

19:00


Booked 16 times today
Google Map for Avenue

Main Street, Maynooth, Co. Kildare W23 DX49

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street

    On Street Pay Parking

  • Area

    Maynooth

  • Hours of Operation

    Fri, Sat 12:30 pm–12:00 am Sun 1:00 pm–12:00 am Dinner Wed, Thu 12:30 pm–12:00 am

  • Cuisines

    Irish, Bistro, Cocktail Bar

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress Code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking Details

    Street Parking

  • Payment Options

    MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive Chef

    Jonathan Cole

  • Additional

    Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining

  • Phone number

    (01) 628 5003

  • Catering

    In addition<br /><br />No Cakes &amp; No BYO<br />Please let us know regarding any mobility issue. Avenue is split over 2 floors. It may not be possible to change seating on the day, so please let us know as soon as possible and we will do are best.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Robert &amp; the team <br /><br /><br />

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