We had dinner booked for 4 at Emilianos. We had two visitors from Spain and we are senior citizens…read more It was reasonably quiet and we were relaxing enjoying our food and drinking our wine. The owner approached us and requested that we leave out table as it was required. We pointed out the empty tables but to avoid a scene we got up and moved to another table beside the one we were sitting at. We all thought this was UNACCEPTABLE. We asked what compensation there was for this behaviour. There was nothing on offer. I have to say we were shocked and despite sending an email to Emilianos we have not heard a word or any acknowledgement of what the great need was to remove us from our table to accommodate 4 young people. We felt very much used and abused at the attitude. IT WAS NOT BUSY IN THE RESTAURANT. We didn't know and were not made aware that they needed the table but they had no problem ousting us to a nearby table several of which were vacant at that time. I would like an apology from Emilianos for treating us as if we truly did not matter. It is great having lovely food but if you cannot be treated with dignity and respect WHAT IS THE POINT. Our friends from Spain could not believe what was happening that we had to move to accommodate four youngsters. It was an experience that none of us are likely to forget. Emiliano would do well to remember that if you have a good experience you tell approximately 2-3 others but if you have a bad experience it is anyting from 15 up. Being treated as if we did not matter was a truly bad experience. Regards Cummins family

Another fantastic evening at Emilianos with friends the food staff and atmosphere always terrefiic…read more Highly recommend a visit when in waterford

La Palma is on The Mall in Waterford. The eating area is upstairs although there is a drinks area…read moreand smoking area downstairs. Serving mainly Italian food, the service is good, the food is great too. Went there a couple of times for Christmas nights out and they handled the busy service well. They used to do a choclate dessert which is to die for. You had to wait twenty minutes for them to make it but well worth the wait. The last time I was there, it wasn't available, but they had a tasting plate which had most of the chocolate from the other dessert. Yummy!

this is an excellent restaurant, food is absolutely gorgeous, staff are extremely nice. if your…read morelooking for somewhere fairly reasonably priced this is the place to go, in 1 word superb

An Italian restaurant located right near the entrance to the Mall. Got there just st lunch was…read morebeginning and went upstairs to enjoy the sunny weather. We started with an antipasti of various olives served with a lovely bit of Italian sliced bread. Fabulous! I ordered the pizza with ham and funghi (mushrooms). The best pizza I have had in Waterford and this is from a guy raised in New York City! My wife had a caprezze salad And she loved it! Finished it off with a to die for tiramisu and a liqueur recommended by our server that was spot on! The service was friendly, not rushed. My server was the best! We loved it! We are thinking of relocating from USA to Waterford. I already got my go to Italian restaurant stacked out!

A wonderful little out of the way restaurant for Italian food of all kinds! The service was the…read morebest! Fast, friendly, and courteous! John Paulo treated us like we were in his own home. Please give them a try for Pizza, calzone and ravioli, etc.! My mom is Italian and I give these guys five stars! Don't forget to try the tira misu and the espresso! Yum, yum, yum!!! Salute! And Ciao! Oh and if you go see John Paulo, take him a cap from where you are from. He collects caps! :)

We really enjoyed our dinner at La Fontana…read more The garlic mushrooms had a perfect light breading and the scallops were very juicy. The pasta was delicious and the pizza was great, although our choice of toppings weren't the best.

Amazing food and service at La Fontana! They were able to squeeze us in a for a last minute…read morereservation and I'm so happy they were able to. I wanted the carbonara, which was off of the menu tonight, but they were able to make it happen and it was the best I've had! My partner got the crab ravioli and also enjoyed! House red wine was a delicious pairing as well. The raspberry/vanilla cheesecake and the pannacotta were both wonderful! I still can't get over that carbonara though.. soo delicious.

Food was excellent, the crowd inside was good, the staff was good as well. All in all, excellent…read moreexperience!

Fantastic food! Everything at this restaurant was delicious! The mahgerita pizza was simple yet…read moredelicious (basic cheese pizza). The fish and chips had a wonderful batter and the fish tasted fresh. Also - the local burger is AMAZING! Let me tell you - the burger is made with beef from the local butcher. This burger is ON PAR with Gordon Ramsay's burger at his BuGR restaurant in Las Vegas!! One of the best burgers I've ever been tasted! They give Gordon Ramsay a run for their money!!!

Wonderful pizza! The best pizza crust I ever tasted. So much better than the chain brands.read more

We found ourselves searching for a restaurant that was actually open on a Saturday night and…read morehappened upon Luigi's. As another review stated, it says "La Bella Roma" out front. There is a menu board near the front and there is also a daily specials blackboard on the opposite wall behind the counter. There are only 4 tables inside and they are all two-tops. There is an outside eating area out back that has an Italian countryside feel. The man behind the counter was extremely friendly and accommodating. We finally decided what to order and he said he would bring everything to our table. First the bread, oil, and vinegar were of the highest quality. The Prosecco was very good and actually had a cork in it. My son got the pizza and I got the rolled stuffed pork special. Both were outstanding. When in Youghal I highly recommend this place. Especially if you're a little tired of fish& chips or shepherds pie!

Good Italian product and welcoming staff. The wine list is short but essentially perfect. Thank you…read morefor the nice atmosphere and being open till late in this very quite town

Harlequin cafe is one of the few (only?) Italian-style restaurants in Waterford City. I was there…read morefor lunch and the food was quite nice and at a reasonable price, although I was hoping the tortellini I had were home made. They weren't but sure what do you expect for little over a tenner?!? My wife enjoyed a salad (pear/blue cheese/chicken) and we had some coffee to finish off the meal. All in all it's worth a visit but as a previous reviewer said, it really needs to be updated and probably cleaned a bit more.

Italian Connection was a great place for us to go to while staying in Kilkenny. We walked about a…read moremile from our hotel, which was light and easy to navigate to. The restaurant itself has a fancy feel right what you walk in, but the menu doesn't feel too fancy in terms of options, and I don't mean that a bad way! Dim lighting, and an elegant feel to the place. They have a bar, but it's quite small. They did ask us if we had a reservation when we walked in, so maybe plan to make one if you intend on going! We got two salads and a pizza. The pizza reminded us of Punch Pizza, a restaurant back in the states. They were great, and honestly like a sense of comfort food. It all came out so fast, I want to say 10 minutes or less. After dinner, we got the Apple Tart and Tiramisu. I'd order the Tiramisu in a heartbeat! So summer and delicious - definitely get that if you have room! Service was great too. When you're done, you stand up and pay by the bar. That's something we've had to adjust to while over here - to not wait for the bill at the table. Overall, 4 out of 5 stars!

Ordered takeaway and it was ready pretty quickly! The restaurant itself did seem like a nice vibe…read more We got the garlic bread & cheese and penne arrabbiata - both were great!

This place is wonderful. The food is as good as food I have eaten in Italy, the staff are polite…read moreand don't overwhelm you but always seem to appear right when you need them. Loads of options on the menu and they are always willing to make adjustments for the picky eaters among us. Nice wine selection too. Interior is nice and cosy, book ahead though for groups larger than six and most tables are for two or four.

Was visiting my dad in Enniscorthy and he brought us to a relatively new Italian right by the…read moreriver. I'm not one for Italian food in Ireland as I find it pretty boring and often caters to the carbonara/lasagna eaters and not like the food you get in Florence or the like. That was not he case here. Firstly, the starters. There were three of us. Two of us had soup, each one was different and both was lovely. The other person had a wonderful Sicilian chowder. This was a new one for me. Chowder is just creamy fish soup in Ireland but this was a tomato based soup with large chunks of fish along with whole shellfish and a massive langoustine (Dublin bay prawn). That person had been to Sicily and had this dish and she said it was 100% authentic. Two of us had a Monkfish special and it was cooked to perfection. There was a tagliatelle pasta dish also with Italian sausage. It was very tasty. It appeared to be good value with main courses from €17 to €25. We shared a bottle of the house wine which was surprisingly good. I didn't notice until too late that they had a few Italian craft beers that I had never seen before. They were from Birrificio Montegioco and one was called Draco, an 11% barleywine and the other was Rurale, a 5% pale ale. The waitress brought them over for me to inspect when paying the bill so I would be prepared for the next time I was in. I can easy say that this was the best and most authentic Italian food I have had in Ireland and I will be back the next time I'm in Enniscorthy.