We came here for lunch during the Puca Festival since almost everything else was closed. The inside…read moreis quite nice and there is a lot of seating for the restaurant portion. We got the roast dinner which, quite honestly, was not good. The beef was very dry and there needed to be wayyyy more gravy on it. The mashed potatoes had no flavor and lacked any creaminess. The veggies were fine but overall a very bland dinner that was dry. Would not recommend ordering this.

Went to visit family here in Athboy on my very first trip to Ireland in June of 2018. While there…read morewe all went out for dinner to Old Darnley Lodge, and totally agree with the other reviews, some of the nicest people you will ever meet, and the food was top notch. Food was excellent, and the service great also. We were only visiting for the day, but would love to come back and stay a few days at the lodge. True that it is very quaint and laid back, which we from the United States could certainly use, as a break from the pace that we live in here. We drove here from Dublin, but found out that there is bus service for Centre Dublin on a daily basis. Hope to come back some day, absolutely loved the atmosphere, and the food !

This hotel/restaurant is located in a quiet little town northwest of Newgrange. We walked in for a…read moremeal and were kindly greeted and seated. The service was very nice and friendly. This was my first time ordering bread pudding and I loved it! The menu had typical Irish cuisine options so I went with the meat. It seems that with most Irish cuisine they only pay attention to seasoning the main entree and not so much the sides. The meat was great but the carrots and potatoes just needed a little bit of salt. After eating we went up to the bar to pay. Everyone was very nice and helpful even though we appeared to be utterly confused. Haha. I would recommend this to anyone passing through the area.

Recommended to us by local family and they were right. The food was awesome. We had the sea bass…read moreand lamb. Both were tasty and cooked perfectly. Nice atmosphere, good service and someplace I would definitely go to again. If you want an excellent meal this place is not to be missed.

Absolutely Amazing place. Spent 2 nights here at the end of our Ireland vacations The grounds were…read moregorgeous and the food at the bar was fantastic. You can't get a bad pint of Guinness in Ireland and you can't get a better Chicken Cesar Salad - best one i've ever had. Staff was super friendly and accommodating and the weather was perfect as well. if you get the chance stay here for a night or two on your way to or from Dublin or Belfast. Stunning in every way!

Loved this experience from start to finish. The castle is on beautiful grounds. We were there for…read morea pre wedding high tea. Coming from the USA we were so excited to have this experience! The tea was delicious, so was the coffee, and all the snacks were also fantastic. Staff was super nice and the grounds were so well manicured. Overall a beautiful experience

Awesome place for a spa day!! My friend booked this place after our Istanbul holiday as a sort of…read moretreat! We drive up two hours from Dublin on a rainy afternoon. Checked in around 2pm, then hit the spa! Our treatments weren't until 5 but we hit up the pool, saunas and other cool amenities. The hotel is super nice, staff is super duper friendly! Our package includes a 30 minute spa treatment plus 3 course dinner for 150 euro, which was pretty good. My scrub/massage was awesome, felt refreshed! Dinner was delicious! Rooms were very nice and the buffet breakfast the next morning was bomb! If you get a chance, take a walk around the grounds. Overall a great little get a way spot to relax and get pampered!

With fantastic midweek offers, it's hard to resist going to Farnham Estate. The hotel is a large…read moremodern building attached to a refurbished old Manor type house. There is lots of land to roam around and explore including a huge golf course. The rooms are spacious and have lovely bathrooms with a shower and a bath. Free wifi in the rooms, a fridge, hairdryer etc and even robes and slippers! There's an indoor and outdoor pool with loungers with comfy pillows if you want to relax by the pool and read a book. There's also steam rooms of various temperatures, foot spas and nice showers. On a quiet day you can really lap up the peace and serenity, drink unlimited amounts of tea, coffee and juices and just relax. I had a Swedish back and shoulder massage from the Beauty Salon. It was amazing! They even have a hair salon! You really don't need to leave the hotel over your stay as there are plenty of options to eat. The Botanic restaurant or the Cellar Bar (or room service) have got plenty of choice on their menus. It all comes from the same kitchen anyway. I was so impressed with the buffet breakfast. So much to choose from! Probably the biggest buffet breakfast I have ever seen in a hotel. Fried, scrambled and boiled eggs to choose from! The staff are very helpful and friendly too. I couldn't have asked for more. I really enjoyed my stays here (3 times in 2 years) I recommend it highly and I know I'll go back again.

I came here for breakfast once during my stay in Cavan and the chef who worked there was lovely and…read morevery generous with portions. Despite it just being me alone, he gave a whole basket of complimentary bread which came in addition to my poached eggs on toast! The coffee was a nice tasting Espresso which I enjoyed, and the service was pretty quick too, but then again it was 8 am with not many customers yet. The prices very reasonable especially for the amount you get, and everything is around €4-7. They have a good few basic options like eggs (poached/ fried/ scrambled), porridge, full irish, a la carte extra options like roast tomatoes and mushrooms. The restaurant itself is like a dining hall, not too big but still spacious. Overall, I was pretty satisfied with the food and service here.

It was a whistle stop first time visit for one night only and an almost 4 hour drive from near…read moreCarlow to get there. As we turned in off winding roads in the dark we saw lots of Christmas trees and lots of coloured lights. It was impressive alright and I was glad to turn off the car. It's an impressively huge hotel and the reception was beautifully decorated for Christmas. Check-in was a pleasant, quick experience. We got a room upgrade, which delighted us. We were offered someone to take our bags to the room. This was a Black Friday deal that included a 2 course meal. So the room was delightful, two double beds and the usual tea/coffee/hairdryer/iron and a rather small tv on the wall given the size of the room. The room was cosy warm and it was appreciated as it was a cold night outside. I tried out the steam bath and jacuzzi. They were superb but two things annoyed - the changing room was unpleasantly cold coming from the jacuzzi and the shower (and I tried more than one) was unreliable. The shower water flow work hands free, there's nothing to push, so it was a light or similar. It went on and off randomly and despite me waving my hand over the 'light' pushing at it and so on it remained hit and miss with more miss than hit. I was tired and I found this to be irritating. Then to dinner; we were seated quickly in the restaurant. I found the starter I had good, but not great and - at the price - it should have been great. The chilli sauce and the tartare sauce were out of jars. My sea bass main was even more disappointing, again at the price it should have been top notch. It was poorly cooked, poorly seasoned, not as described on the menu (it looked more like trout) with overcooked, to near mush, side vegetables and not great chips either. I was tired too, so I decided to eat up what I could and shut up but I didn't enjoy it. The waiter was not focussed on serving us as he should have been. The price of a glass of wine is the same as a bottle of wine in M&S and the price of one cocktail gets me an M&S Dine in for two with a bottle of wine. Like almost everywhere else they sell those miserably tiny and annoying 200ml bottles of coke and nothing screams rip-off to me as loudly as these do but it's an all to common rip - off now. It was a great nights sleep and the breakfast coffee, fish and croissants were ace. I also rant about the bacon and sausages served up. Like most hotels and this hotel seems no different it's the cheapest sausage and bacon that's served up. Once a hotel is four star or above it really should use its buying power to do better. Sausages with artificial type skins should be banned, these are made of collagen, often derived from cattle skin, cellulose, or plastic. Likewise bacon loaded with phosphates make for an unpleasant eat. So, it's 4 star on balance with the dinner food, under seasoned and unexpectedly poor value for money with haphazard service. We are booked to return in April 2020 for a longer stay and we are looking forward to it, so watch this space.

Absafrikinlootly wonderful place, brilliant staff, sooooo helpful and attentive. Wonderful food,…read moregreat facilities and just highly recommended this place.

Excellent lunch menu and service. Food was top quality, reasonably priced and presented nicely. The…read morestaff were really good, so helpful and only waited 5 minutes for our food to arrive to the table. Decorated nice inside too. Highly recommend the River Front Hotel if you are in Virginia.