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!

As I came back from Xmas break, my boyfriend picked me up with flowers at the airport and took me…read moreon a date to Casanova's Woodfire Pizza. Best idea ever ! 1* For the place : Located on Lower Kilmacud road, facing the Stillorgan shopping centre, you open the door to a staircase that leads to the restaurant. The place is huge, with a view on the cool kitchen. It looks like I have travelled to Italy in a blink of an eye ! On the walls, old metallic advertising board given by the previous Italian pub that was there. On th ceiling above our table we can see a gigantic wooden spoon and fork. Why not? 1* For the food : as a starter I had a tomoto & mozarella plate with green pesto, and that was wonderful ! Fresh and tasty. Nom nom... He chose the chicken wings with extra garlic sauce and pepper served by our waiter from a ginormous wooden pepper mill ! As a main I had a ham-artichoke-tomato-mozarella pizza, and he had a spicy diavolo pizza. We honestly were starving but we only managed to get through to half of our respective pizza ! 1* For the service : The staff was unbelievably nice. I couldn't help smiling from start to finish. David, our Italian waiter, was the best ! The food was served really fast, so were the drinks. We never had to think of asking for anything, David was a magician ! He was incredibly sweet too. We left him a well deserved tip. 2* For the overall experience : This is my new pizza place ! I know this is crazy, but everything was so perfect I cannot think of words to describe how well the evening went. I need to add that the price is very reasonable for an amazing quality ! And... they deliver :D We will probably meet there. Leave me your impressions and let me know should you have questions, I will get back to you asap ! ;)

Pros Good pizza…read moreUpstairs dining area Fast service Cons Wings were nothing special Doesn't open until later I really enjoyed this place. The food was good and I really enjoyed the bbq wing sauce, although the wings themselves were average at best. The pizza was excellent and the window view from my table was nice. Will definitely come here again.

One of the best restaurants in my town. Had dinner here with my family and we absolutely loved it…read more They make an amazing prawn tortellini with delicious sauce. Proper authentic Italian made food, especially their pizzas. They also serve some very nice cocktails. I'm eagerly anticipating my next visit. Would definitely recommend.

Shall charming and delicious Italian restaurant. Amazing food just like in Italy. We tried pasta,…read morerisotto and pizza and all were great. Highly recommended

Ridiculously good wood fired pizza with freshly made cheese. The pizza was better than any place in…read morethe US.

I read the reviews before we went to pick up pizza. Sounded like the perfect place. We bought two…read moreseparate pizzas large. all that was on them was seasoning/cheese and three pieces of basil. $20 each. Horrible.

We loved this little hole in the wall. No seating. It's just a take out but the food is great. We…read morehad fish and chips, chicken, battered sausage and a spice burger. All were great and definitely hit the spot. Would definitely come here again next time we are passing through.

thought i'd be goin to see rome and the colosium but no biggest clickbait of a place i've driven…read moreta. they had lovely chips tho now

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!!!

My boyfriend and I stopped here for a quick lunch. We were super hungry because it was way after…read moreour normal lunch time. We were completely new to Killkenny and had no idea where to go. It didn't help that all the businesses around here close after lunch hours and then reopen for dinner! So, we saw the words pizza and decided to give this place a go. Atmosphere: Typical pizza joint. Ordering counter with tables to sit at. Good amount of windows with natural light. Fairly clean for a pizza place. Service: We were greeted very pleasantly and our order taken quickly. We ordered from the counter and then were told we could sit to wait. While we were waiting, the gentleman who took our order came over with out drinks and a vase of bendy straws and napkins. I personally was delighted by this because who doesn't love a bendy straw? Our pizza came out in 10 minutes or less. Granted it wasn't incredibly busy, but we were very happy because we were so hungry. The pizza was even delivered to our table. Presentation wise the pizza looked great! When we left we were also thanked profusely. Not too often that that happens! Food: Both my boyfriend and I got 9" cheese pizzas (personal pan size or 6 small slices). They were pretty darn good. Much better than we were expecting. The crust was delicious - crispy but not over done and still doughy enough to have that Italian bread flavor. The sauce and cheese were good as well. I also appreciated that the pizza wasn't greasy. If anything I would say there could've been more sauce, but that's because I like more sauce then most people. It came out nice and hot too which was great because it was freezing outside! I can only speak for the pizza but I feel I should mention that interestingly, this place also offers American fair such as burgers, wraps, fried chicken, fish, etc. and kebabs of all sorts. Different combination of food offerings than we are used to, but all the more power to ya! Cost: Totally reasonable. Our pizzas were 6 euros each and we had sodas too which were 1.5 euros each. Everything else on the menu is pretty cheap as well. We both ate for under 20 euros which is a bonus in my book! I would say give this place a try, absolutely. Well worth it.

Picture it, you are in the car... the sun is shining, the breeze flowing gently through what is…read moreleft of your hair, you drive along, enjoying the fresh country air and the winter/spring scenes that the back roads of Kildare offer...when suddenly, out of nowhere; you remember you are a short, fat balding bloke in a family saloon and a 2year old screaming in the back of the car. Thank Jeebus we have just reached Blessington - there'll be something here to make him happy again - he's starving.... A bit hungry myself now that I come to think about it. We felt sure the plush new shopping complex in the heart of Blessington would offer some sort of sustenance... but no, the only eatery in sight was pizzamax... well, any port in a storm I guess. I think the phrase "Good Lord" just about covers it..... it was grim and grotty and spartanly decorated and encapsulated everything bad about the cheap nasty takeaway. Never the less we persevered - I reckoned chips would be safe enough and it was just about the only thing himself would deffo eat (yes yes I know, not exactly parent of the year stuff but there are times when getting them to eat ANYTHING is a plus). The cost of 2 portions of chips was 4 euro - I was surprised - you couldn't order 1 portion for that in Dublin. When they arrived there was yet another "Good Lord" moment - the chip portions were GHUGE.. really! - I took a picture, enough for 2 hungry adults. And quality? - actually pretty good, I would go further, I would say they were very good. On top of that the guy behind the counter took a shine to us and popped over a bottle of squash for now sated 2year old - really, I was very pleasantly surprised. In short - if the quality of the rest of the food is anything like the chips then this place is worth a visit but be warned it is the least physically appealing eatery I have ever visited, my feelings are over all mixed and confused about this place, so I think a 3/5 is a very fair score and shall wait for others to have an opinion!.

Tried the Wednesday special buy one pizza get one free. I had all the meats and we also tried…read morethe chicken kabob pizza. They were both ok...not bad but also not great either. The all the meats pizza had pepperoni, ham, hotdogs and something like gyro meat on it.