We're in Kilkenny Ireland on a Saturday night and can't get in any of the restaurants we had scoped…read moreout. Who knew that even in February, all tables sell out in every restaurant in town? We needed to make reservations a day or two ahead. Yikes. We tried the pub by our b&b but the restaurant area has a private party and the bar is full of sports fanatics. So we walk past Lemongrass and like the Thai menu and we see open tables. Bad for them but good for us is that a party of 25 didn't show. Bottom line: we had very good meals beginning with the most incredible dim sim steamed dumplings. They were far superior to any Chinese dumplings that I've had. The waitstaff was super, the atmosphere was bright and pleasant, and they have a gluten free menu. This was a great stumble upon.

Ran into this place walking around Kilkenny and decided to drop in for lunch. I suspect it has only…read moreopened recently as the staff seemed a bit disorganized. I had low expectations as most Asian food we have had to date in Ireland has been a bit disappointing. This place was surprisingly good. My beef rendang was excellent and had a very authentic taste and kick to it. My entree of salt and pepper calamari was also alright. Would happily return here for a feed of good Asian food. They have some great choices of South East Asian dishes from Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia and the flavours are great.

Stopped in for a quick snack as we were a bit hungry and it was after lunch and not quite dinner…read more We enjoyed the prawn crackers they served. We ordered spring rolls, sweet and sour wontons and a side order of the egg noodle stir fry. The springs rolls were fine, the wontons weren't quite what I was expecting - the filling was just unseasoned pieces of pork? But the side order of egg noodles was spectacular. I'd come back just for those.

Passing through Kilkenny for work, stopped by for an evening meal. It was lovely. We shared a…read morestarter with shredded pork in iceberg lecture, delicious, Szechwan crispy duck was great.

After we ordered we found the time til our order was due was over an hour. Then they were very late…read moredelivering it. We couldn't contact the restaurant. The phone number didn't work. When the food eventually did arrive it was hot. That's the best I can say for it. The duck was dry and overdone and the chicken balls were mostly batter. The sweet and sour wasn't worth it. I won't be ordering from this place again and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.

Best spice bags around. PERIOD! And I've tried over 30 spice bags around Carlow, Wicklow, Kildare…read more Family members also love the food on the menu. Prices are good and service is fast. Some nights tho the place becomes inundated with a million orders and you can be kept waiting That can't be helped though. Would definitely recommend if in the Baltinglass area.

Take-away only. A worth replacement to Second Heaven (closed early this year, replaced by a way…read moremore downmarket Asian takeaway). OK prices for the area; the food's worthwhile though there's nothing all that unusual or exciting on the menu -- typical take-away Chinese for Ireland. Open 7 days, 4 PM to midnight.

Lovely Chinese in Thomastown, we go there regularly, their curry is great and prices reasonableread more

I rang in my order and they were like it will be 20mins.. went to collect it was there like 15mins…read morelater 1hour later my food finally came out and they weren't even remotely sorry and the food wasn't that great.. definitely won't be eating here again!! Yeah

My favourite Chinese in Carlow without a shadow of a doubt. It's not the cheapest but it's not…read moresilly money either (about €12 a head will give you a good feed). They deliver pretty quick too compared to some of the other restaurants in Carlow. The only thing I would say they could do to improve would be if they had pictures of what all the dishes actually are. I'd love to try more things but if I'm honest end up ordering the same thing most of the time. Highly recommended if you need to satisfy an aul Chinese craving!!

From the owner: Welcome to Lotus Restaurant Quality Chinese Cuisine in…read moreCarlow Established in 1988, Lotus Chinese Restaurant is the oldest and leading Chinese restaurant in Carlow.Located in the heart of Carlow town, we have a strong reputation for exquisite food,friendly service and a range of Fine Wines. Offering a range of Cantonese,Chinese and European dishes. Various sizes of parties are welcomed.

Both the food and service were excellent. We had a great view from our waterside table.read more

Excellent service from all and the good was great . Quick and tasty …read more Will call again .

I visited this place for the first time at the weekend…read more We walked up a flight of stairs to find a friendly waitress at the top of stairs who opened the glass door and welcomed us in with a smile on her face! We were told we could sit anywhere(which is always nice! I hate when you are shoved in beside someone and there is no one else in the restaurant!) It was busy enough vibe as there were 2 groups of people. We were immediately served prawn crackers in a lovely oriental bowl, we ordered chicken in black bean sauce and tofu in black bean sauce and enquired about what beer was the nicest, the waitress recommended a nice chinese beer, can't think of the name of it now, but it was the cheapest one on the menu, which made it all the nicer! :) Fresh jug of water and ice was promptly brought to our table and our dinner arrived shortly afterwards. We finished everything! Yum! For desert we had banana fritters, which was served with honey and icecream. Delicious! I saw on the menu they serve cocktails that are €4.50, which is a very good price, so I must go back to try those! The service and food were all top notch! Will definitely be back! :)

Great little Chinese takeaway in the middle of the town. We got excellent Orange and Lemon Chicken…read more Schezwan beef was great too. Food was great and service was quick. Will definitely come back.

We used to leave 60 euro here every week for the family order. Ordered duck this week and was very…read moredisappointed. The hoi sin sauce was watered down to the point it could not be tasted and the pancakes were just dough, they were not steamed and did not come apart. Customer service in here is next to non existent, tried to call back after the family finished their meal but the owners were very rude and just shouted about being too late ringing back. Needless to say we won't be returning if that's how they treat repeat customers