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  Great staff and amazing food priced very cheap. We had a toddler and visited on Saturday night and the staff were amazing working with us while the toddler slept. Menu... read more choices were excellent & quality of food was even better. Will definitely be back.

  I have been eating in The Grapevine for a long time and always enjoyed it but the new owners have made it an even better experience! The new menu has... read more so much choice. Both our food and the Spanish wine was fantastic! Something for everyone to eat no matter what your taste.

  I’m so sad to write this review as I have loved the Grapevine for many years. My last few visits have not been satisfactory and tonight was the final straw.... read more I really am unlikely to return.
Firstly, the waitress on the floor was on her own trying to take orders, serve drinks , process payments, etc etc. It just wasn’t happening ! There were significant delays in ordering food , getting drinks served and our meal was incorrect as were the table behind us.

I saw two tables go to get their own menus as no one was serving them. Many tables orders were wrong. The chef from the kitchen was serving tables !!! I get it, it was busy. But why why why was there not more staff on the floor? For me my experience was impacted by incorrect order, slow service and just simply not good enough for what I was paying for. This is not the first time this has happened me in recent times here. I strongly recommend choosing another restaurant simply to have a better service. I feel sorry for the staff there tonight as clearly they were under pressure. Management need to change something or the name of the restaurant will continue going down hill.

  All I can say is beautiful food and exceptional service, been here twice now once as a group for our staff party and once as a couple for valentines both... read more experiences were truly enjoyable. Both times Andrei looked after us and did an amazing job.

  Service: 11/10
Food: 10/10
Staff: 10/10
Atmosphere: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Experience: 10/10

We visited earlier this weekend and had a great evening, we were truly stuffed leaving... Amazing food,... read more staff, everything!

  Fantastic food. Expected average food considering small plates, however all plates were phenomenal. Highly recommend the steak skewers.

I would highly recommend this little gem.

  Excellent food and excellent service . Great decor which reflected the Spanish tapas theme and the origin of tapas . Very satisfied with the experience !

  4 of us had an amazing tapas night in this Kilkenny restaurant, The tapas are large and we over ordered but still enjoyed every one as we had a leisurely... read more Spanish evening with Sangria too. The staff were very attentive and efficient. Who needs to go to Spain for great tapas!!

  Relaxing atmospheric little spot! - Enjoyed a very relaxed meal here with friends, food really tasty, great selection to choose from and service impeccable

  House red is very good. Good selection of tapas- not expected in Ireland. Good service as well. Recommend when in Kilkenny

  We visited the Grapevine on our minimoon.
The service and food was amazing. Even dessert was fabulous.
The menu has great choice and prices are so reasonable.
We cannot... read more wait to come back to Kilkenny to try more options from the menu.

  We were looking forward to our meal in The Grapevine so much as we are fans of tapas but unfortunately we were bitterly disappointed with the food and service.
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The actual interior of the restaurant was very nice, but the music was a bit manic and did not create the chilled atmosphere befitting of a wine bar/tapas restaurant.

But it was the food the was the most disappointing.
All our dishes arrived so quickly the alarm bells were ringing immediately- we wondered how food that arrived so quickly could be made fresh??? and we were right, the food was lukewarm, the ciabatta with the bruschetta was soggy, the croquettes were full of something but it definitely wasn’t spinach and ham as the server told us.. all the food was very average.. but very overpriced!
The water we had must have been on the table for the day- so warm and definitely not fresh.

The waiting staff had absolutely no personality, no polish and no manner.
All in all it’s safe to say we won’t ever be returning to this restaurant.

  The four of us had an excellent experience tonight. The waiter was cool, calm, collected and polite as well as knowledgeable. We ordered 10 tapas dishes between the four of... read more us and each dish was just so tasty. Once the food was ordered it arrived quickly afterwards. Nice ambience in the place. Highly recommend

  My wife and I dined here recently and can say without a shadow of doubt it was one of the best dining experiences we've had. The ambience, service, quality, quantity... read more and cost of food was exceptional. Too many choices !!! I can recommend the Surf & Turf & the Lamb Cutlets but you won't be disappointed no matter what you choose. Will definitely dine here again when back in Kilkenny.

  Really great place with a nice feel about it. Went here while visiting Kilkenny & so glad we dod. Ordered 9 different tapas dishes & usually 1 or 2 are... read more hit & miss but every single 1 of the dishes was sooo tasty. The young lady hosting was in total command considering she was on her own and made it look effortless. If you like tasty food with a great ambiance give this place a whirl.

  The Grapevine gets better all the time! Great new menu and wine list since my last visit. And I love that you can see when they have tables available when... read more you are booking online - so handy!

  We ate here recently and found the food to be average. Having dined here previously, the food was not as good as before. The food was disappointing. The potatoes with... read more chorizo and chilli came without chilli and the meatballs were plentiful but bland. I will say, the service was great and the waitress was very friendly.

  Something wrong with the place if you go for a burger after - I. Decor was OK... cheap in a good meaning - like in a Mexico road restaurant or in a small pueblo in Southern Spain.
II. Food... they should learn A... read more LOT about tapas... A visit to Spain will make no harm. I am not saying that it was bad, but it was far from good, and portions are pathetic. The best part of the meal came in a jar... it was Sangria.
III. Service... OK'ish. Considering that your waiter/waitress is about to do his/her leaving cert in two years, there are many things that can go forgiven in a chipper/take away. However, for the price I paid I would have expected something better; the owner should perhaps send invest in training all of them on waiting tables?
Last Saturday my good missus prepared a tapas for our friends - and THAT was tapas.

  We were looking forward to eating here as we both love tapas. There is an early bird menu which represents very good value for money and we ordered this. However... read more the food came very quickly, almost too quickly! The tapas were lukewarm and we were particularly disappointed with the chorizo which was overcooked. The waiter who was also front of house was quite rude, not a bit friendly. We were almost putting him out when we asked him something. We will not be returning.

  Really tasty food. Would recommend the meatballs and the house red was so smooth! Friendly waiters!! Enjoyed it so much.

  Food was delicious and good value. Great selection of wine and some beers. The portions are big you don’t need to order loads. Would recommend a visit here.

  We visited The Grapevine with great anticipation and high hope of finding a new tapas restaurant to frequent.
The place looks great , nice decor , good location and the... read more interior looked immaculately clean.
Big menu with loads of choices and some nice wines to try.
Unfortunately the service was very mechanical and non engaging. We ordered 6 tapas that were all landed on our table simultaneously within 5 minutes of placing our order. This is so wrong on 2 fronts .
1 : The quick turnaround makes it very obvious that the food is not made to order, its not possible to turn an order into food on a plate in 5 minutes flat.
2 : How in gods name are 2 people expected to eat 6 tapas in a reasonable time without the last 2 or 3 dishes going cold.
The owners go so far as to put a big spiel about the history of tapas in the front of the menus. I can guarantee that tapas are not meant to be served 6 at a time. It makes for a whole rushed dining experience and I have never experienced tapas being served in this manner.
Last but not least is the noise coming from behind the bar in the restaurant where the staff are drying plates etc on an ongoing basis throughout the evening. This is not acceptable. It’s supposed to be a restaurant and not a kitchen.
The food that we were served was ok and for the prices there is far better quality tapas available in Ireland.

  I visited here with two friends. The tapas was quite nice overall, the chicken wings were the favourite amongst the group and the selection of bruchetta was lovely.

  Fab from start to finish staff, food, everything was 10/10! Will definitely be back at our earliest convenience ❤️

  That was embarrassing - well... It was an entertaining experience I suppose

Service: As we arrived, we were met with a smiling waiter, lovely. Then showed to our table or should I... read more say pointed in a "sit here manner" maybe I'm just been petty now but very unwelcoming after a first initial smile. Sat down in a lovely table for 2 just on the left beside a table of 4 and a table of 8 I'm sure it was? Received our menus and tap water, not informed of house specials or offered sparkling water (not that we would have got it anyway for €6 but you know... Service) I was wrong with how I poured our water, I poured it into the wine glasses instead of the water glasses. Ops. What I didn't expect was the little dance our waiter did (halarious to watch) as he stared in disgust at my mistake saying "I guess I'll take... theeessseee... glasses then" with his body language to express just how displeased he was as a result of my mistake. I apologized for my mistake which was met in an eye roll. Fair enough I understand the pain of polishing wine glasses that were not needed to used however... These are embossed wine glasses?? Very similar to a fancy whiskey glass. Very minimal polishing needed for these type of glasses. If you don't want mistakes like this, a simple half glass pour for each Customer as they are presented their water saves the bother of needing to put on the drama show. Our table was not checked on for more drinks or water. Our food was checked on... For the last 2 bites of prawns... Not the usual 3 bite rule (or somewhere around that time) into dining to ensure everything is fine but it was checked at least? Sassy pants sticks out however, bringing everything else to attention which to be fair wouldn't have been an issue.

Atmosphere: Nice decor, I didn't pay to much attention to be fair I was more focused on spending my evening here with my partner. What I did notice however is it was so noisy, I couldn't hear my partner at times and we felt as if we had to shout at each other. I understand a restaurant cant be held accountable for the people there at the time of dining but this is where table planning comes into effect. Noone in our surrounding area was loud drunk or anything they all were just trying to hear eachother at their own tables in a very compact and stuffy environment. We are both just gone 30 so... Maybe it's hitting us hard but I feel the same experience would be met in a fairly rough pub that would let you fall in with a bag of chips. The 4 tile decor of the ship that I was in eye view from my seat was very beautiful however. I pointed it out to my partner during the frequent "I can't hear you so I'll nod and change conversation" moments.

Food: The food wasn't bad. It wasn't Spanish but it wasn't bad. The portion sizes are shocking for it's price. Shameful even. The cost of living in Ireland isn't easy and for a business with a fully functional kitchen it's worse! I get that. However, we ordered Patata Brava, not Patata salsa. Brava sauce is a spicy sauce. This sauce was tomato but tasteless. Tomato sauce (red sauce) would have been a better suit. At least then the vinegary hit would have had some flavor. The stuffed jalapenos are not stuffed jalapenos. They are cheese infused with jalapenos rolled in breadcrumbs and deep fried. Served on top of mayo. Mayo, not even alioli? You can literally buy that in Dublin online for a inexpensive price. The Gambas was grand not grainy or anything. The chorizo in red wine was very nice. So it's great to know frying meat in oil is a specialty. I particularly liked the chorizo as it gave the spice that was missing in the brava and it softened the stale taste from the bread offered with the Gambas. The pimientos de padron (new to the menu) are not pimientos de padron. I appreciate the effort as many Spanish restaurants can not find these peppers as they are very expensive and very much in demand. These large full of seed peppers however are a very embarrassing attempt from a Spanish restaurant. (In my opinion)

This is been said, I believe your head chef needs to address the menu costing for this establishment because just... Wow .. the salsa for example could be exchanged with a pretty decent brava for a very minimal labour cost. (Less than 5 minutes for a good batch of God dam good brava) and possibly less costing in blended tomatoes used for sandwiches.

My partner had a coke and I had a glass. I had a glass of Pinot. It was fine, but more acidic than what I would expect. More along the lines of a sav than a Pinot? Thank God I didn't go for a light body red or ask for a recommendation. I would probably have cried laughing at what would have been offered to me given the whole experience

€59 for a very bad service, small portions of 5 tapas that does not resemble Spanish food, awful atmosphere, a glass of poor wine and a warm coke. I had to say to my partner to just go to the bar and pay as no-one came to us with the bill or near us to ask for the bill We did not tip.. as you can imagine

  This excellent restaurant serves tasty Spanish tapas including one of my favourites Patas Bravas and has a great atmosphere. Prices are reasonable, and crucially it is one of the few... read more restaurants that stays open after 9:30pm, which seems to be the cut off point for most kitchens in Kilkenny. For me, the is rather irritating as I prefer to eat later in the evening. Fortunately The Grapevine came to my rescue on a couple of occasions, (thank you guys!) Highly recommended!

  We had a lovely meal here last night . 6 lovely tapas between the two of us and a jug of sangria meant we could pretend for a little while... read more we made it to Spain !! Service was excellent lovely friendly and helpful staff . Love the atmosphere and decor and the fact it was full obviously were not the only ones loving it . We will def be back !!

  High Prices, Small Portions. The tapas were disappointing and unfortunately our serving staff were rather surly.

  Fantastic selection of tapas and wines. Every dish we ordered was brilliant. The prices are very reasonable and they have a great early bird offer of 3 tapas and a... read more house wine for €20. The decor is very nice also it is warm and bright. The waitstaff were very attentive but a bit high strung even though when we came there was only one other small group sat in the restaurant. It’s as if they know the night ahead will be busy so they panic about giving away tables. It makes people feel very unwelcome when you make them stand there for a 5 minutes while looking at a clip board and then point to a certain table and say you can have this but you must give it back no later than x time. Just put on the door reservation only or keep a section of the restaurants for walk ins and when it’s full don’t take anymore! Strange altogether the energy comes off very nervous and assertive at the same time. If they get that issue sorted they’ll be golden.

  We met two friends here for tapas and I have to say having a Spanish sister in law... omg! Amazing quality, quantity and prices! Unbelievable value for money. The lamb... read more was succulent, risotto was best I’ve ever tasted and surf and turf unreal! Night recommend and would travel 130miles to experience it again!