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  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.

  Dinner was absolutely delicious. We were stuffed! Great portion sizes! Guys would be happy! The pulled pork slider was delicious as was the savoury risotto! I always love the cosiness... read more and atmosphere in there and can't wait to go back!

  My husband and I dined here recently it's one of our favourite spots in Kilkenny. The food is delicious and the customer service is always incredible. There is a lovely... read more ambience in the restaurant. As always we left happy, content and full!

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

  Food was really really tasty and not too expensive. Our waitress was really nice and friendly. Don’t know her name, she had blonde hair and glasses. I’d definitely come back... read more here again next time we are in Kilkenny

  Small Portions, Overpriced and unfortunately left hungry after spending €45pp

So we had 2 tapas each (€25pp) a dessert (€7) each) and a sangria between 2 (€10pp) and... read more then a tip to server to round up.

Positives that staff were friendly, service was fast and hairspray in bathroom. Food was relatively tasty with the deserts tasting/consistency of shop bought, but portions were way to small for tapas.

But after spending €45 and still having to buy a pizza on the way home it just wasn’t what I expect when I spend that much on a meal. Won’t be rushing back but only Tapas option in Kilkenny.

  Booked this restaurant based on the good reviews. It did not disappoint, the staff were all lonely. Food was tasty and good quality. Also great value for money.

  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.

  After traveling around Ireland for a while you do get a little tired of the standard pub fare so this was “good different”!

Pretty much what you would expect... read more of Spanish / Mediterranean style Cuisine and good quality. There are quite a few options on the menu including a good selection of wines. Service was also friendly and attentive.

  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 !!

  We dropped in here on a whim in search of food other than pub food and weren't disappointed by the fine selections of Spanish tapas and wine. All menu items... read more were flavorful, in good proportions, and reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

  Booked a table for 2 on a Friday night for 8.30pm. Told on arrival due to government restrictions could only stay 1.5 hours, very understandable.
When we ordered however all... read more our 5 tapas came out together, not how tapas is supposed to be served and some dishes were then cold by the time we got to them. I do not know is this a new practice since Covid 19 or just poor service/understanding of tapas.
We then looked for desserts at 9.30pm and were told the kitchen was closed. We had not been told this prior to or post booking and opening hours are stated until 11pm on a Friday.
The staff were lovely and very attentive but I feel in this current climate telling customers they can not have dessert at 9.30pm when opening hours are advertised until 11pm is not doing the business any favours, and unfortunately this is the reason I won’t be returning and will giving my money to places who are really trying hard to stay open instead.

  Great place to dine in. Very cousy, with good food. I think surf’n’turf was amazing. Highly recommended.

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

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

  Great place very good service I would recommended to visit the restaurant
Good value for money
Great atmosphere
Great Tapas

  Myself and my 3 sisters had booked into the grapevine for dinner.
We looked online and the early bird was advertised to finish at 7pm, so we booked for 6.45pm.
... read more /> The man behind the counter very rudely told us that the early bird finished at 6.30pm. We explained the website stated 7. He had been on his phone and start shaking it at us and pointing at it.
We left the restaurant and explained why to the waitress.
Later we checked the website and it still said 7pm.
The man was just so rude, would never return or recommend.

  Very friendly. Good range of tapas dishes. Open late which was the deciding point for us. On the ball on the gluten free details, which is a must for me.... read more Very tasty dishes served quite quickly. I'll be back

  We had a family dinner here on Saturday,.Always loved the grapevine when visiting Kilkenny but tbh we were a bit disappointed this time.we had looked it up on the Web... read more and early bird was advertised till 6.30pm everyday apart from bank holidays,so we booked a 6pm table as we were with kids. Arrived a few mins early,menus were given out,no early bird !!!so I asked for it and was told early bird finishes at 6pm???I said on their Web page it's says 6.30pm and the answer was "oh yeah sorry we need to change that.I have to say I thought that was very poor customer service .Just to make other customers aware of this

  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

  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!!

  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.

  Absolutely brilliant experience. Food was amazing, so much choice and very tasty. The service and atmosphere was excellent. Been here a few times now & will definitely be back, just... read more keeps on getting better and better.

  We had a lovely girlie catch up over Tapas here on Saturday night. We ordered a varied selection of Tapas from the pork sliders to the meatballs & prawns. All... read more the food came out together and each one was so tasty. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Perfect place for a girls night out.

  Love this restaurant, very comfortable, staff are very friendly and the food is delicious. Always leave here full and happy.

  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.

  There are wine bottles on display everywhere and you might hope to get some decent wine there.

But it was a disappointment and made worse by thick small glasses... read more any wine lover would only drink water from. Even for the red there was no appropriate glass.

And when I asked the waiter if he has any different glasses, he replied that there were only the ones on the table in an unfriendly way. This though there were many different glasses hanging above the bar. Apparently just for decoration same as the wine bottles.

I would have risked a bottle of Rioja Reserve for 35 Euros even after the disappointmenting two glasses I had so far, but certainly not without some sort of decent glass!

The food was good, but with this lack of any wine culture yet again it was a big disappointment. This is certainly no wine bar in spite of the impression that they try to give.

  My friend and I left the grapevine content, full, and in great spirits! We ordered approx 7 things from the menu to share and every dish was tasty. I think... read more that this place will suit picky eaters (potatas bravad or 4 cheese quesadilla for you...maybe) as well as those that are more adventurous (try the black pudding with pear!) which is ideal for groups with different tastes in food. Wine was by the glass or the bottle, and the desert menu was traditional and beautiful. Warm atmosphone with music, and the most friendly and attentive staff! I'll be back 🙂 More

  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.

  Friendly staff, large choice on menu , not the most authentic Spanish tapas but tasty small plates from wherever .We had a good time .