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Italian Connection

Parliament St, Kilkenny, Ireland
+353567764225
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Ranked #43 of 75 restaurants in Kilkenny
Price range: €15 - €30
Cuisines: Italian
Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations, Delivery, After-hours
Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations, Delivery, After-hours
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Kilkenny
Senior Contributor
43 reviews 43 reviews
25 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Have eaten here many times and the food is very nice. The classic starter of cheese garlic bread is delicious and as always the Risotto seafood was fantastic, others in the group had a lovely chicken breast in mushroom and white wine sauce and a pasta dish, all of which were excellent. The restaurant kindly allowed me to bring in... More

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See 10 more reviews by pompeypaulo for Kilkenny
Brussels, Belgium
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

A constant problem we faced when traveling was the 9pm curfew for dinner service. Thankfully this restaurant serves until 11pm which allowed us to have a relaxed dinner. The food was great, the staff friendly and prices where ok.

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Sydney, Australia
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

We were a family get together, looking forward to our dinner out. We asked if the waiter wouldn't mind moving a Spare table away so that we could be closer, he muttered something about "health and safety", but reluctantly moved it. We were made to feel so bad, one of my family then reminded us of a bad experience he... More

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Wexford
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20 reviews 20 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

It's an average place. Eaten here a few times - it would remind me of Italian food that I would cook myself! They don't seem to know the difference between a prawn & a shrimp - their prawn starter are usually those little frozen shrimps - not big juicy prawns that you would expect. If their dishes are not bland... More

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Waterford, Ireland
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16 reviews 16 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

The starters are €5 and mains €10 at lunch time. Menu seems to be exactly the same for lunch and dinner but more expensive for dinner. The food was very tasty. The service was good and a good size glass of house wine costs €6. The air-con seems confused as you feel hot and cold if sitting near it. Good... More

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Dublin, Ireland
Top Contributor
65 reviews 65 reviews
39 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
58 helpful votes 58 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

This is a consistently good local restaurant. The pizzas and pastas are well executed and at a reasonable price. The Chicken a la Diavola is fab! It is a good venue for families given the wide and varied menu and their is a very reasonable priced kids menu. The decor and ambience is very good some of the staff are... More

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See 8 more reviews by Dromadamusic for Kilkenny
Kilkenny, Ireland
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

Back in the good old days my family and I visited the Italian connection at least once a month but since our fortunes have gone south, regrettably our visits are less frequent. Once, when I took my staff there for a leaving party, they gave us all flaming Zamboukas on the house at the end of our meal. One of... More

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Kilkenny
Senior Contributor
40 reviews 40 reviews
21 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

I have eaten here many times and have never been anything but delighted with the quality of the food and service. A great benchmark for any restaurant is seeing an unchanged floor staff year in year out. Do call in if you are near.

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Burgos ES/London UK/ Prague CZ
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29 reviews 29 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2013

The atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice, dimmed lights, soft music and cosy feel. The food was quite OK , however I had much more tastier Italian in my life. Pizzas are big and filling but lack in flavours and desserts are average. Wine selection is good and the waitress was attentive. The prices are on the higher side... More

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Cork, Ireland
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 February 2013

We dined Italian Connection last night and had a fantastic time.We were a group of 14 dressed up as Wheres Wally for my best friends hen party and as we were dining in fancy dress-I found some restaurants in Kilkenny would not accommodate us but Italian Connection were fantastic. The staff were so friendly and could not do enough for... More

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