foodworks — Restaurant in The Municipal District of Kilkenny City

I am very surprised to see some less than flattering reviews on here. I had an impromptu dinner at 14.00 today with my wife and two youngest children. In my opinion, and that of the vast majority of the reviews on here, I find this restaurant to be consistently of the highest standard. That is why it has become a regular stalwart when it comes to eating out. It is an excellent restaurant by any standards. The chef is clearly an artisan with a passion for food and produces mini masterpieces that are interesting in terms of flavour. It is sometimes said that we "eat with our eyes" and the chef is clearly an artist in that regard too. The flavours are great. The ingredients are fresh and top class. This is the antithesis of pub grub. Fine dining is the 'order of the day', pardon the pun. Service is excellent and efficient and easily cater for young families such as mine.The prices are very keen, especially for the quality of fare on offer. If you want more than just a dinner then you are sure to get a cuisine experience here. It is a treat to eat here in surroundings that reflect the artistic nature of the owner. After randomly discovering this place a number of years ago, I have had many a dinner with my family and have never been disappointed. I have absolutely no affiliation with the owner; i have no idea who he or she is even. None of the staff are known to me but are always friendly and helpful. I am very surprised to see the few negative reviews here. Perhaps the people concerned had their own agenda that coloured their verdict and that possibly didn't have anything to do with the cuisine on offer. In any event the 4.4 standing clearly reflects the vast majority of opinion on this establishment. This is in my top three restaurants in the whole of Kilkenny city and county. Make sure you visit. If you do, I will bet that you will arrive at the same conclusion as me and the vast majority of patrons of this fine dining...

Very disappointing. Can't understand how this place is getting five star reviews. The prices weren't bad and it was a good varied menu. I ordered Garlic and herb stuffed chicken with mash and veg. The chicken came out as a cylindrical/sausage shape. Looked processed to me. The veg may have been frozen (I'm not sure) and were covered in a sweet sauce. The mash was pretty bland. My wife had the gnocchi and said it wasn't very good. The gnocchi tasted like small balls of mash as opposed to the normal slightly firm dumplings we're used to. The sauce was a kind of sweet and sour sauce. It didn't sit very well with the other ingredients incl Parmesan. It's a comfy enough room but the decor seems very busy/hap hazard. We are at 3.30 on a Saturday afternoon. Maybe the proper chef was on a break?? But still for us it's a 2 out of 5 despite the other...

Read previous reviews and had high expectations, left a bit underwhelmed. The service was very good, however the food was only average. I had the goats cheese, pork chop and brownie. The goats cheese was very bland, almost like Philadelphia, and the tomato salad lacked flavor and seasoning, the pork chop was well cooked and the cous cous was tasty but I didn't taste any teriyaki whatsoever. The 'brownie' was tasty with a good sauce but it was more airy muffin/cake than dense brownie. A nice restaurant with good service but with a couple of glasses of wine for 55 euro I felt the food was well below what I would expect for a menu...