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Cafe Sol Restaurant Kilkenny

Cafe Sol Restaurant

Irish Fusion Cuisine™ 

 Phone us on 056-7764987

D i n n e r   T h e a t r e

Join us for an evening of Dinner Theatre on Wednesday 7th May 2008 at 7.30pm. Book your table today on 056-7764987. Sláinte!

 
Irish Harp music at Cafe Sol on 17 March

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Cafe Sol Restaurant is an intimate bistro style restaurant located in the heart of the mediaeval city of Kilkenny, within a few minutes walk of the major Kilkenny City hotels such as The Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, The Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel, The Kilkenny Rivercourt Hotel, The Kilkenny Inn, The Langton House Hotel, Zuni Townhouse and Hotel Kilkenny.

Our cuisine may be described as contemporary Irish with a Mediterranean influence. We use fresh local produce such as Lavistown sausage and cheese, Kilkenny beef and Carlow free range chicken and eggs. We offer quality food and wine with friendly service in a warm and inviting atmosphere. 

By day a bright, colourful bistro, Sol by night takes on a rather different ambience as one of the most intimate restaurants in Kilkenny.

Open for lunch and for evening dinner seven days a week, we run occasional theme nights and regular Wine Tasting Dinners. For events and other news please see our news page. You can contact us here.

The restaurant is available for private hire and can accommodate up to 50 people. We can organise live music for your event; choose from Harp, Jazz Trio, String Quartet and more! For more information please call Noel direct on 087-6839958.

We look forward to welcoming you to Cafe Sol!

 

 

What they say about Cafe Sol

 

We are recommended in several guides including:

Bridgestone Guide 2008 logo The team work hard on sourcing, and they deliver with good cooking...A confident signature style is really emerging here, and the people of Kilkenny are flocking to it."
Bridgestone Guide 2008
Georgina Campbell 2008 logo

“...a very popular daytime Cafe and evening restaurant, warmly decorated in yellow and terracotta...This is an interesting restaurant, offering something different from the ‘sameness’ of so many menus, and at reasonable prices”

Georgina Campbell’s 2008 Jameson Guide to the Best Places to Eat, Drink and Stay in Ireland

Rough Guide logo

Arguably the best place to eat in Kilkenny, whether you want a quick lunch or a leisurely evening meal. The emphasis is on fresh, local ingredients; there's plenty of fish on the menu and always some good vegetarian options."

Rough Guide to Ireland

 

“one of the most appealing eateries in Ireland”

Frommer’s Ireland  

 

 

Reviews

 

 

If you have any comments on your experience in Cafe Sol, we'd love to hear from you. If it was better than good, then tell your friends; if it was less than good then please tell us so we can improve! email info@cafesolkilkenny.com.

 

Happy customers

We ask our customers for direct feedback and how they score us for food quality, value and service. Read what they have to say about us here

Review by Tasteworks Cookery School, April 2006

 

Sunday Tribune Review 5 February 2006

   "good food, good value"

 

 

 

Menu and Sourcing

 

Recognising the seasons in the daily menu is important to us. We source all our produce as locally as possible. This both supports local artisan food producers who make quality products, and provides us with nutritious and tasty ingredients for our menu.

 

One such producer is Olivia Goodwillie who produces Lavistown sausage, a delicious gourmet pork sausage. Fish is fresh from Dunmore East and we use free range eggs in our kitchen. All chicken and beef used in the restaurant is 100% Irish.