Joe's Chinese Restaurant 10 Kennedy Street, Carlow, County Carlow R93 WK59

"Got there at 7pm,as arranged,had to ask for our starters at 8:15,no sign of it,food was then brought down 8:30,we had no plates all orders were wrong,"

"Decided to pop in after seeing such good reviews while we awaited our train. Waited 15 minutes for someone to take our order, and 40 minutes for the food to arrive. When the food eventually did arrive it was tasteless and tiny portion. My partner ordered a shredded chicken dish and when she took a bite the chicken was so hard and chewy, she lost a filling. My chicken chow mein consisted of onions, raw carrots, 4 pieces of chicken and a small amount of noodles. €43.80 two dishes and two glasses of coke. Over priced and over hyped. Highly disappointed. 2 stars for the lovely boy who gave us complimentary prawn crackers. Update: it’s been a few hours and my partner had been none stop puking up black bean sauce. Unless you want some sort of food poisoning do NOT eat here"

"We waited 40 minutes for a chow mein and shredded chicken dish. We were charged €4.50 for noodles as a side portion and never received the rice or chips with the dish itself. €21 for noodles and chicken, way over priced for the standard of food. Both dishes were bland with no flavour. For a small restaurant staff were running to a kitchen bell that rang continuously throughout our meal. Better off going to mcdonalds to be honest."

"Just had a family dinner at this restaurant, and it was one of the best Chinese meals I have ever had! Not only the food was good but also the service was excellent. I can highly recommend it to anybody who is visiting Carlow."

"Beautiful beautiful and beautiful Very authentic Very nice ../ Can't believe that I could find that Chinese authentic taste in a small town of Ireland. I wish I could have more stars but here is only 5 stars... This is truly a hidden gem of Ireland. Very talented chef...I must say... Mr key was amazing, very very polite and very mannered. He quickly understood what we need. Thanks key and thanks chef! Perfect !!! Take care and keep it up... World need more wonderful people like you."