Best Chips in Kilkenny

mathepac

My vote is for the The Forge on Main St in Urlingford. Brilliant hand-cut chips made fresh from real, raw spuds (no flour, corn starch, etc added)

They remind me of the chips from Caffolla's chipper on Mespil Road, Dublin, which I ate as a kid walking along the canal with me mott.

1984baby

Roma Cafe on John St. V nice but they give very small portions

catbear

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

Rocco's. That is all.

phkk

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

Roccos, Walkin Street. Don't be in a rush though!

Yamanoto

Larkin’s, Kilkenny

1984baby wrote: »

Roma Cafe on John St. V nice but they give very small portions

Have been underwhelmed with the chips there on more than one occasion. Also got some in Joe's in Irishtown recently - huge portions but the levels of grease were off the charts, which made 'em very unappealing.

Mario's are consistently good in my experience.

fg1406

Mario's or Rocco's. Both are delish.

Bowlardo

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

Rocco's but it is an nothing short of an ordeal...even if there was only two people there you would be waiting 10 minutes...worth waiting for though

catbear

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

Bowlardo wrote: »

Rocco's but it is an nothing short of an ordeal...even if there was only two people there you would be waiting 10 minutes...worth waiting for though

First world problem. If you like your chips then it's worth the wait.

Benny Cake

SuperMac’s, High St, Kilkenny

I love Roccos but the portions there are pretty miserable...

Silverscott

StoneyKabish, Kilkenny

Roma and Larkins

NoGutsNoGlory

stoneykabish

Sky King

Got a Joe's last night. They charge 20% more for a bag of chips than larkins do. Similar quality / quantity.

Realt Dearg Sec

Mario’s, Kilkenny

Sky King wrote: »

Got a Joe's last night. They charge 20% more for a bag of chips than larkins do. Similar quality / quantity.

Only an amateur BUYS chips at Joe's. You just get a battered sausage. They throw in more chips than you can eat, plus the unadulterated deliciousness of a battered sausage. And it's cheaper than the bag of chips which you'll never come close to finishing anyway.

Sky King

Ah right so they charge a premium price for a bag of chips to passing gringos to compensate for the free chips they give away with their other food to regulars? Gotcha.

Battered sausages are manky so I won't be doing that. Thanks for the tip though.

Realt Dearg Sec

Mario’s, Kilkenny

Sky King wrote: »

Ah right so they charge a premium price for a bag of chips to passing gringos to compensate for the free chips they give away with their other food to regulars? Gotcha.

Yeah, and you don't even need vinegar because the righteous indignation is so bitter and delicious.

Sky King

Oh Indeed. Better yet though, why not forego eating altogether and instead savour the warm satisfaction of avoiding being ripped off

Realt Dearg Sec

Mario’s, Kilkenny

Sky King wrote: »

Oh Indeed. Better yet though, why not forego eating altogether and instead savour the warm satisfaction of avoiding being ripped off

If I was interested in not being ripped off I wouldn't have been down the boozer in the first place getting into the kind of state where a battered sausage seems like a good idea.

Sky King

Touché. The Irish Vintners have a lot to answer for, it seems!

Realt Dearg Sec

Mario’s, Kilkenny

Sky King wrote: »

Touché. The Irish Vintners have a lot to answer for, it seems!

It's a conspiracy with the Italians. On topic, I always loved Breda's back in the day, really excellent chips, was disappointed the first time I realised they were gone. Roccos are good but it's not just the wait, they can be awful unfriendly. Nobody has mentioned the blue door yet, who I think are as good as anyone.

Benny Cake

SuperMac’s, High St, Kilkenny

NoGutsNoGlory wrote: »

stoneykabish

Best name for a takeaway ever.....

Realt Dearg Sec

Mario’s, Kilkenny

Benny Cake wrote: »

Best name for a takeaway ever.....

There's one in cork called 'the chipsy kings'.

blobbyblob

There's none of them would bate a big soggy bag of chips out of the chipper van that used to be on the Parade years ago. There was nothing nicer in the lashing rain than a vinegar sodden bag of scalding chips and a sausage if you were lucky. The smell of the vinegar would sting your nostrils coming up rose inn street. Mmmmmm

Odyssey 2005

Benny Cake wrote: »

Best name for a takeaway ever.....

What about the jerky prick oops I mean the Perky Chick in Drumcomdra. Hope we get there this year..:P

Wimbago

Larkin’s, Kilkenny

fg1406 wrote: »

Mario's or Rocco's. Both are delish.

This.

And the Roma too

Callanutd

Larkin’s, Kilkenny

Agree with Realt Derg Sec, Roccos are very unfriendly. I had an experience there about a year or so ago where they skipped me in the queue to serve two old guys (obviously regulars) behind me and then attempted to come back to me to take my order. I asked why she skipped me and she said I looked like I didnt know what I wanted! I just turned and walked out, went to Marios and havent been back since.

earlytobed

Larkin’s, Kilkenny

I'd go for Mario's.
Twas a sad day for Thomastown he upped and left for Kilkenny:(

Bowlardo

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

Callanutd wrote: »

Agree with Realt Derg Sec, Roccos are very unfriendly. I had an experience there about a year or so ago where they skipped me in the queue to serve two old guys (obviously regulars) behind me and then attempted to come back to me to take my order. I asked why she skipped me and she said I looked like I didnt know what I wanted! I just turned and walked out, went to Marios and havent been back since.

had a similiar experience a good few times. only makes me want them more :pac::pac::pac:

Silverscott

StoneyKabish, Kilkenny

Where is the worst chips ????

Realt Dearg Sec

Mario’s, Kilkenny

Silverscott wrote: »

Where is the worst chips ????

What are we including here? Just proper chippers, or everywhere? Because Supermacs are fairly ****, or uncle Sam's, or the chips you get in most pubs...

Odyssey 2005

Silverscott wrote: »

Where is the worst chips ????

Any of the Chinese take always. Pure krap.
Caesars pretty bad also

Threadhead

Mario’s, Kilkenny

Larkins is easily the worst chipper I've been to in Kilkenny. Bags of mushy pulp for chips and miserable service.

Callanutd

Larkin’s, Kilkenny

Uncle Sams are pretty bad. Nice Pizza, Kebab and Burger but their chips are poor.

PennyWise11

The Blue Door, in John Street

mathepac

Roma Cafe, John St, Kilkenny

Silverscott wrote: »

Where is the worst chips ????

If you want a "worst chips" thread I suggest you start your own - to avoid confusion.

Sky King

Threadhead wrote: »

Larkins is easily the worst chipper I've been to in Kilkenny. Bags of mushy pulp for chips and miserable service.

The quality is inconsistent but the service is consistently woeful - I agree.

Silverscott

StoneyKabish, Kilkenny

mathepac wrote: »

If you want a "worst chips" thread I suggest you start your own - to avoid confusion.

Ah no sure this thread is on chips and the best one's we got them, curious to see what people thought were bad chippers. No point in two threads on chips.

road_high

Sky King wrote: »

The quality is inconsistent but the service is consistently woeful - I agree.

Not been in Larkins in years. Never strook me as the most hygienic set-up, old and shabby premises with cooked food piled up.

catbear

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

The worst chipper wouldn't last very long when there's plenty of competition. Not a fan of McDonalds/Supermacs type micro chips, just taste more of powder than potato.

IanLAD

Munch Box!!!! without a doubt

Benny Cake

SuperMac’s, High St, Kilkenny

catbear wrote: »

The worst chipper wouldn't last very long when there's plenty of competition. Not a fan of McDonalds/Supermacs type micro chips, just taste more of powder than potato.

Theres a fairly sh*te chipper beside Mcguinness pub opposite Nolan park. Didn't think it was possible to make a bollix of chips & a batter sausage but fair play to them, they managed it....

mathepac

Roma Cafe, John St, Kilkenny

Poll added. Guess who I voted for?

enniscorthy

Threadhead wrote: »

Larkins is easily the worst chipper I've been to in Kilkenny. Bags of mushy pulp for chips and miserable service.

DREADFUL

catbear

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

Benny Cake wrote: »

Theres a fairly sh*te chipper beside Mcguinness pub opposite Nolan park. Didn't think it was possible to make a bollix of chips & a batter sausage but fair play to them, they managed it....

Their nearest competition would be John street or Newpark so I reckon they they'll survive on drunk punters alone!

Damer

Larkin’s, Kilkenny

Munch box in comer
Yuck just yuck!

elleA

McDonald’s, Kilkenny

It's gotta be The Blue Door for me. Although going by the poll, I might try Mario's again when I'm in KK.

catbear

Joe's, Irishtown, Kilkenny

elleA wrote: »

It's gotta be The Blue Door for me. Although going by the poll, I might try Mario's again when I'm in KK.

Very suspect massive upswing in votes for Mario's, they were on the same as Rocco's the last time I looked at the poll a week ago!

Realt Dearg Sec

Mario’s, Kilkenny

catbear wrote: »

Very suspect massive upswing in votes for Mario's, they were on the same as Rocco's the last time I looked at the poll a week ago!

I was hanging around with a couple of people from Kilkenny living in Dublin last night and none of us were exactly sure where Mario's is. Is that the one up by the Eurospar, owned by Andy Comerford?

Paigne

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I was hanging around with a couple of people from Kilkenny living in Dublin last night and none of us were exactly sure where Mario's is. Is that the one up by the Eurospar, owned by Andy Comerford?

No it's in Loughboy, when you drive in the entrance for Lidl take the immediate left

Odyssey 2005

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I was hanging around with a couple of people from Kilkenny living in Dublin last night and none of us were exactly sure where Mario's is. Is that the one up by the Eurospar, owned by Andy Comerford?

No that place is a ****hole. Mario's is beside Lidl on the Waterford Road. I wouldn't be too worried about the up swing in the survey, sometimes they are right...

Sky King

No that's Cesar's. Mario's is beside Lidl in Loughboy. (Edit - Odyssey get there before me).

The service in Mario's take away is super fast as well - they are really on the ball.

Threadhead

Mario’s, Kilkenny

I didn't vote for Mario's in the poll but I just wanted to say that it's brilliant all round. Definitely deserves its votes and I doubt there's anything dodgy about it being in the lead.