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On a recent visit to Cavan, we found it hard to locate restaurants (especially on a Sunday evening), but were lucky to find the Kam Wok Asian Restaurant in Cavan town.

The restaurant is located up a stairs and we were welcomed at the door by staff. The restaurant is very nicely decorated, nice Chinese touches here and there.

The Food:
Starters : The starters are large and very nicely presented and I could easily have had a second round of starters, it was so tasty. (Chose crispy won ton)

Mains : I chose a seafood selection. The course came sizzling in a pot, which I like, and was in a chinese wine sauce. Amazing flavour and the seafood was plentyful and varied.

The Service
Apart from the free Prawn Crackers which is always a nice touch – The staff could not have been more friendly and helpful if they tried. Not simply, “How was your meal” but we actually had nice conversations with the staff between courses.

Overall
Cannot rate this restaurant highly enough. I like my Chinese food and this was top notch.
I doubt I will be in Cavan in the near future, but if I am, I will be returning.

Modern and Impressive Hotel in Cavan with excellent service and great restaurants.

Having won a trip to the Cavan Crystal Hotel on Pigsback, I was dreading such a long trip. It took over 5 hours (including a stop off for lunch) to get to the hotel. When we arrived the girl on reception, Orlaith, actually remembered speaking to me on the phone earlier (very impressed with service at the hotel in general).
The hotel foyer is bright and nicely decorated in modern clean designs.

The rooms are large with bigger than standard bathrooms, fruit basket and robes were in the room (not sure if these were standard) but overall the room was very nice. Newspapers were left outside your door next morning and a turndown service was provided around 7pm which was not availed of. (nice touch though)

The Opus One restaurant has a wide selection of quality dishes, from duck and venison to seabass and vegetarian options. The starter and main courses were excellent with 2 small complementary intermediate offerings between starter and main and also main and dessert.
One criticism however, the menu does not change, so if you are staying here for more than one night you may run out of options. We only ate here once as a result.

The leisure centre and gym is good, with a large pool, sauna, jacuzzi, and steam room – however it can get crowded at times (especially if there are lots of children). However there is very little privacy from the gents dressing area and when the pool door opens, make sure you are not getting changed nearby otherwise … oops!

There is a Spa but strangely this is not open on Sundays, probably the main day people will be relaxing and will avail of such a service.

Pros: Great service, great food, attentive staff and nice rooms
Cons: Evening Menu in Restaurant does not change, Spa not open on Sundays, Bar area can lack a bit of atmosphere.

Overall : 8½/10

Cavan Crystal Hotel, Cavan, Ireland

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