Rathwood Reviews 4,901

TrustScore 3 out of 5

2.9

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. People appreciate the staff, highlighting their helpfulness and patience. Consumers also report positive experiences with furniture quality. However, there are mixed opinions about the products in general, with no clear consensus. A significant number of customers express concerns regarding the delivery service. Many reviewers report delays, with delivery dates being repeatedly pushed back, and some have not received their orders at all. Several people mention issues with orders, specifically firewood, and are awaiting resolution. A number of consumers are also facing difficulties in obtaining refunds after canceling their orders, with many still waiting for their money back.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Like most customers i ordered firewood that was being pushed away for delivery. I finally got part of my order in December 2025. Not birch but mixed hardwood (oak,birch,ash,black sally)with some bit o... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Ordered and prepaid for a Christmas tree early November. Was charged twice in error. Called customer service when I noticed double charge on visa statement a week later to get refund and was refunded... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered logs in June for delivery in August 25. Constant delays. Constant fruitless calls to customer service. No logs by Christmas. Requested refund on 13 Jan. Was assured it was being "processed... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Terrible. Ordered swing chair last February to arrive June . Did not receive until end of August . Due to delay offered complimentary tickets to Santa train experience. RW booked us in for same but... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company has fabulous furniture at great offers. I made a mistake and ordered a super king bed instead of king and I rang customer services and got a lovely girl but I got cut off from my side a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

JEAN P was very patient, helpful, and supportive throughout. I rang just to enquire about lead times, and ended up buying there on the phone. Didn't need to give a second thought. Getting a bed for m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No delivery of wood 9 months after order and full payment. Many false promises of delays continually pushed out. I await a refund after cancelling at the end. Let's see if they are any more eff... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love being able to book my appointment online, able to see date and times available. But the girls are so helpful if I phone as well. The salon is well decorated, warm and clean making it a relaxin... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve ordered from Rathwood for the past three years, 3 different back garden corner and patio furniture sets, fire pits etc for myself and the grandparents. The quality of the furniture is super and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recently got some outdoor furniture there & got that, now unusual, personal level of service from Mr Keogh snr. Naturally friendly & chatty, with some real stories relating to the ‘Love-Seat’ that we... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Where is my oder, my reply to the emails, promised return call after being 2 hours waiting for someone to pick up order 7133 never arrived and now 10150 with no info since December cc can't provide... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The train ride and pantomime were a real treat. Staff were pleasant and obliging. Nice shop and fairground area to delay before or after the trip. A few disappointing elements different to all oth... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered fire wood in October for deliver 4 weeks later. Delivery date kept changing. I tried to cancel 3 times. No response from Customer Support until beginning of January when they said they would... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Like many others, still waiting on refund with no timeline available from the company. Ordered winter fuel in October and after many delays, cancelled my order in late December. Obvious supply chain i... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Even though Rathwood is experiencing supplier issues at the moment, I'll stay their customer, as their products, delivery service and customer service are top notch! I spoke to Reine from their c... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Initially I made the Halloween booking and paid for it. Received no confirmation after numerous phone calls, texts. I thought customer service was very bad! Same thing happened when I booked for Chris... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all costs!! Their products are fine however their customer service/communication is appalling. Ordered firewood first week of Sept promised Oct delivery. When I contacted them to enquire ab... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The reason I am giving a high rate is specifically for Jean P in customer service who was amazing. I made numerous calls about a refund and I got no satisfaction until Jean took over the case. She sor... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling service ordered logs last Sept and booked delivery day for 5th Dec. Didn’t arrive and no communication whatsoever from Rathwood. Phoned in December to be told delivery on 5th Jan. Didn’t arr... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Refund received on 29/01/2026 via the Revolut chargeback prpcess for 2 pallets of oak. Order was placed on 01/06/2025 Initial delivery date was Mid Sep 2025 Contacted Rathwood for orde... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered pallet of firewood on 19/10/2025 (had to be delivered in 1 month's time)After two and a half months of waiting,sending emails,try to ring them ( not a chance) requested refund on 29/12/25. Af... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Update - Feb 2026 Ordered - July 2025 Delivery date slipped frequently. Became concerned. December 2025 - we cancelled order and requested refund. No refund. January 2026 - we initiated ch... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

False dispatch promises and ghost refunds Ordered 31/12/25 with guaranteed 72-hour dispatch. Three weeks later: no shipment, no tracking, no accountability. Customer service follows a predictable... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

87 days waiting on refund. Order and paid for walk pad on 24th Nov, no item arrived, no contact from Rathwood, I contacted them in Jan, they said they would investigate, no correspondence back, I con... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a dehumidifier on 17 December & still waiting for a delivery date almost 2 months later. I phoned so many times & customers service/sales are useless. I’m constantly fobbed off with lies that... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company doesn't merit a star rating. I ordered a reclining chair at the start of December as a Christmas present with no update until I contacted them. Subsequently, an email came through stating... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paid for logs in July 2025 to be delivered in Nov 2025,then Dec, then Jan and finally told March 2026. Asked for an alternative and today a very helpful lady called Molly sorted the issue for me.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m just yet another customer who paid for wood log fuel on August 2025 for delivery in September. Rathwood keep pushing back the delivery date, the latest promise being for sometime in March. Explana... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Purchased a furniture online on December 24th 2025, Never got any response until end of January 2026. When I enquired over email got a response that furniture got damaged on transport. And to cancel o... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Same as many others. Firewood ordered SO242819 28th August 2025 and Money paid Delay delivery better price but order delivery date kept being pushed out Cancelled order 5th December as no confide... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i have been emailing this company Since December Between Faye,Ciara , Jess they keep telling me my order is with GLS, i put the tracking number in GLS nothing Worst Customer Service i have ever s... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely appalling in every aspect. Ordered firewood (€252.50!) on 28th November that was never delivered, emails are ignored and even when I've called to cancel the order and request a refund they... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Placed order for go kart on 19th November. After receiving confirmation email, delivery process never progressed. Tried phoning on multiple occasions, left in a queue each time. Would only move 1 or 2... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They'll take your order, take your money, cancel your order and refuse to refund you. Don't trust the positive reviews. They can't be legitimate considering the number of negative reviews - all with t... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered wood in November...delivery was supposed to be in December but kept on being pushed back. Tried calling to cancel order and impossible to get through. Managed to get a confirmation that the o... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shocking company. They cancelled my bedframe 4 weeks after processing my order and charging me. Im now waiting on a refund over 2 months on. No updates from customer service. Phone lines are impossib... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered furniture in November which was damaged in transit and no replacement available, which I undertand can happen. Rathwood did not proactively reach out and I only found this out after calling my... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

4 MONTHS after I cancelled my orders I received a refund on one of my orders today. It just happened to be the smaller one! This despite numerous emails/customer portal requests and follow up from rev... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I cancelled an order on 4th November 2025 and received an email saying they would refund me the €188.99 within 10 days of their accounts processing the refund. It is now February 2026 and no refund de... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Further to my review before Xmas, where we were waiting on firewood delivery since September which was prepaid & after several attempted phone calls (queue system wait of hrs!), & emails requesting... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought fuel online but it wasn't delivered on it's due date. I contacted Rathwood, no reponse. Finally rang & got through. The call centre couldn't confirm if fuel was in stock, when/if it would be de... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered firewood on a wait and save deal back in June. Due for delivery September, delivery date kept getting pushed back but no communication. Constantly had to ring but customer service never had... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Well, update on the generic non informational reply from Rathwood. ‘Please check your portal for updated delivery information’ Guess what! Another 4 delivery date changes since then. It’s over 1... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible and issue still not resolved. Do not order from this company. I placed an order online but when I received no confirmation email I made numerous attempts to contact customer service, eventual... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am waiting since February last year for an order of logs. Kept giving dates for delivery. Still waiting nearly a year. Tried to contact unsuccessfully by email and phone. I even offered to take briq... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So this company remains the worst I have ever had to deal with. In summary fuel ordered last summer, multiple delays to October delivery date, canceled in December and waiting for a refund. The latest... See more


Company details

  1. Garden Furniture Shop
  2. Event Venue
  3. Family Restaurant
  4. Women's Clothing Store

Written by the company

Rathwood is an award-winning family run furniture store established in 1994. Located just outside of Tullow on the border of Carlow and Wicklow, Rathwood is only 1 hour from Dublin. Our Children’s Events, Beauty Boutique, Maze of Ireland, Animal park, Forest walks, Woodlands Train, Play Centre and Restaurant are just some of the exciting and different activities that visitors can avail of when they visit Rathwood. Formal Apology & Update We sincerely apologise for the delays and limited communication in recent months. Earlier this year, the collapse of a key supplier disrupted our operations. We are pleased to confirm that we have secured a new strategic partnership with Paleo Group, strengthening our global supply chain and ensuring greater stability and service. As we mark over 30 years in business, we remain fully committed to restoring your trust and continuing to deliver the quality and reliability you expect from Rathwood.


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2.9

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

5K reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Update to previous review about…

Update to previous review about Rathwood on 30th January. Received a reply from Rathwood on the 1st February stating that they were truly sorry for the inconvenience caused to me and that my refund is logged with their team and notify me as soon as it is completed. We'll I have heard all this before and have heard nothing to date or any refund. This is more than just an inconvenience to me, I just want my own money back. I mean my original order was last June and cancelled last November so that speaks for itself.

12 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No Refund!

Ordered a recliner chair for Christmas after taking my hard earned money told me it was out of stock. 2 months later and still no refund, despite emails and refering to my Bank for charge back. Next step legal action. To call them a disgrace is being kind. Scammers.

13 December 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

70 day waiting for my order,still not here

Where is my oder 10150.??? Only 70 days I'm waiting now. Your replies are full of lies and incorrect information
You give me random tracking numbers that are incorrect and not found!!!
Don't reply to this review order is shipped to look good only to say where my order is physically. One big joke of the company, disrespectful, lying and scamming customers

12 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company have become an utter…

This company have become an utter disgrace. Scammers is a mild term. Ordered a piece of furniture in October 2025. Rathwood cancelled the order in December. Offered a refund. No refund processed. I waited for over an hour on the phone in December to end up with a dropped call. Five emails sent to no avail. Several phone calls made and was told a complete lie on January 24th that the refund was processed. Agent would not escalate my call today to a manager. Said that’s not possible. Which, if true, is pathetic. Said they’d escalate an email to finance dept to expedite
The refund (same line/lie every time) and then email me the details. They did not. Waiting on a manager to call me back. I’ll not hold my breath. The customer service agent was based in a call centre in the Philippines. So they’ve outsourced this horrible job to people who are paid a pittance to listen to furious customers. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. What a pity this company has hit the toilet. Have purchased from them on several previous occasions with no issue and goods were quality items. I will never use them again.

12 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful experience dealing with this…

Awful experience dealing with this company. I have previously ordered firewood from them and have been happy however in this case I ordered firewood last June. At the time it was to be delivered in August however I realised I would not need it by then so asked to have it delivered in December instead. At the beginning of December no firewood arrived. I spent a lot of time in December making calls to the customer service line. The average wait time was one hour 45 minutes. In some cases my call was dropped. At the end of January I was told that one of the pallets was outsized and could it be delivered in a bag instead. At this point I had had enough and on January 29 I cancelled my orders. I was told that I would receive a refund within 10 days however I rang this morning, Feb 12. I was told that no refund had ever been processed.

When you ring youreput through to a call centre all these people are doing is submitting requests through a portal to Rathwood themselves. It’s an utterly pointless and useless customer experience.

I have been told that my refund will be processed yet again, but I’m not hopeful.

My order numbers were SO235326 and SO235327.

It’s a shame this company has gone downhill.

I have contacted the CCPC to report this issue and would urge others to do likewise.

12 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t order anything from this company

This review is separate from the fuel debacle. I originally ordered a suitcase back in November. Didn’t realize there was a 8 week lead in time. Surprised me but was in no hurry. Checked on it after a month and was told that it was out of stock. Asked what else I wanted. So decided on decorative tree for Xmas. After few weeks I was told that my suitcase had arrived damaged and what would I like to replace it with. Explained that I had already ordered a decorative tree because I was advised out of stock. After a few weeks (after Xmas now) chased my tree. Was told this was no longer available (?). They offered a similar item. I said yes that would be fine. Chased this after a few weeks and was told that the similar item was no longer available. This company is hopeless bordering on fraudulent.
I currently left it with an instruction to send me absolutely anything, in stock and arriving within a few weeks? I simply don’t care anymore. Will update if this general instruction is met ! Crazy stuff.

12 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dont risk ordering anything from Rathwood

Do not order anything from Rathwood.Poor service delivery and no communication.I ordered firewood and they keep on telling e stories Now January order which was supposed to be delivered on the 9th of feb is now postponed to 1 August.Im disappointed.Dont order from Rathwood you will have a heartbreak after paying your money.

12 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a scam site - DO NOT order


Ordered wood from them - never delivered, refused a refund, and when we chargeback using our bank they are now in the process of contesting it.

This is 100% a scam website I’m not sure they even really deliver or function as a business

12 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Phantom stools missing

We ordered a corner sofa set just over a month ago, taking care to ensure it was ‘in stock’ to avoid previous non deliver issues. The furniture arrived this week with a large sticker saying ‘damaged’ on the box- worrying. When we opened it up, all looked good until we realized all 3 stools were missing. I phoned the customer helpline who asked me to send a picture….. ‘Sorry are you asking me to
Send a picture of the missing stools?’ ‘Yes Mam, I am’.
We have sent on photos of the delivery and the damaged label…
Please can we have our missing stools Rathwood?

12 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible Order Updates & Service

While the product was (mostly) as pictured (colour was slightly different), I think the quality does not justify the price (€300+) nor the hassle I went through after ordering for delivery.

Took 2 months for my delivery to arrive. In that time, I received no updates or information from them without having to email several times. Getting helpful information and updates from customer service in a timely manner was like getting blood from a stone. Took two weeks to get an update from purchasing despite my numerous emails.

When my package finally arrived, a piece was missing and, to be honest, I'm not requesting a replacement piece as I'm afraid it'll be summer before it even gets processed!

Will not be ordering from them again. Horribly stressful experience.

6 February 2026
Unprompted review

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