Budds in Ballydehob

24/04/2025: From the moment you enter with the extremely friendly and warm welcome to the decor and calming atmosphere, an experience!! We had a fantastic evening choosing the tasting menu with the accompanying wine recommendations, each step, glass of wine and plate was explained in great detail by Elaine and her wonderful staff. The food was amazing, worth every penny in our opinion and the overall experience was outstanding!! We’ll be back, thank you Elaine and Rob!!

21/04/2025: Can't find much fault here.Food 5 stars, service and atmosphere not. I have given 5 stars to all 3 categories on my rating because I feel this place is worthy of 5 stars despite its less than 5 star delivery on service and atmosphere. The menu here was beautiful, every single dish was great. From the in-house charcuterie, the wild and foraged ingredients to the superb treatment of said larder, brilliant. Wine list was small but wine pairing was excellently judged. Negatives, not much really, nitpicking at best and definitely circumstantial.Atmosphere is very hushed and we found ourselves whispering mostly and service is compromised by the fact that as far we could tell (which may be incorrect) there were only 4 staff in the restaurant full stop (kitchen,waiting, front of house etc). So in conclusion if all you are interested in is beautiful food check this place out it superb.