Oarsman in Carrick-on-shannon

Made a reservation in The Oarsman for lunch and was really impressed. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, and the service was spot on, friendly and efficient without eber feeling rushed. The food was excellent. You can tell they take pride in what they serve, fresh ingredients, great flavours, and everything really well presented. It’s a step above your usual lunch experience, but still feels comfortable and down to earth. Definitely one of the best places to eat in Carrick-on-Shannon. Will be back for sure.

Food was incredible and staff were really great. Will be back.

Absolutely delicious! My daughter and I had the hake, which was delicious! Comes with an assortment of cooked veggies, small potatoes and mashed as well. Would eat there again and again.

Went to the oarsman for a birthday dinner. I had a carrot and coriander soup, chicken supreme and an orange panacotta. I found the soup to be a fairly simple vegetable soup, no frills attached, well seasoned and tasty, although somewhat lacklustre. The chicken supreme was good, the chicken was juicy and didn’t come swimming or smothered in sauce which was a nice change from a traditional supreme. The panacotta was somewhat of a letdown, what I was hoping would be bursting with flavour was somewhat bland and nondescript. Its presentation was also lacking, it may have been served better in a ramican or small bowl but it certainly needs an upgrade. The baked plumbs were actually the best part of the desert. The ice cream was also extremely good. Service was great, friendly staff who know what they’re doing and are competent. On a side note, their bread is very nice with the selection of herb butter or normal butter. Very nicely executed. The atmosphere was good too although I found the live music a little too loud at times, but the musician was exceptional and I actually couldn’t believe it was live because they played so fluently. Overall a good meal and nice atmosphere.

Had the best Irish coffee in town!

Fantastic food, service and atmosphere, we will always return, I highly recommend

Love this place. Excellent food, service is top class. Live background music is fabulous

A gem of a place , great food, great atmosphere, and wonderful staff. The guitarist was an added bonus. I highly recommend The Oarsman restaurant.

Thank you for looking after us delicious food by far the best in carrick

Cosy, clean and great atmosphere. When we arrived the waiter was very bubbly and brought us straight to our table then took our drinks order. Service was fast and friendly. They brought us a plate of assorted bread which we immediately took into and finished before they took our food order. 3 of us ordered soup and the other 2 ordered the chowder. Everyone thought the starters were delicious. The only problem was we had no bread as we figured the bread we ate was an appetiser and staff didn’t bring any more out until halfway through when we asked for it. An oversight on their part, but the food was still nice. For mains we all ordered steak and pork belly. The pork belly was lovely and the steak were all cooked to perfection. The only issue with mains was the small portion of shared vegetables that came along with it. Between 5 men they really didn’t go far so we asked for more and the second portion came with mash which didn’t come the first time round. However they were all delicious. Service was very fast for every course bar dessert which was surprising as usually dessert in the fastest course. Starters and main probably took 5-10 minutes but dessert must’ve took over 20. We were about to just forget about it and pay when they brought the dishes out. Everyone enjoyed their desserts. We had the brioche donuts, chocolate fondants and apple cake. My fondant wasn’t the best I ever had, nor was the accompanying ice cream, but it was ok. Overall the ambience, food and service were great. A little pricey and the menu is a smidge limited, but would certainly go back.