O’Dowd’s in Roundstone

25/03/2025: I realise this is the low season but was very disappointed with the quality of food and drink here. The two young ladies serving were really welcoming and friendly, although we waited a fair while for our order to arrive. We were the only people in here although a couple arrived a few minutes after us and their order came first! The view is truly stunning from the upper floor. We had two fruit smoothies: I'm almost certain they were just frozen fruits as they tasted just like what you'd make at home with a Tesco mixed berry mix. At €5.50 each, I guess I just expected them to be fresh. Like I say, it's not the high season so perhaps that's why as I've seen that they say they source local produce/grow their own normally. The two raisin scones were nice but I think they had been microwaved to warm up which meant they'd gone dry with a dense texture. Very ungenerous with the butter and jam: 1 small individual butter portion per scone and a heaped teaspoon of jam (which was very tasty). I did ask for more of each but they'd run out of jam, so perhaps that's explains the meagre portion. €3.50 each. All in all, I wouldn't be returning, even for the view. I've given 4* overall to reflect poor food but very nice staff and excellent surroundings.

24/03/2025: Pleasant lunch here and a good pint. Service was excellent