The Fertha in Cahirciveen

05/07/2025: Visited 2 weeks ago when on holiday, was recommended by someone we had met the previous days when we told them we'd be in Cahersiveen. To be honest it was not the best experience - not horrible or bad per se, just not great. The pizzas are not really pizzas - they're more like a tortilla wrap with toppings. It was so hard to tell what kind of dough the base was as it was so thin. But it really did not resemble any pizza I've ever had (and trust me, I eat pizza!). The building itself is obviously beautiful, it's great to be able to sit and have a meal in such a venue, but the place was pretty dead, and as a result the staff (who were all young - no older than early 20s) didn't really give the impression they could be arsed, to be frank. Again, there was no rudeness etc. but a very clear lack of any kind of effort, no smiles, barely any words, and by the time we had paid they seemed glad to get rid of us (we were the last people in, but this was before closing). There was a really awkward interaction between them and a couple who'd come in to order pizza to takeaway too. It was all just a bit odd and the food was not very good. I wouldn't go back, mostly because of the food - it's just not pizza! If they upped their game and started making real pizza dough etc I'd probably give it another chance, in spite of all of the other issues. The tourist season didn't really feel like it had began when we were there so perhaps this is why it was so dead and the staff were quite lackluster and had given up mentally. Who knows. Anyway - I'm not saying don't try this place, you may have a completely different experience. This is just the one we had 🙂

14/06/2025: Great atmosphere in this desecrated church.