The Seafood Bar @ Kirwan's in Galway

Really beautiful place, the indecor is impressive. The service was really lovely and attentive. The food was super tasy and fresh .

Top restaurant experience in Galway. Fabulous food and perfect staff attention. It cost more than your average Galway restaurant but you do get what you pay for. It's down a little lane at the bottom of Shop street.

I had a fantastic experience at this seafood restaurant. The food was amazing, and the tuna ceviche was absolutely spectacular. The waiter was very nice, professional, and made the whole evening even more enjoyable.

I had my heart set on eating here after Mark Wolters of Wolters World ate here and raved about it. The whole experience started of great when we arrived at the restaurant. We were literally laughed off when we asked for an American iced tea, which is just steeped tea on ice. The waitress thought we were asking for a Southern Sweet tea. I explained it to her what my wife wanted and she made that happen. No issue there. After that small snafu is where I unknowingly started on my journey of terribleness. My wife ordered the Seared King Scallops and was moderately impressed with the taste. They just didn't taste as fresh as we would expect an Atlantic seaside restaurant to be. Ok, no harm no foul. I ordered the Hereford Sirloin. I ordered it rare. In all my time on Earth, I have only ordered my steaks Medium. You can probably already guess the the ending to this story. Mind you, I had nothing that would cause this prior to eating here. By 10 pm that night I was starting to sweat and my stomach was hurting, as well as all the fun parts of food poisoning that goes on behind the scenes, no pun intended. That next day I was sick as a dog and we had to drive from Galway to Dublin. Parking in Galway is not as straightforward as one would think, so we ended up parking a few blocks over from our hotel. So, as expected, I had to haul all of our stuff to the car park that might as we have been 10 miles away. Will I try Kirwan's again? No. I have read way too many of the same stories from past patrons. Sorry. I make silent travel videos and review hotels and their amenities.  Like, follow and share on Y0uTube. Search: Inexperienced traveler. See you there. Thank you!

Always the best in Galway.. Killian a great manager, hands on, smart and hard working.

Best seafood in Galway. The Tuna steak is great.

Brilliant service and a very good meal. The tarte tatin was ok, but it didn’t live up to the rest.

Good and tasty seafood, fresh oysters, and even a few well‑done meat options on the menu. Friendly service, and they’re open on Mondays, which is a big plus. Note: they have a wine licence only.

Chowder - I really liked the base and seasoning, however the fish inside was overcooked and each bite was amazing creamy, dill(?) broth around dry, gritty fish chunks. Tuna - I first tried the tuna plain without the topping and it was a bit "fishy". I eat a lot of fresh tuna so if you know you know. I can say that with the fruit topping it was good, because that masked it, however I would have been disappointed eating it plain, which really shouldn't be the case with seared and seasoned tuna. Service - everything with service was wonderful until I sat for 20+min awaiting the bill. I was eating alone, my entire meal took less than 30 min. After my leftovers were packed I sat, and sat, and sat with my credit card in hand. Had to eventually flag someone down to complete the transaction. It's a perfectly adequate place with a lot going for it, but as an international traveler with a lot of fine dining experience, I can't give it 5, or ever 4 stars. It's a seafood place, and the seafood I had was squarely ok.

We celebrated my mother’s upcoming 60th birthday in style. A beautiful meal from start to delicious finish. The chowder, gambas and vegetarian risotto were highlights, not to mention the mind boggling upside down cheesecake! Highly recommend for a special meal with a special group of people ❤️