The Shack in Athlone

Met at the door by a rude lady with a top knot held in with a claw clip. We waited for a seat and she met us with a rude tone and face then said follow me and went up these steps. We had a buggy with our baby in it so I was unsure if we were meant to follow her or not. At this stage I’m upset and kind of want to leave but we drove all the way in to come so we stayed. All of the other servers are lovely and friendly they made sure everything was ok. Food was nice. I like that they have a juice and water station you can just help yourself. Just upsetting with that one lady who just ruined the rest of our time there to be honest, felt unwelcome with my baby.

Might not look much from outside but it's a really atmospheric place with friendly service and a great pint of Guinness. I hear the food is good too.

Really quaint place. They have a lovely open air patio out back, too. Locals told us that lunch is excellent, but it's only served from 12-4pm. We went on a Sunday, and there was a line out the front door! The staff is great, the owner is hilarious, and the food is excellent. They did such a nice little presentation for my friend who was having a birthday that day. BTW I would eat the Potato & Chorizo Brazas dish by the gallon. If you like things a little spicy, don't miss it. The other photos are the fis & chips, the steak sandwich, & the brownie dessert. If they were open for dinner, we'd eat there OFTEN.

Great food large portions great value for money

Great food. Great prices. Great ambience. Little bit out of town but worth it. Recommend the shack curry

Super friendly and delicious food! We stopped for lunch on our way between Dublin and Galway and it was a great find! Delicious food, fast service, super friendly staff, and very reasonably priced. We were with our little one and they were incredibly thoughtful and thoughtful; we were so grateful.

Very friendly place with a great selection of Gluten free options, staff was very helpful, would recommend this place for gluten free people ☺️

We had lunch for two here and it was lovely. The restaurant was very busy and we had a 10-15 min wait to be seated, despite how busy it was the staff were very well organized and efficient and our order was taken quickly and the food arrived promptly. There is ample parking to the rear and The Shack is well worth a visit.

Great food, service and atmosphere.

Lovely atmosphere, there’s no where I would rather be in this cold climate ♥️