The Thatch Bar & Restaurant in Glenties

Travelling through Glenties, Co. Donegal, my wife, myself and Ruby, our Cockapoo dog stopped at The Thatch where we enquired about Sunday Lunch. As we are only too well aware ‘Dog Friendly’ premises are few and far between in many parts of Donegal. No problem to the Thatch, they were more than kind welcoming to us all. We had an excellent Lunch, I had the Special, Lamb Tikka Masala, Rice and Chips, with a Nann Bread, which was specially made with No Garlic, my wife had Asian Salmon, with Asian Salad and Fries - The food was all of Hotel Standard, better than many of the Hotels we have eaten in. Roisin, who was in charge and Nadeen who served us were most attentive, they could not have been nicer. In addition we had wanted to watch the Ireland v Scotland Rugby Match, again no problem. Before finishing my wife went for the Berry Crumble which was delicious ! We will not drive past The Thatch again - the place is well worth visiting, loved it ! To the owners, your Staff are well worth holding onto, they are a worthy addition to your business, oh and hold on to the Chef 👍

Well worth a visit, excellent food and friendly service

Had my birthday dinner there and what an experience it was. The staff was so accommodation to the kids and very patient as they placed their own orders. The food was amazing the place is beautiful. Highly recommend this for anyone travelling this side.

New menu and owners at the Thatch are doing fantastic things!! Very enjoyable meal here and nice atmosphere at the bar. We will be back.

The rich menu, the warm atmosphere and the best food! I've taken the chicken Kiev special today which was so comforting and delicious!

I've been dying for an excuse to try out The Thatch since it reopened recently, and with 3 friends in town for the fiddle festival what better excuse? The Thatch is a beautiful building, in the beautiful town of Glenties, and the restaurant itself has been very tastefully renovated. On our arrival the downstairs area was at capacity, so we were seated upstairs, which was also quite busy. The menu in The Thatch was fab. I don't eat meat so I was immediately drawn to the fish and vegetarian options, as was my significant other. There certainly was plenty of choice. I opted to have a caesar salad to start and the vegetable risotto with prawns. The salad was lovely, but the risotto was superb. Risotto can be very rich and claggy, but this had a really perfect balance of rice to sauce and the vegetables were perfectly al dente, which, to my mind, is always the sign of a chef that knows their onions. The additional prawns were also plentiful. My wife had the sea bass and our friends the bacon and cabbage and seafood pie. Everything was thoughtfully presented and very tasty even down to the side salad with the sea bass. I often find dessert menus to be quite hit or miss but The Thatch definitely has a hit on their hands. I was torn between 3 or 4 winner desserts, but opted for the poached pear and carrageen moss panna cotta. My wife opted for the cinnamon French toast and butterscotch ice cream. Both desserts were delicious and I'll be giving the poached pear dish a lash at home myself. So a big thanks to all involved at The Thatch for a very pleasant evening. This is a great menu that I could happily return to time and again. And I look forward to doing just that.

The food is definitely below average. A Caesar salad absolutely swimming in dressing. It bordered on a soup. The pizza we ordered wasn’t homemade. It was a frozen pizza. Looked like what I used to eat in the high school cafeteria 35 years ago. Bland seafood pot pie. Topping it all off is that this was the most money we spent for dinner in the area over seven nights. The place itself looks nice. It’s a pleasant spot to spend an hour. The kids working there are nice enough. But the food is really subpar. I read here that the restaurant is under new ownership. I sincerely wish them well. I hope they can make some changes, because as of right now it’s thoroughly underwhelming.

We stopped in here after a long day of driving. We did not have a reservation but they made room for us and were so accommodating even though they were very busy. The food was fabulous. My husband had the roasted Turkey/ham meal, I had the Chicken Tagliatelle, both were so fresh, hot and delicious. Thanks to the brilliant staff for everything. Highly recommend.

After all the great reviews here, I expected more. You felt like you were being disturbed. In my opinion the food is just average.

Such a popular place. Even though we hadn't booked and they were very busy, we were welcomed and looked after so well. What a lovely, friendly and very helpful team. The food was excellent and gluten free not a problem. Much appreciated.