The best restaurants in Clare
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9,1
2618 Reviews |
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Dromoland Castle
03/11/2025: Everything about this castle is magnificent. The older section (reception, restaurant, bar) is sumptuous. Breakfast is exceptional in the castle's grand hall.
The grounds are equally impressive (forest with deer, lake with the option to rent a boat for fishing, golf for enthusiasts).
01/11/2025: I’ve been to some nice hotels over the years, but the stand out feature of Dromoland Castle for me, is not the facility (which is super) but the staff. You would expect them to be professional, but they are far more than that. They are characters. Whoever manages this fine hotel, do not change how you recruit and train your staff. In the short two days I spent there, the staff were standout and good crack. Not overly drilled or devoid of personality.
Rory in the bar epitomised this, but was not alone .
All staff were happy and engaged.
Congratulations.
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9,1
2253 Reviews |
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Ivy Cottage
29/10/2025: Charming restaurant with delicious food. I was there at the end of July with my mother staying within walking distance of the restaurant, and it was one of the best meals we had during our 5 day trip in Ireland.
27/10/2025: Service was great . Fish (was light like a cotton) & chips was very tasty. Soup of the day super. Atmosphere was very cosy
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9,0
2153 Reviews |
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McDermott's Pub
14/11/2025: We had our wedding reception at McDermott’s Pub, and it was absolutely perfect! The vibe was warm and lively, the staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, and the food was beyond delicious—every single dish was amazing. The live music was top notch and really brought the whole celebration to life. From start to finish, they made our special day unforgettable. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to celebrate!
06/11/2025: Great Pub, we spent an evening there food and drink we great, so was the live music.
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8,9
527 Reviews |
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Henrys Bistro & Wine Bar
Ennis
04/11/2025: Excellent food (the VERY best in Ennis! And yes I'vebeen everywherehere aha) excellent service!
The featherblade just melts in your mouth!
Their steak? Surreal!
And their staff always take such great care of us.
We've been there 3 times and we'll keep coming back!
24/10/2025: The store owner is very friendly. He cooked the chicken I bought from the supermarket in the oven for me. You can come and eat if you pass by here.
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8,9
645 Reviews |
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The Abbey Tavern
Quin
27/11/2025: Always an amazing meal at the Abbey
23/11/2025: Family meal to celebrate an 18th, very good, liked the menu, staff were good, first visit, hopefully will be back at some stage, but it's a long way from home.
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8,9
533 Reviews |
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The Riverside Bistro
21/09/2025: Very nice and cosy place. I ordered BBQ ribs and chips with glass of Merlot wine. Ribs were amazing: well marinated, soft and sweet.
Banoffi desert was not too sweet and good. It was very delicious.
14/09/2025: This was the best food I’ve had in Ireland in many years.The owners were delightful, the atmosphere was relaxed and the menu was creative.
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8,9
1112 Reviews |
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Bunratty Manor
Bunratty
11/11/2025: Absolutely fabulous experience, from check-in to check-out.kind, helpful, clean, comfortable.
Excellent breakfast.
Great local sites.
10/11/2025: Pointless reviewing. Google AI Censorship Bots KILL personalised reviews
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8,9
864 Reviews |
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Byrnes Restaurant
Ennistymon
11/11/2025: Food is decent - we enjoyed the early bird menu twice and it caters for vegan and vegetarian, although you wont have a selection of options. Service was great both times and price good too if doing early bird !
27/10/2025: Nice restaurant, off the beaten track.
The menu is manageable. The starters are small.
We had the steak, not so good meat and not grilled well.
And the curry, well-seasoned but with more sauce than substance. The chicken with it was good.
However, and this is why it only gives it two stars, the prices for the food are far too high. €29.70 for the steak and €25.70 for the curry are, in my opinion, completely unreasonable.
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8,8
315 Reviews |
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Hugo’s Bakery
Lahinch
27/11/2025: This is a big cold, but they have the best sausage roll in all of Ireland. No greasy, or cheap sausage meat…full of rich flavour and delicious flaky pastry.
The Portuguese Pastel de Nata, straight out of the oven was better than any I have had in Portugal…well at least as good as!
Great coffee as well! Friendly people!
30/10/2025: Pleasant surprise finding baked goods of such high quality in such a small town, great coffee too!
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8,8
117 Reviews |
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Tea and Tones Shannon
Shannon legal town
14/09/2025: Such a cosy place, and the service & food is very good. We will be back for sure!
03/09/2025: Feels like an irish home. Great breakfast!
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8,8
2057 Reviews |
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McGann's Pub
16/11/2025: Wow! Everything , yes everything was excellent. Food, quick service, efficiency. Such nice, lovely people. We are from the United States . These were the best chips I have ever had. My wife said it was the best Irish stew she ever had. lol. Wish we lived here. Thank you for all!!
06/11/2025: Cozy place in Doolin. Fish n chips were good but not great.. beef burger and coffee was nice.. staffs are accommodative
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8,7
1406 Reviews |
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Kenny's Bar
Lahinch
30/10/2025: Went in here recently ordered a Guinness and a vodka and sprite from the blonde younglad behind the bar(who was busy chatting and took ages to acknowledge me) .My wife poured some of the sprite into the vodka and took a sip.She asked me to taste.No taste of vodka at all(she normally checks before pouring the mixer if we are in a bar for the first time)Guinness wasn't great so we left and made our way to Frawleys and had a great night.
27/10/2025: One of the best pub grub lunch’s we’ve had in a long time . Figured because we’re near the sea we’ll have to pick the sea food lunch , we weren’t disappointed . Food tasted amazing . Had the Thai style mussels and clams and prawn pot .
Great size portions . Staff real friendly , kid friendly . They serve a good Guinness and a wicked good irish coffee .
To bonus it off the background music was a Waterboys playlist 👌👌
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8,7
3210 Reviews |
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Brogan's
Ennis
28/10/2025: Had dinner here during a trip to Ennis was awesome
27/10/2025: We had a meal there last night and it was terrible. The food was very cold and very expensive for the quality of the food.
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8,7
954 Reviews |
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Milano
Ennis
19/09/2025: Above my expectations the pizza was super I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend it probably the best pizza in Ennis.
18/09/2025: The pizzas were delicious. The rest of the menu looked good, but we didn't try anything else. The staff was very attentive. It's a shame we couldn't go back; the kitchen closes around 9 p.m.
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8,7
537 Reviews |
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O'Donohues Pub
13/11/2025: Cute little place with the most delicious fish and chips I've ever had. While on a day trip from Dublin to the Cliffs of Moher and Galway, we stopped here for lunch. The service was efficient and the food was outstanding!
13/11/2025: Good restaurant for a quick lunch on the go during a road trip in the backcountry.