The best restaurants in Clare

05/07/2025: Horrible is an understatement to how bad the experience was, I never leave reviews that harm the business or reviews full stop, but this restaurant was just…wow. We came here for dinner to celebrate someone’s birthday with some family friends, so there was 9 of us total. First off, one of the servers spilt a pint of MiWadi all over my brother. This is completely understandable, accidents happen and we’ve all worked in the industry before so we did not blame the server at all. When I say he was soaked I mean my father had to take him back home to change clothes and come back, what did they offer as compensation? Oh a complimentary dry clean of course. I’m not saying anything really needed to be offered but that just felt like a slap to the face, did they want an 11 year old to strip off in the middle of the restaurant so they can clean his clothes? Hilariously, the least they could have done was I don’t know, give us the MiWadi for free maybe? But laughably they still charged us 50c for it. Couldn’t even spare 50c after dropping a drink on a child and causing them to leave for 30 mins to go home and get changed. Don’t even get me started on the service. I’ve had better service at places a quarter of the cost, hell, I’ve had better service ANYWHERE but here. We were only approached by the servers a total of TWO times. Once to take our order and another to bring out our order. Throughout the dining experience NOT ONCE did anyone approach us asking how the meal was, to clear our plates (our table was incredibly cluttered and we had to play Tetris to fit everything as a result) , or even to refill our water (3 jugs between 9 people…we ran out pretty fast). Again, this is our first time dining at such a “high end, fine dining” restaurant, and by no means am I saying this is what servers must do, we’ve all worked in the industry but it was just SO BLATANT that we were being avoided like the plague. All other tables were being catered to except us, this was incredibly obvious. It doesn’t help that we were the only non-white table in the restaurant…doesn’t exactly help with appearances or implications does it? My brother wanted dessert but too bad, no one ever approached us to ask once we’d finished our meal or to even clear away the dishes. We were treated as if we were the problem (we had done absolutely nothing) even though they were the ones constantly messing up and OVERCHARGING us €188 euros???!?! Oh yeah let me get to this part. Being overcharged double the actual bill. So my father went to pay the bill and being the non confrontational nor problem causing person he is, he payed it without question and tucked the receipt into his wallet and sat down. He didn’t discuss the price nor even explain how much the total bill was. It wasn’t until I asked him how much he payed a few minutes later out of curiosity did I realise he had been scammed sorry I mean charged 384.50 FOR 8 MAIN COURSES AND 1 STARTER. Completely absurd. The receipt stated 9x 2 Course Dinners. At this point, I’m questioning their ability to count considering how 8 main courses can become 9 mysteriously. My friend approached one of the servers and did not give out about the price, but merely asked the server to break down the cost of the meal for her. Only then did they realise it was wrong AFTER HE HAD PAYED AND WE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE??? Took them another 15 minutes to solve this issue (proof in the receipt times in the photo I have attached) and guess what, they had overcharged us an ABSURD 188 EURO, almost DOUBLE the actual bill of 197.50. How does a mistake of this magnitude happen? Charging an extra dish by mistake I understand but 188 euros? Inexcusable. The apologies for such a mistake were severely lacking. Heard one “sorry”. When I have worked in customer service I have given out complimentary food for far less and usually with the dialogue or “my sincere apologies I am so sorry for this mistake we will try to make it up to you, again, I am so sorry”. But did we get any of this after all these errors after errors? Nope just one “sorry” and it felt like we were ostracised and looked down upon like this was our fault. This experience was honestly so laughable and almost humiliating. Don’t worry we are never stepping foot near this place and have already told multiple people of this experience to dissuade them from going.

01/03/2025: The food was absolutely fantastic. We could not fault the menu. It catered for everyone. The service was unbelievable. The girls were really friendly and helpful. Rachel made sure that we were looked after from the minute that we came in. I would definitely recommend booking in here if you are staying here or even if you are in Ennis for a night.

24/09/2024: We had a great stay at Grovemount House. Our room was large and spacious with incredible views of the sunset. We loved hearing the cows in the pasture in the evening. It is close to lots of attractions and the towns of Ennistimon and Lehinch for shopping and restaurants. The hosts were the nicest people we have ever met. We highly recommend staying here if you are in the area.

08/08/2024: A disappointment. From the outside the place wouldn't be bad either, unfortunately the inside is all very old from the rooms to the bathrooms to the furnishings without even breakfast. Definitely expensive. The property is now for sale

31/07/2025: Unique bar/pub with its labyrinthine spaces and decor Very popular with locals - large selection of beers

05/07/2025: Great old bar that has live music.

13/08/2025: We were going to place an order for delivery as we were staying in the owners air BNB attached to their house. He advertised his business in the bnb. Owners were unapologetic about the filthy conditions of the house and we had no choice but to leave early due to multiple health hazards in their property. I ordered from A1 instead and it was no exaggeration to say it was one of the best or the best satays I've ever had in Ireland. I wouldn't want to see what the state of their kitchen is in the restaurant they own considering their unit was a mess and even though it was paid for 8 months ago that place had dust everywhere that had been there for years, mold and grime everywhere. Their attitude with us showed their poor customer service as well. Why would you want to order from nasty people who aren't clean even in their own home when there are two other Chinese restaurants steps away with from the looks of the other reviews cheaper and better food. We are all sick and have rashes after staying in their bnb and I wouldn't chance eating anything they'd make.

23/05/2025: Food was freshly cooked and was tasty.. service was excellent .

28/07/2025: Great place for a camper van stop over. If you eat or drink stay for free. Pizza's are unreal. Eoin and Audrey lovely people. We stayed here when we went to the Wolfe Tones in Thomand park😊😊

10/06/2025: We had a group of 14 where the food, the service and the ambience were impecable. All the food was excellent, my rack of lamb was rare as I ordered and everyone was raving about the food. The service was also great. I don’t think our guest experienced anything different from a party of 6 or 8. The food was timely and arrived generally at the same time. This was enough to create a great evening but the ambience was even better. We started in the private bar, moved to the beautiful dining room with a view of the medieval tower and the Atlantic. At sunset we were treated to a beautiful sunset over the Atlantic in the West of Ireland

02/06/2025: Decided to have dinner in this pub been under new management and I heard it was serving good food. Much disappointed with both of us served really over cooked chips we tried eating them but horrible plus way too much garlic butter in a sandwich. Bottled water left on tables very warm should be served cold when guests sit down. Disappointing. I wouldn't be rushing back. Staff prompt and efficient.

31/05/2025: Best of the best! When O’Donohues pub went under new management—it was by amazing folks who appreciate the unique charm and history of this pub. It’s still Fanore at its finest!! The food and service is consistently wonderful—we’re working our way through the menu—plenty of interesting, delicious options! The prices are an excellent value for top quality —not gratuitously inflated because of location. It’s worth a trip to Fanore just to eat here, and —on the way— see the breathtaking coastal views of R477 and the Wild Atlantic Way! Bravo, O’Donohues!!!

30/11/2025: Very good take away. Quick service. Straight to the point. Food small bit on the salty side. But very tasty

28/07/2025: Got a spice bag that was not a spice bag. Just very salty chicken and chips (no peppers or onions). The chicken was also very hard.

25/07/2025: Decent food however I find the staff to be very rude from my past experiences, my most recent one being where I placed an online order, which was rejected from the kitchen as the restaurant was “closed”, the restaurant was not in fact closed and not advertised to be closed online for another hour, I’m still currently waiting for a refund from my bank as the money was taken out of my account. I find the staff very rude when you place an order in person as they are very snappy and make you feel like an inconvenience. In conclusion the food is only decent and not worth the hassle of the rude staff

19/10/2025: Just walked in off the street and felt like home. The owner and staff invited us to a rowing contest. If you are looking for that spot to relax not worrying about Drama or how your hair looks. They will welcome you home

06/09/2025: A group of us from out of town stumbled across this friendly, welcoming bar while celebrating, and wandered in due to the "Live Music" sign. It's bigger than it looks, and the bartender we had that night is lovely! The music was great, lots of country classics, space to do a bit of jiving, waltzing or the quick step, and the singer that night took requests. Just don't wander in expecting to stay for "just the one," stay a while and soak in the atmosphere!