The best restaurants in Skibbereen

04/07/2025: Absolutely lovely place the staff and the food is always amazing. It’s a must when we come back to Ireland from Australia.

01/07/2025: Lovely building and food very good

05/07/2025: Such a lovely place !! Small but a must visit if in the area. The food is incredible as are the staff.

04/06/2025: For me this is a great restaurant. I have been a few times and it's always the same, brilliant food, family feeling, friendly service and super value. For me a great restaurant is one that makes you feel good as soon as you step inside, before even looking at the menu and An Chistin Beag ticks that box every time

05/07/2025: Field's is legendary. Fabulous in-house breads, cakes, black puddings, rashers etc. A really superb selection of wines, I picked up some amazing wines - 2nd & 5th growth Bordeaux. When in the area it is a must to stop into Field's.

05/07/2025: A very large selection of products, an excellent cheese department and especially pleasant staff. Namely, the alcohol department with a huge selection and good discounts. Always! Please note the high-quality work of Alexander, he will always help in choosing and knows the range of both wines and strong alcohol and beer very well 🍻 Award to a professional! A very large selection of products, an excellent cheese department and especially pleasant staff. Namely, the alcohol department with a huge selection and good discounts. Always! Please note the high-quality work of Alexander, he will always help in choosing and knows the range of both wines and strong alcohol and beer very well 🍻 Award to a professional!

21/07/2025: I was visiting skibberean a few weeks ago and we came to this gorgeous cafe for lunch! Food was amazing. I left a shopping bag behind with bits I had bought at the market. The staff were so unbelievably kind that they posted the bag back to me in Kildare!! What lovely people, highly recommend a visit!

02/07/2025: Myself and my partner got the lasagne, salad and chips today. It was amazing, absolutely loved it, lovely home cooked meal with fresh ingredients. Can't fault a thing.❤️

05/07/2025: We were visiting Ireland and stopped at Skibbereen for lunch. The plant based meal was one of the best I have ever eaten. My husband and I split the mushroom sub and we each had a bowl of vegetable soup. The flavors in both were delicious and perfectly balanced. It was the best veggie soup we have had. The mushrooms were marinated so well that it gave a rich flavor to the sandwich.

29/06/2025: A brilliant bookshop, but their bigger premises five minutes down the road, Inanna Rare Books is phenomenal, well worth having a look in both.

11/06/2025: Far and away the best coffee shop West Cork. Ways love popping in when I'm in Skibb.

08/06/2025: Best coffee in town Lovely people a great buzz

01/08/2025: we had an outstanding weekend stay over at the West Cork Hotel. It had been 10 years since our last visit and it was even more charming than before. Tremendous service, a great Irish breakfast in the morning and a wonderful location combined with an extremely attentive and responsive staff contributed to an outstanding experience! I highly recommend the West Cork Hotel to anyone looking for a place to stay while visiting one of the most enjoyable parts of Ireland.

31/07/2025: Beautiful, better room this time. Service and food very good.

18/07/2025: What a wonderful little studio. Couldn't collect the item again as was on holiday, but they posted it out and was delighted with it. Staff are great. Will visit again

13/07/2025: A beautiful way to spend an afternoon.

15/06/2025: Great pub, large with plenty of different areas, old school and traditional. The owner William was absolutely lovely, loved having the chats and gave us plenty of information on the area and the farmers market , which is on every Saturday in the town and well worth a visit.

13/07/2025: We stayed here for one night. The room was fresh, the location was central and the breakfast was good! Good service!

25/06/2025: Popped for lunch great menu and the staff were efficient and friendly Highly recommend the sea food chowder Delicious!

10/06/2025: Great fish and chips, cooked perfectly. Friendly staff

07/06/2025: The fish here is outstanding. You will struggle to find better in a sit down restaurant let alone a chipper. I go here a couple of times a year and have tried a few other things on the menu which were all excellent. Staff friendly and efficient and it is good value. Can be a bit of a wait at busy times which in itself is a good sign. Highly recommended

30/03/2025: Absolute banger place, great food and great people!

10/03/2025: I got a madras curry extra spicy and it was so delicious and it was spicy, I enjoyed it a lot.

16/06/2025: Good coffee and pastries. Lovely staff

06/06/2025: Came in few hours ago to grab a late breakfast. I got a toasted sandwich (forgot the name but had lots of chicken and cheese inside) and sausage roll (pork and caramelised onions) to go. The sandwich was beautiful! Perfect level of crisp from the bread and the melted cheese blended with the rest of the contents very well. Not super heavy either. The sausage roll was only consumed an hour after purchase but it was hearty, remained crispy and full of flavour. Workers were very kind and accommodating also so I’ll definitely be back!

23/06/2025: Incredible place. But a stifling hot room - with heating on and, madder still, fires lit at midsummer - meant that we couldn’t sleep and ended up walking around the grounds until 2am (which was magical). Coupled with disorganisation and poor communication with and between the staff meant for a chaotic stay. At this price it should be perfect. I offered the opportunity to discuss privately with a manager, but they never called back.

22/06/2025: 🌳✨ A Truly Exceptional Experience at Liss Ard Estate ✨🌳 From the moment you arrive at Liss Ard Estate, you’re embraced by an atmosphere of quiet opulence and timeless beauty. The hotel itself is exquisite — elegant, luxurious, and meticulously designed — complemented by a menu that showcases fabulous, locally inspired cuisine. But it’s the estate grounds that truly captivate. The serene beauty of the Sky Garden, the secluded passageways winding through ancient woodlands, and the picturesque lake create a magical sense of escape. Liss Ard is more than a hotel — it’s an experience, a place where nature and comfort come together in perfect harmony. From all of us at Mo Farm, a heartfelt thank you to the team at Liss Ard for an unforgettable stay. A truly exceptional destination that we highly recommend. 🌳🌅🍷

15/07/2025: Options available for a variety of dietary restrictions

25/01/2025: A nice place to relax for conversation. I had a combo cup of soup of the day and toasti. Steve had the special of the day.