The best restaurants in Skibbereen

02/06/2025: --- ## The Church Restaurant, Skibbereen: A Delicious Taste of Asia! What a delightful surprise to find **The Church Restaurant in Skibbereen** offering such exceptional Asian cuisine! After a few weeks away from home, I was truly craving those familiar, comforting flavours, and The Church absolutely delivered. I tried the Pad Thai and it hit the spot! The other dishes were also packed with authentic taste, fresh ingredients, and clearly prepared with skill and care. The beef was also great and service exceptional staff making sure we were well looked after and meeting our dining requests. Hospitality unbelievable but busy as the place was fully booked when we ate there. Beyond the wonderful food, the setting in the converted church adds a unique and memorable ambiance to the dining experience.

02/06/2025: Stopped in skibbereen for lunch and found this amazing restaurant in tje town centre. We hadn't booked but they managed to find us a lovely table for 2 upstairs. My wife said her fresh fish and chips was the best she had ever eaten, as for my large portion of mussels in white creamy garlic sauce absolutely fantastic.

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

24/05/2025: Before visiting Skibbereen, we decided to have lunch at An Christin Beag (the small kitchen) based on the reviews we read. We very much enjoyed our experience. My wife had a BLT sandwich and I ordered the baked Hake with mashed potatoes and vegetables. The Hake was simply excellent. Perfectly cooked and amply portionned. The service was very efficient. Highly recommended!

07/06/2025: Lovely supermarket. Very friendly and helpful staff.

05/06/2025: It is quite simply the best supermarket around with an extensive range, wonderful fresh food and superb customer service.

19/05/2025: Found this little gem and had breakfast both mornings we were in Skibbereen. Fantastic, friendly service and great food, freshly prepared for us. I am a bit of a coffee snob and was not disappointed..... If I return to Skibbereen I shall most certainly revisit Applebettys... PS, thanks for finding and posting my sunglasses. X

15/05/2025: Great service, good value, perfect location in the centre of Skibbereen

22/05/2025: What a wonderful little oasis! The food is marvelous and the bookshop is one of a kind. There is a personal touch to everything and the store is well-curated. Dogs are welcome as well and we had lunch in a beautiful little courtyard.

09/05/2025: A must visit spot, excellent friendly service, incredible tasty food. Wonderful relaxed atmosphere!

24/05/2025: O’Neill is a family name and loved the look of this place. Small and quirky, with friendly staff. Had a beautifully moist carrot cake with coffee. Served straight away but not long before a queue formed and niw you know why. Do call !

20/05/2025: Good coffee, nice pastry and cosy interior.

10/05/2025: We had the best time picking and painting our pottery, such a fun activity for the whole family!

06/05/2025: Really friendly and very helpful staff! We were totally able to take our time and enjoy the experience, reasonably priced in comparison to similar studios. Hot chocolate & coffee was fab too!

24/05/2025: I'm gonna say it, this may be the best fish and chips in Ireland.

23/05/2025: This is a lovely quaint pub / restaurant, very reasonable price here, very clean,the staff very friendly, the menu and food is great, lovkids menu very reasonable, this place is always busy pub and restaurant right in middle skibbereen town lots to do around the surroundings areas

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

29/05/2025: Nice and good hotel. Rooms are great. Breakfast is well taken care of. Also possibility for dinner. Dinner in the hotel bar, good menu. Friendly staff. You can park your car in the large parking lot behind the hotel. (You have to look for it, the entrance is a bit hidden)

25/05/2025: Stayed here for one night. Staff very nice, lovely old charm hotel. Parking on site free and plenty of it. Only down side was bar food. We ordered fish cakes as a main, but really they should be advertised as "potato cakes"... Could not taste fish in them let alone find some. Very disappointing aspect of what was a nice hotel in general. Prob would stay here again, but definitely would not be ordering fishcakes for dinner!!

12/02/2025: Beautiful estate and landscape with trails and James Turrell Sky Garden. The chef at the restaurant worked without prior notice to give us exceptional vegan options and also accommodating my food allergies. Wonderful library. We will return.

10/02/2025: We had a very relaxing stay, thanks to the hotel’s limited number of rooms, which made for a peaceful atmosphere. The open fire in the evening was a lovely touch, adding to the cozy ambiance. Our room was modern and well-equipped, complete with a Nespresso coffee machine. However, there was an unpleasant smell in the room, which may have been due to animals being allowed to stay there. The staff were very helpful and friendly throughout our stay, which made a big difference. However, dining options were quite limited. The only available choice was the restaurant menu, which doesn’t cater to all needs. For example, after a late lunch one day, we wanted a small bite in the evening but found there was no bar menu—only the full restaurant menu, which is quite expensive for the portion sizes. Given that there are also limited dining options locally in Skibbereen town, it would be helpful if the hotel offered a more flexible bar menu. That said, the hotel’s grounds are beautifully maintained, with lovely walking trails that add to the charm of the location. Overall, it’s a great place to unwind, with excellent service, but a few improvements in dining options and room freshness would make the experience even better.