The best restaurants in Donegal

20/06/2026: Very good, me and Malin are coming back

11/06/2026: Cozy bar with friendly people Perfect place to end a visit to Malin Head. PS say hello to the singer of Moon River 😉

25/05/2026: Was here a few weeks ago for my sister's hen party and the staff were beyond accommodating, there was a large group of us and we were delayed in making our reservation however that was no issue to the lovely staff who had our table ready when we arrived. Food was wonderful as always, and the staff were lovely, would recommend for any small or large groups in the area, we hope to be back soon!

08/05/2026: We had a very nice dinner here. The waitstaff were super friendly and helpful. We got the salmon and the chicken supreme. Both were fantastic. We also got ice cream and the apple crumble for dessert. Again, both were fantastic. Also as a side note, they have great taste in music here. Do yourself a favor and go eat here.

07/08/2026: This is an excellent restaurant. Despite a rather unpreposessing location (looks like it's next to a car park in a shopping centre), the food is of the highest quality, and the service very attentive. The amuses bouches are well executed, and the wine list well thought out (two New Zealand Sauvignons!). We had the scallops and the crab tartlet starters (both very good), and the monkfish & pork belly and hake mains. The monkfish was lovely, the pork belly a bit underwhelming (a la pulled pork) but the hake (not an easy fish to get right) was absolutely perfect. Dessert (salted caramel tart, but more like a pave) was also sublime. Way above expectations.

05/08/2026: Only word to describe this place is PERFECTION

21/07/2026: A night of music at CLANNAD's homepage

17/07/2026: Great food, big portions. If you are going you should book in advance. Be prepared to loose several hours checking out the pictures and awards on the walls.

13/08/2026: One of the best seafood chowder i have had. Ate there 3 nights in a row but avoid Wednesday when the pub fare is not available and a pizza company takes over for the night. Unless of course you like pizza but i thought they were rather bog standard.

07/08/2026: Just the perfect Irish Pub. Great bar; lots of small rooms making an excellent, but intimate, atmosphere; wonderful beer and very good food. The service is as friendly and helpful as you will find anywhere. I had the fish and chips with mushy peas which were very good.

19/07/2026: With my friend I visited the Donegal, and had a meal in the restaurant. We were served by Sean, he was friendly, and knowledgeable about the dishes on offer. I had the steak with garlic & potatoes, it was the best steak i have ever eaten in years. When I return to Donegal, and I will, I will dine in this restaurant again. Friendly service by the waitresses, thanks to all the team, especially in the kitchen on a hot day.

10/07/2026: Nicest meal I had in Donegal. Service was very good. Food was excellent. Highly recommend the cheesy garlic bread as a starter and either the seafood linguine or garlic steak for a main.

14/08/2026: It's rare for me to review anywhere these days but this gem in Buncrana deserves it.

08/08/2026: We were a mix of vegans and omnivores. Amazing food, generous portions and absolutely lovely staff. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this restaurant.

25/07/2026: Wonderful experience, staff where very attentive, the food was delicious. We will definitely be back 😊

01/07/2026: Lovely restaurant with beautiful full length windows which let in lots of light. Plenty of parking at restaurant Delicious meal here this evening. Very pleasant staff.

11/08/2026: Booked a table for 14 and landed and they said they thought we said 2. Didn’t even have room for a table of 14. 14 doesn’t even sound like 2. A women stopped me outside saying they did the same to them last week. Got told tonight they turned away another table of 12 after making a booking also! Ridiculous

28/07/2026: Unreal rustic pizzas, great menu and prices. Place was jammed. For a Monday night boys. Gary, Muff.

28/07/2026: Absolute smashing place to eat in, out in the middle of nowhere a dining experience to sample. Their set menu is fantastic.

16/07/2026: Overpriced West Donegal Restaurant Attracts Rich Americans Around 250 euro for dinner for two with wine. A high cost for many restaurants in Ireland, but especially so for one in rural west Donegal. That’s how much eating out at The Olde Glen Bar, Restaurant & Bia Box will set you back. Some Michelin-star restaurants cost less, which The Olde Glen Bar isn’t. The Ox restaurant, for example, winning a star for quite a few years now in scenic riverside Belfast, serves up a four-course dinner for about the same price as The Glen and it offers more choices, including poached lobster, lamb and halibut among its mains. Not to mention outstanding creativity and innovation of the dishes. Service at The Glen is efficient and friendly and plate presentation pleasing. But the dishes lack that special ‘wow’ factor clients have a right to expect for the hefty price tag. Starters were tasty but small and the pork and beef mains reasonable, though not memorable. Accompaniment of a few simple boiled potatoes and carrots was disappointing. Delicious dessert soufflé was the best dish on the menu. Ambience at The Glen is not fine dining, no tablecloth, more a cross-setting between bistro and pub, with seating sparse between clients a tad too close for comfort. Not much privacy there. Then why the high price? One reason, large groups of rich, golf-loving Americans, many working in the corporate high-finance sector (not everyoneTrump supporters, I should add, though I dare say there are quite a few), fly on chartered private jets from the US to Galway, then shift to luxury executive planes to Donegal’s Carrickfinn airport (ironic, considering the Irish Government recently threatened to stop flights for local people desperately needing to travel to Dublin for cancer treatments). These well-healed travellers then take private helicopters to the Rosapenna Resort, which fortunately for The Glen is only ten minutes away from the restaurant. One of reasons for the long waiting list for a table. For such wealthy people, 250 euro is a pittance. Keep in mind, they can write it off on expenses and reduce their taxes. For local people, it’s a helluva outlay of hard-earned cash. Why do the wealthy flock to Rosapenna? Simple. GOLF Magazine last year named St. Patrick’s Links at Rosapenna for the first time among the top 50 courses in the world. Sometimes, these high-spending golfers can make up the majority of clients at the restaurant. You’ll hear plenty of talk about birdies, eagles, handicaps, bogies, and, of course, drinks at the 19th hole. In summary, The Olde Glen Bar, Restaurant really needs to add more choices and a few surprises on the menu for a fairer return on price. Not to mention adding some style to the setting, considering many people (except well-off golfers) can only afford to dine there on special occasions. And cast aside that old trick of adding supplementary costs to starters and mains. With prices being high enough, is there any call for that? For a broader overview of the cuisine world in west Donegal, it’s best to try other well-established local restaurants such as Teac Jack (its menu features what is probably the best seafood chowder in Donegal), Caisleáin Óir (try the Ultimate Surf and Turf which includes Tomahawk steak), Leo’s Tavern (the chef’s Malaysian curry is excellent) and Danny Minnie’s (Silverhill half-duck with cassis sauce, fig and marsala chutney). These restaurants cost less than The Glen, the food is of a similar quality and there’s generally no long waiting list.

08/08/2026: Excellent place. We ate there twice at lunchtime, a year apart, and nothing had changed: the quality of the food and the friendliness of the welcome were just as good. Special thanks to Carol ;-)

04/08/2026: I celebrated a significant birthday here on Saturday 1st and I cannot recommend The Brewery highly enough. They were very communicative and accommodating throughout the whole process. I hosted fifty people for food and drinks in The Shack. It was a perfect venue, private bar and toilet facilities in a very bright and playful area, it also has a retractable roof, lucky for us it was a gorgeous evening and we had an open roof which only added to the celebratory atmosphere. The food was fantastic, everybody commented on how great it was, we had gone for a buffet with lasagne and a veggie curry, rice, salad and chips. The staff were all sound but I’d like to especially thank Carol who arranged everything and looked after us all so well! I believe the whole venue and pub was super busy that night but you’d never guess it, we were given ample time to enjoy a toast, speeches and a cake without any stress. Thanks Carol, it was a roaring success! 🤩

14/08/2026: Great service from a dedicated crew, it was very busy but they found me a table for one very quickly. I ordered their famous Chowder and I was not disappointed. Very generous amount of fish in the stew, tasty and very colourful. Chased down with a pint of stout...A real Irish meal...Thank you

10/08/2026: I tried seafood chowder for the first time and was thrilled. I highly recommend this restaurant.

10/06/2026: Beautiful little gem in Malin Head...Food was excellent and staff really nice... Stop for food and amazing views..

02/06/2026: Fantastic location set in the beautiful County of Donegal, wonderful atmosphere and great Irish hospitality. Thanks to the owners and their staff.

05/08/2026: Very friendly staff, clean environment

04/08/2026: Extremely fast service and tasty food. Really enjoyed our meal here in Letterkenny. Staff were very pleasant and helpful.

11/07/2026: My family and I went for afternoon tea today and we were shambolic and didn’t know where we wanted to sit and were generally being very annoying! So I wanted to say thank you Killian and Emily for their patience with us today! Killian especially had the patience of a saint with us and was so lovely to my mammy who was on crutches and the two young girls we had with us. Thanks for being so delightful to us, we really appreciate it!

09/07/2026: Fabulous hotel. The food is amazing with a great selection for breakfast, cookery demonstration and wine tasting. Staff are lovely and so helpful. Beautiful views of Lough Eske and the Bluestack mountains.