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Peninsula Restaurant
Buncrana
13/01/2025: We had a fabulous stay. Room was comfortable. Staff were awesome. Weather was winter.
We will get on the famous beach next time.
09/01/2025: Good hotel. We had a "superior" room with good views over the Lough and golf course. This is worth paying the extra for, in my opinion. Clean well maintained rooms although a little worn and old fashioned. Staff efficient and helpful.
7,5
52 Reviews |
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The Central Bar
Letterkenny
20/02/2025: Great place. Really friendly staff. Craig & Shane amazing barmen. They can really get low.
15/11/2024: I visited here on Wednesday 13th November with my daughter and her friend it was my daughters birthday and she goes to college in Letterkenny, so i drove two and half hours.
When we arrived we got served and had great Banter with the bar staff. I had found them very friendly.
However there was a pub quiz on which involved i-pads. We took part in this. At half time our eye pad was knocked off the counter by accident by someone who was getting a drink at the bar. The front screen of the i-pad cracked and we couldn't open it, One of my daughters friends gave it to the lad that was doing the quiz and when he seen that it was cracked he came over to us and said who the F%%K is going to pay for this, I said sorry about that it was sitting on the bar and someone knocked it off the bar, He said that cost F%%%ing €80. I said well you don' expect us to pay for it and surely there is insurance.
He looked at the bar man and put his hand up to his neck making an expression to not serve us any more , There was about 6 bar staff on that night and were not allowed to serve us. I got the attention of one of the bar staff which i actually think was a manager and i asked him why he is not serving us and he told us because you broke that I-pad I asked him could i speak to the manager and he said the manager was not there. I told him we didnt break it that it was knocked off the counter but it fell on deaf ears, .
No one would serve us. Eventually my daughter moved to a different part of the bar and got served and paid with her phone. When the barman seen the drinks in- front of us he lifted them including the first drink that i had sitting there not finished. At this stage the bouncer was there with us as i had called him over to say what was happening and he also witnessed the bar man doing this. My daughter said to the bar man why are you doing that i have paid for those drinks. The bar man said you didn't so she showed him her phone to prove payment of €20.80. He went to the till and threw €20 on the bar.
I spoke to the 2 lovely bouncers at the door and they could not believe this happened, one of the bouncers asked did you not get the manager and i told him i was told he was not there. The bouncer said he was, that is why i think that the manager was the man who took the drinks off us and told all the bar staff not to serve us. There was a lot of people in the pub that night and asked what happened as they could see i was very upset and they could see that the bar staff were not serving us. Some of the people there even offered to get us drinks but i said no, i dont think we are welcome here and he might not serve you either.
I have never in my life being treated so bad or ever told to leave a place . The bar man { I think manager }clearly was a ignorant bully who took the side of the man that was running the pub quiz. and who has absolutely no clue about customer service. He really put a damper on our night and for those reasons i would not recommend this place to anyone.
7,5
132 Reviews |
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The Just Inn
Ballybofey-stranorlar
27/03/2025: We ate in here for first time today the food was excellent and the girls working there were very friendly will deffo be back
06/03/2025: Purchased a steak and kidney pie, like most steak and kidney pies nowadays, lacked kidney. Other than that tasty, also tried some of my wife's chicken curry, it was superb.
7,4
88 Reviews |
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Michaelangelos
18/10/2024: Beautiful food cooked from scratch, very generous portions and it is very reasonable price too..
7,4
322 Reviews |
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Supermac's & Papa John's Donegal
Donegal
06/03/2025: Late afternoon on a Saturday. It was busy alright but not for me. Coffee cold. Sandwich salad counter closed. Burgers take it or leave it and pizza of course.
05/03/2025: very good place for a break in the journey, good service and delicious food
7,4
191 Reviews |
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Marina's Cafe & Wine Bar
Donegal
05/01/2025: Just popped in with the family for a bit of lunch, l ordered the fish and chips.. priced 16euro ,unfortunately the very thin piece of fish was swamped in a very thick (pastry like) batter. It gave the appearance of a decent sized portion of fish.. which it wasn't. I can't speak for anything else on the menu but l certainly couldn't recommend the fish and chips. The chef needs to have a word with himself/herself.
7,4
370 Reviews |
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Kate's Kitchen Newtown
Ardara
20/03/2025: Just received my special order from Kate's Kitchen after only making payment yesterday. They went above and beyond to source coffee for my Mum who was dying to try it after seeing it on Dragon's Den. To top it off, they included some lovely treats with the order! I will definitely be ordering from them again.
23/12/2024: Beautiful busy shop run with passion for all things beautiful and tasty.From gifts and flowers to pastries and tea.Food from all over the world!Do not be in a hurry when coming here!!Savor and linger and on your way out buy a gift for that someone special❤️
7,4
795 Reviews |
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Eclipse Cinemas Bundoran
Bundoran
31/03/2025: Recently I watched one of the Indian movie empuraan. in eclipse cinemas screen 1 in bundoran. The sound effect of the screen 1 was really bad and we were not enjoyed the movie there. I am sorry to inform you that I am so disappointed because we were waiting to watch that film from 1 month ago but didn t enjoyed because of the sound effect. It's my kind request to do something for this issue for future purposes.
Thank you
30/03/2025: On Friday at 7:00 PM, I watched the Indian movie Empuraan at Eclipse Cinemas Bundoran. As someone new to Ireland, I was quite surprised by the theater experience—it was extremely disappointing. The sound quality was very poor, with no Dolby or proper surround sound, making it an underwhelming experience.
Hollywood movies are also released here, and I’m wondering how their sound experience compares. Do they get better audio quality, or is this a common issue across cinemas in Ireland?
7,4
229 Reviews |
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Caffe Banba Carndonagh
Carndonagh
19/10/2024: Excellent coffee and friendly staff and atmosphere
06/10/2024: We always stop in to Caffe Banba when we visit home, and it never disappoints. Great coffee and bakes. Loving the Halloween walk through the back door 🎃 plenty of buttons to press for the kids too!
7,4
31 Reviews |
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Éan Eile
Letterkenny
08/03/2025: Great place. We were at breakfast. Delicious food, wonderful coffee and service.
14/11/2024: Was in the Cafe for Breakfast this morning while taking my mother to the Doctors as we always do, but I had my 81 year old Aunt with me today who took very sick while she was in there and the staff were absolutely amazing. . So helpful and accommodating and nothing was a problem to them.. plus the food was beautiful.
7,4
1113 Reviews |
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Yellow Pepper Restaurant
Mountcharles
24/03/2025: Wow! This is an amazing spot for first class food and service with a fantastic atmosphere. The food is next to none and quite reasonably priced considering the massive portions. There are lots of vegan and vegetarian choices on the menu. Be sure to book your table to avoid disappointment.
18/03/2025: What a pleasant surprise. When you stop in a new town to just grab a quick bite to eat, you never know what you are going to find. We were so lucky to find this place. The set menu was fantastic. The food is delicious. The waiters and waitresses are friendly and welcoming. It was a great experience.
7,4
356 Reviews |
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La Bella Donna Restaurant
Donegal
20/03/2025: My wife and myself visited here on Saturday of st Patricks weekend. Very busy as you might expect so I could forgive the service for our orders being a bit slow.
However we were seated in front of the bar and there simply isn't room for a table here, other couples were in the same situation.
The food was good and plenty of it, value was good also. The atmosphere is too bright in my opinion, just my own taste.
I can see why this is popular in Donegal town.
18/03/2025: I never give bad reviews nor do I ever say the food wasn't nice if I don't finish the meal, I normally say I am too full. But on this occasion I am writing from my own personal opinion. We visited here on Saturday gone by, a booking had already been made earlier in the week by myself, I love Italian, as a vegetarian, it is one of the style restaurants I pick every time we go out for food Italian. On arrival we walked in without a greeting or take a seat there from a lady middle aged (not much manners at all) making coffees at the bar I am guessing the manager, we sat there for about 3 mins and she said 2 people in our direction. We confirmed that was correct, then again continued about the bar, then a few minutes passed and said the same again to us, then we were brought upstairs, not checking to see were we booked in or to confirm we were in fact one of the couples who booked for 8.30pm (the atmosphere as in activity and bustle seemed to be downstairs) the upstairs was more of a spare open space that was somehow forced to look like a restaurant, and cold very cold we were put into a corner with jutting out walls each side so you couldn't see down or up the restaurant. A young pleasant waitress took our order, bruschetta which came out laced in garlic chunks and garlic bread which was normal not overpowering, margarita pizza and a pepperoni and spicy sausage pizza (no pepperoni but said salami the exact same) and roasted potatoes in garlic ( which in fact was boiled baby potatoes that barely got time to cook in the pot tossed in the pan for a split second and laced in garlic) I heard of bite in the vegetables but this was more than that. I have never left a pizza behind but I left half of it just wasn't to my liking. Possibly the lumps of garlic that had been left throughout the bruschetta and garlic boiled potatoes might have been it, I ended up sick numerous times that night, from the garlic it was just too much. I really never give bad reviews or comment when in the restaurant but I was just very disappointed in it and the lack of greeting when you walk in the door. Again just my personal opinion, we don't all enjoy the same foods and atmosphere as each other.