The best restaurants in Donegal

08/07/2025: spent 2 nights here drinking and playing pool, good craic your man is a bit grumpy but sound once you get used to him, prices are good, they barely is Small enough be easy to get it full, food is excellent the first night we had it booked second night we were late trying to book it and couldn't get in the door 😞, restaurant part is a fair size with plenty of seats, lots of parking around

18/06/2025: I had a really enjoyable time here.

07/07/2025: The online shop is a fantastic place to find lots of excellent local products. Lovely people and great customer service!

14/06/2025: Kate’s Kitchen is a charming little café with a warm, welcoming atmosphere that feels like a home away from home. I spent about €15 on a hearty brunch — the eggs Benedict was perfectly cooked and the portion generous. The food tastes fresh and homemade, nothing fancy but genuinely satisfying. The service was friendly and relaxed, making you feel comfortable from the moment you walk in. The cozy, rustic vibe makes it a great spot to enjoy a slow, easy meal with good company or some quiet time.

16/04/2025: I was a weary traveler on the road all day. I found a this place a delightful refuge and reasonable prices.

09/04/2025: We were very positively surprised. Both from the food and the friendliness.

07/07/2025: Gorgeous food! Generous portions and cooked to perfection. Friendly service and cosy interior

04/07/2025: Wouldn’t recommend this place. Was staying in Donegal for a few nights. Saw this place from the outside and thought I just had to go in as it looked very nice. Went in and was essentially treated as if I had wandered into a restricted area, bar staff asking what was wrong and no food available I had not even managed to say a word yet. Told them I only wanted a pint, and this seemed to them to be an inconvenience. They then tried convincing me to get food and a lady with glasses came over asking if I was getting a table or not as if I was greatly disrupting the entire restaurant by only wanting a pint. I don’t understand why they were asking me if I wanted a dinner table if I am just having a pint? There is such a thing as upselling in the restaurant business, but this place honestly felt more like walking into a commission only car dealership was ludricious how ignorant the staff were. Overheard staff making jokes about a foreign family who couldn’t read the menu quick enough for their liking. I’m happy I went here just to know it is never worth visiting again.

17/08/2024: Everyone was great except for the cauliflower. Extremely soaked and mushy.

06/08/2024: Delicious choice of food. Great service.

13/05/2025: Great Staff Glenda Joanne Justin And Tiffany And Of Course Bridie All Brilliant

03/05/2025: Best fish and chips I've had in years! I ate too much though!

25/01/2025: We have a family lunch here on New Year 2025. Great portions of food and very delicious. The staff are friendly and helpful. We will come back again for sure. 👍

05/10/2024: Mega tasty and fresh. Super friendly staff. Another restaurant that I would like to take home with me. So if you're looking for a restaurant in Donegal, I can only recommend this one.

06/07/2025: Best restaurant in Donegal town, went twice in 1 week ,real tasty food made by a competent chef ,front of house staff are friendly and efficient.

05/07/2025: Fast service, great house wine from Italy, perfect pizza and salad.

24/06/2025: Food is always lovely with big portions, if it’s breakfast lunch or dinner you get a fulfilling meal, right beside the ocean also if you get a takeaway you have lovely views

10/06/2025: Nice vegetarian lunch; I had a baked potato with salad and coleslaw on the side, husband had a cheese toastie and chips. A trip to Peppers isn’t complete without ice cream (Kinder Bueno for me and Biscoff for him). Good food and service.

22/06/2025: We stayed overnight and enjoyed it. The rooms are extremely modern had everything we needed. It felt very luxurious. The staff is extremely kind and we're very helpful. The food was really good too. Being above the bar I was worried that I wouldn't be able to sleep from all the noise but we honestly didn't hear a thing. And they had live music that night as well! I would 💯 stay again.

18/06/2025: Lovely clean room with beautiful view, the staff were friendly and the cost was very reasonable.

23/06/2025: Thanks, Veronica and Mark. See you next year, Bob x

05/06/2025: Great atmosphere for the Rory gallaher festival. Place was buzzing. Quite at other times

16/04/2025: First timers and 3 generations had a bite to eat here after over 2 hours in Tropical World. We had cooled down whilst waiting for the children to run themselves ragged in the covered but outdoor play area. On entering the cafe, it was warm and inviting until we spotted people leaving a table and went to make a move to get it and were informed of the queuing system for a table by a staff member and a couple in front of us who would get the table. We waited probably about 5 minutes for another table to be vacated: it felt quite long with 2 children aged 6 and under who were hopping from one foot to the other. In the meantime, we ordered a latte €3.50, cappuccino €3.50, 2 fruit shoots (€1.50 each), one chocolate brownie €3, one coffee cake €3 and a slice of lemon meringue €4.95. Coffees and tray bakes were very good but star of the show was the lemon meringue which was DIVINE. Overall, I thought here was quite reasonable given the climate. We thawed out, warmed up and got our sugar hit and rolled out of here. We would return maybe for some quiche next time and definitely some lemon meringue 🍋😋.

16/04/2025: First timers and 3 generations had a bite to eat here after over 2 hours in Tropical World. We had cooled down whilst waiting for the children to run themselves ragged in the covered but outdoor play area. On entering the cafe, it was warm and inviting until we spotted people leaving a table and went to make a move to get it and were informed of the queuing system for a table by a staff member and a couple in front of us who would get the table. We waited probably about 5 minutes for another table to be vacated: it felt quite long with 2 children aged 6 and under who were hopping from one foot to the other. In the meantime, we ordered a latte €3.50, cappuccino €3.50, 2 fruit shoots (€1.50 each), one chocolate brownie €3, one coffee cake €3 and a slice of lemon meringue €4.95. Coffees and tray bakes were very good but star of the show was the lemon meringue which was DIVINE. Overall, I thought here was quite reasonable given the climate. We thawed out, warmed up and got our sugar hit and rolled out of here. We would return maybe for some quiche next time and definitely some lemon meringue 🍋😋.

13/06/2025: Fantastic food, beautiful view, service was great. Highly recommend this restaurant.

14/05/2025: Love coming here. Food is excellent and staff are so friendly and very attentive. Highly recommended

26/06/2025: Really good breakfast, fast service!

20/05/2025: Unreal breakfast and the best staff you can get so attentive and friendly would highly recommend this cafe it's really a hidden gem

21/02/2025: Great service lovely people pizza is great garlic sauce for free can’t complain