The best restaurants in Donegal

16/08/2025: good food at reasonable price and easy parking not beat it in buncrana

21/06/2025: Really nice people but poo proportions. the chicken is definitely not chicken. And the “crispy” batter was like soggy bread

24/11/2025: we enjoyed our food big time, portion size was class, Sakil is a top man - see you next time!

23/11/2025: Good food, give a try to Garlic chilli chicken. Polite staff

26/10/2025: Always love coming in here — the atmosphere is great, and Antonia behind the bar really makes it. She’s friendly, professional, and somehow remembers everyone’s order with a smile, even when it’s packed. It’s rare to find someone who consistently keeps things running so smoothly and makes every visit feel personal. She’s a real credit to the place and deserves to be recognised for it.

03/02/2026: Staff was friendly, food didn't take long however the chicken was really salty and tasted almost stale, I've been here before a number of times and the chicken is always really bad compared to food from the kfc in sligo or anywhere else really. This state of affairs is absolutely disgraceful and distasteful!! Giving a bad name to a generally incredible restaurant!! Shame! I will not be going back again.

04/01/2026: Great place to get food, some people say the place is so dirtying but that is because the costumers leave a lot of rubbish. Lovely kind helpful staff, keep up the good work. 8/10 Would go again.

10/10/2025: Whaoo we had fish and chips,it was truly beautiful fish and chips were great, definitely will be back

23/07/2025: Great wee local pub with fantastic food.

20/07/2025: Lovely little gem. Unassuming at first but lovely staff and great food.

19/12/2025: We always order lunch from Abra for delivery at work and couldn’t be happier! The staff are incredibly friendly, the food is absolutely delicious, and the portions are very generous. Always fresh, delivered food is always hot - couldn’t recommend them enough!!!

24/11/2025: This place has the best food and the staff is very friendly!!!

15/10/2025: Best pint of Guinness I've had, great live music

20/05/2025: Now this is what I call a good old fashioned Irish pub. Decor welcome Guinness all great. We didn’t eat but stayed there all night

07/12/2025: There is parking outside but it’s a bit hit and miss if a spot is free; there is a big car park at Slevins so you could park there and walk back up. There is a step up through a manual door. On entering I was greeted by a very friendly and polite lady who took my order. I was told I’d have to wait about 15 minutes which is about the norm. There were three people waiting for orders and several people came in to collect orders and the phone didn’t stop ringing with people who had the sense to ring ahead. It was nearer 25 minutes before I was called for my order but judging by how busy they were you could understand why; I had my kindle so I was happy. They put a piece of cello tape to keep the box lid closed/ secured and wrapped and secured the bag around the boxes; nothing was going to slip or spill out whilst I was driving home. I opened the box to see a good portion of chips but also a HUGE piece of battered fish. Also Inside the bag was plastic cutlery, sachets of vinegar/ ketchup/ salt and serviettes. I really enjoyed my fish and chips, can’t fault it. Definitely worth the wait but I’ll probably call ahead next time.

05/10/2025: Sometimes, it’s the simplest of dishes that are hard to get right… Take that age old takeaway favourite, Fish & Chips, for instance… intentions are usually good but invariably gets served as some insipid tasteless piece of is-it-or-isn’t-it-cod with a mediocre batter on top of a congealed mush of soggy chips. Sound familiar?? Enter AJ’s in Ballyshannon. The chips (…and they were PROPER chips) were plentiful and that lovely combination of fluffy centred and crispy outside, and perched on top of this potato perfection was a slab of the finest flakiest fishiest feed, swaddled lovingly in a blanket of the tastiest crispiest batter this side of Batterstown! I can’t begin to describe the joy that deep fried fish can bring, all that it was missing was being wrapped in a sheet of yesterday’s news. AJ’s are definitely doing fish the way fish should be done, light and lovely… I’m not codding! Treat yourself to a day off cooking with a takeaway the way takeaways are meant to be taken away. 15/10 for crispy coddiness!!

10/01/2026: This is a takeaway only place. They do have some seating outside and can be seated based on weather.

06/01/2026: All great..lovely efficient staff

19/10/2025: 13 of us stayed due to a family get together. Really great hotel. Loved the comfy, cosy beds. Had the best sleep. Plus a wonderful full sized bath. Food was great. The hotel itself is clean and smart. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

20/09/2025: Quiet hotel with great amenities

29/01/2026: total joke. 2 meals ordered took 40 minutes to arrive. fish batter tasted like the oil needed changing and the batter was burned. went to toilet after the meal and the toilets where not cleaned from the night before, there was still human waste in one of the cubicles. if i seen the mess in the toilets before the meal i would have walked out,

23/01/2026: Had fish & chips today Friday lunchtime & it was lovely, i grew up in London so I'm used to good Fish & Chips & Backstage is good & worth a review

21/09/2025: Taste their HOGIE lads, just do it..

21/09/2025: The Hogey is honestly the best meal I’ve ever had. I will be back

27/01/2026: I'd never eat out of this place again🤮🤮 Yer man was making my burger and the one half the bun fell on the floor,He picked it up and was gonna put it on the burger but i was watching him and then he started acting all apologetic,Discusting..imagine if he put the bun on the burger..absolutley discusting this place should be shut down!!

18/12/2025: great food and friendly service.

21/08/2025: Great traditional chipper and Indian