The best restaurants in Donegal

22/04/2025: This is a delightful coffee shop. Our eyes were drawn to the many awards displayed at the entrance and so we decided to drop in for coffee and cake. It’s a very busy place and is clearly extremely popular with locals and visitors. There is a delightful array of cakes and pastries on display at the counter and they also offer savoury options for breakfast, brunch and lunch. We were only having coffee and cake however and both were excellent. Many coffee shops fail to offer nice home baked cakes and pastries but not here. The cakes were absolutely delicious, served with cream and a delicious berry compôte. It’s the little things that make a simple coffee and cake experience a great one, delightful friendly young staff, glasses of water brought to our table straight away (without having to ask) and great coffee and cake. If you’re in Ballybofey definitely call in!

20/04/2025: The food offering is sooooo delicious and tasty. The service is excellent. If you are in Ballybofey, Benny & Co is the place to go for your food

22/03/2025: Stopped in for some coffee and tea here and the owners were so lovely! They gave us great recommendations for our trip and the drinks were delicious 😋 Thanks again for your kindness!! 😊☺️

08/11/2024: Great coffee. Fantastic, friendly shopkeeper.

22/04/2025: Yes the food is tasty, big plates.

19/04/2025: (Traducido por Google) Hamburguesas encantadoras (Original) Lovely burgers

17/04/2025: We went in for a takeaway and stayed in for dinner. all the food was top class and the service was great too.

05/03/2025: Because of Casey she puts a smile on your face and makes great everything she deserves a raise would highly recommend asking for her

04/05/2025: Coming from the states, this is the exact type of Old world charm that we were looking for. The food was delicious and the price was fair. Our waitress was attentive and met all of our needs.

28/04/2025: Good food great service. Loved it. 2nd to none.

08/05/2025: Awesome Irish breakfast with great service and a decent price.

10/04/2025: Food was amazing I had a scone it was big 😋 pancakes were delicious

04/05/2025: I'm giving this a four stars..look the food overall is really great with a few minor niggles...there was an unevenness in portion sizes. I enjoyed a huge wonderfully cooked Turbot fillet ..but my dining pals dishes, though very tasty, were a bit mean sized.. especially the sea trout. While the veg accompaniments were plentiful and also overall tasty, the red cabbage offering was a colorful but bland tasting and added nothing other than a splash of color. The variant dauphinoise were yummy but the young spuds were a tad wet. The service was welcoming and familiar at the outset as we enjoyed pre dinner drinks in a comfy lounge before dinner..after that the service slipped. We had at least four different people attend our table during the night..with some pros and a few cons...at the end of the evening it would have been nice if one of the staff would be assigned to ensuring a thanks and goodbye...it would be a welcome touch.. after all.. while we found the prices generally reasonable for the quality of food it was not a cheap night out. So overall I would come back for the food but there is a need to tweak and improve on some details , notably on the service front and then this place would truly shine. I should add, the potentially kitsch faux castle interior somehow works and makes for a cozy and comfortable restaurant setting. Very nice.

04/05/2025: Wonderful stay. Really unique. I’ll be back.

22/04/2025: Good the best fried fish, squid, Prawn 🦐, very good

21/04/2025: We enjoyed the range of high quality seafood in this restaurant. Their Chowder was one of the best that I ever had😋

26/04/2025: Had an absolute fantastic carbonara in here, the service was brilliant too from the waitresses. Class food would definitely visit here again when I'm back in donegal. Thank you!

19/04/2025: Very nice and cozy coffee shop with a beautiful view. They have tasty coffee and friendly staff, too. Highly recommended😊

09/05/2025: It's a small cosy cafe we see while we were driving from Letterkenny, Ireland to see Glenveagh Castle. Only 2 persons can sit inside. There is ome sitting arrangements in the garden outside. But since it was raining that day so we bought coffee and sandwich and sat in our car. Coffee was very nice. Sandwich and Focaccia bread with olives were super tasty. It's not a posh place but if you are like us who love cosy cafes that serve homemade freshly baked items, then you must try this 🙂

20/04/2025: We arrived on site, looking forward to sitting in and having ourselves a good hearty breakfast and coffee after our morning walk along a local beach. Only to find out that they closed down the breakfast counter January'25. We did end up having a good takeaway sandwich made fresh with an OK coffee.

02/05/2025: Great food and efficiently served by friendly staff, large servings. Definitely will return in the future.

25/04/2025: Good new restaurant with a large parking lot in front of the house.

23/04/2025: Great service, tasty food and a perfect location.

22/04/2025: An atmospheric pub on the shore of the Atlantic. Amazing views from the terrace. The food was served very quickly, although it is not typical Irish cuisine, but very tasty. Prices do not strain the budget too much.

28/04/2025: Food was really good and staff very friendly. We were given a brunch menu at 1300 which we thought was late for a brunch. When we asked about a lunch menu, they checked with the kitchen and gave us the lunch menu. The food was all lovely ranging from vegetarian enchiladas, salt and chilli dishes, turkey and ham dinners and kids fish and mash potato. Whole meal was really good. And a nice restaurant/bar to sit in.

27/04/2025: Great atmosphere, the waiters were also cool and immediately gave us advice on what beer to drink in Ireland. I've been traveling in Ireland for almost two weeks and have eaten the best fish and chips there. Keep it up, would come back to eat and drink in a heartbeat.

01/05/2025: Small family gathering well looked after

03/04/2025: Another great dinner. Set menu for mothers day. Prawns to start, turkey and ham dinner, and apple pie for dessert. All beautiful. Service was friendly and attentive..as always.

07/05/2025: Fantastic place to grab a bite to eat and a drink! Great value for money, delicious food and a warm, friendly atmosphere.

11/03/2025: The best seafood chowder in Ireland! Cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. Definitely recommend