The best restaurants in Donegal

19/10/2026: We had an amazing dinner here. The Donegal lamb Irish stew was out of this world, service so friendly. Highly recommend!

07/10/2026: Excellent poached salmon. Moist and tender without being overcooked. The lamb stew was more of a soup but very tasty.

12/10/2026: Popped in for a cuppa on a cold day. Nice spot with friendly staff and a good selection. Had already had lunch so skipped eating but the cakes looked so good we picked some for lunch for our hike the next day. Great fuel that kept us going :)

06/10/2026: Charming! The Americano is yummy and the baps are very filling.

11/10/2026: On of the best pubs we've been to in Ireland. Great music and great energy! It gets crowded but people were very willing to share a table with us.

06/09/2026: Magical atmosphere and excellent beer ❤️ I would have gone there seven nights a week. Live traditional music. Wonderful locals.

10/08/2026: The only issue with this restaurant is trying to decide what to order! After awhile most menus start looking the same, not here! Unique and very well done! I was lucky to start my stay in Donegal here and it's last place when I leave. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

03/08/2026: Good vegan food, only a 1 or 2 options though. Great service and a light atmosphere with plants. Great coffee

12/10/2026: Popped in for a cuppa on a cold day. Nice spot with friendly staff and a good selection. Had already had lunch so skipped eating but the cakes looked so good we picked some for lunch for our hike the next day. Great fuel that kept us going :)

06/10/2026: Charming! The Americano is yummy and the baps are very filling.

06/06/2026: We went here on Valentine’s Day and it was brilliant. The staff were amazing and very friendly. There were many gluten free options. I had the feather blade beef for main and it was delicious.

21/05/2026: Fine locally sourced haddock for fish and chips. Unforgettable service by the hilarious, comedienne Jo.

30/07/2026: Wow!! What a delicious and beautiful breakfast! We got the pancakes & the french toast with fresh fruit and bacon was absolutely amazing. Highly recommend!

17/07/2026: This is a great find in Donegal town. One of the best breakfast in my trips to Ireland.

20/08/2026: Simply excellent! I had the sausage roll and a cappuccino which were both first class.

31/07/2026: What an amazing place! Fantastic food and super friendly staff. Very chilled relaxing atmosphere in the seating area. Visiting is a MUST!

10/10/2026: Much better than expected for a restaurant in a shopping mall.

09/10/2026: As a frenchman : this might be the best meal we had during our vacation. Great place, great service, thank you !

11/10/2026: Need to say - one of the nicest Irish breakfasts in a while 😋 Portions are definitely feeding you well 😛 Really nice place in the middle of Donegal Town Centre . Love the vibe .

02/09/2026: Brilliant spot, brilliant staff

23/06/2026: Nice little B&B room clean and tidy perfect for a one night stop.

16/06/2026: good simple, clean and comfortable rooms. Great breakfast. 5 mins walk to town.

21/08/2026: What an amazing atmosphere and staff so welcoming, highly recommend if your looking for a great day/nights crack

20/08/2026: Great little pub in Donegal Town tucked away from the town centre. Staff are great craic and the pints are amazing. Would recommend for the authentic local experience.

18/09/2026: Falafel wrap was nice but the staff were incredibly rude to me and my friend both times we went in , guy in the shop at the back made us feel really uncomfortable with how he was watching us clearly thought we were going to steal something and ended up not buying a cool hat cause I did not want to interact with him, friend asked if the cheese and onion quiche was veggie just to be sure and the lady said “yeah it’s cheese and onion “ and rolled her eyes ,god forbid someone asks a simple question at simple Simon’s I guess 😛

08/09/2026: Paid €15 for a take away ham & cheese sandwich. It was handed to me in a grease-stained box. It consisted of a chunk of thick, tasteless, old foccacia bread with a sliver of fatty ham, a tiny slice of cheese and lots of lettuce and thickly sliced onion, dry as a bone. Awful. I wanted to return most of it the next morning but they were closed. If you can't get a ham & cheese sandwich right there is no hope.

09/10/2026: Saw this menu as we were walking around Donegal. Thought we would give it a try and glad we did. Even though it wasn’t very busy on a Thursday in October the food and service were amazing. We had the braised beef, the seafood chowder and chicken wings. It was all perfectly cooked and had tons of flavor. We also had a side salad that was all very fresh and the dressing was very tasty. Don’t pass this place up even though it’s inside the hotel. Would highly recommend this for a nice quiet and excellent dinner.

15/09/2026: We had overlooked the fact that it is part of a hotel, so it took a bit of searching. We ate in the lunch restaurant and it was delicious! Pleasant atmosphere, friendly staff, delicious food, and all that for a reasonable price. Highly recommended!

23/10/2026: Large, expansive pub that does food & shows live sports on big screens. Not a cosy pub and a disappointing array of tap options - all the usual Diageo & Heineken drafts you see in most pubs. I was hoping to see some local, Irish-owned beers but alas. Looked like there was Irish whiskies though. Edit: I've reduced the rating from 3 stars to 2 stars because of the AI-generated response the business replied with. It is so disingenuous & lazy.

04/10/2026: Immense, and when I say that, I mean absolutely enormous. Bars, tables, and areas for live musicians everywhere... In fact, when the singer who was performing when we arrived finished, a singer started playing, and we thought it was recorded music, but it turned out to be another performer in a different part of this "venue." It's almost like a street lined with bars and covered by a roof, it's so big. An impressive place in Donegal, which, by the way, is a town with fewer than three thousand inhabitants. They were probably all there, although there are other venues nearby. A must-visit.