The best restaurants in Galway

19/03/2025: Had to come back here on this year's trip. Been thinking about and trying to recreate (unsuccessfully) the carbonara since last year's visit. Leave it to the Irish to have great Italian food.

19/03/2025: Not good. We didn't enjoy our food. Goats cheese starter was stingy same with the canoloni.

15/03/2025: Delicious hot chocolate with all the toppings! And kind service!

12/03/2025: Toffee donut is AMAZING, and super kind & friendly service

17/03/2025: Cafe with excellent good and coffees

12/03/2025: Best coffee in town My favorite coffee place in Galway 😊

17/03/2025: Very prompt and friendly service. Fine lads and lasses working.

11/03/2025: El mejor y más agradable pub de Galway. La comida siempre es increíble, especialmente las alitas de pollo con papas fritas. Las pizzas son las mejores también. El personal es muy profesional y amable y siempre buscando ayudar. La decoración general y el ambiente son muy acogedores. Recomiendo McGinns para bebidas / comida sola, una noche con amigos o grupos más grandes. Siempre es una buena idea reservar una mesa especialmente para las noches de fin de semana ocupado. Cuidado, una vez que entres en McGinns no querrás irte a otro pub más tarde. Tiene todo lo que puedas necesitar, con un dueño amable que vendrá y te saludará, independientemente de que seas habitual o primerizo.

15/02/2025: I cannot recommend this place enough. We've been to the continent and this is it in Ireland.

18/11/2024: A really lovely spot for a glass of wine. Very friendly staff and a cosy atmosphere. The table next to us got an incredible looking cheese board... I'll be trying that on my next visit. 2 thumbs up!!!

26/02/2025: The food is good for the price. Coffee is good, the waiter is nice and helpful. The place is cozy.

14/02/2025: Good value and friendly service

25/02/2025: We happily stumbled across this lovely little spot on my last full day in Galway. The atmosphere inside was calm and peaceful and the food was absolutely delicious. My brother and his daughter enjoyed a warming soup, my 2 year old niece ate it all up so it must have been delicious! I enjoyed a platter with a variety of different vegetables both cooked and fresh and some yummy rice. Such a lovely place to sit, watch the world go by, and enjoy a nourishing meal made with love with family. Thank you for the lovely service also.  I would recommend Jemi Lighthouse, to all my friends and family, and will come again during my next visit to Galway.

15/02/2025: Very cosy, but a bit small, restaurant with tasty vegetarian meals. Hotpot is great.

19/02/2025: Really good barm Was not very crowded because it was early afternoon but really good service.

03/01/2025: Great pint of Guinness and lovely owner.

25/03/2025: Came with friends for breakfast and I know it could be annoying to get customers with lots of bags (we just came back from a trip) but the place was empty so plenty of room and it shouldn’t have been a problem, anyway the waiter was really cocky both when we asked for a table (nobody in reception and we waited for it but since nobody came in we had to ask at the bar) and specially when he took our order Food and price were ok and at least the rest of the staff, the people who brought our food, were all super nice. However I was shocked when I went to the bathroom and realised there’s a camera above the urinals and, not only that, one of the toilets was out of place (attaching photo) like literally sideways in the cubicle, unbelievable. We’ll never be back in any Hyde bar or hotel

17/03/2025: Absolutely stunning location. Food is a tad expensive but I think well worth it. They’ve a great selection of cocktails aswell. I would definitely say if you want to splash the cash The Hyde is definitely worth it. Staff are lovely aswell 🫶

18/03/2025: Great pub. Friendly staff. Good atmosphere.

16/03/2025: We had a wonderful afternoon evening in Hughes Bar. The staff were so attentive and friendly. Ladies toilets were spotless ☘️

20/02/2025: Fabulous pub, great pint of Guinness and lovely old world atmosphere, well worth the visit

29/09/2024: Bartender went out of their way to make a great Irish coffee!

26/02/2025: Rooms were very warm no AC in the rooms Room was not really when I arrived so had to wait over an hour.

25/02/2025: Older, classic but modernized hotel. Good clean rooms, excellent restaurant and bar. Very friendly staff

06/01/2025: Great place to watch sports and drink pints. The English bartender could cheer up a bit.

11/12/2024: Vino aquí varias veces y lo disfruté mucho. Buenas cosas, grandes bebidas y buena comida. El mejor pub del barrio.

22/10/2024: Very friendly staff and great tasting ice cream

17/07/2024: The smoothie is amazing, the crepes is good too bit sweet but it's maybe just me, the staff is so generous and kind overall I love this place would recommend

09/02/2025: The best 2 dinners myself and a best friend ever had in Galway.

05/01/2025: We went there to the restaurant.And we're seated out by the huge window. The view is absolutely amazing. They are staffed with a good number of very efficient and helpful employees. The appointments for the restaurant are all tasteful and nicely done. This golf club has been around since 1859, so they have had two centuries to get it right. Did I mention the food? I got the salmon and it had a delicate lemon sauce on top of it.Along with carrots, new potatoes, cauliflower and mashed potatoes. Perfectly cooked. My companions had the Irish roast beef in the pan fried chicken. I was able to get a bite before she ate it all. Absolutely delicious. I'm sad to report I did not get any of the chicken. I did not take pictures because it is a private club.