The best restaurants in Athenry

10/05/2025: We had a lovely meal at the Old Barracks yesterday evening. I ordered the salmon noodles and my wife had the roast beef. Both dishes were fresh, generous in portion, and absolutely delicious. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly, making the entire experience even better. We couldn’t fault a single thing and will definitely be returning for more delicious food.

08/05/2025: Staff very nice. Damian a very good manager. Food excellent. Hunter Salad very very nice. Thank you. (written on Mother’s behalf).

04/05/2025: They had Gluten Free cake! Specified as being GF ingredients made in a non-GF kitchen. Staff were sound, accommodated kids with a high chair, they took our buggy off to the side somewhere, made it easy for us. Nice one.

28/04/2025: Delicious, freshly cooked food - made to order. Menu has something for everyone. The meat is excellent quality. The coffee is hot and generous. Staff are always friendly and efficient. Really good value. A real gem in Athenry.

27/03/2025: Absolutely stunned with this lovely little cafe. The food and service is outstanding!!

14/02/2025: stopped here twice during our week in ireland and it was so good we had to leave a review. we only had hot drinks but highly reccomended the chai lattes! the service was warm and welcoming. even the other customers were lovely and inviting. in a society of big coffee chains it’s lovely to see good independent cafés and to see a community come together to support a small business is heart warming!

20/04/2025: The staff are nice and friendly nice quite atmosphere but I got braised beef and it was tough as a stone and the food actually gave me food poising I will never go in to this place to eat again will go for a pint because as I said nice staff and atmosphere

29/03/2025: A fantastic bar. Excellent Guinness and an open fire. What more could you want.

02/03/2025: Lovely local pub with great community atmosphere. Great for watching matches.

13/05/2025: Great toppings on the pizzas, I had the 12inch Sicilian it's more filling than it looks, you could make four sandwiches out the toppings SAVAGE. deserts are gorgeous fresh fruit, fresh cream fresh ice-cream fresh meringue Eaton mess is the one ....

11/05/2025: Absolutely excellent. Beat pizza for miles. Epically good pizza.

15/05/2025: Good Experience today I went really Nice service and nice place to drink. Thank you

03/08/2024: We were there for 3 days and it was super fun in The Central Bar, highly recommended to have a beer there in the evening with the local people. We spent the night around the corner at The Old Barracks hotel, which is highly recommended and the breakfast is delicious.

22/03/2025: Lovely pub, great atmosphere with a great amount of beers on tap, good selection of whiskies aswell. Murphys was avaliable on draught which was great to see and tasted just as it should.

23/03/2025: We stayed here for 2 nights for a wedding. Nice, well maintained hotel with great attentive staff who were always happy to help and answered the phone very quickly. Leisure facilities were good, clean and looked after, you need to wear a swim hat but these can be loaned from leisure reception or brought for 2.50 euro. Only very minor gripes were that the shower in the room was a bit temperamental with the hot and cold and it wasn't that powerful. Also breakfast was pretty average, did the job but nothing to write home about. If it wasn't for these two points then it would have been 5 stars.

19/03/2025: Reception staff very friendly, room was basic but lovely clean plenty towels and tea/coffee biscuits. We booked a time for dinner as we were told it be safer we arrived down and seated very quickly, but it went down hill after that the waiting to order and for food to come was very slow. Very slow to clear table i had bring up glasses myself as i was afraid the child would break one. Bar staff had no interest in being there they were so slow to take order was left waiting at least 5/6 minutes every time one off us went up to order and it wasnt busy 2/3 sitting at bar. From a publican to another they need more training in dealing with customers or new staff hired that want to do the job. Pool facilities were lovely. Overall it was a lovely stay just need new bar staff.

26/12/2024: Got the most amazing Black Forest log for xmas. So delicious. Thank you guys. Happy xmas and all the best for 2025. Christina

29/10/2024: Whenever possible I go there, I love the things they sell 🥰

20/04/2025: Restaurant: On arrival the dinning room was cold. Food was the worst I'd ever eaten The duck had fat layer of skin like a sponge slightly uncooked and the meat was tough like liver and tasteless ,chips over cooked. They even managed to get a desert wrong in the kitchen It was my first time eaten here and I only live few miles away The service was slow and poor Even after complaining we were charged full price with no apology from the chef or management.

13/03/2025: Great service 👏 very quaint I loved it! Quirky details! The most delicious food full of flavour! Great service, friendly and helpful 👍