The best restaurants in Clifden

14/10/2025: great choice of Whiskey and Whisky 🥃. Lovely lady at the bar. Highly recommendable 👍🏻

09/10/2025: Great atmosphere and even better music. A must visit in Clifton.

07/09/2025: A place to relax and have snacks

04/09/2025: Thanks for the really lovely lentil dahl soup with excellent bread! And of course a great pot of tea.

20/10/2025: Myself & 2 friends spent 3 nights in the Abbeyglen recently & had a most enjoyable experience. From minute we landed everything was perfect, from breakfast to history of house to a fabulous dinner. We got brilliant value for what we paid for our stay. Staff were very helpful staff at reception. restaurant & bar staff & cleaners. We will definitely be making this an annual trip

12/10/2025: This is going to be a long one. This place is five stars, more like seven, do you want character? This has it do you want architecture has that too? Do you want a beautiful view check, can you walk to town?yes. Do you like Ivy? This place has lots of it. The inside, it’s old. There’s necks and scratches, it feels like the kind of place you’ll never wanna leave. Staff? Fantastic. The rooms, unbelievable. The bathrooms? As nice as they could possibly be. Fabulous rain showers. The food, absolutely five star, the food service? Add another five stars. The atmosphere? Had another five stars. We went on a tour of Scotland in Ireland and this by far was the finest place we stayed. I actually had to stop and ask some of the staff people how they liked working there, because if you could choose the most fabulous place to have a job, this would be it. Everybody there was like family. Check out my pictures.

10/10/2025: Lovely calamari, fish and chips. Friendly service. A bit pricey but it was good.

08/10/2025: Great restaurant. The lamb stew is just amazing, the best I've ever had. The staff is also great. The three women in the dining room were lovely. Thank you!!

03/11/2025: Top lunch in Guys Bar . Delicious seafood and delightful cheesecake

03/11/2025: We stayed at Abbeyglen Castle and went out for a late dinner, not expecting much as there aren’t many options nearby. We stumbled upon this place and were blown away by the warm, family-friendly atmosphere and the incredible seafood. Every dish was thoughtfully prepared and absolutely delicious. Thanks to this experience, Connemara will always hold a special place in my heart! Special thanks to the owner for making our evening so memorable.

31/10/2025: Had dinner here recently, I would be a semi regular at this spot. Not sure if it’s been leased out since the last time I was there, as I didn’t see any of the old familiar faces working on the night I was there. What has changed is the introduction of a 10% service charge, which is extremely disappointing to see, none of my other usual spots in Clifden or its surrounding areas have this, so not sure why it’s been introduced here. I wasn’t aware of this until I was paying the bill, it might be on the menu, I’m not sure, but it definitely didn’t apply last time I visited. Probably going to give it a miss for a while, might pop back when the VAT rate gets reduced, see if the service charge still applies. If it does, I’ll be trying somewhere else up the street!

10/10/2025: Lovely calamari, fish and chips. Friendly service. A bit pricey but it was good.

26/09/2025: After one too many toasties I treated myself to a proper dinner and had the chicken dish. It was so delicious. I couldn’t get enough of the sauce that was with it. Amazing.

26/09/2025: Really really fab restaurant. Staff, food and ambience were all ten out of ten. Came here with a group and Sandra and all her staff looked after us to no end. The food was just perfect. Very much hope to be back. Thank you so much :) <3

26/09/2025: Very friendly welcome Patrick, the very friendly waiter...great musical atmosphere with a typical local band, excellent food, highly recommended, but reservations are recommended.

17/09/2025: Great pub and restaurant, with a great atmosphere and good music. Special mention to John for his dancing and entertainment talents. A must-see if you're in Clifden!

16/09/2025: Located in the middle of Clifden, this is a pleasant and cozy restaurant with very friendly, polite, and professional staff. The food was delicious and reasonably priced. We were very well taken care of. After dinner, you can go to the hotel pub without going outside, which has a great atmosphere.

20/08/2025: The setting is very pleasant. The service is attentive and very friendly. I recommend the lamb, which is excellent, along with all the accompanying side dishes at no extra charge. In short, very good.

28/10/2025: This restaurant was recommended to us by someone we met in the streets of Clifden. The daily lunch specials are homemade. We had a very good meal, for example, sea bass, squid, and even a steak for around €17. The chef is clearly skilled, and everything is homemade. The service was pleasant and professional. It just lacked a smile.

23/10/2025: We had the duck, the carbonara, and the roast beef. The duck was good, the carbonara better, and the roast beef bland and uninspired. The vegetables with the roast beef were a disappointment, and some of the potatoes were still raw. The service didn't seem to have much enthusiasm for their work; in my opinion, criticism of the food was merely tolerated rather than understood constructively. I wouldn't really recommend returning.

06/11/2025: Scampi and chips with side salad it was good. Wine delicious atmosphere was a little dull

14/10/2025: The rudest wait staff top to bottom I have ever encountered and I do not say this lightly. You try to ask for anything and they confront you as if want to start a fight. I asked what one ingridient was in a dish and they go “you have to know what that is” I said I do not can you please describe it to me amd the response is where the heck are you from. For someone that has alergies to food that is not ok. They refuse to tell you about the menu and say its all good just order anything. I asked for pepper and waiter brings me one that is broken then agrees its broken and puts it on another table for someone else to deal with. I could go on and on but they are not worth my time. You can see for yourself the similar. It says the restaurant has been owned by same family since 1991..but its clear as day its not the same people that started it.

23/10/2025: A real treat. Lovely hotel with great food and friendly atmosphere. Will be back!

18/10/2025: We stopped for lunch, the food were delicious

09/08/2025: Best BLT in the west of Ireland possibly?

03/08/2025: Very comfortable relaxed atmosphere. Quality staff. Wholesome home made food. Would highly recommend this restaurant/coffee shop

31/10/2025: A lovely place to eat reasonably priced. The staff so friendly and helpful.

30/10/2025: Large pub in Clifden overlooking the central square... The burger was a little overcooked...

25/08/2025: About as good as it gets for Supermac's. Very nice staff. 10 min walk to centre of Clifden.

18/07/2025: The pizzas were delicious and not that expensive.