The best restaurants in Clifden

15/05/2026: Typical pub. Everybody is friendly. Great whisky selection. Best Guinness I had so far. Music on point with folk irish songs. Clifden and Lowry's knows how to welcome people.

10/05/2026: Good traditional Irish food. Nice live music in the evening, of course. Be warned, it's not easy to get a table.

20/04/2026: Authentic old castle hotel. Timeless, great service, clean & today. Beautiful spacious bedrooms & unbelievable bathroom size with shower & seperate tub bath.

18/04/2026: Yup, it’s a castle, 🏰 it’s a fairy tale come true! So so beautiful! And I love how green the walls are!

05/05/2026: Walked in for dinner. Had the Cauliflower & Blue Cheese Soup (delicious. The blend of flavor was on point. You can barely taste the blue cheese) as a starter. Then we ordered the Chef’s Mejadra (an arabic inspired cuisine) and the Mild Goan Chicken Curry. Both were very tasty and plated wonderfully well. There’s no meat in the Mejadra dish, only rice with lentils and what tasted like Halloumi Cheese and a few broccoli, and the Curry is not spicy at all. Kudos to the chef(s)! The service was good as well. From the gentleman that met us at the door to the ones at the bar. Terribly, terribly wonderful and friendly people. Will definitely come back.

04/05/2026: Really tasty seafood chowder, and good vegetarian lunch option of Goats cheese parpadelle, was tasty but could have done with a bit more of that Goats cheese. Brown bread ice cream was delicious, and service was exceptional.

16/04/2026: Nice place, with very pleasant staff.

16/04/2026: I’ll start by saying the waitress suggested the early bird special. It was 8 o’clock, wasn’t that early but she said they still offered it. At the end of the meal there was some confusion over what the early bird special included as we thought it was one of the listed starters, one of the listed entrees, and any of the menu desserts. So that is what we ordered and we were never questioned by the waitress for clarification even after pointing to the special page. But if you read the menu closely, it’s either a starter and an entrée or an entrée and a dessert. Small print on the top of the menu and they’re all listed on the same page on the menu leads one to thinking there’s actually a special price. The reality is there is no special price. The food was good. The mussels were local and good with a large quantity. The seafood chowder was good, but a little thin. The soup of the day was potato and celery. Initially, I thought restaurant was good and a good value, but after the misunderstanding I was not as impressed.

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.

14/05/2026: Irish music in the background, excellent beer. Excellent meat and fish. Without realizing it, we chose an excellent restaurant. Recommended!

12/05/2026: Great restaurant/pub, good atmosphere, excellent salmon and lamb!

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: 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.

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.

09/05/2026: Some of the best restaurant staff I have ever encountered; the menu is diverse and impeccably cooked; great wine list.

08/05/2026: We loved it. The food and the friendliness of the staff. An excellent experience that I highly recommend. It's authentic.

18/05/2026: The staff here make your stay very special . They are so welcoming and accommodating. The rooms are very clean and the breakfasts have a large range. The smoked salmon, scrambled eggs & capers are delicious.

16/05/2026: Great hotel, lots of options and super friendly service.

11/05/2026: A wonderful discovery where I tasted oysters for the first time. The gratinated oysters... absolutely divine! The seafood platter... marvelous! It's a shame about the paper napkins. With a few more tweaks, it would be worthy of an exceptional establishment. Marie and Fred

10/05/2026: Wow! Everything was absolutely incredible. Would come back in a heartbeat. The seafood platter was to die for and both our mains were also delicious.

06/04/2026: We ordered drinks at the same time as being handed the menu. The drinks came out fairly quickly but the waitress slammed the drinks in front of us and asked for our food orders, I had to ask 3 times for a minute to decide. She insisted and took the food orders from some of the rest of the table. I had to chase the staff to be able to order after and the food came out at different times as a result. Food was only ok for the price.

03/04/2026: The burger was delicious. Good atmosphere and the waitress was attentive.

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

29/11/2025: Execellent service, We’ve been here twice now and will return in the future. The staff are extremely down to earth, friendly and accommodating. Food is excellent and reasonably priced. Lovely atmosphere with live music being a regular.

18/10/2025: Simply fantastic. Amazing atmosphere. The live music alone makes this wonderful bar a must.

18/04/2026: The food was perfect and the service was so nice. 100% recommended for a good meal in Clifden! 💜

15/04/2026: Excellent meal at this restaurant recommended by our hotel: the food was delicious (lamb, beef, fish, they had it all), and the service was top-notch. The only slight drawback was that the atmosphere was perhaps a little too quiet. Very good value for money.