The best restaurants in Clifden

24/03/2025: We happened upon Griffin's Bar as we began to walk downtown Clifden. We had looked across the street but there were two fellows outside and my friend ask, "How's the food?" "EXCELLENT, if you have money!" was the reply.it made us laugh so we went in. The special soup of the day was butternut squash with bacon. We each ordered that and decided to split the goat cheese salad. The soup arrived with excellent brown bread and the first bite told us we'd picked a winner. The soup had just the right consistency, smokiness and hints of pepper. We ate it slowly as you did not want it to end. Just when you thought it couldn't get better, the salad arrived. A lovely round of soft goat cheese with delicate greens, tomatoes, small peppers and the perfect amount of balsamic glaze. In addition, there were small servings of coleslaw and potato salad. The flavors were the perfect compliment to each other. The staff were attentive, informative and great fun. We have had a lot of good food in the last eight days, but this is the winner so far.

18/03/2025: Perfect place !! The food is so good, the staff is so lovely, and the place is so beautiful! I really recommend

15/03/2025: We popped in for a bit of lunch, during a rainy day visit to Clifden. The bakery was warm and welcoming , with a huge array of sweet and savoury treats to choose from. We enjoyed a tasty steak and kidney pie. Definitely recommend.

19/02/2025: Ordered sandwiches for 20 with a 3 hour notice: thanks for coming through brilliantly and deliciously 👍

23/11/2024: Unbelievable service from the staff in EJ King’s, top notch and appreciated 5star

16/11/2024: Excellent Stew. Good service in a nice pub. A lovely memory of a Saturday evening in November in Clifden.

31/10/2024: Fast service beautiful burger and bacon meal. Staff very pleasant food fresh as per usual. U won't go wrong at supermacs for sure.

23/03/2025: We ordered a large order for over 20 people for hen party. The restaurant were very accommodating and dropped up our food. The food was delicious and everything was correct in our large order. The staff were lovely and responsive throughout. Would recommend!

08/03/2025: Great service and nice food just the right amount of spicy a nice tingle ,I had Singapore fried rice and my wife loved the satay chicken, thanks waitress immy for your service

10/02/2025: On arrival we paid for our weekend break, the owners explained that the rooms were heated by portable heaters and told us that if we needed anything we should call them. The next morning we went for breakfast and were surprised that the people staying there had a much smaller choice than walk ins, I complained that the breakfast room was freezing, no napkins and the cutlery was a mix of all sorts in a bucket on the tables. The morning we checked out the owners were nowhere to be seen and the breakfast was cold for the second morning and did not include the same items as the morning before. Rooms are basic and need decorating, really poor service to be honest and we will not return.

14/01/2025: Lamplight manually charged money to my credit card last October for a no prepayment reservation I’d placed through booking.com. The date of the reservation wasn’t supposed to be until January 1st for two nights, no prepayment, pay when you stay, free cancellation. Not only did they proceed to message me explaining their systems error, but they have ignored all attempts to have my money returned! I cancelled the booking on December 11th and have since had Booking.com claim there was no charge despite it showing on my statement. Seems I’m not the only one looking at previous reviews.