The best restaurantsof irish in Clare

05/06/2026: A very nice little hotel. The owner is very accommodating and helpful in planning activities for the day. The ambiance is reminiscent of a manor house, complete with a fireplace and wingback chairs in the lobby. Overall, it's very lovingly furnished with great attention to detail. There's a nice pub with local live music a short walk away and a few dining options in town.

25/05/2026: Booked a Burren walking tour with Martina this May to see the wild flowers and had a fantastic weekend trip - one of the most enjoyable in many years! The hotel is immaculate and comfortable and Martina is the perfect host - genuinely friendly and everything perfectly organised. However the highlight for us has to be the food - dinner on the evening we arrived was the best we have eaten in a long time and the breakfasts keep us going all day! Martina even had a lovely packed lunch ready for us to take on our walk. Our walk was with Shane Connolly who not only has amazing depth of knowledge of everything about the Burren and it's history and nature but was also great fun along the way. Can't recommend this experience and Sheedy's as a base highly enough - genuine five stars all the way!

05/10/2026: Back visiting two years after my last review of this place. Same experience, great food, super consistent. Value for Money, lovely staff.

26/09/2026: A local signed with reverence and said the foo here is top for this gem. Tucked inside the Bunratty Manor is Noel’s, a family run elegant yet personable restaurant. Dave, their son welcomed me in as though I was a family regular. Fresh breads accompanied by local butter and chicken pate spread to start. Award winning seafood chowder was sublime and satisfying as was the line caught Atlantic Halibut with fresh prawns… side of local steamed vegetables and mashed potatoes. If you are traveling into Shannon, this is a place to enjoy and savor.

12/08/2026: We had dinner for 4. The food was excellent and service was very good, with the owner present and advising us on wines. Would highly recommend!

25/07/2026: Stayed at Vaughan Lodge and had breakfast here. What an impressive quality spread with generous portioned food from the menu and cold things from the buffet. There was a wide varieties of cold cuts, cheeses, spreads, cereals and nuts with 3 different types of plant milk. The note was thoughtful about minimizing food waste. Service was lovely.

04/10/2026: Starter are fabulous 👌 main dinner so delicious 😋 we all enjoy there. Love go back again.

29/08/2026: When we visit the shannon we always head to scariff and McNamaras. His food is always good and so well priced. Quality is always good. Drinks are also a good price.

19/08/2026: Good quality food, a small menu of local produce well presented. Staff very knowledgeable friendly. Good gluten free options including proper fish and chips

14/08/2026: Lovely pint of Guinness, friendly service, this is a hidden gem, can't wait to come back to sample the food!

25/07/2026: GREAT PLACE & VARIOUS SHOPS BUT THEY CHARGE BEVERLY HILLS PRICES SO NOT WORTH THE VALUE

22/07/2026: Fantastic shopping centre with a great selection of retail chains and small independent traders. I particularly like their charity shop which is always well stocked and with friendly staff.

20/09/2026: Pauline was the nicest server ever I recommend you to go

01/09/2026: Great food great prices hard working people running a great place. We stopped in on a road trip & I recon it was the best breakfast we had on the trip. We got two breakfast baps with lattes and a scone.

16/09/2026: Lovely little place. Short staffed but staff were very friendly while busy. We were sat near a very unpleasant man who I overheard had arrived half an hour early for his and tried to order before us while we had been waiting, and when the man went to take his order he caused a scene and got up and stoon on the poor waiters foot and threw insults at him but fair play to him he handled it very well and even after when the couple next to the main called him rude and impatient the waiter smiled and said "I'm sure he had his reasons, It's ok" . Admittedly we did have to wait a while to order again as they were short of staff, but we were given drinks in the mean time. Some of the simpler items like fish and chips feel a little bit pricy but the food we went for was good value, one of us was unable to finish her veggie pasta.

11/09/2026: Only ate there 3 days in a row. Wonderful food and service in a rustic pub.

27/09/2026: One of the best pizzas that I’ve had in Ireland! Good pint of Guinness and live trad music! I absolutely loved this place!

18/09/2026: This is a true gem of a place! The best pint of Beamish that I've ever had. The staff are so much fun and they have world class musicians playing concerts in the barn.

14/08/2026: The place, ambiance, setting was absolutely stunning. Requested the best seat with good view and was seated in front of the window with the view of golf course. Such an experience with a food that’s not just pretty on the eyes but actually satisfies you, portion and taste wise. They’re very creative but not out of proportions, just enough to blow your mind and make you want to try other dishes. There was a harp lady inside the restaurant and an irish folk music outside the bar. Very classy. The staff is also top notch, guiding you along the way, very friendly. I’ve tried couple of fine dining restaurants in Limerick and this tops the list so far! Not exaggerating, this might be one of the best dining experience I have. Worth every penny spent.

25/07/2026: This is a truly exceptional restaurant. The food, the staff, the harpist, all absolutely top notch. And I have to give a shout out to Ricardo, the sommelier. Let him pair your meal. You won't regret it. He'll make every bite an dream. Can't recommend enough!

30/09/2026: I never leave reviews but Olga our host was so friendly and attentive I had to mention her by name. Thanks Olga you made our dining experience extra special

27/06/2026: We went for lunch around 3:30 PM and were served quickly. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was beautiful.

15/09/2026: A magical Friday night at Barrtrá. The surprise menu was spectacular. Staff were wonderful, kind & fun. A roaring success for our besties birthday:)

14/09/2026: The worst restaurant of my life. Very low quality food. Extremely long wait times. In a restaurant with an €80 cover charge. The service, wait times, products, and dishes were among the worst I have ever eaten or experienced.

02/07/2026: Lovely little hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. Great place to stay to explore the region.

28/06/2026: There’s something almost disarming about this place. It has that distinctly Irish interior, but without the tired pub theatrics. Clean, orderly, respectable. The sort of room where tradition feels curated rather than performed. I started with the seafood chowder, and I’ll say this without exaggeration: it was exceptional. Incredibly fresh, rich without being heavy, and easily the best fish soup I’ve had. A rare display of restraint and precision in a country that often confuses abundance with refinement. For the main course, I had the traditional Irish lamb stew. Solid. Comforting. Exactly what it should be. Tender meat, deep flavor, no unnecessary innovation. The Guinness was served properly. Cold, smooth, almost clinically refreshing. I remembered hearing that in Ireland they used to give it away after blood donations. Charming, in a vaguely medieval way. On my way to the restroom, I noticed a stage tucked away in the back. A subtle promise of Irish folk music, perhaps. Enough to justify another visit. Not for nostalgia. For observation.