The best restaurantsof irish in Galway

12/09/2025: Amazing experience at Handsome Burger last weekend. Visited with my 15 yr old niece who really wanted to go there for her birthday, my husband & two kids. It was raining out, we were relieved to get in out of the rain and find there was a table on a busy Sat night. But the music was quite loud - nice for me, very buzzy - but way too much for my autistic 6yr old son. He was upset and wanted to leave. I explained the situation to our lovely, kind & empathetic server, Matthew, who immediately said no problem and went to turn the music down. My son was delighted and we all were too. We stayed and had the most wonderful food, Matthew continued to mind our table, seeing if there was anything we needed, and gave the kids a free ice cream treat at the end. Amazing experience, thank you. And please give Matthew a pay rise - he’s one in a million. We’ll be back.

11/09/2025: Fast service, good food and fair prices made me happy

17/09/2025: I loved this bar. The oysters were divine. I slurped them down and when one fell on the floor I still ate it! I can’t stop talking about this place to people on my outer circle. I would never recommend to friends and family though because I like to be on the “IN” and prefer for them to be on the “OUT”. This is a dynamic that works for all of us.

12/09/2025: We went to Ruibin for a date night and had a great experience. We ordered a couple of "tapas" dishes and shared 5 betweent the two of us.

20/09/2025: The best fish soup I've ever eaten

27/08/2025: Excellent fish dinner...very good wine...friendly staff...fair price for the quality of the fish...everything perfect...except for the 10% extra on the bill for tables of 6 or more...it doesn't seem fair to me...

04/10/2025: Great service and great food. One of the best brunch spots in Galway.

02/10/2025: Simply superb — our best meal in Galway! A local recommended Dela to us and she was so right. The pancakes are something you’ll dream about forever — light, fluffy, and not too sweet… but they melt in your mouth like magic. The rest of the food was incredible too, the ambience whimsical and the service great.

09/10/2025: Yum yum yum yum yum. Healthy, tasty, lovely crowd ✨ delighted to have finally made it here and it’s now a top favourite in Galway! Xx

13/09/2025: Fresh, local produce. The Buddha now was flavorful and very satisfying. Loved the crispy tofu. House mushroom burger had a good texture and mushroom taste.

09/09/2025: The Skeff is part of the The Skeffington Arms Hotel. Food was very good. The Seafood Chowder and a couple of (non!) Stout beers from other parts of Ireland were a welcomed change of pace. IPA's, actually. One from Letterkenny, and the other from Kill, County Kildare. Other than the service being just a tad slow, it was (overall) very good. And the live music was magical this night. Okay...Not exactly magical, but covers from bands/artists that everyone knows, sung by a group of a youngish band of 3 called The Groev. They did a great job, actually.

09/09/2025: Authentic pub with fantastic food! Service was rather mediocre.

15/09/2025: The wait for a table was quick, and the vegetable soup and pasta were great

05/09/2025: This is the best breakfast experience in Galway!!!!! The French toast dishes are unbelievable and rival that of any American establishment!!!! Eggs and sausage to compliment create a spectacular flurry of flavors and textures!!! The service is exceptional and very fast!!!! Truly an amazing breakfast experience and the only way to start your day!!!!!

06/09/2025: Great bar. Lucky for impromptu Irish music.

31/08/2025: Great venue! More metal bands please!

10/09/2025: Conner was wonderful. Ask for him and you will get the best service ever.

08/09/2025: Great spot in Galway city centre. We were on a pub crawl trying Guinness in all the famous bars in Galway city. This was easily one of the best. I love the Irish language being spoken too. My wife had a coffee and enjoyed it a lot.

06/08/2025: Just had a drink here, Guinness was amazing, good feeling about the place

06/08/2025: The chowder is excellent and the staff is pleasant and attentive to my dog!

26/08/2025: This is a real theatre of culinary magic!

19/08/2025: Good dinner in a tiny restaurant where everything is prepared with Irish ingredients. Tasting menu to travel through the tastes of West Ireland with Irish drink pairing. Crab, fish, duck, tomatoes, mash potatoes with mushrooms, see weeds, cheese with a fig, forest strawberry dessert, ice apple wine and so much more. However, the service is too intrusive and feels too commercial so we liked the food but not really the overall atmosphere. I don’t think I would go again

07/02/2025: Pedí el "Pastel de los Pastores" y estaba extremadamente decepcionado. Demasiado ajo en polvo y dudoso "puré de patatas". Muy seco a pesar de añadir una jarra de "jus". Me fui 1/2. Si un restaurante tiene una cocina abierta, entonces los chefs al menos deben actuar profesionalmente. Fui testigo de tantas infracciones HACCP que fue aterrador. Picando comida y comiendo sin lavarse las manos. Rascarse el cabello sin lavarse las manos.

25/09/2025: Great authentic pub with very nice food; excellent beer and live music every night. A don't miss here in Galway!

25/09/2025: Come here if you want to wait 20 minutes for a pint.

11/09/2025: We went to Hooked after having read, that it’s supposed to be the best place for fish&chips in Galway. Sadly that was not our experience. We got a table instantly without reservation which was nice. After ordering drinks it took about 10 minutes for them to let us know, that the ordered IPA was out of stock. The seafood chowder was an absolute disappointment - completely plain and watery. After more than a 45 minutes wait (this being said that even people coming way later than us got their order before us) we finally got the fish&chips. The fish was plain, the chips as well and did not taste like cooked twice. After paying and not tipping we didn’t even get a goodbye. We did regret choosing Hooked afterwards since we’ve only had a one night stay in Galway. Not worth paying 60€ for dinner.

09/09/2025: 1 Of The Best SeaFood Restaurants In Galway! Nice Variety Of Different Seafood Dishes. Every Dish I Ordered Was Delicious 🤤 Great Service🤵🏻& Lovely Decor. Definitely Recommend Hooked🪝

22/09/2025: Very nice pub, good food, attentive service. Great atmosphere. It was great, thank you.

21/09/2025: Unfortunately could not try as they wouldn’t seat a table for one.