The best restaurantsof irish in Athenry

05/05/2025: Excellent cuisine, interesting interior with the possibility to sit both inside and on the veranda and even outdoors. The staff worked professionally. Pet-friendly. We hope to visit again. There are parking lots nearby and it is pleasant to walk from them in the original center of the town

26/04/2025: We love the Old Barracks and always stop in there when passing through or visiting Athenry. The food is very tasty and they often have something a little different to other restaurants - their new halloumi salad is a new favourite with my daughter! We've also tried their catering once at a family do and it was great, delish garlic potatoes! What makes this place so exceptional is the staff, all of whom are so friendly and seem genuinely delighted to be working there. I'd especially like to mention the manager with a beard, he is so accommodating and lovely with children. The only one tiny thing I would love to see them change is the water jug situation - the water seems to sit with fruit dissolving into it all day, so by the time you drink it it's full of bits. This has been the case every time we've been there and honestly it's just very off-putting.

04/05/2025: They had Gluten Free cake! Specified as being GF ingredients made in a non-GF kitchen. Staff were sound, accommodated kids with a high chair, they took our buggy off to the side somewhere, made it easy for us. Nice one.

20/12/2024: Nice cafe that isn't the usual chain cafe. Also has a great weekly tapas menu on a Saturday night

23/03/2025: We stayed here for 2 nights for a wedding. Nice, well maintained hotel with great attentive staff who were always happy to help and answered the phone very quickly. Leisure facilities were good, clean and looked after, you need to wear a swim hat but these can be loaned from leisure reception or brought for 2.50 euro. Only very minor gripes were that the shower in the room was a bit temperamental with the hot and cold and it wasn't that powerful. Also breakfast was pretty average, did the job but nothing to write home about. If it wasn't for these two points then it would have been 5 stars.

19/03/2025: Reception staff very friendly, room was basic but lovely clean plenty towels and tea/coffee biscuits. We booked a time for dinner as we were told it be safer we arrived down and seated very quickly, but it went down hill after that the waiting to order and for food to come was very slow. Very slow to clear table i had bring up glasses myself as i was afraid the child would break one. Bar staff had no interest in being there they were so slow to take order was left waiting at least 5/6 minutes every time one off us went up to order and it wasnt busy 2/3 sitting at bar. From a publican to another they need more training in dealing with customers or new staff hired that want to do the job. Pool facilities were lovely. Overall it was a lovely stay just need new bar staff.