The best restaurants in Mayo

26/03/2025: Great place, Kind regards Frank Hall

10/03/2025: My husband and I went for dinner in The 814 for casual dining yesterday (09.03.25). We live in the area but don't get out for dinner much, so I was looking forward to it. The restaurant wasn't busy, so after a short wait we were seated by a bearded gentleman & given menus. We knew what we wanted & ordered the spicy chicken wings (€12.95) to share for starters. My husband ordered the pulled Irish beef sandwich w/chips (20.95) & I ordered the chicken fillet burger w/pineapple salsa, sweet potato fries (21.95) & a beer (6.95). Our starters arrived promptly, & although the chicken wings were small, they were tasty. There was a long wait between starters & main (abt 40 mins). People who came in long after we'd finished our starters were eating dinner before us. I asked the waitress if our meal was going to be much longer. It appeared two minutes later. It was NOT worth the wait. The roll on my husbands sandwich was hard & stale with a very small amount of bbq sauce on the bread (think this was meant to be the Irish whiskey bbq dip? He enjoyed some of the chunky chips & said the beef was nice. My chicken burger & sweet potato fries were burnt, hard and cold. There was no pineapple salsa & the burger bun looked like it was damaged. If I had made this at home I wouldn't have served it. To me it was almost inedible. I did try to pick out some less burnt fries & took a bite of the burger but it was awful, so I was eating some of my husband's chips just to eat something. When the waitress (who we both felt had a bit of an attitude) asked if our meal was OK? I told her I wasn't happy with my meal as the food was cold and burnt. She said she'd see what she could do, then without asking if we were finished, took both of our plates back to the kitchen (we were not finished eating the chips, salad or coleslaw). As soon as she came back I asked if she could box up our food (to give to our dogs) but she had dumped them both! She gave us the bill which was €51.85 (they comped €10.95 for my meal). It still seemed a lot for 4 chicken wings each, one beer, 5 chips, half a stale demi baguette and a spoonfull of pulled beef. My husband didn't want to make a fuss so paid, but both the food and the attitude of the waitress left a bad taste in my mouth. Doubtful we'll return.

16/08/2023: Great atmosphere and best pint of Guinness around.

23/07/2023: I had the pleasure of visiting Moores pub in Swinford where I had my first beautiful pint of Guinness in the town. I was greeted by a lovely, welcoming atmosphere full of craic, banter and great conversation. I had a pleasure to meeting the owner Gerry who made the experience all the more memorable. The Guinness in Moores is highly recommend and it is a must for all visitors coming to Swinford! 😊

18/04/2025: Very poor experience today (18th April 2025) at 13:15. My wife and I went in to order subs and weren’t even asked what size we wanted — the staff member just made footlongs when we only wanted 6”. We said we only wanted one toasted, and she toasted both anyway. When we asked for the meal deal, we were told only soft drinks were included. We wanted coffee and were told we’d have to go to the other side of the shop and pay extra — came to an extra €7 just for two coffees. Absolute rip-off. The garage owns the Subway and could easily include this in the meal deal price. On top of that, when I asked her to scan my loyalty app, she tried once and just said, “It’s not working,” with no apology or further attempt. She was rude and completely unfriendly throughout. Shocking customer service — we won’t be returning.

24/11/2024: We got the Lighthouse to do catering in our home for a Christening and we would highly recommend Mary and co. The food was fabulous and all our guests commented on how lovely it was. There is a great choice on offer, and from ordering to delivery, the service is seamless! It was great coming back from the church and having the food all set up ready to go! We will definitely order again!

16/09/2024: Thank you Mary & Sal for the excellent service in the catering business, I have used the Lighthouse for serval occasions and have no hesitations in giving the highest compliments for the food, service and friendliness. I highly recommend their chicken curry, beef stroganoff, potato gratin and pasta dishes with meat balls and side salads.

18/06/2024: We decided to dine here in the last night of our stay in Mulranny and were extremely disappointed in the experience. Yes, it was busy as it was Father’s Day, but we had eaten elsewhere earlier in the day - more busy - and there was flawless service. When seated we waited 20 minutes for a drinks order ti be taken, my wife’s starter of prawns was presented in a bowl of bread cubes filled with oil, a team member came to clear the table before starters were finished and insisted on clearing my plate (I was finished), the mains arrived and we waited another 10 minutes for cutlery after requesting them, the chicken fillet burger was dry and tough, the beef burger was well over seasoned with salt - neither mains were half finished. At that point we had had enough and asked for the bill- another half hour wait with no acknowledgment and no bill. Money left on the table and we left - extremely disappointing and wouldn’t recommend.

31/03/2025: Lovely food, friendly and very helpful staff.