The best restaurants in Ballina

13/06/2026: Amazing place to eat lovely staff

07/06/2026: The pub has a very pleasant atmosphere and design. The service is excellent, and the girls are very sweet and attentive to guests! The cuisine is top-notch, everything is incredibly delicious. The steak melted in your mouth, the creamy chowder was incredibly tender and delicious, and the dessert was a delight!

28/06/2026: NO RESERVATIONS NO SERVICE! The website doesn't mention you need a reservation. 2 of us came at about 630 pm on a Sunday!

05/06/2026: Lovely, food came quickly. Sinead and all staff very helpful.

14/06/2026: Eat here fairly often and have done for years now. Always pleasant and professional staff. Homely feeling. Reasonabley priced and delicious food. Won't go home hungry.

10/06/2026: Lovely food, great service, friendly staff in the heart of Ballina town

11/07/2026: A great find in Ballina, food was good, service great.

13/06/2026: ​I know the name "Poacher's" makes it ironic, but I honestly couldn't recommend them highly enough for their incredible vegan options!

20/06/2026: Very welcoming and friendly team. Excellent fresh food! Thank you!

04/06/2026: Great spot to stop for lunch. A welcome alternative to the bland chain-cafés. Delicious food and great vegetarian options. We were even able to eat outside in the blazing sunshine!

22/04/2026: Lovely little pub in a idilic location.. good drink and reasonable prices

12/06/2026: Extraordinary atmosphere on Thursday night. Mix of staff, live music and customers made this place magical and almost otherworldly. People just having a great time and welcomed us kindly. Thanks to you all ❤️

01/05/2026: Cosy pub with a great pint of Guinness, and the owner Cathal was so lovely! Would definitely recommend

28/10/2025: A great range of 'hot' barrista coffees and snacks. The Clonakilty sausage rolls which are made with black pudding are very indulgent and definitely worth a try. Always a friendly service with adequate parking & amenities..!!! ❤👍

20/09/2025: This is a drive in coffee shop, lovely coffee and pleasant staff.

02/05/2026: Best takeaway in Ballina. Staff are so nice and food is always of high standards. Highly recommend.

15/03/2026: Dry hot and spicy dish is the best chicken dish in Ireland. Not even close 👌👌

24/10/2025: A must visit when your in Ballina. After a long drive from south Kilkenny we said we will pop in here for a quick pint before checking in to the hotel. They Guinness and Murhys was so go we ended up here for 3hrs . Great Atmosphere great staff and friendly locals. 100% will be back here again.

19/10/2025: Thanks to everyone at Quay West for a fab evening when 9 of us celebrated our brother's BD. Welcome was warm & friendly. Food was v v good across all different chosen dishes between starters/main courses along with BD plate and sparkly BD candle. Service was excellent from all waiting staff who made our evening very special. We were all very well looked after throughout our meal. Much appreciated. Already looking to our next visit. Thanks again!

06/07/2026: The dinner wasn’t great and the deserts served in a dirty glass I explained to staff and I don’t want to go there with my experience Staff are horrendous !! the worst experience I ever had in a restaurant was my first and definitely will be my last time

02/07/2026: Recently had a mediocre carvery lunch here. Service was ok but then the place wasn't busy. On the plus side there's plenty of free parking & it's accessible.

30/05/2026: The GF Brownie was so good, coffees beautiful

07/05/2026: One of the best coffee I’ve tasted! Beautiful merch too.

29/05/2026: The Bridge Coffee. Probably the best tasting coffee in Ballina! Smooth & aromatic, not acidic at all 💯 Lovely staff, always nice, willing to listen to bespoke orders. Atmospheric setting by the river, unmatched in town🎣🌊

20/05/2026: Lovely pub, with such a friendly Bartendress. All part of why we Canadians loved visiting Ballina.

12/05/2026: A surprising place, a new discovery with authentic Asian flavors. I highly recommend it. I will definitely be back. Thank you so much.

09/05/2026: The service was exquisite. We went on a Saturday afternoon, and when we arrived, there was hardly anyone there. I went based on Google Maps recommendations, and I was right. After a while, the restaurant filled up completely, so I recommend booking a table on Saturday. The duck rolls were spectacular. I didn't like the prawn empanadas as much; they were too oily and didn't have much prawn flavor. The noodles were very good. I preferred the thin ones, which I don't know the name of—nuggets or something like that. They have Ramón Bilbao by the glass, which I really appreciate; it's a wine you can't go wrong with. The bottle costs 30 euros, but you can order it by the glass. The dessert was quite good: coconut cake with ice cream. You can choose the flavor. It wasn't spectacular, but it was tasty. I had a very pleasant dinner, much better than at the pub. The Irish are a bit odd.

26/09/2025: Sincere thanks to Staff for helping me when I missed a bus connection by a few seconds on Wednesday night last. I am an older person, using a walking stick, my phone was dead, and anyway I had no taxi numbers. It was late and it was dark. Staff were happy to call a taxi, they also offered the possibility of a lift as they had a delivery on my way home. I was delighted to accept a lift, I heard since that not all taxi's go out late.

05/07/2025: We were passing through Ballina. The kids wanted pizza and we chose Domino's. We waited 10 minutes and ate in the establishment. Neat and clean in the hall. The toilet is stellar. The pizza is very tasty! We will definitely come back to you again!