The best restaurants in Ballina

05/05/2026: I love this bar, I've been here for work for a month now, but I can recommend it to anyone who likes peace and quiet, live music, nice staff, meeting great people and making new friends. You're definitely welcome here. The owner Padraig is a great guy and very friendly and helpful, also great staff, I recommend it above all because I am the type of person who is picky and if I don't like it I won't come anymore, but here I am I've been in Hoogans Bar for a month now and thank you for a great month spent here in this bar after work. I always relax here when I come here and a big plus is that they don't care about clothes and they treat the worker the same as everyone else.An ordinary person, I take my hat off to this, once again Hoogens bar, thank you for the nice month I was able to spend here for My work

29/03/2026: We had many a great night here when visiting town with family. It became our HQ for the weekend essentially. The bar has a great atmosphere and the staff are very friendly and accommodating. We got to see some great live music and meet friendly locals too. The drinks list is extensive and the cocktails are very good quality, no sugary rubbish.

17/08/2025: Didn't eatxany food, but the people were friendly and attentive. Just had a few beers.

29/05/2025: Good local pub with friendly staff

12/05/2026: Great place, very friendly owner, the restaurant right next to the pub is perfect

04/02/2026: Probably the best Guinness in Ballina

09/11/2025: Their Black Forest gateau is our all time favorite for birthdays 🥂

03/10/2025: A lovely spot for tea and a pastry! They have a variety of sweets and loaves of bread for purchase, as well as some sandwiches that come out around lunch time.

21/04/2026: Fab place , great food, lovely service

24/01/2026: First time eating here, nice staff, decent variety of food to choose from and priced as you would expect for pub grub, can recommend this place, will be nice to sit outside in the summer and watch the river 😀

06/05/2026: The food was really good and a nice pint. Staff were helpful and friendly

05/04/2026: We had a great stop during our roadtrip here today for Easter and ate the best aubergine lasagne ever. The food has a great cost-quality/quantity ratio. And the young guy who served us was so nice!

23/09/2025: This was the perfect place for this Philadelphian! While an old traditional Irish pub, the wall was lined with Philly team hats! Pat the owner/bartender was very pleasant and personable, as we're all the friendly people I encountered there. This is a quiet but friendly bar and was perfect for my travel companion (who grew up up the street) and myself to sit at a table for personal discussions or at the bar to meet new folks. Weather did not permit, but there was an outside beer garden too! While visiting one evening,the back room broke out in Irish singing.. loved it. They do not serve food.

30/08/2025: Nice traditional.pub , enjoyed a pint or two! Great setvice from the elderly barman ,nice atmosphere.

10/06/2026: Met with Daniel and was given a little lesson on the birds of prey. We held a little falcon. And got up close to a big owl named gandolf, a snow owl named snowy, a barn owl named Ashley that had the softest feathers, and met our walking companion hunter the hawk. Daniel lead us on a small walk through the woods switching wearing the falconry glove as hunter swooped after us. Daniel was a wonderful, informative, and enthusiastic guide! Would definitely recommend this experience!!

08/04/2026: A lovely relaxing Country Manor. Would return in a heartbeat.

05/04/2026: They do takeaway only. We were there on Friday evening and the place is packed. Food took about 20 mins to come out. We learned some people ordered online and come to pick up, so they don't have to wait long. I feel the fish, chips, chicken goujons and onion rings are of the better quality chipper. Does not come out too greasy. What I am impressed we got 2 battered sausages and they used breakfast sausages instead of hod dogs that I'm used to seeing.

03/03/2026: Best chips in town. Love the curry sauce! Hard to beat. Love this place.

22/04/2026: A fabulous place to stay and a fabulous breakfast highly recommended

22/04/2026: Nice and comfortable hotel beside the river. Great service and prices. Recommended to stay and enjoy the view and spa.