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9,0
905 Reviews |
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House of plates
Castlebar legal
02/08/2025: Outstanding restaurant with a fabulous interesting menu including a vegetarian menu. A real treat for the senses. Best restaurant in Connacht in our opinion.
02/08/2025: Fantastic meal and service from start to finish.
8,8
576 Reviews |
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Dining Room
Castlebar legal
05/06/2025: First time to the Dining Room since the restaurant changed hands in recent years. We were on an overnight stay in Castlebar, and having read some great reviews (most notably The Irish Times), I was looking forward to dining there. Not the usual A La Carte menu on offer, and instead there's two set four-course menus to choose from.... we opted for menu offering good selection of fish, poultry and vegetarian dishes. We were warmly greeted by the restaurant manager Shirley and shown to our table.
The restaurant was busy for a bank holiday Saturday night and there was a good atmosphere with reasonable sound levels (nothing worse than restaurant full of loud patrons and you can't hear yourself think literally!) Prompt service at the outset - with starters and mains ordered, along with a bottle of the house red (three to choose from). Overall the wine and drinks menu is varied and very reasonably priced.
Both of our starters and main courses were - in a word - 'sublime' and we looked forward to tasting their desserts. However, that's where it all turned sour (for want of a better word) because we waited the best part of over 30 minutes to see a dessert menu. It felt like once the dishes for main courses were removed, they forgot we there, as other patrons came and went, and service seemed to be on the ball (many of them appeared to be local diners and were friendly with the manager and staff).
When we finally were given a dessert menu, it then took some more time to be served. Overall, I enjoyed my dessert but alas my sister found her dish rather bland and tasteless.....plus it's unacceptable to have to wait nearly 40 mins or more to sample the final course of the evening. Sadly, we didn't think the Dining Room was worthy of a service tip.... nor was our experience worthy of five stars. Not sure if I would go back.
25/05/2025: Great food, great service, lovely atmosphere.
The menu maybe limited, but the quality was extraordinary.
The staff were not very knowledgeable, but also very helpful and friendly.
8,7
733 Reviews |
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The Olive Tree
Castlebar legal
19/08/2025: Lovely food, great service and lots of menu choices. We had burgers, chicken tenders quessidias and salads. Lots of eastern Mediterranean choices also. Will definitely return
17/08/2025: Tasty Mediterranean cuisine.
Plenty of choice. Fast service.
Sufficient quantities.
Very welcoming waitress.
Friendly chef who speaks French (among other things).
Fair prices.
8,6
875 Reviews |
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Al Muretto
Castlebar legal
04/08/2025: Make a reservation for this restaurant. Excellent choice on the menu, great staff, great atmosphere and very reasonably priced. Service is swift and efficient. Staff are very pleasant.
03/08/2025: Al Muretto is a strange name, Google translating as "At the Wall"? I am sure there is a story there. But this place certainly doesn't hit the wall. This place is very good, serving some good Italian comfort food.
Another strange thing was the opening times, 4-10 all week, except on Sunday, where it's all day. We visited on Sunday and really enjoyed ourselves. But we were disappointed to visit a few days later, for seconds, and find it closed. It's hard running a restaurant in Ireland, so I understand, just sad there is no lunchtime opening during the week. I would go right now if I could.
One of the best ways to judge an Italian restaurant is the spaghetti Bolognese, a simple dish but very hard to make well. I think they do an assassin spaghetti type Bolognese.
Hubby ordered the Spaghetti Bolognese and really enjoyed it. The only criticism I have is that the Bolognese is offered with Penne or Spaghetti. Personally I am not into either, I love the soft texture of tagliatelle and would have preferred that option. Also the sauce was mixed with Parmesan, which was nice, but perhaps too much as it was too cheesy.
Wifey tried something more exotic. Wifey tried the Risotto Allo Scoglio, a seafood risotto. Wifey loved this, and still raves about it. I too liked it, but seafood is not my go-to. But Hubby was impressed as it all cooked to perfection, some of the softest calamari I have ever eaten.
Honestly there were so many other dishes we would go back for. Things I would love to try, the calzone, chicken and mushroom penne and risottos, the lasagna, the Veal scallops... Every time I look at the menu there is more I want.
And the desserts are great too. Wifey went with an orange cheesecake, and while she enjoyed it. It wasn't for hubby, I didn't think it worked at all. Cheesecake should only be lemon... Maybe rum and raisin only. But Hubby had the tiramisu and it was divine, the mascarpone was so moreish. The only down side was I almost choked on the cocoa dust, you have been warned.
Hubby and Wifey would recommend, and would go again and again. What makes this place really good for Families is the range of adult and children's dishes. On the table next to us was a family of three, the young boy ordered a pizza, and by God it was bigger than his head. He only finished half, I hope he had it the next morning for breakfast champions, before school.
On a separate visit. I had the Calzone, often described as a Pizza in a Cornish pasty. Sadly this was not good. The main flaw with this is that they used the shredded pack pasta, which doesn't melt. So when it was served to me all the mozzarella was still cool, and the Calzone was not really hot to begin with. A disappointing dish and I would not recommend it.... However I must say this is a once off and would highly recommend every other dish here.
8,3
801 Reviews |
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Danollas
Castlebar legal
02/08/2025: The chips are top quality. Would higly recommend the chicken burger and the fish.
24/07/2025: The food is soo good!! The portions are great also!
Burgers are the best!!!
8,3
449 Reviews |
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Byrnes
Castlebar legal
01/08/2025: Grand endroit, pas loin du centre ville. Des assiettes copieuses et bonnes, moins chers que d'autres.
Le breakfast est très bon, avec option vegan. Venir avant 12h.
Il y avait de place, pas besoin de réserver. Service sympathique
31/07/2025: Fantastic bar. The owner and the customers made us so welcome. My wife wanted crisps, but unfortunately they didn’t sell them. However, the owner said the shop in the alley sell them. We didn’t bother going, but the next minute the owner appeared with a bag of crisps, which he got from the shop. A must visit for anyone staying in Castlebar.
8,2
264 Reviews |
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Blue Thunder
Castlebar legal
01/08/2025: People don’t usually choose a takeaway for the staff, but at Blue Thunder Castlebar, the team genuinely stands out. Every member of staff is friendly, welcoming, and incredibly efficient. They keep the place running smoothly, even during busy times.
The food is consistently on point; piping hot, fresh, and fast. Whether you're popping in after a night out or grabbing something quick with the family, you won’t be disappointed.
Hands down the best takeaway in Castlebar. Great service, great food, every time.
19/06/2025: Great spot. Staff always friendly.
8,2
752 Reviews |
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Cafollas
Castlebar legal
11/08/2025: Great food friendly staff! Love this place!
10/08/2025: A lovely, modern clean proper chipper! Everything fresh and locally owned. Cheese burgers are the business. Always busy & food piping hot. 🙌👌
8,1
103 Reviews |
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The Ellison
Castlebar legal
10/08/2025: Perfect location to castlebar with lots to do around. Staff couldn’t be nicer. Room was great, just found it a bit hot as the duvets were thicker than I expected. Room service was great!
08/08/2025: The hotel has a pleasant ambiance and employs only friendly and professional staff. The food is decent, but nothing exceptional. The rooms are spacious and offer acceptable comfort. However, some areas lack cleanliness. It's also important to note that the hotel's four-star rating isn't comparable to a German, Austrian, or French four-star hotel. In my opinion, appearances are a bit deceiving, but it's fine for a week, as long as you only stay in the hotel in the mornings and evenings.
8,1
209 Reviews |
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tolsters
Castlebar legal
08/06/2025: Great spot. What's the Munster hurling final here. Everyone was good craic especially the barman Tadgh
04/03/2025: Visited here recently whilst on business in Castlebar.
Lovely soup and sandwiches
Our little lad santy loved the refreshments.
Mammy and daddy were very happy too
8,1
620 Reviews |
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The Pizza Bros
Castlebar legal
26/06/2025: Just had one of the amazing wood fire pizza, fast service and the tastiest food!
24/05/2025: A must stop if in Mayo. Stopped here yesterday after our trip up from Kilkenny. One of the best pizza's I've ever had
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8,0
1563 Reviews |
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Bar One
Castlebar legal
18/06/2025: Great service. Great atmosphere. A good selection of craft beers and a selection of vegan meals and desserts. Recommended.
08/06/2025: Fabulous meal. When I booked I never thought about specifying a low table for my 89 year-old dad and after some quick table rearranging, the floor manager got us properly settled. Booking lesson learned! Excellent choice for us all including a vegan and vegetarian. Observant but not intrusive wait staff and a very good non alcoholic drinks option. Fully recommend.
8,0
343 Reviews |
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CAFE M
Castlebar legal
23/08/2025: A brilliant cafe. The service is perfect. The food is decently priced and of the best quality. Would always recommend.
18/08/2025: Arrived 5.08 to be told it was closed
8,0
71 Reviews |
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Tara Cafe
Castlebar legal
24/06/2025: Friendly staff, quick service, tasty wrap
17/06/2025: The food here is delicious, but you might have to queue.
Traditional Irish food and so tasty! Great value , big portions .
Kids love the free juice , it has won me over.