The best restaurants in Ballina

08/10/2026: I think its one of the best pubs in Europe. Great staff, creamy Guinness, best views great locals, and will stick in mind for a long time to come. Its what a pub is supposed to be please never change anything ..slainte

18/09/2026: Worth a visit if boating, lovely staff, and music was on a Tuesday night from 9pm Will be definitely back

07/10/2026: Amazing food and friendly service

25/09/2026: Recommended by our hosts at Shannon Breeze we had evening meal. My wife had Penne she said it was very peppery and could not eat it. I ordered Chicken curry with naan bread and boiled rice, what I received was a vegetable curry with a few cubes (6) of chicken a half of pitta bread and boiled rice. Chicken curry ? Onions ,chopped Tomatoes, Potatoes diced, Marrow I think, Three quarters of the meal was veg.All I got from waitress was Sorry. But not her fault. Awful.

12/09/2026: This place is a gem - don't miss out! Delicious food, including for one GF eater, we were a party of 6 adults so we did a fair job of sampling the menu and no one was disappointed. The service couldn't have been nicer (shout-out to Greg!) and we left replete and very happy! Highly recommend!

17/08/2026: Excellent Italian food . Cooked to perfection with fresh herbs . Cannoli for dessert was exceptional. Service was also excellent , friendly and efficient. Price was reflective of the quality of food . All said, an excellent meal . Second year visiting here on holiday.

24/08/2026: Disappointed with how my husband was treated by a member of staff in the bar. He was rudely spoken to when he went to order drinks. Truly saddened with the behaviour of this particle member of bar staff. The waitress that served us was wonderful but my husband did not enjoy the rest of his evening for our friends birthday because he was spoken to in such a rude way.

17/07/2026: Attended a wedding here. No management presence, ramshackle service, untrained staff. When you see staff using floor brushes to 'sweep' the bar counter top it's not a good sign. Food no better. It's in a beautiful location with a well attended garden and a great, comfortable space inside. Wouldn't take much for it to really shine and be worth the price tag.

02/11/2026: Vegan food was delicious. I even got a doggie bag(actually a pizza box) without asking him.....( the manager?) , as he silently left the box beside my lap and said nothing.......... And walked away..... thank you for the box.... but please say " here you go " or something!!! We were ignored alot by staff. Waited a long time to get seated so I just helped myself and read menu myself. Whilst standing ( waiting to be seated). One man ( the manager,? ) was shouting alot on his mobile phone / phonecall ( in Turkish?) very loud beside us . He could have gone outside . Blonde girl waitress was actually nice, but the brown hair girl waitress( ponytail) was a bit rude and ignored me when I say goodbye. Yes, it was loud with screaming kids,( not staff fault), But staff smashing cutlery right behind me , and a very loud TV with a football Liverpool match ( probably forced by Liverpool fans/customers)so that's probably not staff fault. The food was delicious, but staff were a bit odd / rude/ lazy , a bit too relaxed, didn't feel like restaurant felt like we were in someone's house( un-invited) maybe it's just Sunday staff are a bit too relaxed/ lazy / tired , I don't know, maybe the staff are better during the week. Who knows. It was my first time inside ( because winter) . Normally I sit outside in the sun in summer. I might go back again to see if any improvement.

29/10/2026: Food was outstanding with excellent staff. Highly recommended.