The best restaurants in Westmeath

20/08/2024: The food was very good, the atmosphere was pleasant and the staff were very friendly and welcoming.

31/07/2024: Delicious 😋😍 food Nice atmosphere with friendly staff

19/09/2024: family dinner great gathering special occasion. been here several times lovely food, inexpensive and great staff. next time we are home visiting will be back. gorgeous

07/05/2025: We met with a friend for lunch and stayed until nearly 5pm. Wineport is in a beautiful setting and on a warm and sunny afternoon it was an excellent place to meet. Staff are very welcoming, relaxed and professional. Our lunches were reasonably priced and very tasty, I would definitely be back to try again

14/02/2025: I always thought the Wineport Lodge was the place to have dinner in the midlands but the quality has considerably dropped. However, the prices are higher now!!! Meaning a very basic steak with no trimmings will set you back 40 eur when it is 25-30 eur anywhere else. The dinner menu is very basic. Very disappointed and will not go there again for a while.

08/12/2024: Very poor quality , the place is dated and looks filthy

22/11/2024: Home cooked food from a hotel excellent

25/01/2025: Best guinness in mullingar by far

22/05/2025: Got two double Decker burgers came out like double cheeseburger were uneatable hard as rock had to give to the dogs and they refused to eat dem as well 😔

18/04/2025: Best chipper in mullingar. I only go in on a Saturday night because that’s when Matt works. His customers service is the best in town.

12/12/2025: Tried the food during the week . Really nice would definitely have it again . The new owners are really nice and friendly.

27/07/2025: Below average experience. The food is ok. Portion size is absolutely terrible. Been here a few times but the last time was the final straw. Came here one day when it was busy, was just popping in with 3 friends to get a pint and be ok our way. There was a few people looking for seats so I approached the bar and asked the guy (mid 40’s?) about just sitting at the bar for a pint and he was absolutely foul mannered. He said “why don’t you join the queue like everyone else trying to get a table in here” I love locally and this bar/restaurant is quite close to me, many occasions I choose to go elsewhere for food and drinks. In this day and age that behaviour is unacceptable That episode, along with the overpriced menu and small food portion sizes and that barman’s behaviour ultimately made my decision on the palace. Couple weeks later “the shack” came up in conversation with different friends suggesting places to eat; I shut it down. Funnily enough one of the people in the group said that they ordered food weeks earlier and the same guy was intimidating to her because she didn’t eat her food and was pushing for answers, she was hungover and explained nothing was wrong with it. Won’t be returning, and I’ll be telling others the same story.

18/07/2025: Great atmosphere, delicious food, great drinks, and friendly personable service. Wife and I visited Athlone from the UK and were so glad we came here for lunch, highly recommend.