The best restaurants in Westmeath

01/06/2025: Great pub, beautiful Guinness and massive crack at the Freewheelers MC Mayfly Party.

06/09/2025: Great customers especially Ger Lynch .

01/07/2025: Great bar landlord and staff are very friendly. Nice little pool to the back .

13/12/2025: Pretty good shopping mall in Athlone with good parking. Not a bad selection of shops - some have closed sadly. Not dog friendly 😕

11/12/2025: Really disappointing for Christmas, no sign of Christmas in the shops I visited

27/08/2025: Absolutely delicious fresh breakfast menu. Very friendly atmosphere as well.

03/08/2025: Brunch time on a Friday! Place was very busy, but the staff did a great job keeping everyone attended. I had the small breakfast with a very nice coffee and the brown bread is DELICIOUS.

19/12/2025: Great service, and staff. Great selection of food.

16/12/2025: I really enjoyed my stay in the beautiful Sheraton Athlone. The room was lovely & dinner in the bar was delicious. Tierna in reception was exceptional. She was so welcoming & friendly upon our arrival & could not do enough to help us. She went above & beyond which was much appreciated.

13/08/2025: My favourite hotel! We got married here last year and have stayed here numerous times. I can’t put into words how amazing this place is. Rooms are spotless, the grounds are lovely and the staff are out of this world! From the reception staff, to the bar staff, to the cleaners, everyone greets you with a smile and makes you feel welcome and at ease! Special mention to the two Sharon’s that work here. Amazing ladies 💕 this hotel is absolutely perfect for family getaways!

11/08/2025: Best hotel we’ve ever stayed in with kids! Traveling with four kids. Room was perfect. Staff was helpful. Meals were easy. Definitely coming back.

17/12/2025: Fantastic food, service, atmosphere and menu! top class and I highly recommend this place! Will be back soon 😉

11/12/2025: Good beer, live music, great atmosphere! I recommend visiting.

07/12/2025: I stopped there one evening with some friends; nice live music and a friendly welcome are guaranteed. They probably have the best Guinness there, too. 😎

16/10/2025: We spent a Sunday evening here. Lovely music, staff and clientele. We didn't have food. Have great pints.

18/09/2025: Always top class food and service

19/12/2025: Lovely atmosphere at Christmas.

15/12/2025: If I could give more than five stars I would. Everything about our stay at Glasson Lakehouse was exquisite. The staff were all very friendly, warm and professional. Mark the manager went above and beyond to make our stay very special, checking in throughout the course of our stay to ensure everything was to our liking. A highlight was definitely receiving a prenatal massage at the Brooks spa. Claire the masseuse was attentive and gentle, and Hilary the spa manager made us feel very comfortable, well looked after and relaxed. The sorbet offered in the relaxation room after the massage was a lovely touch! The landscape from the bedrooms is stunning and the rooms themselves are cozy and decorated with many personal touches (including a vinyl player) that make the room and the hotel unique. I can’t recommend Glasson Lakehouse more highly and look forward to my next visit.

14/11/2025: Delicious food, service was top class and decor was gorgeous and very comfortable and welcoming. 100% recommend

04/11/2025: Lovely pub in the center of Mullingar, food and service was excellent

16/08/2025: Good coffee, great smoothie and milkshakes and my son loves their crepes.

19/07/2025: good coffee and fresh food '' friendly staff....

28/09/2025: Food, service and atmosphere were okay, but overall the price didn’t match the quality. Staff could pay a bit more attention to the room — for example, we asked for the bill but had to remind them again before we could pay. An average experience.

08/09/2025: Pleasant staff. Menu has a large range of options and choices. Was there on a Thursday evening in August, and was very quiet.

31/08/2025: Fabulous day spent here, plenty of space and animals and everyone was so so friendly we felt so welcomed. Thanks to all for a great day

27/08/2025: Good day out for the family, has a little.bit of everything.

22/11/2025: UPDATE: Sister Trish and cleaner Mother has left Biddy’s Pub “ We are Fed Up of his Greed and Bullying “ So who is telling Lies Now readers .. Firstly I would like to state I have been frequenting Biddy’s O’Dowd’s Bar Athlone since Opening in 2022 a Couple of Times a Week during that time I rarely got a bad pint of Guinness their was NO PROBLEM replacing a pint if this happened but in Recent Times Bad Pints of Guinness were a Regular Occurrences at Biddy’s Bar Regrettably .. GREED is a TERRIBLE THING if your in the PUB / CATERING BUSINESS or any business serving the Unsuspecting Citizens of Ireland and Visitors DEADLY PRODUCTS … I have always Promoted Biddy’s O’Dowd’s or similar Business that is Selling Good Food or Drinkable Products I also frequented the old bar in the late 1980’s so I have the Experience of GOOD and BAD products like Guinness for FORTY YEARS which in anyone’s books Qualifies Me to WRITE this Review and Hurts Me at the same Time .. If Irish Citizens the Public Cannot Trust Publicans Luckily they are Rare around Athlone anyway ….. I also was SUBJECTED to Verbal Abuse by Chris Hewitt Licence Owner when he PHONED ME like a Creature POSSESSED … I hung Up on him … I received a Superb Pint of Guinness when i entered the Pub it was Very Quiet and I was the only customer drinking the Good Stuff “Guinness Draught” everyone else was drinking Beers / Larger which should raised a Red Flag for me ….. I complemented Trish Owners sister Chris on the Great Quality of the Guinness as I do Everywhere from Ireland to Portugal and further where I get a Great Pint of Guinness i ordered a Second Pint of Guinness The Second Pint was as different as Chalk and Cheese with Brown / Black Bubbles Accross its Head I won’t say Guinness as it wasn’t Guinness but Slops … How this Transformation from My First Superb Pint of Guinness to the Second Pint is IMPOSSIBLE unless the Barrel was finished and Trish replaced the Guinness Barrel with a New Barrel which was OFF also and could be Replaced with another New Keg if that is what Happened or the Original barrel was tampered with … I made Trish aware of the Problem and she Replied “ it might be the Glasses !!!! “ as she hadn’t changed the Guinness Barrel I left it with her I ordered a Replacement Pint of Guinness Trish but it was EXACTLY the Same UNDRINKABLE I made Trish aware again … New Customer entered the pub and Ordered a Pint of Guinness like a Shot Trish ran again down the stairse to the Cellar .. Trish visits the Cellar Very Frequently .. When Trish pulled and served a Pint of Guinness to the New Customer it looked Exactly the Same as my First Pint of Guinness which was a TOTAL Transformation ..NOT … I pointed the Guinness Transformation to Trish but got NO REPLY .. In fact I got the COLD SHOULDER !!!! I then Left Biddy as I was made UNWELCOME by Trish’s Attitude towards ME.. I got a Drinkable Pint of Good Guinness which I had No Problem obtaining in Athlone ….. I sent Trish a Picture of a “GOOD PINT” of GUINNESS which I had NO PROBLEM obtaining here in Athlone .. Less than an Hour I was Subjected to a phone call from Chris Hewitt Trish’s brother a TERRAIN of ABUSE ROARING DOWN the PHONE at ME HE was like a Creature POSSESSED .. I would also state their my be a Breach of the Data Protection Act 2018 as Chris Hewitt stated that he would make sure that I wouldn’t get served in any Pub an Athlone as he was printing my picture off Pub CCTV “ as I speak and sending it to them “ He also BARRED ME .. This is All Over me making Trish his sister aware of a Bad Pint of Guinness which can happen in any Pub .. I looked on Trish as a Friend telling her Personal Private stuff I thought we were Friends or so she made Out by Poisoning Me !!!! I drank in that old pub in the late 1980’s which has been closed for years that’s showing my age I was drinking here before Chris Hewitt was Born !! So I Hope Chris and Trish aren’t showing a different Side of themselves by being AGEST to their Customers !! They Definitely shown the Very Worst side of themselves that Morning Greed Terrible Thing

20/08/2025: This place is the best pub in town. Think Cheers, but in Ireland. The bartender and locals were super friendly, telling jokes and giving local recommendations. We spent a lot of time here and plan to go back later tonight after dinner. Would HIGHLY recommend coming here for a pint or chocolate espresso martini.