The best restaurants in Athlone

20/09/2024: Average, style over substance. The tartlet needed more salt. The woodpigeon was disappointing. I had only ever had it pink not as part of an apricot and walnut ballotine. It was overcooked? dry and didn't taste nice. The beef fillet was perfectly cooked but there wasn't enough beef cheek. The liquorice and rhubarb was delicious but I did think it would have been better if the rhubarb had been cooked a little more and was more tender. Initially the service was rushed.

15/09/2024: Very expensive but worth it if you have the money. Woodpigeon as a starter was very rich in flavour and tastefully decorated. The rib eye beef was melt in the mouth and had a delicious gravy along with a big Yorkshire pudding. The chocolate souffle was also amazing, really warm and had caramel inside of it. Also they somehow made popcorn flavoured ice cream. Would recommend.

22/10/2024: Nicest coffee shop and best croissants in town 🥐🫶

19/10/2024: I went with a group of friends to Fine on Friday evening because of their pizza. Unfortunately there is only a limited number of pizzas available and when we got there we were told to wait an hour as all the tables were taken but we were told they would have enough pizzas for us, but when we came back only half of the group could get pizzas because they were sold out, which is a shame. So we ate half a pizza each and that was it. Overall I would say the pizza was very good, well done to Roberto the pizza chef who is very skilled, the atmosphere at Fine is always nice as I've been there before. A couple of minor issues were the probable miscommunication with the kitchen and the lack of prices on the pizza menu, I personally think that €14 for a Margherita is a bit too much.

13/11/2024: Place is awesome with a lot of history. The staff is definitely top notch. I highly suggest.

10/11/2024: One teabag for 2 cups of tea And most likely the cheapest available as we ended up with almost hot milk A DISGRACE you would think they could make tea by now

31/10/2024: The food is great, Everyone should try it

17/10/2024: Delicious 😋 prawn biryani, first time here but I definitely will be back. I highly recommend as once you've tasted the food you'll be back too, guaranteed 👌 staff and owner are super too.

17/10/2024: Went for the all day breakfast option, lovely food with great service! The Fried Egg, Chorizo potato hash was gorgeous and so was the creamy mushrooms on sourdough bread with poached egg. Highly Recommend

15/10/2024: We went here and I got the avocado on toast with feta cheese my 2 friends got full and mini breakfast. The service was amazing. After our breakfast we were asked would we like anything else and they told us about there cinnibons with pistachio on it. It was to die for. Would definitely return here.

24/10/2024: First time to have food here. Very warm welcome and really healthy food

16/10/2024: Fantastic food, a warm Smile and a healthy gut Feeling - a 100% recommendation!

10/11/2024: Wonderful food excellent service highly recommend it.

07/11/2024: Our "go to" restaurant in Athlone. Some of us have specific dietary requirements, but the chef and the staff have always been able to accommodate our most cumbersome modification requests without an issue (when we learned that our boy is intolerant to dairy, the chef got plant-based cheese and composed a delicious, dairy-free pizza just for him!). This is also one of the very few places we've been to where, after dining, my coeliac wife has not felt unwell. This goes to show that the chefs really understand allergies, intolerances, cross contamination, etc. Their food in general is great (love their fried salmon!), their wine selection comprehensive and staff knowledgeable. It can take a bit of time for the food to get prepared, but this is a good thing, as you can be certain the kitchen is not rushing it, taking their time with each modified order, which is paramount for people with allergies. Simply allow 15 minutes extra compared to what you'd normally allow. Can't see coming anywhere else for the foreseeable future.

27/09/2024: Myself and my girlfriend eat here every Sunday we are available, the roast beef is fantastic, we have just returned home from 2.5 years travelling and have been talking about the roast beef since we left! Yesterday we went in and both got the roast beef and it was just as good as we remembered. Also a lovely cosy traditional Irish pub and a good pint of Guinness! Also the staff are excellent. You really feel like your being looked after. The kind of hospitality and warm feeling you can only get in Ireland, I would 100% recommend coming to the shack for dinner.

21/09/2024: We had a blast! Everything is homemade, I recommend 100%

26/10/2024: Simply excellent food 👌 Everything was fresh and full of flavours, loved it !

17/10/2024: Had the most incredible dinner here. Lovely staff, exceptional food, and a great atmosphere, even midweek! Highly recommend 👌

01/11/2024: Proper restaurant. Excellent all round.

30/10/2024: Pizza was amazing, I really like the Cowboy hat, it's so delicious

09/10/2024: Lovely people and lovely staff.thankyou.

23/09/2024: Nice pints. Good prices. Friendly staff

26/09/2024: Love the morcilla & chocotorta. Go for steak! The fish & carbonara were too salty. The other seafood is not impressive.

14/09/2024: We went here as it was my birthday what an amazing restaurant. The staff were fantastic the food - we had the sausage platter and we both had the captains seafood were out of this world . Good value for money, I prefer to pay for quality and this certainly was of a very high quality. Thank you, we will be coming back. Jeff and Debbie

07/09/2024: very bad service, went out for air and they just bursted our birthday balloon and birthday gift card..

28/08/2024: Couldn’t recommend more. Great place! Pizzas were delicious.

16/10/2024: Super cute cafe conveniently located in the square downtown Athlone. Excellent coffee and hot chocolate!

13/10/2024: We got a mocha, cappuccino, and a scone. All was delicious. We parked about a block away but there is public parking out front

20/09/2024: Very cozy place, excellent service and warm hospitality from the host, food very tasty and fresh, we had 4 different dishes and all were amazing!! :))

11/09/2024: The service was absolutely fantastic. Our waitress was extremely helpful and patient with my family (we asked too many questions). She suggested the chicken tenders because they are made in house and they were absolutely amazing! The serving of fries was generous and the side salad was fresh and tasty. My husband had the southern chicken sandwich and said the roll was amazing (as well as the rest of the sandwich). He also enjoyed his minestrone soup but seemed to gravitate back to my chicken tenders and fries every few bites. I would absolutely recommend this place for lunch!