The best restaurants in Athlone

17/03/2026: Great bar, great staff and the food is fantastic. Really enjoyed our visit there

16/03/2026: Lovely lunch with vegetarian options.

20/01/2026: Honestly super service, great and cozy place. Food was very good and accommodated all of my requirements. Great place to visit!

20/01/2026: Service was really good, and the vibes were nice. Really appreciate the nice and caring staff, especially Rebecca (got us drinks and coasters)

15/02/2026: We had a wonderful dining experience. Food was beautiful. Staff were so attentive and welcoming. Highly recommend.

14/02/2026: Everything was great!! Thomas was very helpful and kind

02/03/2026: Really nice shopping at in heart of athlone

01/02/2026: A shopping centre like any other in a smaller town in Ireland. The number of shops isn’t impressive, but there were a few stores I actually cared about, which is why I travelled all the way from Sligo to Athlone specifically for them. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. Back in 2025, H&M was closed for renovation, and today I was shocked by how poor it looked. The children’s section is literally just a handful of items, with the age range ending at around 10 years old. The women’s section is also a joke — there’s nothing to choose from. Everything is the same cut, the same style, only differing in size and fabric. I left empty-handed. The second shop, Zara, has completely removed the children’s section. The women’s section isn’t much different from H&M’s — are we all supposed to have the same style now and wear the same wide-leg trousers and identical cuts? There’s simply nothing to choose from. I walked out of this store empty-handed as well. I know now there’s no point in going back to Athlone. I wasted half a day and came back with nothing. It looks like online shopping is all we’re left with — unfortunately, because I really don’t like it.

20/03/2026: Stayed for two nights. Added breakfast for both mornings to be brought to my room, paid up front upon check in. Breakfast was hugely disappointing and I could not eat it. I pre ordered the continental breakfast with wheetabix a cappuccino and fruit salad. The cappuchino was barely warm in the take out cup it arrived in. The fruit salad was warm room temperature also the milk in the jug was also warm. It was obvious it was all loaded onto the trolly well in advance and left sitting for it to have become warm when it reached my room for designated time slot I chose the night before. After the awful breakfast the first morning I called reception to cancel the second mornings breakfast. I was told I would get a call back. It never came. The next morning i checked out early and mentioned the breakfast and a possible refund. I was bluntly told I wont be refunded. No one bothered to ask why or how my stay was. A very disappointed customer.

19/03/2026: Upon arrival we where greeted by tierna who was incredibly polite and chatty. She also upgraded our room for us to a deluxe and after a long day's travel this was much appreciated :). The room was spotless and spacious and I can't think of anything to complain about 5/5 will come back.

15/12/2025: Wonderful little cafe with warm service and delicious food. I had the French toast with bacon and thoroughly enjoyed it! I didn’t try them but the desserts at the counter also looked divine. Our server was very kind and attentive - would gladly recommend and go back!

08/12/2025: Waitress was very very rude , slammed down the menus and was very aggressive when handing out food

31/01/2026: Just spent few hours in this pub myself/ brother as train from Dublin to mayo was delayed great crack great buzz with locals bar staff friendly and helpful up athlone

04/01/2026: Great spot for music, crack and good company. Always a friendly welcome.

21/12/2025: Brought all three types of karahi for family and everyone absolutely loved them.

04/12/2025: I ordered a Veg Biryani for takeaway and received it in no time. As for the food — both the quality and quantity were outstanding. I’ve never had such a good biryani in Ireland before, where quality and quantity come together so perfectly. ( Veg Biriyani🙂)

04/03/2026: Pregames before (and after) the most recent Athlone Town AFC game, Speedy and staff couldn’t have been lovelier! Everything I’d hoped it’d be. Well worth the trip from the States. Until next time…

01/02/2026: Nice spot for a quiet pint,cosy bar,nice warm welcoming lounge,good staff and good Guinness too…

13/12/2025: Lovely bar. Spotless. Friendly, polite staff. Well decorated, felt comfortable. Will definitely go there again. Nice smoking area too.

13/12/2025: The pints are fine and fine are the pints. I popped in to read a book and made some friends along the way. I'm now a full blown alcoholic and I wouldn't change a thing.

27/02/2026: Had a snack box meal. Very nice but I cannot understand why when I ask for a drink without ice it still comes with ice. Usually i would go back to counter with it but was so tired after long work day i just drank it.

19/02/2026: Placed a collection order for foods €40.15. It was 4 meals after receiving the food this is what our dressed fries looked like...lazy sloppy no interest

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.

13/11/2025: Really chill bar Me and my friends had a lovely time😁

20/06/2025: Very pleasant people here . Not expensive alcohol and good music.