Stop by the pub after doing a tour of Donegal castle. It must be really popular because the…read morefront was really packed with football fans. They were in there packed like sardines. Luckily this place have multiple rooms and we found a quite corner to drink our pint. Our bartender was really really friendly and gave out good pours

A great pub and must go to in Donegal! Atmosphere is the ideal pub setting. Servers friendly. Solid…read morebeer and drink selection. Walk is the front door and discover the meandering expanse to another street. Please don't pass it over.

Ate a soup and a chilli chicken wrap here on the way back to Dublin and considered myself very well…read morefed afterwards. Staff were efficient and pleasant and the random decor of the place certainly gives the impression that it's a good place to go for a fun evening on the beer.

From the owner: A cosy traditional Old World bar located on the Main Street in the heart of Castlebar. A popular…read morespot with all age groups, this bar is split into three main sections. The open fire greets you as soon as you walk in the front door. There is also a Pool table, Dartboard and Juke box. All major sporting events are shown on numerous screens around the bar with fantastic surround sound. A selection of drinks promotions are always available. Bar food is available daily with a large selection of Sandwiches, Crispy salad Rolls, Panini, Baps, Wraps, Salad Plates, Milkshakes and Smoothies as well as Freshly made Soup of the day and a large selection of teas and freshly ground Coffees.

Food excellent. Service with a smile. Lovely ambiance. Love the way bar Square is decorated. And…read morereally like the bar counter In paddy Macs. Loads of talented singers from the chef from the merry Monk a young girl of 19 and a lad in his 20s who all sang brilliantly and the man who they got into play. I would recommend it to anyone as there is so much space to mingle in both.. and everyone was delightful that we met...Thank you..

Excellent service and friendly atmosphere! Very clean and…read morethe pints are fresh! My local pub when I am in Ballina!

THE BROKEN JUG…read more "Situated in the heart of Ballina this extensive pub is really warm, welcoming and cosy. Providing the very best in food and drink, their carvery lunches are superb. A haven for the tourist or the weary shopper the Broken Jug is also very popular with the younger age group. The friendly and efficient staff will make your visit here truly memorable." The opening paragraph comes courtesy of the Broken Jug itself, a pub cum eatery in the Co. Mayo town. It is warm and friendly but the bare timber furniture and backless seating is more for the "younger age group"! The restaurant section is a shade more comfortable and the food is very good, the service friendly and efficient and the prices reasonable. The other night, I started with a magnificent chowder, very very tasty (indeed one of the best I've come across) and not suffocated with cream as happened in a Cork venue recently. Main course was a lasagne. It was almost top class, and would have been but for it being a little overdone in the heating which made some of the edges too hard. Overall though - the cheese and mincemeat were excellent - it was a fine dish, served with chips and an undressed well mixed salad. Dessert, there were about five choices, was homemade apple tart with cream and, yes, the apple was real chunky stuff, just the way I like it. I have given it four stars but three and half would be more like it - if you're over forty! For more on Mayo trip see: http://swissroll07.blogspot.com/

One of my usual spots for a quick carvery lunch during a working day in Ballina. Enter off…read moreO'Rahilly St and up some sets of steps. Carvery directly in front of you with a typed menu on display is you can't make out what's on offer. Have always had tasty food there and good mash. Portions for those not on a diet usually which is great to see. Busy lunch venue but plenty of seating.

Fantastic place for delicious Irish lunch - roast of the day - beef, smoked coley and fabulous…read morepresentation of the food! Tia place should be number one on Yelp in Ballina! Super fast serving as well! Within 3 minutes food on the table! Don't want to look for other place! Great music ( not too loud and too quiet), screens to watch soccer and most importantly food you won't get in Dublin!

My mother and I stopped here for a late lunch. She loved her Greek salad and coffee, and I had a…read morepretty good pork roast with mash and veg. Not too expensive. Nice ambience.

Depends on your expectations…read more This place is nestled away in a very beautiful part of Ballina, County Mayo in Ireland. There are a handful of bars nearby that you can walk to from this location and just take in the sites if you want to soak up the scenery afterwards which really makes the location pleasant. This place was recommended to us by a bartender who wrote down about five different locations she recommended nearby. So why the three stars? If we could give half stars, I would rate at 3.5 to be fair but the reasons it scored this rating are as follows: The menu item my girlfriend and I both ordered was the 8oz Fillet Steak. Description: Fillet of Prime Irish Beef cooked to your liking served with creamed potato, mushrooms, onions, chips and choice of sauce (pepper cream or garlic and herb butter). The description and picture look amazing, but I was expecting a fuller and more delicious taste. When I bit into it unless I slathered it with the butter the taste was lacking and not living up to my expectation. The creamed potatoes that came underneath the steak was good and of course being in Ireland you get a side of potato fries with your creamed potatoes, LOL, I love Ireland, one of the other restaurants we dined in literally served us potatoes four different ways for one of their entries. They had some local beers, I had Jack the Lad, which you can order here and many other local spots 3/4th the way full and have Guinness poured on top as the last 1/4th pour, it's called the special brew, its a local thing, but tastes spectacular. If you want a fine dining experience you will find it here, but you will also be paying a fine dining price point. As always people SYOY!!!

Dillions is a good sized restaurant with a pub area and a main dining room. They required a…read morereservation and table turnover was quick. We ordered the 10 oz steak and roasted chicken with mashed potatoes. The steak was cooked to order and came with nicely seasoned onion rings and hot fries. The chicken was good and served with steamed broccoli and carrots. The food was good but the restaurant was very loud. Most tables had more than one kid and several were a bit out of control. The food was good but the overall experience was disappointing

After discovering that the Ice House restaurant was all booked up, we walked down the river road to…read moreget to Crockett's. It's what I tend do think of when I think of an Irish pub -- dark wood, etc. We ended up being seated in a room away from the bar, which was fine, but it was also in a room that was playing some...out of context music. For example, hearing 50 Cent's "In da Club" was not expected. Perhaps it was really "In da Pub." Food was good - not exceptional, but good. My seafood chowder was a nice medium broth with mostly fish, but good sea food flavor, and seemed thickened with potato for accuracy. Served with some super dense brown bread which was great dipped in the soup. Fish and chips were a very generous cod fillet in nice crispy batter. The fish was tasty, well cooked, and the batter wasn't too greasy or soggy. Chips were good, but didn't have much of any flavor. Maybe not the best potatoes? Others commented that their salmon was...OK. Fried brie (what could possibly be wrong with that) was reported as excellent, as was a special Cajun chicken terrine starter. Service was a little slow, but we weren't in a hurry. I don't know how to adjust my service expectations for here vs. the US, but it sounds like it's just a slower pace, and that's fine. They were just starting trivia (the pen and paper kind, too, none of this automated electronic scoring stuff) when we left about 10pm, but we left as we figured it might be over the heads of two Americans, a German, a Dane, and an Englishman. Would I come back? Yes. There are other good looking things on the menu to try, but there are also some other spots in town I'll probably try first. But certainly nothing bad here.

I eat there with family on Sunday (St Patrick's Day), food and service is top class, Staff and…read moreManagement were so friendly and helpful, treated us like VIP's, always topped our table with mi wadi and water, never had to ask it was done, decor was very inviting, definitely a well deserved 5 star rating, would recommend people from across Ireland and the globe to eat in this fabulous Gastro Pub &Restaurant, would recommend Gordon Ramsay to eat there too, I think he would be blowing away, food was absolutely wonderful. I will definitely be eating there again, well done to all staff and management, very efficient and fast service and very reasonable. Just blown away.

Went to Breathnachs on a Monday night. Very Friendy and relaxed atmosphere. Great craic and lovely…read moreGuinness! Highly Recommended.