We wandered in to Ma Bakers while in downtown,Carlingford and thoroughly enjoyed a couple cold…read morepints and a lively 5 man group of fellows playing familiar 70"s tunes. Small cozy Irish pub filled with a local crowd. Memorable visit

Love this pub in downtown Carlingford! Intimate setting to listen to good live music. The rich red…read morewalls add to the ambiance and the buzz is spirited and lively! There's a nice beer garden too. The bars / pubs in the center of this village really draw out-of-towners, tourists, big groups, stags and hens, and locals of course. But this spot is the best. - hands down!

Had a good time here. Came in during the day so there was barely anyone there. I come from the US…read moreon business trip and I took the A2 back to my hotel in Newcastle and I was recommended by someone to stop here and have a pint. I had a red Guinness and a powers whiskey. There is a minimum 10 pounds to spend to use card. They have tvs as well so I'm sure it gets really good in the afternoons and evenings. Great spot to stop by when you are driving through the A2. Beautiful scenery.

A nice pint and really nice decor. The place even has a bonafide castle stuck on the side…read more Seriously. We opted to relax here over two pints after a walk in the nearby snowy hills. The Guinness was good. Only drawback: I found the few men sitting at the bar counter a little intimidating. It was 4pm and they were clearly drunk. The lady behind the counter who was very nice, was well able to keep them in their place all the same. I'm glad. I'd return, for the comforts and the Guinness.

Quaint Irish country pub with outside seating and strong, delicious cocktails. Has a lovely mellow…read morevibe and is heavenly on a summers day. But just beware the few wasps which hover about outside and seem to be attracted by nearby apple trees and the scent of fruity cocktails! I visited in August 2017, as part of a Carlingford Mystery Cocktail Tour, and amongst our party of sixteen ladies, for most, this pub was a firm favourite. It was an extremely enjoyable stop during the tour. Will definitely be returning.

Went to the coastal village of Carlingford and got the most amazing seafood at PJ O'Hare's! We got…read morethe Ollie Rogers crab claws: their famous monster-sized crab claws cooked in garlic & parsley butter with toasted ciabatta. We also got a half dozen Carlingford Lough oysters: grilled and baked with garlic breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese. Out of this world! The best seafood we've had in ages. The ambiance here is pretty basic, but the food and service were excellent!

This is classic Irish pub inside ..higgledy piggedly rooms and a long wood bar…read more Staff are efficient Food was outstanding ..we had oysters , nachos , crab claws , seafood chowder , smash burgers and the fish of the day Would travel to Carlingford for another meal here , especially the crab claws YUM

A friendly place with the usual selection of draught and bottled beers available. I was there on a…read moreFriday night around 9pm and was pleasantly surprised to get some free sandwiches and cocktail sausages that were being distributed around the bar. A welcome surprise that went well with my beer.

Terry's is great! I go there every time I visit Ireland. Terry is a gentleman and so is his son…read more The live music is fun, too.

I don't want to hear it. I can hear all the negative squeals…read morealready about this place and I have to admit, from the outside she looks a bit careworn to say the least. Dodgy even. But you know what? You will get the best drink in Newry here, and the guys behind the bar love a bit of craic. Now you wont get designer cocktails or fancy French Champagne in the Armagh Down, but you will be made to feel very welcome indeed.

In the USA where I now live we would call this place a dive bar, I love dive bars, no poncy frills…read morejust craic and character soaked into the walls. I also played darts here and and one particular night I went first and hit 0 with my first three darts, i hit 140 next, won the game and my Da still didn't talk to me for a month.

We enjoyed a life saving stop at Lumper's Bar this past July. We were making our way north from…read moreDublin on a cycling safari, and getting terrific tans in an unprecedented Irish heat wave. We staggered into Lumper's, situated at the base of the Tain Trail, before our anticipated afternoon climb over the Cooley Mountains down into Carlingford. Suffering from heat exhaustion and hunger following the morning's 30 mile ride in 91 degree temperatures, we tottered into the pub. After pouring buckets of water over our heads in the restrooms, we were revived enough to dive into the many life-saving baskets of triangular-cut sandwiches, bowls of comforting homemade vegetable soup, and the seemingly endless pitchers of fresh water that John quickly placed in front of us. When we could eat no more, John entertained us with many tales about the famous lumper potato, the nearby Magic Hill where cars, when placed in neutral after traversing the fairy-inhabited hill, rolled backwards back over the hill, and hiking and camping adventures John leads on "his mountain." If we are ever again in this corner of the world, we will be stopping at Lumper's Bar for sure!

Great hidden Gem, we accidentally stumble on this pub when walking in the hills on a trip up from…read moreDublin. The food and drink were amazing. The hospitality of the owners was great too who really went out of their way to look after us who even allowed us to use their showers. The following morning we were invited to join them for some hill-walking. We would have been completely lost if we hadn't found this place. This is a must stop in the Tain Way.

If your are going to Mullingar, go to Danny Byrnes. It's an absolutely beautiful spot, something…read moreold, something new , I just think it's way too dark, specially if your are going there during the day for food, that by the way is not great. They have carvery and sandwich bar, my husband had Lasagne and wasn't good, he couldn't even finish it, too much bullion in it and I had just a ham & cheese toast, my ones are better. ( so, don't go there for food, drinks only) They also have a beautiful beer garden, very colourful and flowery and loads of seats. Heard they have live music it's quite good. So, I do think this would be one of those good places to go for drinks with friends, probably a late bar.

Excellent venue for a night out in Mullingar…read more Great atmosphere, superb entertainment and friendly efficient bar staff with a great choice of beers and other drinks. The nearest thing to Nashville in Mullingar.

We were there a few nights ago to celebrate our youngest son's birthday. This restaurant is a…read morefavourite of ours. We had booked and arrived as booked. We didn't say it was a birthday. We waited to be seated but there wasn't anyone to seat us. We waited far too long and when the waitress - the older of the only two waitresses serving/ arrived. The greeting was flat and almost felt like she was being put out. She arrived just in time as the barman was about to seat us. I've eaten here hundreds of times over the years. I ordered oysters as a starter only for the waitress to return a few moments later to confirm they had none. Well that's a first. Carlingford Oyster company is a few miles away. So my order became seafood chowder and fillet steak medium. My side dish tobacco onions. My son also ordered the chowder which for the half lifetime I've been eating it here has been superb but not this time. We each knew it wasn't as rich and deep flavoured as before and we were really disappointed. This is one of their finest dishes and we really hope this is a one off. If it happens again we'll send it back and have it off the bill. The price charged means it must be ace every time. I asked for white pepper for my chowder the availability of which was uncertain and when it arrived the younger waitress said I was lucky. If white pepper isn't always available just close. It's not as important as salt is to cooking but it's great for seasoning. I often choose it over black pepper almost always. My fillet was requested medium and it came with a pepper sauce that didn't pour but moved sludge like in lumps in short it was gloop; if it had cream it wasn't discernible nor had it evidence of butter. It tasted factory made. One of the corner stones of the success of Fitzpatrick's was cooking based on classic French cooking (Escoffier) and sauces. It elevates their chowder and onion soups and makes sauces moreish - this pepper sauce is far away from this and it's not and nowhere near good enough. If Danny was still there this sauce wouldn't be and no chef would have had the nerve to put it before him. My fillet was well done, medium to well and medium as I proceeded through it. I'm not precious about it and it was tasty good quality meat which I enjoyed. I only draw a line at bloody meat. My son always opts for rare. The tobacco onions were superbly flavoured stand out 5 stars. I asked for English mustard for my steak but it never arrived and the two overworked waitresses were nowhere to be seen. As desserts weren't offered due to their invisibility I got up to pay. There were five or six guests in the doorway waiting to be seated just as we were earlier that evening and no waitress around. The barman took our payment and I didn't tip which I didn't like but I was not happy. I told the barman some of the issues lousy pepper sauce, non delivery of mustard and poor tasting chowder: he said he'd pass it on. Next time I will return food that's not up to the standard I'm used to at the prices charged.

The Roast was delicious, my lamb was not as tender as I have experienced in the past, but flavor…read morewas wonderful. We had a table of 6 and they got us seated pretty quickly. Ample parking, wonderful and interesting decor. Our service was exceptional.