Fun Irish pub by the river in Donegal within walking distance to our hotel. We came twice during…read moreour visit. Heard live musicians & saw young Irish dancers 1 night. Very busy. Several folks standing . Nice outside patio in the back. No food. Local crowd mixed w/tourists.

A good basic bar with live music 7 nights a week, and a mix of locals & tourists…read more So your a tourist in Donegal during the week and all the pubs are dead. Then roll over to the Reel Inn (it's just at corner near the bridge) where they have live music every night of the week and usually a good crowd. As a local (or ex-local) going in here for the 1st time I felt like I'd walked into Deliverance (google it), some odd folk from the bogs, townies, rockers, and maybe a few fellas barred from all the other pubs in town, and then mixed in is usually a load of English tourists, and surprisingly it works! Everyone's having the craic, these bog critters are friendly and are trying to wind me up, we'll all supping our drinks and enjoying the music, the tourists are dancing away, and usually it's a great night, and everyone's good and drunk by the end of the night and I mean drunk. Sometimes the music is hit-or-miss, sometimes it's a bit of jam session, other times it's quite good. On quite nights there may not be many musicians there and the owner get's up and play. And both him and the missus are decent friendly folk. I just wish they poured a better Guinness or had a nice Heff-Weisse. ;)

Can't speak for the food because we only got pints of Smithwicks and listened to the music of Sean…read moreMcGee but we had a grand time. Cigarette smoke from the patio was a bit much but loved the music. Place was packed after music started so get there early if you want a seat.

A very busy place but the music was great. We had a few drinks and enjoyed ourselves.read more

I went into this nice looking pub, my drinks were good, but the entire time I was in there the…read moreother guys eyed me up like I was there to raid their village and steal all their women. Maybe this is a five star place for locals, but as an outsider I felt like I had two choices, have a couple quick drinks or end up getting in a fight with a group of dudes with short curly hair.

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.

Went here on a whim as it was on my way back to town…read more Ambiance was ok, it's a tavern and they're famous for their music didn't expect anything different than what it was. Three very young waitresses, poor listening skills, busy chatting with each other. They did get busy when a middle aged man showed up (owner?) ;-) Food ordered: fish and chips came with side salad. Chips arrived lukewarm and limp; fish ok; tartar sauce lacking any personality as did the side salad. Perhaps: come for the music not the food or service.

Had THE BEST time today! Fantastic live music, awesome service and great pub food. Love the vibe…read moreand history-the bar is part of Enya's family and the town is also known for Clannad! Grab a pint, some food and enjoy!

YES PLEASE!!! The…read moremoment I saw this restaurant / bar that resembled a castle I knew I belonged in this pub asap. Thankfully, the experience did not disappoint. Wide array of interesting items like Venison Pie you will see on the menu here. I did choose the Venison Pie, and it was sweet and tasty. The seafood soup was very good as well and was decorated with a puffy fish and I want to say a mint of some sort put in place of where an eyeball would go, very cute indeed! I remember loving the large oysters and great local beer on tap. Highly recommend if you are in the Donegal area. The Donegal Castle is not far from here as well if you want to make a day out of it. As always people SYOY!!!

Great atmosphere and pulls a great pint for a Kilkenny and a Kinnegar black rabbit nitro…read more We really enjoyed our Bread platter for the appetizer and the service was friendly but it was really really slow for the entree. Luckily we weren't in a rush and enjoying the experience but after 40 minutes between apps and entrees we started to worry our food went somewhere else lol. The Fish and chips and the Wild venison pie were good but pretty basic but we did enjoy the ambience.

If we could rate 100 stars we would! We decided to stay in Ardara as part of our travel down the…read moreWest Coast. Came across this pub after reading such great reviews. The people were so incredibly welcoming! The staff were just lovely!! Nile was great!! Had a great little fire to take the chill off on a cold night. Enjoyed watching a rugby game with several of the locals. The fish and chips, the seafood chowder, the prawn sandwich and the burger were all fantastic! Ask for the ginger beer it was amazing! Great atmosphere! Definitely stop in!

Decided to stop for a mid day snack, and ended up here. The servers were nice, and they seemed to…read morehave a good environment. The garlic bread was amazing, and the hummus was ok. My family thought it was amazing, so that's something other people would think is amazing as well probably. Overall, sweet people and a nice environment with good food. Stop here for a snack or food!