Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Connacht

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Updated June 05, 2025

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The Red Bank Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (461)

€31 to €50

Contemporary European

Carrick-on-Shannon

About the restaurant

Experience delicious food and warm hospitality at The Red Bank Restaurant, a family run business located in the heart of picturesque Carrick-On-Shannon in lovely Leitrim, set on the banks of the river Shannon, the town is one of Ireland’s most popular inland resorts.

At The Red Bank Restaurant we use only the finest locally sourced fresh produce from the town and its surrounding areas, creating wonderful seasonal menus and beautiful dishes that cater for all tastes and dietary requirements, cooked with passion and creativity leaving your taste buds wanting more and more.

Our aim at The Red Bank Restaurant is to provide you with many enjoyable and memorable dining experiences. We look forward to welcoming you, your family and friends to our restaurant very soon.

Top review

SuzanneVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Wonderful setting and fantastic food A beautiful setting in a spacious room painted green, adorned with stunning contemporary art and gorgeous high ceilings and windows. The food was excellent — tasty, beautifully presented, and full of exquisite flavours that made you savour every bite. All of this was served by a team who were friendly, approachable, and genuinely attentive — nothing was too much trouble. Thanks a million!

The Old Stone House Restaurant Roscommon

4.8

4.8 (134)

€31 to €50

Irish

Roscommon

About the restaurant

Every dish we prepare in The Old Stone House Restaurant Roscommon is cooked from scratch using the freshest, local and organic (where possible) ingredients. Cooking is our passion and customer satisfaction is what drives us. We are very proud to say that The Old Stone House is one of the best restaurants Roscommon has to offer. And proudly, we are members of Good Food Ireland.

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Joe

Dined 5 days ago

Once again it was a pleasure to travel and be looked after with great food and excellent service

The Connaught Room at Ashford Castle

4.8

4.8 (554)

€51 and over

Afternoon Tea

Cong

About the restaurant

The long established tradition of Afternoon Tea has been wonderfully preserved at Ashford Castle since 1868 - you’ll notice the original silver tea set displayed in the Connaught Room, which was presented to Lord and Lady Ardilaun to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in 1896. With spectacular views from the comfort of the castle’s elegant interior, take your time to savour every delicious moment.

The Afternoon Tea menu offers guests a wide selection of speciality teas or perhaps a glass of Champagne, delicate finger sandwiches, warm freshly baked scones with lashings of cream and home-made jam, not to mention our tasty pastries. It’s the perfect way to spend a leisurely afternoon with friends.

Please note that all visitors will be directed to our car park located across the bridge and a shuttle will be provided. Should there be any delays please call the hotel.

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LexiVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Everything was incredible, Samuel, Viktoria, and Rian were amazing. They were so attentive, kind, and gracious with their service. Can’t wait to come back one day.

Stone House Pizza Bar

4.8

4.8 (382)

€30 and under

Pizza Bar

Athenry

About the restaurant

Brought to you by The Old Barracks. Chic new Pizzeria in the heart of Athenry, serving stone- baked Pizza from our Traditional Italian oven, divine desserts & delicious cocktails. Dine-in or Take out.

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Michelle

Dined on Jun 13, 2025

We were a group of 5 who attended on a busy Friday night. We were quickly seated and attended to, the starters were generous, fresh and delicious! The sharing platter is great value. The gin cocktail special was really good, our pizzas were great especially the vegan and gluten free one. The restaurant was busy and there was a bit of a wait at times but the atmosphere was great! Staff were very friendly and sought our feedback! Daniel the manager took great photos for us! Thank you Stone House and we will be back again!

The Universal Bar

4.7

4.7 (16)

€31 to €50

Irish

The Claddagh

About the restaurant

Welcome to The Universal Bar we look forward to serving you.

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Jerry

Dined on Jun 22, 2025

Very nice gastropub. There are not too many tables so be sure to book in advance. Service staff was attentive and fun, bartender mixes perfectly. Local patrons are not shy striking up a fun conversation that may be as good as the food. The food is top notch for a good price. We had lamb ( maybe as good as lamb I’ve had outside of New Zealand) and grass fed steak with some incredibly little potatoes that were so tender and flavorful yet were not swimming in a ton of butter or salt- so simple but so good. All was perfectly cooked to our order and wonderful flavor. Also had the tomato and tapenade appitizer. The tapenade was incredible with their bread- order one per person you will not be disappointed. Highly recommend this place.

J.J. O'Malley's

4.5

4.5 (85)

€30 and under

Irish

Westport

About the restaurant

Welcome to JJ O’ Malleys one of Westport’s most well known bar and restaurant. We are located at the top of Bridge St in the heart of westport town, At O’Malleys we offer a lively venue with “olde world” restaurant upstairs.
Our A La Carte restaurant is open from 5.00pm - 10.00pm (Please check updated hours on main page)
We are renowned for our unique and imaginative menu with over 70 mouth watering dishes ranging from succulent barbequed ribs, sizzling fajitas and not forgetting our flamegrilled prime Irish steaks.Vegetarians have a choice of dishes while our seafood selection include fresh local mussels,battered cod and crabs claws with Tiger Prawns, so if your planing a night out , and looking for a cosy atmospheric restaurant in Westport we have everything you need.

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Patricia

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

It was delicious, the options many. The setting was perfect, if looking for a truly genuine, local, pub. The musicians were quite entertaining, talented, humorous and provided a wonderful evening of Irish music

Gourmet Food Parlour - Salthill

4.5

4.5 (526)

€30 and under

Comfort Food

Salthill

About the restaurant

The first Gourmet Food Parlour outside of Dublin, sitting just west of Galway city in the bustling townland of Salthill overlooking Galway Bay. Serving up a range of delicious dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, as well as a range of wines and cocktails to top off your visit!

*A discretionary service charge of 10% will be added to the bill for parties of 8 or more.
100% of tips go to our staff.

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Nadine

Dined on Jun 17, 2025

Food was absolutely delicious I had to go twice last week. Healthy filling lovely atmosphere and staff super friendly

Sophie's @ The Dean Galway

4.3

4.3 (769)

€30 and under

European

Galway City Centre

About the restaurant

Rooftop Dining in Galway City Centre
Soak in the views whilst you dine at Sophie’s rooftop restaurant, complete with amazing panoramic views of Galway City, whatever the weather.
Blazing sun, howling gales, she’s just beautiful. And fun. And friendly. And tasty.

Our chefs pack every mouthful with international and Irish flavours. We’ve also got a range of cocktails so good you’ll wanna work your way through the entire menu.
We serve breakfast and dinner 7 days a week. We do lunch on weekdays and brunch at the weekend.

If you haven't found your desired time please get in touch with us at bookgalway@sophies.ie

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 4 days ago

Wonderful experience at Sophie’s while visiting Galway. Beautiful view, great food, friendly service. Highly recommend!

The Driftwood

4.6

4.6 (415)

€31 to €50

Irish

Sligo Town

About the restaurant

Whether it is for food, drinks or a good night's sleep, the Driftwood is a place for you to come and unwind in a fun & relaxed, family friendly environment!

The bar & cafe area is the perfect place for some light food or to relax and have a drink, with gorgeous views over Sligo Bay & Oyster Island. Paudie's pitmaster background has played a big influence on The Driftwood Smokehouse Restaurant, with smoked meats and seafood playing a central part of the menu, which have been slow cooked in the smoker for up to 15 hours, to give a gorgeous flavour & tender texture.

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Norma

Dined on Jun 16, 2025

We had a lovely meal. Service was great. They had no problem with us splitting the bill. Wine list was good, and affordable. Would love to go back next time we are in the area.

Kirby's

4.5

4.5 (206)

€30 and under

European

Galway City Centre

About the restaurant

Kirby's offer a relaxed dining experience in modern surrounds. Savour the best of local produce cooked with a modern twist. An extensive wine list is available with and emphasis on New World wines. Assured of a warm and friendly welcome and value for money, Kirby's is the ideal venue for a night out with friends or when celebrating that special occasion.

Indoor & outdoor seating is available ( subject to the Irish weather )
Our booking platform accepts reservations up to 8 people, should you wish to make a booking for more people please email us with your enquiry on events@buskerbrownes.com .

Come to eat , Stay to party!

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John

Dined on Jun 6, 2025

The food here was delicious! The best seafood I have ever had.

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