Good places to eat across the country

lakill Farm

Farmers loves to travel across the country almost as much as they love the dinner . Travelling to GAA matches, looking at machinery, travelling to agri shows or the ploughing. So name some of the good spots in the country to stop to refill the tank. I travel a bit with work and must admit it ends up being a burger most of the time.

The Shantully Inn pub , Crossdoney co Cavan Dinner €10, Dessert €3.50

Monastery Inn, Clonard Co Meath (N4) Dinner and Dessert €12.95

Horse & Jockey , Horse & Jockey , Co Tipp

The Bridge Bar, Tullamore , Co Offaly

Tyrellspass Castle, Tyrellspass, Co Westmeath

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Ya have named some dung heaps there

lakill Farm

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Ya have named some dung heaps there

name away.

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Cooneys hotel ballymahon
Grenville arms Mullingar
Roadhouse Mullingar
Abbey hotel nenagh
Huntsman galway
Tracey's Portlaoise
Kilmore hotel Cavan
Oarsman carrick on Shannon
Landmark hotel carrick on Shannon
Keenan's tarmonbarry

tanko

Andys bar and restaurant in Monaghan town would be my favourite.

The pizzas in Pizza D'or across the road from it are delicious too, closed at the minute due to a fire unfortunately.

whelan2

Donegans / monasterboice inn. Best steak anywhere. Also do a great breakfast

wiggy123

Dooleys or Riverbank.... on the Ardee/Carrickmacross road Monaghan
Then Dundalk - Lisdoo

Sam Kade

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Cooneys hotel ballymahon
Grenville arms Mullingar
Roadhouse Mullingar
Abbey hotel nenagh
Huntsman galway
Tracey's Portlaoise
Kilmore hotel Cavan
Oarsman carrick on Shannon
Landmark hotel carrick on Shannon
Keenan's tarmonbarry

That brings back memories when going to Ballyhaise college

degetme

Hunters rest mitchelstown
corbertt court kilworth

lakill Farm

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Cooneys hotel ballymahon
Grenville arms Mullingar
Roadhouse Mullingar
Abbey hotel nenagh
Huntsman galway
Tracey's Portlaoise
Kilmore hotel Cavan
Oarsman carrick on Shannon
Landmark hotel carrick on Shannon
Keenan's tarmonbarry

use to go to Danny Byrnes in Mullingar for lunch when working in Mullingar

dryan

If your ever passing through Moate, hard to beat the Grand Hotel for a good dinner - all ingredients sourced locally (and well advertised too) which is great to see.

Often get lunch in The Shack pub in Athlone - always packed!

Cavanjack

tanko wrote: »

Andys bar and restaurant in Monaghan town would be my favourite.

The pizzas in Pizza D'or across the road from it are delicious too, closed at the minute due to a fire unfortunately.

Jasus we couldn't be seen eating pizzas could we?

kollegeknight

Dinner/ lunch and a pint- places for me in Clare
JP Clarkes in bunratty - the steak
Knoxes Ennis- steak sandwich
Johnny Burkes at the armada- the lamb shank
Danny macs in lahinch- burger

Full Irish Breakfast:
The market in Ennis
The mart in Ennis
Danny macs again

Soup and a sandwich:
Markethouse ennistymon
The rock shop liscannor.

Sam Kade

Wild goose in Mallow.

The part time boy

Trip adviser ! It's never let me down when I am in a new place

Carefully now judging my the feeding contractor tread any place that serves pizza pasta rice or any forgien food will be muck :rollseyes

pedigree 6

In my own county.
All top quality food at around 10 - 12
for main course.

The river's edge, bunclody.
The horse and hound, ballinaboola.

Beechdale garden centre, clonroche (no alcohol license).

Farmer_3650

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Cooneys hotel ballymahon
Grenville arms Mullingar
Roadhouse Mullingar
Abbey hotel nenagh
Huntsman galway
Tracey's Portlaoise
Kilmore hotel Cavan
Oarsman carrick on Shannon
Landmark hotel carrick on Shannon
Keenan's tarmonbarry

Have been to both Keenans in tarmonbarry and huntsman in Galway. Both very nice places but I don't think anything compares to dinner in the mart

Birdnuts

Farmer_3650 wrote: »

Have been to both Keenans in tarmonbarry and huntsman in Galway. Both very nice places but I don't think anything compares to dinner in the mart

Just about to say the same myself - always stop there on my way down to my place in North Mayo. Great food and a fine selection of beers and ciders;)

Mooooo

Mai fitz's Lissardagh,
The auld triangle macroom
The mills baile bhuirne
The ovens bridge at the end of dual carriageway heading for macroom

Attie

Dunarihouse in kingscort great dinner for a €10.
Also Valley lodge in Carrickmacross can't find a website for it but review on TripAdvisor.

Genghis Cant

Often got a good feed, nothing too fancy but decent in The Bridge House Tullamore.

I was in Kildare town lately and got as good a meal in The Silken Thomas as I've had anywhere.

To balance it up a bit, the worst grub I think I ever got was this spring in Harrys of Kinnegad.

lakill Farm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Often got a good feed, nothing too fancy but decent in The Bridge House Tullamore.

I was in Kildare town lately and got as good a meal in The Silken Thomas as I've had anywhere.

To balance it up a bit, the worst grub I think I ever got was this spring in Harrys of Kinnegad.

Ye Harry's has free fallen in the last 6/9 months .

Markcheese

Mooooo wrote:

Mai fitz's Lissardagh, The auld triangle macroom The mills baile bhuirne The ovens bridge at the end of dual carriageway heading for macroom

And all on the n22

White Clover

Anyone heading to the southwest should stop at leens hotel in abbeyfeale. Other good places for lunch are ballygarry house hotel tralee, the hotel in millstreet (can't think of the name), Thomas Browns in Kanturk, The arches bar in Mallow, Finnegans, annacotty, Limerick.

Edit, hotel in millstreet is The Wallis Arms

farmersfriend

pedigree 6 wrote: »

In my own county.
All top quality food at around 10 - 12
for main course.

The river's edge, bunclody.
The horse and hound, ballinaboola.

Beechdale garden centre, clonroche (no alcohol license).

+1for the horse and hound
Whitford hotel in Wexford always has nice food
Chipper in kilmore quay for the best fish and chips

Base price

I don't often get the opportunity to stop at eateries so I normally take a packed lunch when on the road.
Coolquay Lodge, The Ward - off the N2.
Snail Box, Kilmoon - also off the N2. Both have good parking and excellent steaks.
Pikers Lodge in Gowna, Cavan - a sorta Sister restaurant to the Shantully Inn.
Mother Hubbards, Moyvalley when one is avoiding the toll's 😉 although some of the staff are dower.
Meadowview in Cavan.

jd

farmersfriend wrote:

Chipper in kilmore quay for the best fish and chips

Has to be done! Most of my sea angling friends love it. They'll usually have something you haven't, or rarely, eaten before.

Who2

Mcneans in Blacklion. It'll cost the price of a good calf but if you ever get the opportunity it's without question the best place I've ever eaten. I've got great feeds in the coach house I think the name is in castleblaney and theirs a spot in Louth that for the life of me i can't remember the name of that I try to go to. It's a fu bar sitting below the road in the middle of nowhere if anyone can think of the name of it.

Hard Knocks

Dylan's Drimlish
Olde Post Inn Cloverhill
Fredricks Rathowen
Grogans & Villager Glasson
LoughBawn Killeshandra
Fiddlers Carrickmacross
Potin Still & Cryans Carrickonshannon

Who2

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Dylan's Drimlish
Olde Post Inn Cloverhill
Fredricks Rathowen
Grogans & Villager Glasson
LoughBawn Killeshandra
Fiddlers Carrickmacross
Potin Still & Cryans Carrickonshannon

I'd be fairly hungry before I'd even consider the fiddlers. I've eaten there a fair few times randomly and never gotten anything decent.

John_Rambo

It always amazes me when I see thousands of GAA fans eating in Supermacs, Burgerking and McDonalds in Dublin on match day when there's a plethora of really really good, cheap (and not so cheap) restaurants in the city. And, I'm not being a food snob, I often see GAA fans in the restaurants I'm mentioning!

Seven Northside Dublin gems close to Croke Park.

KOH - epic Asian food, super service, decent kids menu (€5 for a huge kids noodle dish). I can't recommend this place enough. Particularly for big, mixed aged groups, caters for everyone.

Boojum - Mexican, top class Tex-Mex.

Brother Hubbards - Great food, but a bit hipsterish, slow service.

Thai Jasmine - Good sit down but usually quick, very reasonable, fresh food.

Thai Basil Noodle bar- Great fresh food, super quick, there's a bar or pay and go. Good kids chicken or beef and Veg noodles too.

Musashi - The best Sushi in the country with good kids choice (noodles, veg and chicken or beef) Very good value for what it is (super fressh raw fish in some cases).

FX Buckleys - Steak done well, not amazing value though.

Chapter One - Fine dining, quality over value and quantity... not suitable for kids, expansive but unique food for the discerning foodie. Book for next year, well worth it if you want to taste Irish produce cooked very very very well.

mfceiling

John_Rambo wrote: »

It always amazes me when I see thousands of GAA fans eating in Supermacs, Burgerking and McDonalds in Dublin on match day when there's a plethora of really really good, cheap (and not so cheap) restaurants in the city. And, I'm not being a food snob, I often see GAA fans in the restaurants I'm mentioning!

Seven Northside Dublin gems close to Croke Park.

KOH - epic Asian food, super service, decent kids menu (€5 for a huge kids noodle dish). I can't recommend this place enough. Particularly for big, mixed aged groups, caters for everyone.

Boojum - Mexican, top class Tex-Mex.

Brother Hubbards - Great food, but a bit hipsterish, slow service.

Thai Jasmine - Good sit down but usually quick, very reasonable, fresh food.

Thai Basil Noodle bar- Great fresh food, super quick, there's a bar or pay and go. Good kids chicken or beef and Veg noodles too.

Musashi - The best Sushi in the country with good kids choice (noodles, veg and chicken or beef) Very good value for what it is (super fressh raw fish in some cases).

FX Buckleys - Steak done well, not amazing value though.

Chapter One - Fine dining, quality over value and quantity... not suitable for kids, expansive but unique food for the discerning foodie. Book for next year, well worth it if you want to taste Irish produce cooked very very very well.

That's all well and good but could you park a 7610 with a twin axle silage trailer outside any of them!!

Base price

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Dylan's Drimlish
Olde Post Inn Cloverhill
Fredricks Rathowen
Grogans & Villager Glasson
LoughBawn Killeshandra
Fiddlers Carrickmacross
Potin Still & Cryans Carrickonshannon

IMO Ferricks has gone downhill in the last few months, their floor staff ain't the best and portion sizes have been noticeable reduced.

John_Rambo

mfceiling wrote: »

That's all well and good but could you park a 7610 with a twin axle silage trailer outside any of them!!

I had to google that. It looks military spec and you'd probably end up parking on top of our little city cars and bikes!

So, the answer is no, unless you're up on a protest.

But, if you're up for a match they're worth considering.

stanflt

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Dylan's Drimlish
Olde Post Inn Cloverhill
Fredricks Rathowen
Grogans & Villager Glasson
LoughBawn Killeshandra
Fiddlers Carrickmacross
Potin Still & Cryans Carrickonshannon

Jaysus I remember getting the shift in fiddlers about 20 yrs ago

Reggie.

stanflt wrote: »

Jaysus I remember getting the shift in fiddlers about 20 yrs ago

Go longer ya auld fart. He must have been locked (with added very low lighting) to shift you

Who2

Reggie. wrote: »

Go longer ya auld fart. He must have been locked (with added very low lighting) to shift you

As I said you never get anything decent in the fiddlers😜

Reggie.

Who2 wrote: »

As I said you never get anything decent in the fiddlers😜

Ya little beauty

riemann

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Potin Still Carrickonshannon

Are you sure, I'd think twice before having a pint in there. Would have though they'd be the last place to serve food

pedigree 6

Is Hard Knocks a bad judge of food?

What's left on his list?:p

Hard Knocks

Base price wrote: »

IMO Ferricks has gone downhill in the last few months, their floor staff ain't the best and portion sizes have been noticeable reduced.

Haven't been there in a while but would of frequented lots, sad to hear that, we always enjoyed

Hard Knocks

riemann wrote: »

Are you sure, I'd think twice before having a pint in there. Would have though they'd be the last place to serve food

Serve early in the day

Hard Knocks

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Is Hard Knocks a bad judge of food?

What's left on his list?:p

Or maybe they see us coming & roll out the red carpet treatment

Base price

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Haven't been there in a while but would of frequented lots, sad to hear that, we always enjoyed

The last two times that OH and I dined there we were very disappointed. Both occasions were within the last 2 months. Awful pity as its on our way home and we used to eat their regularly.

bogman_bass

John_Rambo wrote: »

It always amazes me when I see thousands of GAA fans eating in Supermacs, Burgerking and McDonalds in Dublin on match day when there's a plethora of really really good, cheap (and not so cheap) restaurants in the city. And, I'm not being a food snob, I often see GAA fans in the restaurants I'm mentioning!

Seven Northside Dublin gems close to Croke Park.

KOH - epic Asian food, super service, decent kids menu (€5 for a huge kids noodle dish). I can't recommend this place enough. Particularly for big, mixed aged groups, caters for everyone.

Boojum - Mexican, top class Tex-Mex.

Brother Hubbards - Great food, but a bit hipsterish, slow service.

Thai Jasmine - Good sit down but usually quick, very reasonable, fresh food.

Thai Basil Noodle bar- Great fresh food, super quick, there's a bar or pay and go. Good kids chicken or beef and Veg noodles too.

Musashi - The best Sushi in the country with good kids choice (noodles, veg and chicken or beef) Very good value for what it is (super fressh raw fish in some cases).

FX Buckleys - Steak done well, not amazing value though.

Chapter One - Fine dining, quality over value and quantity... not suitable for kids, expansive but unique food for the discerning foodie. Book for next year, well worth it if you want to taste Irish produce cooked very very very well.

Can't beat an auld Booj up in the big shmoke!

Zaytoons is great too

Chapter one for a GAA dinner? You must be in the corporate box!

You clearly like your food so next time your up that way there is a Lebanese restaurant on Andrew street called The Ceder Tree. Been there for years
Order one of the Mezze plates and you'll have enough food to last a week

Farmer_3650

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Dylan's Drimlish
Olde Post Inn Cloverhill
Fredricks Rathowen
Grogans & Villager Glasson
LoughBawn Killeshandra
Fiddlers Carrickmacross
Potin Still & Cryans Carrickonshannon

I was going to a match with a load of Mayo lads a few years back and we stopped off in Fredricks on the way up to Croke Park( so did probably every other Mayo fan place was packed). They were all were saying it was the best place to eat but to be honest didn't see what all the fuss was about. The food was OK nothing exceptional.

bogman_bass

Fureys bar on the enfeild Kinegad road. If you get a fine day sitting out by the canal is lovely

The Hammlet Johnstownbridge

Farm to fork Athboy

The forge between Carnaross and Virginia (don't roll up in your mart gear though)

Dunderry lodge

Farmer_3650

John_Rambo wrote: »

It always amazes me when I see thousands of GAA fans eating in Supermacs, Burgerking and McDonalds in Dublin on match day when there's a plethora of really really good, cheap (and not so cheap) restaurants in the city. And, I'm not being a food snob, I often see GAA fans in the restaurants I'm mentioning!

Seven Northside Dublin gems close to Croke Park.

KOH - epic Asian food, super service, decent kids menu (€5 for a huge kids noodle dish). I can't recommend this place enough. Particularly for big, mixed aged groups, caters for everyone.

Boojum - Mexican, top class Tex-Mex.

Brother Hubbards - Great food, but a bit hipsterish, slow service.

Thai Jasmine - Good sit down but usually quick, very reasonable, fresh food.

Thai Basil Noodle bar- Great fresh food, super quick, there's a bar or pay and go. Good kids chicken or beef and Veg noodles too.

Musashi - The best Sushi in the country with good kids choice (noodles, veg and chicken or beef) Very good value for what it is (super fressh raw fish in some cases).

FX Buckleys - Steak done well, not amazing value though.

Chapter One - Fine dining, quality over value and quantity... not suitable for kids, expansive but unique food for the discerning foodie. Book for next year, well worth it if you want to taste Irish produce cooked very very very well.

Boojum has to be one of the best places I've been too. Not the type of food I'd usually go for but I would recommend it to anyone who likes spicy food👌ðŸ»ðŸ‘ŒðŸ»

visatorro

bogman_bass wrote: »

Fureys bar on the enfeild Kinegad road. If you get a fine day sitting out by the canal is lovely

The Hammlet Johnstownbridge

Farm to fork Athboy

The forge between Carnaross and Virginia (don't roll up in your mart gear though)

Dunderry lodge

Heard fureys recommended alright.

Genghis Cant

bogman_bass wrote: »

Fureys bar on the enfeild Kinegad road. If you get a fine day sitting out by the canal is lovely

The Hammlet Johnstownbridge

Farm to fork Athboy

The forge between Carnaross and Virginia (don't roll up in your mart gear though)

Dunderry lodge

I'd forgotten about The Hamlet. Always got good grub there.
Be well worth tipping the few hundred yards off the N4.

carrollsno1

Poitin stil on the way out of dublin or paddys on the old dublin road in kilkenny youd get a serious plate a fodder there