Killarney Thread

finbarrk wrote: »

Anyone recommend a pub to watch the Kerry v Clare game on Saturday evening. It's only on Sky Sports. It's at 7.00pm.

Jimmy O'Briens is a great bar to watch a match, but will probably be full well in advance of the game. The K Town bar could be worth a shout, I'm not the biggest fan of the place but they will have more room and it's a bit off the beaten track (for Killarney), in that it's not on the main street so less likely to be wedged.

dobman88 wrote: »

Does KTown have outdoor screens?

A friend of mine said they do, but I haven't actually been there myself to confirm

Ok, thanks for the suggestions folks. Being there early won't be a problem. It's the Sky Sports I'm wondering about.

I called K Town. They are already booked out for Saturday evening. And they don't have outdoor TV screens she said.

Do you need to book a table in to just have pints in a pub or are they walk in?

We were there last night. It was very busy everywhere. We watched the match in the hotel bar on ipads as they didn't have Sky Sports. We had an enjoyable evening there. Arbutus Hotel.

JimmyCorkhill wrote: »

Spent a week down in Killarney & I have to say I have never been so disappointed with the quality of food served up in the restaurants & pubs that we visited.

Really really average to poor food served up in nearly everywhere.

We used Tripadvisor for guidance on the better food places and even a lot of the top places that were open served up food lacking in quality.

I know some of the restaurants are not open but quite a few are which have good reviews.

Went to Dingle one day & got our best meal of the week.

Even spoke with a couple of locals and they asked where we ate etc. and they said themselves there is a real lack of quality food in Killarney.

Other than the poor food, we enjoyed our time down there, lots to do to keep busy.

Been hearing this more and more from friends and family who still live there. Sister in her early 20s and her small group of friends loved eating out in Killarney, your stereotypical photos for the Instagram and cocktails young wans, and even they've said they have noticed things arent anywhere near as good as they were.

I told them at the start of reopening it might have been down to places trying to adjust to outdoor service, but they've had enough time to implement a plan now and get things right imo.

I hope you told each place about your concerns before you left as that is the only way they can/will improve. By getting feedback from people.

JimmyCorkhill wrote: »

To be honest, only one placed asked us how was our dinner - Cronins. The rest didn't even ask.

However, left some reviews on Tripadvisor for everywhere we ate.

Fair enough. I've only ever eaten in Cronins twice, despite living most of my life in Killarney, so that probably tells its own story.

But I would have mentioned it to staff or asked for a manager and tell them instead of posting on TA. I usually convey my concerns, give a place a 2nd chance and if its shìte twice, I'll leave the review and not return. That goes for any place I've ever visited anywhere.

Give them a chance to rectify it before reviewing it but I totally understand thats pretty much TA purpose.

JimmyCorkhill wrote: »

To be honest, only one placed asked us how was our dinner - Cronins. The rest didn't even ask.

However, left some reviews on Tripadvisor for everywhere we ate.

I think due to the number of tourists they typically get, moreso in non Covid times, they can charge what they want & serve up what they want & people will pay for it & eat it.

I find a lot of Irish people don't understand what a good quality meal is, they have poor palates.

Problem with Tripadvisor is bad reviews tend to be dismissed on it. One well know Killarney restaurant ower is very good at doing it. No prizes for guessing who that is :rolleyes:

Listrydude wrote: »

Where in Dingle? Heading there this weekend for a few nights away with mrs Listrydude so looking for ideas for food

I've eaten in a few different places in Dingle and have always found The Chart House and Random to be very good.

Fe1user5555 wrote: »

Anyone have any good outdoor dining recommendations?

I havent visited either since outdoor dining started but I've seen on social media that Murphys on college street and the Laurels at market square have good outdoor spaces. Both were good places for food before covid but as I said I havent been since outdoor started.

Hello all. Does anyone in Killarney recommend a firm who would be able to professionally soundproof an upstairs bedroom?

LilacNails wrote: »

Yes that place is open, fabulous owners.

They really are. I do miss that place since I left Killarney. They're Welsh afair, always had a warm welcome and remembered you when you returned.

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Hi, will be visiting for a few days and just looking for a decent spot to book for the euros final?

Thanks

From what I've seen, majority of places are walk in only.

My suggestion would be to have a look at social media and contact some places.

Scott's was always the best place to watch a game like that, massive outdoor screen, massive outdoor area and its covered.

Listrydude wrote: »

Where in Dingle? Heading there this weekend for a few nights away with mrs Listrydude so looking for ideas for food

Relevant to Dingle

https://twitter.com/Geaney15/status/1410297418034319367?s=19

JimmyCorkhill wrote: »

Spent a week down in Killarney & I have to say I have never been so disappointed with the quality of food served up in the restaurants & pubs that we visited.

Really really average to poor food served up in nearly everywhere.

We used Tripadvisor for guidance on the better food places and even a lot of the top places that were open served up food lacking in quality.

I know some of the restaurants are not open but quite a few are which have good reviews.

Went to Dingle one day & got our best meal of the week.

Even spoke with a couple of locals and they asked where we ate etc. and they said themselves there is a real lack of quality food in Killarney.

Other than the poor food, we enjoyed our time down there, lots to do to keep busy.

Have to agree with that. The lack of choice in most places was also frustrating. Everywhere seemed to serve just chicken wings, a selection of burgers, pizza or other fried fayre.

We decided to have food in our hotel on our final night, Saturday. Was very disappointing to discover that they were actually running a semi-buffet with just 3 choices of mains despite hosting a much fuller menu on their website. €30 per person for lukewarm Thai green curry and a mini cheesecake was a bit rich.

In fairness, I did have a nice steak in the Park Hotel. The food in a place we stopped in Waterville was also fantastic.

lenovo1 wrote: »

Anyone have any tips on a place taking reservations for drinks on Saturday night 9pm ish. Obviously busiest time of the week. Haven't been out much recently and didn't realise how busy / under capacity towns can be. Trying to organise a special weekend away and now have a vision of us wandering the street unable to get in anywhere like 17 year olds.

I was there from Wednesday until Sunday. The only bar I booked in advance for the weekend evenings was J M Reidy's, and they don't seem to have any slots free now until the end of July. Truth be told, the town really filled up from Friday onwards. A lot of bars had a walk-in only policy and queues outside from 5pm. We went looking for somewhere taking walk-ins for drinks on Saturday night, but gave up after 30 mins of walking around town. We settled for the hotel bar instead.

lenovo1 wrote: »

Anyone have any tips on a place taking reservations for drinks on Saturday night 9pm ish. Obviously busiest time of the week. Haven't been out much recently and didn't realise how busy / under capacity towns can be. Trying to organise a special weekend away and now have a vision of us wandering the street unable to get in anywhere like 17 year olds.

Try to get to a place earlier if you can. They have to close at 11.30 anyway and most places I've been to have been last orders about 10.45/11.

I'm not sure you'd get a booking for that time as places will be mental busy anwyay but my only suggestion would be have a look at websites and social media, contact any place that takes your fancy and explain it's a special occasion and you could do with a booking. Might work.

fin12 wrote: »

What’s the Mexican place like to get a table ?

Last time we visited, August 2020, we couldn't get a table for 2 as they were booked up. Our own fault cos we hadn't planned on being in town and just chanced it.

Would recommend contacting them and asking are they still doing bookings

fin12 wrote: »

Casita Mexicana?

Yes.

2 threads which are fairly packed with reviews and places to avoid

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2055422803/487/#post117577769

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058192904/1

Deleted User wrote: »

Heading to Killarney in 2 weeks for the weekend. Can anyone recommend any good restaurants to go too?

I recommend going to whatever restaurant you can get a table in. That's not as straightforward as one might think. We got a table in Buckleys marquee on Saturday evening at about 5.30pm. Just walked in. We stayed there until about 10.00pm. Back to the residents bar in the hotel then.

Anyone got Vodafone 'efibre' to the home on the SIRO cables that are being fed into the house via the ESB Meter Box???

Am talking about inside Killarney town - within the Woodlawn area???

Am thinking of moving from EIR and dropping my landline and moving to VF who say I can get 1000mb (1GB) in speeds...!!

Any help on this ???

many thanks

Any word about an official opening date for the new cinema? Sounds like sometime in July according to Omniplex

fin12 wrote: »

Where is the new cinema going ? The other one still open is it ?

Opposite McDonald's on Park Road.