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    Cafe Merlot

    4.3 (15 reviews)
    ModeratePubs, British

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Steven S.

    Café Merlot is a nice wee underground bistro, tucked away between a couple of bars and shops on one of the main streets through Enniskillen. Located on the island, it's a perfect place to go to grab some pretty great food. It's a strange place, sort of resembling somewhere you would see in France or Germany, a weird almost cavern-like setting for a restaurant. Whilst the decor seemed a bit cold, the staff were welcoming and it had a very busy atmosphere for 12pm on a wet Sunday. Being Sunday, there was a Sunday lunch menu. 2 courses for £15, or 3 for £17. Pretty great value given the size of the portions. The food itself was really great. Ample sized portions, nice classic flavours, yorkshire puddings the size of baby heads. Honestly, you should see these things, they're gargantuan. Swift service from staff that seem to enjoy what they're doing and were happy to see their restaurant buzzing, definitely a good choice for a first time eating out in Enniskillen. Would definitely visit again, especially to see what it's like during the evening.

    Vicki F.

    Fab wee place in Enniskillen. Was dubious at first standing at the little narrow door, that looked like it led to a small stark cafe. But instead led of a cavernous food paradise! We were greeted by lovely staff, in a relaxed lunch time atmosphere. Looking around the place was decorated in a unique and lovely manner, it almost reminded me of a little comfy cottage, filled with interesting wines, lining every wall. Once we got a look at the menu, we got quite excited and when the food arrived we weren't disappointed. It was well cooked and seasoned, and a varied and interesting line up. Best thing, it all tasted delicious. If you're ever down in Enniskillen in a rainy day, pop in here for lunch, you wont be disappointed!

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    Nice place with French-Italian style food, friendly staff and a lovely cellar dining room.

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    Just finished a wonderful dinner at Café Merlot in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

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    3.7(7 reviews)
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    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. ;)

    For an Irish pub that makes its living on tourists, its pretty standard. There is a sign by the…read moredoor listing prices and what the offer which is incorrect--don't bother informing the bartender of that though, she will just blow you off. Live music which made about half of us want to sleep as there were no words (unless they played Johnny Cash). Never played the standard songs like Galway Girl even though we chanted for them. I also think a homeless man came in at some point and played....

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