Once upon a time, this is one of the best Yelp- worthy finds ever! What a lovely dinner! We enjoyed the Thai mussels, white wine mussels, a tremendous steak with mash, the garlic prawns, and the crème brûlée. Oh my goodness! This has been one of the best meals we have enjoyed throughout Ireland after several visits. Wow. Make a reservation to ensure you get a spot. It can be busy and you really don't want to miss out. Did I mention, WOW? The end. read more

The ambience and staff in this restaurant are absolutely first rate. Walking in there is a bar to the left and a front eating area and then a larger eating area in the back. We sat in the back at a comfortable table, the seating is spaced well enough to provide privacy. The sound level is also comfortable. For drinks we ordered a port wine and a local stout. Both were satisfying. Our starter of mussels was absolutely superb. The mussels were sweet and tender. The sauce that bathed the fish was really delicious. I ordered the spicy Spanish fish stew. The fish were truly fresh and delicious. The stew sauce was a bit spicy and also excellent. It would have been a great soup on its own. My wife ordered the halibut served with a mushroom sauce. The sauce was great, the fish was high quality and fresh, but it was absolutely tasteless. The preparation by steaming unfortunately ruined an otherwise very good fish dish. Our dessert, the Sticky Toffee Pudding was really good. It has lots of flavor and whole sweet, wasn't overly so. I would have wanted to give Doyle's 5*. But with a very expensive entree being mediocre, it would not have been honest. We told the staff our impression and to their credit, they were completely receptive. I would absolutely return for another meal here, but would be careful to ask how the specials are prepared. read more

Doyles Seafood Bar - Halibut - Seafood Near Me - Dingle, Kentucky

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Great welcome and faultless service. The wait staff went out of their way to accommodate on a fairly wet night

Don't Miss! Unique and comfortable ambiance, super service and staff, excellent dishes -- everything made for an amazing dining experience here. Came to Doyle's based on a glowing recommendation from a neighbor in Massachusetts, it was our first time in Dingle and we would have never found this on our own. So glad we did. Be sure to make reservations. read more

Our third visit to Doyles. a must every time we visit Ireland. Our party of 6 enjoyed the food, service, atmosphere and overall dining experience. Highly recommend!!! read more

Incredible experience at this restaurant from start to finish. Saw a few questionable reviews and almost cancelled. Would have been huge mistake. Ambience, service, food quality all top notch. Seafood linguine was magnificent and extremely large. All fish within the dish were outstanding and more than I could eat. Appetizer of crab salad bisque was creative and delicious. Gin martini and house red also right on mark. 5 star experience. read more

Ambience was perfect. Quaint and classy. Staff was so sweet and accommodating. Food and presentation were top notch. My favorite sit down restaurant in all of Ireland during our trip. Must make reservations though. read more

Lovely fish dinner. This place is exactly what we were looking for. Fresh seafood, lovely ambiance and reasonably priced. We were not disappointed. This is the top place in Dingle for seafood and I concur. read more

I'll preface this review by stating that if you read my restaurant reviews you know I'm brutally honest about my experience and the food - good and bad. Doyle's was Absolutely unbelievable! The food was UNREAL! The waitress recommended the seafood linguine which was huge so we shared that with the bruschetta which was equally as amazing. The bruschetta was a goats cheese and so so good. The whole dish popped when it can very commonly be bland and boring. Hands down best meal we've had in a long time. Do not stop in Dingle without going here and be sure to get the linguini. You won't be sorry. All the guests around us (very friendly place!) were all talking about how much they loved their dishes as well in the event you want something different! 10/10 stop if you're at Dingle! read more

Doyles Seafood Bar - Seafood linguini! Scallops salmon monkfish calamari prawns langostines mussels - Seafood Near Me - Dingle, Kentucky

Our car broke down (rental) near here and we had no where to go! 10 pm, no taxi, they welcomed us into the bar at closing time while they cleaned up after a busy night! They helped us get a taxi even though we hadn't even eaten there! Just super people and by the looks of it, they do a rockin business! Beer was great too! We plan to go back next year! read more

Doyle's is the diamond in the rough that is Dingle's dining drudgery. Don't miss. Get your dolphin, your drive around the Slea Head Drive, and DOYLE'S, a respite for gourmands. Tucked quietly at the _opposite_ end of the tourist trap that is Dingle Main St, find Doyle's, solidly a shining star on the peninsula. Chef owner Sean leads a talented and skillful brigade in creating sublime preparations of fresh local seafood. Here were mine: (+++ cocktail of Dingle gin (bursting with floral juniper) and sparkly proseco with a splash of citrus.) + Nice selection of wines and spirits to satisfy whatever mood you're in. +++ amuse of seafood bites. Langoustine, stone crab claw, scallop, prawn, mussels. United by a delectable broth of coriander +++ seafood chowder. Milky and pillowy combination of soft, perfectly cooked bites of fish and bright, flavorful chives ++ spring roll. Freshly made, bounteous bits and bites of crab, sweet corn, in a crispy wrapper ++ seafood linguine. Another feast of seafood pleasure bound by plush tomato broth. SPICY! Slices of hot peppers! Easily for two. If you have to choose just one, this is it. Unfortunately the prawns were cooked whole and not deveined. I think its a European thing. :/ ++ Whole sole. Delicious, soft and meaty! Whoa that's a big fish! +++ dessert by my special request (off menu) was a special treat. Strawberries with mint, black pepper, balsamic reduction, cream and vanilla. Further completing your path to blissful dining is the friendly, helpful and professional front of house staff. Don't miss it. HINT: Got screamy kids? Think you deserve a kids menu wherever you go? Sorry, but diners are for New Jersey, and this isn't one. read more

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Pleasant, a bit old school, great seafood. Best seafood chowder we had in Ireland, and we had a lot. Loved my whole cooked dole. read more

Doyles Seafood Bar - Dole with lemon butter sauce - Seafood Near Me - Dingle, Kentucky

Quaint, warm & inviting. Seaside sophistication. Classic seafood w a strong nod toward Irish heritage w surprising worldly enhancements. Pan seared scallops & bacon salad, Pan fried black sole w creamy potatoes, organic salmon, slow roasted lamb shank- divine! Broad wine menu to round out the cuisine. Beautiful presentation & ample portions. Refined but pleasant service. read more

Dingle's crème de la crème. Simply, the greatest Seafood of all-time! Outstanding from start to finish (main entree to dessert). 5-Stars is an under-statement, make it 6! The salmon just melts in your mouth so-good. SEAFOOD PARADISE!!! read more

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Excellent.... the food is excellent. Let's start with the entry of the restaurant. Small cute cozy, and warm restaurant in the main area of Dingle. The staff will greet you immediately, and pay extra attention through out your stay. We ordered the oysters, crab claws, scallops and pork belly. I can not say enough the freshest sea food I have ever had. Everything melts in your mouth, with no weird fish smell or taste. The oysters are 1/2 shell but the meat inside is huge! You may spritz the oysters with the lemon, Tabasco, or a red ginger dish they supply with them but it's truly not needed. An experience I've never had before! Oysters without Tabasco; what?! Well.... It's true! The crab claws are brown crab. They look scary but man they are so meaty and delicious! They drown them in butter, garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon. So again they supply you with lemon to spritz on it but there is no need. Just suck all that meat out no one else is paying attention so It's ok to eat with your hands here. The scallops. I've never met a scallop I liked. Until I had a scallop here. Perfectly made served with a perfectly made pork belly, placed on top of peas, and other vegetables, and some sauce. I'm telling you the meats on this dish will melt in your mouth. The chief did an excellent job here. I was super excited to have the sea food in Dingle, and it was NOT a disappointment. read more

Loved the seafood here, and the service was so friendly. I had a delicious steak, and my husband had the fish. Highly recommended!!!!

I was skeptical for a few reasons: a tourist town (these types of towns don't need to impress rotating tourists, such as socal beach towns, amalfi coast, cinque terre), and an unassuming bland exterior. I was wrong. Dingle is what food cities should aspire to be. And also, i didn't scale this place based on comparisons to just what's near town, but food I've eaten anywhere. This was stellar seafood for so many reasons. I don't know the chefs training, but the seafood soup had a stock so rich and amazing it was perfection. Seafood with richness and a hint of tomato base. The fish cake. Perfect. Also the Spanish take on garlic shrimp. The aromatic flavors with the garlic and spice was different yet still traditional. Amazing. The mains, a seafood risotto and grilled salmon. The risotto looked plain and boring. Wrong. The fish melted in the dish and the rich stock shined again. The salmon. ..yes it was cooked perfectly, but what makes most grilled fish dishes IMO is the sauce. This was a curry or middle eastern flare. A great sauce with the fish took it over the top. Bailey's cheesecake . Is this chef french? Could have fooled me with this prep. 75 euro. We were stuffed. I wanted more, but I couldn't eat anymore Care in an unassuming tourist town delivered seafood with gusto that other places around the world don't come close. The improvements? Dump the side of veges, it does nothing for your reputation. Remove the greens and red pepper from the risotto, it's perfect without. Call the cheesecake a mousse, because it was like air. read more

Doyle's is one of those places where if you fail to visit when in Dingle... you missed out. My bride and I came into town from Dublin and they were kind enough to change our reservation last minute from 2 to 4 people. A friend from the past that I hadn't seen in 15-years just happened to be nearby on honeymoon and met up with us. All 4 of us thoroughly enjoyed the meal and all dishes were fantastic. We were staying nearby at PAX House and each day we passed by Doyle's on the way home. This was fantastic because we got to end each evening with a wonderful Irish Coffee at Doyle's. The staff was absolutely incredible. They made for an amazing time each evening and certainly made it memorable for us. We will DEFINITELY be back when visiting Dingle again. read more

The deskman at our hotel recommended this place to us. So my friend and I decided to try it. It did not disappoint. The food there is amazingly good. Started out with the chowder as an appetizer. Best seafood chowder I ever had. Had the salmon as my main course and it was melt-in-my-mouth good. My friend had the lamb and it was very tender and flavorful. I give this restaurant two thumbs up! Definitely add it to your bucket list if you're visiting Dingle. read more

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After four straight days of meat and potatoes on our road trip of Ireland, I was genuinely excited to see all the amazing seafood restaurants in Dingle! We went with Doyle's because half of our group aren't big seafood eaters, and I can definitely vouch that their land based dishes are just as amazing. Other than a small snafu with our squid appetizer, which they more than made up for with a complimentary bottle of rosé, everything we tasted was beautifully prepared. The grilled hake was buttery and fresh and just melted in your mouth. It was served with a generous portion of delicious mushroom risotto and the most amazing sun dried tomato pesto I've ever had. Lis' turf dish, the 12 hour braised beef, was perfectly fork tender and well seasoned, and the black pudding bon bon was an interesting and yummy addition to the meal. The seafood linguini was a more than generous portion of perfectly cooked seafood - langoustine, mussels, scallops, shrimp, squid, and at least two different types of fish - on a bed of al dente pasta and a light tomato sauce that balanced out the richness of the seafood. The crab claws and their freshly baked bread were heavenly as well. The service was impeccable, and the girls were all so sweet! We didn't get a chance to meet the chef, but you can tell he definitely takes pride in his work and puts love into each dish. If I were ever to find myself in Dingle again, this would be top of my list! read more

Doyles Seafood Bar - Hake with mushroom risotto and that amazing sun dried tomato pesto! - Seafood Near Me - Dingle, Kentucky

We liked this place. They were friendly, the food was fresh and good, and they had a couple beers on tap. We did the early bird special, with the goat cheese bruschetta and mushroom risotto with Parmesan for one of us. The other had shrimp in butter with garlic and sliced Thai chilies and the seafood risotto as the main. The cost was $27 for each dinner special (comes with an app and main), plus a $3 surcharge for my shrimp app. Beer (Crean lager) was tasty and was $5 for a pint. We enjoyed all of the food. Overall, the mushroom risotto may have been my favorite, but I also found the seafood in my risotto to be cooked to perfection. The mussels were the plumpest and creamiest I've ever had - just surprising how great they were. The fish chunks were also tasty and the slices of calamari were good. Definite could recommend this place as a nicer dinner in Dingle. read more

I don't exactly remember what my husband ordered, but I had the mussels, and wow, they were excellent. So simple, but FRESH, and that makes all the difference. It's difficult to buy fresh mussels where we live in the states, even from the fish market-- usually several have a " fishy taste. " Not here! Not a single one was bad. Yum! read more

Had a good meal here on a Saturday night out in Dingle. Heavy seafood influence and good tasting. I started with scallops which were super sweet and delicious - the best I have had in a long while. Then on to an interesting curried monkfish dish - very clever though I thought the fish was possibly slightly overcooked. My wife had mussels and seafood pasta which were decent but significantly more expensive than similar dishes served in the many pubs around town. Nice range of wines by the glass at very reasonable prices (around EUR7). By Dingle standards this is an expensive restaurant - in fact, even by Dublin standards it's pricey. Our meal for two was around 120 euro - and most of this was food given how reasonable the wine is. Making it the most expensive meal of our trip to the West Coast. When you eat in expensive restaurants in Dingle, be aware that you will be dining with Americans - almost everyone in the room seemed to be on holiday from America and given the acoustics of the room you got to hear the details of their various experiences. This was actually quite entertaining for us, but thought I should share as it was a definite feature of the evening. In summary, high quality food, good service, cheap wine and popular with wealthy Americans - but there are better value options in the many pubs in town if you want a less spendy evening. read more

Wow! I'll be dreaming about that seafood stew for awhile! The best seafood I've had during our Ireland trip! Lovely place and lovely people. Highly recommended! read more

Excellent food and service! Went above and beyond to accommodate. Extremely friendly!

Seafood Bouillabaisse & Seafood Linguine were highly recommended by John at The PAX house. It far exceeded my expectations, lots of variety, quality and good portion - i pared with a summer salad. Also, Doyle's has an Early Bird Menu, which we ordered from, good for a budget or wanting to dine before 8:00pm. Make reservations if you can the night before it does fill up and rightly so! read more

Doyles Seafood Bar - Seafood Bouillabaisse to Remember - Seafood Near Me - Dingle, Kentucky

Definitely five stars. Everything we tasted was exquisite. We had the goat cheese dish, the Thai mussels, and the seafood linguine. I could tell the chef has had extensive training as the preparation and flavor combinations were top notch. Truly wonderful. We had the absolutely delicious sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Not to be missed. The service was excellent! The two waitresses were very attentive, but not overbearing. They always had water ready for ask and we didn't have to ask for it. They were also very helpful when we split a dish. The ambiance was warm and cozy. Elegant, yet not stuffy. Doyle's was our favorite dining experience in Dingle. read more

Doyle's was, by far, the best restaurant in all of Ireland! The scallops were nothing short of amazing. In my 11 day stay traveling throughout Republic of Ireland, the two days in Dingle were amazing. We loved Doyles so much the first night, we went back the next evening for another fabulous dinner! The staff were very professional and friendly. The surrounding pubs made it a very fun time indeed. read more

Phenomenal food. Very nice interior and atmosphere.

Maybe one of the best seafood restaurants I've had the pleasure to enjoy in Ireland. This is the one place that you don't have to simply order " fish and chips". Their stews, whole fish options and selected specialty dishes all bring bold flavors to your pallet. read more

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Very nice staff. EXCELLENT food. I had the chili and garlic prawn starter - very tasty and filling. Pan roasted chicken was great. Highly recommend! read more

Well I apparently didn't finish this review from 3 years ago. Anyway, the thing I remember most from this place was the amazing Seafood chowder. If you order this, you will not be disappointed; you will also be full! read more

Best meal so far halfway through 10-night Ireland trip. Best risotto (prawn) I've ever had, crab claw app was outstanding.

We ate here following a recommendation in our trusty guidebook (Frommer's). We hadn't had lunch, so we walked in at 5:00 PM on the dot for their early bird menu, which was 23 Euro for an appetizer and entree. I ordered the bruschetta and seafood risotto, while my partner ordered the mussels and the seafood bouillabaisse. My meal was delicious, but my partner's was absolutely phenomenal. He actually said that it was the best meal he has had - possibly in his life. The mussels were very tasty, and the strong lemon flavor was actually a nice twist on a typically mild dish. But the boullabaise...oh my. It was absolutely wonderful, with a flavorful spice and delicious seafood. I only wish we had more time in Dingle so I could go back to Doyle's and get the boullabaise myself! read more

Doyle's is a 5 star all around restaurant. The seafood chowder comes filled to the brim with fish, the scallops wrapped in bacon are to die for and the seafood linguini has an eclectic mix of seafood enough to feed two people. The service could not have been better and the atmosphere was also cozy and romantic. My next trip to Ireland shall include a second visit. read more

Love, love, love this place!! Our hostess at our B & B recommended this place and without hesitation, probably the best meal we had during our 2 week honeymoon in Ireland. We arrived around 630pm and both ordered from the early bird menus (which starts at 5 pm for the entire evening!) We had a salad (that was drizzled with the most delicious pesto and sun dried tomato dressing), Thai style mussels, calamari salad and steamed mussels. The portions are average and we finished all our dishes, including both of our wines. The service was incredibly warm, accommodating and inviting. I would definitely recommend this place! read more

Our favorite meal during our 10 day trip to a Ireland. Excellent service, good wine, and delicious meals. The fresh fish was delicious, and the steak melted I. Our mouths. My husband had the lobster, and it was perfection. Highly recommend ending he meal with their toffee pudding! read more

The service was terrific for starters. First place in Ireland that knew how to make a dirty Grey Goose martini for me and a lemon drop for my wife. The baked oysters starter was so good we ordered another batch. my rib eye was seasoned and cooked perfectly. I highly recommend Doyle's. read more

6 of us enjoyed a wonderful evening at Doyles. Hake, Bouillabaisse, seafood chowder, mussels - it was all wonderful. Seafood risotto was just eh - but the rest of the meal more than made up for that one dish. Terrific service - we were never rushed but always had someone there when the water needed refilling. A wonderful evening - not to miss! read more

If I could give six stars, I would. This was the best meal we had during our 14 day holiday to London, Scotland, and Ireland. We ordered the salmon and shrimp gambas. Both were excellent! The vegetable side was perfectly cooked. They served white bread that was made with a little garlic and sun dried tomatoe, plus a brown bread and both were unexpectedly good. I was told they bake them in house. The price was very reasonable. If you are looking for a place to eat in Dingle, make a reservation with Doyle's and you will be very pleased. The service was highly attentive, and the atmosphere was cozy without being noisy -- there were probably 12-15 tables in the entire restaurant. I was told by the locals that Doyles was one of the best, and they were on the money with this one. read more