Love the decor, especially the huge Guinness glass, that is a secret door to the patio. The Irish stew was amazing. Had great service. The sun got low was shining in the window so they quickly moved us over by the little fireplace near the piano. A gentleman named Paul was playing the piano and all of a sudden, my Filipina girlfriend recognized the song he was playing as the national anthem for the Philippines. She looked up at him with Surprise and he winked at her. amazing he recognized her as Filipino and knew the national anthem. The icing on the cake to wonderful evening at Galway Bay! read more

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I mean this in the best of ways. Galway Bay is definitely a tourist destination. Over the top with the Irish theme. But in a super fun way. Decided on the soup of the day. Lasagna soup came highly recommended by the server. Decided to order a bowl. Came with soda bread and a yummy whipped butter. Nobody was in the restaurant when I arrived on a very very stormy Tuesday evening. Seated next to the small faux fireplace was a perfect way to spend the evening. Super friendly service too. The entire building is Irish themed. I did not visit the gift store connected to the restaurant. Next time(?), and next time I'll try one of their specialties. Pastrami sandwich and or the fish and chips. Would be a great place to sit and chat with a good friend for hours. SYOY! read more

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Our room in Ocean Shores wasn't ready, so our hotel recommended Galway Bay as a place to get a bite to eat while we waited. The most important feature we were looking for was "dog friendly," since we had nowhere to leave out dog, so this fit the bill. The ambiance was pretty cool. It had a very authentic Irish pub feeling. There's a family friendly eating area and a 21+ bar area. In the corner of the bar, there's a huge life-like cylindrical Guinness pint that is a door to the outdoor patio, which is the dog friendly area. To reach the dog friendly area, you had to walk through the restaurant. I was so proud that my very excitable pup did not bark as we rushed her through! The dog friendly area is fully enclosed and has some comfortable outdoor seating and even a koi pond. The seats were a bit dusty (I get it, they're outside), but we sat anyway. When another group came in, a waiter wiped off their seats for them, so I'm not sure if you have to ask for that, or how to get that service. I'm ok roughing it. The food was pretty good. I liked my husband's sausage roll. My seafood chowder was just ok, I've had better. The colcannon (mashed potatoes with cabbage) was delicious. My husband and I disagreed on the soda bread - he thought it needed more of that "soda" taste, I thought it was great because I don't really like that baking soda taste. I liked that they offered Guinness Zero and other nonalcoholic beers. The last thing is that the service was alright, but weird. The young man who led us through the restaurant to the patio was great, he even brought out a bowl of water for our pup. We had to go into the bar to order and I felt like I was inconveniencing the bartender by wanting to order food. She kept me waiting a while. Then when I tried to order for both my husband and me, she told me we would have to come in separately to order because it was a 21+ area so she needed to see each of us. Which might make sense except I was ordering one NA beer and one soda. I tried to explain that I wasn't ordering two alcoholic drinks but she said, no, it's not about the alcohol, it's about the patio being 21+. I'm pretty well versed in the alcohol laws of the State of Washington and I don't understand what that was about, but, hey, when in Rome, I guess. Or, should I say, when in Ireland? read more

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I LOVE Galway Bay. It's sincerely one of my favorite spots in all of Washington State. Firstly, it's got a vibe. It is Irish -- from the John Wayne movie poster for "The Quiet Man" near the front door to the tshirts decorating the ceiling to the plentiful selection of whiskeys at the bar, it gives Irish pub in every way. Nevermind the wonderful live Celtic music that's frequently performed on the small stage next to the fireplace (!) And then there's the food. I have never been disappointed and I have tried plenty of items on the menu. My all time favorites have been raw oysters (of course, this is oyster country) and the beef stew with colcannon which was a spiritual experience I've never forgotten. PLUS they make their own soda bread and it is divine. I've been going here for more than a decade and it's never wavered in the quality of the food or the hospitality. I tell everyone I know to stop in when they're in Ocean Shores. It's that special to me. read more

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Saw the billboards driving into town and decided to check it out. So glad I did. Corn beef egg rolls are chefs kiss. Flavorful, light, crispy. Fish and chips was spot on, not too heavily battered. The building is fairly large and encompasses. What looks like used to be a small U shape strip mall. Wide ranging gift shop on one side. Cigar humidor, and lounge in one area. outdoor patio, main dining room. Pool table in another. Lots to explore. read more

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This is the second time we went back. The corned beef sandwiches are loaded. I love the soda bread wish I could have brought some back. I tried the Sheppard Pie and it was everything I hoped for. Just wished for a little more meat. What's nice is they have toys to keep children occupied. It was the best behaved my 3 year old granddaughter had been. Definitely a repeat place read more

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Love the pub atmosphere, but the world class corned beef sandwich was the star by far.... So tender and the soda bread and side of kraut were tasty too! Totally recommend read more

The Shepards pie was phenomenal! Real beef and lamb chunks, the gravy was a dark rich, amazing flavor. Would totally have it over and over. The true Irish ambiance was everything I expected, warm and inviting. read more

I've been coming here every few years since I emigrated from Ireland. It has really gone downhill. They won't do an irish breakfast except for the morning. The sausage rolls were gross, and the gravy like gelatin which came with cold potatoes and green beans. Do you know how many times I've eaten green beans in Ireland? zero. Waitress was AWFUL. We had to ask for waters after we finally received our drinks. She never brought bread. Never checked on us. Brought the salad with the entrees. Took 40mins to just get a check and had to ask someone else to get it for us. My uncle used to play at the irish festival and we've been coming here for decades. Never again. Go to Bennetts for good food read more

Yes it was St Patty's but not all the tables were full. I waited for an hr to be seated along with several others. Ended up at the bar and again no service. They seemed to know the locals and paid them attention. I left hungry and found another place to serve me. read more

Had an absolutely lovely time here. Came on 7/27 around 6pm. We were seated quickly and told that food might take awhile due to low staff. Had no issue with this as we were listening to a someone play the piano. The whole environment felt so friendly and welcoming, wish I was from around there and could call that my local pub! Irish mule was $10 and strong, food was tasty! My boyfriend is from England and approves of the sausage roll. I ordered a burger and it was great! We were told the dessert options and got the slice of chocolate cake. SO DELICIOUS! I absolutely recommend stopping by here if you are in the area or passing through. Can't wait to stop by again one day! read more

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I was told to come here for the Reuben. I was really wanting seafood but I took a chance. Well I probably should've had the seafood. The Reuben was underwhelming. Couldn't do the horseradish. The food also took 30 minutes and it wasn't that busy. I'll say the fish there was good though and the fries weren't bad. Maybe it was an off day? read more

dining room was way too warm for comfort. After waiting 45 minutes for our food I had to go ask for it. when it arrived it was obvious the Shepard pie had been sitting under a heat lamp for 20 minutes. it was disgusting. the manager refused to comp us for the Shepards pie that had only a couple bites taken out of it. read more

There was live music and board games. The food was delicious and the waiter was very kind. It is beautiful and has pretty decorations on the wall. Very mellow and kid friendly. read more

Our favorite consistently excellent dining in the Ocean Shores area. Everything we ordered was delicious and well prepared. Irish stew had wonderful nurturing flavors. Seafood chowder with salmon was very yummy. The best ever corn beef sandwich on authentic soda bread. Onion rings were crunchy with no oily residue. Highly recommend house made tarter for dipping. Service was prompt, welcoming, and frequently checked how we were doing. Definitely a repeat experience. read more

Was pleasantly surprised with the food here. Had the fish and chips and they were somewhat tasty but the real surprise was their corned beef sandwich. Very good especially the bread it was on. Kind of small portion but I'm a big eater. Chowder was ok and the portions were small. Service was very good but a little slow for the small crowd. Would probably go back. read more

After spending 30 minutes looking at reviews for restaurants around town, I decided that I would like to try Galway Bay. It sounded like a cool place and I looked forward to getting a shepherds pie. It was a Monday night, I stood for 5 minutes at the doorway until a hostess approached and told me it would be a 20 minute wait for a seat. There was only around 15 customers in there from what I could see and lots of open tables. I left and went to Bennett's. read more

Great food, great ambience, great music. First time back there in 20+ years and it was top notch. I had Sheperd's pie. The gravy was deep, wonderfully savory and hearty. My partner had a Bridie. The crust was flaky, the white gravy was also good. This will be a destination restaurant from now on read more

OMG, this a one slow place. I am writing this about 45 minutes and we still don't have our food. At this point it doesn't matter if it is the best food I have ever eaten, I will never come here again nor will I recommend this place to anyone. For the record, we ordered fish and chips, Mac and Cheese and chicken pastie. read more

I don't think we'll be coming here on trips to Ocean Shores anymore. Horribly tasting and horribly expensive meal here last week. The calamari was over priced, tasted like a freezer and was all crumbly breading. Maybe three bites that weren't. The bangers and mash was barely warm and flavorless. Mash tasted from a box. The worst part was the drinks. I ordered a well whiskey, only to find out their well is Jameson and $9 a shot!!! Absolutely ridiculous. A double whiskey and coke should not cost $18. read more

Such a cool Irish Pub in this beach village. Live music every weekend. T-shirts on the ceiling dedicated to fire and police, maybe a few ND football. The Guinness is cold in a Guinness glass. So nice! See my YouTube channel Coolest Life. read more

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The food portions were very small, but everything was delicious. The half rack of lamb was incredibly small for the price. They were understaffed, but our server, Amy, was great. Paul, the man playing piano, was incredible and gave us great advice for our next road trip destinations. read more

This is our second time there. Jeramy was our server. Very attentive. Double checked our order before he left. The special soup du jour was cream of tomato and basil soup. This was one of the best soup I have ever had. I had the rack of lamb (4) piece with mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes were real and not a box potato that is smooth. This had real chunks of potato's that weren't completely mashed indicating it was home made. My other partner had the Christy's Celtic cob salad with chicken. The word used was yummy to describe the taste. They gave a large dining area so that kids can eat, a pub side and rooms for large groups. It was designed with a wood interior. It was all worth the four star. read more

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first of all, this, I never had had to wait for a salad for 25 minutes and the salad was so little like shredded pieces of lettuce, honestly it an example would be as if you had taken whole head of lettuce and just just shredded it the bread itself had been burnt.we came to celebrate our anniversary and came all the way from Seattle had heard good things about this place from my sister-in-law so we thought we would try it. I thought to myself Irish is known for potatoes so I was expecting to have amazing potatoes, however the potatoes were non-seasoned. They were bland as can be, and they were cold. Not to mention the steak was supposed to have a garlic taste to it when it came out it was cold. It was bloody and greasy, as well as the green beans, but enough about the food when I spoke to the manager, Lori the manager told me that when they get busy that that's a normal time to wait she kept trying to make excuses and didn't want to do anything to make it better she did take of 20% i have been in the industry for 23 years and know that that's not how a manager should act she told me she's been a manager for 14 years so she obviously knows what she's doing, she was rude and very disrespectful the only way she could be a manager is if she was the owner also as I was speaking with traci she came over, interrupted me and yelled at her and told her to go take care of table 5 I think that that is so disrespectful of a manager to do that you should never talk to your employees that way, and specially in front of your guest. Honestly, I think that Traci has more etiquette more people skills and more experience than Lori and from what I hear she talks to all the staff in a rude demeanor she yells at all of her staff as for my server, he was very shy did not check on me till about probably 30 minutes later. This has been a very disappointing place never in my life have I encountered this to where the service was horrible. The manager was horrible and the food was horrible. I am at odd and don't know what to say as even if I was offered to have two free meals, I wouldn't take them. This is by far the worst experience I have ever encountered in my 44 years also our potatoes were done wrong.l Irish potatoes should have butter, butter, salt, and pepper and green onions the place was nicely decorated, and the music was good, but just having a Manager who acts like this turns you off also the sides of the shepherd pie for the amount you're paying you think that you would get double the amount of what you got and the 8 ounce steak looks more like a 6 ounce steak. The portions are not good. The food is not good. I suggest that if you get this and you are the the owner of this place, I suggest that you change Manager's or pretty soon you will be looking at bankrupt. my husband wanted to take me out for anniversary and show me a really good time and then this just really ruined our night Mr open shaw is my husband read more

Had hair in my moms food, service was mid. And the chairs were old. Burger was good though. Wouldn't recommend.

I'm giving three stars because we have had much better food in the past. I hope it was a bad night and not the norm. My meal came out lukewarm but didn't send it back because it took an hour to arrive at our table. They did warn us about the possibility of a long wait, so we were ok with that but it must of been sitting on a warmer for a while for sure. Servers didn't seem overwhelmed so just must of been short on cooks. read more

We had 4 in our party it was a busy night. We had a very bad service we were basically ignored. It took 2 1/2 hours to get our food. We never got our salad and our water glasses never got refilled. After we received our food the waiter never checked back. We wanted dessert but gave up. We had to ask a different waiter to get our bill. Food was good but they need to work on there service. read more

I always love going here when in town. Their ethnic dishes are to die for and the gift shop had some Christmas gifts also. They often have live music on Friday/Saturday nights, which is a bonus. read more

Salmon dry vegetables over cooked mash potatoes no flavor on top of being cold Fish and chips by mother and boyfriend was good but cold Live 8 minutes away guess that's what you get on takeout read more

many fond memories dining here with my wife, good food & ok service, hesitant coming back since she's been gone but thought it was time, but what the hell, shepherds pie was delicious but no soda bread that I specifically requested and treated like I wasn't there waiting to be seated, for water, then order meal, Irish coffee, then meal I expected to take some time. Even when I first waited to be seated the other waitress glanced at me with a dirty look, no smile or greeting, then after ordering, when I came back from the restroom, even though my coat was still hanging on my chair, the hostess had cleared my table including my water that she got for me earlier because I had still been waiting to order, then again after going to the restroom after my meal like she couldn't wait for me to leave, and my coat was still on my chair, would have been nice to catch one last drink of water before I left. Caught my waitress at the cash register to pay up, told her I didn't get any soda bread, she appoligized & asked if I still wanted it & I said I just want to pay my bill which I still left an appropriate tip. The piano man provided great music, place still has that nice ambiance, food still great that I had, the Irish coffee was warm like it sat for awhile, I can't see myself ever returning again & embarrassed to recommend to anyone. Used to be my #1 place to dine or recommend in Ocean Shores, have read but ignored other bad reviews, I don't know, owner obviously doesn't care, sad... read more

Galway Bay - Shepherd pie delicious, luke warm Irish coffee, no soda bread... - Pubs Near Me - Ocean Shores, Washington

If you're hankering for Good Irish Faire this is where you go. The menu is vast, each exceptional Irish dishes truly fits-the-bill. The restaurant, pub, bar, entertainment venue, shop and lounge are all skillfully appointed without being either quitch or crazy cluttered. A must go if wishing to see real "football". The bars top the list of must visit and once there you will return and return. The staff are the best, listen, help, know the food intimately servers having the foresight to question choice and directing your palette so order just what you want. read more

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Went there with a group of 18 for a drink. We haven't been there in several years due to horrible service in the past years. We attempted to give them grace and try it again....same horrible experience. Now they could be great for some but 18 people turning around and leaving on a Thursday night in Ocean Shores seems like a poor decision. We had a great experience at Port Hole, Homeport Lucky Dragon, Copalis Cove, Ocean Pours, and Corks and Taps, Highly recommend these places. We felt welcomed and appreciated. read more

We chose Galway Bay for our families last night of vacation dinner and we couldn't have been more pleased! It's so true that wherever you go around the world you find an Irish pub. Great food, prompt and friendly service, live music. If you're looking for a cozy place to have dinner with your family in Ocean Shores - this is it. Highly recommend the bangers and mash, fish and chips, and Irish coffee. Och aye! read more

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Again! Foiled at this Irish bar in Ocean Shores!! This time due to plain indifference from a bartender. A decent dinner, check. A couple cocktails for me and a couple glasses of wine for the lady...check. Ask for some bottled flat or sparking because their tap water tasted bad? Nope. No offerings. Ok. Because you don't offer anything somewhat premium at your premium-ly advertised place of biz, I ask for gun provided, club soda. No cheap syrup used. Gas bubbles to disguise your dress water...with a lime. $8. Principle people. Give me a break. Last time was just horrible service. We are planning on moving here. Not coming to the favorite kind of place (Irish bar) I enjoy in ocean shores again. Cheap and greedy in a small town. Bad. read more

The burger is amazing with the tots. My wife tried the vegetarian pasta with the creamy sauce on the side and she loved it. The service was amazing too. The server was very nice to modify the cocktail for my wife according to her specifications. read more

Galway Bay - Vegetarian pasta - Pubs Near Me - Ocean Shores, Washington

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Where's the [corned] beef!? Let's just say, they're not very generous with the meat in this sandwich. Perhaps reluctant to part with the gold in their pot. read more

I had the absolute worst experience of my life at Galway Bay Irish Pub. We walked into a nearly empty restaurant-only two other guests were finishing up. We ordered a mac and cheese appetizer, which took over 30 minutes to arrive and tasted watered-down with zero Gouda flavor. We waited over an hour for our main entrees. While we sat there patiently waiting, another table came in an half an hour after us and received their food instantly. The server was completely attentive to the white customers while entirely ignoring us. When our food finally arrived, it was unacceptable. My pasta was cold and completely bland. The Caesar salad tasted off, and the lettuce on my daughter's burger was brown and completely rotten. The burger itself was smaller than a McDonald's hamburger, and the fries were cold. My daughter only ate the small burger because she was starving after sports practice. When I complained to the manager about the hour-long wait and the cold, ruined food, she was even worse than the server. She didn't apologize at all. Her only response was, "Well, we have a lot of to-go orders." She took the cold pasta away, gave us a pathetic $1.80 discount on the cold fries, and just walked away from our table. There was no one even around to notify that I wanted to pay because the staff completely vanished. As we left, the server had the audacity to mutter under her breath that I "should have said something." We were extremely polite and patient throughout this entire nightmare, yet we were forced to pay $75 for a single burger and some drinks because the rest of the meal was inedible. We had to immediately go somewhere else and spend another $41 just to get a fast, decent meal. Do not waste your money or your time here. The management and staff are completely disrespectful and the food is hazardous. read more

If we could give it 0 stars we would!! There were 6 of us place was empty on a Friday night at 4pm. We were told by waitress she couldn't seat a group that large without a reservation. We said fine . We could do two tables and didn't have to sit together. Mind you it was empty in January!! She said no. We said okay how about the bar - three people were in the bar. It was empty. She said no!! Wth! So we left - now mind you we drove back after eating somewhere else at 5 pm. Still Empty! Curious we drove by at 6pm - Still empty!! This is not the time of year to turn away people at all! Not sure what the hostess problem was at all but if she isn't owner - she needs firing. read more

Come for the excellent food, a cold pint or maybe a wee dram from their great whiskey selection, stay for the atmosphere! Frequently has live music and a large, covered, very nice beer garden hides out back behind a secret door! Stay long enough and you might actually think you were in Ireland. Great gift shop as well. read more

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Server was great and the drinks were good but the fish and chips were similar to a child's meal. Two very small pieces of fish, barely any fries and they were soggy & lukewarm. Coleslaw was served on a small container like the tater sauce, two bites and it was gone. We were looking forward to a great dinner however left hungry. Might go back to the gift shop but won't be returning to the restaurant. read more