We stopped here on a bus tour after visiting Kylemore Abbey. The interior was quite nicely…read moredecorated. The servers had to contend with 2 busloads converging on them at once. Everyone received their food while still hot. Starter was a potato leek soup with freshly baked whole grain bread and Irish butter. This was really good and we could have made a meal just on that. The main course was chicken, mashed potatoes and carrots. Pretty good. Dessert was a scrumptious rhubarb crumble topped with a fresh gooseberry and vanilla sauce.

Very nice bar and restaurant near hotel…read more Salmon - instructed server to prepare Salmon rare and all of our group enjoyed Salmon rare Maria asked if I ate Salmon skin -- Of course not & Maria had a story to tell Lovely Irish ambience -- very good service Recommend

I loved my time visiting the Clifden Castle. We walked a long winding dirt path to get to it and it…read morewas a beautiful and peaceful journey. The castle is in complete ruins. It was built around 1818 and after the original owner died the estate changed hands many times. Although the life of this castle turned into a sad and greedy story there is no argument about its beauty. Even in a great state of decay it is magnificent. How anyone could have pillaged or stripped this property of its essentials is beyond my understanding. The doors, windows, flooring and roof are gone. The stables appear to have received the same treatment and stands in equal ruins. The land is rolling and tranquil. I could have stayed on the property for hours watching the sheep, horses and cows roam all around me. It's a shame that this castle is beyond restoring. If you want to visit I would say the sooner the better.

I read about this derelict castle on the tourist brochures, and thought it looked like an ideal…read moreplace to take the kids. It was a bit of a pain to find. The tourist guides tell you to take the Sky Road out of Clifden until you see an Arch on the left, and to walk from there. What causes the confusion is the sign someone has erected next to the arch to say it's a private entrance. If you ignore the sign and walk through the arch, it's a fair walk down a very rough, very narrow road to the castle. We had a buggy, and it was difficult in places to manage with the rough stone road surface. What was more difficult was trying to make room for a rather ignorant jeep driver that passed us twice forcing us up towards the barbed wire fence with a buggy and two young kids. He seemed to be a resident on that road that wasn't too happy to have tourists around. Perhaps the sign was erected by him! I don't recommend visiting the castle if have a buggy. Also, boots would be a good idea. The last stretch of road to the caste was a mixture of mud and cow pats! Not ideal for the tourist with the white shoes and trousers we met while there :-) The castle itself is quite impressive. It looks like what most kids expect a castle to look like. All entrance doors and lower floor (basement?) entrances have been blocked. However there are some windows at ground level on the outside, and a drop of about 8ft on the inside. So be careful if you have young kids. Well worth the walk to see a fairly well preserved castle, and nice views down towards the bay and beaches.

Great atmosphere! The interior is absolutely amazing and the bartender is a real gentleman. The…read morefood was very good pub faire. Would highly recommend if you're in Clifden and looking for a genuine and enjoyable Iriah pub experience.

One of the if not the most popular bar's in Clifden. Extensive Irish Whiskey collection, they told…read moreme there was over 100 different kinds... I wasn't going to count.. I tried a few different types, but always ended up with Jamison in the end. Bartenders were great, I never felt like a customer but more like a friend. I never once had to ask for a drink or had to get their attention..loved how attentive they were. My group grabbed seats just as it started to get crowded, once the music started it felt like everyone in the streets just filed in. It was packed, everyone was having fun signing and drinking ... one big party. I met and had so many great conversations with both locals and people from all over the world. When the music would stop half the crowd would clear out... unitl the next band started. Lot's of fun here, smooth wide selection of whiskey and great music.

Great pub in Clifden. Had a pint and some delicious roasted chicken for lunch. Highly recommend.read more

Lovely Lisa makes the seafood chowder I've EVER tasted, seriously. The friendly old gents at the…read morebar who run the place were a joy to converse with and to help keep we 2 Americans from getting lost. If you go and have anything though, it'll be awesome. I can't say enough!

LOVE this place ! great servers. Lively music. Quaint decor. Delish food. Fun friendly patrons…read more Must visit place !!

Yes - go here…read more Visited by design Visited for music -- Young musicians and 92 year old dancers Owner very friendly and proud Say yes to the mussels Take a stroll to back porch for view

After a hike in the Connemara national park, I was famished. My friend drove to Clifden and asked…read moreme to choose a restaurant of my liking. It was almost 4:00 pm and some restaurants were ready to serve dinner. I saw Mitchell's was to serve lunch until 4:30 pm. So we went. The servers and the manager (could be the owner) were very friendly and quick. Both my friend and I ordered the Hereford beef burger. I ordered a seafood chowder and pistachio cake for dessert. The chowder truly hit the spot. It wasn't thick and full of seafood. The burger was good, but I think the fries cut was too thick. It was nice the burger came with a small salad, which we didn't know and my friend ordered a small side salad. So we ended up with lots of salad. The fresh cream on the dessert plate was delicious. It went well with the pistachio cake. However, it was a bit hard to taste the pistachio. We chatted up with a couple who bike to Clifden once a year and they always come to Mitchell's for lunch, especially for the seafood chowder and crème brûler. High praise indeed. Highly recommend this place. I picked the right place.

This is a charming restaurant. We came without a reservation but were quite happy they had room…read morefor us upstairs. The upstairs is just as delightful as the downstairs. The food was really great. Super fresh seafood prepared perfectly. We enjoyed-- and ate! -- every bite! We also found the prices quite reasonable considering how nice the place was and the quality of the food.

About 5 minutes outside Clifden, I think it's the best fine dining experience in Clifden. We had a…read moreCrab Meat Tian and Burrata to start and both were excellent. The crab meat was fresh and very flavorful and a very ample portion. The burrata was creamy and delicious on a bed of assorted tomatoes. We both had the broiled lobster which was prepared perfectly. For dessert my wife had the cheese plate which had 6 different imported cheeses that we could have shared as it was very large. I had an apple crumble with calvados. The berries are from their garden which was a nice touch. The dining room had a great view of the bay. All in all a very nice dining experience. As an aside, the service was excellent.

I had a great experience at the Ardagh Hotel & Restaurant!…read more The hotel was cozy, comfortable, and accommodating. The owners were great, and they nailed the little details too: welcoming us with tea and homemade biscuits, encouraging us to make special requests to the chef, discussing whiskeys with me, etc. The restaurant was fantastic too. The view is amazing, the food is delicious, and as mentioned above, the chef is very accommodating. All ingredients are locally sourced, and they sure know how to get a lot of flavor and variety out of them! Don't miss this place if you're in (or even nearby) the area!

Service was excellent and the food too. They gave you so much too. I had the mussels and they were…read moredelicious. My husband had the stew he liked it too.

If you love mussels, Mannion's Bar is the place to go in Clifden. My friend and I shared the mussel…read moremain course, a deal at 20 euros. They were sweet and tasty, and accompanied by delicious brown bread. Also split a large order of fried calamari rings with a tangy chili dipping sauce.