Very charming restaurant, wonderful atmosphere. The food was second to none. And best service in…read moreIreland thus far. Ella was the sweetest server. We got their seafood and braised beef specials and they were outstanding. Well seasoned and the beef was the most tender. I didn't even need to use a knife. And I highly recommend the rhubarb crumble. Overall a 10/10 experience and our favorite so far in Ireland.

This place is great. The host was very friendly and the staff and service were the nicest people…read moreever. The grilled Brie was a great starter, and the bread with butter and a dipping sauce were so good. Great flavor and grilled perfectly. The bread was so good we asked for more. My wife got the seafood chowder and she was very complimentary of it. The chicken curry was also very tasty and not too spicy. Very good dinner place!!! And a great vibe all around. Rounding dinner off was a toffee pudding...mmm

Killarney Murphy's (Irish pub)…read moreWe luckily walked in and got a table without any problems It was 1800 hours Being from Texas we had to get guacamole/chips -- which were surprisingly good but they were expensive 15euros I ordered the beef and Guinness plate and was surprisingly served an incredible dinner--freshly colored vegetables, tender pieces of beef along with lucscious brown gravy and a scoop of mashed potatoes plus some brown bread The dish was so tasty that I used the accompanying brown bread to soak up as much gravy as possible ---I highly recommend this restaurant

This review is for the restaurant not the pub. We came for lunch and found all the usual Irish pub…read moreofferings. The pie of the day, not on the menu, was steak and kidney, which I had to try "for research purposes". The pastry crust extended to the sides and bottom so it fully enclosed the filling and was served "freestanding". Crust and gravy were excellent. In the filling, both the steak and the kidneys were plentiful. My research completed, I probably wouldn't order it again; just give me the steak - no more kidneys please! Nevertheless I did enjoy and finished it. This was served with decent fries and a truly excellent green salad: a variety of leafy greens, radishes, cucumbers, pickled onions, and pre-dressed with a vinaigrette. The wife had the Beef & Guinness Casserole, served with brown bread. Along with steak there were also plentiful veggies (root vegetables and celery) and mashed potatoes in the center. She liked it. I tried it and agreed. I would get that next time. I had a Jameson Old Fashioned to drink and it was the best Old Fashioned I've had in some time. The unusually large twisted orange peel probably contributed and it may have had more than the customary amount of bitters. The wife's tea was amusingly served with a knitted "cozy" keeping the teapot hot. For dessert we shared a Sticky Toffee Pudding, served with vanilla ice cream, attractively presented with a dusting of sugar, whipped cream, and a ground cherry complete with its leaves. I'd rate it second among the three I've tried so far. Would certainly order it again. As for the pub I can't say. It has a reputation for good traditional Irish music every night but unfortunately not until 9:30, way too late for us. Sadly we're just not pub people.

A Fantastic Dining Experience at Bricin!…read more A huge shoutout to Johnny McGuire for making our evening unforgettable! My husband and I were on the lookout for a dinner spot and didn't realize we needed a reservation. Luckily, we stumbled upon Bricin around 6:30 pm, right at the peak of dinner time. We were warmly greeted by the staff and asked to wait just a bit to see if they could fit us in. After a brief 15 minutes, Johnny worked his magic and found us a lovely table for two. Our server, Elizabeth, was absolutely wonderful! She made us feel right at home as we settled in for what turned out to be an incredible meal. I chose the Pork Apricot, while my husband enjoyed the Oven Roasted Duck Breast, both accompanied by generous servings of fresh vegetables and mashed potatoes. Every bite was perfection! With our bellies full and happy, we left to continue our vacation adventure, but not without emphasizing how much we appreciated Johnny and the amazing team at Bricin. We truly felt the warmth of an Irish welcome. If you're in town, make sure to stop by--you won't regret it! #Bricin #DiningExperience #IrishHospitality #GratefulCustomer

Hidden upstairs, on top of a souviner shop, we had a great dinner at Birchin. We managed to get…read morethere early enough for the Early Bird Special - three courses for 36 EUR. We started with the bruschetta and deep fried Camembert, both had Boxtys (vegetables with red sauce for me, and chicken for my husband), and then worked our way through two fruit crumbles! Service was great; the waitstaff were very friendly and answered all of our questions. A great mix of locals and tourists alike!

So good! Was craving pasta and was not let down. Patient and kind waiters, really pretty plates and…read moreatmosphere, will try to come again once i'm back in ireland for sure :) sherry trifle was a great end to the evening. Mmm... Yum...

The server upstairs was amazing and helped with the menu. Recommended the Cottage Pie, which was…read moreexcellent. The beef stew was great and quite hearty. Lots of food. Beef stew came with a side of French fries and mashed potatoes. Come hungry. And to top it all off, a nice Murphys. Very nice dinner all around!

Delicious food, excellent service, very courteous and fast. The restaurant was full and the…read moreambiance was very warm and inviting. Highly recommend the place.

Really amazing dishes. We dined here couple of times while our stay in Killarney, as there are some…read moredishes I just couldn't go without trying again; Goat cheese tartlet, Oak smoked Irish Salmon and Eaton Mess (dessert). Relaxing and intimate atmosphere inside. Good wine list when I needed a break from Guinness with every meal. Friendly, timely and personable service. Inside is big enough but not too big, so it is not loud like some other places. Large group could be accommodated but should call ahead to make sure you got a table.

I had not intended to leave Georgia, where the Almighty provides a perfectly adequate misery in the…read moreform of red clay and summer heat, but I found myself in Killarney. It is a town that appears to have been constructed entirely out of damp wool and roaming Americans weeping over their distant ancestors. It was raining, naturally. It has been raining since the beginning of time in this country, a fact the locals accept with the grim fortitude one normally reserves for original sin. My bones, accustomed to being baked in the Milledgeville sun, were practically singing a dirge. I required meat, and I required it immediately, if only to anchor my soul to my body before the damp washed it away entirely. They directed me to a place called the Porterhouse. It is a name that implies a slab of beef large enough to induce a revelation, which I took as a sign of divine providence. Inside, it was a cavern of dark wood and comfortable booths, bustling with the sort of frantic, joyous noise you hear right before a tent revival gets out of hand. The hostess, a girl with the kind of bright, untroubled face that suggests she has not yet realized the world is fallen, led me to a corner table. The menu was extensive, boasting of prime Irish beef--a creature I suspect was raised in a pasture significantly greener than any patch of earth the Lord saw fit to put in the American South. There were also, heaven help us, modern vegetable concoctions on offer, an affliction I decided to ignore in the same way I ignore folks who claim they don't believe in the devil. I ordered the steak, medium rare, on the principle that meat should bleed just enough to remind you that something had to give up the ghost so you could have your dinner. When the plate arrived, it was not an elegant thing, but it was honest. The beef was flanked by onions and mushrooms that had been sautéed into a state of profound submission. I cut into it. The meat was tender, rich, and tasted of the heavy, rain-soaked earth of County Kerry. It was a good steak. Across the aisle, a family of four was making quick work of a towering plate of cheese and fried bread, eating with a gluttony that was entirely unselfconscious. I watched them chew, pondering the peculiar grace that allows humanity to find such violent comfort in the consumption of food, even while the sky outside continues to weep. I paid my bill and stepped back out into the drizzle. The Porterhouse did not offer me a vision of the saints, nor did it cure the damp in my joints. But it provided a thick cut of beef and a temporary reprieve from the cold, which, in this sodden, beautiful purgatory of a country, is as close to a miracle as one has any right to expect.

Porterhouse is right on the main drag in Killarney, you can't miss it. It appears to be quite…read morefancy but it's actually quite welcoming for a couple with a 9-year old kiddo. The staff was very friendly and warm, the service was quick and seamless and the food was good but wouldn't say it was spectacular. It wasn't terribly pricey though so can get behind 'just good' food for a reasonable cost. Also, the layout of the place is really fun, lots of individual almost private dining rooms that make it a lot quieter even though it was packed to gills when we were there. Definitely worth a stop but probably not a place to go out of your way to visit.

This place was so good and had plenty of seating. The prices are also reasonable and there is a…read morebar. Clean bathrooms.

Stopped in for dinner and was seated promptly. We were given…read morethe specials menu along with the regular menu, wine list and special drink menu. We chose the prawn cocktail to start, roast supreme of chicken, and the 16 ounce t-bone. The prawn cocktail came in a large crystal serving dish with about 10 prawns covered in a Rose Marie sauce on a bed of lettuce. Prawns were well cooked, nice and tender, and sweet. Two slices of brown bread and butter. The chicken was lightly fried and came with a stuffing of thyme and spring onion, gravy and French fries. Chicken was well cooked, flavorful and juicy. The fries were nice and crispy. The t-bone was 16ounces and came with mushrooms, onions, onion rings and fries. The steak was cooked as requested, medium rare. The mushrooms were small button mushrooms with sautéed onions. Part of the steak was nice and tender but there were parts that were tough and grisly and fatty. It was okay but not something I would order again. The onion rings, 3, were heavily breaded, stuck together and were not appetizing to look at and definitely not to eat. The fries were nice and crispy and served very not. This was an okay meal but based on it I'm not sure we'd make a return trip. Seating was probably the most comfortable that we have found recently but the place is very noisy and makes it hard to hold a conversation. Service was mediocre in that once we got our main meal we didn't see a server to come back and check to see home things were. They were extremely busy so this might account for that but I'm not sure. .

The only people I feel bad for are the ones that stopped to look inside the window but kept…read morewalking. What an experience they missed out on. Best food we've had in a long time! The lamb shanks were beyond amazing, only to be outdone by the bread pudding, only to be outdone by the wine, only to be outdone by the friendly staff. It's been years since we've had a dining experience this great. Find it. Enjoy it. Then thank me.

Great find in Killarney best meal while in Ireland so far lamb shank was amazing and chicken pate…read morewas to die for don't miss this place

MOLLY DARCYS Molly Darcys, on the Muckross Road, was the…read moreBlack and White Pub of the year in the dim and distant past. Many tourists have been back and forth that road since then but the pub, attached to a hotel, is not doing at all badly, though you'd have thought the maintenance work, which put the outside benches out of commission, going on this week would have been done at the start of the season. Killarney was very busy and there were quite a few in Mollys in mid-afternoon, some snacking, some drinking and some doing both. We were met by a smiling waiter on the way in and ordered coffees which were brought to our table. The coffee was better than average and top-ups were available. We enjoyed our interlude there.

Since we were car-less and staying at Friar's Glen, this was our go-to place. We had dinner here…read moretwice. And both times, we loved it! We stayed about a 10-minute walk from here. While enjoying some lovely Guinness, we had succulent burgers and/or lamb stew. The meat was so tender, flavorful. Our second night, we were treated to a magnificent quartet of young Irish musicians and some Irish dancers. They even played Johnny Cash! The clientele was very "American," and it attaches onto a hotel, so at first, I thought it would be a tourist trap. But I loved it. Great food, great service, great music, great craic!