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Summit Inn

4.1 (33 reviews)
ModeratePubs, Irish

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Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Delicious Summit Inn Burger with fries and surprisingly good salad
Gilbert D.

The Summit Inn is probably my favorite pub. Today anyway. I think it saved my life. After 3 hours of stumbling along the cliffs and then through the hills of the peninsula I was lost. You know that feeling when the blisters on your feet stop hurting in a traditional sense and you're like: "F*ck it, I probably gonna lose my feet but I have to march back to civilization." And then suddenly before your eyes: The Summit Inn! The staff is super, very young but very friendly. There is always some game on, a crackling fire in the corner and the beer is, well Guinness, and the burger is delicious. I was positively surprised about the salad on the side. It was small but really good. Usually a pub wouldn't care about the salad. Not so on the Summit. You get a pint and the burger with fries for 16 € which isn't cheap but considering the quality it's totally worth your money. One more tip: Don't drive up there, it's cheating! Besides, your burger and beer will taste so much better when you earned it.

Chicken wings
Brendan W.

Hmmmm. Not really understanding the 4 and 5 star reviews here. Came here today with 2 friends. Heard the food was good. Reviews on Yelp seemed good. So we drove out of the harbour area up to the Summit. I ordered the steak and chips. I asked for it rare. Of course it came out just about medium. Argh. This pisses me off so much in this bloody country. It's like because our Mothers all over cooked beef throughout our childhoods we are terrified of eating anything that may be pink. I think staff are also terrified to serve something that could be called raw by a customer. It's mind boggling. You need to go to a French restaurant or an FXB's to get get a properly cooked steak. It really is infuriating. Over cooked eggs and over cooked steaks are my pet peeves and Irish people seem to have a wonderful knack of f**king both of these things up. My chips were just OK. Some of them were not 100% cooked. I left most of them. My friends ordered the quesedillas. For €10 with NO chips or side [apart fom a couple of lettuce leaves and half cherry tomatoes] I thought this was extremely overpriced for them just on their own. The quesedillas themselves, average. We shared a large portion of chicken wings. These were pretty tasty but they were too dry IMO. More sauce missues! My friend asked for coffee after our meal and the server was like oh OK and ran off in a hurry to the bar. Didn't give the rest of us a chance to order coffee or desert. Everyone was in a hurry. They didn't seem understaffed either which would have explained it. I found the service not BAD bad per say but just in different. The staff were never rude and were pretty friendly in fairness but just not attentive in any way shape or form. Like not once were we asked how IS everything, or how WAS everything. If they had done this I would have been like eh my steak is overcooked. It's seemed really difficult to get anyones attention properly so not really a great position to tell them your food is not 100% how you asked it to be. So I just left it. I was out to relax on a Sunday afternoon, not try to chase staff in a pub to tell them my food wasn't up to scratch. If I was to come back I would probably just stick to having a pint which I didn't do on this occasion. But I would not be coming back for the food.

TVs in here.
Mindaugas S.

5 stars? It might be, but wasn't here for a full craic, so will be a bit shy and give 4. When ever I drop by here, enjoy as everyone should. Great dishes. TVs for sports. My top choice is onion rings and omelet. Staff is always great. I cycle by a lot here and they will fill the bottle up with tap water no problems. Even today, we ordered some food and teas.. And paid only when leaving.. Nice restaurant like attitude. Has outse tables as well, nice heaters.

Mexican Quesadillas
Petra B.

No idea why I never got around writing a review for the Summit Inn - maybe because I'm coming here for years - even before my Yelp time - yes, there is such a thing. Seeing that walking around Howth is one of my favourite walks - be it via the Cliff Walk or up Deerpark Golf Club - a break, possibly pint and some food in the Summit Inn is part of that. In summer it's brilliant to sit outside on their terrace watching life go by but inside is just as nice, especially if you sit on one of the bar stools facing the windows. My drink varies on my mood but as for food their mussles (with brown bread) is my all time favourite. Again I'm sometimes in the mood for something else and there is enough to choose from inclusive daily specials. But I'm always happy with my choice. The audience is a mix of locals, regular walkers and tourists - everyone peacefully just enjoying the pub, no matter how crowded. And the staff is always very friendly and patient - well used to visitors that are there the first time and possibly not fluent in english. And especially in summer they have bowl of water for the dogs.

Howth Summit

The summit with breathtaking views is just a short walk away. Good wine, beer, etc. Didn't eat though as we were just passing through. The staff was super friendly and helpful with all questions we had about the area. Anton was great with making everyone feel welcome and comfortable. Thank you for everything!

The mussels are to die for!
Ellen C.

Stopped here for lunch after a hiking tour yesterday. My boyfriend and I ordered fish and chips, mussels, and the Howth chowder. My favorite was the mussels. The sauce was soooo delicious!! I slurped up all the sauce I could get because I couldn't get enough of it! I highly recommend the mussels, and that's coming from an American! Service was very nice too.

Mussels

Excellent establishment. Inn keeper suggested it. Food and service were excellent. Kept warm by a peat fire. Mussels, recommended by the waitress were superb. Walk to the summit above the restaurant and enjoy the view

My new favorite Mexican pit stop in Ireland. The Mexican Quesadillas were outstanding (and I'm sure all the real Irish food was too!)

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After a good two hour walk around the gorgeous Howth head, what a great place to settle in and get cosy.

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