I've visited a few times with a friend of mine and we're arranging to revisit in the new year…read more Excellent food, excellent service and the ambience is amazing. The pricing is pretty reasonable for the food. What more could you ask for!

Good local pub, decent pint of stout, good food and friendly staff, what more could you ask for....read more

We spent 3 nights in the hotel and ate breakfast here daily…read more We found it to be a good value, with a full breakfast on buffet. Though the real winner was their flaky and fresh croissants, of which I had too many. In addition, there were many bread choices, scones & other pastries. There was also a gluten-free section, with pre-packaged baked goods, such as muffins. Cereals, fruits, deli meats & cheeses were all offered alongside the buffet line. Traditional foods: scrambled eggs (note: very soft cooked), black & white pudding, sausage, ham, potatoes, tomatoes and shrooms. Definitely worth including with your stay! We did not make it in for any other meals, tho I'm also adding a review for the ground level restaurant, where we had dinner.

High and jazz atmosphere is why I m coming there. Cuisine is…read moregood. I was always satisfied wi ty h the service.

We were there a few nights ago to celebrate our youngest son's birthday. This restaurant is a…read morefavourite of ours. We had booked and arrived as booked. We didn't say it was a birthday. We waited to be seated but there wasn't anyone to seat us. We waited far too long and when the waitress - the older of the only two waitresses serving/ arrived. The greeting was flat and almost felt like she was being put out. She arrived just in time as the barman was about to seat us. I've eaten here hundreds of times over the years. I ordered oysters as a starter only for the waitress to return a few moments later to confirm they had none. Well that's a first. Carlingford Oyster company is a few miles away. So my order became seafood chowder and fillet steak medium. My side dish tobacco onions. My son also ordered the chowder which for the half lifetime I've been eating it here has been superb but not this time. We each knew it wasn't as rich and deep flavoured as before and we were really disappointed. This is one of their finest dishes and we really hope this is a one off. If it happens again we'll send it back and have it off the bill. The price charged means it must be ace every time. I asked for white pepper for my chowder the availability of which was uncertain and when it arrived the younger waitress said I was lucky. If white pepper isn't always available just close. It's not as important as salt is to cooking but it's great for seasoning. I often choose it over black pepper almost always. My fillet was requested medium and it came with a pepper sauce that didn't pour but moved sludge like in lumps in short it was gloop; if it had cream it wasn't discernible nor had it evidence of butter. It tasted factory made. One of the corner stones of the success of Fitzpatrick's was cooking based on classic French cooking (Escoffier) and sauces. It elevates their chowder and onion soups and makes sauces moreish - this pepper sauce is far away from this and it's not and nowhere near good enough. If Danny was still there this sauce wouldn't be and no chef would have had the nerve to put it before him. My fillet was well done, medium to well and medium as I proceeded through it. I'm not precious about it and it was tasty good quality meat which I enjoyed. I only draw a line at bloody meat. My son always opts for rare. The tobacco onions were superbly flavoured stand out 5 stars. I asked for English mustard for my steak but it never arrived and the two overworked waitresses were nowhere to be seen. As desserts weren't offered due to their invisibility I got up to pay. There were five or six guests in the doorway waiting to be seated just as we were earlier that evening and no waitress around. The barman took our payment and I didn't tip which I didn't like but I was not happy. I told the barman some of the issues lousy pepper sauce, non delivery of mustard and poor tasting chowder: he said he'd pass it on. Next time I will return food that's not up to the standard I'm used to at the prices charged.

The Roast was delicious, my lamb was not as tender as I have experienced in the past, but flavor…read morewas wonderful. We had a table of 6 and they got us seated pretty quickly. Ample parking, wonderful and interesting decor. Our service was exceptional.

We enjoyed a life saving stop at Lumper's Bar this past July. We were making our way north from…read moreDublin on a cycling safari, and getting terrific tans in an unprecedented Irish heat wave. We staggered into Lumper's, situated at the base of the Tain Trail, before our anticipated afternoon climb over the Cooley Mountains down into Carlingford. Suffering from heat exhaustion and hunger following the morning's 30 mile ride in 91 degree temperatures, we tottered into the pub. After pouring buckets of water over our heads in the restrooms, we were revived enough to dive into the many life-saving baskets of triangular-cut sandwiches, bowls of comforting homemade vegetable soup, and the seemingly endless pitchers of fresh water that John quickly placed in front of us. When we could eat no more, John entertained us with many tales about the famous lumper potato, the nearby Magic Hill where cars, when placed in neutral after traversing the fairy-inhabited hill, rolled backwards back over the hill, and hiking and camping adventures John leads on "his mountain." If we are ever again in this corner of the world, we will be stopping at Lumper's Bar for sure!

OMG... best meal I've had in a week. My compliments to the entire kitchen staff. Mushy Peas were…read moreactually fresh and soooo amazingly delicious, as a Mater of fact I asked for them to go. The fish... without a doubt lightest, crispy batter and beautiful flavor I've ever had. Service was excellent and ambiance was every bit Irish pub! I cannot recommend this establishment enough, even if ur not near by make the trip!

The best in Dundalk. Nicest staff…read more Very pleasant ambiance Good food and beer Nice location

I love coming here. Great food and friendly staff. There is…read morealso a lovely ambiance here too.

This was an excellent dinner. For those of you who think this is an Indian restaurant, it most…read morecertainly is not. It is contemporary European. As we walked in, we were warmly greeted and given a table. We went early on a Friday evening and lucked our. Reservations are strongly recommended for the weekend. Our food was excellent. I had the duck special with mashed potatoes, squash,broccoli rabbe and baby bok choy. My wife had hake on chickpeas withe a saffron sauce. Each was prepared well by the chef. We were too full to consider desert. Our feeling was this restaurant mainly caters to locals. Most people who entered had Irish accents. We would definitely return to this restaurant.

I am a McKeown from New Jersey United States and we drove 1 1/2 hours from Dublin to have a few…read moreGuinness pints at this amazing friendly bar. Was well worth it. Chatted with a few locals and the bar tender was very friendly. Great local traditional and authentic Irish Bar. 5 stars

This is my favorite place to eat in Dundalk!…read more My other half and I just LOVE it. The food is absolutely superb. Portion sizes are great. The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Its great value. We had a starter and main along with one drink each and it was just under €50. Excellent value. The decor and atmosphere are just lovely.

We were invited guests and had been told that this place was as good as Fitzpatrick's without the…read morehigh cost. It's not as good. That said there were lots of five star elements here but while I settled on four stars I've knocked one off for reasons that follow. If you hit Fitzpatricks on a good day it's exceptional and the difference in cost between these two places is not significant. The key problem with the food put before me was lack of proper seasoning. I had scallops to start and they were very good indeed. The seasoning in this dish relied on chorizo 'crumb' and chorizo featured in other dishes. It added to taste but not enough so chef needs to be brave. There was no sea salt on the table and when you offer crab claws, prawns pil pil and scallops then tables should have sea salt, black pepper and tabasco as norm with smoked paprika, if required. My mushroom pasta main was a generous portion but very poor tasting. The pasta wasn't fresh but a dried product - the quality could have been better so go for the higher cost bronze die cut pasta. My main was not an enjoyable eat. I left half of it - there was not enough cream, not enough butter and not enough high quality parmesan and just not seasoned; great parmesan alone with sea salt and pepper would have greatly benefited the dish. My wife had the Caesar salad and a hake main and she thought both very good. One of the party shared a sage croquette and it tasted excellent. The restaurant was bright, airy and warm but the problem with seating is that four of us were at a small corner table so it wasn't as comfortable as I'd like. What I really disliked was one of the party - a customer that makes paydays - asked for onion rings with his main and he was refused. Yet onion rings come with their steaks. What's the problem - just not good enough really so a star off but I'd still like to know why not and I know Fitzpatrick's certainly wouldn't refuse? The staff were ace and very attentive. We didn't have desserts and the cappuccino was just about ok and needs focus to improve which isn't hard. Fitzpatrick's do do great coffee. We will likely return as two where I can be more fussy about the food. In fact I look forward to it.

DELICOUS AND FRESH and the owner is very friendly as well as the staff. You have to give it a visit…read moreand go hungry.

We had a group of 8 that they were able to seat fairly quickly. Although, they do recommend…read morereservations. At our table we had fish and chips, sirloin and lamb. The dishes were completed with care and detail, and simply amazing. The 5 stars goes 100% to the staff for their great service - even from this young crew to make a great evening. The food quality, taste and delivery, 5 stars.