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    The Mad Monk

    4.3 (44 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Mussels
    Sophia B.

    Amazing!!!! Incredible seafood!!! Everything tasted so fresh! Our group of 8 made a reservation two days in advance. We sat upstairs and it is such a lively restaurant. Very loud but fun atmosphere!

    Side salad is good.
    Erin H.

    It is not realistic to review a dense menu in 3 minutes and decide an order for a party of 5. The Killarney whiskey rivals the Jamesone Black Barrel whiskey. Onion rings were undercooked. Clam chowder soup was good except for the singular hair in it. The prawns are really small shrimp. Scallops and Sea Bass with squid ink risotto were really good.

    Delicious, garlicky crab claws.
    Karen F.

    The Mad Monk was recommended to us by the Concierge of an exclusive local hotel, and this turned out to be one of our favorite meals in Ireland. We were eating between lunchtime and dinnertime, so fortunately we did not need a reservation. We sat at an outside table, enjoying the spring weather, and engaging in fantastic people watching. Our server was new, and umm.... awkward, but the meal turned out to be really enjoyable. I started with a cold refreshing cider to drink. For our meal, my friend and I shared the Portmagee crab claws in garlic butter with sourdough bread, and a spinach and cheese (brie? goat?) salad with beets and hazelnuts, that I think was just a special they were running. All the food was outstanding. The crab claws were meaty and flavorful; the salad completely fresh and interesting. Loved it all. We raved about this place to friends later, who ended up eating there too, and loved it. I highly recommend a visit!

    Dingle Bay Wild Squid (calamari)
    Ryan L.

    I'm from the New England area of the United States and have eaten PEI muscles my entire life. The mussels here at The Mad Monk were hands down the best mussels I've ever had. Very fresh, extremely clean, large, and the white wine cream sauce was drinkable. If you like fresh seafood, highly recommend The Mad Monk. We eat upstairs; service and atmosphere was great.

    We shared and were very happy!
    Denise S.

    We loved the squid, crab claws and Monk Fish, but the Fish and chips were cooked too hard.

    Business G.

    Just off the main drag and across the alley from some nice Irish Music at the pub next door you'll find the Mad Monk. Seafood is their specialty and you'll have a hard time finding it fresher or tastier anywhere. For the steak fans, the New York is excellent too! Don't miss this place!

    Potato croquettes in wild mushroom sauce and fried prosciutto
    Jeff A.

    What a gem! The service and food is delicious. If you're only located in the US I'll be a regular customer. Thank you!

    Crab Claws
    Lynette B.

    WOW! I'm having dreams of this place still. From start to end this place was perfection. I arrived around 7pm on Wednesday and was seated immediately. I started with the half dozen local oysters. They were delicious and the sweet onion sauce in the middle went perfectly with them. The crab claws were next and they were tender and cooked to perfection. Finally, I ended with their warm crumble of the day. It was berries and apples and it was divine. Service was excellent. Ambiance was perfect. I highly recommend The Mad Monk to anyone looking for a delicious meal in Killarney.

    Bread pudding
    Justin B.

    Finally!! After 6 days in Ireland we were looking for THE meal that would be memorable for our trip. This was the restaurant to do it. Wife had the sea bass and I had a special with black sole. Both were great. Service was great, and we just walked in with no reservation on a Sunday evening.

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    7 years ago

    Nice atmosphere and great food. We had the lobster and squid and it was delicious. Squid was very lightly fried.

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    4 years ago

    Fabulous seafood in Killarney! Tried the hake and mussels and both were great along with the atmosphere.

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    4 years ago

    My family and I ate dinner here last night. It was some of the best salmon I have ever had and the potatoes were good as well.

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    Dooley's Seafood & Steakhouse - Beef & Guinness Stew w/side salad

    Dooley's Seafood & Steakhouse

    3.8(10 reviews)
    52.3 km

    Part of tour group going around Ireland, we stopped into Dooley's Seafood and Steakhouse for lunch…read more All-in-all, it was very good! On a Saturday, around noon, a coach bus of us came. The inside was large, easily accommodating us with plenty of tables. The waitresses came to our table and took our orders quickly. As a tour group, we were given only two options for lunch and a single dessert, which was fine with me. I ordered their Beef & Guinness Stew for lunch and was very happy with it! I had ordered the same thing from a pub in Dublin a few nights before and was disappointed, Dooley's was the opposite experience, this was excellent! The beef was tender, vegetables generously sized and soft, the sauce was hot and flavorful, and I really liked the flaky pastry on top used to mop up any leftover sauce. For dessert, they served Bread Pudding, which was good, but not the best I had during my time in Ireland, but good. All-in-all, a good and speedy experience at Dooley's Seafood and Steakhouse. If I were in Ireland again and passing by here, I'd have no issue coming back and grabbing a Beef & Guinness Stew from here.

    Beautiful views of the river from this fine dining establishment however…read more... As others have stated on this Yelp Page service was shotty. When I asked for a menu, the waitress said they didn't have one.......okay. She did list what was available to choose as we were part of a bus tour group and only had selected options we could choose unless we wanted to pay additional monies, maybe that's why there was no menu. I went with a seafood chowder with some flaky pastry bread on top. The food was okay but literally being next to a river with many boats out on the water I was expecting exceptional seafood or something that tasted very fresh. I wouldn't come back but I am sure if you are in the area, you could have a good time here with the right crowd, the location was pretty fab and the interior of the restaurant was nice as well. As always people SYOY!!!

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