The View Restaurant is situated at Concra Woods Golf Club in Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan. It…read moreoverlooks Lough Muckno and the views are stunning as the name suggests. The golf course is not for the faint hearted as it is built around the lake with many very steep climbs so make sure you hire a buggy. The food in the restaurant was excellent especially the real homemade chips, the best i'v tasted for a long time. The staff are really friendly and helpful too so if you visit Castleblaney be sure to call to the View for a tasty good value meal.

From the owner: The View Restaurant Bar, offers first class food with a spectacular view of Concra Wood golf…read morecourse, Lough Muckno and the surrounding area. With a wide range of menus sure to impress even the fussiest of eaters. For more information on our Menus and specialties visit our website.

Quaint Irish country pub with outside seating and strong, delicious cocktails. Has a lovely mellow…read morevibe and is heavenly on a summers day. But just beware the few wasps which hover about outside and seem to be attracted by nearby apple trees and the scent of fruity cocktails! I visited in August 2017, as part of a Carlingford Mystery Cocktail Tour, and amongst our party of sixteen ladies, for most, this pub was a firm favourite. It was an extremely enjoyable stop during the tour. Will definitely be returning.

Good place to have some authentic Irish food. They have a welcoming inside with a fireplace! My…read morefavorite dish is their homemade burger. Staff is friendly and plenty of space for larger groups.

This is my local pub and resturant and to be honest the food is amazing. We have tried other places…read morebut would not come close to it. I would normally have the chicken stirfry with noodles which is lovely. There chicken curry and chicken fajita are also amazing. My all time favorite here is the sweet chili beef wrap with chips and side salad. On Sunday there roast beef is top class. Portions are always huge and if you have room after mains they have a wide selection of deserts. All staff are really very nice and i would rate this place 10 out of 10. Keep up the good work guys

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.

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.

Tried to go last night 14 Mar 2026. Walked around the entire building and into a few wrong places…read more Finally spoke to someone at restaurant next door. This place is permanently closed. Don't waste your time.

Great concept, helpful and friendly staff. Love the products! Best place to get quality souvenirsread more

I've been to Donegan's for drinks before but I finally got to have one of their legendary dinners…read morelast week. This really is a bit of a gem of a place so I almost don't want to tell people about it! The facility is lovely and, even though it's an old building, they keep it very fresh and clean looking with updated furnishing and fixtures while still maintaining a very homey feel. I love it when the fires are going and the bar is very cozy and bright. On this occasion, we chose the dining room. When we arrived, we were taken to a table in one of the larger rooms in the back that are more typically used for events. It was a lovely room but I preferred to be somewhere a little closer to the bar and main, older part of the building. The hostess was perfectly accommodating and this was no problem. Instead, my husband and I put in our orders at the bar while we had a drink and when our food was ready, they took us to a different table. The service was completely friendly and efficient. The food was absolutely delicious. I had a hard time choosing what to order, but settled on the fresh hake with roast potatoes, tomatoes and cauliflower puree. It was so so good. I ate everything. My husband got a steak and chips, which were perfectly cooked. The meals around ours looked very good, too. Donegan's also pulls a brilliant pint and we had both Guinness and Smithwicks. Can't wait until we can come back again. Just love this place.

Myself and my husband went out to Donnegan's lastnight and even though there was salt and pepper on…read morethe table the waitress who wasnt wearing black could have been manageress was adamant we could not sit at the round table across from the bar because she did not have enough staff on to attend the table outside the restaurant.She could however sit us at the bar for food which was four steps away from the table .Happy to see they can turn away custom on a Wednesday night .....very disappointing.

Seems this place is only for private parties. I wish we had known that before heading that way.read more

This place is such a gem. This is actually a fine dining restaurant in disguised…read more The restaurant is actually on a boat, docked in the river. Based on the location and decor, one would not expect too much about the food. Our group of 4 ordered 4 different dishes, with mine being the pan fried Hake. Well let me tell you, all 4 dishes were licked clean by the end of the meal! That should tell you something about the taste. We were initially blown away by the presentation of our dishes. Again, we didn't expect such level of presentation that's typically seen at fine dining establishments, not a rusty boat in the middle of a small town. Once we tasted our food we were even more surprised as all 4 dishes were as delicious as they looked. This restaurant is a must try if you're in Belfast!

This is a lovely pub with very fresh, delicious food at reasonable prices. Our family tried it out…read morea couple of weekends ago and the staff were very friendly to us and our young kids. My husband and I both got fish & chips which were great, and the kids got chicken nuggets and chips and pasta, great big portions and everything came very quickly (though we were having a pretty early dinner, around 5 pm). I was impressed that the pasta had a chunky homemade bolognese sauce on it. The beer menu seemed somewhat limited but that could also be due to Covid and how much they're able to supply at the moment. We sat in their outdoor seating area which is OK - they've definitely done their best to try and stay open and meet the restrictions! I think I will enjoy it better when the indoor dining reopens though as it's hard to make a tent attractive. This is a great little off-the-beaten-track place though and I do hope to be back soon.

The bar at the front is a traditional style Irish pub. We were in the restaurant at the back…read more.. which I have to say was an unexpected surprise! Walking through the bar I was sure we were going to a seat at the back, away from the windows, but large double doors opened into a bright modern restaurant, with a wonderful view of the sea through windows that run the full length of the the dining area. The food was very nice, and the view and surroundings were pretty spectacular. The sun was shining, and two horses were cantering down the beach. We went for a stroll along the sea front after our meal. Very idyllic.