Rising Stars and Hospitality Heroes Recognised by Independent Hospitality Guide The Georgina Campbell Awards – Ireland’s Original Hospitality Awards! Representatives of the very best in Irish hospitality gathered at Bord Bia in Dublin today, for the announcement of the 2017 Georgina Campbell Awards, associated with the respected Georgina Campbell’s Ireland...
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2015 Michelin ‘Eating Out In Pubs’ guide” Irish Examiner, Nov 1st 2014
Cork and Down have topped the Michelin choices for best pub grub in Ireland. A total of 34 pubs secured listings in the 2015 Michelin ‘Eating Out In Pubs’ guide which was released yesterday. However, some counties fared better than others: Cork and Down, with six listings each, topped the...
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Great food and cosy pub- Tripadvisor Nov 2014
We had dinner 4 times there on the pub side and enjoyed each of the meals, especially the lamb shank. Good and friendly service. Definitely recommend....
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Rebecca Burr, 2015 Michelin “Eating out in Pubs” Guide. Irish Examiner, Nov 2014
“Look at a place like O’Dowd’s in Roundstone [Co Galway], You get great simple food like crab claws, a pint of Guinness and the atmosphere hits you as soon as you walk in the door. We still look for places with good home cooking and traditional recipes, that’s what we...
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An all-seasons institution at the heart of Roundstone, Irish Independent, Sept 2012
Irish Independent, September 2012 I can’t think of a better place to sip a bowlful of fresh seafood chowder (€5.95). An all-seasons institution at the heart of Roundstone, O’Dowd’s window seats overlook a working harbour, its brightly coloured fishing boats, the ever-changing water of Roundstone Bay, and the stony landscape...
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Review from Yelp.com
One of the best seafood restaurants in the country, very simple food cooked to perfection, they actually get their fish delivered fresh daily and by god it really shows. There are no airs or graces here, just honest food done the way it should be. Well worth the detour if...
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Review from www.wherecanigoeat.net
Roundstone is probably one of the most picturesque small fishing villages along the west coast of Ireland in Galway. O’Dowd’s Seafood Bar can be found on the main street just 100 yards from the harbour and has a reputation for the some of the freshest and very best seafood around....
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The Sunday Telegraph
The landscape was becoming more lusher and the villages more populated as we made for Roundstone and O’Dowd’s pub and seafood bar overlooking the small fishing harbour. A real irish pubs award was on the old, wood-panelled wall and the place turned out to be a genuine treat. I gazed...
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Sunday Tribune supplement
Section: Eight of the best pubs for getting top nosh. O’DOWDS, ROUNDSTONE, CO.GALWAY. This picture perfect Connemara village is magnificent, with some great pubs and hotels. O’Dowds has forged a reputation for its excellent bar-food, particularly its delicious chowder that sells quicker than Virgin Mary statues in Knock. It has...
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Food and Wine magazine – Best in the West
One long narrow street, Houses all higgledy like a row of crooked teeth, an old stone harbour and a sweeping panorama – the charms of roundstone are immediate as you round the bend into this peaceful Connemara fishing village. But after a stroll along Dog’s Bay or Gurteen beach there’s...
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