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The enticing patio at Burren Perfumery Tea Rooms, Carron
€€
DOOLIN: Riverside Bistro
DK Choice CASHEL: Café Hans Road map C5 € Pub food Road map B4
Modern Irish
BALLINGARRY: Moor Lane, Cashel, Co Tipperary Roadford, Doolin, Co Clare
The Mustard Seed €€€ Tel 062 63660 Closed Sun & Mon; Tel 065 707 5604
Modern Irish Road map B5 2 wks end Jan Tasty, café-style fare served
Echo Lodge, Ballingarry, A busy café serving better-than- in a cheerful room with an
Co Limerick average snacks: salads, fishcakes, open fire; in summer, the action
Tel 069 68508 Closed Mon & Tue soups and sandwiches. Cash only. moves outdoors, to the pretty
(winter); 3 days at Christmas garden terrace. This friendly
This long-established restaurant CASHEL: Chez Hans €€€ restaurant is sandwiched
is famous for its hospitality and Modern Irish Road map C5 between two pubs, and there
the quality of its food. Select from Moor Lane, Cashel, Co Tipperary is music – here or next door –
the menu while enjoying aperitifs Tel 062 611 77 Closed Sun & Mon; most nights in summer.
and amuse-bouches in the library, last 2 wks Sep, last 2 wks Jan
then move to the spacious din- Classic, award-winning food DOONBEG: Morrisseys Seafood
ing room and enjoy four courses such as local lamb and quail, Bar & Grill €€
(three if you choose the early- served in a beautifully converted Pub food Road map B4
bird menu) of imaginative food. old synod building. The wine list Doonbeg, Co Clare
includes offerings from both Tel 065 905 5304 Closed Mon
Europe and the New World. This pub with a contemporary
BALLYVAUGHAN: Reservations essential. interior and views over the
An Fear Gorta € river serves simple dishes –
Café food Road map B4 CLOGHEEN: The Old Convent Doonbeg crab claws, Cajun
Coast Road, Ballyvaughan, Co Clare Gourmet Hideaway €€€ chicken salad, steaks and burgers
Tel 085 726 1315 Closed Tue & Modern Irish Road map C5 – in generous portions. No
Wed in Jun; Tue in Jul; Jan–Mar Mount Anglesby, Clogheen, bookings are taken, which
A pretty tea room set in beautiful Co Tipperary means queues in summer.
gardens. Lovely cakes, savoury Tel 052 746 5565 Closed Mon–Thu;
tarts, sandwiches, fish pies, and Jan, 3 wks Dec ENNIS: Town Hall Bistro €€
home-made soups using produce An Irish artisan menu including Modern Irish Road map B4
from their own kitchen garden. local buffalo ricotta and rare O’Connell Street, Ennis, Co Clare
breed pork is offered nightly in Tel 065 682 8127 Closed 25 Dec
BALLYVAUGHAN: L’Arco €€ a beautiful room with stained- By day a pretty café serving
Italian Road map B4 glass windows. A vegetarian snacks, sandwiches and more
Main Street, Ballyvaughan, Co Clare option is available. Booking substantial meals, at night this
Tel 065 708 3900 Closed 25 Dec is essential. place becomes a candlelit bistro.
Authentic food is served at this Reservations recommended.
award-winning restaurant with a DOOLIN:
lively atmosphere in the heart of Cullinan’s Seafood €€ KILLALOE:
the Burren. Booking advised. Modern Irish Road map B4 Cherry Tree Restaurant €€€
Doolin, Co Clare Modern Irish Road map C4
CARRON: Tel 065 707 4183 Closed Sun & Wed; Lakeside, Ballina, Killaloe, Co Clare
Burren Perfumery Tea Rooms € Nov–Apr Tel 061 375688 Closed Mon; 2 wks
Café food Road map B4 The modern Irish menu at Jan–Feb, 24 & 25 Dec
Fahee North, Carron, Co Clare this place overlooking the river Contemporary Irish food is
Tel 065 708 9102 Closed Oct–Apr leans towards local seafood – served with great finesse in a
Wash down soups, quiches, wild monkfish, pan-seared room over looking the River
home-baked goods, sandwiches Castletownbere scallops. Shannon. The menu also features
and salads with teas made from Lovely home-made desserts. a few exotic options, such as
plants grown in the gardens. Reservations recommended. crab spring rolls with chilli jam.
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 304–5
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