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The Tavern Bar & Restaurant

Myles and Ruth O’Brien have been running this fine bar and restaurant just outside Westport, at the foot of Croagh Patrick, since 1999 and have built up an enviable reputation.

The fine dining restaurant, Upstairs At The Tavern, offers several very attractive menus, including an early dinner, a midweek special, and an à la carte; local seafood from Clew Bay is very much the speciality here, and menus also include named local and artisan foods such as air-dried Connemara lamb and meat from the renowned butchers McGeough’s of Oughterard, Chris Smyth’s organic leaves and Carrowholly cheeses.

Bar menus are quite extensive, with a children’s menu as well as a good choice of dishes for full meals, and a range of sandwiches.

Traditional Irish music on Wed.

Seats 75; reservations required; toilets wheelchair accessible; children welcome (playground, playroom, high chair, childrens menu, baby changing facilities); beer garden; air conditioning; free broadband wi/fi. D served daily in summer, 6-10pm (D weekends only off-season, although bar food is served daily all year, 12-9.30pm), value D about €25 pp Mon-Fri, 6-7.30pm, also a la carte; house wine €17.50. Traditional Irish music on Wed. Restaurant closed during the week off-season. Establishment closed Good Fri, 25 Dec. Amex, MasterCard, Visa, Laser.

Directions:

At the foot of Croagh Patrick, 5 mins from Westport