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The Roadside Tavern

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Denotes genuine Irish food culture, ie special Irish food products/companies/producers, and highlights the best places to shop for regional and artisan foods; the selection excludes obvious 'non-Irish' elements regardless of quality, eg ethnic restaurants and specialists in coffee, wine and other drinks, unless relevant to local production or history. Eat & Stay establishments are chosen for their commitment to showcasing local produce and Irish hospitality. Pub with good food and atmosphere Previous Georgina Campbell Guides Award Winner The "Best of the Best" - Only the very best establishments across various categories have been chosen for this accolade

The Roadside Tavern

Whatever your reason for visiting – music, good food and drink, or all three – you’ll find pleasure in abundance at Peter Curtin's historic and hospitable hostelry and its related businesses.
Opening times are subject to change. L&D available daily in summer. Mon-Thu 1pm-9pm, Fri-Sun 1pm-10pm. Closed Nov-Mar. abbreviations

Peter Curtin, third generation owner of this famous tavern, claims that it’s Lisdoonvarna’s only real pub - as the others are all hotel bars or lounge bars. Be that as it may, it dates back to 1865 and is certainly among the oldest in the town and - with its deeply ingrained sense of many a long night of pints, music and craic - the most colourful.


Famous for music for over a century, many legendary musicians have played here down the years and the live music held every night in summer (also Friday and Saturday in winter) attracts locals and visitors alike.


More recent attractions are beer from their own micro-brewery, and the good food served by Kieran O'Halloran of Kieran's Kitchen. It's all about local produce – notably smoked fish from the family’s other equally famous business, The Burren Smokehouse, which is just down the road, also fresh fish from Doolin, pork from happy free range Burren pigs and organic Burren vegetables. There's terrific soup and chowder, and maybe great traditional hot dishes like bacon & cabbage and (the subject of hot debate) a version of Irish stew that is made with local Burren beef instead of the lamb that most traditionalists would insist is ‘correct’.


The Tavern is a genuinely hospitable place and it offers a different take on bar food, so it’s worth fitting in a mealtime visit – but do check beforehand as food is only served in summer, and summer has been known to arrive late around here.


The Burren Brewery is a more recent development but, although very small and only in operation since 2011, it produces three consistently admired beers - Burren Black (stout), Burren Red (ale) and Burren Gold (a lager, and not to be confused with the Ballyvaughan cheese of the same name).


They go down a treat and the brewery has achieved fame out of all proportion to its size, due partly to the Slow Food Ireland events which are held annually in the town and spread good news about food and drink like wildfire. But you’ll have to make the trip to Lisdoonvarna to enjoy these beers, as they are only available in the Roadside Tavern.


Even newer is The Burren Storehouse, next door to the Tavern. Done with Peter and Birgitta's usual style, this "... music venue, pizzeria, carvery, a place to watch sport events..." was a hit from the day it opened in 2015 and provides the perfect complement to the fine old pub.


So, whatever your reason for visiting – music, good food and drink, or all three – you’ll find pleasure in abundance at this historic and hospitable hostelry and its related businesses.

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The Roadside Tavern
Kincora Road, Lisdoonvarna Co Clare
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Near town centre on Kincora Road /N67.
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