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Outstanding Location, building or atmosphere Serious About Seafood

The Tankard

Easily spotted on the seaward side of the road from Tralee, the O'Sullivan family's pub and restaurant has a great reputation, especially for seafood. There are wonderful sea and mountain views from the restaurant, which has a patio area and a path down to the sea.
Seats 130. Open Mon-Thu 3pm-11.30pm, Fri & Sat 12pm-12.30pm, Sun 12-11.30pm. House wines from €20; sc discretionary; toilets wheelchair accessible; children welcome (high chair, children's menu, baby changing facilities). *Bar meals daily, 12pm-10-9pm. Closed Good Fri. Amex, Diners, MasterCard, Visa. abbreviations

Easily spotted on the seaward side of the road from Tralee, the O'Sullivan family's large pub and restaurant has a great reputation, especially for seafood. An imaginative bar menu, which overlaps to some extent with the restaurant à la carte, is available from lunchtime to late evening, serving a good range of food.


Expect dishes like seafood chowder with delicious hi-fibre home-made brown bread, salads such as smoky ‘Boxty’ (smoked salmon with potato cake & salad), cold seafood dishes like fresh crab and apple salad (a house speciality) and hot snacks such as steamed mussels Tankard-style.


There will be plenty of non-seafood dishes too, including warm chicken salad, home-made burgers, pastas and sandwiches.


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There are wonderful sea and mountain views from the restaurant, which has a patio area and a path down to the sea.


Lunch is available daily in the bar and the à la carte, available in both front and back sections of the restaurant, follows in mid-afternoon.


The style is traditional, mainly classic French with Irish overtones. Expect simple well-cooked food, based on the finest local ingredients, with excellent saucing and unfussy presentation giving hardly a passing nod to fashion - making a refreshing change from the ubiquitous 'world cuisine'.


Although a good selection of other dishes is offered too, including duckling, Hereford fillet or striploin of beef and Kerry rack of lamb, seafood is undoubtedly the star here. Much of it is sourced through the owners’ connections with the local fishing community, and the choices range from scallops or seafood mornay and saute crab claws to lobsters fresh from the tank, with a choice of cooking styles – grilled or poached.


A very good wine list is well matched to the menu, with efficient and well-informed service completing the experience.

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                  2nd March 2014
                  Adrian
                  Great family run Pub and Restaurant with great food and hospitality as well as some of the most dramatic views from a bar stool in Ireland,
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