Guy’s Bar

Good little pub, we got a table right off. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I ordered the crab salad, made in house served with lettuce, onions, cucumbers, some beets, and some side dressing. The crab salad itself was excellent. My wife ordered only desert, which was a house made gluten-​free Orange cake served with vanilla ice cream and cream, fantastic combination. Good pub feel and live music.

Wish there were more people at our table for me to try the dishes because everything the two of us had was great. Standout was tempura prawns. Hmmm, good. Good, friendly service. Recommended.

Sehr schmackhaftes Bar Food!
Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und aufmerksam, wir kommen morgen wieder! :-)

I looked forward to having lunch at this Clifden establishment with my mom. We finally did so yesterday. The overall experience was disappointing. The service was lackadaisical, but I would ignore that had the food been better. I had the Chicken Goujons (€ 9.95) and immediately wished I had ordered something more interesting and appealing. However, the biggest disappointment was the Seafood Chowder (€ 5.95). It was bland, more like a soup, and it didn’t have much seafood. It was the worst chowder we’ve encountered in a long time. Overall, we thought the lunch menu was uninspiring and we didn’t learn about the specials until after we had ordered. Hopefully, our next visit will be better, but it won’t be any time soon.

Our night at Guy’s was one of the best dates I’ve even had in Ireland — and unexpectedly too. I love pubs, but this place was modern and stylish, and much appreciated in a rural town like Clifden. I loved the contrast of the ancient countryside during the day with this modern Irish restaurant at night. We didn’t make reservations (highly recommended!), so had to wait about 45 minutes at the bar. No bother, it was fun chatting and drinking some lovely wine for a change — the Guy’s Chardonnay was actually really good! The patrons were loud and happy and I enjoyed that.
We got a great table at the back of the place with a grand view of the dining room and the coziness of a candlelit meal. The music was in the adjacent room so we could hear it filtering in without it obstructing our conversation. We started with crab & potato cakes which were tasty, although definitely more potato than crab… but I didn’t mind too much. For my main, I had the fish & chips and it was the BEST fried cod & chips I’ve had in Ireland. Kudos to whomever cooked this — crunchy, salty, tender, milky, flaky — everything you want in an expertly fried cod. The chips were excellent as well. My husband had the lamb stew and it was a loving concoction of simmered potatoes, tender lamb, carrots and brown bread. Certainly better than simple pub food. After this delicious meal, my bed was the only place I really had the energy to go to. Next time I’m back in Clifden, I’ll probably head for Guy’s and stay a bit longer to investigate the craic. Highly recommended for a nice night out.

My husband had dinner here and ended up returning for lunch the next day because Guy’s is the only place in all of Clifden that has a vegetarian soup. Service was not that great at dinner (the place was packed) but better at lunch when there were only a few other people there. We had:
— Cheese Board: Well, we really only liked one of the three cheeses (the goat cheese) and I was sort of unimpressed with the cheese board in general because our server didn’t explain what anything was nor suggest pairings. The other two cheeses, something like a flavorless brie and a very sharp blue cheese, didn’t get finished. Only came with 4 crackers, definitely could have used more. Unfortunately it took another 30 minutes for our main courses to come out after the cheese board.
— Warm Goats Cheese & Roasted Vegetables: This was very good, and came with an entire wheel of the goats cheese we liked so much from the cheese board. The only reason I even know the cheese board came with goats cheese is because it showed up on this salad labeled as goat cheese. This was a delightful salad, and I wish I had ordered just it instead of splurging on the cheese board also. Great combination of warmed tangy cheese, roasted vegetables, and sweet mango which was unexpected but worked well.
— Guiness Beef Stew: My husband had this and loved it. I can say the portion was quite large and it looked very warm and comforting.
— Fish & Chips: Large portion of fish and good chips. Husband liked it.
— Broccoli Cream Soup: Yummy! I could tell it was homemade from pureed broccoli, and it was very good overall.
Not exactly an inexpensive meal but the food was good overall.

I first came here in 2010, and I was warmed by the fireplace as I feasted on their curry chicken and fresh brown bread. I ate here several times in the past three months, and they never disappoint. I had one issue with the waitress charging me for a bill that belonged to another table, but the owners quickly rectified it. The Guys Burger is authentic local Connemara beef, organic vegetables and made with fresh cheese from Moran’s Butcher shop down the street. The ambiance is great, and they carry Connemara Peat Smoked Single Malt!

Just ok, I have definitely experienced better.
On the face of it, the place looked promising. Cool, modern and stylish from the outside. And nicely decorated inside.
I ordered the Thai Red Chicken curry. My partner a pizza.
Needed to have my meal reheated as the curry itself came to the table barely warm in the middle of the bowl. They obliged and it came back hotter. It tasted very nice too.
My partners pizza was overloaded with cheese. Way way too much cheese. The base was nothing to write home about. I could be wrong, but I doubt the make the pizzas in house. The most they’d do is add the toppings.
This was the second average dining experience in the Clifden area. I really hope this was a one off and that the many many visitors to the Clifden area get a better standard of dining than ours was.

Tried this based on a recommendation. The town has plenty of choice but this menu was promising. Our group were not disappointed. Very tasty food and friendly service, with free wifi also. Definitely a good place to stop, get some warm food and enjoy a drink

Super leckeres essen, zwar nicht ganz günstig (aber in clifden ist alles auf diesem preisniveau). Jederzeit wieder zu empfehlen bei einem Besuch in Clifden.

I really like this place because it is one of the few places in town that has free WiFi and cute bartenders. Service was excellent the first few times I went, but lately I sort of feel like I am in the way. It’s like being a regular but without any of the perks.
I’ll still go for Irish cider and to check my email though.