John Benny’s Pub

Nous sommes arrivés à Dingle au mois de mars, la basse saison encore. Les choix pour dîner étaient alors limités.
Ce pub était conseillé dans notre guide et franchement, c’était pas mal.
Nous avons pris une entrée de moules sauce coco et piment à partager. Rien à redire: les moules étaient fraiches et la sauce particulièrement exotique. Un régal.
Le fish and chips du jour était lui aussi très bon, accompagné de sa salade et ses petits pois.
Bonne adresse pour ceux qui ont envie de passer un bon moment à moindre frais à Dingle.

A creamy seafood chowder so packed with fish that I could feel my waistline expanding with every bite! All washed down with a fine pint of Murphys. Simply splendid, sod the calories… Ok so I went back here later in the day due to lack of other options in a very off-​season Dingle for dinner and I have to downgrade my rating from earlier… Average fish pie, meh goujons, and bad pollock made for a very disappointing dinner. Sound staff but the food was below par.

Sehr gutes Essen, Trinken und tolle Atmosphäre. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen. Direkt an Meer mit toller Auswahl an Fisch und Meeresfrüchten. Der Service ist herausragend.

Had lunch and a few pints here. Hit the spot. One of the best meals we had in all the the 32 counties, for real. Service was good but not stellar. But as long as I had a pint in front of me I was OK. Daily food specials are the way to go.

We went here for lunch and the Shepards pie and corned beef was tasteful. The service was ok — the waitress seemed annoyed but we were satisfied with the food.

The absolute best fish fry in Ireland! The employees are so friendly and accommodating! We had a table of seven and were seated immediately, without hesitation! This was especially important, because we were on a tour and needed to be back in 45 minutes. The employees were more than happy to accommodate our time restraint. The waiter that took our pint and food order, stayed and talked to us about where we were from. He was so inviting!
The food is absolutely delicious! I ordered the fresh fish and chips of the day! Honestly, the best fish I’ve had in Ireland. The dish comes with a fresh side salad, peas and chips. All equally tasty! I would highly recommend this place to everyone!

«Just ok»,
We landed into John Bennys with a group of 8 and the first problem was trying to find somewhere for us all to sit. Once tables had been moved and beer mats used to level wonky tables we had a look through the menu. Surprisingly lacking in fish dishes, a lot of us went for steak. We also had the hake, beef stir fry and bacon & cabbage. The food was decent but is expensive for what you are getting, while the steak seems good value at first the lack of sides provided and the cuts of meat used tempers that view somewhat by the time you are done. Now having said that some if the prices bring charged in eateries in Dingle are very high so having a slightly more affordable option is good, but I just felt that value isn’t just down to price and I didn’t feel it was great value just a few corners cut and a bit rough & ready. So in the end, just — OK.

Lovely pub, lovely people, delicious seafood. (If the «fish pie» is available, order it – the name doesn’t come near to doing it justice!) A great place for a meal, a drink or both on your way to or from the Dingle Peninsula!

VISIT #1
After over a mile of walking around Dingle, we came to the conclusion that food here was simply more expensive than Dublin or Kinsale. Luckily a nice old local Irishman reccommended John Benny’s as a solid value pick, and right he was! We both had the 15 euro fish pies… hearty and delicious! Not as fancy as Kinsale’s Fishy Fishy Café’s Fish Pie, but for 6.50 euro/​$ 9 less, Benny’s Fish Pie is the Fish Pie winner! Pints ran about 4 euro each.
VISIT #2
Pints and Music! Not sure what the band was called… but it was the best music we heard on our trip. Get there earlier than later because it gets crowded! Luckily another American couple shared their table with us… thanks Rita and Al of Michigan!

I love John Benny’s! The staff are great, food is great, music is fantastic!
John Benny is a wonderful host and very attentive and friendly.
A MUST for Dingle visitors :)