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The Tavern Bar and Restaurant

Address: Murrisk, Westport, Co. Mayo
Phone: 098/64060

Price range: $$$
Cuisine: Seafood
Location: Westport

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Fodor's Review:

An outing to this traditional pub in the tiny village of Murrisk—at the foot of Croagh Patrick, just across the road from the seashore—is a popular excursion (5 km [3 mi]) from Westport town. Its distinctive, fuchsia-pink facade leads into a simple, family-run tavern ($-$$) where the emphasis is firmly on food. Carefully sourced local produce including Clew Bay seafood, Connemara lamb, and farmhouse cheese from the nearby village of Carrowholly are served in hearty portions at polished wooden tables. Connemara lamb sausages with spring onion mash, or the house-special beef braised in Guinness with carrots, onions, and parsnips are two winners. Fishermen arrive regularly with freshly landed langoustine, which are then poached and served in garlic butter. There is also a children's menu, playroom, and playground. Upstairs is the more formal restaurant, with a quieter, candle-lit atmosphere, and more elaborate cooking: warm scallops and smoked bacon salad, followed perhaps by pan-roasted medallion of monkfish with a light thyme mousse. Their fillet steaks are also renowned. Ruth O'Brien info@tavernmurrisk.com

Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
Closed: Closed Mon.-Thurs. in Nov. and Jan.-mid-Mar., but call to confirm