Byrne's Restaurant

County Clare


At Byrne's you can sit out on the terrace overlooking the cascading River Inagh or in an art-dotted dining room with wooden floorboards and a flaming stove. Lunch might be crab cakes and salad; dinner is more upmarket, with dishes such as confit duck with red cabbage. There's a strong selection of wine and craft beers.

It has six stylish guest rooms upstairs.


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