Comments on: Where to eat in Glengarriff

By: Julie Coldrick

Julie Coldrick — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:09:11 +0000

We have a holiday home in Ardrigole and always eat at Casey’s when we are there. The food is always good and the bar is usually packed full of diners. A sure sign of a good meal! We have been going there for 7 years now and have never been asked to pay up front. We will continue to vist and support the local business. Highly recommended.

By: Catherine Weekes

Catherine Weekes — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:55:38 +0000

Well you wouldn’t have wanted to eat at The Eccles Hotel which was like an old people’s home, complete with the smell of either disinfectant or fish and chips…..

By: Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:29:12 +0000

Don’t apologise Catherine, if you had good food there, I’m happy for you.

Maybe it has improved, it was 2005 when I ate there.

By: Catherine Weekes

Catherine Weekes — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:49:49 +0000

We stayed at the Eccles Hotel in Glengarriff but refused to eat there. We decided instead to try Casey’s as promised. We ate in the very friendly bar and the food was delicious, no greasy chips, maybe a little too much red onion in the salad. We were so impressed with the freshness of the food that we chose to eat three nights running. The staff were very friendly. My only gripe, and this applies wherever I go, was that our cutlery was ‘dumped’ on the table unceremoniously by the nice Polish girl. It takes no time to ‘place’ the knife and fork but this is just my whim. We have eaten in many places and for bar food this was second to none. Sorry Tom

By: Catherine Weekes

Catherine Weekes — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:35:51 +0000

Well I will be in Glengarriff from Friday to Monday and will give Casey’s a try. I haven’t been to Glengarriff before so will be completely unbiased as I only ever rely on my own opinion when eating out. I will let you all know how I get on!!

By: ALLEN MEANWELL

ALLEN MEANWELL — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:32:52 +0000

DONT BOTHER WITH ANYWHERE OTHER THAN PAT SOMERS BAR (OPPOSITE QUILLS) .THE FOOD,DRINK,AND ACCOMDATION ARE SECOND TO NONE-THE BEST YOU WILL FIND IN GLENGARRIFF.TRY IT.

By: theresa russo

theresa russo — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:49:52 +0000

i have stayed in caseys hotel twice over the last two years.the reason i took guests there the second time was because of the warm welcome,good food and accommodation which we recieved on our first visit. I was not dissapointed. Dolan the owner even remembered me from my preivous visit. We had a great time, the staff were very polite,service was great.Cant wait for my next visit.Soon i hope.

By: cora

cora — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:36:52 +0000

I don,t know what T.R. is on about, caseys hotel is one of the best places to eat in glengarriff, its good food and good value for money. He must have hit it on a bad day,sorry tom you need to go back if they will let you in at this stage. we are in glengarriff 3 to 4 times a year and we always eat in caseys hotel.

By: Niall O'Driscoll

Niall O'Driscoll — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:14:23 +0000

I’m just back in Dublin, having spent the Easter weekend in Casey’s hotel, Glengariff, Co. Cork. I find it hard to believe Tom Raftery’s comments about Casey’s hotel.My wife and I have stayed in very many hotels all around the world , and I can honestly say Casey’s Hotel was the friendliest I,ve ever encountered, From the owner , Donal , down to the lady who cleaned our room ,we had only friendly , helpful and courteous service, invariably. The food was excellent , by any standards, and we had good live music in the evenings . Our bedroom was clean , comfortable ,quiet and completely adequate, but certainly not luxurious . There is a cosy , welcoming bar and a bright cheerful dining room . When one considers the cost of our accommodation , 280 Euros, for three nights and a double room, over a peak holiday weekend, I’m amazed at the value for money.

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:05:22 +0000

It seems incredible that so many people can have had good experience and two have had such bad experience…

I am a regular visitor to GG, I normally only stop to eat at lunchtime and I have to say that over the years I haven’t found it to be the best place in that area to eat. I accept it is a tourist place in Summer but that isn’t an excuse, it should perhaps be a reason for it to be good. If I was asked where to eat in West Cork generally and the GG area specifically I’d say Bantry is better, more choice, but my best experiences are in Glandore…..

By: neil

neil — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:49:53 +0000

to be honest if any one has some thing bad to say about glengarriff they should be shot. ots the nicest place in the world. ive been going there for the last 18 years as i am that age and my fathers from there so as soon as possible ill be movin down there.. in regards to the restaurants every where is good to eat bar the one that yourdragged in the door!!!

By: kathleen fleming

kathleen fleming — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:22:23 +0000

hi just back from glengarriff my husband and i loved the place very busy serving food and drink heard no complaints somone looked for food at nine o clock thats when they finish serving but lo and behold the man was fed and no complaints thats caseys for you and the music and song was great staff very friendly we will go back again we travelled from wicklow and it was well worth it

By: jack sullivan

jack sullivan — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:00:01 +0000

don’t know much about the food
but its a great hotel for the fleas

By: Tom Raftery

Tom Raftery — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:48:13 +0000

Mary,

if I had received anything like the service you described, I would not have posted anything derogatory about Casey’s. I have eaten in many restaurants and never posted about the service I have received.

I specifically posted about Casey’s to warn people against going there because of the appalling lack of service we received. The coldness and indifference of the staff and the slop we were grudgingly served after having paid for it!

If you want good food and good service stay well away from Caseys.

By: Mary Maloney

Mary Maloney — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:19:29 +0000

To think that people could have such a low opinion of a business such as caseys shows exactly the kind of society which we are turning into- where impartiality and coldnss is perferred to the warm and friendly welcoming atmosphere of traditional family businesses such as this one.
Having been a visitor to glengarriff for over thirty years i spend a good deal of every summer in the area and not one other business can compete with this one.The whole family is pro-active in the running of the business from Eileen in the kitchen which produces excellent high quality meals to the Sons and daughter serving in the bar and dining room, .A cheery atmosphere is clear throughout with high staff morale,no doubt encouraged by the hotels engaging owner Donal who is always on hand to provide an entertaining time!
I would advise the people who complain about such a service to revise their own values and opinions before judging others

By: debra

debra — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:38:23 +0000

hey i live in GLENGARRIFF and ive got to tell u Casey’s hotel has always had good service there and the custom has always been good. like i said the last time try different places. There are other places to eat in GLENGARRIFF and its worth trying each one. I love meeting new people who come to GLENGARRIFF every year. i dont know where Jimmy McGee and Tom Raftery,eat when they were there and to say about Jimmy McGee’s comment”I was there recently and the food, service and decor is appalling. It is like something out of the seventies when much poorer standards in Irish hotels ( if you could call this dive a hotel ) were tolerated. Tables were dirty, staff surly and the standard of food awful.” and i know all the buiness there and its not in GLENGARRIFF. so understand where im coming from u are telling people to stay away from GLENGARRIFF and that means less jobs for the local kids which means kids are left without jobs. no people will visit GLENGARRIFF and the business will suffer. Tourists will stay away. im sorry if i offened people but understand where im coming from. thank you

By: Judy S.

Judy S. — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:52:51 +0000

I can’t imagine where Jimmy McGee andTom Raferty ate - it must have been at a different Casey’s than the one we visited just a week ago. The food was delicious and the service was great. Another group of people at a different table told us they had tried many of the restaurants in Glengarriff and thought Casey’s had the best food in town.

By: Jimmy McGee

Jimmy McGee — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:05:35 +0000

Totally agree with Tom Raftery, I was there recently and the food, service and decor is appalling. It is like something out of the seventies when much poorer standards in Irish hotels ( if you could call this dive a hotel ) were tolerated. Tables were dirty, staff surly and the standard of food awful.

By: Patrick and Liz

Patrick and Liz — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:45:46 +0000

Having visited Caseys on 3 occassions in July 2006 I can only comment what excellent food and service at a time when they were packed out with the world cup on.
Would have no hesitation in recommending CASEYS to any one, indeed we went origonally on 2 recommendations.
Either you hit it on a very off day or you yourself were in an off mood.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 13:02:15 +0000

caseys hotel looked after me when I was travelling in Ireland and gave me food and board ans hospitlaity second to none when I played piano for them a few years back

you must have hit on a bad day

hope you try and again and see there good side

regards

adam