The Gap House - Moate

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I came across The Gap House Restaurant on my way through Moate, and I can say with hand on heart that it is the best thing that has happened to me food wise. The food in my opinion was as good as you would get in a 5 Star hotel or restaurant. Everything fresh from start to finish , nothing frozen. the same goes for the starters and desserts, don't get me started talking about the desserts, everything made by Alex, the Chefs wife, and they are to die for, seriously , Best ever. !!. As Kieran the Chef says, if they don't make it , they don't sell it. I do not eat meat, just fish, and Vegetables , salads etc. The monk fish, Sea Bass, Sea Trout and King Prawns, totally mouth watering. My friend that was with me is a meat eater and she couldn't get enough of it. Totally blown away by the taste and quality . The Staff are so welcoming, and Kieran the Chef who runs the Restaurant is amazing, not only can this guy cook, but he is very sociable, he always comes out of the kitchen himself and goes around the tables to make sure everyone is happy with the food, and asked it they want any extra., talk about keeping your customer happy, this is one thing the Gap do for sure. Kieran His wife Alex only took over the Restaurant this year and are putting all their efforts into to making sure their customers are happy : and I am one that is extremely happy. You may realise that after I found the Gap by accident, I went back again, in actual fact I went back every night, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for 4 weeks as I was doing a job in Athlone for a month and the food is so good that I did not mind travelling the 19Km each way for the superb quality of food served up to me. 5 Stars from me, If there was a 10 Star rating , I would give it. Look forward to going again soon and I will definitely travel from Dublin to the Gap again , to experience the high quality of food and of course the service. Charlotte Dublin

This was our family's 3 generations consisting of 4 adults and 2 kids) first time here for a meal which we had booked a table for in advance as it was for Sunday lunch. For starters, we sampled chicken mushroom vol au vent; 2 x shocos special chicken wings with blue cheese dip and cajun fried calamari all priced at €9 between us. All portions were generous, the food was tasty and all were happy. I had the wings which were flavourful and I also got to taste the calamari which were impressive. For mains, I ordered the roast leg of lamb with a rich red wine gravy as did my husband. We both enjoyed the lamb. My parents opted for the pan roasted sea trout with white wine sauce and they were pleased with this. These particular mains were all €18 each served with butter mash and seasonal vegetables. Again generous portions and all were satisfied. The kids were catered for by the kids menu priced at 10.50 each. You could pick 1 main of either battered fish, chicken goujons, Sausages or macaroni cheese. You could then pick 1 side of vegetables /mash/plain pasta/salad/rice/chips. You could then choose 1 of either icecream/brownie/cookie and 1 drink of either milk/cordial/coke/fizzy orange/fruit shoot. They had macaroni cheese, icecream and a drink each. They were too little to avail of the side. Perhaps a baby bowl of a roast dinner could be added to the menu as an option. For desserts, one chose the sticky toffee pudding and another went for the warm chocolate brownie with butterscotch sauce. My Dad wasn't keen on the mint ice-cream served with the brownie but ate it regardless both desserts €6 on the menu but charged €6.50: menu needs updating). A cappuccino €3.40); latte €3.40) and Americano €3) were ordered to aid digestion. The non-drivers savoured pints of Guiness at €5 Rockshore at €5.60. Overall, we had a lovely meal here and would return. The food was generous and tasty and the menu was nicely balanced. I particularly liked how family friendly they were and how they had thought of kids down to colours+paper to occupy them. Kudos to you. Even better value to be had on a special value menu on a Wednesday and Thursday.

Had such a delicious Sunday lunch here that we went back for an evening meal. Was delighted with the food and service. Chips are amazing. Staff couldn't do more for you.

Cruised into town on a rainy evening with no reservation. The staff was very accommodating and quickly found us a table. I had the coconut carrot soup, which was all time. For my main, I went with the lamb burger. It was succulent and mouth watering good. 10 out of 10 recommend. The Guinness was spot on. Thanks, Champs!