The Taproom Rathmullan - Rathmullen

Beautiful location, wonderful food and lovely staff. The rooms are fabulous too. (Translated by Google) Beautiful location, wonderful food and charming staff. The rooms are also fabulous.

Beautiful location, delicious food and service! (Translated by Google) Beautiful location, delicious food and service!

Starting with the good stuff, fantastic location and lovely friendly staff. Grounds well kept. Wifi excellent. Good amount of plugs in the room. Nice hotel but not as plush as we had expected from their website or indeed as two other beautiful properties we have just had the pleasure to stay at; The Quay House, Clifden at €190 a night and the other at Coopershill House, Sligo at €299 a night. We were expecting Rathmullan House at €330 a night to be even better or on a par at the very least. It was not! Our bathroom towels were extraordinarily thin see photo and some were fraying they were so used, robes beige and flat, looked old. I really dislike step in the bath showers which is what we got as an executive room. All in all disappointing for the price paid. The executive room was clean and comfortable, having a pleasant outlook over the gardens. The bathroom could have been cleaned better around the plug areas see picture with what appears to be black mould. Bathroom rather dark and probably difficult to clean, it could be better lit. Bed was comfortable and pillows just about ok but not great. Suggest investing in new pillows or certainly change them annually. I had mentioned the towels and sink to the reception and the following day we had newer towels and the sink was marginally better. Small wall TV in lounge area with a small 2 seater sofa, but not in the bedroom area. Could not see a safe. No refrigerator in the room. Old fashioned decor that could have been done so much better at little if any more cost. Dressing table close to plugs but lighting terrible as not by a window and lighting poor. Suggest a table lamp is added. Some common areas of the hotel looking tired and in need of upgrading. Some of the couchs tired and uncomfortable. The temp style fabric in the dinning areas looks ok by night as they are studded with fairy lights but at breakfast they looked terrible with many burnt edges around small holes no doubt they’re for the lights. Dinner disappointing as had expected a higher level of cuisine. Whilst the food was good it was not the fine dining we had thought it should be, as depicted and described in their website. We wanted to order lobster at €10 extra but they had run out by 8pm. We tried the garden salad with pressed watermelon and an avocado dressing as a starter fresh but poorly presented and nothing that I could not have done a lot better at home. See photos The steaks were good as were the fries. I had the Brill good but nothing special supplement €5 as was the steak and cheese €4 supplement . 3 courses €60 and 2 courses €50. Second night we tried the pizzas which were good although two were burnt and were around €16 with a green leaf salad. We had booked dinner each night which was set at €110 for the two of us then told it gave us a €60 credit per head on the menu that had many dishes with additional supplements but thankfully we were able to cancel the second night without penalty. Breakfast was good but again not a patch on the previous three hotels that we had stayed at. Presentation was the issue rather than the quality in this case. See photo Quality and value for money is sadly lacking here. If it were under €200 a night it would be more appropriate for what is offered but still not a patch on what we experienced at The Quay House at €190 a night or indeed the other hotels we have enjoyed this trip. I suspect this hotel lives off an old reputation and it’s beautiful location plus its proximity to many of its Northern Ireland guests. Surprisingly most reviews seem good with some references to disappointing food yet speaking to a couple of locals they had said the standard of food in their so called fine dinning is not what it was. Currently it cannot be considered a four star hotel at best a good 3 star. A family orientated hotel as there were plenty of young children about during our stay. The hotel acknowledged the issues I raised, took my money and said thank you for letting us know we will raise them with our management team! Translated by Google Starting with good things, fantastic location and friendly and charming staff. Well-kept land. Excellent Wifi. Good amount of plugs in the room. Nice hotel, but not as luxurious as we expected from your website or, in fact, like two other beautiful properties in which we just had the pleasure of staying; The Quay House, Clifden at 190€ the night and the other at Coopershill House, Sligo at 299€ the night. We expected Rathmullan House to €330 the night would be even better or at least equal. It wasn't! Our bath towels were extraordinarily thin to see photo and some were frailed, so used, the robes were beige and flat, they seemed old. I really don't like to step on the showers of the bathrooms, which is what we have as an executive room. generally disappointing at the price paid. The executive room was clean and comfortable, with a nice view of the gardens. The bathroom could have cleaned better around the areas of the plugs; see the image with what appears to be black mold. Pretty dark bath and probably hard to clean, it could be better lit. The bed was comfortable and the pillows were fine, but not great. Suggest to invest in new pillows or, of course, change them annually. I had mentioned the towels and the sink at the reception and the next day we had new towels and the sink was a little better. Small wall TV in living room with a small 2-seater sofa, but not in the bedroom area. I couldn't see a safe. There's no fridge in the room. Old decoration that could have been done much better by little or more cost. Toucher near plugs but terrible illumination like not by a window and poor lighting. Suggest that a table lamp be added. Some common areas of the hotel are worn out and need improvements. Some of the tired and uncomfortable sofas. The tent-style fabric in the dining areas looks good at night, as they are adorned with fairy lights, but at breakfast they looked terrible with many edges burned around small holes; they are certainly for the lights. A disappointing dinner as a higher level of kitchen was expected. While the food was good, it was not the good food we had thought should be, as shown and described on your website. We wanted to order lobster for 10€ extra but they were finished at 8pm. We tried the garden salad with pressed watermelon and an avocado dressing as input, fresh but poorly presented and nothing that could not have done much better at home. See photos The steaks were good as the fries. I had the Brill good but nothing special supplement of 5 € as well as the steak and cheese supplement of 4 € . 3 courses 60€ and 2 courses 50€. The second night we tried the pizzas that were good although two were burned and they were about 16€ with a green leaves salad. We had booked dinner every night, which was set at 110 € for the two then told us that he gave us a credit of 60 € per person in the menu that had many dishes with additional supplements but fortunately we could cancel the second night without penalty. The breakfast was good, but again it was not a patch in the three previous hotels where we stayed. The presentation was the problem more than the quality in this case. See photo Unfortunately, here is a lack of quality and ratio price. If it were below 200 € per night, it would be more appropriate for what is offered, but still it is not a bit of what we experienced at The Quay House at 190 € per night or, in fact, at the other hotels where we enjoyed this trip. I suspect that this hotel lives from an old reputation and its beautiful location in addition to its proximity to many of its guests from Northern Ireland. Surprisingly, most of the reviews seem good with some references to disappointing food, but when talking to a couple of locals, they said the standard of food in their so-called elegant dining room is not what it was. You can't currently consider a four-star hotel at best a good 3-star. A family-oriented hotel as there were many young children during our stay. The hotel recognized the problems I planted, took my money and thanked me for informing us that we will deal with our management team.

Went for an evening meal.Supurb location and food was exquisite.Staff really friendly and had great knowledge of the wine list.Also reasonably priced food and wine.Will be back.

One of the best meals I have had in years just delicious. Service was very natural and attentive. I had the mussels and the fillet steak just unreal. The flavour of all dishes had great depth.