The Roadside Tavern

About

This more than 150 year old gastro-pub is know all over the area for its amazing food, its micro-brewery beers and the traditional music sessions that happen every night in summer. In spring 2011, pub owner Peter Curtin set up the Burren Brewery in the Roadside Tavern in Lisdoonvarna. So now, the building, which in 1865 started off as a pub, then was expanded into a bakery, also hosts a micro-brewery under its roof. His Burren Gold (lager), Burren Red (ale) and Burren Black (stout) are one of only three micro-breweries mentioned in the Lonely Planet Global Craft Beer Guide! At the same time it is serving the best food from locally sourced ingredients. It is also a renowned music venue for traditional music. The Roadside Tavern and the Burren Storehouse are under the new management of chef Peter Jackson.

At a glance

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• Typical visit: about 1 hour