Came here with my boyfriend Arthurs day. We are from Dublin and were on hols so we were really looking forward to a nice meal. It was to die for. We arrived in and were seated at the bar. Loveliest staff i have ever encountered. Very efficient as they were busy. Had the nicest white wine i have ever tasted but cannot for the life of me remember the name! It is the quirkiest little place. The candle holders are old wine bottles and there are mad pictures on the wall! But i just loved it, i eat out a lot in Dublin and haven't encountered anything like it. I had the gnocchi as i'm a veggie. Was gorgeous. My boyfriend had fish, and he literally didn't stop going on about how nice it was!Said it was the nicest meal he had ever had (and we eat out A LOT!). Only downside was we didn't have much bread, i love bread and also the table next to us was a liiiitle close for comfort i.e our conversation was very much overheard by the two elderly ladies beside us. However that is to be expected as the restaurant is absolutely tiny, as is part of its charm. Overall i really enjoyed my meal here. And i will most certainly be returning during my next visit to Galway.

I dont mark people high in anything unless they deserve it and boy did Artisan deserve it. We went to Artisan based on a recommendation. My only regret is that I dont live in Galway to go there more often. The menu available was as per the website plus daily specials. Too many superb choices. We both started with the crab then I had the lambs neck and my friend the plaice. There was silence as we ate, the food was devine. The wine list was really extensive. Everything about Artisan was amazing from the chilled music, relaxed decor, art on the walls and we very comfortably sat there for several hours eating and chatting and didnt feel anything but welcome. If you havent been... GO and if you dont live in Galway, it really is worth the journey to eat there. Why have I never heard of Artisan before last week ? Maybe it really is Galways best kept secret.

My friend and I ate here last night and we thought it was nice. We were really looking forward to it as we had heard good things about it but we felt it didn't live up to our expectations. I have come to the conclusion that you are better off ordering from the main menu rather than the early bird because the early bird is never as nice. Last night I ordered from the early bird and my friend just ordered from the main menu. I had the goats cheese salad which was fine but nothing to get excited about although the candied nuts were lovely. My friend got the chowder which she enjoyed. For mains I tried the seabream fillets on noodles which was lovely but quite a small portion. The other main was the turbot which was well seasoned but the accompaniments that were served with it weren't great. We felt they could have done a bit more with this, maybe serving some potato and veg instead. The dessert plate that came with the early bird menu was very poor. There was no choice and it was definitely not up to the standards you would expect from this class of restaurant. We had a bottle of french white to go with the meal which was fine. The service was good and the waitresses were really nice. Glad we tried it but won't be rushing back.