Had lunch here with 4 people. Portions were generous. All dishes looked great. We had desert also, profiteroles weren't great. Overall i'd definately go back and recommend. the atmosphere is very old man west ireland pub style. the food is fresh and mostly based around fish. And great value for money.

Had lunch here recently. Food was excellent but I felt service could have been better. Also thought it was a bit expensive €23 for a main course at lunch time.

I ate here last month and we got the meal for 2 for €55, that's 2 courses each and a bottle of wine which I thought was very good as we were there on the Saturday night. Food was good and service was great. We will be back.

Have eaten here on lots of occasions. Food is fantastic. All food is cooked to order so you will have to wait for it but boy is it worth it. Can get very busy at weekends. Very cosy atmosphere. Good portions sizes and great value for money

I had a terrible dinner at Donnelly's in Barna in January 2009. I ordered a cold seafood platter described as "fresh prawns in a marierose sauce." I have had this type of dish many times before -- basically a version of "shrimp cocktail." When the dish arrived, the "prawns" were white/gray lumps about a centimeter long, that tasted of soda (often used as a meat tenderizer). These supposed "prawns" did not have the usual pink stripes, or crescent shape of any fresh prawns I have ever had. I complained about them, and the waitress came back and said to me "The chef tasted it and said it is fine." And that was the end of that discussion. The menu item was 22 euro, for which they did not offer me even a partial refund on, even though I left ALL of the ersatz "prawns" untouched. (I ate the accompanying leafy salad.) It was possibly the most scary meal I have ever ordered, in both appearance and taste. I ordered a child's meal of chicken breast and chips for my son. The chicken breast was boiled with no seasoning. Needless to say, he had two bites and that was that. For 8 more euro. I could not get over the way they insulted me by dismissing my complaint entirely, as though I did not know how a Fresh Prawn was supposed to look, or taste. If these were indeed FRESH (or even PRAWN), they might have been two years ago, when they were delivered to the canning factory in Vietnam. I would have rated it higher for atmosphere -- the typical Stage-Irish decor. It is probably a good enough pub, but I would not go there again for food. There are so many great restaurants in Galway just 10 minutes away -- no reason to stop here.

can have a lovely athmosphere, can be hard to get a table in the bar, sometimes all the tables are empty but reserved for later, bar staff have a great knack of not seeing you!!! just incase you might want to order food. Dont eat at the counter, your knees bang off the bar, not comfy

Thar cinn! thar barr! yum yum yum! Pub grub that'd gice any michelin star restaurant a run for its money. Delish! Tasty tasty tasty. dishes found on many menus...but done here to exceptional standard. Great atmosphere, and friendly staff. We chose to eat in the pub rather than the restaurant itself -we wanted to show our guests a bit of "real" Ireland, and we got that with some haute cuisine thrown in!!! wined and dined and bursting to the gills for under €100...for the four of us!

I was in Galway recently for a short break. I've never been to the Aran Islands or seen Connemara so I wanted to experience it. On the way out on the Spiddal Road we felt a bit peckish and so stopped in Donnellys on the way. The haddock mornay was superb and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys quality seafood.

I had an early dinner here midweek with friends, the staff were lovely and the food was divine. The goat's cheese was heavenly- done to perfection! My friends were equally impressed. It's definitely a place to visit.

I really liked this place! it's a bit expensive for the area, but the food is good, if not a bit boring! If hungry and you want a good feed it's the place to go!

The food is predictable - I don't think the menu has changed in the last 4 - 5 years. Great seafood put destroyed in the cooking process e.g. very bland garlic crab claws, poor flavours etc. About 3 years ago I ate there 4 nights in a row - the chowder was superb. It contained fab fresh prawns that had never seen the inside of a freezer! If I was out that direction I would eat there because I know what I will get but its not the wow I want...

Visited this restaurant Saturday night, there is no attention to detail in either the cooking or presentation of the food. We had steak and mussels. Steak was served medium rare rather than medium and cooking of mussels was poor.Veg is micro waved. Service is terrible both in bar and restaurant. We had to get our own drinks at the bar. This could be a really nice place for a casual meal if only had a serious review of their operation. We had to chase our bill at the end of the night to pay.

Had a really horrible meal here on a Saturday lunch. Starters were the prawns. It was like they were fried in not hot enough butter. Really greasy and tasteless. I had the cod and salmon and it was ok. But the service was very poor. The staff kept opening the door to take off some sticker (vinters federation or something) and it was a freezing day. Surely they could have done this some other day.