Ardagh Hotel & Restaurant 3.5 star review: We ate the fixed menu last night. It's priced at EUR35 (service not included), which could be deemed to be at the expensive end of the scale. Overall, the meal was competent without rising to any great heights. Parma and Melon with Parmesan salad and chowder starters were good, even if the duo of melons served were a tad hard. My fish (hake) and home-cut chips was pleasant while my wife's Connemara lamb shank (with mash) was certainly tender and falling off the bone with just a little fat. The raspberry roulade was excellent as was the decaffeinated black coffee. Home-made petit fours accompanied the coffee.

The red house wine is a Coteaux de Ventoux. It is pretty good and is worth the EUR22 that's asked for a bottle.