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Travellers' Choice Best of the Best2022
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Award winning Upstairs at WEST restaurant is located in beautiful Barna,Galway on The Wild Atlantic Way in one of the most luxurious boutique hotels, The Twelve. West features innovative dishes that highlight the region and the season's best ingredients. West holds 2 Culinay Rossetes and is noted as a pioneer of the local food movement. Just 10 minutes from Galway City, WEST is very much about wine. One of Ireland's most exciting collections is on display throughout and celebrity wine dinners are a regular feature. Tasting Menus with Wine Pairings a must! "Celebrate Food, Celebrate Wine, Celebrate Life"
PRICE RANGE
US$16 - US$38
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Dinner
CUISINES
Irish, European
FEATURES
Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Reservations, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Private Dining, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

Clearly talented and adventurous kitchen and waiting staff coupled with fresh beautiful ingredients made a really brilliant meal

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Everything was perfect, both the vege and the ordinary menu. Great wines, professional sommelier, friendly and nice service. Absolutely a place to go to!

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 3 April 2023 via mobile

High expectations were not realized. - Inconsistent food and service - lamb replaced with beef rump roast filet without notification - too much salt in some dishes - dessert wine was excessively sweet Would not recommend the wine pairings

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 4 March 2023

Perfect dinner in a very cozy atmosphere and attentive staff. magnificent food. I recommend in Galway

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 21 February 2023 via mobile

One of the top 5 meals of my life. Service was perfect. Food was delicious. Nathan and his team produced amazing dishes for the tasting menus. Christian and Jess were courteous and attentive. Fergal chose excellent wines for our wine pairings. Was the perfect way...to kick off an anniversary vacation in Ireland.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 3 October 2022

We stayed at The Twelve Hotel and chose to eat upstairs at West Restaurant. Such a good decision as the whole experience was wonderful. Nice size room and atmosphere, we chose the 6 course tasting menu. usually that would be too much for us but...the sizes of each course was just enough. However, the quality of the food was exceptional with each course a triumph of high class cookery. Plus they additional several additional tasters. The service on the evening was a little on the slow side but when you are eating such great food you don't want to be rushed. Great value for money. Fergal and his team did a wonderful job and the wines were extremely good too. Thank you Fergal.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 10 September 2022 via mobile

Great food and service! I have a gluten and dairy allergy, and they were so accommodating. I didn’t miss out on a single course. I was brought a gluten and dairy free alternative. Even a special sauce was made for the trout entree. Great service...and great tasting food. You will not be disappointed!More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 17 August 2022

My husband and I booked The Chef's Table at West Restaurant during our stay at the Twelve Hotel in May. We had originally planned to visit Ireland in 2020 but for obvious reasons had to keep postponing until 2022. During this time Fergus O'Halloran kept...in touch and was exceedingly kind and helpful, even inquiring about my taste in wine since I advised that I would have the wine pairing with the tasting menu. The entire experience was excellent! We were seated at a comfortable table in the kitchen where we could watch the action and interact with the team. Everyone was lovely and treated us as if we were treasured guests in their home. Sadly Fergus was away on business so we missed meeting him, however, the Executive Chef, Martin O'Donnell, chatted with us and even served us some of the courses. I read that he's since moved on and there is a new head chef currently (undoubtedly devoted to maintaining the same high standards). The sommelier was delightful and chose some lovely wines to pair with the courses. The food was superb, at times surprising, but always flavorful with fresh, high quality locally-sourced ingredients. If our travels bring us back to Galway, we would definitely return.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed 4 August 2022 via mobile

Our dinner at West was superb. Everyone was warm, courteous and helpful in general, especially the sommelier. Our meal was delicious, and I also saw lots of other very appealing plates being delivered to other tables! Besides our dinner, we were also guests of the...hotel - the two night gourmet package that includes a meal at West, which we chose to upgrade from a la carte to tasting menu with wine pairings. While the total cost was more than we would typically spend on accommodations, we do appreciate a gourmet experience for a special occasion. Considering the total amount for a room and breakfasts in a good hotel, AND a high quality fine dining meal, particularly for a special occasion, I felt overall this was worth the cost.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 20 July 2022 via mobile

A lovely experience. Shared the beef which was amazing. Ate from al a carte menu. Lovely atmosphere with friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 21 June 2022

Was a bit underwhelmed by our dinner at West. Service was not super attentive, and the meal our meal was just OK. I suppose we were expecting a bit more with the Michelin star. Could have just been an off night. And we also didn't...do the tasting menu - which was likely better than a la carte.More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed 20 June 2022

Jill was just fabulous! She knew the menu really well and gave excellent recommendations. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed 26 March 2022

At the very last minute we booked in for St. Patrick's day dinner. The staff was friendly and professional. We decided to "trust them" and chose the tasting menu. Definitely the right choice! We had a lovely private booth and the attention from the staff...could not be beat. Not to mention the quality of the food was tremendous. Every dish was better than the last. Making the night really special was, Fergal, the sommelier. His pairings were excellent and chatting with him really made the night for us. He was so knowledgeable and willing to share his insights. We would eat there again in a moment!More

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 8 March 2022

We spent a lovely evening at West this last weekend (05MAR22) trying out their Tasting Menu. Every dish was interesting and tasty and there were so many little extras that we couldn't keep up! It was also really nice that the head chef brought out...two of the courses and took the time to chat with us! Overall a great experience that we would recommend to everyone!More

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed 23 February 2022

We were looking forward to our night out at West restaurant (upstairs). We had really high expectations given the reviews we read online. We travelled a long distance to check it out. My partner ordered the goats cheese raviolo with onion veloute. It was served...in a bowl. The onion veloute was everywhere, we couldn't see any of the other components of the dish. It was a sea of foam in a bowl. He couldn't taste the goats cheese. I ordered the crab for starter. It was nice but still underwhelming. For mains, we ordered the signature dish, a Cote de boeff for two. It was the first item on the mains menu, we thought we were on to a winner. We requested it to be cooked to medium. It was served to us rare. It came with a jus which was delicious and bearnaise sauced with blue cheese. There was big chunks of blue cheese in the sauce making it overpowering and we couldn't taste the bearnaise. The chips were advertised as triple cooked dripping chips. The tasted like cardboard with no crunch to them. The chips were cold. We are big fans of chunky vegetables, however, the other vegetables we were served were verging on raw side of crunchy. This included parsnips, brussel sprouts and baby potatoes. The veg lacked flavour. The cote de bouff cost us 72 euro. It is priced at 64 euro on the their website. We didn't order any desserts, we didn't want to be disappointed again. We were in and out of the restaurant and on our way home in 1hr 20 mins. Our highlights of the evening: The service was good and the staff very friendly and welcoming. The breads were delicious The jus was deliciousMore

Date of visit: February 2022
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Response from redxdress | Reviewed this property |
It is only about 10-15 minutes by car as I recall. Easily accessible, on a main road. The hotel offers to organize taxis for guests to get in and out of central Galway if needed.
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Response from Fergusoh | Property representative |
We are closed on Christmas Day. However, you can our Take The Twelve Home organic Christmas dinner picked up from The Twelve Bakery on Christmas Eve. Yum! 091 597076 to order.
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Response from hugowolfie | Reviewed this property |
It would be whole but may or may not be on the menu that day depending on catch that day. Price fluctuates. I would recommend the tasting menu which you should book in advance. again that depends on what fresh product is... More
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  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 4.5