APOEMA BISTRO, Galway

Delicious, flavorful food in a pretty bistro. I had the clams and the Moqueca and they were both outstanding. The passion fruit for dessert was wonderful.

Date of visit: June 2022

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Smitakshi_talukdar

2 reviews

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Must have food in Galway

Apoema bistro is run by a lovely couple! The husband who is also the chef loves his food and it is displayed in the food that he creates. We had the lamb and it was divine.. falling of the bone the gravy complimented the fantastic...meat. Spicy (NOT HOT) and balanced . The chef took pains to explain the process and ingredients to us which is rare.More

Date of visit: June 2022

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Hi Thank you. We are always delighted when one of our dishes is so well regarded, not always do I have the opportunity to do so but it is much enjoyable to me being able to interact with our guest. We do hope to see...More

kperkins38

103 reviews

Reviewed 24 May 2022

Favorite meal in Galway

Super flavorful and generous portions! Very great Portugese flavors, and friendly service. This is NOT a quick meal. Everything is cooked to order, and there is an open kitchen so you can kind of see them working which is nice. The inside is pretty small,...there might be about 10, 2 person tables. So if you are going on weekend would definitely recommend making reservations far in advance. I got the lamb shank and my husband got the seafood rice. The lamb was cooked perfectly, fall off the bone. I wish I could have gotten a gallon of the sauce to go that it was in, because it was so good. My husband's had a LOT of seafood in it, and was really flavorful. We also got the clams as an appetizer and I wanted to drink the sauce. The sangria was also great! We highly recommend this place, cooked with love!More

Date of visit: May 2022

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Hi Thank you for your kind words. As a young restaurant with a unique offering in Galway we're delighted with your review. Being small and family run allows us to focus on the little details that are so important. Marcia does have a special warmness...More

Mladen O

1 review

Reviewed 20 May 2022

Top or not so top

Being ranked here as top restaurant in galway, i went with quite some expectations... Starter was missing cheese even tho its on the menu, FoH barely speaks english so service was mediocre at best, food was fresh, decent, i'd say about average and not winning...my top spot in town. We didnt have to wait long for the food.More

Date of visit: May 2022

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Dear guest. Thank you so much for your review and we can only be sad to not being on point with your expectations, after all our ranking is not our own. It is the result of many evaluations from a large group of people who...More

Travelfunrvr

19 reviews

Reviewed 20 May 2022

Excellent cuisine

You won’t be disappointed by the menu! Lovely little restaurant off the drag in Galway but definitely an important part of the dining scene. All of our dishes for our evening meal were beautiful and very good. Thank youMore

Date of visit: May 2022

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Dear guest. Thank you so much for your review and we are more than happy to know that you enjoyed it so much. Our menu, like the restaurant, is kept small on purpose and that give us the flexibility of constant changes to showcase all...More

L3678ZXalisonb

2 reviews

Reviewed 5 May 2022 via mobile

The experience was terrific

The food was delicious. I had goat cheese that was fresh with pumpkin cooked with lemon. Then I had a seafood rice , that had plenty of mussels clams prawns with rice equally delicious.the service was impeccable. I had never eaten anything Brazilian it was...a lovely meal that I thoroughly enjoyed.More

Date of visit: May 2022

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Thank you. It was a pleasure to serve you. We are always happy to know that all the hard work to satisfy each and everyone that visit us pays off. And come back again, we always have something new on the menu. Kind regards João...More

Mary K

372 reviews

Reviewed 2 May 2022

Enjoyable...Delicious....Relaxing!

Last evening we decided to try something different. We are vacationing in Ireland, but decided on trying Portuguese/Brazilian food at Apomena. The menu encourages a leisurely pace, to ensure that the flavors of their food meld together. That helped us to take a breath and...relax . We had the lamb shank dinner and the vegetarian meal with rice. Both were very good. The vegetarian dish was nicely spiced and there was an ample quantity. We brought home quite a bit to enjoy later. The lamb shank was done rarer than we are used to, but so tender and wonderful.More

Date of visit: May 2022

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Hi Mary! Thank you so much for your kind words. For us, working every day to offer the best we can, there's no better reward than the satisfaction of our customers. It was a pleasure to have you in Apoema Bistro. As a side note,...More

Luvinho

3 reviews

Reviewed 25 April 2022 via mobile

Restaurant of excellence

My first time in this restaurant, a sublime experience!!! I ordered a Moqueca, an explosion of flavors... My husband ordered a Lamb, really divine!!! Great choice of wines and a variety of fantastic desserts!! We were served with extreme kindness we felt at home!!! Highly...recommended, 5 stars!!! LucianaMore

Date of visit: April 2022

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Hi Luciana Thank you, really thank you. We are always trying for our best in every aspect because we firmly believe that a restaurant is more than the sum of good service and good experience. It is an intangible feeling that appears when one is...More

priscilat840

1 review

Reviewed 24 April 2022 via mobile

Delicious!

Delicious Brazilian and Portuguese food. Congratulations to the chef, I tried the picanha, it was delicious! Loved the songs played in the background to feel like you were in Portugal or Brazil.More

Date of visit: April 2022

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Hi Thank you so much for your kind words. Picanha is indeed one of those dishes that tastes like home. Food, like music, is all about memories and sometimes a single chord, a single scent is all that is needed to transport us across space...More

761sineadm

7 reviews

Reviewed 23 April 2022 via mobile

Disappointed but maybe an off night?

Quite disappointed given the ratings. I was very excited to try Apoema as photos of the food looked amazing and the rave reviews I read on here; however maybe we got an off night? The place was fairly empty given a sunny Saturday evening in...Galway, I didn’t mind that although it wasn’t the atmosphere that the reviews mentioned. Standard simple decor no fuss- again fine by me if the food is good! The restaurant itself was cold and 3 other tables of guests were sitting. When we walked in we weren’t greeted, we walked through to the counter and stood to be awkwardly pointed toward a seat. We waited about 40 minutes for starters (goats cheese and the meat pastry) the pastry came out completely cold, we think they forgot to heat it at all, so we sent it back and waited 15 min for another to come out. The goats cheese was also luke warm but I didn’t want to send both dishes back- it was fine. We were sitting for 1 hour and 20 mins before the mains came out which seemed quite long since there wasn’t many people there, 6 other people. We noticed everyone was waiting the same length to be served their meals. The meals were all served on cold plates so all the food was luke warm. I had the pork which was really only ok, my dad had the lamb which he also thought was just ok, nothing stand out about the €25 dishes. The bottle of wine was really the only tasty part of the €95 meal. Overall disappointed and somewhat confused about the reviews on here.More

Date of visit: April 2022

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Dear Sinead Thank you for your review. We disappointed ourselves reading your words, it is not our usual standard and we can only apologize for it. Indeed there were some staff issues that hampered various aspects of our service and, although it my sound like...More

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