Ashes Seafood Restaurant

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#7 of 56 Restaurants in Dingle€€ - €€€, Irish, Bar, Vegetarian friendly

+353 66 915 0989+ Add website

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Hours

Tue

13:00 - 14:4517:30 - 20:45

Wed

13:00 - 14:4517:30 - 20:45

Thu

13:00 - 14:4517:30 - 20:45

Fri

13:00 - 14:4517:30 - 20:45

Sat

13:00 - 14:4517:30 - 20:45

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4.5

1,063 reviews

#7 of 56 Restaurants in Dingle

RATINGS

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Value

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Food and ambience

Local cuisine, Irish, Bar, Seafood, European, Soups

“Best seafood chowder I've had in Iteland!”

“Delicious mussels & chowder”

“We had seafood Turbot Special as well as sticky toffee dessert and it was fan...”

“One had the mussels and ate them all!”

Location and contact

Main Street, Dingle V92 X0D7 Ireland

+353 66 915 0989

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About

Ashe's Bar & Seafood Restaurant, is owned & run by Thomas Ashe & Sinead Roche. The bar has been in the Ashe family for over 170 years. Using local fresh ingredients, Seafood & Lobster a speciality, we have created a menu to suit all appetites & price ranges. We serve lunch 1-2.45pm & Dinner 5.30-8.45pm. An Extensive wine list & local hand crafted beer, along with a full bar & extensive cocktail list is also available. We are closed Sundays & Mondays. . A must is our famous seafood chowder mentioned in many guide books, Rick Steve's, lonely planet, Formmer's to mention a few. We are asking all our lovely customers to prebook where possible. We are unable to split bills & really appreciate customers understanding. We offer 3 ensuite rooms above the restaurant. We do offer weather permitting outdoor dining. No cover or heaters. We are dog friendly. We hope to welcome you soon to Ashes. All gratuity & tips are divided between staff.

PRICE RANGE

€9.00 – €39.00

CUISINES

Irish, Bar, Seafood, European, Soups

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, Drinks

FEATURES

Reservations, Seating, Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available

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catsbrid

Kenmare7 contributions

Delicious 😋

Jul 2020 • friends

I luckily got a reservation here a few days after the restaurant reopened in July . I Would recommend the chowder, pil pil prawns , steak , and the fish and chips the batter was light crispy 😋. There were four of in our group we shared 2 desserts ( amazing sticky toffee pudding) we had 2 bottles of wine and everyone was really pleased with food price and service . Also felt very safe regarding Covid 19 guidelines, everything was sanitised before and after seating and delivery . Book ahead 👍🏻 as they seem to be short a few tables because of restrictions . Staff very friendly and attentive 😀

Written 8 July 2020

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Iris-eyes

Mallow153 contributions

Chowder was the best I have in years

Feb 2020 • friends

Chowder was superb, the right mix of fish, vegetables and creamy sauce. The menu is mainly seafood and that’s their forte. We were a large party and the choices range from mussels , steak, fish n chips, escalopes, and hake. The service was very good and the desert with toasted banana and baileys ice cream was excellent. With wine and some drinks it was about €60 a head

Written 17 February 2020

Marooned04

Dublin11 contributions

Top class

Jul 2020 • none

We ate here on the recommendation of our b&b owner and it didn’t disappoint. I had the steak and it was one of the best fillets I’ve had, cooked to perfection. My wife is a vegetarian and they prepared a delicious bowl of pasta as there was nothing on the menu that took her fancy - this was done without any fuss and again it was of the highest quality. Desert was also lovely and the local beer and Dingle gin also went down very well!

Written 2 August 2020

ashesbar

Thank you. We are glad you enjoyed it. Great to be recommended by local Bnbs. We are a seafood restaurant, but always offer a vegetarian/vegan option and of course our Herefordshire fillet of beef. If you are going to do a beef dish in a seafood restaurant, it better be the best! Hope we will see you soon. Regards Sinéad

Written 27 September 2020

This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Peter O

Dublin84 contributions

Really good but ...attention to detail

Aug 2020 • family

We all had seafood - it was really really good - though the menu descriptions were a little overdone but that’s fine as it encourages a discussion about meaning, for example how does baked fish differ from roasted fish. At €35 for a portion of Turbot it was pricey though all our food was really well presented and the service was very attentive and friendly. I would suggest that the one thing which should change, and I don’t know if it happens every night, but it happened with us and was off putting, is to stop bringing the rubbish from the kitchen, which was upstairs above the restaurant, brought through the dining room while customers are finishing their food experience. Just a suggestion, we still enjoyed our evening.

Written 6 August 2020

ashesbar

Thank you Peter, glad you enjoyed it. With the kitchen upstairs, it creates its own set of unique challenges. And you are right it must have been off putting. I do apologise. This is not a usual occurrence, and has since been rectified. Thanks for the feedback. We hope to see you again soon. Regards Sinéad

Written 27 September 2020

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MaryElisabth

10 contributions

Consistent high quality food and service

Jul 2020 • friends

Ate here last Saturday, our first meal out since lockdown, and it was superb. With well spaced out tables, Ashes is consistent in high quality food and customer service. The crab salad with mango I had was excellent and the steak was perfection. I’ll be back!

Written 8 July 2020

BACHbonny

Ireland3152 contributions

Very disappointing - poor value and mediocre

Mar 2022 • family

We have long enjoyed eating in Ashes. Over the years we have posted many favourable reviews and recommended it to others but after eating here recently we came away feeling that it no longer offered good value for money for lunch. I was thrilled to see that they have their crab and prawn dumplings back on the menu. Three dumplings were served with a large mound of salad ( lettuce, cucumber, tomato and carrot) for 5c short of €20. Scallops came roasted and served around an identical mound of the same salad for €28.50. Whilst the dumplings were delicious the scallops were very bland and even at that price neither come with any carbs. The beef burger and fish and chips are very good and were much more keenly priced at €17.95 but €21.95 for mussels and chips??? I appreciate that restaurants are dealing with rapidly increasing costs but some tweaking of the menu is needed to make this pub attractive to us again. Reducing the amount of dumpling and serving them with a side of mash would improve the dish and potentially reduce the cost. The only side that could be ordered and at an additional cost , to make the scallops into our dinner was chips! I rest my case.

Written 1 May 2022

John McKenna

1 contribution

Great quality food and brilliant waitressing

Mar 2020 • business

I recently stayed and dined in ashes and was pleasantly surprised at how friendly and helpful the staff were to suggest places to visit around Dingle. Sinéad was a fantastic host and made me feel very welcome. I couldn’t recommend Ashes more, will definitely be coming back in the near future.

Written 7 March 2020

Ryan M

1 contribution

Don't eat here

Oct 2022 • friends

Myself and a friend had been in Dingle for the weekend sight seeing during the day then eating locally and enjoying the live music and might life round the town afterwards. Anyway, after a good day of sight seeing we decided to eat in Ashes. We both got the fish of the day which was monkfish. Each dinner was €35 each which I thought was very dear but I don't mind paying for a good meal so I ordered it. The plate came out with 3 bits of monkfish and a wee side bowl of veg and 'potatoes' and I've that in inverted commas as I think I got one and a half baby potatoes and they weren't the size of strawberry. The veg consisted of 3 or 4 mini broccoli heads which equalled the size of a grape. Basically the dinner wouldn't have filled a hole in your tooth. I'd have are both of the dinners. Was extremely disappointed and wanted to say something as I usually would face to face but it was just a young foreign girl working (who was lovely) and didn't see the point in saying it to her. Left a bitter note on the weekend for both travellers.

Written 7 November 2022

Frankj O

2 contributions

Gone off Ashes

Aug 2022 • none

My wife and I have gone to Ashes for about 7/8 years on our first night of holidays in Dingle until 2019 when we were very disappointed with a retreat in the traditional welcome and service which we were used to. Fentons became our go to place. We tried lunch today in Ashes for old times sake. Sadly we had a very poor experience. Our starter was forgotten completely. Other tables that arrived after us were served before us. When we aske what was going on we were told that the chef had overlooked our order. The vegetarian pasta was quite dry. We suspected that it had been sitting under heat for some time. We were informed when we complained that the pasta was made freshly and that dishes were taking on average about 30 minutes as the kitchen was busy. We said that we had not been informed of this delay when seated. We also said that we had not said that the pasta was not made freshly. We simply were pointing out that it was dry in places and suggested that it had been sitting with the mix up in the order. A new pasta plate was brought to the table which was much better. We asked to see the manager and gave our background about coming to Ashes over the years and giving it a second chance today. We said that whatever she decided to put on the bill we would pay and then make our decision. The drinks and coffee were excluded from the bill. We paid the bill. We feel that this was a poor way to get loyal customers back on stream. The focus was exclusively on the lunch experience. Our reference to past loyalty and disappointment was filtered out. The demeanor of the manager was one of boredom. and bare tolerance with us. We will not be back!

Written 4 August 2022

ashesbar

We are very glad to hear you will not be returning. You where so rude to my manager & all my staff.

Written 4 August 2022

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Coastal793913

County Meath14 contributions

A night to remember

Jul 2020 • none

We had our first post lockdown meal here and it did not disappoint. We were a group of 6 and every one of us thoroughly enjoyed every course we were served. The prawn pil pil was a winner although all starters were amazing. We had hake, steak and scallops for main all of which were cooked to perfection, and the desserts were devine too. Lovely accommodating staff, good wine and great food made this a night to remember, we will be back!

Written 10 July 2020

Kenia R

County Dublin23 contributions

Terrible customer service

Jul 2020 • couples

Just wanted to leave a review about the bad customer service. I called this place few times in my visit to Dingle trying to book a table, the woman on the phone was ridiculously rude several times. I do understand we're in a busy and strange time but with more reason we're all here to support each other and hanging up the phone without finishing a call is not the way to / I was really looking forward to try this restaurant in a future visit to Dingle but there's nothing that would change my mind.

Written 4 July 2020

ashesbar

I, Sinead Was manning the phone this weekend. I absolutely did not, or have not ever hung up, on any caller.

Written 8 July 2020

This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Jessica bell

Killarney3 contributions

Amazing food

Mar 2020 • friends

Great restaurant to eat in. Amazing food with great service. Very friendly service . I would highly recommend the pil pil prawns and the beef pasta with mushrooms. Also great venue, very welcoming and homely, great place to catch up with friends.

Written 7 March 2020

blasketislandferries

12 contributions

Three very happy customers after a ten out of ten three course meal!

Sept 2020 • family

Booked 3 of us in for dinner at Ashes, very easy booking! Very friendly servers as always. My sister and mother had the prawn pil-pil and I had the oysters to start, very tasty! Then onto mains, two John Dory’s and a steak. All perfectly cooked, wonderful flavour and I must say the John Dory was the best fish dish I’ve ever had. Barely enough room left for desert but we went for it! The brownie was rich and perfect for chocoholics, the sticky toffee was moist and divine and I had the creme brûlée which was the perfect consistency and finished the meal beautifully. Ten out of ten for the food, service and atmosphere. Thank you to everyone at Ashe’s.

Written 9 September 2020

ashesbar

Thank you so much for this lovely review. We really appreciate all reviews, but the one's from local's are especially dear to our hearts. We hope to welcome you back soon. Regards Sinead & all at Ashe's

Written 26 September 2020

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asiftraveller2018

County Antrim3340 contributions

Fantastic food and service

Aug 2020 • couples

We only wanted a light lunch so had a starter size portion of the mussels which were simply perfect and much bigger mussel size than normal. Also the seafood chowder was the best we have had with to die for homemade brown / wheaten style bread. Friendly , attentive service , good VFM; it was all good

Written 31 August 2020

ashesbar

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you again soon. Regards Sinead

Written 26 September 2020

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Adam K

3 contributions

A terrible experience which ruined our evening. We would never go back.

May 2024 • couples

Rude and unprofessional service which made us feel extremely embarrased to be at Ashe's Restaurant. I complained that the rare steak I ordered was plainly over cooked and which the waitress agreed and took it away. The manager brought the steak back and slammed the plate onto the table in front of me and argued that I was wrong and didn't know what a steak should look like. Even if I was wrong, which I clearly was not, no restaurant should treat their customers in such an appalling way. Do not complain about the food here as you will be rudely argued with and shouted at in front of everyone.

Written 27 May 2024

Sinead Roche

Adam, Please do not return to our restaurant. The customers sitting near you, were appalled by your behaviour toward me, and my staff.

Written 30 May 2024

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