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4.5
Travellers' Choice 2024
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Food
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Food and ambience
Local cuisine, International, Irish, Bar, European, Vegetarian friendly
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About
With old world character and charm combined with a modern and relaxed ambiance, we take pride in offering our patrons a relaxed and delicious dining experience which The Snailbox is renowned for. Having won the "Best Welcome & Customer Service Award" in 2010, we have built our reputation through our friendly and efficient service accompanied by the finest & freshest ingredients prepared by our Chefs Our menu philosophy is simple; fresh, tasty, home-made and locally sourced ingredients served to you with a smile. Click below to view any of our mouth-watering menus.
PRICE RANGE
€14.00 – €33.00
CUISINES
Irish, Bar, International, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.5
732 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
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Average
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Terrible
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Patrick
Rosscarbery1 contribution
Aug 2023 • couples
We booked the restaurant for 8.15 on a Sunday evening- large restaurant and bar - great service and atmosphere
We both had the beef stir fry and it was excellent,beef lovely and tender.
Prices were good also not over the top.
Definitely worth an other visit
Gerry Browne
Written 10 September 2023
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OrlaCait
Dublin166 contributions
Oct 2024 • friends
The Snailbox is the most charming family-run pub/restaurant with a friendly atmosphere, delicious food, reasonable prices, attentive staff and beautiful surroundings. It also offers excellent accommodation and is not far from Dublin airport. Philip and his team could not have been more generous to our dementia-inclusive community choir - The Forget Me Nots - when we visited recently. We cannot thank them enough for the amazing welcome they gave us and wish them the very best for the future!
Written 23 November 2024
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Mark O
5 contributions
Mar 2024 • family
This fantastic place used to be owned by my late grandmother a long time ago and back in the days was a well known landmark by anyone for miles and miles. It was only a small local pub back then and the only food you could get was a packet of crisps or peanuts from behind the bar or freshly cooked food for the family from granny's small kitchen.
Now, still bearing the original "Snailbox" name it has been extensively extended and modernised by the current owner Phillip and OMG, what a place it is now !
A massive restaurant serving 1st class food, fantastic staff and Phillip is one of the nicest people you will ever meet (Make sure you bring a baseball cap from your home town and he will swap it for a Snailbox cap). Accommodation if needed is also available and everywhere is spotlessly clean.
We visited for dinner in March for St Patricks weekend. There were 12 of us and although the restaurant was packed, food came out quickly, all fresh and great tasting, we didn't have to wait for drinks and Phillip and his many staff were attentive and made us all feel welcome.
We live in the UK but whenever we go back to the Emerald Isle, this is definitely a visit we will make again
5 out of 5
Written 24 March 2024
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DroghedaAnnie
Drogheda166 contributions
Nov 2022 • friends
I recently visited this restaurant on a busy Friday lunchtime for the first time since Covid. As always the place was a hive of activity. The food I ordered was nice and in my opinion a little overpriced for a lunch time menu! I had garlic mushrooms for starters which was tasty, followed by a pasta carbonara which was a bit on the watery side! For dessert I had a type of icecream sundae, which at in excess of 7 euro was indeed overpriced for a lunch time menu. The waiting staff was very attentive and we at no time felt rushed.
Written 22 November 2022
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alison91
Ballymoney5 contributions
Jul 2024 • family
Stopped here last night with family. I honestly don't think I have ever been to a more friendly place. The staff and I mean them all are just on a different level. The place was fully booked and they said if we waited 30 mins they could serve us. We were all took to a table right away and the service was amazing right away. The food was again amazing and the service was so professional. There was football on in the bar and the crack made our night out even better. Couldn't recommend this place anymore to you all. Amazing Class outstanding and class.
Written 14 July 2024
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Holly2013
Dublin26 contributions
Dec 2024 • family
We came here last Saturday for my birthday and it was such a lovely relaxing evening with generous sized portions of very tasty food. The staff are the perfect combination of being attentive without rushing you. Philip the manager takes the time to take to everyone and is a real gentleman. Thank you so much Snailbox team we'll be back!
Written 31 December 2024
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim11386 contributions
Feb 2023 • family
We had a lovely family dinner in The Snailbox, such a warm, welcoming, friendly place.
The setting is quite eclectic with 6,600 caps hanging on the ceiling! There's a lovely view too as the place is on a very raised site.
The food was really good. Between us all we had the burger, bass and the hake, very generous helpings and very tasty. The dessert list is quite comprehensive with all sorts of ice creams a speciality
Prices are not cheap but you get what you pay for to be fair.
Plenty of parking, just off the main road and well worth a visit.
Written 14 February 2023
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Lynda
County Louth4 contributions
Jul 2023 • family
Fantastic spot. Beautiful food, lovely atmosphere & very kind and friendly Staff. Very reasonably priced. Made our little boy feel very special on his birthday by coming out with a candle on his dessert singing Happy Birthday. I've nothing negative to say.
We will definitely be back!
Written 16 July 2023
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Ciaran McGarry
5 contributions
Feb 2022 • family
Quite overpriced, one of the staff members was quite rude when serving us, just no manners towards us when greeting us just got a what do you want and yeah for everything. One of us got a steak and a we had to sent it back as it was so tough dry and just tasted horrible, same server just said oh really are you sure it’s not nice and we assured her it wasn’t nice and said it was tough and said yeah ok and took it away. It was good they didn’t charge as it wasn’t touched much with the oven chips and hard steak and charging for 28 euro should be better. Majority of the staff were quite helpful just the girl in glasses just rolled her eyes anytime you spoke to her and just didn’t make us feel welcomed from the get go, and the fact for jelly and ice cream they actually were asking for 7.50 which just blows my mind costs about 2 euro and there asking for those prices that was the nail in the coffin and we just left not good experience not worth driving out to
Written 13 February 2022
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Mags
140 contributions
Oct 2022 • couples
Take a bow Snailbox team.. the food, the staff and the atmosphere was just superb. Everyone should come here and experience hospitality at it's best and real good food. Loved all three courses and my food choices, the wings were amazing, the stirfry was gorgeous and the honeycomb ice cream was a real treat. Price points were good, portion sizes were just right and the attention to detail from each staff member was just fantastic. In a busy restaurant, they made it look effortless. Every dish that came out and passed by me looked great. Will definitely be back and would definitely recommend it to others.
Written 23 October 2022
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shauna o
Ireland1 contribution
Dec 2024 • family
We decided to stop off here for dinner while travelling back home for Xmas to Donegal, they were quite busy but so welcoming and they were able to accommodate us with a table. The food was absolutely delicious and quite good value for the portion sizes. Staff are so welcoming and friendly and nothing was an issue for them. We will definitely be returning and highly recommended to anyone.
Written 20 December 2024
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Sightseer766695
1 contribution
Dec 2021 • none
Quality, portion size, taste, flavors, and service took a dive!!! Nothing like the restaurant it was. I have been going there for years, yesterday 7 may 2022 will be my last visit. Hiked up price, the portion so much smaller......the chicken stirfry
just a bowl of greace with 2 small pieces of chicken. The Irish stew was a bowl of a packet of oxtail soup with sparingly pieces of the cheapest stewing meat Management are obvisouly trying to get their covid losses back at the expense of the customer. Shame as it used to be a place with a decent name and of a certain standard. That standard has dropped dramatically. Never Again!!!
Written 7 May 2022
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Carmel H
Lockport5 contributions
Jul 2022 • friends
We happened upon this restaurant accidentally. We had just arrived in Ireland after a delayed flight with hours of traveling behind us, and cranky, hungry people. We were just beginning to navigate driving,. We had made a wrong turn, and as we tried to turn around (not very successfully) a family stopped us and asked if we needed help. We explained that we were looking for somewhere to eat that would accommodate our party of 14, and they directed us to this restaurant. We were greeted as soon as we walked in the door by every person working that we passed. They seated us immediately. Our waiter, Mark, was friendly, energetic, and very quick and efficient. Our meals were hot and delicious. With so many people, there were a variety of items ordered from soups (fantastic and highly recommend), sandwiches, burgers, pastas, curries, and chicken dinners. The meals all came out hot, and everyone was extremely happy with what they ordered. But what made this experience truly spectacular was the selection of baseball hats that are hanging from the restaurants ceiling. There is a story behind it that you should check out for yourself. Several of the members of our party contributed to the collection and were pleasantly surprised by their gift in return. Truly a gem of a place!!
Written 9 July 2022
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Andreas G
Wolfsburg2 contributions
Jul 2024 • friends
We travelled to the Snailbox as part of a tour of Ireland.
The goal was to have lunch and visit the famous cap collection. There are thousands of guest caps hanging under the ceiling in the entire restaurant area. The owner and founder of the Snailbox offers to exchange his private cap with a "Snailbox cap". That's what we did. Photos were then taken.
All staff and especially the owner are super nice and accommodating.
Lunch was also very good at reasonable prices.
Overall a successful stay that was a lot of fun.
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Written 25 July 2024
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Alison S
17 contributions
Sept 2024 • family
Amazing service, all mains were served together and very promptly. We had arancini, tomato & basil soup, beef stew, beef burger and baileys cheesecake. All were really tasty. Burger could do with a dob of relish. Cheesecake was delish.
Written 12 September 2024
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