Dining at Beaufort House

For clients wishing to have dinners catered at Beaufort House we have two local chefs we recommend:

Eileen O’Brien
Phone: +353 868 222044
E mail:  foodonthewildside@eircom.net
Click here for sample menus

Lee Dowling
Phone: + 353 879  813339
E mail : lee_dowling@hotmail.com
For larger parties and buffets Jam supplies ready made meals to order:
E mail: info@jam.ie

The Main House dining room seats 12 or up to 18 at separate tables.

Kerry's Best Restaurants

We are fortunate in having a number of excellent restaurants nearby including two within five minutes walk. These are:

BEAUFORT

The Beaufort Bar: (064 6644032) This bar, our next door neighbour, was established in 1840 and reputedly serves the best pint of Guinness in Kerry. They opened a restaurant in 1999 which has proved extremely popular . It offers an excellent selection of local dishes including beef, lamb and fish and vegetarian options. It usually has two sittings at seven and nine during busy times It is less than 5 minutes walk from the house. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Pat Sheahan's Bar: A popular pub in the village of Beaufort that serves very good bar food and is ideal for casual dining. (064 6644347)

Five minutes away by car is:

Kate Kearney's Cottage: A small friendly family run restaurant at the mouth of the Gap of Dunloe. Kate Kearney was a legendary beauty who a 150 years ago served poteen - illegally brewed from potatoes - to visitors to the Gap. (064 6644146)

Aghadoe Heights (064 6631766) We do not usually recommend hotel restaurants but this is exceptional. Situated in a modern hotel beside the ancient monastic ruins at Aghadoe, between Beaufort and Killarney, the restaurant has a panoramic view of the Lakes and of McGillycuddy's Reeks. The food is of a very high standard and correspondingly priced but for a special occasion it is ideal.

Hotel Europe (064 6671300) Considered by some critics to be a building aesthetically better suited to a Swiss mountain resort than the Kerry landscape the monolithic Hotel Europe offers a  bistro open seven days a week serving decent food. Not the least of its attractions are an excellent view of the lake with outside seating in fine weather(and some might say that an additional benefit is that it is also one of the few places in the area from which one cannot see the hotel)

KILLARNEY (about 10 minutes away)

Cucina Italiana: (064 6626575) A sophisticated Italian restaurant offering very good modern Italian cooking. The swordfish carpaccio is highly recommended. Bookings probably essential. In an alleyway opposite the cinema.

Bricin: Excellent food - including traditional Irish Boxty - and friendly service. Closed Sunday (064 6634902)

Gaby's: (064 6632519) is an internationally renowned fish restaurant.

Robertino's Restaurant: (064 6634966) - An Italian Restaurant serving Pizza, Pasta and Chips! - Excellent for families.
Genting Thai: (064 6637000) A superb Thai restaurant, new to Killarney, offering excellent duck and seafood dishes and a family friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended.
Chapter 40: (064 6671833) A new restaurant serving imaginative food based on local specialities.

Lord Kenmares: (064 6637245) Offers a delicious modern take on traditional dishes.

KILLORGLIN (15 minutes away)

Sol y Sombra: (066 97 62347) Located in an old church this is a terrific Spanish themed tapas restaurant and wine bar and ideal for light dining.

Nick's: (066 9761219) is a steak and seafood restaurant. It does two sittings, at 7pm and 9pm and service, particularly on the second sitting can be slow..

Bianconi: (066 9761146) is a very good pub restaurant.

Jacks: (066 97 69102) A very good restaurant in Cromane specialising in local seafood with a pub attached that sometimes has traditional Irish music sessions..

Further Afield

There are excellent restaurants in KENMARE (40 minutes away) - especially Sheen Falls: (064 6641600) and the Michelin starred restaurant in the Park Hotel (064 6641200). In town we recommend Packies (064 6641508)  Mulcahy’s (064 6642383) and the Lime Tree (+353 64 6641225)

DINGLE (60 minutes away)  also has excellent restaurants – Out of the Blue (066 915 0811) a small fish shop on the waterfront  with a casual but excellent restaurant in the back  is wonderful(closed all winter) and Doyle’s (066 9151174) The Half Door (066 9151600)  and the Charthouse are all highly recommended.

All these restaurants get very busy in season, especially at weekends so advance booking is essential.

Donald and Rachel Cameron,
Beaufort House, Beaufort, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland
T: +353 (0) 64 6644764 - E: info@beaufortireland.com