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The guide showcases the wonderful natural assets of the Midlands, celebrates our culture and heritage and invites you to discover our beautiful region. All sections are available for download on the MidlandsIreland.ie

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Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in the information supplied no responsibility can be accepted for any error, omission or misinterpretation of this information. Where such are brought to our attention future guides will be amended accordingly. 08 eating out 08 Eating out

Laois Borris in Ossory Sals Diner Abbeyleix Main St, Borris-in-Ossory, Laois Bramleys +353 (0)505 41514 Main Street, Abbeyleix, +353 (0)57 8730996 Durrow Castle Durrow Restaurant McEvoys Durrow, County Laois Main Street, Abbeyleix, County Laois. +353 (0)57 8736555 +353 (0) 57 8757500 The Copper Kettle Ballybrittas The Square, Durrow, County Laois Delaney’s Restaurant & B&B +353 (0)57 8736544 Ballintogher, Ballybrittas, County Laois +353 (0)57 8626453 Mountmellick Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant 36 Patrick St, Mountmellick, County Laois +353 (0)57 8679744

The Old Mill Restaurant Irishtown, Mountmellick, County Laois +353 (0)57 8624661

Mountrath Roundwood House Mountrath, County Laois +353 (0)57 8732120

White Horse Lodge 23 Rd., Mountrath, County Laois +353 (0)57 8732080

Portarlington Haveli Indian Restaurant Frenchchurch St, Portarlington, County Laois +353 (0)57 8643178

2 08 Eating out

Jasmine Chinese Restaurant Kelly’s Foundry Grillhouse Portarlington, County Laois Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, +353 (0)57 8645966 Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8678588 Mathews Homebaking Ltd. Main St, Portarlington, County Laois La Smarritas Restaurant +353 (0)57 8623229 Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8663699 Oriental New Star Chinese Restaurant Main St, Portarlington, County Laois Lemontree Restaurant +353 (0)57 8640799 67 Main St, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8662200 The Good Year Chinese Restaurant Main St, Portarlington, County Laois Lucky Palace Restaurant +353 (0)57 8623905 U3, Meehan Hse., JFL Ave., Portlaoise, County Laois Portlaoise +353 (0)57 8660758 A Taste of Italy Church Avenue, Portlaoise, County Laois Mayur Indian Restaurant + 353 (0) 57 8666400 47 Main Street, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0) 57 866 6000 Egan’s Restaurant 24 Main St, Portlaoise, County Laois Mulhalls +353 (0)57 8621106 Lyster Square, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0) 57 8621044 Grand Palace Restaurant 1 Coote St, Portlaoise, County Laois Royal China Chinese Restaurant +353 (0)57 8663335 2 Bank Place, Railway St, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 86 78555

Supermacs / Papa John’s Take Away JFL Ave., Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8660700

Seasons Restaurant 24a Market Square, Portlaoise,County Laois +353 (0)57 8680809

3 08 Eating out

Spago’s Italian Cafés Town Centre, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8678588 Abbeyleix

The Kingfisher Restaurant Quinns Tea Room Old AIB Bank, Main Street, Main Street, Abbeyleix, County Laois Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8731020 +353 (0)57 8662500

Savour The Square Meal Upper Main Street, Abbeyleix, County Laois 13 Market Square, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8757380 +353 (0)57 8681695

Portlaoise Rathdowney Caffe Latte Anmol Indian & Italian Restaurant Dunamaise Theatre, Church St, Upper Main St, Rathdowney, County Laois Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)505 48737 +353 (0)57 8663515

Stradbally Chocolate Brown Stradbally Fayre 93 Main Street, Portlaoise, County Laois Main Street, Stradbally, County Laois +353 (0)57 8622099 +353 (0) 57 8641697

Cup Cake Café The Court Restaurant Court, Emo, County Laois Main St, Stradbally, County Laois +353 (0)57 8633964 +353 (0)57 8625519

4 08 Eating out

Marie’s Café Portlaoise U8 Dunnes Stores S.C., Portlaoise, Grellan Delaney County Laois 67 Main St, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8622461 +353 (0)57 8622916

McPherson’s Lethean Bar Unit 11, Lyster Square, Portlaoise, County Laois 65 Main St, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8662960 +353 (0)57 8663544

Liam Casey’s Pub Pub Grub 21 Market sq, Portlaoise. + 353 (0) 57 8621483

Molly’s Bar Heritage Hotel, Jessop St, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8671900

O’Gormans Bar & Restaurant Kilminchy Court, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 868 2921

O’Loughlins Hotel 30 Main Street, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0) 57 8621305 Abbeyleix Morrisseys Pub PJ Kavanagh Main Street, Abbeyleix, County Laois 28 Main Street, Portlaoise, County Laois +353 (0)57 8731281 +353 (0)57-8621744

Ballylynan The Mile Bush Pedigree Corner Fairgreen, Portlaoise County Laois Ballylynan, County Laois | +353 (0)59 8625120 +353 (0)57 8688762

Portarlington Treacy’s Pub & Restaurant The Thatch Pub The Heath, Portlaoise, County Laois Killenard, Portarlington, County Laois +353 (0)57 8646539 +353 (0)57 8623822

5 08 Eating out

Longford Eastern Ocean Restaurants Richmond St, Longford +353 (0)43 48616 Abbeyshrule The Rustic Inn Golden Arch Indian Restaurant Abbeyshrule, 93 Earl St, Longford +353 (0)44 9357424 +353 (0)43 49853

Edgeworthstown Gourmet Chinese Restaurant First Class Oriental St, Longford Main St, , County Longford +353 (0)43 47528 +353 (0)43 72925 Kellehers Bar & Bistro Longford Town 12 Main Street, Longford Banoffies Restaurant +353 (0)43 3341357 Longford S.C. LongfordLongford Mughal Indian Restaurant +353 (0)43 47340 Dublin St, Longford | +353 (0)43 42202

Chinese Gourmet Nayab Tandoori Indian Restaurant Dublin Street, Longford 26 Dublin Street, Longford +353 (0)43 3347528 +353 (0)43 3342202

6 08 Eating out

Spice India Cafés 8/9 Street, Longford +353 (0)43 3349853 Aubergine Gallery Café 17 Ballymahon St, Longford The Black Olive +353 (0)43 48633 32 Ballymahon St, Longford +353 (0)43 42923 Cool Beans Café 64 Main Street, Longford. |+353 (0)43 3336238 The Longford Arms Hotel Main St, Longford | +353 (0)43 46296 Gallery Café Hazel wood Shopping Centre, Athlone Road, The Rising Sun Longford. 17 Dublin St, Longford | +353 (0)43 41444 +353 (0)43 3336838 Jac – O -Bites VM Restaurant Longford S.C. Longford. |+ 353 (0) 43 3347340 Viewmount House Dublin Road, Longford | + 353 (0)43 3341919 Longford Arms Café Longford Arms Hotel, Main Street, Longford. + 353 (0) 43 3346296

Sambos 38 Ballymahon Street, Longford. +353 (0)43 3342958

The Courtyard Café Hibernian Court, Longford | +353 (0)43 31650

The Red Rose Café 4 Dublin St, Longford | +353 (0)43 48180

Torc Café & Food Hall New St, Longford | +353 (0)43 48277

7 08 Eating out

Pub Grub Offaly

Ballymahon Restaurants P.V’s Bar, Accommodation & Steakhouse Ballymahon St, Ballymahon +353 (0)43 42700 Brosna Lodge Hotel Main Street, Banagher, Clondra +353 (0)57 9151350 The Richmond Inn Clondra, County Longford Flynn’s Restaurant, +353 (0)43 3326126 Main Street, Banagher, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9151312 Longford The Market Bar & Restaurant Birr 1 Ballymahon St, Longford Arms +353 (0)43 41806 Dunkerrin, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)505 45377

Enroute Bistro Fivealley, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9133976

Jade Palace Townsend Street, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9125125

Kong Lam Chinese Restaurant Market Square, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9121253

Lavender House Fine Dining Restaurant Cree, Birr, County Offaly. +353 (0)57 9122164.

Riverbank Restaurant , Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9121528

8 08 Eating out

Sizzler Tandoori Indian Cuisine Market Square, Birr, County Offaly Indian Bistro +353 (0)57 9125484 44 JKL St, Edenderry, County Offaly +353 (0)46 9772858 The Emmet Restaurant Doolys Hotel, Emmet Square, Birr, County Offaly Maidin Gheal +353 (0)57 9120032 Main St Lr., Ferbane, County Offaly +353 (0)90 6454665 The Thatch Restaurant Crinkle, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9120682 Bridge House Restaurant Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore, County Offaly Trilogy Bar & Brasserie +353 (0)57 9322000 County Arms Hotel, Road, Birr, County Offaly Da Vinci’s Italian Restaurant +353 (057) 9120791 Harbour St, Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9360275

9 08 Eating out

Di Milano Italian Restaurant The Central Hotel Main St, Tullamore, County Offaly Tullamore, County Offaly. +353 (0)57 9320678 +353 (0)57 9360034

Jamies Restaurant The New Amber Chinese Restaurant Main Street, Tullamore, County Offaly High St, Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9351529 +353 (0)57 9341855

Mezzo’s Restaurant The Paddy Field Chinese Restaurant Patrick St, Tullamore, County Offaly Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9329333 +353 (0)57 9351788

Oriental New Star The Village Chinese Restaurant U1 Beck house, Kilbride St, Tullamore, 44 Church St, Tullamore, County Offaly County Offaly +353 (0)57 9341810 +353 (0)57 9326852 The Wolftrap Shishir (Indian/Thai) Patrick St, Tullamore, County Offaly High St, Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9323374/5 +353 (0)57 9351439 Yaadgar Indian Restaurant Sirocco’s Restaurant Esker Court, William St, Tullamore, Patrick St, Tullamore, County Offaly County Offaly +353 (0)57 9352839 +353 (0)57 9329536

The Acorn Restaurant Harbour St, Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9324700

10 08 Eating out

Shannonbridge The Granary Café The Old Fort Restaurant Main street, Birr, County Offaly. , County Offaly +353 (0)89 4197805 +353 (0)90 9674973 Tullamore Balcony Restaurant Cafés Bridge S.C., Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9322499 Banagher Heidi’s Coffee Shop Café India Crank House, Banagher, County Offaly Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)87 9562680 +353 (0)57 9352496

Birr Café Q Brambles Main Street, Tullamore, County Offaly Mill St, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 932 6782 +353 (0)87 7453359 Chocolate Brown Café Courtyard Café William St, Tullamore, County Offaly Demense, Birr, County Offaly. +353 (0)57 9329950 +353 (0)57 9120336 Jenny’s Kitchen Emma’s Café Deli Tullamore, County Offaly. Main St, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9324878 +353 (0)57 9125678 Quigley’s Bakery Emporium at the Stables Patrick St, Tullamore, County Offaly Oxmantown Mall, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9360353 +353 90)57 9120263

11 08 Eating out

The Tea Rooms Westmeath Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre, Bury Quay, Tullamore, County Offaly. +353 (0)57 9325015 Restaurants

Athlone Pub Grub Al Mezza 6 Bastion Street, Athlone, Birr + 353 (0) 90 64 98765 D & S McIntyre Shannon Harbour, Birr, County Offaly. Athlone Springs Hotel Restaurant +353 (0)57 9151493 and Bar Food Athlone, County Westmeath Kelly’s of the Green +353 (0) 90 6444444 Green St, Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9120175 Di Bella High Street, Athlone, County Westmeath Sunrise Inn + 353 (0) 90 64 44830 Birr, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9120345 Glasson Golf Hotel Restaurant and Bar Food Shannonbridge Glasson, Athlone, County Westmeath Killeen’s Village Tavern + 353 (0) 90 6485120 Shannonbridge, County Offaly [email protected] +353 (0)90 9674112 www.glassongolfhotel.ie

Tullamore Hatters Lane Bistro Loughery’s Bar/Restaurant Strand Street, Athlone, County Westmeath Patrick St, Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)90 6473077 +353 (0)57 93231063 Hodson Bay Hotel Restaurant Maunsell’s Café/Bar and Bar Food Patrick St, Tullamore, County Offaly Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)57 9323394 + 353 (0) 90 6442000 [email protected] The Brewery Tap www.hodsonbayhotel.com Patrick St, Tullamore, County Offaly +353 (0)57 9321131

12 08 Eating out

IL Colosseo Italian Restaurant Pavarotti’s Restaurant Northgate St., Athlone, County Westmeath Fry Place, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6475094 +353 (0)90 6493066

Jia Jia Chinese Restaurant Radisson Hotel Restaurant and Bar Food 12 McCormack Centre, Athlone, Northgate St., Athlone, County Westmeath County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6442600 +353 (0)90 6487899 info@[email protected] www.athlone.radissonsas.com Ken’s Oriental Restaurant 1st Floor John Broderick St, Athlone, Row Inn Row Chinese County Westmeath Count John, The Bawn, +353 (0)90 6491119 Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6475308 Kin Khao Thai Restaurant Abbey Lane, Athlone, County Westmeath Saagar Indian Restaurant +353 (0)44 9340911 Lloyd’s Lane, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6470011 La Strada Restaurant Custume Place, Athlone, County Westmeath Shamrock Lodge Hotel Restaurant + 353 (0) 90 64 50433 Clonown Road, Athlone, County Westmeath + 353 (0) 90 64 92601 Loaves & Fishes Left Bank Mall and Mardyke Street, Athlone, County Westmeath + 353 (0) 90 64 78450

Mizzoni Pizza & Pasta Co Dublin Rd, Athlone, County Westmeath + 353 (0) 90 64 23888

13 08 Eating out

Sofia’s Top Deck Bistro The Left Bank Mall, Pearse Street, Custome Place, Athlone, County Westmeath Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6473263 + 353 (0) 90 64 98339

The Charcoal Grill Cafe Bistro Paynes Lane, Athlone, County Westmeath + 353 (0) 90 6470777

The Left Bank Bistro Fry Place, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6494446

The Lemon Tree Restaurant Creggan Court Hotel, N6 Centre Dublin Road, Athlone, County Westmeath + 353 (0) 90 64 77777

The Olive Grove Custume Place, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6476946

The Prince of Wales Hotel Restaurant and Bar Food Glasson Paynes Lane, Athlone, County Westmeath Glasson Village Bistro +353 (0)90 6470777 Glasson, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6485001 The Sheraton Hotel Restaurant and Bar Food and Harvest Cafe The Fatted Calf Gleeson St., Athlone, County Westmeath Glasson, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6451000 +353 (0)90 6485208 [email protected] www.sheratonathlonehotel.com Wineport Lodge Wineport Lodge, Glasson, County Westmeath Thyme Restaurant +353 (0)90 6439010 Custume Place, Athlone County Westmeath + 353 (0) 90 6478850

14 08 Eating out

Moate Oscar’s Restaurant The Garden Room Restaurant 21 St, Mullingar, The Temple Country Retreat and Spa County Westmeath -, , County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9344909 +353 (0)57 9335118 Pasta Bella Mullingar 54 Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Amber Court Chinese Restaurant County Westmeath 30 Dominick St, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9347965 +353 (0)44 9341241

Annebrook House Hotel Restaurant The Austin Friar Hotel Restaurant Austin Friars Street, Mullingar, Mullingar, County Westmeath County Westmeath +353 (0)44 93 35848 +353 (0) 44 9353300 The Newbury Hotel Restaurant Bloomfield House Hotel Dominick St, Mullingar, County Westmeath Belvedere, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9342888 +353 (0)44 9340894 The Trapdoor Restaurant Greville Arms Hotel Restaurant Mullingar Greyhound Racing Ballinderry, Pearse St, Mullingar, County Westmeath Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9348563 +353 (0)44 9348348

Mullingar Park Hotel Restaurant Woodville House Restaurant Dublin Rd., Mullingar, County Westmeath Gaybrook, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9344446 +353 (0) 44 9343694

15 08 Eating out

Multyfarnham Cosy Kitchen An Tintain Main St, Athlone, County Westmeath , County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9371411 Gloria Jeans Unit 59 Athlone Town Centre, Athlone, County Westmeath Tyrrellspass Castle + 353 (0) 090 6420889 Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath www.gloriajeanscoffees.ie +353 (0)44 9223105 Java Joe’s Café Dublin Road, Opposite AIT, Athlone, Cafés County Westmeath + 353 (0) 090 6405291 Athlone A Slice of Life O’Briens Sandwich Bar Bastion St, Athlone, County Westmeath John Broderick St., +353 (0)90 6493970 Athlone, County Westmeath www.obriens.ie Beanies Coffee Shop & Deli Church St, Athlone, County Westmeath O’Briens Sandwich Bar and The Bagel Factory +353 (0)90 6477799 Athlone Town Centre, Athlone, County Westmeath Café Togo + 353 (0) 87 1360081 , Athlone, www.obriens.ie County Westmeath + 353 (0) 90 64 41080 Poppy Fields Paynes Lane Irishtown Central, Club Sandwich Athlone, County Westmeath Auburn, Dublin Road, Athlone, + 353 (0) 90 64 79850 County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6478600 Quigleys Unit 64 Athlone Town Centre, Athlone, Coffee Haven County Westmeath U6, Inish Carraig, Golden Island, +353 (0)90 6477017 Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6472764 Savoury Fare 3 Irishtown Central, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6474099

16 08 Eating out

Gallery 29 Café 29 Oliver Plunkett St, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9372165

Roma Café Mount St, Mullingar, County Westmeath The Bonne Bouche +353 (0)44 9372165 Church St, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6472112 Spiced Bean Café Mary St, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9349967 Ballinahowen Ballinahowen Tea Rooms Ballinahowen, County Westmeath Pub Grub +353 (0)90 6430835 Athlone Fore Beaumont’s Bar Coffee Shop 28 Connaught St, Athlone, Fore, , County Westmeath County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9361780 +353 (0)90 6492945

Moate Daly’s Tavern Tuar Ard Coffee Shop Kiltoom, Athlone, County Westmeath Church St, Moate, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6489082 +353 (0)90 6482042 Inn Mullingar , Athlone, County Westmeath Chocolate Brown +353 (0)90 6475780 Austin Friar Street, Mullingar, County Westmeath Potters Bar +353 (0)44 934 3785 Sean Costello Street, Athlone, County Westmeath Frayne’s Café & Bakery +353 (0)90 6474057 Mount St, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9348470 Shack Olde World Bar and Restaurant Moate Rd., Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6474123

17 08 Eating out

The Grove Baylough, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6492509

The Mill Bar Tuam Road, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6492927

The Riverside Inn Castle Street, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6494981

The Palace Bar Mullingar The Square, Athlone, County Westmeath Biddy Mulligans +353 (0)90 6492229 Irishtown, Athlone, County Westmeath +353 (0)90 6473476 Three Jolly Pidgeons Pub Athlone, County Westmeath Cons Bar +353 (0)90 6485162 22 Dominick St, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9340925 Kilbeggan The Black Kettle Bar Danny Byrne’s Main St, Kilbeggan, County Westmeath Pearse St, Mullingar, County Westmeath +353 (0)57 9332148 +353 (0)44 9343792

Moate Druids Chair Egan’s Austin Friar St, Mullingar, County Westmeath Main Street, Moate, County Westmeath +353 (0)44 9348526 +353 (0)90 6482014 The Well Feerick’s Half Way House Bar & Restaurant Marshbrook Manor, Moate, Rathowen, County Westmeath County Westmeath +353 (0)43 76025 +353 (0)90 6481069 The Gaelic Chieftain Rathowen, County Westmeath +353 (0)43 76116

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