Peter Curtin is larger than life and his influence is reflected in the atmosphere. The food here features delicious home cooking using locally sourced ingredients to give Irish favourites a modern twist. The award-winning food menu features traditional dishes such as Irish stew and several dishes made with smoked fish from the family’s award-winning Burren Smokehouse. We highly recommend trying the Burren smoked fish platter which is served with a fresh salad. The Burren Smokehouse is just over the bridge and Peter and Birgitta will happily arrange a visit for you.

All the ingredients used are carefully chosen and locally sourced. The pub only uses the freshest local ingredients and the emphasis is on traditional Irish cuisine. The Roadside Tavern really does take great pride in the quality of its foods offering. The welcome is always warm and the craic always mighty. It’s a great place to sip Irish craft beer and to grab a plate of good food that represents this region so well while steeping yourself in history and the hospitality of one of the true gems of County Clare.

The Roadside Tavern is also home to The Burren Microbrewery which produces Burren Black (stout), Burren Red (ale), and Burren Gold (lager). All beers brewed at this pub are artisan craft beers, adding to the range of destinations breweries of Ireland. Needless to say, all these beers make great accompaniments to the home cooked food served at The Roadside Tavern. Enjoy a pint of Burren Blonde, Gold, Red or Black by the fire in The Roadside Tavern on a cold winter night when the wind is howling round the Wild Atlantic Way and you’ll step back to an Ireland of old.

This family-run business was set up in 1989 by Birgitta and Peter Curtin. The quality of their smoked salmon has seen the business grow exponentially, from supplying the pubs, hotels and restaurants in the Lisdoonvarna area to now supplying smoked salmon all over the world.

Carefully sourcing their quality raw materials for the Burren smoked salmon, trout, and mackerel, they control their own quality standards with the backup of regular testing from independent laboratories as well as regular checks from the organisations who certify them.

The Burren Storehouse is the place for live music gigs, special events, and great food. Homemade pizzas with a variety of toppings come straight from the built-in wood burning oven, while local meats, fresh fish, and shellfish are given the flame treatment on the charcoal grill. The menu changes every night, but it will always reflect the locality and the season with locally sourced ingredients like fish, shellfish, and artisan local meats and poultry.