Dining Room

01/10/2026

🍷 COMPETITION TIME! 🍷

To celebrate the return of our W**e Nights, we’re giving one lucky winner the chance to join us! 🥂

WIN 2 TICKETS TO OUR W**E NIGHT

📅 Thursday 8th October
To enter:
✨ Like this post
✨ Follow Dining Room Castlebar
✨ Tag the person you’d bring along
🥂 Share this post to your story and tag us — we’d love to see it!

One winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries across Facebook & Instagram.

🏆 Winner announced Monday evening at 6pm.
Please note: The winner must be available to attend the W**e Night on Thursday 8th October. The prize is non-transferable, has no cash alternative and cannot be exchanged for a voucher or alternative date/event.

Good w**e. Good food. Even better company. ❤️

This competition is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook or Instagram.

Good luck! 🍷✨

01/10/2026

🍂 OUR AUTUMN MENU HAS ARRIVED 🍂

Tomorrow we welcome a new season at Dining Room with the launch of our Autumn Menus.

As the seasons change, so does our menu — bringing together beautiful seasonal ingredients, fresh produce from sea and land, and the flavours we love about autumn.

Our two-course menus are:

✨ Wednesday Menu – €30
✨ Dining Room Menu – €38
✨ Signature Menu – €53

From Keem Bay smoked salmon and Killala hake, to roast chicken, Wicklow venison, Irish lamb and Prime Irish steak, there’s plenty to tempt you.

And yes… our dessert menu is still available for those who want to finish on a sweet note. ❤️

We’re launching the new Autumn Menus tomorrow, Friday 2nd October, and we can’t wait to welcome you in.

🍂 New season. New menus. Same Dining Room.

📍 Castlebar
🕰️ Wednesday – Saturday evenings
🔗 Book online at diningroomcastlebar.com

25/09/2026

🍷 OUR INFAMOUS W**E NIGHTS ARE BACK! 🍷

And this one is going to be very special…

Join us at Dining Room, Castlebar on Thursday 8th October for an evening celebrating French food, French w**e and great company. 🇫🇷🍷

✨ Four exquisite courses
🍷 Four exceptional French w**es
🥂 €85 per person

We’re keeping the menu under wraps for just a little while longer… but we promise, you’re going to want to be at this one. 👀

TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS SUNDAY AT 6PM

🎟️ Available exclusively through our online booking system.

Given the nature of the evening, we cannot accommodate dietary requirements.

Thursday 8th October | €85 per person

🇫🇷 Très bientôt… 🇫🇷

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12/09/2026

✨ TWO NOMINATIONS! ✨

We are absolutely delighted and incredibly humbled to share that Dining Room has received TWO nominations in the prestigious Food & W**e Awards 2026 — for Best Restaurant and Best Chef – Connaught. 🥂

This year feels particularly special as we celebrate 10 years of Dining Room. Ten years of cooking, creating, learning, laughing, challenges, celebrations and, most importantly, welcoming so many wonderful guests through our doors. ❤️

To have our little restaurant named alongside some of the finest restaurants and hotels in the country is something we never take for granted. We are incredibly grateful to our amazing team, our loyal customers and everyone who has supported us along the way.

And, of course, congratulations to all of our fellow Mayo nominees:

✨ House of Plates – Barry Ralph
✨ An Port Mor – Frankie Mallon
✨ Infused – Westport
✨ Savoire Faire – Westport
✨ Misunderstood Heron – Westport
✨ Café Rua – Castlebar
✨ Ashford Castle – Cong

It’s fantastic to see so much talent and recognition for Mayo’s food scene. 💚

Thank-you Food & W**e for the nominations
Good luck to everyone nominated! 🥂

And as for our 10th birthday celebrations… more about that later! 😉

03/07/2026

📢 Annual Leave Notice

Just a little heads-up that we will be taking our annual leave from Saturday 4th July and will reopen on Wednesday 15th July.

During this time, I won't have access to the work phone, so the best way to make a reservation is through our website. I will be checking emails occasionally, but responses may be slower than usual.

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful customers for your continued support. We appreciate every visit, booking, recommendation, and kind word throughout the year.

We look forward to welcoming you back when we reopen on Wednesday 15th July, refreshed and ready for another busy season!

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. ❤️

18/06/2026

We're absolutely delighted to be featured in the latest edition of Mayo Life Magazine!
A huge thank you to the Mayo Life team, especially Oisin Bradley, for taking the time to tell our story and shine a spotlight on Kevin's journey, The Dining Room, and the wonderful customers who have supported us over the years. Thank you to for the fabulous photos.
We're incredibly proud of what we've built here in Castlebar and grateful to everyone who has dined with us, celebrated with us, and supported us along the way.
If you pick up a copy, be sure to have a read!

Thank you for your continued support ❤️

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08/06/2026

☀️ Introducing Our New Summer Steak & Seafood Menus

This summer, we're embracing the very best of land and sea with two new Two-Course Set Menus at Dining Room.

Carefully crafted around premium Irish beef, fresh local seafood, seasonal produce and homemade favourites, these menus offer a lighter, more relaxed dining experience while maintaining the quality and flavour you know us for.
Choose from our:
✨ Dining Room Menu – €38
✨ Signature Menu – €53
From freshly baked bread and Keem Bay smoked salmon to prime Irish beef, West Coast scallops and market-fresh seafood, there's something to suit every appetite.
And don't worry... our delicious dessert menu will still be available for those who like to finish on a sweet note. 🍓
Available Thursday to Saturday.
📞 To reserve your table, contact us on 094-9021861 book online.

07/06/2026

☀️A New Summer Chapter at Dining Room☀️

As the seasons change, so too does our dining experience.
Inspired by the simplicity and quality of great steak and seafood restaurants, our new summer menus focus on exceptional ingredients, lighter flavours and relaxed dining.
From freshly landed seafood and carefully sourced meats to seasonal produce and homemade breads, every dish begins with ingredients we are proud to serve.
Introducing:
✨ Dining Room Menu – 2 Courses €38
✨ Signature Menu – 2 Courses €53
Available Thursday to Saturday.
(Menus go live Monday 8th June)

Because great dining starts with great ingredients.

06/06/2026

06/06/2026