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Sheilin Sea Food Restaurant

Top Cross, Waterville, Ireland
+353(0)669474231
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Ranked #3 of 8 restaurants in Waterville
Price range: ₹ 276 - ₹ 4,083
Cuisines: Irish, Seafood, Steakhouse
Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Reservations
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Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Reservations
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18 reviews from our community

94% Recommend
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Wales
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 September 2012

This intimate little restaurant was one of the very best places we ate during out three week stay in Cork and Kerry. The atmosphere was extremely friendly and unpretentious, but the food was outstanding. My husband who is a vegetarian thoroughly enjoyed an imaginative pair of starters in place of a main dish and my brill with hollandaise and crab... More

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Edinburgh
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31 reviews 31 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 September 2012

Friendly and knowledgeable staff made this a lovely evening, combined with a choice of superb local seafood. The short but good value wine list is well thought out and complements simply prepared dishes. It's not the most glamorous space, but the service is chirpy and makes you feel at home. Highly recommended.

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New Hampshire
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13 reviews 13 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 September 2012

This is almost there for five stars, everything was good, no complaints about the food. It is small, the tables are close together. One issue is that they do not take credit cards. Had to go in to the little market next door and use the ATM, and I never fully trust those little no-name machines. But still, we had... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 August 2012

Not amazing choice in Waterville Good choices here. A little hit and miss but the quality is good and they make the effort

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Dublin, Ireland
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43 reviews 43 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 August 2012

I highly recommend this resturant they know what there talking about when there selling fish :) Even sell gorgeous food for people who dont like fish. They go out of their way to make you feel at home and they have no shortage of food to share :)

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Bothwell Scotland
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2012

Visited last Monday evening for a meal with my wife. As a starter I ordered Prawns and my wife ordered warm crab and I can honestly say that they were two of the nicest plates of food I had in my time in Co Kerry. For main course I had Sea Bass and wife had Scallops. Again both of these... More

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spokane, wa
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3 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 July 2012

We had excellent service and delicious food at Sheilin. The oyster appetizer was amazing, and our dinners were all delicious. Fresh local ingredients perfectly prepared!

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Kilbaha
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13 reviews 13 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 July 2012

Quite a small restaurant, seats about 20 diners. The service was quietly efficient, and very friendly. Food was very very good and reasonably priced. Next time I visit Waterville, I'll dine there again.

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Helsinki, Finland
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

Place was cozy, food was very delicious and service was good.

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Wakefield, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 September 2011

We were so impressed with the quality of the food early last week that we booked in for Friday night too. All week the restaurant had allowed us to park outside to use their wi-fi facilities from the street free of charge. On the Friday night the weather was appalling so the owners organised a taxi to collect us, and... More

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