Dingle Peninsula - Ireland 2014 - page 367

Near Dingle Town
If Dingle is too much of an urban metropolis for you, get away from it all in the quiet vil-
lage of Ballyferriter, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of town on the Slea Head Loop.
$$ Hotel Óstán Ceann Sibéal is a modern hotel with plenty of comforts. Its 26
rooms are large, and half of the top-floor rooms face the countryside with grand skylight
views. The downstairs pub serves good grub and has trad music sessions on Saturday and
Sunday nights (hotel open May-Oct only, Sb-€60-75, Db-€80-109, Tb-€109-139, tel. 066/
915-6433, www.ceannsibealhotel.com , [e-mail] ) .
Eating in Dingle
The Only Cheap Meal in Dingle: Picnic
(See “Dingle Restaurants & Pubs” map, here .)
The SuperValu supermarket/department store, at the base of town, has everything and
stays open late (Mon-Sat 8:00-21:00, Sun 8:00-19:00, daily until 22:00 in July-Aug).
Smaller groceries, such as Centra on Main Street (Mon-Sat 8:00-21:00, Sun 8:00-18:00),
are scattered throughout the town. Consider a grand-view picnic out on the end of the
newer pier (as you face the harbor, it's the pleasure-boat pier on your right). You'll find
picnic tables on the harbor side of the roundabout and benches along the busy harborfront.
The Chinese eatery on Green Street does takeaway.
Dining in Dingle
(See “Dingle Restaurants & Pubs” map, here .)
All of these restaurants are good, but I've listed them in the order of my personal prefer-
ence.
Chart House Restaurant serves contemporary cuisine in a sleek, well-varnished din-
ing room. Settle back into the shipshape, lantern-lit, harborside ambience. The menu is
shaped by what's fresh and seasonal. The chef, who has a Tuscan connection and a passion
for South African wines, is committed to always offering a good vegetarian entrée (€20-30
dinners, daily 18:00-22:00 except closed Mon Oct-May, at roundabout at base of town, re-
servations wise, tel. [phone], www.thecharthousedingle.com Jim McCarthy).
Out of the Blue Seafood-Only Restaurant is the locals' choice for just plain great
fresh fish. The interior is bright and elegantly simple. The menu—not printed, but on a
chalkboard—is dictated by what the fishermen caught that morning. If they're closed, you
know there's been a storm and the fishermen couldn't go out. The €12-17 lunches and
heartier €21-30 dinners are artfully presented, with a touch of nouvelle cuisine and cer-