The Vaughan family’s classic old-fashioned small seaside village hotel is in the heart of Roundstone and enjoys a great view over the harbour and distant Connemara hills, from both public areas and many of the comfortable en-suite rooms.
Well known for its delicious local seafood, a separate bar food menu is available in summer, as well as formal dining in the restaurant.
Vaughans Restaurant:
This is a lovely room, partly stone walled, with the country warmth of an earlier, less frenetic, era and the atmosphere is emphasised by good service from relaxed and attentive staff.
Starters include a good range of seafood - crab claw, chowder, stuffed mussels etc - all served with a distinctively light and crunchy homemade brown soda bread.
Meat eaters are well catered for with main courses of sirloin, fillet steak, and rack of lamb (all around the €28 mark), while several fish mains may include monkfish, and fillet of hake in cider sauce at similar prices.
Main courses might also include Silver Hill duck (roasted with a tangy orange sauce perhaps), and there is no doubting the quality of ingredinets and tasty results.
Desserts are likely to be onthe predictable side - meringue with fruit, banoffee pie, strawberry cheese cake and apple tart - and good coffee should end a meal here on a high note.
The fairly priced wine list is informative and offers a good balance.
