Malt House

I had an amazing experience at Malt House. The squab was divine! Properly seasoned and gamy, which I love. For my main course I had Venison which was so tender and rich. Each accompaniment was meant to bring out the best details of the amazing product. My girlfriend and I ordered cheese for dessert and when we asked about the apple juice that accompanied the assortment of cheeses and breads, the server brought us out a bottle to take home! The chef came out to chat with us after our meal. He was a very kind, knowledgeable and passionate man. For anyone into cuisine, visiting Galway, needs to stop by Malt House because it truly is a unique restaurant in a beautiful part of the world.

Unfortunately I wasn’t blown away with this place as the other Unilocaler’s here were. The restaurant itself is nice and the service was good enough. I started with the crab claws which were quite tough and not much meat on them claws. My dining companion ordered a steak medium rare and it came out well done. They refired another one straight away but still at a nice restaurant like this, these mistakes shouldn’t be happening. The venison was cooked perfectly as was my turbot, but there was something missing… I can’t put my finger on it. All the items were good but none of it blew my mind. The turbot was served with «gnocchi» which wasn’t really gnocchi by the way and that was meh. It was like mashed potato really… If I go back to Galway then yes I will go back to try this place again as I’m sure judging by all the other reviews they are brill. Maybe we just ordered the wrong things?

Great restaurant tucked away in a little alley. The food was great, they use all fresh ingredients and the staff was super friendly. We travel with kids and they were very accommodating even though they are a «fancy restaurant.

I would highly recommend the Malt House. I had one of the best lunches in Ireland here. I had a salmon special. The fish was perfectly prepared with an interesting light sauce. The space is light and airy with an upscale hip flare. I love how they used dishes for décor on one wall. The waitstaff were attentive and friendly. Decent wine list.

Truly great meal. Great bowl of mussels, phenomenal seafood chowder and a fantastic stew. Great wine selection. One server was very personable and friendly, the other… not so much.

I sued to live in Galway «a long time ago». At the time, Galway was noted for Macnas, The Arts festival, The Quays and rain. Lots of rain.
It was not noted as a place to get a good meal, for some strange reason. And at the time, The Malt House was one of the only «real» restaurants around. It was good, kinda stuffy or formal, but good. As colleagues would have said then: «you’d get a good steak there at the Malt House». Grand.
Well recently we had a few days back in Galway and ate and drank our way through the town. Tried the Malt House for lunch, just for old times sake. It was sunny, it was Summer, and we could eat outside, so we did.
And buy were we glad we did. Top class lunch for two of us, with seafod as the theme (Fish & chips for one of us, mussels for the other, plus a shared starter of a tian of quinoa salad, no less!). The food was brilliant, and in particular the quality of the fish was just perfect, really fresh, perfectly cooked, everything you want in a fish lunch.
If you’re not a fish eater, don’t worry — as the menu looked pretty substantial, with someone for everyone, including yes, steak :-)
Would recommend it, and would go back to try dinner some evening.

The fish and chips were very good. The steak was very good as well. I asked for a glass of Cab, but was told they did not have any. I resorted to a mixed drink, but the waitress recommended a Shiraz that she thought was very good. She offered a sample and she was right! What a great wine! Definitely went better with the steak than the gin and tonic I was turning to. Very nice establishment. It was clean and nicely decorated.

the best meal i ate (by far) during my recent trip to ireland. great menu with a good amount of options for carnivores, pescetarians and vegetarians abound. i had the sirloin special with asparagus, potato rosti and celeriac purée, and all were prepared and presented perfectly.
desserts were all excellent, and wine selection was stellar. our meal included a free pint from the adjoining pub — i’m not sure if this was a limited time only special or not, but it was taken full advantage of.

A great little place tucked away along the Latin Quarter in Galway; drink, food, and service were all good. If you’re looking for decent food with an interesting menu, I recommend this place.
I had Halibut Havana style with cuban rice, which I found tasty. One person who had the same dish as me suggested it could use a bit of heat, but I don’t think everyone would feel the same.
It is tucked into a courtyard away from the bustle of the Latin Quarter and gives one a great atmosphere to talk and eat comfortably without having to leave.