Top Western Ireland Food & Drink

While visiting Galway, opt to spend some time away from sightseeing on the city’s popular coast with this Irish homemade baking scones and bread class. You’ll meet in a local’s home to learn how to bake Irish favorites from scratch. Your guide takes the time to teach you how to bake from a provided recipe, as you learn about Ireland’s baking practices of the past and present.

Discover the food traditions of Galway in the west of Ireland with this half-day tasting tour. Meet your local guide for a small-group stroll in Galway and taste your way through the city. Bring your appetite and learn about local history and heritage while sampling a variety of food from savory to sweet. Complete the experience with a visit to a traditional pub.

While exploring the Emerald Isle, you’ll see many pubs and restaurants serving Irish stew, but this Irish stew cooking class allows you to actually learn from a County Galway local just what goes into making this delicacy. All stew ingredients and use of cooking utensils are included in your class price, and you’ll even get to eat some of the stew you help make afterward.

The rich, fertile grounds of the Slieve Aughty mountains are wonderful grazing grounds for Galway’s grass-fed cows, so it is no surprise that their milk makes exceptional cheese. See this for yourself on Teresa’s family farm, where you will learn about the cheesemaking process, how the cheese is matured, and just how they get it to taste so good.

Explore the city of Galway through its historic pubs with this private walking tour focused on Irish whiskey and local food culture. Taste the best of Irish whiskey and learn about how it’s produced during this half-day, customizable tour. In addition to whiskey, discover Galway’s vibrant culinary scene including tastings at cheesemakers, chocolatiers, and more.

Learn about Irish food culture during a private, immersive cooking experience. Prepare traditional Irish soda bread and scones from scratch, all while gaining insight into local food heritage. Taste brown soda bread hot from the oven with Irish country butter and locally made jam over tea and conversation. After the class, bring a loaf of bread home.

Immerse yourself in the culture and history of Irish whiskey with this in-home whiskey tasting experience in County Sligo. With a local whiskey-enthusiast as your guide, taste Irish, Scotch, and Bourbon whiskeys and learn about the perfect food pairings. You'll walk away with a lot more knowledge about whiskey to impress your family and friends and inform your future drinking choices.

Located in Salthill in Galway City, the 1,400 sq ft premises can seat 22 people at a time for gin classes and features an apothecary-style botanical pick 'n' mix area for pupils to choose their own flavour combinations. Over two-and-a-half hours, guests will learn how gin is made and distilled and distil their own unique 70cl bottles of gin with personalised labels, enjoy complimentary gin cocktails, cheese and nibbles throughout the class.

Visit an oyster farm in the west of Ireland with this small-group tour and tasting at Ballinakill Bay. See the waters where the oysters are grown and learn about what gives Irish oysters their special flavor. After a tour of the seashore and oyster beds with your host, learn how to shuck oysters. Complete the experience with a tasting.

Book this gin tasting tour and try a few gin flights, sampling some of the 500 gins avaialbe from all corners of the world. You will be able to sit and relax at the bar while your bar team shares their expertise on each one, and the best drinks to make with each gin, too. This is for those aged 18 and older, and will take about one hour for the entire experience.

Discover Galway City through its various flavors during this food-focused walking tour. Meet your guide for a small-group stroll through Galway that includes six food and drink stops across the city. Learn about traditional Irish fare as you explore Galway Market, local produce from oysters to cheese, and drinks including craft beer. Taste the best of Galway during this guided stroll, available in either English or French.

The Tea Room and the Connemara National Park is the perfect place to stop off! Enjoy fresh, home baked food and that all important reviving cup of coffee while sitting at the foothills of Diamond Hill. Take in the spectacular scenery in the crisp Connemara air before attempting one of the many walks and climbs.

Ireland is known for its lovely-made alcohol, but there is more to each type of drink than just sipping it down. This Galway Irish Gin Tasting Experience provides you with interesting facts and knowledge about Irish gin as you taste four samples, along with premium tonics and garnishes. Plus, this experience is available for booking most days for those with a busy schedule.

Take a whirlwind pub tour from Galway City, around the village pubs of Connemara soaking up the local atmosphere. Availability: Most of the year. Visit legendary Irish pubs on this tour sampling the best on offer, while travelling through the picturesque Connemara landscape. Travel through the beautiful villages of Oughterard, Maam Valley, Beladangan and Inverin stopping off at four different hostelries en route. Sample the best food and or drink Connemara has to offer while chatting with the local publicans. The atmosphere and unique character of the Connemara Pub is something not to be missed. Enjoy a pint of Guinness or a tasty home-made seafood chowder, listen to a story from the barman or barmaid, sing a song or speak a few words as Gaeilge! On our return we will wind our way through Connemara, through the majestic mountains and valleys of the north before continuing along the coastal Gaeltacht villages where Irish (Gaelic) is the everyday spoken language.

The Aran Islands are not accessible by car, making the ferry or a plane some of the only ways to get to them. This Aran Islands Inisheer and Inishmore Private Pub Tour from Galway allows you to experience the beauty of the area and its magnificent pubs while taking care of flights from and to the Connemara International Airport for you. Enjoy delicious food and drinks and explore the islands.

Take a whirlwind pub tour from Westport, around the village pubs of Connemara soaking up the local atmosphere. Availability: most of the year. Max: 8. Visit legendary Irish pubs on this whirlwind tour sampling the best on offer, while travelling through the picturesque Mayo and Galway landscapes. Over a 5 to 6-hour tour you will travel through the beautiful villages of Leenan, Maam Valley, Clonbur and Tourmakeady stopping off at four different hostelries on route. Sample the best food and or drink Connemara has to offer while chatting with the local publicans. The atmosphere and unique character of the Connemara Pub is something not to be missed. Enjoy a pint of Guinness or a tasty home-made seafood chowder, listen to a story from the barman or barmaid, sing a song or speak a few words as Gaeilge! On our return we will wind our way through North Connemara, through the majestic mountains and valleys of the north before continuing along the coast of Lough Mask and back to Westport.

This is a multi-sensory experience, come and enjoy the beautiful views while we take you through the process of farming oysters. Learn about the history of the farm (it's one of the oldest in Ireland). And of course try some of our delicious, fresh, briny oysters. All of our guides have hands on experience working on the farm and will be more then happy to answer any questions you through at them.

Meet an Irish whiskey expert. Learn the history and the unique story of Irish whiskey. Relax, unwind and drink whiskey in a local Irish country pub. Taste 3 premium whiskeys from the Pot Still Irish Whiskey range. Enjoy a full shot of your favourite whiskey from the range.