Just before you reach Fanad Lighthouse, this welcoming and excellently located tavern is at hand for decent pub fare: lunchtime sandwiches and soups, plus seafood chowder with homemade bread, fish and chips, scampi, burgers and steaks. If you have special dietary requirements it's best to call ahead.
Lighthouse Tavern
County Donegal
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