Martine's Quay Street - Galway

Had a lovely time at the bar tasting wines and eating delicious food. Highly recommend this place for a beautiful evening in Galway.

Very good quality food, super friendly staff and surprisingly about half the price of other places nearby. Definitely recommend

Mediocre. This place has been on my bucket list for a while and I was looking forward to dining here. The interior decor is dated and the wall paper was quite literally peeling off of the wall in some spots. I think if you’re going to charge higher end prices for food the interior does need to also reflect this. Free bread for the table is always a nice touch however the plates of bread are left sitting on a ledge by the doorway- very unhygienic as anyone passing the door can touch it. Our table was upstairs and rather cramped, I do think it would’ve been better to remove two tables upstairs because our waitress was pressed against the wall trying to pass the table beside us to serve our table. I felt bad for her. We ordered our drinks… 30 minutes wait time. Not impressed by the long waits. Food, 1 hour wait time. Again, not impressed. I ordered a steak, well done and unfortunately it was medium. I showed the waitress the inside of my pink steak and said “look it’s fine I’ll eat it it because I’m starving but just to note it”. When paying the bill I always did say this to the manager and his reaction was kind of funny, insisting that I should have sent it back. However, if I ask for something to be cooked a certain way that’s what I expect. I don’t like sending food back and especially after a long wait time I wasn’t going to do that. Food was good, nothing amazing but to be honest I do think this place could thrive if the service was better. I don’t think it’s a fault of the waitress but she just seemed nervous and not adjusted. She was carrying one plate at a time, I just think with a days training she could be shown how to properly carry plates. It’s little details like these which make an experience top notch. She was a lovely waitress just not well trained. There’s room to improve here.

My wife and I had our favourite meal in Ireland after touring for the last week. I had the fish stew which was excellent, my wife loved her lemon grass mussels. Honestly, very good value. Temp was perfect on everything. Service was truly excellent. Staff was engaging and seemed happy to see us. Entire bill: meal with two glasses of wine and 2 desserts was only 41 Euro. Also, lucky enough to walk in with no rsvp in on bank holiday.

Last night, seven of us hit up Martines after a long day racing! Even though they needed the table back at half seven, they fit us in, and the vibe was just right from the get-go. The manager was super welcoming, spent a few minutes chatting to us and gave some great recommendations on the wine. I dove into the mussels and then had an amazing rib-eye steak – cooked to perfection. What really made the night was our waitress, she was on point, super attentive and had a warm friendly smile. Can't wait to go back and do it all over again! Hats off to Martines for a great time