Keanes of Curraheen, Bar, Restaurant & Accommodation

This place is outside of town so it is not convenient if you want to spend an evening at a pub in Tralee. However, Keanes has an amazing restaurant and a nice bar so it has everything you need in one place. We used this as a base to explore the Dingle peninsula one day and spent the next day in Tralee. We were always happy to come back and have a drink in the bar and dinner in the restaurant. Our room had a pretty view of sheep pastures and the bay beyond. Look forward to staying here on our next trip.

We had booked our room three months prior. When we arrived, we were told they had double-booked and they gave our reservation to someone staying longer. We found a place an hour away. I’m not sure why that didn’t let us know sooner instead of waiting until we arrived—or better yet, honor our booking instead of being greedy.

This stay was booked months ahead of time. We were driving a rental car on a loop route all the way around the island of Ireland. We drove from Doolin on Monday, May 22, 2023 and were delayed first by the Doolin Ferry being late, then by the Shannon Ferry to arrive much later than we expected, arriving about 8 PM instead of 6 PM. The owner of Keanes, John greeted us at our arrival. He said we were late, I explained why. I asked if we could get some snacks since we had not eaten for about 6 hours. Even though the kitchen was closed, he offered to make us some deep fried Haloumi, a Beet Salad and French Fries. He cooked it himself for us and waited on us until past 9:30 PM with a couple of glasses of wine as well. I know he did not have to do that, so it was very kind. This is a wonderful nicely appointed B&B, with a full bar and restaurant. The view is spectacular with a sheep meadow just beyond the premises, a cattle pasture beyond that and the water of the ocean bay past that. Our room, also with this view was great. Breakfast in the morning was unsurpassed quality and huge variety. We loved the smoked salmon. John was also there early in the morning serving us anything we wanted on the breakfast menu. We loved watching the little lambs in the meadow romping and playing. This place is very highly recommended by us. Thank you John for treating us so well.