Squid Shack - Ballyhackamore

Fresh , large portion , absolutely 2 steps up like other e.g. china restaurant about prawns

Promising appearance and menu but disappointing taste in the end. To start positive, staff are lovely and the restaurant is spotless! Salt and chilli squid and onion rings were drowned with artificial seasonings which get overbearing after a few bites and mask what I assume to be quality ingredients. Fish taco batter actually needed some seasoning/better sauce though and the taco shells were stale. Disappointing foray into fast casual dining from Mourne and wouldn’t come back Rework the recipes please, you’re letting yourselves down.

The scamp is to die for, fresh and crispy. Great service.

My teenage kids insisted I try this place, so I did and I was really impressed with the food and value for money. Bit of an unusual place. It’s neither a full restaurant or a basic takeaway either. Casual diner perhaps? Anyway I had the burger and it was very good. Not expensive restaurant quality, but definitely a significant cut above the average takeaway and really no more costlier. I hate overdone beef as it loses all the flavour. These guys get it just right. The fries are amazing, almost addictive and the portions are huge. We had 2 between 3 of us but actually that was even too much. Hard to believe they can offer food this good and so much of it for little more than the cost of food at McDonalds. Squid Shack is a must try. You won’t regret it.

The fish and chips are pretty good. The portions are big and should fill you up. The staff were friendly.

Yet to get s bad meal Scampi is outstanding

Excellent fish and chips. Excellent buffalo wings. Perfectly cooked squid, but too heavy on the seasoning the overpowered the actual squid . Well worth visiting overall.