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West of Ireland beef and relaxed steak-and-seafood restaurants. 8 steakhouses and 6 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Multi-level bar and restaurant trading for over 30 years, with an upstairs steak and seafood room that cooks grass-fed beef over charcoal in a Josper oven.
Steakhouse
Steak and seafood restaurant whose Irish beef is aged for at least 28 days, cut by hand in-house and char-grilled.
Steakhouse
Family-run steak and seafood restaurant on Quay Street, serving locally sourced food and wine since 1986.
Steakhouse
Open-fire restaurant in The Twelve Hotel, opened in 2025, grilling local produce on a Mibrasa charcoal grill; its dry-aged Hereford prime rib is a signature.
Steakhouse
French bistro and wine bar in Galway's West End whose 8oz fillet and sirloin steaks with classic sauces are a menu highlight.
Steakhouse
City-centre steak and lobster restaurant, overseen by chef Oliver Dunne, serving dry-aged grass-fed Irish beef including Hereford striploin, Black Angus fillet and…
Steakhouse
Restaurant and bar in a restored 1830s cottage at the end of the Salthill Promenade, beside the Blackrock diving tower.
Steakhouse
Busy gastropub in Oranmore village, east of Galway city, whose grilled 10oz ribeye and ribeye steak sandwich are regularly picked among the best steaks in the Galway…
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Butcher & supplier
Galway craft butcher specialising in dry-aged, grass-fed Angus and Hereford cross beef from Galway farms, with a second shop in Terryland Shopping Centre and an online…
Butcher & supplier
Galway shop of a third-generation family butcher from Westmeath that rears its own beef and sells 28-day dry-aged steaks.
Butcher & supplier
Third-generation family craft butcher founded in Oughterard in 1960, with a city shop in the Eyre Square Centre since 1995; a member of both the Associated Craft…
Butcher & supplier
Independent West End butcher run by Paul Hickey, formerly master butcher at Colleran's, selling traditional cuts and ready-to-cook dinners.
Butcher & supplier
Neighbourhood butcher in the Mervue shopping parade, listed as a member of the Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland.
Butcher & supplier
Traditional butcher in Oranmore selling beef finished on its own farm, including striploin dry-aged for up to 28 days, along with Kinvara lamb and free-range poultry.
Local tips
Cattle graze outdoors for most of the year, giving yellower fat and a fuller beef flavor.
Irish Hereford and Irish Angus are sold as premium, breed-certified beef.
Irish beef appears on steakhouse menus from Germany to Switzerland. Irish Grass Fed Beef holds EU protected (PGI) status.
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