Farmgate Restaurant & Country Store

You have to eat here. You HAVE to eat here.
We were famished after a bit of a drive and the Jameson tour. This restaurant is about a 5 minute walk from there.
You walk in and you feel right at home. You can tell that everything is made from scratch and most likely DOES come from a farm nearby.
Hubs and I started with an incredibly creamy and delicious seafood chowder– studded with oodles of fresh fish, and then moved onto a Scallop Salad with bacon and other tasty morsels. So divine. Though we’re not big dessert people, the Irish seem to love it and there is a huge table of desserts right in the front of the restaurant that beckons you. We caved and ordered the creamiest, most decadent and lovely lemon pie tart that I have ever had. I am pretty sure they must add cream to the filling just for fun. I mean, it’s Ireland and they add cream to everything. So. good.
Go here. Eat and be happy. Have dessert. You won’t be sorry.

I was surprised that this place didn’t have many reviews. We were skeptical at first, but once I heard my husband stomach growling after the Jameson distillery experience I said we need to get something to eat.
I had the seafood chowder and my husband had the meat lasagna with garlic bread. Both were delicious and the presentation was excellent. My husband could be very picky so I was surprised when he left the plate cleaned. Prices were decent and staff were very friendly.

We were directed to Farmgate by someone who took the Jameson Experience Distillery tour with us and we couldn’t have been more appreciative of the suggestion. There was a bit of wait to get in but once we were seated service moved pretty quickly. Their menu is packed with Irish comfort foods that are all done with local and fresh ingredients at very reasonable prices. I had the local sausages and mash with red onion gravy and I could have licked my plate clean it was so good. If we weren’t all so full from lunch we would have sampled their many delicious looking desserts too. If you are in Midleton, this should be a destination for sure.

We were looking for some traditional Irish meal and Farm gate was the best choice. We got delitious food and dessert as well. Everything was fresh and local. Service perfect. Prices normal. We can sincirely recommend it ! ;-)

The atmosphere was lively and quaint. The food was divine especially the minestrone soup and warm scallop & bacon salad. Service is lovely. It can be very busy but you don’t feel rushed.

The original of the species! This is where it all (i.e. the English Market’s Farm Gate) started.
Lovely local spot with great coffee (and refils), wholesome lunches and grrrreat deserts.
There’s a shop at the front of the café/​restaurant selling the best of the best.