Stoop Your Head

Wenn ich in Irland oder England bin, muss ich immer Fish and Chips essen — so auch diesmal.
Das Stoop your head liegt direkt am Hafen in Skerries und man hat einen schönen Blick auf die kleine Bucht. Das Pub ist für seine Fischspezialitäten wohl sehr bekannt.
Tja, was soll ich sagen — es war köstlich…nicht ganz leicht, aber der Fisch war sehr zart und hatte eine schöné Konsistenz. Dazu ein Guinness mit black currant — ja, die Mädchenvariante — und perfekt war der Abschluss der Irlandreise.
Die Einrichtigung ist für ein Pub recht hell und die Bedienung war sehr freundlich.
Reservieren kann man nicht, aber wir hatten nach einer kurzen Wartezeit einen schönen Tisch.
Die Auswahl an vegetarischen Gerichten ist für ein Pub serh groß und weicht von den üblichen Gerichten, die Vegetarier sonst so bekommen abwechlsungsreich ab.
Hingehen, ein Bierchen an der Bar trinken und dann das gute Essen genießen.

The best place for Dublin bay prawns, crab claws and chowder in all of Dublin. This gastropub facing the seaside in the North Dublin Coastal town of Skerries is a favourite summer haunt.

Best sea food on this trip. The seafood chowder is a must. My cod fillet (fish in the fish & chips) was the freshest I’ve tasted & the crab sandwiches were wonderful. If you’re nearby, eat here.

Great, tiny place right on the main drag in Skerries with fantastic seafood. We were taking a drive around Ireland for vacation. And this was our firat atop after picking up our car. We were starving after the long flight and stopped in here for lunch. We were not disappointed! The place is cozy and seems like there were some locals at the bar as well (always a good sign). I got the haddock and BF got the salmon, and we thoroughly enjoyed both! Cultural difference from the states, you go up to thw bar to pay when you’re ready (just so you aren’t waiting forever for them to bring a check like we were)! Overall, great place!

Being a native Skerries goat, there does lie some bias in my reviews of restaurants around the town however this is one place that blow-​ins, day trippers and visitors alike rave about.
Stoops is the home of fresh and delicious seafood, with the majority of their produce coming straight from the boat that morning, only driving 20 minutes max to get to the restaurant door.
You can never go wrong with their half and half which comprises of half Dublin bay prawns and Rockabill crab claws drenched in the most amazing garlic butter. You may think it’s pricey but by god get it because it’s worth every cent! They match the prawns and crab with plenty of brown bread to soak up the delicious flavor after. If it’s a cold evening, you have to grab their fish pie. It’ll warm the cockles of your heart within seconds of putting a morsel into your mouth!
Another must off the menu is their pâté, bizarre I know for a seafood restaurant but it’s absolutely divine along with their crispy duck with noodles.
Service is always super friendly and accommodating. When the restaurant is busy, you can put your name down and go up to the pub Joe May’s to have a pint until they call you when your table is ready.
If you’re venturing up the north county coast, make sure to hit this spot because you won’t be disappointed!
Quick tip: if you’re not too hungry or looking after the purse strings, you can ask for a half portion of their cod and chips, still substantial with one large piece of battered cod and a heap of chips.

Best gourmet pub food in North Co. Dublin. Normally that wouldn’t qualify as much of a compliment, sounds like an oxymoron in fact. The pub has great character and the service is fast and friendly. If you must go to Skabies then you must go to Stoops.

Great food portions have got smaller. But it’s still a great venue especially all there sea food dishes are a must

Lovely place for some good quality grub.
I’ve had the cod and chips, which was excellent. The batter was really nice, which can be hard to get right i.e. not soaked in oil
I’ve also had the baked salmon on another occasion, with the sun blushed tomato tapenade. Salmon was cooked perfectly and with the tapenade, very tasty. I had the savoury potatoes on that occasion and I can very much recommend those as a potato option here at Stoop.
The staff are friendly and super quick, we got our food in really good time on both occasions.
If you are on the Harbour in Skerries and need some sustenance, I recommend Stoop.

Stopped here for lunch randomly one day. There was another place which was packed so we tried this instead.
The place is basically bar like with tables for food placed quite well inside. Certainly not elbow to elbow.
The prices seemed quite expensive when I first browsed the menu, but when the food on the table next to us was delivered I realised this was a restaurant with great looking food.
In the end we both ordered cod and chips, It was fantastic and plentiful. The batter on the fish was amazing and the chips looked great.
Service was efficient and friendly.
Every dish I saw delivered looked great and I really want to go back and try some of the other dishes.
Quick tip, the name Stoop your head is possibly because of the low doorway between the two rooms. I managed to crack my head, even with all the warnings!

This was my first visit and I went because so many people tweet such positive things about this restaurant. We thoroughly enjoyed it, food was very good, service excellent and great value for money

One of my favourite restaurants in Ireland, well worth the journey to Skerries. Delicious seafood shower and crab claws, lovely atmosphere. A great place to take out of town visitors!