We stayed at the Gap of Dunloe from Sept 5th to the 19th 2009. During that stay we spent 7 evenings at Kates for either dinner or just to enjoy the evenings entertainment. We highly recommend that any visit to Killarney include at least one evening at Kates. The food is very good, the staff very friendly and the entertainment... more

we have stopped here before on previous visits so were looking forward to lunch in the sun. unfortunately, although it was august - high season - there was only 1 person serving at the bar and 2 others running around the restaurant and outside tables. i made 2 trips to the bar asking for service before a very harassed waitress... more

Kates is at the very opening of the Gapof Dunloe, the starting point of many an exhausting walk! The food is delicious and the service impecable. My husband and I dined at kates on 2 ocassions. Once for dinner and once for lunch, and if ,like me, you are a liitle put off by crowded seating areas, my advice would... more

So looking forward to lunch at Kate Kearneys cottage on a stop at the Gap of Dunloe after reading it's trip advisor reviews and looking at it's website however, when we walked in at lunchtime the place looked dark, uninviting, the tables looked like they needed bleach cleaning, the floor sticky, the bar seating area smelt like mens urinals. There... more

We stopped at Kate Kearneys Cottage for our sunday lunch before we moved on for Dingle and our waitress eileen was amazing, she was able to tell us about some things worth wile stopping for on our way to Dingle and then onwards to Galway, it was very unusual to have an Irish waitress take care of us as most... more

We visited Kate Kearney's on the recommendation of our host at Loch Lien Manor House. We enjoyed some wonderful authentic Irish music. We were also lucky enough to have some young girls in the restaurant who were willing to share their Irish dancing skills with everyone. The poached salmon with white wine sauce was the best salmon I've ever had.... more

Kate Kearney's Cottage was recommended to us by our hotel on our first evening. We enjoyed it so much that we went along for the next 2 nights as well. It's a popular spot so getting a table wasn't always easy. The food's nothing too fancy, but it is really good. The braised lamb shanks and the bacon, cabbage and... more

Kate Kearneys Cottage in Gap of Dunloe,County Kerry,Ireland,was such a comfortable, layed back resteraunt /bar,Live music every Wednesday night during the "holiday season"vacation time,music and dancing, so much fun all done by a man full of life,puts his heart and soul into the rythm of upbeat Irish songs,GeraldHealy can make everyone feel welcome,,sit back watch everyone dance and have a... more