Reviews of The Rusty Mackerel

The friendliness of staff, the all round atmosphere of the place and the food

Having to leave

The location

There was a terrible smell coming from the drains into the bedroom and bathroom. The smell was getting worse over the few hours from we had checked in. We left as we couldn’t stay in the room. The manager said he was aware of the issue and refunded our money.

The ambience of the pub, the friendly staff, the food - dinner and breakfast and the music performed by the local people.

The room and bathroom was too small- could not swing a cat in there. Drainage of vanity also poor. No room to put the kettle . No milk. A little basic.

The bar and restaurant. Food was delicious

There was nothing I didn't like.

It was very fun location and beautiful surroundings. There was a BIG green exit Sign in the room that could not be turned off and that made it really hard to sleep. Other than that it was good. Food was ok..

Big green exit sign in the room that kept me up all night

The location was good considering the proximity to Sleive League, this was the only reason I chose this establishment

Staff interaction with customers was very poor and everything was very overpriced

Great location and fun bar with live music.

Beautiful place very friendly welcoming atmosphere

WiFi wasn’t great

The meals and music in the pub are good

the rooms, although clean, are very small and above all very far from the description given on the various sites presenting the Rusty Macherel. It's a big disappointment

The nostalgia and Bar area are beautiful- staff are excellent

Shower was ridiculous and small - meals were terrible and over priced

Location Food

We did not know we would get the wheel chair accessibility room. The bathroom is not what we expected. Our fault on the booking.

My husband and I arrived at The Rusty Mackerel and were greeted by a friendly girl. We stayed in one of the pods. It was a little small, but, it had everything you needed and was spotless. We ate and couldn't fault the food. The music and atmosphere 6 brilliant. Staff were friendy and helpful. Will definitely be back and highly recommend 👌

Great location with a fun lively bar and a great atmosphere. Good food and great value for money

Because it was a triple room, three cups should have been provided but there were only two. Not a big issue but something simple that could be easily rectified

Location perfect . Close to Slieve League where we were visiting Great bar and restaurant Food delish

No facilities for twin beds.

Location

The smell of dog in the bedroom couldn’t stay there had to leave

Lovely suite ,great atmosphere x friendly staff. Lovely breakfast

Bunk beds,dinner ok

We loved the beautiful area, locals and the ambience of the bar. Old and eclectic, great to sit and look at the view with a drink... it was what we were looking for. Comfortable and clean new style modular rooms.

The bathroom smelled awful! We were put in the handicapped room and because the shower was open and had no stall or curtain, the water goes everywhere. It must have been leaking into the floor from the start, as the room smelled bad and stunk of mold. We had to keep the door shut at all times.

Location

Limited menu, particularly breakfast menu.

Didn’t like that we could not get into our room due to issues sewerage issues/bad smell in room until 9:30pm. Management would not offer another room at “Sister” hotel. Management took 3 drinks off bill as compensation. Forced to stay in room with strong chemical smell or sleep in car. Exit sign over door illuminated the room all night. Restaurant Food was microwaved = awful.

Great characterful place which was very busy with great atmosphere. Food was good if service a little disorganised. Modern rooms with good fittings.

Rooms were units around the back but flashing light on smoke detector directly above bed annoying.