🌟 The Dingle Food Festival Taste Trail 🌟
A Culinary Adventure Awaits!
The Taste Trail is one of the biggest highlights of the Dingle Food Festival – a flavour-filled journey through the town’s pubs, cafés, restaurants, galleries, and shops. With over 60 local businesses taking part and a similar number of market stalls, you’ll be spoilt for choice!
And this year, all tickets are “Taste Tickets” – valid at both the Taste Trail and the Festival Markets.
📅 When & Where
- Dates: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th
- Time: 1pm – 5pm (some venues may stay open longer)
- Location: Throughout Dingle town
🎟️ How It Works
To join the Taste Trail & Markets, you’ll need a bowl and some Taste Tickets. Buy online for easy Click & Collect or in person at outlets below.
- Bring Your Own Bowl:
- €20 for a book of 6 Taste Tickets (€3 each, €2 supports the festival)
- Show your bowl to purchase/collect tickets
- Rent a Bowl:
- Stainless steel bowl rental: €2. €5 refundable deposit (returned when you bring it back to the Main Office).
- Total upfront: €27
- Buy a Bowl:
- Purchase a reusable Dingle Food Festival bamboo pack: €5
- Total Cost: €25 (€5 refunded on return)
🏷️ Where to Get Tickets
Option 1 – Buy Online – Click & Collect at the Main Office:
- 📍 Saint Mary’s Temperance Hall, Main Street, Dingle (V92 DV74)
- Main Office Opening Hours: Friday 3rd 1pm-7pm, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 11am-6pm.
- 👉 Click here to purchase tickets
Option 2 – Buy in Person:
- Main Office – Saint Mary’s Temperance Hall (V92 DV74).
- Main Office Opening Hours: Friday 3rd 1pm-7pm, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 11am-6pm.
- Other Locations:
- Other Location Opening Hours: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 12pm – 5pm:
- Hut @ Bottom of Main Street (outside McKenna’s)
- Base Dingle (Holyground)
- Hut @ Strand Street (outside Strand House)
- Lilymais – Dingle Marina
- Other Location Opening Hours: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 12pm – 5pm:
| Map Number | Business Name | Tastes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LilyMais | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Squid Ceviche Description: Zingy squid ceviche on a crunchy tortilla chip - fresh & tangy! |
| 2 | The Boatyard Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Home Cured Organic Salmon en Croute Description: Organic Salmon Cured with Dingle Gin, Maharees Beetroot, Boatyard Grown Dill, And Dingle Sea Salt. |
| 3 | Dobey's @ Marina Car Park (Dingle Open Top Bus) | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Fresh Crab. Description: Fresh Crab. All caught locally off the Orla Maebh Boat. Served on a toasted roll from O'Sullivans Bakery. Extra Ticket Options: 2 tickets for larger portion of the same 1 ticket option |
| 4 | Marina Inn | 1 Taste Ticket: - Dingle Gin & Lemon Cheesecake - Dicks Macs Stout Chocolate Brownie 2 Ticket Option: Ceviché a la Marina. Sea bass, prawns & haddock marinated in lime juice, red onions, corriander & chilli pepper. |
| 5 | Harrington's Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Delicious deep fried chocolate (twix/creamegg)& Icecream 2 Taste Tickets: Savoury selection box |
| 6 | John Benny's Pub | 1 Taste Ticket (2 options): Option 1) Bacon & Cabbage Croquette with Black Garlic & Truffle Aioli Option 2) Salted velvet brownie with a west cork whiskey sauce |
| 7 | Green Room @ John Benny's Pub | 1 Taste Ticket: Charred Pineapple Margarita - Charred pineapple infused Blanco Tequila, fresh lime, agave syrup. |
| 8 | Danno's Bar and Restaurant | Option 1) Mini Chorizo "Madra Te" & Roja Wine Option 2) White Chocolate Brulée Tartlet |
| 9 | Dingle Bay Hotel | 1 Taste Ticket:: Our Signature Mixed Seafood Marie Rose on Baby Gem Lettuce. |
| 10 | The Hatch @ Strand House Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Slow-Cooked Chicken Curry- Slow-cooked chicken curry served with jasmine rice, natural yoghurt and a lime and coriander oil. Extra Taste Tickets: Mango Lassi Matcha with cardamom spiced coconut foam |
| 11 | Juice for thought | 1 Taste Ticket: Chocolate, tahini and banana bread, raw mix GF - Chocolate and tahini banana bread raw cake mix, spoon lickin' good!! Gf |
| 12 | Kool Scoops of Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Hot Waffle with ice cream - Hot waffle with soft or scoop ice cream and drizzled with a choice of sauce. Extra Taste Tickets: Mini doughnuts with soft or scoop ice cream. Topped with a drizzle of sauce. |
| 13 | Dingle Chocolates | 1 Taste Ticket: Chocolate Hot Shot and a Peanut Truffle - Real Hot Chocolate taster cup with hand roasted peanut truffle & hint of Sea Salt |
| 14 | Solas Tapas & Wine | 1 Taste Ticket: Chorizo sausage - Iberico black leg pig chorizo from northern spain Extra Taste Ticket Option: Morcilla black pudding |
| 15 | LilyMais @ Outside Solas | 1 Taste Ticket: Squid Ceviche - Zingy squid ceviche on a crunchy tortilla chip - fresh & tangy! |
| 16 | The Fish Box Food Truck @ Paddy Bawn's | 1 Taste Ticket: Option 1) Homemade FishCake with Sweet Chilli Mayo Option 2) Glenbeigh Oyster, Raspberry Vinaigrette |
| 17 | Fundraiser for Heart of Gaza @ Paddy Bawn's (Sat Only) | Come support the HeART of Gaza - enjoy prosecco, mimosas, merch and music all in aid of Gaza. Bígí linn 🇮🇪❤️🇵🇸 |
| 18 | Murphy's Ice Cream | 1 Taste Ticket: "Dreamy Creamy Caramel Bite": Butterscotch and honeycomb ice-cream, butterscotch sauce, on a sponge base topped with salted caramel cream. Extra Taste Ticket Option: Oat cookie sandwich with Dingle sea salt ice-cream |
| 19 | Garvey's SuperValu Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Garvey's Supervalu - Hot Dog Sample - Bite Size Extra Ticket(s): Garvey's Signature Taste Hotdog with Trimmings |
| 20 | Piccolo Café | 1 Taste Ticket: Matcha Cookies - Delicious, Nutritious, freshly baked Matcha Cookies. |
| 21 | Dingle Sushi @ Uisce Leather | 1 Taste Ticket: Tamago nigiri sushi Extra Ticket(s): Five sushi pieces of your choice |
| 22 | Dingle Farm @ Bia Dingle Showcase | 1 Taste Ticket: Cáis Extra Ticket(s): Yoghurt Smoothie |
| 23 | Meeres Pork Products @ Bia Dingle Showcase | 1 Taste Ticket: Meeres Goumet sausage rolls |
| 24 | West of Dingle @ Bia Dingle Showcase | 1 Taste Ticket: West of Dingle Zero Waste Sparkling Lemonade |
| 25 | Reel Dingle Fish | 1 Taste Ticket: Cone of Fresh Fish and Chips with Tartar |
| 26 | The Dingle Food Company @ Flaherty's Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Dingle Bay fish cakes Sweet chilli aoili Anascaul Black pudding bon bins,homemade pickles |
| 27 | Sheehy's Supermarket Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: Sheehy's Butcher Description: Sheehy's beef slider |
| 28 | Rugbaí Chorca Dhuibhne @ Outside Fenton's | 1 Taste Ticket: Fresh Dingle Bay Oyster Extra Ticket(s): RCD Special Bloody Mary |
| 29 | Crinkle Stores | Meringue Nest |
| 30 | The Little Cheese Shop | Irish Raclette Cheese, homemade pickles, Bacus Bread |
| 31 | The Hare’s Corner | 1 Taste Ticket: Korean Fried Chicken and Waffle |
| 32 | The Dillon Gallery Honora O'Neill Artist | 1 Taste Ticket: Joe's Korean BBQ Chicken Mini Burger |
| 33 | Rí Fern @ Lisbeth Mulcahy's | 1 Taste Ticket: "Cafe Rí Fern Cake Bite": Bean in Dingle Coffee Cake, Dingle Farm Chai Cheesecake or Tig Bhric's Porter Chocolate Brownies Extra Tickets: Vegan Lentil & Sage stew. Hearty, herby & 100% plant powered. |
| 34 | Bean in Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket @ Bean in Dingle: Blackberry & Rosemary Espresso Tonic and Dingle Coffee Roasters Brew Bar. Try a refreshing twist on an espresso tonic or sample some special nano and micro lots from Colombia and Uganda from our brew bar. Dick Mack's Location | Extra Ticket Option: Bean in Dingle Signature Martinis using our new flash brew coffee concentrate and our own coffee liqueur, along with the amazing Dingle vodka. Now serving from Dick Macks Pub. |
| 35 | Spice Genie @ Blas Village | Potato paneer balls (1 Taste Ticket) 3 samosa (2 Taste Tickets) Chicken goan mini (2 Taste Tickets) Lentil potato mini (2 Taste Tickets) |
| 36 | Mug Shot Coffee @ Blas Village | Sweet and Salty Vietnamese Inspired Coffee - Velvety smooth cold brew served over ice, kissed with a ribbon of rich condensed milk, and topped with a luscious sweet-and-salty cream topping. A perfect balance of bold, silky, and indulgent. |
| 37 | Dick Mack's Brewhouse | 1 Taste Ticket: Half pint of our core range, Dingle Pale, Dingle Amber, Dingle Session IPA. Also our limited edition Dingle Blonde, dingle Stout ( Barrel aged ) Extra Taste Tickets: Full pint of above |
| 38 | Wild Wines @ Dick Mack's | 1 Taste Ticket: Taste of Organic Wines made by using sustainable farming practices from artisan producers. Extra Taste Tickets: Natural Wine Tasting |
| 39 | Hope Guatamala @ Dick Mack's | SWEETS & TREETS - All local home baking. - In aid of Hope Guatemala |
| 40 | The Fish Box / Flannery's Seafood Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Option 1) Homemade FishCake with Sweet Chilli Mayo Option 2) Glenbeigh Oyster, Raspberry Vinaigrette |
| 41 | Silver Bia @ West Kerry Care Of The Aged | 1 Taste Ticket: Hot Buffalo Wings - Crispy Fried Chicken Wings |
| 42 | Ballyhar Organic Farm @ Kennedy's | 1 Taste Ticket: "Kerry Organic Rosé Veal Meatball": Italian Style Meatball made with Organic Rosé Veal from our Kerry Cattle served on Rustic Baguette |
| 43 | Blenders @ Curran's | 1 Taste Ticket: "Currans Seafood Coconut Curry": Gluten free coconut curry with fresh local fish served with rice. Extra Taste Tickets: Currans Seafood platter. Fish curry, Local Smoked Salmon, Smoked Mackerel, Bantry Bay Mussels in Korean BBQ sauce, Courtneys Brown Bread. |
| 44 | Adams Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Adams Mini Chilli Beef Tortilla - Spiced Irish beef wrapped in a floury tortilla served with house sour cream & melted cheese Extra Taste Tickets: Adams Wild Atlantic Fishcakes |
| 45 | Wild Café Tralee @ Outside Adam's Bar Dingle | 1 Taste Ticket: Italian tomato bruschetta. Parmesan shavings and balsamic reduction. 2 Taste Tickets : Wild fishcake. Golden fried with a pineapple and mango salsa. Fresh chilli coconut and lime dressing |
| 46 | A Taste of Palestine | Blas Phalaistín @ Orchard Lane Market Area | A taste of Palestine / Blas Phalaistín ar son: Amal Dóchas Community Sponsorship Group Corca Dhuibhne |
| 47 | Little Italy Pizzeria | 1 Taste Ticket: ARANCINA, A SICILIAN SPECIALTY MADE WITH ARBORIO RICE BOLOGNESE SAUCE DEEP FRIED VEGETARIAN OPTION WITH MUSHROOMS Extra Taste Tickets: MARGHERITA PIZZA OUR FAMOUS WOOOD FIRED OVEN PIZZA MADE WITH THE FINEST INGREDIENTS |
| 48 | Cistí Chorca Dhuibhne | 1 Taste Ticket: Chocolate Chip Cookies Mini Cheesecakes |
| 49 | The Dingle Butcher | 1 Taste Ticket: Beef and Pork Curry Sausage Roll - Sausage roll made with beef and pork curry and sultanas, served with tomato chutney |
| 50 | Hungry Soul @ Orchard Lane Market Area | 1 Taste Ticket: Nachos Veganos Hungry soul , corn chips and delicious toppings |
| 51 | Lord Baker's Restaurant & Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: "Lord Bakers Fresh Dingle Bay Oysters" Fresh Dingle Bay Oysters served with a choice of fresh Lemon ,hot sauce and fresh ground black pepper. |
| 52 | Dingle Benners Hotel | 1 Taste Ticket Per Item: Option 1: Chicken Caesar Arancini (Smoked Bacon, Parmasan, Caesar Dressing) Cinnamon Roll - Candied Pecans Option 2: Classic Drinks Wine & Prosecco Selection |
| 53 | Paul Geaney's Bar & Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Seafood Chowder - Medley of seafood in a creamy soup broth. Extra Tickets Option: Aperol Spritz |
| 54 | The Dingle Pub | 1 Taste Ticket: Smoked Salmon, Lemon & Dill Cream Cheese Tartlet - Smoked Salmon Mousse With A Lemon & Dill Cream Cheese On A Crispy Base Topped With A Piece Of Smoked Salmon. Extra Ticket Options: - Pomegranate Infused Casamigos Tequila & Soda Water - Passion Fruit Infused Dingle Gin & Tonic - Raspberry & Pomegranate Infused Smirnoff Vodka & Soda |
| 55 | Ashes Restaurant & Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: Pulled pork or Bloody Mary Oyster shot - Pulled pork slider with sesame carrot slaw or Dingle Vodka Glenbeigh Bloody Mary Oyster Shot 2 Ticket Options: Pulled wagyu beef brisket wrap ,smoked mayo ,crispy onions. Prosecco or prosecco spritz . |
| 56 | Púca café | 1 Taste Ticket: Title: "Vegan taco Vegan" Description: "Vegan cacao chili filled taco topped with chimichurri" Extra Ticket Options: Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate |
| 57 | Valentia Island Vermouth @ 505 Restaurant Dykegate Lane | 1 Ticket Option: Valentia Island Vermouth on the Rocks: Valentia Island Vermouth served over ice with a slice of orange Valentia Island Vermouth & Tonic |
| 58 | Paddy's Bike Shop - Rental & Repairs | 1 Taste Ticket: Japanese gyoza with dipping sauces - "Golden fried pork gyoza, (veggie available) With your choice of dipping sauce: chilli szechuan oil or sweet soy sauce." |
| 59 | Cáis @ Paddy's Bike Shop | 1 Taste Ticket: Cáis's Cheese & Charcuterie Skewers - A selection of Artisan Cheese & Charcuterie on a stick |
| 60 | Réiltín Retreat Centre @ The Grapevine Hostel | 1 Taste Ticket: Ancient India meets the west of Ireland "Grounding & nourishing Dahl & sweet treats All vegan, GF & made with love" |
| 61 | Bella’s Limoncello Spritz @ Neligan's Bar | 1 Taste Ticket: "A taste of Limoncello": Experience a taste of an Amalfi Summer with our authentic limoncello, crafted from sun-ripened lemons and steeped in tradition. Smooth, vibrant, and refreshingly sweet. Extra Ticket Options: Limoncello Spritz. A refreshing Sicilian-inspired spritz — our authentic limoncello topped with bubbles, served bright and zesty for the perfect festival sip. |
| 62 | Pizzeria Novecento | 1 Taste Ticket: Freshly made pizza slice |
| 63 | The Half Door | 1 Taste Ticket: Blasket Island spiced Lobster Bisque, Homemade Brioche Croutons & Rouille |
| 64 | Doyle's Seafood Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Spicy chorizo croquette garlic aioli Spicy chorizo and manchego croquette with a spiced garlic aioli Extra Taste Tickets: Crispy monkfish taco, guacamole, burnt salsa, with mango and pickled red onion |
| 65 | Land To Sea Restaurant | 1 Taste Ticket: Wild Rabbit and Cep Pate with Carcassonne Truffle Mayonnaise on a Squid Ink Cracker. + 1 Ticket for a glass of 2023 Killahora Rare Bittersweet Cider. Extra Taste Tickets: Chicken Caesar Soup with Brioche Crotons. |
| 66 | Stephane Delourme Gastronomic Adventure @ Muiris Dan's | 1 Taste Ticket: Fresh Seafood Section Cooked on a Hot Grill With Scallop, Tiger Prawn and Cod Served With My Favourite Salpicon Dressing |
