Westport Woodfire Pizza & Restaurant — Restaurant in County Mayo

The 4* are for the pizza - really very good - some of the best dough I’ve tasted.

Our (shared) starter were crab claws - very well presented but lacked flavored despite the help of buttery garlic dressing and black pudding. There were only 5 claws, which seemed a bit skimpy for €14. The accompanying salad was okay - crisp leaves and lots of texture with the addition of nuts, radishes and pomegranate but would have benefited from a little dressing.

I had the lamb burger, served with fries and small side salad. I can’t really complain about it because it is what it is - just not for me on account of the lack of texture - I don’t think it’s a good idea to serve moist minced lamb with melted cheese on foam-soft brioche .... this burger is badly in need of something fibrous. Flavour wise it was fine - as one would expect - lamb and a hint of mint.

Service started out well but petered out after the main courses were delivered. We were seated right at the back at the seat called “the bar” - it was very hot back there and adjacent to loos and kitchens and cut off from the rest of the restaurant - so a table best avoided. We had to walk out to the front of the restaurant a couple of times to find a waiter when we wanted salt and sparking water. When booking - ask for a table at the front.

After waiting quite a while for the return of the waiter after our main courses, we found out the restaurant doesn’t do dessert or coffees. It would have been good to have known that before we started. We did just make it down to Belle Gelato for an ice cream before it closed at 10pm.

Our bill was €100 for four people including tip - for 1 starter of crab claws, 3 pizzas, 1 lamb burger, 1 glass of Pinot Grigio, 1 Mescan Blonde and a bottle of San Pellegrino. Pizzas start at €11 which is good value. Our bill was greatly increased by the €21 lamb burger and the €14 crab claws. If you’ve read this far, I’d recommend you book a table at the front and stick to what they seem to do best - great pizza and that delicious Westport...

Great food which honesty the best tasting, great quality and eye appealing food I've had in a long while. I highly recommend because I know that you're getting something special..!

Starters were great, chicken wings were big sized portions. Ribs were fantastic and much coveted at the table. The lamb sliders, my starter, was tasty and I imagine would be great with kids too. We also tried the truffle fries, extremely taste and interesting flavours. I would have preferred thick cut, instead of the thin chips. But still I cannot fault in anyway.

The wife ordered potbelly with scallops, and you can measure a chef by how they cook scallops and how they pair dishes. And let me say that the food chef knows how to cook. They also have a pizza chef for the pizzas, a great place for kids and families. We didn't have a pizza, but tempted as they looked great and were freshly prepared. I had the lamb and mash potatoes, which was so tender that you could cut with a butter knife.

Great food, service and a real treat. Afterwards the party of 4 was so stuffed and satisfied it was a little bit uncomfortable for 30 min afterwards. Becareful how much you order, as it might bite you in the end.

It was my birthday so they gave me a free dessert, sticking a candle and bellowing happy Birthday. So extra points there. It's a shame they only had one dessert type on menu, but we booked late so let that be a warning to you.

On the bad side, cutlery is an issue having to constantly ask for extra knifes and forks as they never seem to have enough on table, stored with sauces, it's not a big issue, just make sure you keep on top of it, or you'll be left staring at your food. And you'll be tempted to use your fingers ... no...

This review isn't aimed at the service or food, both of which are acceptable, but rather at the absolutely ludicrous pricing.

I'm from the Westport area originally, but now living in Germany and I find it hard to fathom how people can swallow these kind of prices. 17-20 euros for a pizza is absurd. Whatever about Dublin prices (which are presumably even worse), there is zero reason why a pizza in a small town like Westport should cost this much.

I guess Irish people have gotten used to being ripped off. I had a pizza in Covent Garden in London a few weeks ago and it cost less and was significantly better (pizza was fine but sauce was basically tasteless and there was not enough cheese). There is no possible justification for a pizza in Westport costing more than the equivalent in London, Paris, Frankfurt etc.

I'm sorry for specifically targeting this establishment since it seems price gouging is the norm in this country, but at the same time you have agency in setting prices - minimum wage is lower in Ireland (!) than in Germany where I can easily find €8/9 pizzas better than...