UNESCO Global Geopark
The Copper Coast
25 kilometres of cliffs, coves and coastal walks west of the city. Stop in Bunmahon for the geopark visitor centre.
Patrick · Since 2014Eleven years
Eleven years
of shucking, searing, serving.
Patrick, behind the pass · Waterford Quay
A letter from Patrick —
I opened The Drunken Lobster on the Quay in 2014. We had one rule and we've never broken it: the shellfish goes from the Dunmore East boats to the kitchen the same morning, or it doesn't go on the board at all.
The regulars know the drill. Dock workers in for chowder at noon. Couples from the Viking Triangle for a half-dozen oysters and a pint of stout. Surfers down from Tramore with sand still on their boots. The door stays open to all of them.
I run the kitchen and the pass — pull up a stool and we'll look after you. Pull up a stool — we'll shuck you something cold.
— Patrick
11Years on the Quay
1,200+Kind reviews, quietly kept
18kmDunmore East to plate
