Nirvana - Ballyshannon

We have visited many restaurants, but Nirvana surpasses them all with its exquisite food. I believe it deserves to be classified as a 3-star Michelin restaurant. If any place deserves this recognition, it is Nirvana.

This was our second visit to this establishment. As others stated in their reviews, the place was very cold, the wait for food too long and some of the food was 'gloop '. We got fish, that neither looked or tasted of fish. It had no flavour at all. the few tiny chips with it were a pathetic offering. There really were no redeeming qualities at all.

Had a meal here this evening. I ordered the chorizo and chicken carbonara.(special). There was no chorizo no garlic. Absolutely tasteless no seasoning. No amount of black pepper could revive this gloop.Very disappointed

Arrived here around 7.15 on 24 August on recommendation of the owner of our Guest House. Initial impression was good, seated quickly even though we hadn’t booked, decor and ambience good, served with menus and water quickly order taken and bottle of wine presented, a bit of banter with owner was ok but we had to wait quite a while for our food which was ok, except, the place was very cold, air con seemed to be on very high and we became very cold, other people also,turning their collars up or putting jackets on, we asked the waitress if the air con could be turned down and she said she’d see to it, people at table across from us also agreed, after about 15 mins it was obvious this hadn’t happened so when owner asked if everything was ok my husband said it wasn’t, we were very cold so he said, ok I’ll turn it off, and shouted back to us as he walked across the restaurant, ‘it’s very warm when you’re working, I’ll turn it on again when you leave’, not really the way to treat customers. Who do you Cater for, the staff or your customers, we shouldn’t really have to sit with a coat on in a restaurant near the end of August. And before you say, as you have to other reviewers, that you hate people who give bad reviews online when they haven’t complained in person, please be clear, I did complain in person, twice, and didn’t expect the attitude I received, in fact it was obvious for the rest of the evening you avoided us. Believe me, I wanted to give a good review, the food was excellent, despite the wait, but I’m afraid, in good conscience, the attitude meant that I couldn’t score any higher.

4 members of my family including my 86 year old Aunt travelled from Northern Ireland to Ballyshannon for a 2 night stay on Friday 19th August. Our family originates from there and it was a little reunion for us. I suggested that we book Nirvana for dinner on our first night, it was within walking distance of where we were staying, it has great reviews and it seemed the perfect choice. It was closed and understandably so due to a bereavement. I was told this when I went into the restaurant on Saturday night to find out what had happened. My issue is the lack of communication. I've been told that I was phoned on the 18th but my call records from that day do not support this claim. I was told that a post had gone up on the owners Facebook page but I don't see it. A simple notice in the window would have explained everything. We has to very quickly find an alternative after our long drive and it was not the delicious food we'd expected in Nirvana. Really disappointed.