Trá Bán is a steak and seafood restaurant overlooking the magnificent atlantic ocean. Enjoy fine dining in a warm, cosy atmosphere. You won’t be disappointed.
Trá Bán is a steak and seafood restaurant overlooking the magnificent atlantic ocean. Enjoy fine dining in a warm, cosy atmosphere. You won’t be disappointed. Trá Bán is a member of the prestigious BIM Seafood Circle for 2011 and recommended by Georgina Campbell Restaurant Guide. It is a favourite among locally based celebrities with Westlife's Shane Filan commenting that "Tra Ban is the best restaurant in Ireland".
A diner's delight in a surfer's paradise. Famed for its great surf, picturesque sunsets and historic attractions, discover Sligo’s culinary treasure, Trá Bán Restaurant located between the mythic Knocknarea mountain and the famous surf beach of Strandhill.
Situated above The Strand Bar in the heart of Strandhill village, this family friendly, fine dining restaurant, looks onto spectacular ocean views wherever you choose to dine, be it in the main restaurant, the ‘Blackrock Lighthouse Room’, with stunning views of the famous lighthouse and the clocháns, or breath in the fresh sea air by choosing to dine al fresco at ‘The Captains Table’.
Trained under famed culinary master Alain Ducasse, Trá Bán’s head chef, Julian Regnere's menu boasts steak and seafood delights such as the ‘halibut papillotte’, Killybegs pave of halibut steamed and served in a conifoil bag and served with a julienne of vegetables and provencal sauce, or choose your steak and opt for ‘reef on beef’ by adding fresh half chargrilled Mullaghmore lobster tail served with Aioli sauce to your choice. All food is locally obtained from neighbouring villages such as Mullaghmore, Cliffoney and Killybegs.
For the wine lovers, Trá Bán boasts an expansive wine list and will happily recommend wines to accompany your main dish. Save room for desert with options such as ‘Cedric’s French tartalette’ or the popular ‘it’s nice but naughty and warm chocolate fudge cake’.
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm with last booking at 9:30pm, Trá Bán serves an early bird menu until 7pm and children are welcome with a kiddies menu served all evening. We specialise in fine dining and guarantee quality and freshness. Each dish, from our delicious salmon sushi to our mouthwatering reef on beef (fresh lobster tail on sirloin steak), is carefully prepared by our head chef Julian who hails from Toulouse in France. Relax and enjoy your meal while you soak up the amazing views of Sligo bay and the Blackrock Lighthouse.