POTA Café

POTA is a multi-award winning café in the heart of the Conamara Gaeltacht.

“If ever you were looking for the perfect Irish cafe, this is it” 8.5/10, Corinna Hardgrave, Irish Times, June 2022

The café focuses on local, seasonal ingredients to provide a fresh and interesting menu. With fresh seafood from the Aran Islands and Ros an Mhíl Harbour, locally grown organic veg from An Garraí Glas and Beechlawn Organic Farm and a host of other local suppliers chef and owner Diarmuid Ó Mathúna’s menu has something for everyone. Don’t let the thatch roof fool you, this place is no tourist trap. It is a great place to hear and speak the native language in a modern setting. POTA also has a small, curated range of local gifts and food products and have recently launched their micro-bakery, selling freshly baked breads and treats.

Gaeilge lárnach sa gCaife seo

Cuireann an caife seo béim ar chomhábhar séasúracha áitiúla chun biachlár úr agus suimiúil a chuir ar fáil. Tá rud éigin do chách ar an mbiachlár atá cruthaithe ag chef/úinéir Diarmuid Ó Mathúna. Baintear go leor úsáide as soláthraithe áitiúla. Tagann bia mara úr as Árann agus Ros a Mhíl, sailéid agus glasraí úra ón nGarraí Glas agus Feirm Orgánach Beechlawn chomh maith le comhábhair ó neart soláthraithe beaga áitiúla eile.  Ná cuireadh an díon ceann tuí dalla mullóg ort, ní gaiste do thurasóirí an áit seo ach áit iontach chun Gaeilge a chloisteáil á labhairt ag muintir na háite. Tá siopa beag ag POTA freisin, áit a bhfaighfidh tú táirgí uathúla áitiúla atá roghnaithe ag Diarmuid. Tá tús curtha acu chomh maith le mion-bhácús nua agus iad ag bácáil builíní agus rudaí deas milse úr chuile lá.

List of accolades achiedve by this award winning café in Conamara /Gradam atá buaite ag Pota

Best Café, Connacht, RAI Restaurant Awards, 2023, The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants 2023

Food and Wine Café of the Year 2022, Irish Times Café of the Year 2022

Irish Times 100 Great Value Places to Eat, Nine Places to Eat Sustainably

Irish Times 100 Great Places to Eat, Summer 2022

Lucinda O’Sullivan’s 100 Best Restaurants, April 2022