The Laurels enjoys a great reputation for its fine food. Expect to find the best traditional fare around prepared not with just a little flair entirely from local ingredients. Bantry Bay mussels come in a tureen of white wine, garlic and fresh cream with home-made soda bread; Irish stew with crusty home-baked rolls; and traditional potato-cakes filled with chicken and smoked bacon on a mushroom sauce.

These are found happily rubbing shoulders with dishes of decidedly more cosmopolitan persuasion - such as bruschetta topped with roasted vegetables and mozzarella, Caesar salad with Cajun chicken and croutons, beef fajitas with salsa, guacamole and sour cream. Also promised is ‘the best pizza in town’.

As well as dining in the pub, the adjoining restaurant seats 65 people between two rooms for more leisurely dining.