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Award Winning Basil Sheils

Wine, dine, events & special occasions

 
 

Award Winning Basil Sheils

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Award Winning Basil Sheils

Wine, dine, events & special occasions

Welcome to Basil Sheils Bar & Restaurant

Basil Sheil's bar and restaurant is situated in Tassagh, conveniently situated just 6 miles from Armagh City. A perfect and idyllic countryside location for dining, weddings, events, accommodation or just getting together and catching up with friends. You will discover a unique, warm and inviting venue that provides great food, great drink, great atmosphere a unique warm and welcoming service.

The Restaurants character features a touch of old world class, making it the perfect location for a classic and unique dining experience. Guests are treated to a great selection of delicious selection of food and fine wine.

Choose from our cosy and intimate snugs, main bar, vast beer garden and enjoy an evening of entertainment, where there is variety of live and popular music and artists every Friday and Saturday night. With a treasure trove of antiques and memorabilia from yesteryear and many eccentric nooks and corners to discover at Basil Sheils, is a venue you need to visit and experience. A hidden treasure in the Orchard County of Armagh. Booking is advisable.

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Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.

A Special & Scenic Venue

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Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.

An experience & location like no other

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Brendan Rafferty
Brendan Rafferty
16:20 19 Sep 23
Philip Bayliss
Philip Bayliss
08:53 19 Sep 23
Jack O
Jack O
00:17 17 Sep 23
Good Irish foodNothing is an issueLovely setting / never fails to impress
Dariusz Kaufmann
Dariusz Kaufmann
11:32 13 Sep 23
Bryan Trotter
Bryan Trotter
18:53 09 Sep 23
Gearld Barton
Gearld Barton
14:42 08 Sep 23
Good food and friendly atmosphere staff helpful
Liam Gribben
Liam Gribben
20:49 02 Sep 23
Vincent Mcusker
Vincent Mcusker
19:03 30 Aug 23
arnie wallace
arnie wallace
13:58 29 Aug 23
Darren Muldoon
Darren Muldoon
14:04 28 Aug 23
Ruairi Grimes
Ruairi Grimes
14:55 20 Aug 23
Sean McAtamney
Sean McAtamney
13:26 30 Jul 23
Great great place, loved every minute of it.Food was amazing, rooms were class great style matched the unique setting.Mathew mc Manus playing in the lounge was brilliant last night.I will deffinatley be back. 👍
Grainne McElroy
Grainne McElroy
06:43 25 Jul 23
Lovely meal food was delicous reasonably priced service was good.
Gary Beavis
Gary Beavis
22:23 23 Jul 23
Visited here after recommendation from family who live in the area while we were over seeing them. Excellent value and the food was delicious. Highly recommended if you are in the Armagh area.
Julie Maginness
Julie Maginness
03:48 21 Jul 23
Great for a wedding. Except, don't forget to serve drinks to the top table for the toasts
Colin Robinson
Colin Robinson
11:43 13 Jul 23
Linda Dewhirst
Linda Dewhirst
12:36 11 Jul 23
Fabulous food & great atmosphere. The setting is just so different, highly recommend.
Darren Mckenna
Darren Mckenna
17:23 10 Jul 23
Lovely food. Great service.
Debi Murch
Debi Murch
23:10 01 Jul 23
Great place Great people
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Nina O'Hagan
Nina O'Hagan
14:00 04 May 23
Good food, good staff, good craic
Lisa McKearney
Lisa McKearney
20:58 25 Jan 23
Good, service and atmosphere absolutely fab. Beige and Shauna are great ladies to have on the team. Can’t wait for the next visit
Margaret Reilly Breig
Margaret Reilly Breig
18:35 23 Jan 23
Service and food was fabulous
Paul Mccollam
Paul Mccollam
16:05 22 Jan 23
Everything, food is the best you can get in the country but hospitality is just unreal.
Best I have ever experienced.
Susan Nelson
Susan Nelson
22:36 03 Sep 22
Great food amazing staff nothing is a bother
Aileen Gray
Aileen Gray
21:01 03 Sep 22
Absolutely fantastic food, service and crack with the staff this evening. A gem on our doorstep.
Karina Gibson
Karina Gibson
13:20 28 Aug 22
I’ve eaten in many places in my time but this place is just outstanding, you definitely won’t go hungry that’s for sure, the food is absolutely amazing I can’t fault it in any way! The service everything was first class 👌👌👌 I can’t wait to come back again
Angela Savage
Angela Savage
19:59 30 Jul 22
The food and service was first class, will be back
Bennie U. Neill
Bennie U. Neill
11:58 13 Jul 22
cool staff... Nice place to be in.. Nice surroundings
Natasha Foster
Natasha Foster
16:35 04 Jul 22
I was recently I contact with basil sheils regarding a recent fundraiser I had held for my dad, they were super helpful, kind and the correspondence was very speedy! Would highly recommend and I cannot thank them enough 🥰
Gianinazzi Cesare
Gianinazzi Cesare
21:32 16 Jun 22
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Billy Ingram
Billy Ingram
03:10 14 Jun 22
A great pub and restaurant in the grand city of Tassagh. A must to visit if you’re any where in the vicinity.
Rachel Taylor-Derby
Rachel Taylor-Derby
13:00 16 May 22
We had my daughters holy communion in Basil Shiels last week and I cannot recommend them enough! Food was amazing, service second to none, kids had a ball & excellent value!
Such a location beautiful
Jenny Joe
Jenny Joe
07:58 01 Feb 22
We had our wedding here in August 2021. From the day and hour we booked, the staff, especially Geraldine & Michelle, they could not do enough for us. They kept in touch and asked exactly what we wanted. Nothing was too big or too difficult, sheils agreed to all our requests and made it happen. From start to finish our day was exactly what we wanted, the staff were so attentive and friendly, the head chef Connor & crew completely blew us away with his food (everyone raved about every dish) simply beautiful food. Wedding or not the food is too die for! It's lashed from start to finish on our wedding day and the staff were so accomadating and made sure this made no impact on our day! The atmosphere was relaxed, which was our main 'want' for our day, and we couldn't help but make a run for it to the bridge for some photographs in the beautiful surroundings. We could not recommend Basil Sheils enough if you are looking a wedding venue or even just to go for dinner or a night out. We had the best day, & Sheils made everything so easy and stress free. Thank you to all the staff.
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17:15 25 Dec 21
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Elizabeth Browne
Elizabeth Browne
19:46 09 Dec 21
Food fantastic, staff friendly great place.
Frances Hamill
Frances Hamill
19:39 16 Oct 21
fabulous food fabulous staff fabulous atmosphere what's not to like highly recommend this place .
Moira Duffy
Moira Duffy
18:12 19 Sep 21
Food absolutely delicious, A Lovely Venue, Staff Friendly & Helpful so worth going ☺️😋
Photography By Melissa
Photography By Melissa
18:54 04 Sep 21
Amazing venue! Can't wait to photograph my next wedding there ❤️ oh and the food was so good
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Brendan Rafferty
Brendan Rafferty
16:20 19 Sep 23
Philip Bayliss
Philip Bayliss
08:53 19 Sep 23
Jack O
Jack O
00:17 17 Sep 23
Good Irish foodNothing is an issueLovely setting / never fails to impress
Dariusz Kaufmann
Dariusz Kaufmann
11:32 13 Sep 23
Bryan Trotter
Bryan Trotter
18:53 09 Sep 23
Gearld Barton
Gearld Barton
14:42 08 Sep 23
Good food and friendly atmosphere staff helpful
Liam Gribben
Liam Gribben
20:49 02 Sep 23
Vincent Mcusker
Vincent Mcusker
19:03 30 Aug 23
arnie wallace
arnie wallace
13:58 29 Aug 23
Darren Muldoon
Darren Muldoon
14:04 28 Aug 23
Ruairi Grimes
Ruairi Grimes
14:55 20 Aug 23
Sean McAtamney
Sean McAtamney
13:26 30 Jul 23
Great great place, loved every minute of it.Food was amazing, rooms were class great style matched the unique setting.Mathew mc Manus playing in the lounge was brilliant last night.I will deffinatley be back. 👍
Grainne McElroy
Grainne McElroy
06:43 25 Jul 23
Lovely meal food was delicous reasonably priced service was good.
Gary Beavis
Gary Beavis
22:23 23 Jul 23
Visited here after recommendation from family who live in the area while we were over seeing them. Excellent value and the food was delicious. Highly recommended if you are in the Armagh area.
Julie Maginness
Julie Maginness
03:48 21 Jul 23
Great for a wedding. Except, don't forget to serve drinks to the top table for the toasts
Colin Robinson
Colin Robinson
11:43 13 Jul 23
Linda Dewhirst
Linda Dewhirst
12:36 11 Jul 23
Fabulous food & great atmosphere. The setting is just so different, highly recommend.
Darren Mckenna
Darren Mckenna
17:23 10 Jul 23
Barbara “Babs” Lynch
Barbara “Babs” Lynch
21:56 07 Jul 23
Lovely food. Great service.
Debi Murch
Debi Murch
23:10 01 Jul 23
Great place Great people
James McGuigan
James McGuigan
20:38 01 Jul 23
Mari D (Mari D)
Mari D (Mari D)
06:23 27 Jun 23
Bertha Wallace
Bertha Wallace
22:33 22 Jun 23
Fabulous restaurant and great service. Food was very tasty
football with Darragh
football with Darragh
16:38 19 Jun 23
Christopher Binns
Christopher Binns
09:47 12 Jun 23
Fabulous definitely recommed
Badsalad100
Badsalad100
15:43 02 Jun 23
Paul Little
Paul Little
14:14 29 May 23
Best food and drink
kate hopkins
kate hopkins
21:02 17 May 23
Fantastic food and service, good price also affordable
Kevin Conway
Kevin Conway
07:56 02 May 23
Raymond Byrne
Raymond Byrne
11:41 01 May 23
Maria Bannister
Maria Bannister
19:46 26 Apr 23
Gayle Gidman
Gayle Gidman
22:18 09 Apr 23
Great decor, great food.Large car parkLive music
Gordan Hyland
Gordan Hyland
08:49 06 Apr 23
Stayed overnite in the 'studio' (private bathroom), very special, done up like great-granny's cottage with TV & mod cons. Lovely setting, by a brook. Unfortunately the bar & restaurant were closed (post-CoViD style limited to Thurs-Sat opening) so cannot say anything about that except looks like it would be a great spot. Maybe it could be noisy, don't know, but having met the owners, Mark & his wife, and had a great chat it's very clear they know what they're doing & have. No wonder it's in the top-10 things to see/do in Armagh. Oddly enough the city/county does have stuff to visit. Just do it. Recommended (very), magical, and hopefully back in the summer some year again.
Eimear Ní D
Eimear Ní D
21:40 01 Apr 23
We had such a lovely meal here. Really gorgeous food, quality ingredients, perfectly sized portions. Well priced and the service is top notch.
Richard Farkas
Richard Farkas
14:52 25 Mar 23
Patrick McKevitt
Patrick McKevitt
12:53 23 Mar 23
Brian Haughey
Brian Haughey
13:44 26 Feb 23
Great pub/resturant. A bit expensive. Staff friendly and fast service. Will return if in the area again. Vegetables under cooked. In general well worth a visit.
Paula
Paula
16:40 23 Feb 23
Helen Corr
Helen Corr
20:25 10 Feb 23
Anyone looking for a great meal, a wonderful location, friendly attentive staff then look no further. This is literally the gem of the countryside pub/restaurant/events venue. We would travel 80 mile round trip at least once every 6-7 weeks to go for lunch or dinner or even just a day out spin and a little drink stop here. The staff are so lovely. Basil Sheills has quaint little rooms here and there and even in the remote corner you will not be forgotten. The staff will always ensure that you are being taken care of. We had a family wedding there before Christmas and I would encourage anyone who is looking a rustic, quaint, quirky, country style wedding to give this place consideration.
Mike Mccollam
Mike Mccollam
13:34 21 Jan 23
Jeanette Ginesi
Jeanette Ginesi
13:38 17 Jan 23
Petra Mccreesh
Petra Mccreesh
16:36 14 Jan 23
The food was excellent.Staff were very pleasant and helpful.
Kelly Cunningham
Kelly Cunningham
00:07 03 Jan 23
Great Christmas party night
Darius Zube
Darius Zube
08:24 06 Dec 22
Maureen Boyle
Maureen Boyle
18:11 24 Nov 22
Brilliant venue. Food delicious and plenty off it. Reasonable priced. Drinks great prices for a music venue. Great atmosphere met lots of friendly locals as well as tourists. So many lovely cosy areas. Outside area by the river when the sun is shining.
grainne owens
grainne owens
21:21 12 Nov 22
Emmet Mc Manus
Emmet Mc Manus
00:47 12 Nov 22
Scott Mitchell
Scott Mitchell
12:38 04 Nov 22
DEBBIE MCGRATH
DEBBIE MCGRATH
20:48 30 Oct 22
It's been a while but definitely did not disappoint. Food was served quickly and hot. The portions were big and delicious 😋
Colm Whelan
Colm Whelan
14:32 28 Oct 22
John Chamier
John Chamier
23:39 09 Oct 22
What an amazing pub and restaurant, we also stayed in the loft room amazing
Niall Mcelroy
Niall Mcelroy
19:29 03 Oct 22
Ciarán Finnegan
Ciarán Finnegan
06:25 27 Sep 22
Anna Mcloughlin
Anna Mcloughlin
22:38 17 Sep 22
connie murray
connie murray
11:40 11 Sep 22
Katrina Kilpatrick
Katrina Kilpatrick
12:19 30 Aug 22
I have been here twice, once for a wedding reception and another for a family dinner. Does not disappoint, the food and service are top class. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The decor is fab, with the old tin signs ect. Great place.
Trevor Durham
Trevor Durham
10:16 29 Aug 22
A very friendly venue that has function rooms. Excellent food and drinks. Also rooms for B&B. Musicians regularly play here
ellaplasz 202
ellaplasz 202
19:32 20 Aug 22
David Hulme
David Hulme
18:41 20 Aug 22
Nice ambience to restaurant
Caroline Mc Menamin
Caroline Mc Menamin
18:47 01 Aug 22
Basil Sheils a delightful place, fabulous food, great service very friendly staff and we will most definitely be going back again.I would highly recommend it for a evening out with friends and family.
Barfly
Barfly
17:50 01 Aug 22
Siobhan Doyle (Shivvy)
Siobhan Doyle (Shivvy)
10:29 01 Aug 22
Beautiful place lovely staff's
Gareth Elliott (Mobile UK)
Gareth Elliott (Mobile UK)
10:10 24 Jul 22
Wonderful bar with great staff and amazing location. Traditional Irish pub.
C Murphy
C Murphy
14:48 19 Jul 22
Very friendly staff. Lots of different areas to have a drink outdoors or indoors. A bit limited in the selection of drinks. Great food.
anne connolly
anne connolly
22:18 17 Jul 22
Lovely place,great service,tasty food
Fiona
Fiona
19:24 06 Jul 22
Fantastic food, lovely atmosphere, staff were courteous, efficient and knowledgeable
David Gilligan
David Gilligan
19:16 04 Jul 22
Last minute booking while we are traveling Northern Ireland. Food was class. Waitresses really friendly. Music and service in the bar afterwards was great. Rooms were spacious, elegant and clean. Shared bathroom is the only down side but I won't be letting that stop me returning. A homely countryside Gem.
Slashn Burns
Slashn Burns
09:54 12 Jun 22
Korina Smith
Korina Smith
18:32 11 Jun 22
Wow! What an amazing restaurant. Fab food, spectacular surroundings, great service.
Jennifer Murphy
Jennifer Murphy
15:58 05 Jun 22
Bernadette O'Rourke
Bernadette O'Rourke
00:11 04 Jun 22
Willie Robertson
Willie Robertson
14:10 03 Jun 22
Lovely place and lovely staff, great food, good bar.
Lisa Devlin Kraftsoff
Lisa Devlin Kraftsoff
22:56 02 Jun 22
Mairead Cassidy
Mairead Cassidy
22:16 01 Jun 22
I really like the food and friendly staff
Marty Barnard
Marty Barnard
17:34 29 May 22
Lovely bar
Chad Jorgenson
Chad Jorgenson
20:28 20 May 22
Great place! Friendly staff....
marian williams
marian williams
21:16 16 May 22
Amazing little gem. Amazing food, outstanding friendly but professional service. Look forward to staying overnight next time we're over.
Olivia Mcilvanna
Olivia Mcilvanna
20:17 12 May 22
The best place for food, anytime I have an event or occasion sheils’ always comes to mind, great location perfect for summer months, can’t recommend it enough.
John Curran
John Curran
13:31 08 May 22
Mairead McCoy
Mairead McCoy
19:05 01 May 22
Great food, atmostphere,staff
petethefeek
petethefeek
09:41 30 Apr 22
Declan Carolan
Declan Carolan
23:05 29 Apr 22
Paul Finnegan
Paul Finnegan
17:46 25 Apr 22
Great spot live music friendly staff
Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy
06:58 24 Apr 22
Great food
Emer Carr
Emer Carr
11:56 17 Apr 22
Was here for a gig on good Friday and really enjoyed it. Great venue. Good bar food and reasonably priced. Staff were really lovely and the younger staff really competent which to me means they are getting well supported and trained by the business.Did stay as it was booked out, stayed close by at Dundrum house. Really lovely community.Thanks 🙏🏻
Eamonn Doogan
Eamonn Doogan
15:43 12 Apr 22
Fabulous old style pub.Foid was also superb and great service.
Andrew Dineen
Andrew Dineen
18:13 21 Mar 22
Lovely breakfast in this place. The staff were all very friendly and the locals are great craic.The boss man, Mark, is a gent. We'll be back again, for breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks.Thanks everybody, looking forward to seeing ye again.The whole village is beautiful.
Sharon Greenan
Sharon Greenan
16:58 19 Mar 22
Great night at more power to your elbow. Very well organised and good atmosphere.
Wes Moore
Wes Moore
16:06 28 Feb 22
Beautiful building with enough trinkets to keep you well entertained. Staff are extremely friendly and happy to help in almost any way. And the food is fantastic! Great portions and high quality. I was nicely stuffed after my Sunday lunch, would definitely return.
Shaun O' Connor
Shaun O' Connor
16:40 17 Feb 22
Skip Alexander
Skip Alexander
19:41 11 Feb 22
What a stunning place to stop off at, if you like a building that has charm and character this place has it and loads more to offer I am part of a motorcycle group called biking adventures and routes Northern Ireland or BARNI and this road under the viaduct down this twisty road this little gem jumps out complete with old signage and a river alongside is just stunning.My advice is head to it and soak up what the owner has done to the place and step back in time but with a modern feel as he carefully restored the place to an even better glory of what it looked like but better.Drop over to our Facebook page and find more places like this as we search good eating places and great roads to enjoy.
Stanley McGoldrick
Stanley McGoldrick
22:45 06 Feb 22
Nicola Cole
Nicola Cole
19:30 23 Jan 22
UNREAL, location, setting, food and the most pleasant friendly staff to top it all off.
Colm McGahan
Colm McGahan
08:51 22 Jan 22
Great food and excellent staff! Total Gem of a place!
Janis Graudins
Janis Graudins
20:51 29 Dec 21
Stephen Downey
Stephen Downey
20:27 23 Dec 21
Philip Mitchell
Philip Mitchell
13:26 23 Dec 21
Craig Ivory
Craig Ivory
18:14 01 Dec 21
went in for lunch 14:30ish....nobody there.lights on nobody home
Conor Morgan
Conor Morgan
10:34 28 Nov 21
Great venue. Food was 1st class and Great evening had by all.
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
14:47 14 Nov 21
A great place for a drink, to eat, to party or even to stay
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