Outdoor Dining in Limerick — The ACES Terrace

ACES has an outdoor terrace at Castletroy Park, Castletroy Commercial Centre, Ballysimon, Limerick V94 TKD3, described on the ACES site as Castletroy's best outdoor dining area. The terrace is open year-round on Friday and Saturday, and is opened on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday subject to busyness.

The terrace sits alongside two indoor spaces at the same address: the Restaurant and Lounge, which is the main room of booths and candlelight and takes walk-ins, and the Velvet Room, a separate private space that holds a maximum of 50 guests.

Terrace seating capacity is 50 guests for normal dining service. For private hire, the terrace is sold as a space for a maximum of 50 guests.

Yes — the terrace can be hired privately for a maximum of 50 guests, and ACES also takes ordinary table reservations through OpenTable. Private terrace hire carries a minimum spend of €1,000 Monday to Thursday or €2,000 on Friday and Saturday, with a deposit of €250 on weekdays and €500 at weekends.

Private terrace hire is quoted through the event builder on the ACES events page, which asks for the date, the time block (1pm – 4:30pm, 4:30pm – 8pm, or 8pm – Close), guest numbers and a food package, then returns a ball-park figure.

Terrace seating is allocated on arrival. Guests can request a terrace table when they book, but ACES cannot promise allocation.

Bookings can be cancelled up to 48 hours before the reservation time and amended, including a change of party size, up to 24 hours before. A surcharge of €20 per person applies to late cancellations inside 48 hours, party-size reductions given less than 24 hours' notice, and no-shows.

The terrace is fully covered by a retractable roof. Overhead heaters and blankets are available.

Because the terrace is covered and heated, outdoor dining can continue in rain or high wind without moving inside.

For private terrace events, ACES charges a flat €150 setup fee per area for equipment, and the event builder allows equipment to be added by area, so staging and kit can be placed outside as part of a booked event.

The full ACES menu is served on the terrace; there is no separate or reduced terrace menu.

The full ACES menu is a worldwide tapas and small-plates list, with a recommendation of 2 to 3 dishes per person. Small plates start at €5.90 for Garlic & Herb Sharing Bread and Honey Glazed Sharing Bread. Patatas Aioli and Patatas Bravas are €8.90 each.

Larger plates include Thai Chicken Skewers at €14.90, Prawn Pil Pil at €15.50, Slow Cooked Pork Belly at €15.90, Beef Birria Tacos at €17.50, Tempura Monkfish at €17.50 and 8oz Sirloin Steak Strips with grilled asparagus, mushrooms, onion, baby tomato and whisky pepper sauce at €27.90.

Neapolitan pizzas from the stone oven run from Margherita at €15.90 to Pollo Pesto, La Parma and Calabrese at €18.90. Bar snacks suited to outdoor drinking include Salted Mixed Nuts and Honey Glazed Peanuts at €5.50, Marinated Olives and Sweet & Salty Popcorn at €6.50.

Cocktails are made to order at the bar and include the Iberian Sunset, Candy Clouds, Smoking Dragon, Disaronno Sour, Flat White Martini, Mojito, Ace of Spades and Pornstar Martini. Dessert cocktails are priced at €14 for the Flat White Martini, €15 for the Nutty White Russian and €15.50 for The Biscoff-ee.

The published menu is a sample menu; the current menu is available in venue. For allergens and dietary requirements, speak with your server.

Because the terrace is fully covered and heated, bookings stay outside in rain or high wind. There is no need to move inside.

Standard booking terms still apply to weather-affected bookings as published: cancellation up to 48 hours before the reservation, amendments up to 24 hours before, and a €20 per person surcharge for late cancellations, unnotified party-size reductions and no-shows.

Indoor capacity at the same address means there is room to move a table inside on the same site: the venue seats 180 for dining and holds 250 people in total, with the Main Area covering 51 to 100 guests and the Velvet Room holding up to 50.

ACES opens Wednesday to Sunday. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday are 4:30 PM to 11:30 PM. Friday and Saturday are 4:30 PM to 1:30 AM. Monday and Tuesday are closed.

The terrace is open year-round on Friday and Saturday. On Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday it is opened subject to busyness, and guests who booked the terrace may be seated in the main area for operational reasons.

Table durations are set at a minimum of 2 hours for parties of up to 6 and 2 hours 30 minutes for parties of 7 or more. All bookings from 8pm onwards keep their table until closing.

Dogs are not allowed on the terrace except for assistance animals accompanying guests with disabilities.

For confirmation before travelling, ACES takes reservation calls on +353 402 57638 and 087 3341486, and WhatsApp messages for large bookings on 086 1765836.

Yes. ACES hosts terrace ceremonies for up to 90 guests, followed by seated dining for up to 180 and a full venue capacity of 250 once the dancing starts.

Wedding formats offered are Ceremony + Reception, Reception Only, Day-After Party, and a Full Three-Day Takeover. Wedding enquiries are handled separately through the dedicated wedding builder on the ACES events page.

Wedding minimum spends are set by day: €6,000 Monday to Wednesday, €8,000 Thursday, €10,000 Sunday, €12,000 Friday and €15,000 Saturday. Where a ceremony is part of the booking, a venue fee applies: €1,000 Monday to Wednesday, €1,500 Thursday, €2,000 Sunday, €2,500 Friday and €3,000 Saturday.