go to content go to search box go to global site navigation

Northern Ireland

Other restaurants in Northern Ireland

  1. Table Bistro

    This stylish cafe-bistro is decked out in identikit Northern Ireland restaurant decor of blonde wood with leather chairs in shades of chocolate and cream. It dishes up big breakfasts (till 11.30am), light lunches (gourmet sandwiches, Caesar salad, pasta carbonara) and delicious dinners from a menu that ranges from steak and chips to prawn and shellfish tagliatelle with cream and white wine sauce.

    reviewed

  2. Copper

    A stalwart of Warrenpoint’s fine-dining scene, Copper is an elegant, white-linen-tablecloth kind of restaurant that combines food sourced from local farms and fish bought from the quayside at Kilkeel with Mediterranean and Asian flavours. There’s a separate vegetarian menu (mains £12.50) with inventive dishes such as sweet-potato pancake with shiitake mushrooms, scallions and black bean sauce.

    reviewed

  3. Hillside Bar & Restaurant

    This is a homely pub serving real ale (and mulled wine beside the fireplace in winter), with live jazz Sunday evenings and a dinky wee beer garden in a cobbled courtyard out the back. The upstairs restaurant offers formal dining, with crisp white table linen and sparkling crystal, and a menu offering dishes such as lobster tart, roast quail, venison and steak.

    reviewed

  4. Upstairs@Joe’s

    This new restaurant above McCollams pub prides itself on promoting local produce, with dishes such as seafood chowder with wheaten bread, medallions of Irish beef with Béarnaise sauce, and lamb chops with parsnip puree and rosemary jus – all sourced within County Antrim. Actor Liam Neeson has eaten here during visits to his home town of Ballymena.

    reviewed

  5. Quay 26

    Seafood is the main item on the menu at this minimalist, modern restaurant with a view across the marina to the cliffs of Fair Head – mussels in white wine and garlic, grilled sea bream, and smoked haddock with bacon, chive and cheese mash. There’s also Irish venison, lamb shank, and roast veggie linguini for those who don’t fancy the fish.

    reviewed

  6. Mourne Seafood Bar

    Set in a wood-panelled Victorian house with local art brightening the walls, Mourne Seafood Bar is a friendly and informal fishmonger-cum-restaurant. As well as a choice of local oysters served five different ways, the menu includes seafood chowder, crab, langoustines and daily fish specials, all sourced locally.

    reviewed

  7. Viscounts Restaurant

    Set in a converted church, child-friendly Viscounts offers carvery lunches, snacks and á la carte dinners. You can feast on steaks, pasta, stir-fries and vegetarian dishes in a mock medieval setting of knights’ armour, swords and jousting banners. Booking is advisable at weekends.

    reviewed

  8. Hunter’s Bakery & Oven Door Café

    If you fancy a quick snack, this homely bakery has a comfy cafeteria at the back, serving good coffee, cakes and light meals. It’s a local institution, patronised by a broad cross-section of the community, with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel.

    reviewed

  9. Ground

    This cheerful and child-friendly coffee shop serves excellent fairtrade coffee and tasty organic grub, including soups, sandwiches, panini and home-baked cakes, as well as offering organic baby food, bibs, wipes and a baby-changing room.

    reviewed

  10. Riverfront Coffee Shop

    This lively little eatery serves up excellent coffee, cakes, quiche, homemade soup, and choose-your-own sandwiches on baguettes, panini or ciabatta rolls, and also provides vegetarian, coeliac-friendly and low-carb options.

    reviewed

  11. Advertisement

  12. Strand Restaurant & Bakery

    The Strand has been around since 1930, and dishes up great homemade ice cream and cakes, as well as serving all-day breakfast (£2 to £5), lunch and dinner in its traditional, seaside, chips-with-everything restaurant.

    reviewed

  13. Mourne Café

    A new venture by the owners of the Mourne Seafood Bar, this informal, family-friendly cafe dishes up a kids menu (mains £5) as well as seafood chowder and beer-battered haddock and chips for mum and dad.

    reviewed

  14. Bushmills Inn Restaurant

    The inn’s excellent restaurant, with intimate wooden booths set in the old 17th-century stables, specialises in fresh Ulster produce and serves everything from sandwiches to full á-la-carte dinners.

    reviewed

  15. Phezulu

    The upstairs bistro of the Red Berry, Phezulu boasts a South African– inspired menu with dishes such as Cape Malay Curry and boerewors (pork and coriander sausages) with mash and gravy.

    reviewed

  16. National Trust Tearoom

    Serves tea, coffee and light meals.

    reviewed