Had the pot pie -- yummy. Super friendly and courteous…read morestaff. Adorable place. If you're in the area -- go here.

After eating subpar tourist food the last three days in Dublin, I cannot express how happy I am to…read morefind this gem. The place was recommended to us by several locals, and we headed up on a short trek from Ballygally. The food here is HOMEMADE. Everything was fresh. Nothing had been frozen or bought prepackaged in bulk. The mashed potatoes were fresh and homemade--not from a bag--and the chips (fries) were hand-cut and fresh as well. We both had the Guinness Pie, and it was quite a treat. I'd highly recommend the place if you are in the area!

I rolled into Larne at 3pm on a sunny Sunday. The whole place was asleep - I fully expected…read moretumbleweed in the main street. Wandered around looking for some food. Was attracted by the Illy coffee sign out the front (it's always a good sign). Checkers has an unassuming front entrance that could be missed. Inside, it's half bar and half trendy dining room, doing bistro lux-pub food at ridiculously low prices. Had a great big juicy steak, cooked just as requested, with crunchy string fries and a fresh zingy salad. The coffee was good, and the service was stressed but held together. The worst thing about this place was that it was groaning with people - was either the only place open or the only good place in Larne for food! A bit noisy too with football on the big screen and kids running about, but the food makes up for it.

This is a very good place to eat no matter what the ocassion. The staff are very helpful and…read morefriendly, also the service is very fast! overall this is a very good place to eat!

No longer a hotel, the Olderfleet has recently been refurbished and now includes a beer garden area…read moreoutside. When this place was recently refurbished it was extremely popular, but has died down as of date, and usually attracts an older, middle aged crowd. Outside there is wooden decking with sofas, chairs, tables and stools, as well as an outside bar. There is also a tent where bands regularly play. There are also various outdoor heaters scattered around the place to make sitting outside more comfortable. Upstairs in the Olderfleet is often used as a function room for parties, but started to serve food a few months ago. I am unsure whether this was successful! Overall, I think this place is a good place to have a quiet drink to watch the football, or socialise with friends. Not really a party place!

Ah the wine bar! Or not so much a wine bar as a pub serving food. Anyway the food in here is…read morereally, really great! We've been in here many many times and the food is always really good. The steak sandwich being a favourite of mine and their pepper sauce really is something to behold. They do a great sausage and mash too! I think the night scene here lets it down a tad as it seems to attract the 16-20yr olds in the town and often there's a police van sitting outside after for the fighting which will more than likely take place. However, saying that I've never had a bad night here and the staff are all superb!!

Love this place, great for a spot of wine bar lunch if out shopping and could easily turn into a…read moreboozy afternoon or a messy all dayer. Handy to the centre of Larne, always competitively priced food and drink and great service. Really family friendly for a bar.

Do yourself a favor and make reservations on a Saturday night. It's out in the countryside but…read moreit's lively because they have live traditional music. If you enter through the red door you can go either of two ways but you will want the restaurant in the back. Very open architectural feel to it. And very young appearing wait staff of local lasses under the watchful eye of John from Ballygally. Our dinner started with an appetizer--homemade quick bread which fabulous because it was made with Guinness! The two mains were the seafood special and then the venison. Perfectly prepared and well presented. Best meal in Ireland! Four stars, but.... Ok, we went back a week later. Not the same....the guys in the bar were telling mostly offensive, sexist, off-color, and crude jokes. The food was still good--had the house specials of steak and the breen--but our desert was a total disappointment; where was the lemon crud int? Totally missing, and the manager totally agreed. Then, he gave us another one and didn't charge us for it. But at the end, our waitress literally disappeared for 20 minutes only to reappear to wish us good night never acknowledging the dessert fiasco and her disappearance. Three stars...

We were having a lot of trouble finding somewhere open for lunch on a Sunday, but we were fortunate…read moreenough to come across Billy Andy's, which was both open and able to squeeze us in even though we didn't have a reservation. Behind the bar, there is a restaurant that is quite large and very popular. The Sunday menu is a two course set price menu, and there were so many excellent sounding options. I ended up choosing the prawns for the appetizer and the Larne salmon as my entree, and my husband had the lamb. The entrees were also accompanied by potatoes and vegetables. Everything was delicious and perfectly cooked, and the staff were so friendly! We're very thankful that we stumbled across this gem during our trip, and we would highly recommend it.