Incredible hip, artsy restaurant. It wasn't easy to find and is very unassuming when you walk in…read morebut the staff were excellent and the food was OFF THE CHARTS!! I'm vegan and was skeptical about what they recommended but it was the BEST vegan curry I have ever tasted. We own a restaurant and I travel extensively so I've eaten at many places but this was UNBELIEVABLE!! They even have vegan Ice scream which was yummy... again I was skeptical but... wow!! This place is a MUST!!

Tried to go last night 14 Mar 2026. Walked around the entire building and into a few wrong places…read more Finally spoke to someone at restaurant next door. This place is permanently closed. Don't waste your time.

The Whitehouse Working Mens Club (a.k.a. The Workies) is, as far as I've seen, a bar which is…read morepredominantly reserved for locals (if you're not a member you have to sign in upon arrival ) but the wee old man who sits at the front desk is the best of banter (He used to be my milk man!) he's still very pleasant and accommodating. The bar certainly can get busy over the weekends but I'd say it's pretty quiet for the rest of the time. It's a good bar for an older crowd to enjoy a quiet drink at the weekend. The bar itself is split in to various floors and sections so you can experience different surroundings. It's nothing fancy but no over the top airs or graces. It does what it says on the tin, a club for working (wo)men to come relax, have a drink or a meal. The restaurant has only opened a short while ago (then closed, apparently over row with chef, now reopened under new management) and although it is now a little more pricey it still does the same job. You can come and enjoy your Friday lunch here and won't have to worry about breaking the bank. You won't come any where near. Bonus, did I mention how cheap the pints are? Your round! Cheers!

Brilliant place - food and service are excellent. Recommend the fry and the scampi. Also enjoyed…read morethe curry sauce with the chips.

This is hands down my favourite place to eat!! I have travelled all over the world and my husband…read moreand I love to eat the local food wherever we go. This place is a hidden gem and absolutely fabulous. The portions are huge, the food is fresh and delicious and served piping hot. I am a big fan of the Ulster Fry and this is the best in the world. The staff are lovely and the owners are always there, making sure everyone is looked after with plenty of time for a hello and and a chat The staff are so pleasant and the service was first class. The best part is they do not hassle you to leave the table once you finish, they let you enjoy finishing up your tea and coffee without feeling pressed to leave. This is a place we will fly to Belfast just to go here! Don't miss it!!! I wish I had photos to post, but we were too busy having a great time to think about photos!

First of all, places as good as this are not plentiful enough. Second, if I could give it 8 stars I…read morewould. This place came recommended, but with a codicil I hear from time to time - the portions are small. I don't really mind this, provided the quality is there, and the tastes are wonderful. For the most part the tastes and the quality here are wonderful. So four of us, all first time diners here, arrived with anticipation. Last time we four dined together was in Disney's Boathouse Orlando and I've separately reviewed this below average place. It was a cold evening about 6c as we arrived. I think we got the last car parking space; it doesn't have extensive parking. The greeting was warm and it felt like we were going into an old barn, the impressive brick walls are feet thick and lots of exposed old wood. Cosy enough. My starter was seared scallop with confit chicken wing, crisp chicken skin, chicken sauce and wild mushrooms. It was delicious and hard to discern the best bit. It was all very good with a moreish sauce. Two companions has the citrus cured salmon, with cucumber relish, salad cream and granary crisp bread. They raved about it. The salmon was a cured chunk, mostly raw within and perhaps blow torched to magnificence on the outside. One of our hungry bunch had celeriac soup which she found divine together served with tasty, chunky wheaten bread and butter. So let's pause. I read somewhere that this is a British restaurant. Ok. If you say so, but with the stocks, gels, purées and reductions it more than nods to Escoffier and French haute cuisine cooking techniques. My main was salmon based, with deep fried rissoles stuffed with fine chopped mushrooms, puy lentils, steamed sprouting greens and some of the greens lightly battered and fried tempura style. Again everything on the plate was tasty. Desserts were glorious bar one. My wife and I shared the dark chocolate, cherry and honeycomb and wow. Chocolate heaven enhanced with the whole cherry and honeycomb piece. The peanut butter based pie too was light, delicate and very tasty but a tad more salt would lift it much more. After these two big hitters the rhubarb and custard trifle was disappointing. It is a vegetable treated like a fruit. It didn't wow, it had no sharpness, it was more like a gel and it was not the thump of taste that rhubarb can easily deliver. Even the custard was meh. I doubt I'd go for it again. Staff were delightful; the (£5) beers were tasty, the wine a generous pour (£5.25) but the (£7) gin of the week was weak, overly ice cubed, watery and generally diluted way out of balance. So next time we must double the gin measure and reduce the quantity of ice and mixer. Their cappuccino (£3) was very tasty too. I hope it's not too long before we return here. It was 4c as we left under the bright moon and as we were out in the country side the stars were noticeable.

Nipped in here for lunch on the recommendation of a friend and it didn't disappoint!…read more I admit staring at the menu with a bit of immediate terror at all the fancy schmancy things staring back at me, but - I had the fish and Parmesan fries, hubby had the steak sandwich and chunky chips. For dessert we had the pear crumble, burnt cream of the day (coffee) and the sticky toffee pudding mini desserts. Great place to have lunch, it was quiet, service was friendly - though there was a looooong wait between courses and we ended up in a bit of a time crunch to get the child from school - but it was absolutely delicious, a great wee find tucked away. I imagine Christmas time here would be lovely

On our last day in Belfast, I said I need to experience dining in or have a drink at The Crown Bar…read more I was lucky enough to get a reservation at the dining room upstairs. The ground floor bar area was packed and busy! It was a good vibes. We sat and had dinner in a quiet setting upstairs. We enjoyed our food and drinks. My margarita was delicious. The lamb irish stew was yummy, finished it. It was a great experience!

I wanted a place where I could try multiple classic traditional Irish dishes, and I found this…read moreplace - a very popular spot! During the time I visited, it wasn't very packed so I was seated swiftly. The kind staff accommodated my request to get a corner table. The vibe can be describe is a classic. I really enjoyed all the dark stained wood furniture - gave it such an "old Irish saloon" vibe...maybe because it is haha. I did not have much time to spend in Belfast, so I tried to taste as many traditional dishes as possible with being just one person. With that being said, I ordered a few of their notable dishes - Crown Bar Irish Stew, Steak & Ale Pie, and to finish it off, the Sticky Toffee Pudding served with both the custard and ice cream (really thankful the server offered to give me two toppings, and they were both delicious). All the dishes were great, and are definitely hearty. The stew as well as the pie filling had a rich roux - nice, thick and flavorful. I will say, the pie pastry was not as flaky as I would have liked it; kind of too thick. Overall, it was a great taste of Ireland

In the heart of Belfast we found this bit of southern America. Top floor of the Dirty Onion pub…read more.. Wings and loaded Fry's..gravy chicken cheese and onions. Great food. Historic surroundings and friendly service.

I ordered the regular fried chicken burger but our server apparently heard buffalo chicken burger…read more I sadly didn't realize this until I'd already taken a bite and didn't want to send it back, so it is what it is. I'm not the biggest fan of buffalo chicken, butttt the chicken was flavorful and the perfect amount of crisp. My sinuses are also super clear now so I've got that going for me, haha. Fries were tasty and service was friendly/pretty quick! Nice place to stop by if you want to grab a bite for pretty reasonable (city) prices!

As a huge fan of the Plough, I naturally had to visit their sister establishment, handily just next…read moredoor. Bar Retro, while being super stylish, does it in a way that it still fits in with the picture perfect traditional surroundings in Hillsborough. Aside from the Bistro, Bar Retro also comprises a modern cocktail lounge, club, and café. I had a two course lunch (unplanned) because upon viewing their menu, I was delighted to see that they did flatbreads with hummus as a starter. If you know me, you will know that I could absolutely live on the stuff, and it's not often you see it on a menu, so it would be a shame not to seize the opportunity when it presents itself! For my 'main' dish, I had the chicken with feta and olive salad, which was absolute perfection. There are so many other things I am dying to try here, and with the prices so reasonable, I will definitely be back!

Went here for my birthday and made a reservation for the bar retro bistro. We arrived and were…read moredirected to bar retro cafe where they had mistakenly booked us in for. We were not escorted to our table and it was sticky and untidy on arrival. We complained that we had not booked in for the cafe and so they eventually found us a table half an hour after we had arrived. There were very long waits for the main course and the dessert. The food was nice enough but to be honest you can get similar meals elsewhere plus better service. We ordered an Americano at the end and were given a filter coffee - we asked whether it was an Americano and the waitress said it was an "Americano Filter"... enough said. We were charged full price for the whole meal without anything taken off for the hassle and all the waiting. To conclude, do not bother going here. I'd recommend one of the other restaurants in Hillsborough if you are trying to decide where to eat because there's no way that their service could be any worse than this place! For the price you are paying I expect high service and good food!!!

Consistently good quality. McBrides has served 3 generations of my family. Good grub for ordinary…read morepeople for any occasion we are celebrating, birthdays, christenings, anniversaries. And always served with a smile

Im afraid... I mean REALLY afraid…read more... To write a review on this place in case SHE finds me! Me and GF stopped here on way back from the coast, restaurant is upstairs..and by the time you climb to the top its too late!!!!!!!!!!! SHE is waiting there...fangs and all. I mean this is the waitress from hell guys, she took an instant dislike to me...I think it was the whole 'table for 2 please' that put her off, how dare we disturb her Sunday evening of doing nothing. Look lets dispense with the food, it was nice...I got Hake goujons, with Hoi Sin sauce only non came, rotweiller snarled at me 'you want tartare??' I meekly said yes please and none came....I was too scared to ask again...GF had curry which looked (and smelled) great the chef is probably shit scared of the Rotweiller too so he dishes out good grub in case SHE is asked to return it. Decor out of a 1980s sit com, tired and dated...but the most off putting was the view of loyalist flags hanging out every window..I mean come on guys get that crap down its way past July. Food was 7/10... Setting 2/10.. Service -100/10... (am I allowed to go into negatives?)

My American family starts with John Smilie in 1761. He was from Greyabbey and later fought in the…read moreUS Revolution and served in the US Congress So we visited Greyabbey even though no family lives in the area now. We came down to eat and soak up the feel of the area. The waitress called her boyfriend to come down and relate local history, how nice, how personal, perfect! Comfortable place, great food, good beer. And we love that waitress!

Been here a few times the food is beautiful, the décor is also beautiful the staff are…read more.. Example of a few times that come to mind In for lunch with a friend and we were the only people in the restaurant, it was during the week, (not the first time I have called in at this time of the day during the week) the fire was lit and the restaurant looked beautiful beautiful, and we were showed to a seat at the back near the door , a very awkward table with hard seats, as my friend was heavily pregnant and the restaurant was empty she suggested we move to a softer seat near the fire as she needed the softer seat for her back, as we did this a very large agitated woman came over to ask us (as nice as she could..which was not very nice) if we could move back to our table. Her words being " eeeh you can't sit there can you just go back here please " When we explained heavily pregnant = backpains / better seat etc. she got even more annoyed and asked "well why would you want to sit at a table of 4 when there are only two of you?" I was so taken a back who would address a customer like this! We asked if they were expecting a crowd or was it booked (no reservation sign was on the table) she replied "no but some people might come in.." and simply gaped at us before repeating that they MAY need that table! The restaurant was empty! There were at least 20 other tables free!! How ever we did persevere and made it clear that this is where we would like to sit, not only for the pleasantness of the fire but for the comfort of the softer seat for an 8moth pregnant lady! Outrageous behaviour, had the manager been available I would have placed a complaint I have never experienced this anywhere before nor since and it is an absolute shame that this fantastic place should be let down by such a .. member of staff. On a different occasion with a group of 6 it was towards the end of the night and after out meal we stayed for a few glasses of wine, we were down towards the back tables and there were only 2 other couples in. We could hear this shrieking and laughing coming form up the restaurant which obviously caught our attention as it was so quiet. After a trip to the bathroom it was discovered the shrieking and by now swearing which could quite clearly be heard from across the restaurant was coming from no less than the same member of staff that had treated us so badly before who was in the kitchen! Clearly unaware of how loud she was being but her F's and her B's were pretty disgusting and clear for all to hear, - I am stuck for words ! Especially as this person has now came to my attention twice I am weary about returning and have since tried several other restaurants, none of which equal the high standard of the food but at least the staff are courteous and do not exhibit the primitive behaviour I have witnessed here!

Well within Donaghadee lighthouse's view sits the Bow Bells Tea Rooms. This has always been a…read morebakery in Donaghadee but more recently its reputation has grown and it has taken on the competitive breakfast and lunch market. Unfortunately when I visited recently I was too late for lunch, it was only just after 2pm am as I approached the counter I looked puzzled down at my watch and then up at the girl serving but this did not seem to gain me any favour. They still offer afternoon tea right up until 4pm and I delighted in this. I ordered a coffee, a sausage roll and a huge slice of apple pie that must have contained a whole apple tree. The prices are really reasonable all this only came £4.50, so you can fill up for under a fiver. 95% of the food in the Bow Bells is made on the premises and you can taste the fresh ingredients with every bite. The place itself has been decorated like your nans house, bone china, pink table cloths and strangely paintings of cats dominate the décor. But all this gives it a cosy touch and if this doesn't warm your belly the fresh food certainly will.