I've updated the name to Port Erin Chippy & Diner. Perhaps it has new owners. Same location but…read moredefinitely updated decor. Considered by many we spoke to on the IOM to be the best chippy we decided to try it. It was great and the best we have been to so far. Mushy Peas and Gravy were outstanding and the Cod delicious. There was no Haddock when we went. We arrived right on opening time 11.30am as did everyone else and the dining part was full in minutes - all adults. Lovely bright blue interior. Service is at the counter - and order came minutes later.

This place is my absolute favorite place in the whole world to have fish and chips! I dream about…read morethis place and the delicious meals I've had in the past. You can dine in or take out. There aren't a many tables inside and you'll leave smelling like the chippy bit nothing's better to me than HOT fish and chips, so I'll sacrifice and smell for the night :) You can't go wrong with the cod fish and chips, and the sausages are good too. I love the curry sauce to dip those delicious chips into, along with malt vinegar. The service has always been quick, and the price is certainly right! I can't say enough great things about this chippy, I wish we had a comparable concept here in the states.

AJs is treated with almost reverential respect in the local region, and no customer e has a bad…read moreword to say about it. Why? Because it does solid, quality food and at reasonable prices. There are a range of delicious options throughout the day. There are delicious fries, filled soda and scones and tray bakes for a lovely breakfast. There are a range of sandwiches and soups for lunch and then a wide range of options for dinners. There are the usually options like burgers, chicken Maryland's and other popular dinner options, and a range of changing daily specials which will include pies, steaks, meat specialties and roast dinners. The roast dinners are brilliant, with wonderfully prepared veg and generous portions of chicken and ham. The deserts here are also great, with the sticky toffee puddings and jam sponge and custard personal comforting favourites. Nothing in here is groundbreaking at all, it is just done really really well. Bravo!

One of my favourite places to go for comfort food. The menu has all the usual favourites and…read moreeverything is freshly made. Proper home cooked chips and wedges, lovely fresh veg and good sized portions. The best fry you will get anywhere, great value for money and extremely tasty. There are seats downstairs and 2 separate parts upstairs, AJs has expanded well over the years. I have heard the homemade desserts are amazing but I've ways been too full after one course so never got around to trying them. Sometimes the staff can be a bit huffy if you ask for anything to be substituted especially on the fry but they will do it. If you're ever out this way AJs is the place to try.

The diner is the best place in Bangor to go for good food at bargain prices! They have a really…read moreawesome offer on where you buy and main course-including cod and chips, beef, casserole,pie, scampi, steak, omelette, chicken.... there are too many to list- and you get vegetable soup to start and a choice of three desserts to finish all for..wait for it...£4.95! Now, I know a good deal when I see one! Oh, they also throw in a pot of tea or coffee! Greta hospitality! But, I hear you wonder, just how good id the food? Well, I wondered this myself but decided for less than I fiver I was giving it a go! The soup was great, really full of flavour rather than salt as you get in many places! I went for the cod and chips, being by the sea and all, and it was so nice, the fish and batter cooked perfectly and they were really light and the chips were great! I decided after that feed that a strawberry mousse was about all I could handle and it really finished off the meal perfectly. The tea? Spot on!! Can't say a bad word about the Diner!

Unfortunately this great wee place is no longer trading. Great food cheap prices nice staff sorry…read moreit's gone

First the ambience in the bar was relaxed and fun the second and third manhattans were very good (…read moretee hee) The duck was delicious every one enjoyed themselves This is a good stop

The Old Inn Crawfordsburn is a lovely restaurant. The restaurant itself has a few bars with snugs…read moreand small areas around open fires. I brought my parents here a few times as they love it. They enjoy the traditional food on the menu. We went for the Christmas dinner a few years back and decided to return recently hoping for the same quality food and service. We were not disappointed. They have an early bird special on Mon-Fri 3-6:30 with a few good choices of main with a glass of wine for £12.50. I had a good burger with chunky chips. The spicy slaw with the burger was great. Mum had the Seafood Melody and Dad had Turkey and Ham. We all enjoyed our food. They also do a tasting menu with matching wine on Thursdays for £40. Staff are friendly and helpful. They have a lovely garden out the back with garden room and fire. Lovely place for a wedding. I managed to sneak a look towards the room they have the weddings, which looked classy. You would'nt realise there was a wedding on, as the place is so spacious yet private. Great place if you are out around the area, maybe after a walk at Crawfordsburn country park

I came to be at Jumping Java by a strange sequence of events; firstly I had ordered some event…read moreaccessories that didn't arrive so I had to venture to Bangor to pick some new ones up, then I went in to a café further up High Street but unfortunately they stopped serving food at 2pm, then on the trip back to my car an unbelievable hunger came over me and I found myself stumbling in to Jumping Java with an ache in my belly. To be honest I had never really considered eating here. JJ has a canteen vibe to it, everything from the red trays you collect your food on to the plastic seats. It's bright and airy inside and there's loads of seating. If you're not with kids you might want to sit towards the front of the café to avoid the play area. I ordered a Caesar Wrap and a flat white. On ordering the chef came out of the kitchen to tell me that they didn't have any lettuce and 'was rocket ok?' - at this point I was so famished I would have eaten weeds so that was no issue, but I liked that he came out to tell me. When the wrap came I was shocked about how packed it was, chicken was literally falling out. Even the presentation was top notch, which I had not expected. The wrap cost £5.25 and was worth every penny. The service was great - from the server to the chef they were amiable and helpful. One tiny negative was that they were slow to clear tables but it was busy and there was one lone server who was concentrating on feeding rather than clearing which is understandable. Overall Jumping Java is a perfect High Street pit stop if you want to dump your kids in the play area and get a bit if peace and quiet or if you want to take advantage of their free WiFi.

Another of Bangor's wee coffee shops with nothing really to write home about. It is a little bit…read morebland on the inside and doesn't realy have any character or personality to mention. It is just another coffee shop for middle class mothers to sit and catch up with their friends. There is nothing the matter with that, but it just isn't for me. There is a wee play park in this place which I guess is great for the clientelle that they are looking for but as far as I'm concerned I'd rather have some good music on or just somewhere to sit and do my crossword. Nothing the matter with this place, although it is a little bit pricey.

The girls and I often go to Papa Joe's, the main reason being that without a doubt it's Bangor's…read morebest BYO. The old faithful menu has not changed for quite a while, but that doesn't matter because we always order the same thing anyway. One night, we bravely decided we all had to try something new and guess what?...the other options on the menu are good too! The owner of the restaurant is often there, ensuring excellent service from the staff. They have been undergoing a recent revamp, with new wallpaper and decor bringing what was becoming a tired interior much more up to date. The extremely generous portions mean that we rarely have a starter or dessert, and on average our spend (including corkage and tip) is around £16. I would give the restaurant 5* if they would attend to the bathrooms...often a little unpleasant.

I have been to papa joes a few times now and I have never had a bad experience. It is in the middle…read moreof Bangor which is great for a group of people who want to go out for food and a couple of drinks as you can walk to any bar in a couple of minutes. The food has been brilliant every time I have went there and the portions are great, I had a 2 course meal and that filled me for the rest of the day. It is also bring your own drink which I like because you save a good bit of money not having to buy drinks in the restaurant. The staff are also very friendly and would do anything to make sure you have the best experience and I would definitely recommend papa joes to anyone who wants to have a nice meal out in Bangor.

Love the drunken noodles!! Soo good. Great service. Wish we were local here and wish we would have…read morefound it sooner.

I've recently noticed this interesting new addition to William Street, Newtownards, and decided to…read morecheck it out. Well, absolutely "je ne regrette rien"! It's reputation has already deservedly led to its being booked out on midweek evenings so that when I walked in at 6.30pm as a prospective solitary diner, I was lucky to get the one table which still had an hour to spare. I'm glad it was available because what I had was totally top notch to the extent that this would now be my first recommendation for an evening restaurant in Newtownards. I really really like satay so ordered the chicken satay skewers. These were not swimming or drowning in sauce as with so many popular joints. They were neat and all the more photogenic for it, while still tasting delicious. I could also have ordered a satay main course as there was one on the specials menu but I decided not to look like an obsessive and so I ordered the masaman in veggy form, with jasmine rice. This was served with a knife and fork but with the flavour being in the liquid, I asked for a spoon and got it. I'm loath to waste the tastiest part of the dish and therefore think that a spoon should be standard without asking! I look forward to a return visit.