Beautiful grounds…read more The venue was perfect for my brothers wedding, quaint and pretty but with all the mod cons. Loved the outside area and the attentiveness of staff Highly recommend

Located in the idyllic setting of the Kiltonga Nature reserve Kiltonga Hall has recently been…read moreadvertised as the perfect place to get married or have a baby naming ceremony by Ards Borough Council. The building is a 200 hundred year old stone structure is small and intimate that is a venue registered to host weddings the venue itself seats around 60 people. It can be booked as a traditional church or a registry office. Kiltonga is close to Newtownards and within driving distance form Bangor. With great accommodation in the area including Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels Kiltonga would not only provide a picture perfect day but also a convenient day for all your guests. The facilities in Kiltonga Hall include disabled access, toilet facilities and electrical points. The cost to hire Kiltonga Hall is £380 with a £50 deposit to be paid at least 6 months in advance. In my opinion this is a bargain as the grounds and hall are sure to make your special day a perfect day.

Most of the hotel is just a very old building right kn the water front. You do get to go into a…read moreturret up a circular staircase. There is a nice walk along the ocean. Had the foresight to book dinner reservations given there is not much around there. The dinner dishes were a bit bland. Odd that they did not have the Red Malt Vinegar. They provide distilled white vinegar for the fish and chips. Server said it was "distilled malt vinegar." Service was very good in the restaurant and hotel otherwise. There is a Game of Thrones door leading into the restaurant.

We ate in the restaurant twice (walking through the very cool door that apparently appears in Game…read moreof Thrones), and it was actually very good. We had our tour finale dinner there, which was ordered off a pre-set menu, and it was very good. The next morning, we had a traditional Irish Breakfast buffet, and it was one of the better ones we had during our 13 days in Ireland. Service was also very good for both dinner and breakfast. Not sure what restaurants are around in Ballygally, but eating at the hotel turned out to be a convenient and good option.

My wife and I are in Ireland on a holiday. We came up for a few days from Dublin and wanted to…read morestay at a b&b, so we just started driving around one evening and came across this place. For a $130 (pounds) we got an amazing room that is quite luxurious, very comfortable bed and lots of pillows and warm fluffy bed blankets. The hot water jet tub in the bathroom was the best after a long day of site seeing. The next morning we were continue to be surprised with how nice the place is. During breakfast everything tastes very good. They serve complimentary hot and cold food as well a an assortment of cold juice. (Everything was very good) This place was so nice and cheep for the price compared to other b&b we looked at previously, that we decided to stay another night! I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Just home from a lazy Sunday at leighinmohr house. The staff where excellent and the food…read moregorgeous. Had a lovely room with very comfortable bed. Lovely bar to sit and while away the hours. Loved it

I did not expect to be charged £20 for two just to drive in here. Clearly the owners don't miss an…read moreopportunity to fleece folks. In our case it won't happen twice. It was £20 for two tickets but we didn't get tickets. So we only pulled in here to try Melissa McCabe's food. She is the owner of the Feast food truck and the Northern Ireland winner of the Northern Ireland heat of the Great British Menu. Hers was one of a few food trucks set up at the front of the house - there was a pizza food van but the options were all meat; no fish and a garlic bread option. The pizzas averaged £10 with most served with hot honey. The garlic bread was £7. There was a superb coffee truck: Arcade. I had a cortado (£2.9) and it was so good I got another one 20 minutes later. My wife said her cappuccino was delicious. There was a large food truck offering fish tacos but didn't list the type of fish; brisket was on the menu with pepper sauce. I looked at a sauce being poured over food and it looked to me like curry sauce but I couldn't see curry on the menu so I assumed rightly or wrongly it was the pepper sauce and avoided it. So Ms Mc Cabe had three offerings including her fish course from the competition - river trout two ways - barbecued with a crispy charcoal skin and cured in herbs and poitín. Today she served the trout on her stout - flavoured soda bread brushed with apple treacle, then topped with crème fraiche and salmon eggs. It was superb. She told us where she would be cooking on Easter Monday and it won't cost us £20. Having paid £20 we took a look around the house. I can assure anyone wishing to visit its not worth £10 a head. There's a few photos attached here and these are the best of it. When I was ordering food my wife took our dogs for a walk and as she walked them she was approached for £10. If I was one of the food truck owners I wouldn't be pleased as I've no doubt the £10 a head charge was a deterrent - no doubt the food truckers had to pay to be there too.

Moored in the Lagan is The Belfast Barge, quiet and unassuming it doesn't blow its own trumpet but…read moreit really should. There are 3 elements to the Belfast Barge which was news to me when I visited last week. Much more than just a boat The Belfast Barge is a successful restaurant, a museum and an events venue. Next week they are hosting a comedy night in their events venue, which will be very cosy. The museum is full of maritime facts and history depicting Northern Irekand's ship building and boating heritage. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions. The restaurant is fully licensed and acts as a café bar during the day and at night live music and cabaret dominate the barge, the boat will literally be rocking!

A unique performance space. I have seen comedy performances and gigs here. It's holds a lot of…read morepeople and worth going to if you get a chance #Comedy #Music

This is quite an interesting venue. It has so many applications... rehearsal space, offices, cafe,…read moremusic venue, gallery and music museum. It is great that it exists and that Belfast has stuck its neck out and is trying to make the music center work. Its not really a place that you can just go into and hang out, unlike the Black Box where you can just go into anytime and it not be unusual.... It is now looking the part after having a couple of years of being renovated in stages. I think it serves its purpose pretty well as it is just a new venture and is making baby steps to have more of a presence in the local scene.

The Oh Yeah Centre is the brain child/labour of love of Stuart Bailie, former editor of the NME…read more Based in the former home of Oh Yeah Records, a punk label from the 1980s, the centre provides a home for local music. Their main aim is to help support and promote the local music industry and they do that pretty well. The range of activities and events it stages is vast. There are gigs, obviously, some of which are aimed at under 18s (something Belfast sorely needed), rehearsal rooms for hire for bands who need space and equipment, a cafe and space for kids to come in, listen to music and hang out, and their crown jewel - the music exhibition. The exhibition basically charts Northern Ireland music from its traditional roots, to modern heroes like Snow Patrol (say what you like about them, at least they're flying the flag!). Recently, the whole thing was expanded and now features video confessionals from civilians like you and me, recounting their favourite gigs, lyrics, Northern Irish bands and so on. The building is also home to small businesses as well, such as Start Together Studios and Small Town America Records - both of which are success stories in their own right and would find it difficult to get city centre premises otherwise. The exhibition is free and open to the public every day except Sunday, so if you have even a passing interest in anything musical, I'd give it a whirl.

Meh. I've never really enjoyed the food here (in the Grill). It's expensive but looks and tastes…read morecheap. Chicken goujons came out so dry and tough we couldn't eat them and ribs had too little sauce and were so huge I was actually put off eating them - they looked kind of menacing. Also, as we walked into the grill the smell of frying was really unpleasant - and I am not generally against that smell. May have just been the type of oil vs their equipment. What the hotel does have going for it is good service and pleasant surroundings (lots of comfy sofas, the odd koi carp pond). A lot of carpet. Hotels love carpet.

I really like this place, although, like the Edge, one of my siblings got married here, so it has…read moresentimental value for me. It's a gorgeous wedding venue, with picturesque grounds out the back for photos, a massive lounge to keep your guests entertained in, and a hue function room, with lots of space for a dance floor! I've also eaten in the Grill Room a few times and it's great on a grey Sunday afternoon for some tasty food in cosy surroundings. It's out of the way for Belfast, but if you're in the Templepatrick area, it's worth calling in for a feed!