I ordered Chicken Goujons & Chips, it was very very cold. The waiters & waitresses all gave me death stares I will never go there again read more

My family (wife and two daughters) came to Gillies Bar & Grill for a truly wonderful lunch. Just so happened that it was on the day of Chinese New Year (Rooster). So we thought we would celebrate by having some Chinese food and on looking at the menu there was quite a choice of worldly cuisines to pick from!! Gillies is a 140 seater bar/grill which is part of the Galgorm Hotel & Spa complex. It has its own separate driveway entrance and an internal entrance from the hotel. It is split over 3 levels and on busy days people can dine in the bar. We parked in the restaurant car park and walked through the well kept garden area and past Fratelli's restaurant to get to the grill. Our table was booked for 13.30 and when we arrived the main dining area was packed and there was a super atmosphere. The restaurant area is very well laid out with a definite theme of farm animals painted on the high ceilings and walls and a huge centre piece chimney/fire place. On arrival we were shown to our reserved table which had two kids menus and two adult menus already on the table. Main course cutlery was wrapped in a large napkin with a chocolate enclosed-great touch!! We ordered pork and leek sausages and skinny fries with beans and pasta carbonara for the kids whilst my wife and I had starters of prawn cocktail and Bang Bang chicken. Firstly we asked for kids meals to come with our starters which happened and we divided the kids meals so they could share. The sausages were delicious as was the pasta and our prawn cocktail and chicken was amazing, there was a drizzle of satay sauce on the chicken which enhanced the dish. For mains my wife ordered salt and chilli chicken and chips and I had the ribs which came with onion rings and creamy coleslaw with garlic potatoes and pepper sauce. My ribs were really "melt in your mouth" and the sides were a great accompaniment. My wife's chicken was exactly like Chinese chefs cook it with a nice soy sauce flavour. For dessert the girls had ice cream with marshmallow and chocolate drops-so between that ant the fruit juices was sugar overload!!!! I had a caramel latte and wife had hot chocolate orange. The food, environment and service was absolutely superb. We spent a while in the grounds walking it all off. We shall definitely be back to check out the hotel, spa and other restaurants in the future. Check my blog for all pictures. read more

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Have eaten in Gillies at the Galgorm so many times, I just love it! I go here every time I stay and have never regretted it yet! The service is excellent and the food is amazing. I've always managed to get a good deal along with an overnight stay, last time was a 3 course meal with a bottle of wine! Needless to say I needed to lie down for 3 hours after the meal as the portions are so generous....stuffed! I would recommend the chicken with cheese and chorizo and the black bean nachos :) read more

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Great food and cocktails! To begin we ordered Long Island iced teas, which were lovely-too easy to drink! My husband and I split, salt and chilli chicken and pulled pork bons, they were delicious and super filling. For the mains, a burger and bang bang chicken. My husband, had food envy when he saw my chicken, which was so tasty and a huge portion. I couldn't eat all of mine. We needed some time between dinner and pudding. When we got round to dessert we ordered pannacota and salted caramel creme- which again were delicious. The staff were attentive and friendly and provided good service. We would for sure go back for a bite. read more

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I returned to the galgorm resort this weekend as the curiosity of the new thermal village was too high and I was not disappointed. The spa area has trebled in size following the recent extension. After an afternoon of relaxation my girlfriend and I dined in gillies bar and grill. We had the nachos to start and luckily we shared them as the portion was huge. The starter was delicious! I then had steak for my main which was cooked fantastically and tasted unbelievable. My girlfriend went for the bang bang chicken however she was not over-impressed with this and thought it was bland and had no real kick....I tasted it and agreed. We finished up having sundaes and although my stomach was at full capacity I would highly recommend this restaurant. It is part of the galgorm experience which is an experience I am both glad I did and I will gladly return to. It is good to see a local business run by local people doing so well and having such a prestigious reputation. read more