The locals told us that this shop was the best fish and chips. They meet here every Monday…read more Unfortunately the restaurant was sold out of the haddock but they had cod and/or smoked haddock. Light and flaky fish and generous portion of chips! Friendly atmosphere, too.

The Merchants Fish Bar was A-OK for us on our visit. We got meal deals for each of the 4 of us. The…read morestaff were nice despite being pretty busy and there was a decent maintenance of social distancing when in despite it not being a huge place. Price wise I'd say that everything was pretty much what you'd expect, and the portions were a decent size too. The only real draw back was that the fish was quite greasy, a decent taste but a lot of grease made it less enjoyable than it could or should have been. Perhaps things were a little rushed and quality slipped on our visit (we were in the area for the weekend so have only been there the once), I would think there is the potential for the food to be nicer as most of the signs of a good chippy are there. I'd certainly give it another shot if I'm back in the areas again.

The server, Dan, was exceptional. Very friendly and attentive. The drinks were really good and…read morereasonably priced. The food was delish.

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beautiful pizzas and italain lovely interior thoroughly reccommendread more

This Chinese is always a corner stone of my lazy Friday night plans. Fountain house is a simple…read morelittle takeaway that does your run of the mill Chinese takeaway menu. A good mix of Chinese and European dishes that caters for most palates, though I have to say I would struggle to find something spicy enough to suit mine. It is strange that I would single out Fountain House from the other multitude of Chinese takeaways in Belfast, but I have to say it deserves to be. It does a delivery service that never takes much longer than thirty minutes to arrive at your door, although you have to be within a 3 mile radius of the place to avail of this, and incur the nominal 50p delivery charge. However, if you call ahead to place an order for collection you could be eating within fifteen minutes, and that's pretty convenient.

I believe this is the finest Chinese Take away in Glengormley. Ordered Chicken balls, chips and…read morecurry sauce.... all for £5.30. Very quick to make and serve. Great service.

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

My family (wife and two daughters) came to Gillies Bar & Grill for a truly wonderful lunch. Just so…read morehappened 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.

3.5 stars rounded up…read more Food here is good if you don't feel like finding and paying for parking in Belfast and don't mind driving out about 20 min! We got burgers and fries here and the food is pretty well made overall! Service here is friendly, but on the slower side (they may be understaffed tho). There were some fairly pesky flies flying about while we were trying to eat (was a nice day so the door was open, so understandable).

We were on our way back from visiting Giants Causeway and we were looking here for a nice dinner…read more Top of the Town delivered with nice service, a clean, bright atmosphere and tasty food. My wife and I decided to do a sharing dinner, starting with the sweet potato falafel (very good) and sticky pork ribs as starters (also, really good and meaty). We also shared a cheese burger, which along with the starters made for a nice dinner. We prefer our burger medium rare, but they only cook theirs well-done. Combine these with a glass of Chardonnay wine for her, and a glass of Bushmills 10-year for me (nice and smooth) and it made for a nice dinner find.

Wowser, what a restaurant! The Water Margin is right up there on my list of favourite places to…read moreeat, having been there for romantic dinners with the husband before he became the husband and for a very raucous birthday party at which the husband insisted on singing. Before the karoke machine was turned on. The setting is spectacular - this is a large building right on the edge of the River Bann, so ask when you are booking for a window table and you'll have a stunning view as you eat and drink. The interior of the restaurant is just as impressive - a large, high ceiling room with a giant chandelier in the centre. So, what about the food? It certainly lives up to the setting. I would describe this as upmarket Chinese food rather than the kind of place to grab your Friday night sweet and sour. The prices reflect the setting and the quality and for special occasions I am more than happy to pay them. On our last visit I had satay chicken skewers and seaweed, both of which were top notch. I than had shredded chilli beef which I also loved, and the husband had king prawns in yellow bean sauce which I felt obliged to try and also really liked. We had side orders of special fried rice and noodles and I could have eaten either of these on their own. I was pleased to see that there is a tea time special menu at £9.95 for 3 courses which is outstanding value given the quality of food and the lovely service you get. Can't wait until the next time we go back.

Eat here quite a bit and can't complain about anything. The food and service is excellent. I'd…read morerecommend anyone passing through to call in and try it. They do a shoppers special which is great value too

Decorated like a beach cottage but filled with delicious fresh baked goods this cafe/bakery will…read morenot disappoint. It is surrounded by the close confines of Ashlea Cottages in a coastal village that seems like a throwback to a bygone era in a very good way. We sampled the scones and the shortbread along with various coffees on couple of visits and found everything delightful. It is a family run business that sometimes finds all hands on deck running freshly baked items from the family kitchen next door straight to the display case. The cottages make for a perfect vacation hub for families visiting the Antrim coast and this little cafe allows for the perfect start to each day of exploration.

My wife and I eat here most Sundays and can't fault one thing about the place. Always great food…read moreand great service. If you haven't tried here I'd put it on your list of things to do.