I am so so disappointed I was looking forward to trying this place as I'd heard so much buzz about…read moreit. The food itself was delicious, service was glacial though - clearly not enough staff to handle the lunchtime rush and with a small child in tow, keeping him entertained for that length of time just wasn't easy. Got the worst food poisoning of my life the following morning. It couldn't have come from anywhere else. As expected, the manager vehemently denied it was his chicken, or the bacon in the veggies. But I won't be back.

Knags continues to do well and on my visit today was busy. I met a friend for lunch. We were served…read morecomplimentary water in customised porcelain/rubber stopped bottle and glasses with the Knags logo. He had lunch-I an Americano coffee. The coffee was fab,had it with cream. My mate had chicken tikka pita pocket with salad and sweet potato fries. The fries and salad were lovely, as was the garlic sauce over the chicken however the chicken was not chicken tikka, more like fried spiced chicken! The place was spotless, great staff and reasonable price with a super menu selection.

My two daughters, wife and I had the pleasure of dining in the biggest restaurant in Glengormley,…read morethat is The Loft. Perched above a row of shops in the busy Industrial area of Mallusk is this fully equipped 120 seater restaurant. When we ascended the stairway and entered the reception area we were amazed at the size!! The kitchen hatch was immediately to our left and at the helm was local chef John Hadden (who has worked in Ballyclare Golf Club, Knags, Sugar Rays and Blue Chicago). John has just introduced a new and very appetising menu......more on that later!! Further along was the fully stocked bar, with a myriad of wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks and I hear they do cocktails!! To the right as we entered was the seated reception area (above), where live bands and entertainers will play on busy weekend nights. We were taken through the dining area and seated in our well accommodating booth, overlooking the car park. The booth was set for four and would have fitted six!! Chef John's passion for good quality wholesome fresh food showed through in the menu. John was saying that there will be an express corporate lunch starting soon at £5.95 to cater for the many corporate clients and office workers in the area, who want good quality food, quickly and at a reasonable price. There were so many dishes that screamed out, "Eat me!!!" So we decided to take the plunge and order. My two girls had the pork sausages (2 pcs) with skinny fries and freshly breaded chicken strips (3). My wife opted for the salmon sizzler and chunky chips,whilst I had the chicken stack. We all loved the presentation of the food John served up. The baskets for the kids meals went down a treat with them, the sizzler really sizzled and my stack was well stacked!! The breaded mushrooms were really crispy and served on a simple dressed salad with garlic mayo. The chicken strips and sausages were piping hot, the salmon and prawns were delicious and not over cooked and the chunky chips worked well with the fish. My stack was the best!!! The champ was perfectly cooked with tasty crunchy scallions, chicken was butterflied and succulent, the pepper sauce was reduced well and spot on and the tobacco onions were juicy and moist and not oily!! The portion sizes were big and we all polished the food off, leaving just enough room for dessert. Kids having mint chocolate ice cream and strawberry ice cream respectively whilst my wife and I shared the banoffee. We were well and truly filled after all this and all for less than £40......because kids eat free on a Monday and Tuesday night!!! There is BYO on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (can only avail of one offer per order) and Steak Night on a Thursday. This restaurant is a truly fantastic family friendly place which offers great quality food at very competitive prices. There is also scope for corporate/business lunches with the advantage of having a section able area to the rear which can be used for presentations, product launches, training, conferences, private parties, communions/christening and the whole venue can be used for large parties and even weddings. As can be seen this is a truly remarkable restaurant and we are so lucky to have it on our doorstep. Do call in and try for yourself......watch out for promotions and the new flyer, it will have a discount on it!!!!

I used to work in one of the industrial areas in Mallusk, and on the odd Friday, our boss would…read moretake us all out and get us our lunch. Due to being in Mallusk, there isn't a great variety of places to go, so the Loft (or the Jolly Beggar, as it was called) was the place we always went. Additonally, if you actually live in Mallusk, this is pretty much the only place to go in the immediate vicinity. It's in a rather large building, so there is plenty of room and you are pretty much always guaranteed to get a table. The service was always good, and the menu had something for everyone, burgers, chips, sandwiches, wraps, paninis etc - in my time I've probably tried them all, although the chicken wraps were a particular favourite. The pricing is reasonable too, not that we paid as we were always treated to it! Although I often travel through Mallusk nowadays, I never stop off, and the Loft isn't great enough to warrant a special trip just for that, but if you are in the area, give it a try.

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

Last night we finally dined at the newly opened Mama Masala Glengormley . My 5 year old daughter,…read morewife and I dined and we were missing my 9 year old, who was at a friends party but gave us strict instructions to bring her back a pepperoni pizza!! I've dined in the original Mama Masala Londonderry (owned by the same owners) and really enjoyed it so was looking forward to tasting the food! I've been following the journey of this new restaurant avidly (Metamorphosis ) and have written about the Story. Whilst we looked at the extensive Indian and Italian menu we nibbled on fresh, crisp poppadoms served with three sweet dips/chutneys. The menu was a very well thought out and well designed one and there were plenty of dishes to choose from!! We chose Vegetable samosa and garlic prawns to start and my little one wanted her chicken nuggets and chips!! My wife also had a mojito which she said was delicious. The presentation of both the prawns and samosas was very elegant and appetising. The 2 large king prawns were served butterflied, with tails on and in a rich, garlic sauce and were amazing. The three filo samosas looked a bit oily and when we cut into them discovered they had meat in them. We flagged this up and the staff were very apologetic and the proprietor Gagan personally served us fluffy perfect Punjabi vegetable samosas. These were exactly like one gets in Punjab itself and delicious suffice to say!! The portion size and taste of the nuggets and chips was excellent. For main course my wife opted for the chicken penne and I the rara gosht with Mama Masala Nan. When these were served it was quite literally a "wow" moment. The pasta was served in a large dish, the lamb in a deep oval dish and there was plenty in each. What really struck us was the authenticity, the very generous quality meat content (chicken breast, lots of tender chunks of lamb interspersed with minced lamb or keema) and the flavours!!! The pasta was in a creamy, yet not too heavy sauce with a nice touch of sun dried tomatoes and basil. The rara gosht is certainly one of the best Indian dishes I've ever had, even my wife loved it and she's not a big lamb eater. The nan was soft, full of flavour (Chillies and coriander) and was ideal with the lamb and pasta!! The dish was full of flavour and spice and not oily or sweet or artificially coloured. This was the real McCoy!! Our waiter remembered that we had ordered a pepperoni pizza to take and he duly presented it to us as we were leaving. The venue was superb, the staff were tremendous and the food was exceptional. I can now say that this will be a firm favourite of ours and is highly commended!!

I had an amazing pepperoni pizza for lunch two weeks ago. It was a 9 inch with two toppings (I had…read morepepperoni and bacon). Cooked to order in front of me by the talented pizza chef in the iconic "hot igloo" or Irelands largest wood fired pizza oven. Staff very good and for £7.95 great vfm!!! Will try the other Italian dishes soon!!!

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.

Great concept, helpful and friendly staff. Love the products! Best place to get quality souvenirsread more

I brought my two daughters here for dinner last night. They've never been here before. Simon and…read morethe staff were very friendly and helpful and seated us near the fish feature-my girls loved it!! We went for a kids chicken fried rice, kids chicken chow mein, Bangkok seafood (me), chips and curry sauce. We had complimentary prawn crackers and curry sauce to start and the girls loved these as they were warm, crispy and tasty. The kids dishes came out and I actually had to question whether they were kids or adults as the portion size was big!! They tucked into their meals and then mine arrived followed by chips and sauce. The food was superb, portion sizes amazing and service excellent. Definitely worth a trip to Glengormley for good, authentic, Chinese and Thai cuisine and all for £30!!!

The Royal Thai - bit of a misnomer this, as there doesn't seem to be anything regal about this…read moreplace. Like a lot of buildings in Glengormley, it seems to be compulsory to let the exterior fall into a mess of disrepair. It's not very attractive to say the least. Quite charming inside though - nicely lit, and the staff all look the part. I had an awesome bowl of tom yum gai last time I was there... Surely one of the world's greatest dishes. I tend to turn into Captain Tomato Head any time I eat anything with chilli in it, and our waitress quite charmingly kept asking me if I was OK. I then had scallops for my main course, which were as scallops should be... lightly cooked and tender. My wife certainly had no complaints with her courses either. You know, I would recommend this place. They have very reasonable lunch deals on, and the food and service are faultless. Please just ignore the minging exterior.

Enjoyed the early bird menu The place isn't big but suitable…read morefor small parties. The food came pretty quick and was very tasty. The atmosphere was relaxed and the staff where very pleasant. I couldn't find anything wrong with my visit to Murphy Browns, will go again.

This local, privately run restaurant is very popular in North Belfast. You can 'bring your own'…read morewhich is great for a night out on a budget. We recently went with a large group of 12, and had a lovely evening. It is a small place, but cosy and welcoming, and great to go out to if you don't fancy hoofing it or paying for a taxi into the town centre. The staff are really nice, helpful and attentive, and treated us very well indeed. I had the Calzone pizza, which really was great, and the one thing I noticed in general about the orders of our group was that it seemed to be great value for money, both quality and portion wise. Highly recommended for a cheap, local night out when you don't feel like cooking.

I hate being too negative, so I'll start with the things I like about the Thunderdome…read more It's near my house. Always a bonus! The staff are all lovely and so the service is usually faultless. It's very family friendly. There's lots to look at, so it's a good place to take the kids. It's also pretty big, so there's room for them to run around if needs be! Now the things I don't so much like about the Thunderdome. The food is never fresh. It always tastes microwaved, an if you've read any of my other reviews, I HATE this in a restaurant. It's very expensive for what you get, in my opinion. Now, they do an early bird special. If you order before 6, your main is £6, which is pretty cheap. If you don't get it at that price, expect to pay a tenner for a burger and chips. I've never been to one of the shows they have in the Thunderdome. In all honesty it's not my thing, so I can't imagine myself going anytime soon either. All in all, the Thunderdome does its job. Being in the middle of Glengormley, it's never going to be a fantastic, modern, haute cuisine restaurant, but the food could be better, especially for the price people are asked to pay.

The Thunderdome. Oh dear, oh dear. Like Judith, the previous reviewer of this place, I don't like…read moreto be negative about a business. People have put love into it, maybe the staff feel strongly about it. But... The building itself is an eyesore. The interior isn't much better. Primarily designed for families - lots of stuff for hyperactive children to gawp at - when me and my clan were in, they had the Cartoon Network on TV!! I felt uncomfortable and was in a bit of a hurry to leave, to be honest. Waiter: What's your order, Sir? Me: I'll have the rump steak medium rare, please. Waiter: Sorry Sir, but we cook all of our steaks well-done... Me: What?! Balls to this, I'm out of here. I didn't really say that last sentence, but the rest of the conversation really did take place. I'm too polite. I ate my strip of leather and said thank you when I left. I'm certainly not going back though.

I've only recently discovered this place, I'm pretty sure most people will head to the larger fast…read morefood chains that surround this area (Dominoes / Papas Kitchen) but it's well worth a look in (or a bite in as the case may be!) In my opinion this smaller, local business is so much better. You always get a bit of craic from the staff which I think is important, not a depressed spotty teen or automaton serving you! I didn't even used to be a huge pizza fan, but after trying the 'Pizzarella Special' ... drool... I don't think I could go back (Cheese, tomato, onions, peppers, mushrooms, salami, and ham & olives or corn & pineapple ...I go for the latter) it's like one big giant feast of a pizza, great for when you're near starving! They usually put on week day specials where you can grab a bargain for a family deal. Their sundry items are spot on too (think perfectly cooked garlic bread, hard on outside, soft on inside, with melted 'supreme cheese' running off it ... mmm) *Goes to dial number* Too much temptation!

There's a lot of mention of Domino's here, and it's actually thanks to Domino's that I came to this…read moreplace. I had tried a number of times to get through to Domino's. Friday was upon us once again, and it was time to have a traditional Domino's meal deal, but unfortunately I just could not get through. They aren't always the best at answering the phone in that branch, so I thought nothing of it and jumped into the car and drove there (I'd have had to have collected it anyway, since I live outside of their delviery area) But when I got there, the queue was ridiculous, and I was very hungry. I had my heart set on pizza by this stage, so looked up Vicinity on my phone, to see if there was anywhere else nearby, and it threw up this wee place (I'd never heard of it before) I got there in a couple of minutes, and was pleased to see there was not much of a queue, so wasted no time in ordering my pizza with the usual toppings, cheese, tomato, peppers and onions. All in all, it came to just over a tenner, which is less than I would have paid, and it tasted great..Not quite a patch on Domino's, I must admit, but I would certainly go back!