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    Hickory's

    4.1 (11 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM

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    Vivek T.

    After our trek up to Scrabo Tower, my two girls and I had built up a hefty appetite. As we were in Newtownards I decided to take them to Hickorys Smokehouse and Grill. We arrived around mid day and we very impressed with the welcome we received and with the general 'feel' and look of the place. On chatting to the manager (who hails from Turkey and has made NI his home), he was telling me that the restaurant has been Hickory's since 2014. It was previously Italian restaurants by the name of Zio then Carlitos. Hickory's is undergoing a bit of a face lift and I thought the place looked really authentic!!I really loved the colour scheme and the pictures especially ones explaining the BBQ terms etc.The brand new menu was launched a couple of weeks ago and has really been popular with the customers and staff as well.There is also a kids menu and on Sundays kids eat for free!! The main restaurant (used for smaller groups and has live music at the weekend) holds about 90 settings with an additional 60 on the first floor (used for bigger parties) and up to 60 in the Basement (which can be hired out for private functions and has a DJ booth). There is also a covered/heated beer garden/smoking area at the rear.My girls went for sausage (2), chips and beans and freshly made chicken goujons (4) chips and beans. The chips were skinny fries (with skin on) and were crispy!! The girls finished them off in a jiffy whilst I had my starter of smoked garlic prawn gambas. This dish had plenty of succulent prawns in a lovely smokey, tomato sauce with a hint of garlic,served with side salad and garlic bread. The girls still had room for strawberry and vanilla sundaes whilst I had my full rack of ribs with half a chicken. Mine cam out on a tray accompanied by some slaw, two meaty onion rings, salad and a token piece of garlic bread. In all honesty it was a meat feast!!The sundaes were delicious and filling according to my girls!!! Now onto my tray... presentation was first class, no airs and graces, good food and plenty of it did all the talking. Taste wise the ribs (all 10 I counted) were loaded with succulent, soft, melt in your mouth/fall apart slow cooked, finest fresh Northern Irish pork! There was plenty of BBQ sauce on board (I asked for more as I like my BBQ sauce). The fresh NI chicken was moist all the way through, full of flavour and exceptional. The slaw was creamy and crunchy but portion could have been bigger, the two onion rings were wonderful-plenty on onion in a light batter. The salad was kind of 'lost' and really not needed and garlic bread again was nice but didn't belong. If the dish was served with corn bread and pickles and slaw that would have been perfection. The verdict......definitely one of the best Smokehouse/ slow cooked BBQ restaurants I've been to-One to definitely pay a visit to. There are various special offers on like Steak night Tuesday, Rib Wednesday and T bone Thursday. The basement can be hired out for private functions as well. The staff are very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly and this is a super, family friendly, no nonsense eatery.

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    10 years ago

    This place was great the sausages where a bit hard to cut and chips could be juicier but it was really nice im 12 and really enjoyed it.

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    10 years ago

    Enjoyable experience. Lovely food and the decor is beautiful. Bit pricey, but you get what you pay for.

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    Blu BBQ - Blu bbq

    Blu BBQ

    5.0(5 reviews)
    4.9 mi
    £

    Found ourselves in Bangor today for a wee drive. We got hungry so I turned on my trusty Yelp app…read moreto find what luscious eaterys were near me. That's were I saw this little beauty. So in we went. My oh my what a find. Great place. Great atmosphere and decent decor. The server was a lovely guy who was very personable. He gave us the menu and as I read down the page my mouth began to water. We opted to share some buffalo wings with the medium sauce although we were asked were we brave enough to try the "suicide" sauce to which I quickly declined. They were accompanied with a blue cheese dip. The wings were soooo tasty and the heat of the sauce was cooled by the blue cheese dip and this left you wanting more and more. I would definitely recommend trying the wings! For main we both had a steak sandwich/sub with cheese, sauted peppers and onions that came with a choice of side and slaw. The side I chose was sweet potato wedges. The sandwich was fantastic and full of flavour. The sweet potato wedges were by far thee best sweet potato wedges I have ever eaten outside of my own house! My plate was well and truly cleaned by the end of the meal. I will definitely be back to try some of the other delicous sounding dishes on the menu!!

    Out for the night to celebrate the fact we made it all the way to Saturday. This place has been…read moreopen for ages but never had the chance to try it. We haven't heard much about it so no real expectations. This is a great little spot. Cool decor with a lovely terrace if you can brave the weather. Being a major wings fan I of course had to sample theirs. They were delicious with a great dipping sauce. We went for steak mains which were perfectly cooked with a flame grill taste yummmm! Deserts were indulgent. All sorts of beers cocktails and wine on offer. Great spot, will be back!

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    Steak sandwich with cheese, sauted peppers and onions with a side of sweet potato wedges and slaw

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    Flame - Halloumi fries, croquettes and pork crackling

    Flame

    3.5(31 reviews)
    9.8 miCity Centre
    ££

    This was a bit of an up and down experience but overall the food sold it. We tried to get in…read morewithout a reservation and they were able to accommodate. The restaurant is spacious and I loved the bar area. Some of the items we tried to order were sold out that day but their menu was good enough we could pivot. We split a few appetizers and I had the pork chop which was absolutely massive - I couldn't finish it. There was so much on the plate! Where the restaurant was lacking was service. We saw our waitress once all night. I was not brought the appropriate knife for my food and had to share with my husband. Getting our bill was near impossible. But the food definitely made up for it.

    We dined here as part of a large group with limited menu options because of our group size. I…read morestarted with the onion pakora . My wife had the chicken liver patee. We both enjoyed our starters. We both had had ribeye steaks. While not the most tender steaks we've ever had, they were cooked to order and quite flavorful. My wife loved her French Martini and I found the raspberry Gin Collin's very refreshing. The service we received was excellent especially for a very large group. I think the special grill they use kept the restaurant quite warm. It felt refreshing to get outside into the cool air after we left. Overall it was a very positive dining experience.

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    Hickory's - bbq - Updated September 2026

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