What a fun local place. On a Monday night, not much open in Bushmills after a day of driving on the…read morewrong side of the road and a great dinner in Coleraine. I'm so pleased that Bush House wasn't closed. A pint of Guinness of course accompanied with a pour of Bushmills whiskey. It was excellent to sit in the back room of the pub and watch the locals having a discussion of football and weather and just being local. Two ladies had brought their very well behaved dogs who were also sitting in the back. Neat spot, fun local vibe. A real treat. [Review 1855 of 2024 - 843 in United Kingdom - 22877 overall]

This place gives you an old school Irish pub vibe where the locals and tourists all hang out. It…read moreis after all the only pub in town. Trudy and Eileen who work there are fun and they try to get the crowd to participate in sing alongside and to wear fun wigs and stuff in the evening. It is very small inside but there is a nice size patio out back. It was a fun time. If you want food, there is none but you can bring in your own and eat it there.

Went for a pint after dinner and ended up staying late thanks to the hospitality of the regulars.read more

Stayed here for 2 nights in September 2013. The Room was spacious though the bathroom small. Was…read morenice to have the pub and the nice waitstaff so close. Seemed a tad pricey but I think maybe everything was in the area. Very close to Bushmills

Stopped by this tavern, because all the other options for dinner were full up. The menu is a little…read moresmall, but it is a "bistro" second and a pub first so I can't knock them for that. It took the wait staff a little while to take our order, but once they did the food came out much faster than expected. Decent portion for the price, but be warned there is no dessert menu if that what you are after.

This bistro place is above a lovely pub in the town centre. It's a bit basically fitted out yet…read morecosy and comfy. No pretension about it, just good properly made food by people who really care about what they do. The young lady serving us was mega friendly. We were four adults and three kids. Most of the adult meals were great value, pitched at about £8. I was the only steak sandwich order with the remaining adults having beef burgers with choices like bacon added. Oh, I had a delicious pint of Guinness too. This was one of the best steak meals I've had in the last few weeks and the others all agreed they enjoyed their meals too. The pepper sauce served with my steak was absolutely ace and I loved it. Top notch. I also went for a portion of onion rings as my wife had chosen garlic chips with her main so we could share. Once again, the tasty onion rings were ace too. Thick rounds of mild onion and a crisp batter. The steak was superb quality beef. I enjoyed the garlicky chips too. The kids had chicken nuggets and chips. All made from scratch in-house including the kids nuggets. That's the right way to do it. There was a moment of shock for me when I asked for Colman's mustard, which is the greatest mustard in the world and beef as good as this deserves Colman's, and I was told they didn't have it. As I was taking in the enormity of this shocking claim she re-appeared just moments later with a plastic pot of Colman's, so I shelved my plan to burgle a local supermarket and splurged a dollop on my plate. Another plus was when we ordered diet cokes we got the 330ml tins very well chilled. So many places now just pour from two litre bottles with no fizz left. One possible downside but not for us was that they don't sell desserts. We wouldn't hesitate to return.

We've tried a lot of the menu here as we stayed at the hotel for almost a week. Breakfast comes…read morewith the room so it's silly not to have it, and it's one of only two restaurants up here. The Causeway Breakfast Grill includes everything in an Irish breakfast, lots of protein and a couple bits of carb: sausage, back bacon with a fried egg, chewy potato bread and yeasty soda farl, grilled tomato and mushrooms as well. Other options include pancakes, an okay smoked salmon with scrambled eggs, and surprisingly delicious milky Porridge. There's a Continental Breakfast buffet that's open to everyone, and it has all the staples. Cereal, yogurt, and toast are sprinkled with a sparse selection of fruit, and a few pastries that run out fast. The coffee is awful. I don't think anyone here knows how to make coffee. Make it in your room or just have a nice cup of tea. Most of the food is alright, though, things like the Roast Silverside of Beef Sunday can be quite bland. The beef is tough, the Yorkshire pudding is great, and the Brussels sprouts are steamed to a dreadful pulp. There's a caramelised onion and goat's cheese tartlet that's more like a quiche, filled with fluffy eggs and plenty of creamy cheese, and it makes a nice, light lunch. Fish and chips is always a good option, and the Open Steak Sandwich is my favorite thing by far. The McAtamney's rolled rump is quite tender and the peppercorn sauce is great, with a lot of fresh black pepper for flavor. Afternoon Tea is only for two so if you're dining solo, not only are you lonely, you also don't get tea. It's a fun selection, enjoyed the sausage roll and smoked salmon, and scones are always lovely. The cheesecake is freezer-burnt, but everything else is alright. If you want dessert, the Bushmills Pecan Nut Pie is the only one I tried, and I love it. It's basically a a pecan pie, but that happens to be my favorite pie, and they make a good one. The rooms have no refrigeration so you're mostly eating here if you don't want to drive elsewhere. The food is okay overall, but the prices are rather high compared to less touristy location.

So this is the perfect spot to unwind after braving the treacherous Giant's Causeway... seriously,…read moreif you're not careful you could break a leg. The hotel has a very nice bar and sitting area, and if you're coming in with a group, it is ideal. However, the bar is really just a service bar, so if you're alone, you'll have to deal with sitting at a table, and perhaps taking up more space than you would like... Still, overall, it is a pretty good experience.

The food is amazing here. This is the second time I have been here and I haven't been disappointed…read more I had the rump of lamb, chowder and clams for appetizer. The service was quick and the food was piping hot and delicious. Get the sauce (pepper cream sauce and pairs with tempranillo wine well).

We had dinner, the food was very good. I had the beef pie, beef had great taste but was a little…read moretough. Great value and service was also prompt.

1st time in Portrush, hotel recommend Kiwi. Great beer selection and staff was very friendly and…read morewelcoming. Menu was simple with several options in each category. Burgers, wings and pizza. We got a pizza and wings; were not disappointed. Maybe best wings ever. Would recommend

Good time! We were there on a quiet night, with all of the pool tables/dart boards, I can see…read morewhere it could get quite loud with a good crowd. The pizza wasn't the best I've ever had, but far from the worst. As far as 'service' goes, you order at the bar and they bring it to you. Fair enough. Good selection of brews, everyone enjoyed their meals, just good basic pub fare. Everyone was friendly.

Oh dear, oh dear , oh dear. Went to Sweeneys once at Easter and will not be back. Ever…read more I so wanted to like Sweeneys as it's very handy for us at weekends, but try as I did, I just couldn't love it. Not even a mother could. Where to start? I kid you not, my son's pizza was literally frozen solid in the middle, with the cheese on top beautifully melted. Yum. So not only was it not cooked, but they are using frozen pizzas. Next up was my well done steak which still had blood in the middle. Wouldn't like to see a rare one. Would it still be attached to the side of a cow? It was sent back to be cooked more and the others in my party had finished their main courses before it made its re-appearance. Drinks didn't arrive, we were offered Merlot as a sparkling wine (??). Oh and we were shown to our pre booked table after an hour's wait, with 4 tired children in tow. Wonderful. As each of the comedy of errors was pointed out to the staff and eventually the owner, we were met with stoic indifference. Was there a reduction on the bill? Oh, no, in fact we were overcharged! Was there a drink on the house? Even a mumbled apology? No and no again. We paid up and left in disgust. Just before we left, the kitchen doors swung open to reveal a scene of complete chaos with staff looking at each other in despair and lots of shouting. I almost felt sorry for them. Almost.

Atmosphere and service are great. Very friendly staff and some cozy corners and unique seating…read moreareas in this establishment. The food was unfortunately on the bland side. We enjoyed the appetizer of Guinness and onion soup and the Inn's bread but they weren't as special as the menu descriptions made them out to be: the whiskey and smoked cheese roll was hard to tell either of those flavors but the butter and pesto were very good. The soup was fine but I guess we had high expectations for it to be better than your average French onion soup. Again for entrees I think the menu descriptions built up our expectations but everything seemed even more bland than the apps. The BAHARAT SPICE RUMP OF IRISH LAMB was cooked well but was pretty flavorless even with the hummus and sauce and the lamb fat potato stack just soft potato. The unique piccolo peppers were the only thing that provided some pop to the dish- maybe it wasn't seasoned properly? The filet with the Bushmills whiskey black pepper cream and roast mushroom tomato and rocket was seasoned a little better but the cream was lacking some punch. Good but not great. It all sounds good but doesn't feel like elevated cooking especially for the price. Finally the desserts were split. We ordered a shot of the Bushmills 10 yr to go with the butterscotch sundae which made the sundae perfect. Without it I'm thinking way too sweet. The milk and honey delice was disappointing. We ate the ganache and left the rest. The crust had a strange herb like flavor that was very unappealing.

This is a beautiful restaurant and the service was impeccable. But it is very expensive for both…read moredrinks and food in comparison to other establishments in town. It is probably why the local folks we met did not recommend it because it was expensive. But overall we had a good experience and cannot complain about the quality of the food or service.

What an amazing and welcoming little pub! We were there during the off season for this seaside…read moretown but the bartender Alex was so wonderfully welcoming, telling us stories about his childhood and giving us excellent recommendations for our upcoming trip to Derry. They didn't have cream for Irish coffee so he very nicely made my mom a sweet whiskey hot toddy that she loved just as much! Cozy, atmosphere, great people, only regret is we were only in town for an hour! Spend your time here

Very noisy spot! Neither of us loved our food. Good but not great. I had the salmon w/ garlic…read morebutter sauce. A bit dry. My husband had the chicken goujons which were like chicken fingers. Not remarkable. All sides cost extra. Service was good. Almost too much! Atmosphere is lovely,a bit too loud for conversations. Lots of very young looking teens.

Our best meal in Northern Ireland. We had the potato bread appetizer which was great. For dinner,…read morethe sugar pit pork is the star of the show. It's like a pork chop with the slow roasted pork croquette (think pulled pork). Of course wash it down with a pint of Guinness.

Went here with a small private group of 10. The upstairs room provided was all booths and did not…read moremeet our expectations. We were offered a limited menu in advance and placed our orders. The food was mediocre at best. I had toasted bruschetta., small salad and grilled pepper chicken. The bruschetta was a slice of toasted bread with goat cheese and tomato with balsamic glaze. It was the best part of my meal. The side salad was shredded iceberg, lettuce with barely,if any salad dressing that tasted watery. The grilled peppered chicken had some sort of coating that was like breading and of course pepper. It was a large portion however pepper was over baring. My hubs had the Guinness brisket burger and Crispy Irish bread fries. The " bread fries" are best described as battered mashed potato fingers. No seasoning . The burger presentation was unappetizing, a sloppy smashed mess. The brisket on the burger was extremely fatty. This place is low scale bar food at best. NOT the place you want to go for a nice dinner and I am sure there are much better places in Portrush.