We just began our family vacation from the the United States and was trying to find a nice local…read moreestablishment that had some fish and chips and local flavor. Not much on reviews for various places but we decided to try Seven Stars. What a find it was! Great atmosphere and the service and food was amazing! You never know what you will find and having two kids can make it challenging. I highly recommend Seven Stars!

What a sweet local pub.. fantastic service and truly lovely pate for a starter.. then came the main…read moreevent, my fillet steak and champ. Amazing. Perfectly done and the champ was everything I had hoped for, creamy potato goodness.. I'll be back again and again..

Very nice restaurant with great style. There are Tesla destination chargers outside. They have a…read morewide variety in their menu and reasonable prices. The wait time was fairly long on a Friday night, about 30-40 minutes, but they were full to the brim and just recently opened so this is excusable. To help pass the time they have free WIFI (password protected but the staff will give you the code) and power outlets featuring USB ports at every table. Their restroom facilities are clean and accessible, each restroom is its own room, so no stalls. I am in a wheelchair and found their disabled restroom extremely easy to use, the door to the restroom area is quite stiff to open, but every time I went in a member of staff opened it for me without having to ask. The food was delicious and plentiful. I had the curry vegetable with rice and thick cut chips. The curry was mild to medium to my taste. Two other adults shared a burger combo, featuring a Cog burger, chicken wings and garlic cheese chips. Each option of the combo is configurable to the diners preference. This burger and side were very large, but could be eaten by a VERY hungry individual with perseverance and time. Large drinks are a pint size. Dinner for 3 adults and one child cost about £40, although two adults shared one menu item.

Passed through the town for a quick bite. Ended up eating one of the best filets I have ever had…read more Staff; friendly, warm, accommodating. Owner; Steven, much the same. This restaurant may be the best part of my trip to Northern Ireland. Cannot speak highly enough.

The food was amazing, the ambience was great and the service was one of the fastest I've ever seen,…read moreI have been going here since it opened and it just keeps getting better.

I and my family enjoyed the food here it was delicious, the service is amazing and the employees…read moreare so kind! The ambience is amazing, such a beautiful restaurant and it's great for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

Encompasses all the charm of Banbridge, had a great time, tried to tip the barman with no luck…read more Chatted with some of the locals who were not Liverpool fans (shame on them) highly recommend stopping in!

Oh a warm Thursday afternoon my better half and I decided to try a local Bar/Kitchen for some food…read more Online the review looked good but old, so was wondering what it would be like having recently only moved to the area. When you walk in you are in a Bar and an appealing bar too I must say nice wooden old time features and lots of TV's if you want to watch some sports. Even the local bar flies where pleasant. When you walk through to the back you come to the open kitchen and then your waiter who will seat you. I can't remember our waiters name but we had 3 different people throughout the night. We had a choice of seats which is not surprising for a Thursday night I guess. The menu is small but has a lot on it, fish looks to be a speciality. We ordered a pint of Harp and some house wine and it was as you would expect. Now the menu had chicken wings for a starter and I am a sucker for wings esp hot wings! These where butter coated wings I think was the term. I had o try them none the less. I also ordered a fillet steak medium and some garlic chips. My partner ordered the ribs with Sweet potato fries. Our wings as you can see came in those wee buckets that things come in now very nice and with a BBQ dip. As I mentioned being a hot wing fan I do like my celery with my wings and I also like the wing to come separated as usually it's a mess trying to do it yourself. These wings however where lovely and came apart with ease. A lot nicer than the ones we had in the Balmoral! The batter was light and crisp and the BBQ sauce was a nice taste with it. A happy wing customer I would say. The mains came out quickly after and I normally like a bit of a weight if I am honest but none the less. The ribs looks great with 3 parts piled up with "slaw" and the steak was amazing. It came with onion rings and shored on top of two roast potatoes and surrounded by pepper sauce. Now I do love a good steak and this did not disappoint. Cooked exactly how I wanted and was just perfect. The sides where lovely too not too much garlic on the chips. I was unable to finish the whole lot but enjoyed it! I never got a chance to taste the ribs but they did look good. At this point we were both stuffed and really wanted to try the after eight brownie but just couldn't fit it in and retreated to the front bar for more drinks. We noticed you can also get food here and plenty where. All in all a great time and would 100% go back! Service was great and polite. Now I think I had 3 drinks and 2 wines plus the start and two mains came to about £50 which was great value. You will see the size of the steak in the pictures I think it was 10oz. Would definitely recommend to people but book if you're going at the weekend. They also have a stone oven for the pizzas which looked great.

We were invited here by good friends, so we had to bite our tongues at some of the rubbish served…read moreup, but it spoiled what should have been a great night. We will never return here again. There's not much refinement here and certainly no finesse. Most of the starter choices don't involve much hard work by a cook. The menus sit on their website. I ordered prawn cocktail (£6.75) but the prawns were an unpleasant eat. The problem with the prawns was defrosting. This marred what should have been great flavour and made for an unpleasant fish texture, but I'm not sure if it was improper freezing at factory source, defrosting under cold water, which will certainly have this effect or defrosting, refreezing and defrosting again. In each case this destroys the delicate texture and subtle flavour of prawns. The owners should buy a bag of M&S Greenland prawns, defrost in a fridge and taste them to find out how these subtle, delicate morsels should taste and be served. They'd get 10 portions out of a bag. A proper chef would know that a little bit of French brandy in the cocktail sauce would also significantly help taste too and at £6.75 a portion an accountant might know it wouldn't break the bank. The prawns served here were well destroyed and not worth the £6.75 charged, in fact they were only fit for the cat or if there's no cat then the bin. At this point we would have left, if not for the fact we were guests. My wife had the same starter. I knew from her face that she disliked the prawns too as she was sipping alcohol to wash away the taste. That's not her. I ordered a fillet steak main, cooked medium, with French fried onions. The steak was fairly good but not 28 day dry aged. At near £29 it should be at least 28 day dry aged. My steak was cooked/served nearer to well done but I'm not precious about this. But the so-called semi solid, gloopy pepper sauce was revolting. It's included in the £29 price of the steak. If it's not out of a box with a heavy flour base it should be, it was rank. Likewise the French fried onion batter (£3.5) was thick, oil saturated, not crisp and just terrible. It amazes me that folks can live on a reputation and get away with awful throwback food that should have stayed in the 1970's. I'm astonished too that the owners are satisfied in themselves to serve this grim food to customers, I couldn't do it. I have a tip for the cooks here; go to the Linenhill restaurant nearby at Banbridge and sample a chef's pepper sauce and French fried onions - both are wonderful. My wife also had steak and she barely touched her pepper sauce, so it sat visibly congealing and it formed a shiny dark top cracked skin from the heavy use of flour. It went back to the kitchen where it should never have been allowed to leave. I offered our hosts my French fried onions and they ate them, otherwise they too would have gone back to the kitchen. One of our hosts ordered mushrooms with his steak. He didn't get them rather they ended up on my wife's plate. She hadn't ordered mushrooms. They looked unappetising, small, over cooked and like they came out of a tin. They too went back to the kitchen uneaten. The lemon meringue pie was quite good but while the lemon filling was beautifully tart and the meringue too was darn good the pie base should be made using salted butter particularly at £5.75 for what was a mean portion. They didn't have bitter lemon to go with gin. We were offered a sparkling water based lemon san pellegrino to put in the gin. No thanks. Likewise their English mustard isn't Colman's so evidence of penny pinching. We had rubbish Irish coffees too. Poorly made and so diluted they were quite unpleasant. The gents toilet was cold, it has a stainless steel urinal, a rusty hand dryer and no toilet tissue. I was going to tell the young serving staff but I thought if they couldn't be arsed (pun intended) to check why should I. So I didn't. I hope this review improves things for future guests but we will not benefit as we won't return and thankfully we were guests, I'd have hated to hand over my hard earned here but then we would have left at the starters. Just barely 2 stars as I don't think I can justify one star but it really, really, really is a close run thing.

Arrived for a Groupon with a party of 4, so two on the Groupon and two not. Very welcoming although…read morechilly but I think as fire hadn't kicked in. Was a lovely ambiance and nice to go into the lounge and relax before being brought to the table when food was ready. Food was lovely. My mum and dad got the Groupon of a sharing platter, rack of ribs, chicken breast and two steaks -great portions as well (I sampled a bit of all) The steak was cooked to a lovely medium rare and the ribs were very tender and yummy. Chicken was a big breast. The sides were good portions and also homemade chips, you can definitely taste the difference. My husband had the steak ciabatta which again was tasty as he finished the plate load, although he had asked for medium and it was more well done than medium. The food was really tasty and plentiful, the only gripes I would have was that the steaks came and it was a good 3-4 minutes before other food, sauces and sides came. Great value and was busy for a Tuesday which is a good sign of the quality of food. It was my second time there and would definitely recommend. Although says Banbridge it is about 5/10 minutes out the Newry side of it. (be warned you can easily get lost on the country roads)

It's been far too long since we were here last, and we got a taste of what we've been missing…read more We only recognised one staff member, so it's all change, but he remembered us and he treated us extra special which was a class and decent touch. All the staff were charming. It's a fall-out of Wu flu that brought us here on a Christmas Eve - we met a niece and her young children in a way deemed socially distant to exchange Christmas presents. The kids menus (£6.5) are excellent, a kids drink, main and dessert with the food made on the premises. One little one opted for fish & chips and got a proper piece of freshly battered fish (in huge contrast to the rubbish I was served locally at Craft). The other little one had chicken nuggets and again it's clear these were also made on the premises, as they should be. All the adults opted for the all day brunch, which wasn't my first choice, but I went with the flow. It's essentially a breakfast fry up with chips added and a choice of tea/filter coffee £10. Everything was properly cooked and tasty. I wanted English mustard and to my horror they had none. I was offered - and declined - the oil based Dijon and its awful stuff. I had noted that they made their own sriracha hot so I opted for it and it was superb. In fact next time I go I'd choose it. The only other bummer was that the coffees were cold by the time the food was served. This place is a class act. I won't deduct points for mostly my foibles but Colman's English mustard is a necessity. Sure won't wait as long to go back.

A comprehensive menu but forget that and just order the Smokey Joe burger and if eyes are much…read morelarger than belly just double up for a burger topping over six inches in height complete with double patties, brisket, bacon and tobacco onions. Once finished you may need to remain seated fit at least 20 minutes! The kids enjoyed it too with a great choice of mains and deserts for little ones. Very reasonably priced for the quality of food.

It didn't wow. On my account alone it's a fairly good, albeit overpriced, three star but on my…read morewife's tab it might just scrape two stars. Let's get to it; it's been over 16 years since we've been here, but we do remember it fondly. We recall its classic French cooking from way back, spiral staircase inside, diners started with drinks on the first floor, descending to dine on the ground floor. Back to the present - the pleasant smell of cooking wafted in the air as we got out of the car. The car park was full. We climbed the outside staircase up to the first floor. The welcome was mega friendly and there was a buzz from within with lots of diners. The service was great throughout. As we sat down - quite literally as we sat - we were offered drinks. It has only two draft beers to offer and sadly no local stouts or ales. I started with Guinness and a darn good Cabernet Sauvignon. The ladies each opted for rosé which is deservedly back to popularity. I had an excellent tasting chicken liver pâté to begin: it had a tasty relish, delightful sourdough, lightly toasted bread and salted butter. I thought I was back in the 1970's - nothing wrong with that era - when it would have been £1.95 rather than £7. The pâté was served in a small jar. It looked a mean portion but it was just right actually. The only minor thing was the mean one salted butter portion being served in foil. This morsel was for three toasted pieces of bread. The butter should be served in a dish, as I found opening the foil caused my fingers to become a tad greasy. I opted for a fillet steak main. I asked for and got medium. The steak should have been great but it was alright. It would have been better dry aged, properly seasoned on cooking but it wasn't. If it was dry aged then it's not properly dry aged. My steak came with chips that I didn't want so my fellow diners shared them around. I asked for and got Colman's English mustard - the best mustard in the world. The whiskey sauce was pretty good at an extra £3.5 cost. My steak with chips and the sauce topped just over £33 so this place ain't cheap - it's a stonking £17 for a burger & chip main and the same price for a vegetable curry. Vegetarian and vegan prices too are high end. The steak was the only main I would buy on this very safe menu. There's no chance anyone cooking here would end up on Great British Menu. The only fish main was farmed salmon, effectively served in an Asian light broth (£19). You could make this at home in under 15 minutes for less than a fiver. My wife had it. She found it poor tasting and enough to persuade her not to want to return to dine here. She did really enjoy her (£8) prawn cocktail starter though - another 1970's staple - and thought it 4 star. They used to serve prawn cocktail here in sliced fresh pineapple with a heavy dusting of paprika. Their Marie Rose sauce would benefit from a good glug of brandy. I had a tasty cheesecake dessert with a raspberry coulis and cream but for reasons that escape me the chef thinks it a good idea to crush up factory-made lotus biscuits and toss the 'crumble' on the plate with the cheesecake. I can just imagine GBM judges Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton seeing this dessert in front of them. They would rightly be apoplectic. Lotus biscuits are made with cheap vegetable oils including palm oil. They remained on my plate. The flat white coffee was very good. I note their Sunday lunch menu is chiefly the evening menu with small variations and priced near enough to the evening menu. All in all there's nowt to take us back here. Honestly, the food let's it down. A bit of imagination and adventure could easily make the food experience much better, within the current high price point, but I recognise they may be hostage to their main customer base.

I never fail to go to the Pot Belly when visiting Northern Ireland. Tonight Brian greeted us…read morestraight away and showed us to our table. As always, the decor, service and food were outstanding! The chicken pate and melon salad are tasty starters. (I never liked pate until I ate it here many years ago.) I ordered the duck which was tender and flavorful. One friend ordered the salmon and said it was cooked perfectly. My other friend ordered the sirloin. I asked for a bite and can attest that it was Irish beef at its finest. There are so many gluten free and also vegan options. Please give yourself a treat and go!

My wife and I stopped for breakfast on our way though Ireland. Only open for four months and this…read moreplace is the latest gem on our journey through the country. Very clean and well run establishment. Food was extremely affordable with outstanding service. Vegetarian options as well. I would have included pics of my food but it was so good I dove right in and forgot all about it.

Friendly service, good menu and delicious food! It was a hit with our family for lunch.read more