Second time I've been to this restaurant. Besides having the best clam chowder, the place has a lot…read moreof good history behind it. Highly recommend to read what's on the walls. They talk about the history of the place, when it was established and how their Clam Chowder became world known. Not to mention the restaurant had such a warm, cozy and welcoming vibe to it. :)

Delicious seafood chowder- thick, rich with seafood, just perfect!…read more We also ordered the Brie, Bacon, and Cranberry ciabbatta and the Chicken and Bacon on ciabbatta sandwiches. Both were served hot, the bread at the perfect balance of soft enough to bite and yet firm enough to support the substantial filling.

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.

The large half portrush lobster is to die for!!!!!!!!!! We really wanted to get lobster during our…read morestay for The Golf. I was lucky to snag one last lunch reservation at 2:45pm online. The best dining experience in Portrush. Great service. Seaside views. Amazing food and wine. The Camembert cheese was amazing. My friend ordered the sticky toffee pudding for dessert and it was very decadent. I only had a taste of it as I am not a sweets person but it was very good. So glad we got to have the lobster. It had some amazing savory lemon and Parmesan crumbing on top. Plenty to share. This was a wonderful dining experience!

Pros: Great location on the beach…read moreWonderful food and drinks - I especially enjoyed the mussels, which was flavorful and delicious The Shack seafood chowder was some of the best I've ever had globally! Not too creamy and with lots of flavor The bread and butter was a perfect pair Pro tip: Be sure to make a reservation, even in the winter as it gets busy!

We had a super time! Great vibe, attentive staff, everyone was so friendly and we had a marvelous…read moremeal of 3 starters and 3 mains! Limited strict vegetarian options, but I got enough to eat. Full bar. Lively crowd here during Burtonport Festival week. Definitely stop by!

Great place. We were a little suspicious with the big lobster statue out front, but were very happy…read morewith the food. You can find it your typical Irish seafood with battered fish and chips, shellfish and of course, lobster. They also had a range of spud and beef type dishes. Nothing fancy or especially unique, but friendly service and fresh fish! The cold seafood platter is a great opportunity to try all of Ireland's sea bounty. Good for seafood lovers.

Just love this place. Views all the way accross to Rathmullan. Right on the beach. Ferry docks…read morenot far away too. Food and seafood is gorg. Great seafood chowder, not full of potato.

Need a reservation as they are popular! They were able to fit my table for one in with 24hrs…read morenotice. Located just north of the Port Charlotte Hotel, this spot is right on the coast, perfectly situated for a lovely seafood meal. Had the seafood platter for one, massive crab claws, a pile of fresh sweet langoustine and savory scallops, added 4 cool fresh oysters from the Islay oyster company. Heaven with a glass of wine. Dessert was a staff favorite, Nutella cheesecake with double cream. Roll me out now... highly recommend trying to get in here. Prices are what you'd expect for such fresh seafood and great service. Worth every penny.

Good food yes. Beware of the seafood platter for 2. We are confused why most other dishes on the…read moremenu are priced at 15-20 and this was 135 (170 usd). Nothing in the meal justified the price. Biggest disappointment of our week in Islay.

We had heard good reports about this Seafood Bar/restaurant so decided to take the ferry across and…read moregive it a try. It wasn't a wasted journey, the seafood was absolutely delicious. Oysters like I have never tasted before. Fish, so white and cooked to perfection. On top of this, wonderful, friendly Irish service. Beeeg, meaty chips (I hate this skinny fries idea). The sauces, obviously home made to accompany everything. A wonderful few hours of unrushed eating. Thank you.

Had a great meal here on 9/11. The seafood was very good, a decent wine selection and the service…read morewas attentive. We'd dine here again in a heartbeat!

This was a very nice lunch. I had the salmon salad that was the special of the day. My wife had the…read moresame salad with chicken. We both thought our salads were very good. At another table a group of young people were having deserts and they looked impressive. We almost ordered desert and chickened out after realizing the calorie count. Service was great. I'm glad we ate here.

We stayed in Carndonagh two days and we ate in this place couple of times. Food was great…read more Everything was fresh and good. It's a very clean restaurant. Great experience!

Very relaxed and comforting atmosphere, even during the peak of the open championship. Delicious…read morefood and attentive wait staff.

So, this was one of the weirdest experiences we've had in a long time. We arrived right before…read moreopening and joined a queue, waiting to enter. We were sat at a lovely table by a staff member and given menus. We looked it over and waited and waited.... No one came to the table. We learned 30 minutes later that we had to go order at a bar, and that no one actually takes your order. It wasn't clear, because there were no signs, instructions, and waiters were bringing food to the tables. We then hungrily joined a standing line to order. A waitress told us to move forward to an open spot to order, only to find that the spot was not in fact ready for a new order. We waited in that spot for so long that 4 parties ordered before us, that were behind us in line. They ordered at the register that we originally were in line for. No one acknowledged us, no clear order was advertised. It was SO weird! So we finally order, and after a very expensive bill for the food that we ordered, we were told to wait standing until the drinks were made. We needed to walk the drinks back to our table. We waited and waited, while they took other people's orders. After while, a staff member showed us that the drinks were waiting for us, ice melted, and no one told us. Ugh. We go back to the table. Many tables around us ate and are leaving, as they seem to rush people in and out. We wait for 40 minutes and our food isntvthere. We ask about it, and right away, someone else's order shows up. It's not our food. We bring it to attention of the server, and they take it away. After a while our food arrives. The dishes were good, drinks ok. The service seemed like they tried to be friendly but it was such a disorganized crap show that they might not have realized how bad it really was. My family wanted to shop after but we were so ready to leave the area, we just took off. Bad experience, wish we tried another recommendation. We spent a lot of time, a lot of money, and really felt taken advantage of.

Our lunch in Browns in Town was a feast that probably could have tied us over until the next day…read more The meal was so filling that I felt I would need a wheelbarrow to be led away. But the food we ordered was worth feeling so full because it was wicked good. Located on Strand Road in downtown Derry, outside the City Walls, Browns in Town has a modern interior with brown wood walls in the primary dining area and a little postmodern-styled lounge in the front entrance. The vibes are fairly relaxed where you don't feel you have to dress up outside of jeans and a shirt to enjoy a meal. The food per our experience is certainly that of comfort and quality. One aspect my wife and I loved about Browns in Town, and many of the restaurants we visited in Northern Ireland and the Republic, is that on the menu we know which dishes are celiac friendly or have a celiac option, and note all the allergens present -- e.g., gluten, shellfish, dairy, eggs, nuts, etc. My wife is celiac, so this allowed us to choose this restaurant since it offers many gluten-free options -- and not just salad. Both of us ordered the local seafood chowder (I had the gluten version, while she had the celiac option), which was creamy, buttery, and delicious, loaded with a variety of seafood caught in the area and served with homemade bread. The Mushroom & Black Garlic Risotto was out of this world, with the pine nuts and parmesan providing a nice balance with primary ingredients -- also luscious and rich. The chefs cooked the risotto to perfection. I probably was fine just ordering that, as the black garlic chips (fries to us Americans) were overkill, but I couldn't help myself being at a restaurant for the first time in a city I have never visited before. My wife had the beer-battered cod in the gluten-free option and incredibly tasty, especially when combined with the mushy peas and tartar sauce. We didn't even attempt to order dessert because we were full to the point of being in a food coma. Fortunately, we had a lot of walking around ahead of us, which helped work off our meal a little. But I would absolutely return to enjoy some of the other fares they have on the menu.

Food was so high quality and delicious. My pork was cooked perfectly which is a difficult thing to…read moredo.