I was very pleasantly surprised by this place. It has a beautifully inviting exterior, it's a stand…read morealone building unlike most of the places i visit in America, which are often strip-mall based. Newbridge Restaurant sits just off a roundabout, and my friend and I had been sightseeing in Northern Ireland, and we were STARVED, after a hard cold day. We saw it in passing, and went back around the roundabout because it was 7 hours since breakfast and were dropping from starvation. The interior was equally inviting, and warm!! The building is inviting, no doubt about it, and the car park pleasantly full, so you knew it could be decent food. The menu was 2 courses for 12 Pounds, which a lot of UK/Irish places feature, and i had expected there's be a limited menu, but such was not the case - it was fairly extensive, and even had specials. I got Spicy Pear and Parsnip Soup with homemade wheaten bread to start, she got Portobello Mushroom with Blue Cheese, Rocket, Sunblush Tomatoes, Red Onion, Parmesan and Balsamic. I have to say this soup was an absolute delight, and i congratulate the use of the humble (Yet hard to find a decent one in Alaska) parsnip, it was superb, with a kick of heat to elevate it. Just a touch of sweetness from the pear, but it was sublime. The wheaten bread, used extensively throughout Irish restaurants was delicious and hearty, and a perfect accompaniment to the creamy thick soup. She adored her gigantic portobello, which was full of cheesy goodness. For our entrees, i selected the Italian Chicken which was a butterflied breast, topped with Parma ham wrapped around Brie, and a rocket salad with balsamic, she went for the Wild Mushroom Linguine, which was drizzled with truffle oil. I must say, it was different than anything I've had before, the cheese with the Parma ham was a really delicious enhancement, to the chicken which can sometimes be bland, but not on this occasion. The rocket and balsamic were beautiful. She couldn't finish her linguine - pasta can be filling i find, she did enjoy the selection of mushrooms. Despite the fact that the prix fixe was 2 for 12 pounds, we opted to get a dessert regardless. Just because we'd earned it, with some hard walking that day. She got a chocolate brownie with fudge sauce, and whipped cream, and i got a banana sundae that i simply could not finish. All in all, it was a delicious meal.

Nine Months…read more That's how long it's taken for me to find a steak and service here in Northern Ireland comparable, or even better than the steak I ate and southern hospitality service I experienced for 7.5 years in Texas... and I found it here at The Newbridge. So we were in Portrush for the day, heading to Belfast to drop my brother off at the bus and I mention I'm hungry, its dinner time, we should stop somewhere. Going on no other information than the car park was packed, we hung a u-turn and pulled in. No reservation, Friday night, packed car park, I expected to be told to sling my hook, or wait 40 minutes for a table, but the nice host even helped find a threenager appropriate table upstairs for us to sit at, no wait - excellent first impression. The blonde dude upstairs (I didn't catch his name) got us sorted with drinks quickly, order in, starters came out in good time. Col enjoyed the black pudding scotch egg, my brother, threenager and I enjoyed the garlic cheese ciabatta. But the mains were the moneyshot. Col had the shredded duck w/ sweet potato fries, brother had the beef chili penne w/ salt and chili chips, threenager had the chicken penne carbonara and I had the fillet steak w/ chips and veggies for the table. I. can't. even. On how good this food was. My steak was cooked to perfection - exactly the way I asked (which, as it turns out, has been difficult for NI chefs to accomplish to date), and not an ounce of fat to be seen! My brothers chili wasn't a traditional chili as you'd expect, it had a sweet chili element to it, but it was delicious, that and his salt and chili chips packed a hot punch, but he loved it. Cols duck was tasty and plentiful and the threenager splatter-painted the entire top floor of the restaurant with carbonara sauce while gleefully shouting "mmmmm delicious!" I really wanted to try dessert, but told blonde dude (sorry, blonde dude, I wish I'd asked your name but by the end of the meal felt it was rude to be all "here bai what's yer name?") I was in a rush, he told me I could get it to go - so I ordered salted caramel cheesecake, cause I thought it'd be easiest to eat on my knee. Confession time: I *may* have acquired one of y'all's forks to take with me so I could eat my dessert on the way to the train station. But rest assured I'll get it back to you - promise! With that said, the cheesecake was devoured on my knee. We all thought it was delicious. Not a single bad thing to say about this place, from easy and plentiful parking, to the absolute nicest staff in any restaurant in the north I've been in in my nine months being back home, to the most delicious steak I've had in a long time and incredibly well priced too! I now need a nap...And to plan a re-visit before our next expat adventure begins! Check this place out for sure!!

Oh, my! We just finished our meal here. Both entrees were amazing. I had the lamb shank which…read moreliterally fell off the bone. My hubby had the two shrimp pasta which was also amazing. Service was excellent. Ambiance was cozy. We highly recommend this wonderful place.

This is also a nice place to eat if in Ballycastle. I would definitely eat here again. We had…read moreseafood chowder and rib eyes and both were pretty incredible. The chowder was one of the best I have ever had. It was so full of seafood. The ribeye was also delicious and served with a pepper sauce that accompanied it well. The vibe truly is a cellar and the service was good too. No complaints.

We went here, there was a tiny little bar. No food. We were looking for a place that served food so…read morewe left.

Stopped here for lunch on the way to Ballycastle and extremely glad we did. Menu is full to the…read morebrim of delicious things to eat, including a very extensive vegetarian menu alongside their seafood selections. Our family of five were very happy with everything we received, including the goat cheese puffs (which were absolutely phenomenal), seafood medley, and pea and mint risotto.

Food and drinks were amazing. View was even better. I prefer a restaurant where orders are taken…read moreat the table and I am able to socialize with a server.

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

Terrible x3 = do not come here. We wanted to eat at Harry's Shack, but they were booked solid. So,…read moreour B&B host recommended Amici being so close and we wanted to get in an early dinner. The place was packed even though they had just opened at 5 pm. We had the "prawn" appetizer which consisted of 5 dinky shrimp swimming in oil, oh and the smallest slice of bread I'd ever seen. The app came out fast... however, the server just a quickly wanted to take it away even though there were still prawns in the dish. Then, we proceeded to wait 45 mins for the main courses. The seafood pasta was bland and had this terrible fish they claimed to be monkfish. Having had good monkfish, this would turn anyone off of trying it again. We were duped by the "woodfired" pizza, which was barely cooked through and just boring and bland. The only redeeming dish was the sea bass, which was actually cooked well, but still not super flavorful. So, all in all, only come here if you are desperate, have low expectations and aren't in a hurry.

Delicious food just a shame it's gone now but I can visit your portstewart restaurant insteadread more

Where do I start, the building itself is old but restored well…read more We quickly got a seat, drinks were ordered as well as apps. Apps and drinks came quickly. We ordered meals and enjoyed what was served. Our meals came out timely and the food was delicious. If you are in the area - try them

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.

I ended up in the Cathay Cuisine chinese by unhappy default one night. The restaurant I wanted to…read morego to was fully booked and so were the second, third and fourth on my list so it was this or a bag of crisps. Methinks the crisps would have been a better choice, especially a big chubby bag of McCoys. This little restaurant wasn't overly busy but sadly my pre-dinner drinks stopped the alarm bells that should have been ringing in my head. In we went and ordered and then looked around us. Should have done that in the reverse order. I know it's a cruel word but I keep coming back to grotty. Or shabby. A make over is badly needed. And one that will take more than 60 minutes. Having looked at the interior, we weren't overly hopeful about the food which was fortunate. The best description I can come up with is average. And oddly watery. We spared ourselved the ordeal of desert and made a run for it. Not one to go back to.

Don't be too put off by the interior appearance. It certainly needs a makeover. But the food is…read morepretty good and the woman who serves at the counter is super friendly. ( you should try the spring roll- its insanely massive and does as a whole meal!! )

The more sophisticated big brother of Coast and the Wine Bar, Ramore Oriental will give you equally…read moregood food and a more grown up experience. First of all it's bookable, which means no queuing at busy times. Then there's the food. Oh momma, it's good. As the name suggests, the food is oriental in style and everything I have ever ordered has been sensational, and trust me, I am on a personal mission to work my way through the entire menu. So far, the highlights have been the thai chilli beef, the bang bang chicken hot pot and the turbot tempura. Oh, the turbot tempura, it was just divine. Fresh, perfectly cooked and in a light tempura batter. Heaven. Most main course are about £11 and the turbot was about £14 which is very reasonable for turbot in nice surroundings. Side orders of rice, noodles and stir fried veg are £3 so try a few with your main course. My other favourite thing is the baby bottles of champagne. You can get starters in the Ramore Oriental, which also sets it apart as Coast and The Wine Bar serve only breads as a starter. Try the pork spring rolls with dipping sauce or the prawn tempura, both of which are sublime. Some of the tables are very long which means that you can end up near to another group, but there is also such a happy relaxed atmosphere that that won't be a problem.