Aj's Diner Crossgar in Down

Called today at around 2-2.30 and got a seat straight away even though it was busy for the time of day. This is a family favourite but haven't been for a while. Service and food as always very good. I got the Philly steak sandwich/ chips/gravy and rocket. Followed by blueberry and vanilla cheesecake. Food was great!

Great food as always. Glad they're back!

Nice to see this place back up and running. Really friendly staff, delicious grub and desserts look amazing.

George had the chicken Maryland and I had the festive sandwich Very good as always. Staff are always very friendly and helpful.

We have been twice since AJ’s has reopened. Same great food and service. Food is always fresh, tasty and great value for money. The staff are amazing! Could not recommend AJ’s highly enough, our go to place. We love it ❤️

excellent restaurant, so glad it's open again. never disappoints. Keen friendly staff and great food! can't wait to return.

Could ask for better , the service and staff were excellent. The food was supper tasty and a really good feed. Great portion size

Amazing food and brilliant service! So glad this wee gem is open again!

First class food, service, and atmosphere as always. AJs has long been a family favourite of ours and every experience over many years of going has always been great. If your looking great food this is the place to go.

AJ’s is a great place to go and have a great meal any time of the day! My family have been going here for years and we love it! Good food, great service and the staff are always so welcoming! Definitely a place worth stopping into!

Great to see AJs open again. We really missed it!! The food and staff are still as good as ever. Welcome back!!

Amazing food, staff and atmosphere

Went for Sunday lunch, hubby and daughter ordered the specials. One turkey ham and stuffing and 1 roast beef, came with mixed veg and potatoes. My daughter got choice of sides but opted for mash potato. I ordered chicken and stack, garlic potatoea and extra gravy as we love gravy. Food was piping hot and beautiful. The roast beef was moist and very tender. I did sneak a small piece

Fantastic staff. Great quality food. Glad to have AJ’s back again!

Very good food reasonable prices and good service staff

Love this place! Food great and very generous portions. Staff very friendly and attentive. Back for the first time today after the fire, and it didn't disappoint. Can't fault the food or the service ❤️❤️❤️

So happy that this place is back up and running again! Beautiful food as always, big portions and very well priced. Staff are as attentive and friendly as they ever have been. I missed this place a lot when they were closed.

So glad this place has reopened, it was very sadly missed. We had food last week and it was well worth the wait as the great food we loved before is as good as ever and still very reasonably priced especially as the portions are very generous. 5 stars as always.

Have loved AJs for YEARS, we were delighted when it was reopening in time for my husband’s birthday this year so the whole family were there, our adult children and daughter-in-law and everyone was so happy to see all our favourites on the menu, staff super friendly as usual, food and service was fantastic, we all love it, welcome back guys ☺️☺️☺️

So glad to see AJ’s back open again. Everything was as superb - just as before. Chicken Maryland oh how we missed you! Keep up the great work and so lovely to see familiar faces working away.

A great restaurant serving consistent top quality food. Pleasant and helpful staff in a family friendly setting.

The food is absolutely delicious and the staff are polite and friendly.. A favourite spot for a meal out!

Had a lovely lunch was a treat from my grandaughter.Food was excellent my egg was fried to perfection👌Staff were friendly and its a really lovely place.Will be back

Been going to AJs for many years, and its our favourite place to eat. We actually travel from Hillsborough just to go to AJs. Food is always 100% top quality and proper big portions, that we somehow always finish, leaving a clean plate. None of us has ever had a bad meal ever. Staff are super friendly, professional and efficient. You know it's a good place for food when there's often a queue out the door, no matter the day or time. In the 15months it was closed we never found anywhere like AJs and are so happy it's open again and the food is the same high quality menu as before. We've been back twice already since it reopened. We all love the daily dinners, gammon, chicken kiev, steak kebab, garlic wedges.... all the food is so good.

We thought we'd give Ajs a few weeks to get back on their feet before calling out for breakfast, and all I can say is Welcome back Ajs. It was so lovely to see every table full. The customer service and food was just like it had always been, absolutely excellent.

Had the mini fry...it was huge lol...Great service, lovely atmosphere and delicious food. Highly recommend 👌

Glad to be back after the unfortunate fire but they pulled through and raised from the ashes and the quality of food is still top notch and very reasonable priced

Great food with a friendly team

Great quality food and service pavlova and cheesecake amazing and well recommended

I had dinner with my daughters on Thursday in the newly opened AJ’s. Although we had a 40minute wait on a table it was worth the wait. The staff are so lovely checking in with you re how long the wait will be etc. The new decor is really beautiful. The food was absolutely outstanding. The staff are all so lovely and service was first class. Think we might actually return today! First class AJ’s delighted to see your doors open again. Caroline

Was great to be back, and simply really lovely food as usual!

We where their on Sunday very busy 10 of us and the wait was long but when we were sitting serve and staff very good and food brilliant and when leaving they were still queuing but well worth it.😊

called in for breakfast everything was perfect and very keenly priced

Beautiful food as always and great service. Staff was friendly and very kind to my young daughter!

First time back since reopening. Just myself and Dad for breakfast. As good as always. Great food, friendly staff and looking forward to coming back again with more of the family.

We had a lovely visit when they recently reopened after a fire. Not only was the food just as good as before, but most of the staff have returned, so it feels as though nothing has changed!

It's amazing to see AJ's open again after the fire. Their food is exactly like it was before, which is also amazing because their food has always been so nice every time we've visited. The staff are very friendly, but one of the highlights to our visit last night was Paul Garrett, who works as one of the serving staff, he's very outgoing, funny, witty, and overall a great person to speak to, which made the atmosphere even better. We love him working there. What I had last night: Steak Pita pocket with a side of chips with a garlic dip (garlic mayo) For dessert: Trio of ice cream. Genuinely amazing food, really great looking and very tasty. Overall, it was a very satisfying place to eat.

The food is excellent but Jules and Paul made the evening! Good fun, very helpful, nothing was a bother! 😁 Will definitely be back to try some more tasty food. Didn't get to try the pavlova but someone beside us had it and it looked delicious 😋.

Great spot to sit in for grub, was abit of a wait getting in which is a good thing

We arrived on Thursday evening after a funeral, 12 of us, no booking, they gave us a table they had set up for a later booking. Food and service were excellent.

Very good menu making the choice difficult. Settled for the vegetable soup and lasagna of which both were excellent. Great service and friendly staff. Recommended

Great night beautiful Xmas dinner

I have been in AJs for something to eat many times. I have never had a bad meal it's always very tasty and are served on clean warm plate. The dinning room is immaculate as are the toilets. They have a very quick service.

Great food very popular with locals.

Great food huge portions and friendly helpful staff

Genuinely one of the best places for food, we've always gone here when it comes to celebrations, special occasions, or even just for a normal time. Their prices are not ridiculous, cheaper than we thought for such amazing food! I highly recommend their steak pita pocket for the main course with chips as a side, and also get a garlic dip with it. You won't be disappointed 🤤. I hope they never change their stake pita pockets because they're amazing. For dessert, I had a trio of ice cream. Also highly recommend it, delicious. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Overall, the food doesn't take too long to come out, especially if you get in a little earlier than others. Never had a complaint about AJ's. Top quality food for great prices. 10/10.

We visited on a Tuesday evening with family. Huge portions of tasty food, great service and very friendly staff. Remember to bring your own bottle of wine as it is not liscensed.

Haven't visited AJs diner for a number of years, and called in on the off chance. Our meal was beautiful and had such huge portions.

Food delicous, Service waining near the end. Atmosphere, it was far too loud, not able to have a conversation, that was the only disappointment.

First time visitor today and will definitely be back. Menu was fantastic, food was scrumptious and staff were absolutely lovely. My new favourite place. 🤩

Bit pricey now new owners kept old name but food more upmarket can't grumble not the same atmosphere

Called mid afternoon on a Thursday. Doing fair bit of sit in and take away trade. Struck lucky with parking. Food was very tasty and ample portions. Pricing very competitive.

Good sized family run restaurant. Two floors of seating. Staff are friendly and very attentive. Really good food and great menu to choose from.

Excellent quality food, great value and generous portions. The quality is excellent everytime. Highly recommended.

I have been to AJs several times and have found the food and the staff to be great. I had occasion to visit on a Tuesday night with some friends and we arrived at 7pm but it was busy so had to wait by the door. The floor staff scowled at us when we came in and said we had arrived very late! This restaurant is open until 8pm so I couldn' t understand the reaction. When I questioned this I was told that they had been very busy all day - surely that is a good thing is it not? After all, if you don't have customers, then that is not good for business or staff. The staff member pointed us and the others who were waiting to the stairs and told us to go up and mentioned that she would not get home tonight - perhaps said in jest but really not very professional. If we don't come in, you may not have a job eventually. While upstairs the other waitress banged and thumped cutlery down and was quite unpleasant when taking the order with no conversation. While the food was good, the experience was somewhat soured by the staff. With those attitudes, I think I will go elsewhere

First time in aj's food was brilliant well priced and plenty on the plate we will definitely be back

Great food , good service but can be very busy ad its very popular which tells you a lot about the food.

Food was cool like heating up in a microwave. Knowone ask if we were ok or needed anything.

Soup was bland and tasteless although the wheaten bread was thick and tasty. Chicken gougons were really greasy and left a heavy, sick feeling after eating, especially as it was August and the place was so hot with no air con on. So made for an uncomfortable sitting and i left most of the food on the plate as i didnt eat it, which says it all that a customer didnt enjoy the meal. Only reason I gave 2 stars was due to the service being really prompt and didn't have to wait long to be served and receive my food. But wouldn't go back nor recommend.

Called in today (13th of august) to grab some lunch. Menu had a good selection, we decided to go for the Roast beef & lamb special. Food was beautiful, service was good too. Will definitely call back again. Looking forward to it already.

Excellent quality food at a very reasonable price. The staff are very pleasant and helpful. Always busy

I’d avoid the scampi, wasn’t good. Had much nicer elsewhere.

Food great , staff good! Just felt tables extremely close unfortunately

Have to say a fantastic place great food and service.

An excellent place for any occasion. Amazing food, excellent service and a varied menu. Come hungry as portions are very generous.

I highly recommend this place. Excellent all round

My family & I went out to AJ's for dinner (4 adults,2 children). We hadn't been to AJ's for quite some time. The staff are always so professional,friendly and helpful. The food was delicious as always & reasonably priced too 😀 We will definitely be back again 😀

Avoid, take my advice go elsewhere

Family meal - 8 of us had an excellent dining experience. A variety of meals were ordered. Without exception, everyone was delighted with their meal. The food was delicious, generous portions, piping hot. The service was excellent. Very good value for money I would highly recommend that you try for yourself.

Called in for Sunday lunch. Ordered the roast lamb dinner special. Exceptional long wait for food to come and when it did , the portion of lamb was ridiculously small. If you can’t serve a proper portion of lamb at £13.95 you would be better not putting it on.

Beautiful food. Fantastic service. Very homely place to eat. Prices are very reasonable.

Have been here more times than I can remember. I have noticed a change in the service and quality this last 3 months. Use to very hood. But is going downhill. Will give it a miss. For a few months.

Don't cater for allergies. Don't seem to know or care either, shame...

Great Food as always and generous portions.

Food was delicious and service was excellent 👌 very reasonably priced too

Consistent high standard of food and customer service.

Great food and at really reasonable prices, never ever had a less than excellent meal with great service and with a smile

Great food with friendly staff in lovely surrounding. And great choice of menu.

Food was cold ,chicken pink in middle and never got the full order , I used to go here pretty often but unfortunately I won't be back now that it has changed hands very disappointing.

It was a good surprise for a late dinner on the way to Downpatrick. The chef's day special is a good alternative to the usual burguer. I also suggest you try one of the days desert. The food was good, with a well done serving and good service.

Food couldn't be faulted. Have been a few times. Recently went for mother's day lunch as a party of 4. Free corkage is a bonus. Got 3 courses. Good sized portions. Good variety on the menu. Bannoffee and pavlova are lovely. Good value for money. Only fault was the service as the waitress tipped the plate with food and cutlery over our table. Also the meals and drinks came in stages, as though some meals/drinks had been forgotten and had to ask for the sauce and missing coffees we had ordered.

Absolutely delicious! The food was gorgeous! Had Aj's Topper and Fried Brie as a starter and Strawberry Cheesecake! Highly recommend

Unfortunately service was terrible . Took an hour for the first course then took 30 mins to clear table then 10 mins to enquire if we would like to look at the desert menu and then after waiting for approximately an hour no one came near us again. We left after 3 hours after only having one course so if you have a full day to pass would recommend it...

The food is always excellent at AJ's. It is always warm, well presented, and great value for money. We travelled 40 miles on the recommendation of a family member and have been back on a number of occasions. We have recommended AJ's to other friends .

Lovely friendly staff,very well mannered, good service.

I pre phone an order at 5.50, was told 15 mins, I'm now still standing in the restaurant 50 mins waiting, I ask a girl to check on the order, she forgot to ask, I asked her again and was told another 10 mins, I asked for a refund. She went off, never came back 8 mins later I'm handed a meal. Do yourself a favour, go elsewhere.

Usually enjoy going to Quinns, Food was very nice, as always. Today, however, we encountered an undesirable individual who had to be challenged by another customer about their conversation. The individual then became aggressive because someone dared ask them to stop talking about his sectarian viewpoint and a context that was very unnecessary in front of children.

What a gem. Courteous efficient staff, a varied menu to suit all our family choices, and delicious plates full of scrumptious food. Highly recommended

Haven't been there since covid but loved it and would love to go back as a young kid I went there at least once a month with my mum and nanny and had great time I do recommend it.

Excellent home cooked food menu, friendly local staff, I highly recommend AJ’s Very reasonable prices

Always great food at reasonable prices and the staff are very friendly and helpful

My family and I stopped in to AJ's going by one morning for breakfast first time there. The service first class the food was perfect. Highly recommend it to stop in if your in the area 👍

Great restaurant service great food great

We hadn't been to AJ's for sometime and really enjoyed our meal. Staff very helpful and food was excellent.

Great food the staff was lovely

The food was very good with a wide choice of dishes. Helpful staff.

Great family restaurant serving good food. Service is good too.

Absolutely wonderful service and food, have called a few times, very busy place. The food and atmosphere speaks for itself

Been a while since out for evening meal, just tried AJs and glad we did, meal was excellent, quickly served and piping hot, same good service

Food and service first class as usual. The place is always busy but you are well looked after.