Aldos in Down

Lovely place but disappointed by the lack of sides such as veg and badly made dauphinoise so tiny ! flavour not there ! and portions sizes not great. Overpriced for the underwhelming dining experience got the impression it was a 'cook' not a chef in the kitchen . Wine not great cheap plonk ..prices outrageous !

Beautiful place stunning decor Niall and his team were lovely 😍 our food was delicious we had a great night . Hope to return soon .

Warm welcome for us when we arrived in Aldo’s. Lovely fresh fish , amazingly fresh Dublin Bay Prawns. Home made desserts. Altogether a very enjoyable experience in a beautiful little town

If you looking for a really good meal in this area this is your place.

Can't rate this lovely family restaurant more highly. Cosy top lounge bar to relax, order predinner drinks and chose from the menu. Excellent food, always a huge welcome, nothing is too much trouble. Fish dish of the Day is always a favourite. Niall will always try his best to give us a great family dining experience. Our Mum's favourite place to eat dinner , even at 94 !

First time visiting Aldos. I couldn't fault it, everything was excellent.

Stopped in for dinner post golf and it was amazing. Great end to an excellent day.

As always, Aldo's offers great service and wonderfully fresh food. Lovely place.

Food delicious and very pleasant staff

The first time we had visited Aldo’s and it was superb in every way. Lovely starters of arancini and pate. Both lovely. Now, how many times have you had lovely starters followed by a disappointment? NO! The main courses were superb. Monkfish curry was perfect but the Cajun hake was the star of the show, simply because of the quality of the fish. Both servers were friendly and helpful. Aldo’s is obviously popular with local patrons but it is good enough to travel to Ardglass just to go there

Lovely meal and great service from all the staff & manager Niall.

Been coming here for years. Niall and the team do an amazing job. The hake was so fresh and tasty and local. Loved everything we had including the legendary prawn cocktail. You will not find a better restaurant anywhere.

I'll be back That sums it up.😁

Would highly recommend this restaurant - the food was excellent and the service was just as good. We could not have been more pleased - the owner is very involved with every aspect and has a lot of contact with the customers. Small family owned restaurant with fabulous food.

First class from start to finish couldn’t fault any aspect of our visit, friendly staff amazing menu and well worth every pound spent

We went for a meal in Aldos this evening and it was delicious. Our meals, sides and desserts were very tasty and the service and atmosphere was warm and friendly.

1st and sadly possibly the last time I might visit here... food was incredible! Staff couldn't be any more helpfull or friendlier. Fascinating history.

Excellent food & Friendly Service.

Sadly did not go as found it very difficult to make a booking. Apparently only currently open Friday and Saturday . Phoned a few times during open hours but no response. Sent a txt to number too in the hope for a response but that also failed. Would love to know how to make a booking as heard only good things about this restaurant. 😥

Lovely food lovely staff lovely ambiance reasonably priced. I had chowder to start and it was heavenly. My husband had pate and it was good. We both had hake and it was big portion and tasty. The owner was very funny and we had a great chat with him at the end of the night and we got a zambuka on the house. Definitely recommend this place

Superb food, atmosphere and friendly, welcoming service. Aldo's is my favourite restaurant.

Right next door to Margaret's Cottage B&B and was booked for us by Ciara our host. This family run restaurant was excellent and the staff very friendly. The food was exquisite both fish & steak and the chef obviously takes pride in what he serves. Very busy on a Sunday evening which was great to see after a tough couple of years for everyone. Well done Aldo's

We rocked up at the just after they'd opened, Saturday evening. The place was obviously full, so we fully expected a rejection. No, a look at the book and we were invited to return at 8 o'clock, would that be all right? It was, so we did, and very glad we did too. Beautiful food, (the best champ I've ever had) and great service, attentive and efficient without being over the top. We will definitely be back when next in the area.

Am a regular diner here Great service great food great host in Niall

Aldos is simply the best of the best . I am a visitor to Ardglass and have been twice hopefully 3 times before heading home to Australia . The food , service and everything about Aldos is an experience that will stay with me for a long time . All the food that I had was exceptional , ESPECIALLY the beautiful Pavlova that was baked by Niall’s Mum . Thank you all very much for the wonderful experience. Cheers Tim .

Great food, great service, will definitely be back !

Food, staff, cleanliness are all very welcoming Excellent night out, would recommend a visit every time

I have written many reviews, some good, some not so. One of my best friends is a top chef, so I know good food when I eat it. My wife knows if I see hake on a menu I stop reading. Rarely, if ever have I been served a better prepared or cooked piece of fish, it was simply superb. The accompaniments, the surroundings and staff complimented the meal. We observed lamb at a nearby table falling off the bone. Our only disappointment is that we won't be here for a couple of years, to call again.

We were made to feel welcome and relaxed from the moment we walked in and continued to get better from there. Food was delicious and seafood the best I've eaten. Can't praise this place enough. Thank you for a great meal and lovely might out.

Best restaurant in Ardglass. Excellent food and service. 5/5.

Congratulations to ALL concerned- Sunday lunch for 6.Dympha greeted us with a happy jovial welcome- showed us to our table- starters- exceptional- patè,prawn cocktails. Main courses scampi,roast sirloin of beef,salmon with veg,potatoes etc - all of which were perfect as were dessert - diabetic cheesecake,ice cream and pavlova- I jest If you have not yet dined here- do so - my previous visit was circa 1972 and it is still the same family run restaurant

A lovely restaurant Excellent food Very pleasant staff

Outstanding meal great staff. This remains the number 1 restaurant in Lecale (Caveat - yet to try the revamped Cuban)

Great Sunday lunch today. Would recommend this restaurant 100%. I had thai fish cakes for starter, delicious, my hubby had the pate, very tasty. For mains I had roast beef dinner, portion size was amazing. Hubby had scampi. Best ever! For £16 for 2 courses, best value.

Friendly atmosphere and very tasty food, in-laws both gluten free and well looked after here with varied gf options. Will be back soon.

We were recommended Aldo’s and went on a Thursday evening and had a 2 course deal from the menu. The food was exceptional with good portions, we were served by an efficient and polite waitress who ensured we were well looked after. Highly recommend the lamb and the sticky toffee pudding (which was delicious!).

Aldos, as always, was a very enjoyable experience. The food was excellent and the staff are always friendly and efficient. I would highly recommend Aldos.

Alway wonderful, and their unique Tortoni is just delicious!!

Stopped into Aldos late on a Friday, was greeted with friendly and very pleasant staff. Dymhna in particular was a great treat to meet. The service was quick, not intrusive and very efficient, We can thoroughly recommend Aldos, especially the fish and sticky toffee for desert. Well done Adlos

Cosy restaurant lovely and helpful staff and above the food is delicious, a must go place 👌🏿👏🏿

Outstanding service, food and ownership. We ate there both nights in Ardglass and everything was perfect. Thank you Nigel.

Love here. The staff are always so family friendly and attentive. Good variety on the menu and a very reasonable price. Overall good value for money and always good food.

Wir waren wirklich überrascht das wir in diesem kleinen Ort so ein schönes Restaurant gefunden haben. Kann man nur empfehlen. Sehr lecker und eine wirklich freundliche Bedienung.

Aldo’s is a restaurant in the fishing village of Ardglass and has been in business for over 30 years. We booked a table for Sunday lunch having never been before. On arriving the place was packed with Sunday lunchtime dinners and we were given a table in a cosy fisherman’s cove like room at the back of the restaurant which soon also filled up with people. The food was good - plenty of fish options with the hake and cod being popular choices for our table along with a fantastically creamy mussels starter (supplied with great wheaten bread). Wine can be bought by the glass. What made the lunch even better was the friendly atmosphere of both the other dinners and the staff.

What a great place, Nail the owner is a lovely guy very helpful and takes great pride in his work, staff and restaurant, his mum makes the best lasagne in the country.The restaurant is bright and cheerful and greeted with a smile from all the staff.The food is fantastic great variety to choose from my only small negative though is I am a bit disappointed they stopped doing the set menu you use to be able to get a 3 course or 2 course meal for under £20.00 which really helped the pocket and purse strings if you had a few people with you, but apart from that you wont be disappointed on food.

Sunday evening about 6.30 pm. We had Lasagne - very nice, and Scampi - which was excellent, maybe just a slightly larger portion would be good, but the flavour was great and perfect batter. No room for starters or desserts as we'd eaten lunch, but all sounded good and will try next time.

Had a beautiful meal in Aldo’s this evening very tasty soup, though the bread was maybe a little past best the flavour of the soup more than made up for it. Fillet main was really good, asked for blue but was more rare. However cooking temperatures can be a bit subjective and and the quality of the meal easily could not be faulted. Tasty, well presented and thoroughly enjoyable. Wine was a little disappointing in that I had to buy a bottle as the glass selection was poor. But as someone mid relocation finding the house move stressful there might have been a plus in there! But that said the bottle I had was nice. It was a screw cap so easily served by the glass.My only real criticism was the service. I had to confirm my order 3 times and I felt at the price point the service could have been slightly more refined. But it was a friendly pleasant service which was attentive without being intrusive.As a new neighbour of the restaurant I look forward to becoming a regular visitor. I saw how they looked after their regular guests and that’s how you keep them coming back. All round well done!

Great menu throughout the year, visit as often as we can.

Good food and friendly staff a definite go to for anyone

Me and hubby had lunch 14th July, after a beautiful 5mile walk from Ballyhornan to St Patrick's Well and back. Hubby had Supreme of Chicken, cooked beautifully and looked as it was a corn fed chicken too, so extra tasty. I had Lasagna, after reading a previous review. Boy was it delicious, best Lasagna I have had anywhere by a mile! Can highly recommend this lovely restaurant in Ardglass. We will definitely go again when in the area

Called in, no booking after driving from Belfast originally for food at the poachers pocket in killinchy, they where fully booked. We decided to follow the yellow brick road, we headed out via Downpatrick and ended up in this we gem in Ardglass. Upon entry I did notice the scores on the door - 5/5....Excellence straight away ! We were seated by a friendly chap, I would assume the owner. We were given a table and menu promptly. I ordered veg soup starter. Lovely, with a steak as my main. The steak was sublime, pre destruction pic attached ! I would certainly destroy another steak again in Aldo’s & recommend the culinary destruction to others !

We arrived at the marina about 5.00 and immediately called for a reservation. You should note they have limited opening hours, so we were lucky. The welcome was friendly, the menu just how I like it...not too extensive but with good variety. Our main courses were excellent. Dessert was a bit hit and miss. Sticky toffees pudding got rave reviews but the pavlova we suspect (and sorry if we got this wrong) might have been made with aerosol type cream!Anyway would recommend.

Food is always outstanding. Could not pass it for steaks, always done to perfection. I would absolutely you recommend and staff nice and friendly as well.

We had one of the best meals we have had anywhere - really excellent food, charming, friendly service, food did not take too long to come, and clearly a very popular and consistent venue. The place had been hugely busy all day, as it was Fathers' Day, but one would never have realised from the standard of food or service. I had the chicken liver pate and the duck legs, while my wife had the goats cheese mousse and hake. The main courses were huge in both cases, and really delicious. Really high quality place.

Brilliant meal as usual credit to Niall Emma and team with full house delivering excellent service and food

Highlight of our trip! Called ahead to reserve a table for the crew of Cloud 9 on passage to Bangor from Carlingford. Family owned and a credit to both the restaurant trade along with the friendship and hospitality for which we should be justifiably proud. Fantastic quality food from local produce Unbelievable value for money From the owners to the waiting staff - excellent courteous service Great blend of ambience decor and background music I cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Called ahead to reserve a table for the crew of Cloud 9 on passage to Bangor from Carlingford. Family owned and a credit to both the restaurant trade along with the friendship and hospitality for which we should be justifiably proud.

Very good restaurant would visit again.

Thank you Niall and the team for a fantastic meal yet again! You do an amazing job in offering the best meals in the area. Look no further.

Une cuisine originale et savoureuse dans un restaurant dont la façade ne paie pas de mine, mais dont la salle surprend agréablement par sa sobriété élégante. Service fort aimable de surcroît.

A marvellous menu, perfectly prepared and presented. Efficient friendly and welcoming staff. Absolutely one of the best restaurants in County Down.

First class Food ,Service and staff size of steak was extra Special

St. Patrick’s day 2019. Currently residing at Minerstown we rccently visited Aldo’s for Sunday Lunch. Suffice to say we weren’t disappointed. Main course gets 10/10. The traditional roast was top dollar. The banana cinnamon sponge with custard and ice cream blew our taste buds. Staff are amongst the best we ever meet A*. We would seriously recommend anyone to visit..... you’ll not be disappointed

The food is amazing and so are the really nice staff. I'll be back again!

While staying at the b and b next door we had a lovely meal here, very reasonable £16.95 for two courses. Very tasty.

Wonderful food, warm ambience and superb service !!!

I have reviewed Aldos prior on Trip Advisor and our experience today only demonstrated their total consistency.

Lovely food in a beautiful village.

Always first class great food and service can not find any faults

it would be a sin not to visit this restaurant and have a lovely meal if you are visiting locally or ardglass the food is excellent as is the service and surroundings ...you can go anywhere for a steak but i suggest you try ALDOS fresh fish i had hake my wife had scampi for mains absolutely outstanding ....we will definitely be visiting again ...very helpful and friendly staff they couldn't do enough for us

Brilliant food and very friendly staff

Bon restaurant mais assez cher.

We very much enjoyed our dinner with friends at this restaurant. It was my husband's birthday and they made it fun. We had fresh hake, thought it was prepared very nicely. Mussels were perfectly prepared. Fun staff. Had pavlova for dessert. Yum. Ardglass itself is a wonderful area. Highly recommended. One of it best nights in Ireland.

Food was great and staff were very nice

Great place to relax and enjoy a good meal

This place is amazing. You must go here if visiting Ardglass. We travelled from Sussex to visit family. Was told to try the tornado which we did consists of fillet steak on top off toast topped with pate covered in a lovely sauce or peppercorn all the trimmings including huge onion rings to die for. Treated to this meal by our lovely family. Our next visit will definitely include an Aldo’s return. The staff are amazing and super friendly. Love it. Try it if you haven’t. The menu choice is great and will add remove and replace on request. Fabulous xx

Lecker gegessen. Grosse Auswahl an Speisen. Etwas trubelig. Aber empfehlenswert. Der Ardglass Shrimp Cocktail und der Fisch waren sehr gut. Auch das Steak hat sehr gut geschmeckt. Empfehlenswert.

Aldo is a fantastic restaurant and you have a great selection of food including sea food. I had a great lasagna on the first night and my favorite is the sauté of potatoes with garlic. My husband had custard pudding and that was excellent. I was amazed by the great professionalism of the staff and how fast you get your food when you order. Highly recommended for family as well.

We were very hungry having done quite a long walk and were very pleased to see that it opened relatively early. The food was very nice, the waitress was very chatty but not intrusive and we just had a really pleasant evening.

Staff are polite and well manner as know how to keep you your comfort and we'll organisation a aldos

We visit here every month and it would be a lot more frequent if we lived nearer. A fairly old building tastefully decorated, spotlessly clean and roomy enough for its layout. Staff are well trained, helpful and busy. The menu is varied and will suit most tastes. You would find it difficult to get a better fillet steak or fish anywhere in the vicinity. I would say a bit difficult for wheelchairs but doable. The owner, Niall, is always on site and personally takes meal orders, obviously being aware what’s going on all the time. The floor manager (I think), Emma, is bubbly and knows the clientele well, making everything welcoming. Prices are good for the meals served, good choice of wine and Guinness draws well, which is a bonus if you are a Guinness drinker. Overall an establishment not to be missed if you are in the area

Aldo’s in Ardglass was busy the night we visited with several large family groups but the waitresses were friendly and helpful and we enjoyed our evening. Mussels were very good as a starter and I had Aldo’s famous lasagne which I enjoyed. A very pleasant evening.

We had a lovely family meal here and the food was absolutely divine, steak and scampi were the dishes we had amongst us and they were absolutely delicious followed by sticky toffee pudding yummy. The staff couldn't of been more friendly and they and the fantastic food made for a lovely evening out

Had an amazing nite in aldos restaurant in ardglass. Food was excellent service was excellent the craic was amazing...10/10...

We had an absolutely delicious meal here this evening for my Granda’s 80th birthday. The food was fantastic as usual and excellent value for money!! Even though the restaurant was full the staff were very attentive ensuring we had enough of everything!

Ci siamo imbattuti in questo ristorante per puro caso durante il nostro giro in Irlanda, ed è stato una incredibile sorpresa!

Great venue for family, friends or business. Could not have been more friendly. Food menu very varied.

Great early bird menu - good choice of starters, mains and deserts for a reasonable price. Totally recommend the Strangford Loch mussels which were delicious and the yummy hake for main. Very generous portions. Friendly staff.

We visited the restaurant on a Sunday night and were sat immediately despite it busy! We are both vegetarian and despite there being no options on the menu once we asked they offered us plenty of variety! We both opted for the chilli pasta and it was lovely and a massive portion. Left feeling full and happy!

After a long day sailing Aldos provided the perfect conclusion. Good food at reasonable prices served by courteous staff. A very good place to eat.

Ci tengo a precisare che le due cene fatte in questo locale, derivano dalla comodità, al ns B&B; e non dalla ricerca di un ristorante italiano all'estero (Dio ce ne scampi !!).

Fantastic customer service. Food very good. Waitress Dympna was AMAZING. Her attention to detail was second to none. Very pleasant and nothing was a bother to her. 5 star for her customer service. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Took my father for dinner he has dementia the staff were absolutely amazing with him dympna and the girls well done highly recommend Aldo’s

Excellent food. Superb staff. Beautiful surroundings. Highly recommended.

I ate here for the first time last weekend. The food was first class and the service second to none.!

Just had a beautiful meal. Staff friendly.

Very pleasant place with nice service. If you are in the town then go here but I wouldn't make a special effort to visit. The food was perfectly good, just lacking the Italian touch despite the claims.

Great place to relax and enjoy good food. Had mussels as a starter. Plentiful and the sauce was delicious mopped it all up with their homemade bread.Staff friendly and service great. Will be back.

Such a lovely place to eat and relax. Food choice was fantastic. I had the fish cakes which where delicious. Then for the main course I had the mouth watering monk fish.I watched as all the different dishes passed our table and every one looked very tasty. The staff where very attentive and nothing was a bother. ALDOS is my new favourite restaurant. First class.

Yesterday we ate in a trattoria in Budapest, this evening in Aldo’s Ardglass, Co. Down, although Budapest was amazing, I have to say the food, the customer service and the wine, were better in Aldo’s, Niall and his team here continue to impress, the Early Bird menu is exceptional value, without compromising the quality. It really is a pleasure coming here.