Barnabys Restaurant in Newtownabbey

Just home after having my daughters 2nd birthday party in the Garden room.. Had to come on and put up a review right away as from start to finish we had a ball. From the manager who looked after everything, to Karl in the kitchen and the amazing bar staff - nothing was too much trouble in fact they all went above and beyond to make sure we had a great evening ☺️ Thanks so much and we'll see you again soon

Fantastic staff, Fantastic food, Fantastic night I and friends out of the church had planned a 60th Birthday treat for Robert one of our members and my friend from.school years. The food was well presented the staff wonderful and everything well cooked with more portions than you get most places. One of our members from accross the World said he never seen such a beautiful Southern fried burger and the size nearly defeated him like on " Man verses Food" Others couldn't believe the portions with the fish dishes alongside Roast Turkey , Salmon etc. Their plates alongside their starters were enormous in food ,leaving folkscto struggle with deserts. The deserts were really special and alovely way to finish the meal with Tea and Coffee. The staff were very friendly and very attentive having to look after all of us and jugs were filled 👌 when they ran dry. If you're looking for a corporate event or a conference/wedding or just a night out with your loved ones or friends then don't pass Barnabys by. They are located on Ballyrobert Road on way to Ballyclare on right side of road after going through Ballyrobert Village and share their entrance with the Golf club. Open only on Weekends Friday to Sunday, be square and go there, and tell them Rev Paul sent you there. However book early as Barnaby's is the cool place to be for great food great service and a great time. Rev Paul S Burns BTh (Hons.) Dip Theo King's Christian Fellowship Church 105-107 Sandy Row Belfast Northern Ireland BT12 5ER Tel: 07988169359

Excellent all round. Staff go the extra mile also.

Family Halloween Party! What an amazing day this was! Well done all involved in organising it, you all did a great job 👏👏👏👏!!! Activities were great, disco, crafts, games and face painting. And the buffet was yummy and plentiful and the staff were all so friendly too! All in all a great experience! Also priced exactly right and affordable for families as most of these events are priced out of many families reach so extra well done on that score too 👏!! Can’t wait to try one of their Santa Sundays now!

Had a lovely day here with family for my cousins birthday, food was absolutely gorgeous 🥰 we are now planning a whole family christmas dinner 🥰

Had a lovely day here with family for my cousins birthday, food was absolutely gorgeous 🥰 we are now planning a whole family christmas dinner 🥰

We called in on the off chance we'd get a table, as we hadn't booked. We were lucky. The staff are very helpful and friendly. I had the sirloin on the ciabatta and my friend had honey chilli chicken . We both enjoyed it a lot. They were also serving very delicious looking sharing platters, with Roast turkey etc and all the trimmings. These were for two people, but we decided we wouldn't be able to eat it all. The prices are very reasonable, too. We will definitely be back.

Friendly staff, decent menu, good prices, tasty food, nice surroundings.

Friendly staff, decent menu, good prices, tasty food, nice surroundings.

Fantastic night, good food and the staff were lovely.

I’m surprised this place only gets 3.9 on TA. We were playing at the golf course next door and stopped in for a few drinks and a bar snack. Staff were just so friendly and helpful. Ananda, who was behind the bar even let me try a small sampler of the Guiness 0.0 for the first time, they have it on tap there. Her attitude was just fabulous. We ran into one of the chefs while getting served and again just great fun and great attitudes. They have an amazing hot sauce that the chef makes fresh and it was explosive haha. Really addictive. When the staff are so friendly and good fun it just makes this place way more than a 3.9. It’s a 5.0 from me :)

Took my partner here for lunch today for his birthday, staff members Francis and George were very accommodating and they went over and beyond hospitality services. Francis greeted with a very warm and friendly manner and made us feel very welcomed. Food was really nice and will definitely be back. Highly recommend here.

List of faults... . . . Couldn't find any. Quite a nice setting with very pleasant and helpful staff that were a credit to the establishment ..food was double good as well.

We had big family birthday bash in the Garden Room with c.30 people sitting down to eat a 3 course meal. We had all pre-selected from 3 options for each course. The food was excellent, the service really friendly and pretty prompt, and the whole set up could not have been better. They let us in early to set up and decorate the room and they helped us cue up the Bluetooth to the sound system so that we could make our own atmosphere. Such a good venue - we had a cracking time. Thanks to all the kitchen and serving staff at Barnaby’s!

We had a family 90th birthday party dinner for 30 people at Barnaby's. We had the Garden Room - with 4 tables of c.7 people in a small conservatory on the side of the building with it's own bar and facilities. After some short process of arrangements made in advance about each guest pre-ordering from a good choice of options for each of 3 courses, the staff looked after us so well on the day and the food was pretty faultless: Soup, Pate or Arancini for starters, Beef, Chicken or Fish (+veggie option) for main courses and pavlova, sponge&custard or chocolate for dessert (all good sized portions to say the least!!!) . Pescatarians, vegetarians and coeliacs were all catered for without any hassle. We can't thank the staff enough for all their efforts - good humour, great service and terrific food, all at great value in a lovely venue (it helped that the sun shone). Will definitely be back for a smaller lunch/dinner at some stage in the future.

Just home from barnabys, had the meal for 2 people for £40 including wine. The menu was new which was nice as we were fed up with the old one. The starter was very generous and very tasty. We both had the battered fish which was crispy and light and the fish succulent . The basil peas were amazing. The wine was also good. Would recommend the Friday night meal for 2. Very good value for money and very tasty.

We had a beautiful lunch here, the food was delicious and the service was great!!! Staff are really friendly and helpful 😊 thank you all!

Food was cold and had to be sent back there was also a hair in one dinner, but the staff were excellent and very apologetic

Lovely dinner, food was exceptional and staff were all lovely and cheerful! New to the area and will definitely be back.

Excellent meal from the Valentines menu on Friday 16th February.The meal was exceptionally good with desserts to die for. Very good value for money and staff very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend

Our church group of elderly people (mostly in their 80s) booked a New Year lunch in Barnabys restaurant on Monday 8th January 2024- we were allocated a room upstairs. When we got there the room was absolutely freezing cold - many of the old people could not take off their coats and some were shivering. The bathrooms were freezing and when I used them I could actually see my breath The staff brought out blow heaters some of which were broken and falling apart. When the food arrived it was served on cold plates and this combined with the cold temperature of the room meant that the food was cold - A lady complained and later received a phonecall - the manager was actually quite rude to her - poor customer service indeed I as one of the organisers am very annoyed and indeed embarassed - I will definitely not be back and will not be recommending this restaurant to friends or family

Great food, staff are friendly and service is great

Fantastic setting Great tasting well presented food at a price for most budgets Staff friendly and informative

We visited for bottomless brunch with friends. The food was yummy, drinks plentiful and staff absolutely fantastic. Professional, courteous while being friendly and great craic. A special shout out to George, he just added so much fun to our afternoon

Cannot express how grateful we were to Barnabys for their amazing Santa Sunday experience. We were in a group of 15 and from the moment we were met at the door to the moment we left, it was smiling faces all around. The atmosphere was fantastic, the small children had space to express themselves and the adults in turn were relaxed. We will definitely be going back next year. What a fantastic day, great food and staff were absolutely fabulous Many thanks

Beautiful Restaurant nestled in the beautiful countryside in Ballyrobert. Staff are very friendly and couldn't do enough for their customers. The food is just delish and very reasonable prices too. They also do Weddings and cater for any type of occasion. Couldn't resist Barnby's highly enough.

Food was well presented, hot and delicious,served by a well trained waitress, would recommend

Well worth the trip. Highly recommended. Lovely food nice staff Will be back. Meal deal for 2 persons. 2 courses each for £40 on a Friday night great value

First time at Barnaby's today. The staff were very friendly and courteous. The food was delicious. We will definitely be back. Thank you.

Lovely meal on Sat 5th August. Food was very good.Even though the restaurant was very busy the staff were attentive,helpful and food was served quickly.

A fantastic restaurant with very friendly staff and great food, busy but food was served promptly and was delicious.

The food is undoubtedly very good, the staff are friendly, but the unbelievably slow service is just too much. Waiting 1 hr 40 mins on food in an almost empty restaurant isn't for us. This should be a thriving restaurant! But it's not.

Hadn't been there for a while but really dirty tables we had to ask for ours to be cleaned even after given a wipe our arms stuck on the table poor quality food wouldn't recommend it

We both had our wedding here, it's a little place that's of the the beaten track a little I have to say it was fabulous. The staff were exceptional and attentively perfect. Our day went smoothly and it was perfect we couldn't fault it in any way. Food was outstanding I have to mention George and Leta two absolute gems for their hard work in seeing that we had a great time. We would highly recommend Barnabys for your special day thank you to all the staff and owners. Mr and Mrs McKeown.

Very good. Robert was very good

Fantastic food and great service. Very clean. Would certainly recommend to others. Very helpful friendly staff. Just popped in on the off chance and managed to get a table for 4.

We arrived here today at lunch time. There was a waitress at the door as we walked in, she completely ignored us, she then walked away and left us standing at the door. We then waited a further 10 minutes for someone to come and tell us they were fully booked. We were completely ignored, even though several staff members saw us waiting. It’s no one’s fault that the restaurant was overbooked, however, it is never acceptable for waiting staff to be so rude.

Food wasn’t great needs a bit of cleaning outside on the plus side the kids could play while we were eating as we had a big party of 20 plus and we sat on our own

We went Easter Sunday for 5pm, place was very busy. Food was great, staff friendly. Would recommend

Lovely restaurant to go for a nice evening meal,situated in the golf course and excellent value for money

Fantastic meal on Friday night.The meal for two was excellent value.Been a few times and cannot fault the food and good service.Will be back soon.

Food was ok, my main was lovely chicken pesto. Starter mushroom with sauce about a 8/10 there was a small hair in it so a wee bit off putting. My dessert was bland, apple crumble heated in the microwave, vanilla ice cream with no flavour. My husbands main was also nice and starter he had king prawns which he said was 5/10. Apart from the food the service was great, everyone was lovely. And the cocktail was nice I wouldn't rush back or probably wouldn't recommend it but definitely not the worst.

I got married here December 2021. Robert and his staff could not of been more accommodating. Such lovely staff and a beautiful location. Highly recommended for any functions, Robert will go above ans beyond to make any event special

Staff were intimidating and very rude, ruined a very good party. Would not recommend hiring this for an event.

Place was empty and we were asked if we had booked!!. The menu is a a bit lacking but we were well attended by staff, well there was no one else there. Food was lacking in flavour ie no salt or pepper, bland. Personally I would drive on to corrs corner where you will definitely get a good meal

Food is good but portion sizes are microscopic

just celebrated my husbands 60th birthday here, we had the conservatory for a party of 24. honestly the food was amazing just fantastic, great choices on the menu served promptly by an amazing service team , George is a delight, always checking everything is going to plan, this will now be our go to for all our partys. cant wait to go back. Thanks you for a great evening

A fantastic evening as usual from start to finish. Service 100% and food delicious. They have just changed the starters & deserts menu which is great & the cocktails are fabulous.

My wife and I have been a few times in the past 2 months and have no complaints whatsoever. Food has been great and staff have always been polite and friendly. Will keep going back. Great experience.

Great food, not too busy and friendly staff.

Staff are brilliant fun and very friendly

Had a great meal with family members.Everyone had something different from the menu and really enjoyed.Had a few cocktails.Great meal and staff very friendly and helpful.

Family dinner with 2 children special needs The food was lovely but the stars where the staff great service. Brillant interaction with the children made for a very enjoyable night.

Good food, lovely setting and friendly staff

As a vegan , and especially in 2022 , restaurants should up their game when it come to vegan meals. The starter and main was soo underwhelming, surely Chefs could put some thought into vegan dishes. There is so much out there. The vegetables had soo much sauce that you couldn't taste the vegetables 🤔. The guacamole was just mashed avocado 🤷🏾‍♀️. Will I go back ? No . To be told the Chefs were on holiday didn't help. 1 starter and 1 main really?

Beautiful good and amazing cocktails

Had dinner last night with my wife and a good friend. Restaurant was very clean and bright with lovely views over the lake and golf course. Very pleasant staff, smartly dressed and welcoming. Food was excellent and presented well. Did not feel rushed to consume it, and it was a good size portion. Staff were very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. I'm Gluten Free, and they were able to reassure me regarding the deserts. This Restaurant in my opinion is worthy of the five stars I have given. Would we return again? You bet!.

Definitely a fantastic venue for any occasion, staff are amazing friendly ,great food drink great prices , Here for the wedding of Mr Mrs morrow. Fantastic venue great occasion

We were here for a private function, it was a fantastic evening and al . lthe staff we amazing. Would recommend the food supplied for a function. We'll done guys ,we will be back

Held our son’s christening party at Barnaby’s restaurant in the Garden Suite. Wonderful service from all staff and management. Went above and beyond the entire afternoon and the food was delicious.

Clean and spacious rooms. Friendly staff serving 00 Guinness. Good parking area. Great food .

Have had a great meal in great past but they changed their menus NOT for the better. No choice for me. Very little choice fir gluton free. Was very disappointed,

Just had our Christmas party her. Food amazing. Staff great. Thank you Robert 😘

Great food and fantastic helpful staff.

A lovely Sunday lunch food was top notch staff were very helpful and friendly pleas try you will not disappointed.

Had a lovely lunch today and took the opportunity to try out some of the new cocktails.Excellent!.will be back for more great food and test out a few more cocktails. Xmas decorations looked great

I love Barnaby's, it holds a special place in my heart 💖 as this was where we were married.

Pleasant surroundings friendly staff, unfortunately food about of a let down. Southern fried chicken no taste, lagasna bland. Certainly would not rush back

They do not provide children's deserts. Only adults, very strange.

Situated beside Greenacres Golf Centre, Barnabys presents tasty clean food prepared quickly and served by pleasant staff. Barnabys can be quite busy so best to book ahead. Excellent Saturday lunch time venue. If you appreciate good food at a decent price, you won't go wrong at Barnabys. I'm looking forward to a return visit.

Great wee place food lovely and staff helpful and friendly.

Just got home after visiting the restaurant this evening. We used to go here once a week way way way back when it was owned by the same people that owned the golf club. At that time the place was jam packed and you had to be lucky to get a table without a booking. We went 2-3 years ago and after that experience we hadn’t been back but wanted to try it out again as a few people had told us it had changed hands and the food was better. The staff were very pleasant so this review is solely based on the food. My daughter had the kids burger. We had to discard the top of the bap as clearly it was frozen and then quickly defrosted in the kitchen, as it was rock solid after being toasted. The meat in the burger was just a slim patty, similar to one served at McDonald’s, not a restaurant. We’re usually strict when it comes to our daughter eating all her dinner, but after trying the burger myself I couldn’t make her do it. I had the salt and chilli chicken with mixed leaves for starter. It consisted of 2 pieces of chicken with sweet chilli sauce on it, nothing similar to the salt and chilli name of the dish, think this needs to be renamed. My wife had the chefs soup for starter which she liked. Then we both ordered the chicken basket. I can’t say 100% if the chicken wasn’t hand made in the kitchen, but I’m 99% sure it was just bought at Musgrave’s or a similar wholesalers. if this is incorrect, then chef I apologise but you’re able to cook the exact same chicken that I buy from there. It was in fact the same type of chicken that was served as part of my starter which was a bit confusing. It came with 2 onion rings and a bowl of oven chips. Basically I paid £12.25 x2 for the food that I have sitting in the freezer at home. I can’t comment for the rest of the menu, which may be amazing so you will have to try it out for yourselves. This place is in an AMAZING location and there is so much potential there. There’s nothing stopping this place being the best restaurant in the area. But the food that we had at least needs to be improved. Again the staff were great and friendly and clearly had an easy way with people as I could hear them chatting to new customers as they came in, this review is solely based on the food.

Booked a get together with my sisters and we were not disappointed, Food was excellent and the Service from all staff was first class with a special mention for Leta. We will certainly be back in the near future. Well done Barnabys 👏

Great food great value and wonderful staff.

Excellent food and friendly, welcoming staff - thanks s much guys, we will be back.

Fantastic food yet again, this place doesn’t disappoint! Tonight I had the steak, it was lovely. My companions had the chicken in a basket and the other had the gammon - our plates were cleared! Lovely food! And the cocktails were delicious! I had the bramble, and the expresso martini was highly recommended!

Smoked fish portion was very small and veg very hard, others in the party had the roast and said it was poor too, dont think I would return.

Another great meal and so much choice on the menu.Staff very helpful and friendly.Rounded off a lovely meal with an amazing cocktail.

Nice place, good service and friendly staff 👍👌

Finally! A meal out....Outside dining was great! Great service, great food and great location. There was a real buzz about the place!Our table was booked for 7pm and with these colder May nights I wasn’t sure what to expect! But they had blankets if you needed one (I brought a hot water bottle so certainly didn’t feel the cold!) Pork ribs to start where delicious - compliments to the chef! And I followed this with their pepper and onion burger - delicious!! Yes, empty plates!!

I went for an evening meal with my work friends and had an amazing night! The staff couldn't be any better and the food was spot on. I would highly recommend .

Went for a meal with friends from work and had a great time. Really friendly service, great food, all in a lovely environment. Thanks so much Leta, George and Robert for looking after us so well all evening!

We booked Barnaby's for a department night out as soon as we heard things were beginning to open up. The venue and setting offered large outdoor space and the ability to cater for a group of 15. The food, wine and service was wonderful. Robert and his team pulled out all the stops and looked after us the entire evening. It was an excellent night and a reminder of what we've all been unable to do this past year. Highly recommend it.

Delicious food & fantastic service

Had an amazing lunch today.Two ordered the scampi and one had the salmon.We all gave it top marks.The sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble with custard were fantastic as well.There is a great outdoor space and when the sun came out it was a real sun trap and when it was chilly then the blankets and umbrellas were very welcome.Lovely views over the golf course.Definetly worth a visit.It wont disappoint.

Lovely to be out and about again, glad to say that the standard of food and customer service was excellent as always.

Lovely first post lockdown lunch! Food amazing and service was too. Outdoor area is lovely and so quiet. Offered an out of the way little sun trap to sit in. Will definitely be back :)

We were told on arrival that the boiler had broken down and the place was cold. I had to keep my coat on. There was only 2 other people eating they left soon after and we were left on our own and no other guests arrived while were there. The menu was pathetic. I had what looked like soup and my wife had prawn and crab it was just alright, with only 4 mains and not a great choice we ordered the roast beef wich was edible. There was nothing on the desert menu that I liked so had to settle for ice cream and my wife had Christmas pudding and custard wich she did enjoy. It was al washed down with a bottle of white wine. Very disappointing the whole experience specially when the bill came for £106 and we challenged the waitress she wasn't very helpful and we had to explain to her. The bill was finally £66 expensive for what we had sat in the cold and no ambience. This place used to be a lot better but it has slowly got worse and service and menu is poor. We tried several restaurants and they wer all booked out this was a last resort and the last time we shall be there unless we hear of improvement

Brilliant service food excellent , staff very hospitable even sending two dinners to my parents who where isolating, don’t think any other restaurant would’ve done the same,, def be back , big thanks to Eunice and Robert for organising everything for us and making our family Christmas dinner so good

Went out of their way for our family dinner,, we go as a large family every Sunday before Christmas this year being as awkward as it had been we where worried we wouldn’t get to do it but this restaurant made it possible for us,, seated us all in the conservatory, we where on our own as a family, had a gorgeous meal as always and they even sent two of the dinners sent down to my parents as unfortunately they had to isolate at late notice,, I didn’t expect any restaurant to cater for this but they really exceeded our expectations in everything,, kids loved it and everyone was able to have a little bit of normality, thank you so much to Robert and Eunice for their hospitality and all the team

Booked annual family xmas dinner here for the second year in a row and they couldnt be more helpful. Went above and beyond for our group and the food and service was brilliant

To night my Partners son took us out for dinner to Barnabys Restaurant. I had my first Christmas Dinner and was most enjoyable as the rest of the food the staff we met were friendly and helpful. Would recommend the restaurant give it a turn.

A lovely meal today.The starter of pear and stilton was excellent and the main of salmon in a white wine and chive cream sauce was equally good.My friend had the turkey and was equally impressed.Altogether an excellent meal and very good value.The Xmas decorations deserve a mention to as a real effort had been made

Great food and very quick service. Will definitely be back.

Very good quality food and service.

Fabulous meal tonightFriday night meal for two including bottle of wine. Fabulous value. Fabulous meal. Staff friendly and certainly felt safe! Staff in masks and good distance between tables. Meal was absolutely gorgeous - taste buds still tingling and the bottle of wine just topped it off.

Delicious food and very friendly staff. Good social distancing in place.

Beautiful place, i was at my son's wedding there and it was amazing lovely staff very obliging lovely views of the golf course, lovely place to get married would definitely recommend it

Had a lovely meal again at Barnabys.I had the salmon and my friend had the burger.We could not fault the meal and great value.Great to see all precautions being taken with Covid.Standards high.Will definetly be back.

This was our first meal out post lockdown and definitely a different experience!! We chose Barbabys as it was close by as we had a packed day yesterday.We arrived early and were the second table in the restaurant. Before we say we had the obligatory alcohol hand sanitiser, the pop up reminding us of social distancing and staff in masks. We skipped starters and dessert as we were having delish cake at home. The two girls chose chicken goujons and fries off the kids menu. My wife had the salmon and I had chicken. Food was good and service was very good. Would have been nice to have sat by the window to enjoy the views over the course.