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Variety of different foods. A benefit is that breakfast is served til 3 which is great. They also can do gluten free and vegetarian/vegan foods which is a bonus for people with allergies or dietary requirements. Variety of cold drinks and hot drinks for anyone. Staff is very friendly and happy! Overall great experience
Brooke M . 2024-10-23
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Good coffee and great sausage rolls. Definitely worth a visit.
PAL PAL . 2024-10-21
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Great breakfast, professional and friendly service
David Cochrane . 2024-10-18
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Staff very friendly, chatty and helpful ; only downside is they don’t make a “proper” cappuccino , so disappointing. Can’t understand why not, surely wouldn’t be difficult or expensive to upgrade as it would attract more coffee lovers in. Scone was delicious and fresh hence 5 for food.
David McKee . 2024-09-16
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Great restaurants in Donaghadee, Newtownards and Conlig. Food excellent especially Sunday lunch and super value. We’ve been regular customers for a couple of years now and never had a bad meal. Staff friendly and attentive. Highly recommend.
Liz Gregg . 2024-07-15
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Lovely stew and lemon meringue pie.
David Knox . 2024-06-25
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Breakfast for two, wide choice, excellent porridge, pot of tea. Very professional but at the same time friendly. Sorry we are not around for longer, to take some more meals here.
453default . 2024-06-19
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Wen I'm down at my caravan in millisle I go for a small fry it's delicious the staff are very friendly and very helpful. It's my go to place now. love it
MARGARET LAWTHER . 2024-06-08
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Great food and sweet treats! And a little gallery to look in upstairs afterwards. A great find. We are coming next year on holiday to Donaghadee and will definitely be back
stephanie keeling . 2024-06-01
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It was late afternoon and kitchen closed, but we were made welcome for a lovely chai latte and tea. I had a caramel /choc shortbread which was the thickest I have ever seen. Delicious. My husband had a fruit square which he also thoroughly enjoyed. Nice treat on a bank holiday . We also picked up a wheaten loaf and some chocolate treats to take home. All the tray bakes and bread are made in house. Would certainly go back , and would recommend you try .
Suzanne G . 2024-05-28
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4 petits déjeuners différents et c’était juste extra! La jeune fille qui nous a cueilli était super sympa, à pris le temps de nous expliquer et nous nous sommes vraiment régalés! Je ne peux que conseiller!
Cathy887 . 2024-04-29
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Chicken sarni delivered on brown bread as requested , plenty of chicken , but never have any stuffing , shame
paul moss . 2024-04-28
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Hidden gem in Donaghadee! Brilliant spot for a breakfast, child friendly, dog friendly! Great selection of hot food and drinks for eating in or take away. Parking outside or if no spaces then a public carpark a short distance away (free of charge). Friendly staff, coffee top ups and you'll notice the regular faces of returning custom! Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed! Reasonably priced. Pram friendly also! Serves alternative milk too for those who are dairy free. Top marks from me, a dairy free mum of two young children! This is my first choice for breakfast out every time!
Jennifer Hamilton . 2024-04-25
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The ambiance was lovely. It is great to sit in a full and busy cafe on a weekday. We went for breakfast. Our main issues were that our coffee arrived 5 minutes after our food and that mine was inedible. I ordered falafel (in hindsight, risky for Donaghadee) and the recipe contained way too much baking soda so was bitter. Others in our party had french toast which was nice.
Will M . 2024-03-05
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I contacted this woeful company to supply food for 100 people for my father’s FUNERAL!! For £1600 they supplied enough food for about 40 people. It was an absolute disgrace and I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone. Avoid this bunch of amateurs, they have no business being in the catering business!!
Philip Donnan . 2024-02-22
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Really disappointing experience today. The cafe appears to be dog friendly, but kicked me out before I had my food because my dog was barking. One woman in particular was extremely rude and not welcoming at all. I’m annoyed that I paid for my food before they told me to leave. Will not be back to any of the restaurants after this experience.
Beccy F . 2024-02-03
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Busy coffee shop, serving delicious food. Very pleasant staff. Disappointing that they allow dogs inside.
Alan Younger . 2024-01-30
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Visit quite often, always friendly service but today the food was terrible. Not sure what has happened but stodgy soda bread and undercooked eggs - poor quality produce (bacon/sausage) sadly, I will think twice before visiting again.
WR J . 2024-01-19
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Lovely wee spot just off main street. I normally stick with my espresso and a massive dessert, fav has to be the lemon meringue 🍋💛😋
Belfast Hidden Tours . 2024-01-17
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I adore this place. Great food, good value and friendly staff. The scones are amazing as is the granola. Love the art gallery and the atmosphere was so relaxed we broke out the cards
Peter Martin . 2024-01-14
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Friendly lovely food I can take my dog in.
Valerie Taylor . 2024-01-13
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Lovely, friendly team, even the young ones on at the weekends are polite and chatty. We love the unique menu and have something different every time and are never disappointed. We bring our senior dog who is always welcomed with ham.
Eva Douglas-Boyle . 2024-01-10
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Staff extremely welcoming with great service!
Gordon Halliday . 2024-01-02
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Went on a Saturday morning. Place was packed downstairs. There is additional seating upstairs in the art gallery but there isn't much effort to let customers know about this, so it was just by chance that we asked and got a table. Took our orders of Ulster fries and hot drinks. Hot drinks came within 5 minutes however it was the best part of a half an hour before the food arrived and nearly everyone had finished their drinks. No offer of a top up. The fries were nice, the soda bread in particularly was tasty but the service overall was pretty poor.
C 82 . 2023-12-23
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Great food, fantastic friendly staff,will be back
Chris Blair . 2023-12-09
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Food was ok but could have been better i am a local and invited family for a meal there stew was terrible and their frys was a bit dryed up disapointing
Freda Bell . 2023-11-21
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A great place for a bit to eat.
Johno . 2023-11-16
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Upstairs area roomy but on the cool side. We both ordered the chicken and ham pie. The food was not hot and you had to search for the chicken and ham.
Joe P . 2023-10-03
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The lunch we got was fairly disappointing. Chose the mince pie, which came with roast potatoes and mash and some carrot & parsip mash. I am certain that the entire meal was microwaved, as the pastry on the pie was wet and soggy. The roast potatoes appeared to be of the frozen variety and were tough and tasteless. I didn't eat them. The mash in the centre of the plate was lukewarm, again suggesting the likelihood of a microwave reheat. This lunch was mediocre and below average. It also represented poor value for money. All in all, this was a poor experience and certainly not of the standard that this restaurant used to have a few years back. Such a pity.
Marty J . 2023-10-03
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Expansive area upstairs too, with an outdoor roof space as well.
Michael Sidwell . 2023-09-21
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Food very good and good service value for money
Denis O'Prey . 2023-09-07
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Our group of ten was accommodated upstairs with no bother at all. Good service and the brunch was lovely.
BryBuy . 2023-09-04
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We’ve now given up on Bow Bells. It’s a pity as we’ve tried to support local businesses regularly over recent years and have enjoyed the food here, but even that is no longer reliable. Today’s mini fry was very tasty but came without the black pudding ordered at the same time. Disappointing but not a serious complaint. The cheese toastie however, was declared “inedible” and despite combined best efforts, neither of us could cut through the dried brown pan loaf crust. To be honest, it felt like a leftover sandwich put under the toaster. While most of the staff are pleasant and do their job well, it’s not across the board and on several occasions we’ve clearly been an inconvenience rather than a customer - probably not the owner’s intention. The policy of allowing dogs is fine- nice touch to leave a water dish for them- but please, maybe would be nice to have a wee note to owners asking them not to let their furry friends climb on the furniture and cushions as today’s two did?
TourguideWils . 2023-09-01
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Food is great but the stew is amazing!
Craig Murray . 2023-08-28
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This restaurant has deteriorated since it was taken over. Too many dirty tables. Dirty floor. Inexperienced staff. Was offered a table upstairs (where dogs are allowed) but with mobility problems and poor eyesight this was not an option. If I hadn't already paid for my food when ordering I would have gone elsewhere.
OAP20 . 2023-08-27
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Lovely place to eat, great food, reasonably priced, staff are lovely.
Liz Service . 2023-08-24
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£6.40 for a coffee and a scone, except the scone turned out to be a dried up iced cinnamon whirl served with butter for some inexplicable reason. My stay was accompanied by the noise of the floor being vacuumed as I munched my was through my "scone". Did I feel welcome? No. Would I return? Definitely not.
Niel G . 2023-08-20
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Friendly, lovely cafe. Great selection of sweet baking treats and an extensive breakfast menu. Dog friendly and a place to buy fresh sourdough
cvnorm . 2023-08-01
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Really lovely visit to the Conlig restaurant. Dropped in on a Saturday for coffee and a scone. Coffee was lovely and scones were very tasty. They were heated for us and a good size. Had been meaning to visit for a while, won’t leave it so long next time. 10/10 for the staff and the food.
HEATHERDTOURS . 2023-07-29
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Visited the Conlig cafe for brunch. Service very fast and polite. I had avocado and poached eggs. This was as expected and I enjoyed however this was £10.50. I thought this was steep for what it was and one of the most expensive breakfast dishes. I did order an additional piece of bacon and of-course was happy to then pay additional for that . All in £14.20 with coffee. Considering a full fry is less expensive, perhaps my choice not the best value. I recently went to the Joxer in Bangor, it’s more of a restaurant .The same dish was priced at £10, and was better. Venues not comparable in terms of overall experience, interior, menu etc.
Louise N . 2023-07-11
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We dropped into Bow Bells for breakfast one morning. The service was excellent. Great menu and the food was delicious. My husband ordered a custom made sandwich which they made for him with no trouble. The staff are eager to please. The tray bakes and goodies we took home was also delicious. Quaint place - great food and great service
Eileen C . 2023-07-06
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Really nice spot for brunch. Very friendly staff. Food was first class too! Smiles from all of us!
LindaLou1960 . 2023-06-30
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We were sent for breakfast to Bow Bells at short notice by Pier 36/Commodore (whatever it is?). Great staff, very friendly and the food was exceptional. Do try their French toast with bacon. Highly recommended.
Chris M . 2023-06-21
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What's happened to this place? Called in at the weekend for a sandwich to take away. Ordered a chicken tikka sandwich from the menu and asked for no butter, just mayo on the bread. The manager proceeded to inform me that there would be a 75p extra charge ontop of the 5.95 for this. He then proceeded to explain why he was justifying the extra charge. If I hadn't already paid, I would have told him to forget about it. I've never heard anything so petty, so ridiculous and daft in all my years of working in the catering world. The place has gone to the dogs, il never be back when they think it's justified to charge for a bit of mayo on plain bread like come on guys!!!! ps, somebody needs to scrub the place down and sort the floor out as it was disgusting, lack of experience and common sense at the min, it's a pity as it was great when it opened and had somebody running the ship!
johnnyclarke2011 . 2023-06-12
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Food was tasty, but the portion size unfortunately have shrunk. I was served by two young girls and both very pleasant.
jacqueline Little . 2023-05-27
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Went to Bow Bells in Newtownards today as usually go to one in Conlig .There was no comparision it took over 30 mins to get our food,Conlig is better by miles ,staff in Newtownards seemed overwhelmed and I witnessed people walking out and returning food.
Garth G . 2023-05-15
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You select a table, make a menu choice and inform/pay the lady at the till. Chips with the chicken gougons had skins on - not everyone's taste. Gougons were tasty but salty. The £7.95 fry was minute - I hadn't seen a smaller one. Sausage tasteless. Bacon smokey.
HeavenKnowsIm . 2023-04-26
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Great home made food and friendly staff lovely little place. A wee hidden gem
Sarah Peachey . 2023-03-28
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Brilliant menu and lovely food, staff are always very helpful
Johanna Logan . 2023-03-15
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Had lunch in here with my partner and his mum. When the food eventually came, it was lovely. We had to ask for sugar, when the food came, we had to ask for cutlery. Such a shame that the service let this place down.
Linda Cooke . 2023-03-04
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Had lunch with the wife today i ordered the large roast beef well if this was the large I'd hate to see the small one it had 1 slice of roast beef sum mash and 2 small roast potatoes a few roasted carrots and a very small roasted parsnip and 2 small florets of broccoli the wife ordered the small pie well the slice of pie was about 3 inches by 2 inches the total price for the 2 meals and 2 cans of coke was £25.10 total rip off won't be back
David Drysdale . 2023-02-25
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Great food Best place in the dee for a fry up
griffontourz . 2023-02-19
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Excellent service and excellent value for money the food is great
Cathie Moore . 2023-02-14
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Went to this restaurant and if anything go wrong it did ordered lemon meringue with cream a fry and a cheese ham tomato toasties 2 large cappuccino and tea 1 small cappucino was served no cream on meringue fry was right but no salt or sauce on table ask at counter was told should be in the bucket with knife and fork which where not the toasties only had only ham and cheese no tomato had to wait another 10 mins been to donaghdee one loads of time and was always great service and food but wouldn't go back to the Newtownards one give it 1 out of 10 Food lover
CURRYLOVVER16 . 2023-02-07
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Food wasn't great. Waited quite a while fir the food.Chicken goujons, lasagne and bread with a fry were all slightly burnt. Forgot about one order also.
Caitriona Haughey . 2023-01-29
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This is a great wee cafe with plenty of food choices including all day breakfast at reasonable prices. It's bigger than it looks from outside as it has seating upstairs where there are paintings on show. Staff friendly and helpful
Amanda Murray . 2023-01-29
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Fantastic cafe, Zak is an excellent manager and his staff are all very efficient and attentive. There's a nice atmosphere and the food is delicious. This dog friendly cafe is a very welcome place.
Denise P . 2023-01-28
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Great food. A bit slow to get served when busy.
gavin J . 2023-01-10
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First visit at the Conlig restaurant. Service was friendly and efficient. The food was extremely impressive, large portions and the riastvturkey dinner was fantastic! My partner ordered the small portion and it was just perfect, the gravy was to die for!! Comfortable surroundings and easily...
Em4499 . 2022-12-23
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Eggs Benedict on Bagels with green tea. Good food, well cooked, and well presented by friendly, cheerful waiting staff. The bagels by the way were splendid. What's not to like?
Nick Nicholson . 2022-12-11
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Loved it. Amazing rhubarb and custard scone. Coffee top ups always very welcome. Lovely staff and warm welcome. Definitely be back!
Fi . 2022-11-27
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Excellent value for money,I had sausages and Mash,my Da had the Roast Beef Dinner,decent portions and very tasty,the Gravy was exquisite,all washed down with a lovely cup of tea,Teapot had tealeaves instead of a bag,would highly recommend 👍
77punkboy . 2022-11-16
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Met up with a old friend. Caught up for chat.Morning coffee + lovely scones.👍
Gerald Nelson . 2022-11-14
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Always good. Great staff. Been going here weekly for almost a decade. We often have a fry here. Builders breakfast fry is good value. Also porridge with almonds & honey is a big bowl and lovely. Now owned by Pier36 family its continued to be well managed.
Chris Cole . 2022-11-06
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Horrid watery vegetable soup! Get some barley etc into it!!
Ann Magee . 2022-10-15
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Very well thought of locally, not the cheapest.
Johnny the Jig . 2022-10-14
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Bows bells hosted an Afternoon Tea for 25 guests for a special birthday. We celebrated upstairs in the art gallery. Rachel and the Bow Bells team put the most amazing spread on for us all, from delicious wraps, sandwich selections, cakes and cream scones and...
JB54JBB . 2022-10-11
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Great lunch and service excellent
Jim Simpson . 2022-10-10
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Loved the wheaten bread bought some to takeaway. Pleasant staff. Enjoyable lunch.
Eleanor Jones . 2022-10-04
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Nice staff and the vegan stuffed peppers with vegan cheese are gorgeous!
bubbles 1 . 2022-10-03
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Consistently amazing as always.
C Stewart . 2022-09-28
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Really great cafe to visit either for food or to pick up some of the lovely cook at home items on offer. Great coffee and always friendly chatty staff to greet you.
Barbara Morrow . 2022-09-07
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I have previously reviewed this place very favourably. I can't believe some of the adverse reviews others have posted. I took my 89 Yr old Dad out for the day after he had a short illness. It was a beautiful day in Donaghadee and we...
Andrew366040 . 2022-08-31
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A bit expensive but the food is well cooked
James VANCE . 2022-08-19
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Tasty quick food, brownies to die for!
Harriett McKeown . 2022-08-19
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Great spot and the art gallery has a lovely range of art by local artists! Highly recommend a visit!
Whalley Fine Art & Framing . 2022-08-10
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Ordered soup and waited 40 mins; recurved a bowl of hot water an veg, absolutely tasteless. Asked for a glass of water, I was given a jug and no glasses. A real shames because the restaurant itself was nice with selling artists work.
Emily J . 2022-07-31
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Great place to eat with lots of menu options and very friendly staff. The roast of the day is excellent and the small option is a really good helping. It's great value as well.
John Bailie . 2022-07-22
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We called in here for an afternoon snack on the 4th July at about 3pm. We were served by a lovely gentleman who was very helpful with my food allergies (severe allergies to dairy and egg) nothing was a problem for him or the kitchen, there was plenty of options for me to have and plenty of vegan options as well, and was also willing to check out other ingredients too. The chef checked out the ingredients in the sausages so I had a bacon and sausage sandwich on sour dough which was delicious and cooked to perfection, very tasty bacon and sausages. My husband had the Eggs Benedict and my friends had Sausage rolls, one was the steak and black pepper sausage roll the other was a pork sausage roll. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meals. There is a fantastic selection of cakes and drinks too. All the staff that we met were great and service was with a smile, nothing was too much trouble, we will definitely go back and are happy to recommend. There is plenty of seating upstairs both inside and on an outside balcony so do not be put off if it looks full downstairs and dogs are also welcome upstairs. Wish I could give more stars
J Simpson . 2022-07-07
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Lovely wee coffee shop in Conlig/Ardvanagh. Tray bakes are excellent, good portion sizes and well priced. Been here now a few times to bring stuff home as well as eating in. Lovely staff, keep up the good work.
George Douglas . 2022-07-05
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Conlig Bangor Resturant - We visited today for lunch and ordered a Cowboy Supper (small) and Stew. cost £12.00 The stew consisted mostly of gravy and carrots with almost no meat. The cowboy supper was basically a child portin with tiny sausages and a few...
J5445KVroberts . 2022-06-17
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Very pleasant staff and helpful
james brydson . 2022-06-11
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After discovering that the Stormy Cup no longer do breakfast we arrived at this lovely place. Sara and I had what was the best breakfast in many years. Everything cooked perfectly with the best quality ingredients. Superb! And great value for money. As it turned...
Andrew366040 . 2022-05-29
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Beautiful traybakes especially the currant squares, lovely coffee , highly recommend
margaret frew . 2022-05-01
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Perfect. We love all the vegan option choices and their coffee is lush!
Sam Bailie . 2022-04-04
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Fab love bow bells. Catered well for my mum waiting on table who can't stand for long. 😊 Desserts are not to be missed 👍
sharon sharonb . 2022-03-30
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Had a lovely lunch here. Hubby and I are not big eaters and therefore we ordered two small dinners. They were still substantial portions. We enjoyed our lunch.
Christine HARRISON . 2022-03-27
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Excellent, had coffee and cakes delicious. Pleasant helpful staff .
Florence Graham . 2022-03-24
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Very nice restaurant... staff friendly & helpful .... food gd ... reasonably priced ..
Big doll On tour . 2022-03-18
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A beautiful day today. How to spoil it?..go to Bow Bells. Half hour wait for cup of tea. Forgot to bring the other items ordered. Awful. Looking at the staff going around the tables asking if they had ordered what they were holding in their...
304desid . 2022-03-18
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My meal was very underwhelming. It was cold and the scrambled eggs looked like chopped up fried eggs.. I sent it back, the already overcooked eggs were just put in a frying pan and cooked even more, same with the bacon. It was hot when...
235lynnez . 2022-03-14
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I got the full soda which was quite big I couldn't even finish it! Very busy café which is great to see. The staff work very hard and friendly too.
Anna Burton . 2022-03-09
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Excellent food & service, also sells gifts for food lovers. A little gem.
Barbara Devitt . 2022-02-10
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Our group of Nordic walkers went for lunch and we all agreed that the food was lovely, staff and service were great too
Joan Cowan . 2022-02-09
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Lovely coffee and best sausage rolls in the universe!
Michael Mika . 2022-02-01
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Very slow service on Saturday 1.00. However food was good, improvement needed from ordering to table service. Appreciate a lot of stairs to climb for upstairs seating, think our order was forgotten
David Mackey . 2022-01-30
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Tray bakes and the coffee we're fantastic. Lovely place, we'll definitely be back
Julie Ryan . 2022-01-22
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Extremely friendly staff and great food
Ronnie McQuitty . 2022-01-20
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A great choice of menu at a cost suitable for pensioners like myself and husband. A great wee place with very friendly staff
Rae Smith . 2022-01-16
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I ate in bow bells Conlig for breakfast, the food was delicious and the staff are very friendly and helpful, loved all the take away products.
Tugboat_11 . 2022-01-05
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We came here to celebrate our anniversary. This is the second time we have been and it won’t be the last. We had a two night stay and chose the same room as last year as the view from our window is lovely. The food and choice is excellent. The service is great and good value for money. The staff made our stay, especially the two young woman we saw both days for breakfast. Nothing was too much trouble and they were very helpful and informative as to where to spend the days out. Our thanks to all the staff.
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Lovely place to eat and drink. Gteat food an staff lovely couldnt do enough service 1st class .
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First visit here and wow what a lovely place. Jellycat heaven absolutely gorgeous lunch and the best customer service I have had in many years! Be back soon 😊