Cafe 55 Bistro in Coleraine

The wait for the meal was too long and it was average

I visited ad hoc one lunchtime following a heavy night - the team were immensely helpful agreeing to serve me from the evening menu when I was craving something different. Fast helpful and welcoming service, great views lovely food. Thank you

Young and helpful staff, a bit cold environment and nothing special food. It's also difficult to find parking in the area.

I was staying in Portrush awhile ago and my uncles and I visited 55 Degrees North and had breakfast, a great fry for a reasonable price and they don't hold back on the amount of food you get to eat. Staff are lovely and view is spectacular and also disability friendly.

Thank you to all the staff .Amazing experience.Thank you for helping us celebrate Jack 10 birthday 🎂

Was hugely looking forward to going here this evening with our Yorkie pup. Luckily we phoned in advance to book only to be told they don’t open in the evenings at this time of year. The website states otherwise - surely only a 2 minute job to update it. Careless and disappointing!!

Nice experience.. fresh food with great view

NOT DOG FRIENDLY unless you call sitting in an albeit enclosed table area in very windy rainy conditions - not allowed inside. Only giving 1* because the Club Sandwich and chips were very good although freezing cold half way through eating it. Service was ok, but I was expected to go inside of the NOT DOG FRIENDLY cafe to get my cutlery 🤔 the aura I gave seemed to work as I was then asked if I’d like them brought out to me 🤨. ‘Dine In’ is selected but obviously I did not ‘Dine In’!!!!!!!!! Also if you are a dog owner but not great with steps and stairs don’t bother going as the area is down a lot of steps or a steepish hill.

Waiting forever to place and order and for our very mediocre and rather expensive food. Staff seem to wander around aimlessly. Busy day in the town but relatively empty and still awfully slow service.

Went for breakfast last Saturday. My self & my daughter where instructed to go down to the cafe by the chef. When we entered we went to the counter, we ordered a ulster fry & a bacon, sausage, egg bap & 2 cold drinks. Cold drinks in can no glasses. Our food arrived we had no cutlery. Located cutlery in a tray set out for diners it was filthy, dirt, fluff, hairs & goodness what else. They were tasteless over done egg, fatty bacon sausage that smelled dodgy grease dripped potato bread & uncooked soda bread. Seems like a lot of unwashed teenagers run this place.i complained to the chef after we decided to pay & leave quietly to which he sent me another piece of uncooked soda bread. Unprofessional.

Not very happy..veg not cooked..roast beef very tough and roast potato hard..will not be back for Sunday dinners

Beautiful surroundings and the food was excellent 👌

For the last night of our staycation we wanted to enjoy a nice meal as a family but I was extremely disappointed with our experience at 55degrees north. I do want to say at the outset the food we got was good and enjoyable and the process of booking very simple. The restaurant was not overly busy which makes our experience even harder to understand. Bottom line- the service was ran by a group of young adults who were more interested in each other than serving tables. There was something missing at every course- my husband asked 3 times for his drink until I had to physically go to the bar to request it again. My daughter’s dinner came out 10mins after everyone else’s and by the time we waited for dessert I had given up and we left without it. A very sad end to the evening we had planned. There was no clear organisation and no one in charge. This is a shame as the location of this restaurant is magnificent- in a space with such excellent restaurants competing this restaurant is clearly just stumbling along and no one appears to care.the management team need to get it together and train the young waiters and waitresses so they know their job and how to do it well. We had a great holiday in portrush but the experience at this restaurant was just a complete disappointment

Nice views, staff friendly, service a little slow. Food was overpriced and not great quality. Expensive for what it is. Paying for the sea view

Was okay food, went for a bit of food day after gcses results with my mates (23rd) the best part was the workers well some there was one young guy with brunette hair and the girls were doing everything whilst there were a few guys who just stood at the bar and played about as well as this you can hear the chefs screaming which actually made me and my friends feel bad for the workers

Over priced...bog standard food...would NOT recommend!!!

Great food and excellent service

The food was OK if a bit bland. For example the steak had a wonderful texture but had very little flavor. The service was brilliant and the views are amazing.

Great fish and chips!! Amazing sea view! Highly recommend :)

Dirty menus and tables. 40 minute wait on food. Food was cold and burgers were very dry and the fish was tasteless. Fat frozen chips which were overcooked. Disabled access is non existent. The kids that are serving are very pleasant but the manager was telling them to do everything and just pointing for them to run here and there. We had 4 different kids serve us and one didn’t know what the other was doing. When i was brought my change i was asked “do you want your change?” I won’t be going back. Prices are very high for the quality of food they serve. The only good thing was the view.

A very busy cafe on the sea front in Portrush. Just a bit untidy and slow service. But when on holidays you live with it and accept that it is what it is. A busy cafe.

Waited 25 minutes and no staff took our order, couples that came in after us got served straight away. Won’t be back. Went up the street to another restaurant with better service.

A lovely place to eat food just beautiful and a wonderful view would go no where other than here when in Portrush.Also prices are very good

Paid 9.95 for a fry last Sunday morning. 1 sausage,bacon,soda,potato bread, egg and some beans. Tasteless as it was without a slice of toast the final insult was that I had to buy my coffee separately. Waited at least 15 mins to put my order in. Walked out of here feeling a little tender like Bubba had taken me to the men's showers! Will never be back until they grow up and start serving reasonable food at reasonable prices. We go regularly to a hotel in Dungloe for a fry 10 euros includes tea coffee toast black pudding juice ..... should have called it 55 degrees going South

An endless wait for a dish more than medicore. Go your way.. you will save your time and especially your money given the prices

We went to 55 degrees North yesterday in the hope of breakfast . The queue was long due to the fact only one dark haired ( hardworking , male ) assistant was taking and processing orders . Plenty of staff ( very young and did not appear to work as a team ) . One assistant was creating a pyramid of coffee cups instead of actually doing something to shorten the queue of potential customers . Staff need to be trained , and delegated a role , supervised and feed back given . We abandoned the queue after 20 minutes of waiting . Go to Bob and Bert’s up the street to see how it’s done !! The one ⭐️ is for the male assistant with curly black hair who was doing his best with little support in a pressurised environment .

Incredibly disappointing meal and service when we came here for lunch last week. The place was practically empty which in hindsight was a bad sign during July week. My wife ordered the toasted sandwich without the soup. First time around, the toastie was cold, so to be fair they made her a second one which was better. When we came to pay, I asked why we were being charged the full £9.50 for a toasted sandwich with soup when we asked for it without the soup. The somewhat pathetic response was that the dish was a toasted sandwich with soup, and if we ordered it without soup, then it was still the same menu item. I'd really love this establishment to explain this blatant overcharging for what was a fairly simple yet mediocre meal.

I'm disgusting I rang looking a table for staff n learning disabilities clients 9 all together and was told they couldn't give us a table then the other member of staff rang didn't mention about learning disabilities n she got a table. How disgusting is that because I mentioned learning disabilities clients we couldn't get a tablet but when we don't mentioned learning disabilities we got a table

Only called in for a cup of tea for two. Staff were pleasant and helpful.

Very limited gluten-free choices on the lunchtime menu. The servers were not very helpful when I explained my food intolerance and didn't reassure me whatsoever. They are young and clearly inexperienced. I ended up ordering chicken and mash because it felt like the safest thing to order, but when it arrived with peppercorn sauce I remembered that this can often contain wheat flour, so I didn't eat it for fear that this had been overlooked. The meal was very average. If gluten free french toast can be served on the breakfast menu then I don't understand why the club sandwich on the lunch-time menu can't at least be made gluten-free? I also discovered there was lipstick on my cup after I had already drank out of it (I don't wear it, so it definitely wasn't mine!) We won't be back.

A few years ago, my family and I visited this place for food and had a great experience. However, our visit today was incredibly disappointing. First, the table wasn't clean, which was a bad start. There was no music, so the atmosphere felt dull and uninviting. The food was the biggest letdown. The pizza was honestly terrible – the worst I've ever eaten. The chips seemed like they were frozen, and the chicken goujons had no seasoning, making them completely flavorless. For the amount of money we spent, it felt like we were ripped off. This place has really gone downhill since our last visit. I wouldn't recommend it.

Fabulous location, overlooking the harbour. The food was ok.

55 Degrees North is a great spot to grab lunch while in Portrush. Our family stopped by yesterday and enjoyed the gorgeous views of the sea from the outdoor patio. I'd highly recommend the ham and cheese toastie with vegetable soup. It made for a delicious, warm lunch!

3 out 5 enjoyed their meal me personally I did not garlic mushroom with side salad? Bagged lettuce on the side no dressing, posh fish & chips, prawns were drowned in greasy batter & the same side salad, which was the same. Staff were young and inexperienced. Very lax service no pleasantries what so even. For such a lovely setting it was a let down

We had breakfast at 55 degrees after doing the Portrush parkrun. Great views of the bay and the beach from the huge windows. Cafe was clean and staff were friendly. Veggie option did not have any sausages but was still generous portion. I asked for no fried egg and I think they gave me an extra piece of hash brown instead. Meat eating companion said that the sausages in his meal were good. Not crowded when we were there on Saturday morning. It was nicer before they turned music on in our opinion. Tables were accessible via a ramp and also by stairs. Loos were down a spiral staircase but I'm sure there must also have been some accessible ones too.

We went in for a breakfast and ordered the 55 breakfast at just under £9 and we were shocked when it arrived such a small portion of poor quality food. The beans were the cheap and nasty type as was the sausage, the 1/2 slice of potato bread was hardly cooked as was the 1/2 slice of soda bread. All very disappointing. We sat in the out door area which was cold and had no lighting as we had a dog. The coffee ( latte) was very nice though

Great coffee, didn't have any food.👍

Great view with food that is not bad. Servers were friendly but quite young.

Really veautiful ocean views, and great food with vegetarian options!

We had a lovely view of the sea as we ate our breakfast, the food was very good and the waitress very customer friendly.

Honestly the worst dining experience I have ever had! The table we sat at had been set but upon getting seated it was clear the tables had not been wiped, crumbs everywhere! It wasn’t overly busy but Waited 15 minutes for our order to be taken, asked for a high chair for my child, waited a further 15 minutes and watched as the same server took orders from others I had to go and grab a high chair myself, our food came before our drinks, I had to go to the bar to ask about the drinks to find that they had been sitting at the bar for a while as the ice cubes had half melted! The pizza was a frozen Iceland pizza and there was a dead fly in the vinegar! Won’t be back anytime soon!

Grand wee place for a bite to eat

Food was amazing and absolutely outstanding service really helpful and really friendly and they went out of their way to do more. Definitely be coming back.

Been here a few times and obviously not on the cheapest end of things but the food is absolutely worth it. The wait is quite long but when the food comes it makes up for it. The fellas on the waiting team are really polite and even replaced our strawberry daiquiri for free without even asking, just because the ice was melting. Also great view!!! It’s always a must to go to when I’m visiting portrush!

We booked a reservation with our dogs a week ago. just to be told last minute our table was cancelled.. because they can't take dogs in after 17.30 .. so much for dog friendly 🙄 lol .... 0 stars from us ....I am sorry guys .. not enough notice...

Friendly young staff . Best view on the coast . Below average food .Not cheap.. Second time here and food just as poor as first time . I have to wonder if there is a chef here or just a few poorly trained cooks knocking the orders out . Best avoided.Crying out for a complete shake up in the kitchen.

We had a Sunday roast dinner An it was good, couldnt fault it, the only thing was some spillage of food on floor , at table which could've been cleaned up.....went back following week which was a bank holiday, same meal was well up in price, 🤔 (not good) give it another go on the 6th of May 2024 for a chicken rap with fries, was left waiting on are food order for 50 minutes, my partner went an ask what was happening, the waitress never put are order in, . So, we got money back and left,

I will never be back at this establishment. 5 starters and 6 meals where ordered. The starters where absolutely beautiful but then came the steaks that where ordered..absolutely disgusting 🫣 none of us could chew our steaks! When I say tough I mean we where lucky none of us where toothless. £187 was spent on food should have just burnt it..never again!!!

All good but neglected to mention to BYO as they don't have a licence

Very average everything, except the music, which was dire. Had the fish goujons, you get three, cooked in a batter and deep fried in some hideous oil; the oil is the previlent flavour of this batter. Place is poorly managed, their license to sell alcohol had expired...waiting on a renewal, so had tap water! Great views.

Food was great and the service was just as good. This together with the view… can’t beat it.

We walked from Whiterocks to Portrush with our dog on a windy day. Being hungry and thirsty and we were disappointed that the dog friendly area of 55 North was closed. On speaking with Colin (the owner) we were beyond delighted when he offered to open the area just for us. The food was delicious and most welcome as were the drinks. Colin and his staff were very helpful and courteous. All in all, a really pleasant experience in lovely surroundings. Thank you Colin, we will be back on a calmer day!

Excellent food and service, stunning views, great staff

Average meal. Service could have been better. I think the staff were new and very young. They need some training. Quiet day and not much of an atmosphere but the views were stunning. Have eaten here before and was looking forward to another meal but I wasn't overly impressed this time.

Great food and a really nice restaurant

Lovely location with fabulous sea views and friendly staff. Unfortunately not as impressed with the food. Chips were delicious but both the chicken and beef in the Tower burger were very very dry even with the peppercorn sauce on the side. My partner got the bang bang chicken and whilst juicey and having good flavours the portion size was very small for the price and the salad was a standard lettuce and onion salad rather than Asian style as described.

This place is well worth a visit - great food ,great view

Stopped in for a quick bite to eat and opted for the Seafood Chowder 😋 kudos to.the young lady that served us today in the Black Hoodie that said 'Have a nice day'. She is an asset to your business!

Feels run down. Should be an excellent restaurant with a view to kill for. Shame, it could be the restaurant of choice.

Great place for breakfast after the local park run.

Great place for a family to eat, good food and lots of choice, busy but brilliant service.

Was in on Saturday 23rd food good but service was awful

Food was average but very reasonable so no complaints here. Service was terrible (but not the fault of the staff). We went into the restaurant at 12:45, got a main course for two from the set lunchtime sunday menu, then waited an hour and a half to get a desert but not sure when that would have came, if ever as we left the restaurant and cancelled the desert when paying. We paid for our main course at 2:45, 2 hours later. Nowhere near enough staff on. They were all running about like headless chickens looking very stressed. I really felt for the poor staff as they were getting brunt of the complaints. This is simply very poor management in my opinion. I wont be back.

Really Nice Restaurant Good Service Great View Atmoshere Was really good Food Review

The young staff were remarkably cheerful and efficient on an extremely busy day

This is a hidden gem for sure. We went on a winter morning and had the whole place to ourselves with beautiful views over the sea. The coffee was perfect, I wanted another one straight away! When the breakfasts came we were so amazed, really decent portions, high quality ingredients and overall delicious. 10/10 would recommend! So affordable too!

Just wanted to say a huge thanks to Morgan and the rest of the team in 55 Degrees North who looked after us so well on New Year's Day for dinner . Despite being run off their feet for much of the day, nothing was too much trouble for the staff, even triple checking that the Mocktail we had ordered for our 10 year old was in fact a Mocktail and not a Cocktail!!! From the initial hearty greeting we received on arrival to settling to the bill at the end of the evening, everything was first class, and I would have no hesitation in recommending 55 Degrees North to other prospective diners. Morgan and the rest of the staff are a credit to the business- going the extra mile to deliver amazing customer service. Thanks again to all the staff and I wish you all a very Happy and prosperous 2024.

Great menu ,great service ,Food delicious and very well priced.Would recommended if ur up in Portrush call in.

Really enjoyed our Christmas Dinner Staff were lovely

Amazing view!! Loved eating here while watching surfers and waves.

We visited here after a bracing walk along Whiterocks Beach and it was such a perfect little stop. Fantastic views, lovely service from the young man and the chef did a great job on lunch. Goujons for me and a club sandwich for the husband. For lunch time, those with smaller appetites might like to share a meal as they are extremely generous with portions! Everything very clean (including toilets).

Nice restaurant with good food and prices. Brilliant view from the restaurant.

We were there for Sunday lunch very enjoyable and a great view.

I’m absolutely disgusted with this restaurant, the service and the disrespect we received. After heading out for my mum and granddads birthday, we were appalled. We had brought our own cake with us to celebrate after our dinner, to our horror, while eating out dinner another table was served our cake that was baked and brought by our 17 year old daughter who had put great effort into it. She was in tears in the car home. When we asked for our coffee and cake after dinner, staff rolled their eyes at us after loosing our cake. We were given very little compensation ( a few coffees for free) whereas I believe for loosing our cake and ruining our birthday dinner, we should have received more. We were then rushed out of the restaurant at 9.30. They completely ruined our birthday dinner and left our entire family very upset. We will not be returning and i recommend you do the same.

The coffee made this a 2 however otherwise 1. Club sandwich at £12 . Chicken thick and unable to bite through it . The bacon nearly broke a tooth and entire thing dry and tasteless. Chili chicken wrap arrives and has a weird mayo drizzle over it ? A wrap you expect to eat with your hands however this mess required a knife and fork and even at that it was poor. Avoid if you can . Complete waste of money .

Food was lovely, and peppersauce is my favorite had a chicken stack.

Food was good enough and came from the kitchen in good time... Staff wasn't interested in the comings and goings of the business and one was on the verge of rude.. That was at opening time... I wouldn't liked to cross her at 6pm... Few people saying the coffee wasn't hot . Mine wasn't hot but I didn't dare complain

Would not recommend and would never return. For my main course, (salted chilli chicken). the dish was saturated in a sweet chilli sauce. Could not taste the salted chicken or the fresh chilli as the dish was so overpowering with a sweet chilli sauce. Had to transfer the dinner from the dinner bowl to the underplate to reduce the sauce content on the food. Was not even going to tell the staff member who was taking the plates away until my husband presuaded me to say something. I did and minutes later a manager came out and unbelievably had a go at me after he asked and my dinner experience and I explained to him again about the meal. He commented that I told a 16 year old to go into the chef to tell him that the dinner was disgusting. While I explained the issue with the dinner and did comment that the dinner was disgusting, at no point did I tell anybody to tell the chef that the dinner was disgusting. Neither did I know that the staff member was a 16 year old. My husband stated the same and also said it was the company's choice who they employed and this was nothing got to do with the quality of the meal. The manager walked off and when I looked around the restaurant, i could see that other customers were looking over. I found the hostile experience with the manager very humiliating and embarrassing and it ruined our night out as we had never an encounter with a manager like this before. Would never go back again or recommend to anyone!

Food was amazing except the pavlova as it was all cream and very little base, service was reasonable due tò the young lads not keeping an eye on their tables as it was hard to get their attention.. won't stop me going back..

Food excellent. Service appalling! All the extremely polite young lads were courteous and very plrasant but all were flying around like headless chickens. They didn't seem to have they're own allocated tables. We'd about 5 difference waiters. It looked like, if they passed a table they just picked up dirty dishes and collected meals from the kitchen for any table when ready. We got our bill without asking for it just after our main course and some of us wanted a sweet!! All of us got our sweets except one who waited 10 mins for theirs!! This was my cousins birthday and not good. The food and the views excellent but oh dear unfortunately, the staff need desperate training and supervision. You will loose trade if you don't get staff properly trained. It's not the boys fault it's the fault of the managers.

Never a letdown, lovely food and a nice pint of Guinness, also a lovely view

Eaten in the main restaurant several times, always good food but the cafe below it is overpriced, awful quality and zero atmosphere. Staff made us feel like they didn't want us there from the second we walked in.

Sorry to put a poor review on in the current economic climate. Hadn't been in a few years, so we decided to give it another try. In a nutshell, it's overpriced and mediocre. Food is lukewarm, greasy, too salty but yet bland. Wine is nasty, music no better. The best part of the meal remains the view.

Food has göt a lot better from the last time we were there .pitty the service was so slow

Dropped in for a bite to eat at Sunday lunchtime. No sign of food half an hour after placing our order. I think this is, in part, because the restaurant is staffed entirely by primary school children, who, when asked any questions about the order just seemed to go all shy then disappear. Some of the food was alright but I just had the worst seafood chowder I have ever tasted. Nice big chunks of fish but overcooked and which you couldn't taste anyway because of the kilo of cheese in the sauce. Also some unidentifiable ingredient that may or may not have been potato. Cheese in a seafood chowder, absolutely criminal.

The food was delicious. The staff and atmosphere were lovely. The view we had was fantastic, the only negative thing I would have to say is that my son has autism and is very particular about what goes on his plate and we said several times no garnish and guess what, it came with garnish, he was in a forgiving mood so no harm done but it could just as easy have gone the other way!!

It started to rain and 55 North was the only place open at 10.30 am. A group of us went in for tea and scones. Very pleasant atmosphere. Service excellent. Would highly recommend it.

Stopped for breakfast after a morning out on the bike. Food was lovely, great to sit and overlook the sea.

Loved the Seabass over mashed potatoes! Gravy should have been free!

A great experience with amazing views of the Bay. The food was good, and service and ambience excellent.

Good value for money. Fantastic views friendly staff

It is what it is, an everyday spinoff from the splendid restaurant upstairs but definitely on a cafe level. I had the Chinese Chicken Curry which was lovely and my wife had the 55 Hamburger. Both meals were lovely but were too much. I felt guilty at not being able to finish mine and my wife was the same about her burger which came with chips and pepper sauce. The view is great looking across at The Skerries. The birds can be a bit of a nuisance but you're not allowed to feed them so do so at your own peril.

We had excellent coffee and muffins then went back again for breakfast. Sat outside in dog friendly area the young guy that served us was very attentive even put on heater which was very effective.

Terrible food. Spot has amazing potential that is totally wasted. We ate in Bistro, its dirty.

Food was brilliant the service was ok price was spot on

I didn’t like the restaurant only thing is view is great but tables were dirty and food wasn’t even tasteful. Toilets were very good and clean. Burger wasn’t good chips had too much oil and pizza was very dry.Salad didn’t have any tomato but full of onion pepper. Not recommended sorry.

We are regular customers here. Typically everything is spot on. We entered the restaurant and what felt like a pub environment, we couldn't hear anyone sitting next to us and all the tables surrounding us were struggling to hear eachothwr because of one large loud table. They had clearly finished their food and were continuing to order drinks and be excessively loud. I'm not a karen or a spoil sport but it was not nice, I did not enjoy my meal with my family and it will put us off coming back in the future.

Lovely setting with a beautiful vista. Breakfast was good and prices very reasonable. Staff very helpful and nice. Will be back.

Stopped for lunch with a friend, ordered at counter and paid via card. Soft drinks cam to table within minutes, after catching up for circa 45-mins we started to wonder what had happened to our food. I raised this with the restaurant staff who first of all asked me had I paid, I was able to confirm this as the money clearly had been taken out of my bank account. I was then told that the kitchen staff had sent the food out and was I sure I had not received it !!!!!!!! Very disappointing experience, the order was eventually served.

Busy, family-friendly (loud), high-capacity, quick turnaround, average restaurant, with spectacular ocean view.... Ugh. Food quality and flavor was below my expectation. Wine selection was above average.