Dufferin Arms, Killyleagh in Down

Came here for a 40th birthday Friday evening and had drinks the next day, excellent service from all staff especially Rachel, everyone so friendly from staff to locals, well worth a visit, food and drinks excellent, keep up the great work will definitely be back in the future 😀 👍 😊

This is a wonderful place to meet lovely Irish people. The staff were so friendly when we were on holiday near there last week, and because of that we visited several times. I can recommend the fish chowder at about £8 I think it was, but there seemed to be about £7 of deliciously cooked fish in it - great value ! The chicken stack is big enough for two, so ensure you're hungry beforehand. Fantastic atmosphere, and would give it 10 stars if I could !

Food was excellent service also was very good will be back

Best chowder and Guinness bread I've tasted in a long time and super service too. Will definitely be back.

Must have been in different pla e to everyone else. We had a terrible meal skinny fries more bits than fries chunky chips were hard.waitress said you done not did you enjoy meal.paid and not even a thankyou. Never be back would not recommend.

Went there twice while staying in Killyleagh. Great pub great food and great band

Little noisy however the home cooked food was amazing and the service was great 👍

A great mix of traditional catering and contemporary cuisine. The atmosphere created by the live music and the delicious options of food is a sensation to experience. Staff are super friendly and helpful. Prices are slightly above the norm but the presentation of dishes and the extra ingredient “made with love” make up for it. Fantastic experience overall!

Great place with good fod and great service. Highly recommend dropping by. Its near a castle too!

Excellent service & food. Staff friendly great people skills.

A cut above your normal pub grub Our shared crab claw starter from the Specials board was absolutely superb, while the huge bowl of chowder and the scampi we chose as our mains were both equally excellent. Service was friendly and efficient and the Guinness was as good as ever. What's not to like!

Have been here a few times.The food is excellent and good quality,staff friendly and very helpful. Tracey runs a well oiled machine.Will definitely be back.

Really good old style put with a great atmosphere and delicious pints of Guinness. Two really cute snugs. They also do excellent food with a varied menu, the portion sizes are big so be careful 😋 The staff are super friendly and helpful.

Mega leckeres Essen zu moderaten Preisen. Außergewöhnlich: die Hühnerleber Paté. Sehr netter und aufmerksamer Service.

Very good pub: great service and very good atmosphere. The fish chowder and the chicken liver pate are terrific. My warmest recommendation.

Went either good friends, food totally amazing, 😋 👌 service was brilliant, sadly Victoria who served us was leaving to further her education, good luck to her 🥰 music was beautiful, we will be going again. Also most IMPORTANT they cater for coeliac and I loved my food 😋 😎

Super well presented food amazing live music as it was a Saturday evening and very good service. If I lived nearby I’d be a regular customer.

A lovely friendly pub with excellent food and staff. Would recommend.

Unbelievable food and great service! Highly recommend!

From the moment we sat down outside we were made so welcome. Lovely service, delicious Fish Chowder, terrific 'craic' really wanted to stay all afternoon and into the evening but had places to be. Will be back. Thank you team.

Excellent service, lovely food and great atmosphere. Will definitely be back

Fantastic food drink and atmosphere

Fantastic food, service & fabulous pub with heaps of Irish charm

Had drinks only meeting friends Lovely atmosphere. Very unusual for me poster's on the walls as coming from Oxfordshire. Happy to go again.

Delicious chowder and one of the party enjoyed a small fish & chips. Great they do small, medium & large fish and chips. Very tasty altogether.

Great little b & b with a killer Ulster fry! Well appointed with slippers and bathrobes provided.

100%. Highly recommended. Staff second to none. Resturant 5 star. A lovely warm atmosphere. Will be back. Thank you Duffern. 😊

Serves excellent food and the most beautiful pints, especially of Guinness. Hard to beat the Saturday afternoon session which runs into the evening, and helps create a brilliant atmosphere. Love it!

We visit here annually with family and the food is always fantastic. Really tasty pub food in a cosy and friendly atmosphere. Fantastic fresh fish options and gigantic portions. A great pint of guinness too.

To say it's dated is an understatement, but, oh my god, that food. Great selection, excellent quality, brilliant service, easy to pay and a friendly atmosphere to boot.

Lovely lunch with a friend. Much enjoyed. Good food. Staff were attentive without being overbearing and certainly very pleasant. No rush to leave and certainly we would go back but not have the pie!!.I think they were cooked separately? The filling was delicious and really hot. Served beautifully. Thank you.

Went with three sisters for our tea. Food amazing, staff first class, folk music session in full flow, it was a brilliant evening. We all throughly enjoyed ourselves.

Absolutely fantastic food and super friendly helpful staff. Wonderful atmosphere.

First time here. I had heard great reviews about it, so we decided to ring and book. We were led downstairs to what I believe to be an old kitchen. The order was taken, and the starters arrived. Very pleased with them. Mains arrived, and for me, that was Turkey and Ham. Ham was lovely, but the Turkey was a bit tough. My husband ordered the roast beef, and when it came, I thought it looked like something out of a shop packet. As my husband started to eat the beef it was pure fat. The top pice was okay, but all the meat underneath was fatty, and the slices were paper thin. When we finished I told the waitress but anyone could see that he hadn't eaten it. Nothing was said, so we paid for the meal and left. Sad really as I was going to book my 60th birthday meal there this month. Maybe they will learn something from my comments.

Lovely atmosphere beautiful food and friendly attentive staff

Visited as a party of four, all enjoyed our meals which were served by very friendly helpful staff. Great atmosphere and made to feel very welcome. Highly recommended.

Shared an amazing evening at the Dufferin. The food , the music , the drink and the atmosphere was the kind you never forget. Heartfelt thanks for the experience ❤️

Really charming pub, lots of history, great food and friendly staff.

Our favourite place for food and the music on a Saturday is fantastic 👌

Friendly staff. Service excellent.

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Dufferin Pub. The ambiance was enhanced by mystically touching music, the food was exceptional, and the Guinness was top-notch. A perfect blend of heart music, delicious cuisine, and lots of drinks made my visit truly enjoyable. Highly recommend!

Absolutely no words, this place is a real gem! The food is unbelievable, I find it hard to go past the chicken stack with garlic cream! Staff are so attentive and welcoming and the fire is always blazing! I could dine here daily given the chance!

This is a great wee pub and restaurant located in the centre of Killyleagh. There's a tiny pub / bar, separate restaurant room and further spaces out the back. The atmosphere and vibe are very old-school, authentic Irish and the food is great quality. We didn't have alcohol but the guinness looked amazing.

The food was excellent, good portions well presented and very very tasty.

Was taken to the Dufferin Arms for lunch last Saturday by some great friends. On a cold and damp December day it was lovely to come into a wood fire warming the room. The welcome was just as warm and welcoming with courteous, attentive friendly staff. The team gave you time to settle and choose then took the order. Their return with the food a short while later, this place isn’t a fast food place but a cooked with love venue. The meals came, a mixture of vegetarian and meat based and every dish was presented with style on the plate. The food all round was superb, I personally had a game pie special, the meat was cooked perfectly and the veg was firm, not crunchy but tasty. My friends had the vegetarian option and it looked, and they said tasted superb. Sometimes the vegetarian option is somewhat bland but every plate went back empty, well except for the cutlery 😉. The desserts were equal to the mains.

Fantastic place to eat always been a favourite

First time ever here, deffo won't be the last.

I took 7 friends from England to the Dufferin on Friday night and we had a brilliant time. One of the most atmospheric pubs in NI, the service was first class, the food was perfect higher end pub grub, and we all had a great night. Thanks Austin, Cath and team.

Very friendly staff and the entertainment was 1st class

Excellent meal, fantastic range of menu choices, we will be back !

Great quirky old pub, friendly staff. Food very tasty and reasonably priced. Trad sessions Saturday afternoons.

This place was everything I hoped it would be. I didn’t try the food, but really enjoyed a pint and the atmosphere. There was live music (on a Saturday) and I absolutely loved listening. I loved how so many people seemed to know each other. This is what I expected an Irish pub to be like and I was not disappointed!!! Hope I get to return while I’m in town!

Historic and very good food and service.

Excellent food and lots of choice between menu and specials board. Friendly staff

Beautiful food and plenty of it! I recommend the Stack Chicken with bluecheese sauce!

The pea and asparagus risotto was delicious. Clubbed it with Guinness. The order was a bit late, but the food served was hot and yummy.

Beautiful food in the most cosy place! We absolutely loved it and we will be definitely be back! Highly recommend 👌 Tracy was amazing 👏

Took me back way way back thank you

Great food ,great service, made us very welcome.

Great pub with good quality food (great portions), beers and service to boot! Felt very homely in there and a good range of food options with friendly staff also.

A wonderful traditional ambience oozing from a vernacular style Feels like a proper Irish Pub

Great food, great service and well priced....had a great evening 😀

Definite feel good atmosphere with great banter from the locals.

Just had drinks , but staff and locals very friendly.

We ate here twice during our stay in Killyleagh. Friendly, good food and service, the usual pub selections plus some additions and twists, with some good music.

Delicious pub food in big portions (especially kids meal and the LARGE fish and chips!), great pint of Guinness, lots of local traditional character and friendly staff who welcomed us without a booking. Castle and waterside nearby to walk it off after

Sehr leckeres Essen, super Service! Uriges Pub mit super Bier Auswahl! Wir waren Samstags Abend da und es gab Live Musik 🎶 😃 richtig gut 👍 👍 👍

Fantastic food and service. Highly recommended

Accueil chaleureux. Grande carte variée. Le beef burger avec pulled pork et sauce BBQ était délicieux, le tout servi avec de bonnes frites de patates douces maisons. Le houmous était très savoureux. J’y retournerai avec plaisir.

Lovely restaurant... The Duff Fish chowder amd Guiness Wheaten bread was lovely as were our main meals (fish and chips, amd the chicken stack) the staff were very attentive, and great service. Will definitely return 👌👌

Kind and accommodating staff, and the food is not just good, it is glorious! Highly recommended if you're in the area.

We ate here twice during our short stay in the area. We went originally for it being nearby and meant to be good quality food but returned again for the same reasons but also because of the first class service from the waitressing staff; they are the best we've come across in a long time. The food is excellent quality gastro pub fare, with a decent selection of choices. The prices are also very reasonable considering the quality.

Absolutely beautiful pub food and lovely and friendly staff. I'll be back soon i hope.

This is our go to restaurant. Top notch food at reasonable prices.

Really tasty food and lovely friendly staff Top marks

Just great, excellent service !

Friendly staff and great food at great prices..

A very busy bar & restaurant with a lot of history. Food was fantastic, the servers more than helpful & we weren’t rushed out afterwards.

Great atmosphere, good food and friendly staff. The music at weekends is fabulous

Good grub in relaxed surroundings and great service - look forward to next time

Great grub and service! Excellent value! Covid safe too. Great atmosphere.

First and definitely not the last visit to The Dufferin Arms. A warm friendly welcome from the waitress who despite being run off her feet, found us a table immediately. The menu was amazing. Portions extremely generous, parsnip hummus declared delicious, French onion soup was the best my son had ever had and goats cheese fab. Roast beef, house burger and pan-fried sea bass all accompanied with fresh veg and THE best roasties. No room for dessert unfortunately but we will be back soon to try them out.

Fantastic food and service, as always!

Stopped on the off chance for a bite of lunch. Very friendly staff got us a table and the food was fantastic. Will definitely be back there again

Delicious food and wonderful service here. Very friendly and so helpful at accomodating allergies which was really appreciated. Good variety on the menu to choose, from light lunches to more hearty winter fillers. Cosy setting inside with the walls covered in old pictures. It is nice to sit there and take it in. On nice days the benches outside are a nice spot to sit.

Splendid restaurant. Has real charm about the place and the food was great

Enjoyed cod and chips down in the basement after a four mile walk.

Excellent food and very helpful and pleasant staff

Excellent, as always. Thank you.

Great food and friendly staff and good atmosphere

Whilst on holiday it was our 42nd anniversary and we had a beautiful meal. We both had Scampi. Very friendly atmosphere and staff. Well advised to book.

Nice place. Plenty of options. Food, drink, both, craic music. Or just sit outside and watch the world go by.

Incredible food, lovely staff. Very accommodating and kind as we had our disabled daughter with us. Who is a bit loud and excitable and in a wheelchair.

Great pub, great grub and craic

We went for Sunday evening dinner. The food was perfect and really tasty. We ordered seafood chowder, mussels, pate, steak, scampi and chicken, the menu was varied with something for everyone and the specials board was extensive. The house merlot was a great option too. Service excellent.

Great friendly atmosphere, great food and drink and traditional music, what more do you want?

Great food, great, friendly service, authentic atmosphere. We all fully enjoyed it! Will go again.

Amazing staff and food (variety of vegan options too). The local IPA was lovely even though I don't usually like IPA's! Really recommend, art shops and little galleries either side and nice little walks (we stayed next door) 😊

Great pub, excellent trad music on sat afternoon / early evening, great pub grub!

Four of us had lunch on Monday. Excellent pub menu, friendly staff and a wholesome authentic old style lounge, good atmosphere.