Gatto's Ristorante in Ballymena

Food first class service excellent highly recommended

Fantastic location, easy parking, delicious foods and very friendly stuff.

Couple on a Friday night. Never disappointed with Gatto's! My husband had fish and chips which he said was delicious and I had an excellent gluten free pizza followed by a pannacotta. Their coffee is also really good. The staff are lovely and there's always a great atmosphere.

We shall definitely be visiting again! Excellent food, service and reasonable prices. What's not to like? He had a chicken and spinach dish and I risotto primavera. The latter was absolutely delicious - one of the best risottos I have had. Mains followed by a gorgeous affogato and Frangelico liqueur. Photos don't do the dishes justice!

The porterhouse steak was as good as I've ever had. Cooked perfectly to my liking and delicious. My wife had the fish and said it was lovely. The wait staff are attentive and strive to please. Fresh cream rather than squirty would be better on the dessert.

Great service, Great Food. Best Ribeye in NI..

Lunch with family yesterday 21/09/2024 lovely food and great service thank you

We ate in this restaurant with my wife really very well. Knowing that we are French and a little demanding about food. I strongly recommend this address. It’s plentiful, the quality product, the perfect service. Really a very nice address. go ahead with your eyes closed.

We ate in this restaurant with my wife really very well. Knowing that we are French and a little demanding about food. I strongly recommend this address. It’s plentiful, the quality product, the perfect service. Really a very nice address. go ahead with your eyes closed.

Risotto was the star of the show unreal

Risotto was the star of the show unreal

Greta ambience, lovely staff and a super menu. We shared starters which were delicious, highly recommend the feta fritters, and then the pizza for main was good!

First visit to Gattos and it won't be the last. We needed an early dinner around Ballymena and found this place on Google maps. Great find. Food was delicious. We had the Dirt Bird pizza (chicken mushroom bacon) and the flatbread with garlic butter and tapenade. Friendly staff and no complaints on service.

We went here recently for the first time - the starters and pizzas were gorgeous, we'll definitely be back.

Great food staff very friendly and welcoming

very nice restaurant. great food and friendly service.

Love it. Should have taken a picture of the food but hey ho, it was too nice to pause and get the phone out. Recommend the platter. Quiet when we were there is the only reason for atmosphere being a 3/5

My son and daughter in law to be treated me to dinner for father's day! I asked had they forgotten about us because the main course was taking a bit long, (but, I suppose it was Father's day!) Anyway, it was well worth the wait, it was absolutely delicious 😋 I'll be back!

Love this wee place. Great food.

Visited this fab restaurant in Ballymena on 2nd June to celebrate my daughter’s 20th birthday. It offers a great varied menu, value for money, homemade cuisine, excellent friendly service and to top it all some family had steaks and said they were the best ever 😄 It never disappoints and if you haven’t t tried it then put it on your list of places to visit……guaranteed satisfaction. 👏🏻👏🏻

2nd time hear, I tried to find faults and I couldn't fault the service,the food, or the atmosphere 5/5

Amazing! We got a GF 12 inch and a regular 12 inch / special $26 for two pizzas, two fries and two garlic dips. My husband loved his gluten free crust and I adored mine as well. Super friendly and helpful staff. Nice vibes. Definitely, want to try their hand made pasta next time.

Waited two hours for collection to be ready. Didn’t even get the dollop I specifically asked for but probably still paid for.

No booking and they took us straight away....Good food and atmosphere

A wonderful place with an atmosphere where you can calmly talk and eat. A wonderful place with an atmosphere where you can talk and eat in peace.

2nd best pizza I've ever had, best was in Naples.

Friendly staff and great food. Quite busy when we visited on a Sunday for lunch

In my opinion food is amazing ! Very good service and nice atmosphere. Check by yourself

Was there last night with my family for a brothers 70th birthday party food Was excellent service and staff also excellent , so thank you for making it a fantastic night, will definitely be back.,,

Been a few times, never disappointed. Food always top notch and made welcome. Nice staff and a nice place e to be. Advise you to book though as its very busy.

All good nice atmosphere. Food always well prepared Fast efficient friendly staff.

Had a lovely meal in here. Service very good. Only issue I could find was once we received the bill and paid in notes we waited and waited on our change which we were for leaving as a tip and nothing was returned they just assumed that it was a tip. I feel you should always be offered your change.

Amazing food, staff are fantastic, they go above and beyond to help out and treat customers like royalty.

Works Christmas Dinner, food was excellent, great value, and good service

We had two 24” pizzas which was a bit more than we needed after two starters for 6 people. Everything was so good that we ate every crumb. Extremely pleased with the servers and their patience with our group. Beautiful interior and clean bathrooms.

Amazing resturant. Have been a lot. Good value. Friendly and helpful staff. The food us amazing, especially the pizzas. As good as you would get in Italy.

I went to Gattos midweek, after school, with my son and grandchildren, we all had a beautiful meal. One meal had to be gluten free, and they were able to accommodate us without any issues whatsoever. We were told the chef makes his own gluten free pasta, and it was delicious. We will definitely be returning to Gattos

Everyone went above and beyond to make sure everyone got their food, I absolutely loved my Caesar salad starter and Salt n chilli chicken for my main. Was so happy because the food was really delicious, everything cooked to perfection. Definitely recommend Gattos

First time in the place. Warm friendly welcome by the staff. Shown to our seats and didn’t take long for drink order, which arrived soon after. Food was ordered and was with us quickly. Hot and tasty. I had buffalo wings as starter. Plenty on the plate. Steaks ordered by my wife and I. Both done to perfection. Quality and quantity excellent. Will definitely be back.

Beautiful food at reasonable prices. Good portions served piping hot. Excellent service

Atmosphere in the restaurant was lovely and the staff were friendly. Choice on the menu was extensive. No Guinness zero boo! Pizzas were delicious expecially pepper sauce pizza. Chicken burger was huge. Onion rings were incredible and garlic chips were tasty.

Meeting for lunch with close cousins who live in Ballymena, along with a couple from Alabama, USA , it was a great menu which suited all tastes. Three of us chose a roast beef dinner - excellent beef with all the trimmings! Fairly last minute booking, but a great result!

Four of us went out for dinner and ordered three courses each. Food was universally good. I had ordered tge spinach and chicken main. Amazing. Friend said it was the best lasagne she's ever had. Will definitely be back. Thank you

Good steak, nice staff, lovely ambiance. Reasonable price. Went on a Friday night and had lovely steaks and a Caesar salad. Had a bit left over were offered a box to take the rest home.

Authentic Italian style pizzas. Will definitely go back the next day I'm in Ballymena.

Sunday lunch with my family. Good selection on the menu good service, nice decor. The main I had was smoked cod and I thought it was OK, disappointed that the roasties looked and tasted like Aunt Bessie's. The lasagne was a bit salty and the chips again I believe were Aunt Bessie's. The desserts were excellent. A little more effort on small details could make this place really good.

Lovely food and service (Traducido por Google) Comida y servicio encantadores

Absolutely delicious food and the service was fantastic. We've eaten in a few places the last few days and they wouldn't hold a candle to Gattos. We'll be back tomorrow. (Traducido por Google) Absolutamente deliciosa comida y el servicio fue fantástico. Hemos comido en algunos lugares en los últimos días y no estarían a la altura de Gattos. Volveremos mañana.

Great little place, food was excellent. Definitely recommend if you are just whizzing by or are in the area. (Traducido por Google) Pequeño gran lugar, la comida era excelente. Definitivamente lo recomiendo si solo estás de paso o estás en el área.

Best place in Ballymena for a wee bite (Traducido por Google) El mejor lugar en Ballymena para un pequeño bocado.

Love this place, great food and great service. Never disappointed. (Traducido por Google) Me encanta este lugar, excelente comida y excelente servicio. Nunca decepcionado.

Excellent food, well priced and presented.. (Traducido por Google) Excelente comida, bien de precio y presentación. .

What a fantastic day out Service was excellent Food is amazing (Traducido por Google) Qué fantástico día fuera el servicio fue excelente la comida es increible

2nd time here and still good. Really nice atmosphere and nice food. Cocktails are yummy too 😋. (Traducido por Google) Segunda vez aquí y sigue siendo buena. Muy buen ambiente y buena comida. Los cócteles también son deliciosos 😋.

My first time here and I was not impressed. I had fish, and it was over done. Service very slow and lighting poor. (Traducido por Google) Mi primera vez aquí y no me impresionó. Tuve pescado, y estaba hecho. Servicio muy lento y poca iluminación.

Brilliant it was buzzing (Traducido por Google) genial estaba zumbando

This used be to be the red peaches Chinese restaurant years ago, and that was the last time we were here, now Italian based, the food was excellent as was the service. Stuffed mushrooms were to die for and a large portion as a starter! Wife had chilli chicken and I chicken mushroom tagliatelle, both dishes beautiful and well presented! Back soon!

Totally awesome roast half chicken was to die for. The other half had fungi pizza all freshly made in house flavours were mouth watering

so testy and yammi staff so friendly

Fairly expensive, long wait times and the staff feel overworked and rushed. Trying to call in at any time will be met with a long wait time, if they pick up at all /:

A restaurant we've visited again and again. The reason: Gattos food is VERY very tasty, very good quality ingredients, menu is varied and interesting, restaurant is impeccably clean and lovely and cosy and of course service really is second to none; absolutely excellent personable service - top marks for everything!

Really enjoyed our meal here. Good choice on the menu, burgers, pizza, steaks etc. Food was well presented and very tasty. Service was also good.

Gorgeous pizzas and a really nice server who was great chat and sat us where we'd be warm on a freezing day! Will definitely be back

The food was delicious. The calamari, however, were so thin that you couldn't feel their flavor from the breading. We tried the Calamari, Gamberoni, Polpette and the Mozzarella Stix. And we took pizza peperoni for home - nice, I like it. The service was excellent, kind and friendly staff. The environment is pleasant, you can feel a slight unpleasant smell as soon as you enter, I guess from the kitchen, but you get used to it, it is not so obtrusive.

Had our work Christmas dinner here. Beautiful piping hot meal staff attentive.Will definitely be back .

Great place to go for a meal . Will be back again

Had dinner with a friend, first time there and it won't be the last, lovely place, cosy and Christmasy! Staff were all lovely, excellent customers service and gorgeous food. Love it 😀

The food was very good even though we did not have pasta or pizza. The portion size was just right. The staff were attentive but not too much. There is a discount of 20% on Friday and Saturday lunchtimes, which was a lovely surprise at the end of the meal.

First time having a meal here. Loved the food, fantastic atmosphere and staff were lovely and helpful. Will certainly be back.

Ordered takeaway tonight, got told I couldn't order what I ordered last week by Mark. Then got told I could. Phoned after an hour and got told by Mark i ordered it only 30 mins prior and it was leaving in 5 minutes. Food arrived 1h35mins after I ordered it. Missing 2 dips, another 2 dips were wrong and my chilli nachos arrived with no chilli. Phoned my good friend Mark to mention the above and got told I didn't order it with chilli, but I definitely paid for it so unsure what happened there. Told them just to leave it. Normally get good service and food from here, wee bit on the expensive side, regardless, I'll not be back 😊

Brilliant food, brilliant service as usual. This restaurant never fails to impress. Have been numerous times over the years and looking forward to going again. Surf & turf unbelievably good.

The best steak ever!!!! Highly recommended!!!!

Great food and big portions . And fairly priced.

A truly lovely, authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of Ballymena. The food was delicious and the service impeccable. We will be back, thank you to all at Gattos!

Das Essen (Vegetarische Nudeln und Lasagne) war sooo lecker. Wir haben im Anschluss noch einen Nachtisch (Panna Cotta und Brownie) bestellt. Reichlich und unglaublich gut! Würden sofort wieder dort essen. Das Personal war auch sehr freundlich. Statt einem offenen Wein im Glas bestellt man sich hier eine kleine Flasche (Piccolo), hat uns aber nicht gestört. Absolut empfehlenswert!

Very nice pizza and goid prompt service.

The loveliest meal - fresh & gorgeous food and friendly & efficient staff. Definitely recommend!!

Brilliant food and lots of gluten free options which was fantastic for me as I'm coeliac, highly highly recommended gattos

Staffs are so much friendly and food quality is authentic home made and you can taste the difference too. After 5pm there is car park right outside and its free of charge. Luckily we arrived just after 5pm and few spaces were available. No need any further details on their quality of food. Just try and taste it. Well spent on Very clean toilets available too. Many deals available on various days. Take out deals on pizza available too.

Great pizza and friendly staff, quicker service would have been great 🍕😺

Fabulous food. Lovely staff and great service.

Dined last night in Gattos, Great experience food was excellent beautifully served piping hot! We were a party of 10. Food was served very quick despite another table of 10 beside us and a busy restaurant! We will be back! Big shout out to Dan you were brilliant we enjoyed the crack and efficiency you know your job inside n out 10/10

It's probley mine and my partners favourite restaurant in Ballymena we don't go out often but Gattos would be our main choice

Very good food friendly staff (Traducido por Google) Muy buena comida personal amable

Great food. Could eat here every day (Traducido por Google) Buena comida. Podría comer aquí todos los días.

Fantastic food! Big portions of pasta and gniochi . Well served and sesoned. Highly recomended! (Traducido por Google) Fantástica comida! Grandes porciones de pasta y gniochi. Bien servido y aliñado. ¡Altamente recomendado!

Affordable food Friendly staff There was a miscommunication on my order, so 4 star instead of perfect 5 (Traducido por Google) Comida asequible Personal amigable Hubo una falta de comunicación en mi pedido, así que 4 estrellas en lugar de 5 perfecto

Wonderful venue for a quality Italian meal. Inventive twist to the traditional ‘Spag Bol’ options available in many ‘Italian’ Restaurants with vegetarian and GF options available too. Great service. Well worth a visit!!

Fantastic food and great service 👍 (Traducido por Google) Fantástica comida y excelente servicio 👍

Food was lovely and staff were really accommodating to changes with my order. Will be back (Traducido por Google) La comida era deliciosa y el personal fue muy atento a los cambios con mi pedido. Volveré

Well prepared and very tasty food. Good range of Italian dishes but also the buffalo wings are highly recommended. (Traducido por Google) Comida bien elaborada y muy sabrosa. Buena variedad de platos italianos, pero también las alitas de pollo son muy recomendables.

It is definitely my favourite restaurant in Ballymena. The food is so tasty with great prices. The staff are always pleasant and helpful. (Traducido por Google) Definitivamente es mi restaurante favorito en Ballymena. La comida es muy sabrosa con excelentes precios. El personal es siempre agradable y servicial.

Nice place but when I asked for my steak well done I was asked why I wanted it well done and made to feel like a bit of a bell end over it they tried to convince me to go rare, I just orderd the lasagne instead thanks but no thanks :/

Food and service was excellent. We'll be back to work our way round the menu!

A bit crowded and poor lighting above our table. Friendly and helpful staff.

A bit crowded and our table was poorly lighted. Good portions of delightful food. Staff are friendly.

Really enjoyed our family meal at Gatto's this evening. The service was very friendly and efficient and the food was amazing. Thanks to all the staff members and we'll see you again soon

This place serves the best food for miles. The staff are fantastic and can't do enough for you. Looking forward to getting back.

Amazing food and big portions! Staff were very attentive and good craic. Definitely be back

We all had a great time. Excellent service and excellent food. Another visit next month for another birthday Great value too