Glenarm Castle Tea Room in Larne

We had hesitated over whether to go to the Tea Room for food after seeing negative reviews, but are so glad we went. Arrived at 12 noon at start of lunch menu. Family meal- 2 kids and 2 adults. Food was delicious, served really quickly and presented really well. Goujons were so fresh and the club sandwich was so tasty. We had a lovely meal, in beautiful surroundings, and were ready to enjoy the rest of our day. Will definitely be back!

Odd ordering system and lay out at till , ordered breakfast, potato bread came .... Well black so disappointed, the eggs very greasy. Staff seem totally fed up , one was pleasant and the other couldn't be bothered

Worst chowder I’ve ever had, flavourless.and over priced

Stopped off twice recently. We had coffee and a tray bake only each time. No complaints on the quality, but it can be expensive. Over £16 for 2 coffee and 2 tray bakes. For comparison for £1 less, we can have 2 coffees and 2 small fries in The Prom in Larne. We still will stop off soon again, though. The 'feel' off the tea room makes up for the cost.

Went for a panini and a toastie. Several hot drinks. The service was hurried and brusque the pre made panini came under toasted and the pre made toastie had half its bread missing and was again undertoasted congealed cheese. Drinks were cold, servers definitely couldn’t be bothered it was 40 minutes before closing but they just didn’t want to be there. It used to be nice. Will not go back.

This place gets worse. I said the last time I was there that I wouldn't go back. Well I did and I won't be back. Long queue. Finally got to till after giving the first girl my order the next girl asked for my order again. Waited 25 mins for our meals. The waiter did apologise and offered us more tea. We refused. I ordered chowder, it was the worst I have ever tasted full of uncut scallions., grey fish, no potatoes or veg.it was disgusting. My hubby had fish and chips. It was edible. He didn't finish his. Was going to complain but why bother. This time I won't be back.

Misleading pricing information. Poor customer focus 😢

Called in at 11am for a breakfast meal, ordered an Ulster fry at £10.95. Wife ordered a hash brown sausage stack at £8.95, it was huge. Really good quality, nicely cooked meal. Staff friendly and helpful, nice place all round.

We ordered lunch here after our visit to the gardens on June 7, 2024. After charging my card the first time, the clerk said the charge did not go through. I gave her my card again and the charge went through. When I received my card statement, there were two separate charges. Glenarm Tea Room charged me twice for the same transaction. After contacting them and being told by email on July 3 that I would receive a credit, the credit has never been given. I have tried contacting them several times and have not received any response. I wonder how often this happens here?

Cannot recommend to stop here. The cake, a small piece of cheesecake with dried edges was charged with more than 5 £, the floor was dirty from former customers and none of the staff noticed, the tables were sticky, and people left their wet coats hanging on chairs at empty tables, which added to the lacking of a nice tea room atmosphere.

Lovely lunch with the family, reasonable price.

It was just not nice the tables where sticky not impressed at all Will not be back

Confusing ordering system in the cafe. Stood in the queue to order and when I got to the front the waitress said you have to order food at the other till which I'd already passed (and no server asked for my food order) so then I felt rude pushing in and had to join the back of the same line again as it's all one queue. Very odd, makes no sense, (and no signs to state this), and unhelpful staff!

Confusing system in the cafe. Stood in the queue to order and when I got to the front the waitress said you have to order food at the other till which I'd already passed (and no server asked for my food order) so then I felt rude pushing in and had to join the back of the same line again as it's all one queue. Very odd, makes no sense, and unhelpful staff!

I used to go here a lot pre covid and had lovely lunches. Today’s lunch was awful as it’s obviously been downgraded into sandwich shop. I ordered the ploughman’s sandwich and couldn’t believe what turned up, nasty shop bought ham with a sprinkle of pre grated cheese on a bit of Branson pickle on bread. A side of stale crisps and a half spoon of limp salad. Yuck. Why spoil a lovely concept with a very poor selection of eats. Won’t be back again and won’t advise visitors to do so. Buy a subway sandwich and eat it by the river or in your car, far nicer.

We had a stop here for breakfast. Our way up North. We had a pleasant experience with the food and the surrenders. Good food, sandwiches, pastries, and other baked products. The indoors and the outdoors were gorgeous, even in November (we went during Thanksgiving week). They have plenty of parking and the garden is fantastic. The Irish breakfast was as expected

Visited recently with my partner for a day out round the coast and thought we’d call in for some coffee and scones, the coffee was terrific but the stand out was the service , we were served by a lovely young girl called Rosa who couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful she is a real credit to the place !

Great place for lunch and lovely decor

Dropped in for lunch today and ordered a carrot and coriander soup with a sandwich. Sandwich was fine but called waitress over as soup was horrid and nothing like carrot and coriander. It was dark brown and spicy . I asked for it to be returned to chef and that was it . Waitress asked if I wanted something else but what would I be asking for at that stage ???? No feedback from kitchen and no offer of refund for a bowl of soup sent back to kitchen full . Feeling totally ignored. Won't be in a hurry back ! Especially at a total of £14.50 for soup, sandwich and a coke .

As always never disappoints normal pitstop for some brunch in the tea rooms.

I went with my son during Dalfest. They were absolutely hammered with customers and still managed to deal with us showing up without booking, dropping a whole dinner (his, not mine), and a full meltdown (mine, not his). The ladies serving were professional, patient and very kind and I'm incredibly grateful for their help that day. The food was excellent too!!

Enjoyed welcoming Americano and a great scone.

Very good service, Efficient and clean area to have lunch and bring friends for a meal

My partner and I visited the Tea Room today. We both had Quiche and salad and it was delicious. What a fantastic place for lunch

Booked tour of castle absolutely brilliant. George the butler showed us around the castle full of information but lots of personal chat and crac. Certainly recommend this tour. Cafe was really good lots of fresh food.

We visited the walled garden which is a masterclass in high maintenance clipped hedges and perfect lawns with, even late in the season, flower filled borders. Tea and cake go hand in hand with garden visits and what a delightful, stylish tea room. It was too cold to sit outside but in summer it must be idyllic. Lovely foid, nice staff, pretty setting.

Great food and thoroughly great experience 👍

Steak sandwich was average but overpriced. Burger was poor with to thin patties of meat, crispy bacon, and cheese + 2 small lettuce leaves and skinny chips. Could have done better at McDonalds at less than half the price. Pastries and coffee were good. Suggest it sticks to tearoom menu and forgets lunch menu

I've eaten in here a few times over the years but most recently on three occasions within the same number of days over the weekend of Camp Dalfest. Each meal was quite different so I got a good sense of the quality across a number of dishes. Day one - Burger & fries Day two - Sourdough, poached egg with bacon Day three - Open prawn salad The quality really is excellent. The burger was full of flavour, juicy and af a good size. I suspect the beef is from their own shorthorn cattle on the estate which adds to the experience. The sourdough and poached egg with bacon was perfect. The bacon was thick back bacon and tasted like bacon used to taste before the modern, water/nitrite soaked thin and flavoured rashers we normally get served today. The egg was perfectly cooked to my request and the bread was good quality. I would've liked to try the eggs benedict but the hollandasie sauce was not prepared by the kitchen so I passed. The bought in types can often be lack-lustre but i didn't experience this one so i can't comment. My feedback would be to make their own - it really lifts the dish (but to be fair I'm being really pedantic here and wouldn't change my score because of it. It might have tased incredible) The prawn salad was the highlight though. The prawns in marie-rose sauce were really good, the salad leaves were incredibly fresh (i suspect from their garden) and the dressing was perfect. The only negative was the small slice of wheaten that I suspect was stored in the fridge and had dried out slightly. My wife had the tomato soup with wheaten and her bread was completely different and something to be experienced. Baked like a wheaten scone, using a muffin tin it was rich, moist and full of flavour. I susepct they use treacle/molasses to give it a deep smokey taste. Really good and in stark contrast to the slice I received. My only advice is to get rid of the wheaten slices (or don't let them dry out) and replace with the muffic style wheaten. The servers are polite and helpful. The range of food and drinks will serve everyone's taste. The location, surroundings, decor and atmosphere are perfect. Even more impressive was the fact that they were able to deliver food and service of this quality on what is, by far, the busiest weekend of their year with thousands in the esate for the music festival. Please, if you're within a reasonable distance of Glenarm Castle grounds, make your way here for their food. While you're there, visit the formal gardens (stunning) and the local crafts people, There's a stone mason, ceramacists and painters, amongst others. You will not be disappointed.

Good tea stop when on coastal drive. We've been dropping in for a few years. I'm cutting to the chase here today though. Tea and buns were fine but WHY would you serve individual milk jugs INSIDE the clean cups. I've no words!!! Please change this "method". Lord knows where those little jugs sat before going into clean cups.

Having read through some of the reviews I can’t argue with the ones that say the tearoom can be a bit dirty and our table today was sticky and a bit wobbly. Nicely presented with lovely decor doesn’t override cleanliness and a good deep clean, including the toilets wouldn’t go a miss. Having previously been a cleaner for 14 years I also understand time constraints on cleaners but the strength of any business is it’s cleanliness. Having said that the food has always been delicious on every visit. We travel from Scotland every year and park at Glenarm to start our holidays with a trip to the tearooms. Admittedly we have never been greeted with the same staff each year but all the staff we have encountered have been nothing but pleasant and efficient. Every year we see the improvements made outside and have enjoyed all the new additions over the years. Would highly recommend a visit especially into the wall garden which is stunning.

Beautiful breakfast in a lovely location! Our family of 4 were staying in the pods so called into the tearooms for breakfast on both mornings we were there (so good we had to come back on our second morning!!) My husband and I both had the potato bread stack which was delicious and the kids were delighted with the waffles. The staff were so friendly and welcoming too. The cafe was really lovely, very clean and had a nice atmosphere. Will be recommending the pods and this cafe to our friends back home!!

If a M and EABC council see the dirt of this place they will have to remove your current ratings. The tables, floor and window cills are disgusting and obviously have not been cleaned for some time. I appreciate that children and adults can spill food but this filth was not recent. One has to wonder what the kitchen must be like. It was sad to note that there were 6 English visitors in the tearoom. They could justify speaking of the 'pigs in the parlour.' As a local I will be back but only to see if things have improved and submit photographs to the Council and press if they haven't. For goodness sake get a grip and do a bit of cleaning up. The Castle tearoom staff may have no pride in Glenarm and its environs but most of us do.

April we visited Glenarm Castle tea rooms, fantastic cakes/ sweets tea coffee lovely people clean place would highly recommend a stop here.

This place is totally chaotic. It was busy but people waiting were given no advice or guidance. Staff don't appear to have a clue what's going on and the counter queuing system is nothing short of a shambles.

I visited Glenarm Castle Tea Room with a friend recently for lunch. I am vegan and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of choice there. In fact, we both had the vegan ravioli which was delicious and even had vegan parmesan which shows that a lot of thought and care had been put into the dish. We then had the vegan apple pie with vegan ice cream which I can safely say I'll be back for! (I hope it'll still be there ;)) The staff were very friendly and accommodating in helping us with the vegan choices (I believe there was a vegan soup too. Maybe next time.) A lovely experience in an idyllic setting. We will definitely be back. Thank you guys :)

We stopped here as we were unable to find similar places open along the Antrim Coast Road. Their baked goods & coffee are excellent. We had a table with comfortable armchairs & view of the walled garden

We were told upon entry that the kitchen was closed and that there was a minimal service available, understandable, Catherine ordered a ham and cheese toastie, (well done) as usual I ordered a sausage roll, and of course two earl grey tea, £10 squid 🦑, when it arrived the sausage roll was acceptable we halved this and also halved the toastie, have to say firstly the tray was dumped onto the table and the waitress had no manners whatsoever, we ate the roll and I started to cut into the toasted sandwich, 🤮, a big hair, so of course Catherine being a chef of 50 years complained only to be told that it wasn’t a hair it was in fact a stringy piece of cheese, “no so my dear Watson” the waitress even tried to argue her case, anyway when she was asked what do you do in a situation like this she just answered we can only apologise, no refund, no replacement, so people’s if you go to this cafe be aware be very aware, or should that be “be afraid be very afraid” 😂

It MUST be locals who whine about the 'high prices' because I'm telling you that as someone from the mainland, the prices on the board for the main meal lunch courses looked great value, and I was worried that the portions would be small. Ha! We were a big group and everything ordered was generously portioned and excellent quality. I had the burger and chips, and it was superb - two thick beef patties, bacon, cheese, tomato, gerkin and excellent, thick-cut chips that were hot, crispy out and fluffy in. Banging - best burger in many years. My father-in-law had the ploughman's and, again, it was a mighty feast of quality produce that he struggled to finish. We followed with some of their bakery items and the Victoria Sponge was divine. The service was prompt and the staff lovely. 7 adults and three kids, all eating a main course, plus teas/coffees/soft drinks all round and a few who had cakes to follow, ALL delicious food and generously portioned to leave us so stuffed we only had a small evening meal back at home later, and averaging about £9 each. Bargain!

Visited today with a friend for lunch and was absoloutely disgusted with the lack of social distancing and such a shame to see other members of the public not following guidelines re. masks etc. For such a busy place I would have liked to have seen more regulations in place, other customers were queuing right beside our table, making it an uncomfortable environment. Staff were all very friendly despite being it being so busy. The food was delicious, especially the goats cheese salad. But overall wouldn’t rush back if looking to enjoy a relaxing afternoon out.

I am sorry to report we had a less than average meal here today, we eat here occasionally and this time was very poor. The chips were undercooked, the burger was very nice, the fish was just ok but a very small portion compared to what used to be on offer. The staff are very pleasant and surroundings are beautiful.We didn't complain but probably won't return, maybe it was just an off day but Glenarm castle tea room really should offer better for the price charged, my opinion.

Try the Double Cheese Burger with Bacon! The service can be a little but slow but it is well worth the wait! We dined alfresco in the lovely garden outside the cafe which gives you views of the castle .

Lunch - a burger (very good) and scampi. Lukewarm plates meant that the food was cold before we had eaten. The - in my opinion - more serious error was that excellent crisp scampi was plated on top of mushy peas (also above average). The result was that a potentially excellent meal was down graded by batter made soggy by the mushy peas. What a pity.

Had a lovely lunch here very tasty food I would highly recommend especially if you are visiting the walled gardens. Great choices the food was very good quality.

Somewhat underwhelmed. Sadly a local cafe seems to have been replaced by a functional chain and has really lost its ‘home cooked’ feel. It’s now lost its charm. Staff used to be lovely and friendly - still very pleasant but seem to be young students lacking in a bit of confidence. The place has stacks of potential but needs to move away from the feel of a Cafe Nero. Let’s get some local charm back. Not a fan of having tray bakes served on saucers because they ran out of plates as a simple example.

We visited last week- busy because of “eat out to help out” but the Glenarm classic burger is well worth the wait. Visited the shop to buy topside. All the beef is from their own Organic shorthorn herd and not at all expensive given the quality. The lady in the shop even gave me her lunch cool bag to transport the meat home. Will be back!

Excellent never disappoints. Breakfast or lunch we are always impressed with the food drinks and desserts served!

Popped in here today and it was open for carry out......this used to be our favourite place but had really gone down hill badly last year......we're we shocked.....it has been taken over by GROUND......coffee and fresh gorgeous things especially caramel squares......to die for......went back in for seconds.....Lovely friendly helpful welcoming staff......and lovely lady in reception to welcome us in......excellent social distancing.....loved it......can't wait to go back to this special place

Went with friends for coffee and cakes....the place is beautiful, lovely and warm, food amazing and staff even better....worth a visit if in area....

My husband and I have been coming to the Tea Rooms since they first opened. We have watched it grow from the original to the lovely place it is now. However on our last visit we were very disappointed in the food. My husband had the Chowder which is usually outstanding, but it was served in what I can only describe as an oversized crispy bap. I had the chicken goujons which were overdone and dry. The coffee was very good and the lemon drizzle delicious. We will be back as we love the gardens. Hope next time it will be better.

Been here on several occasions and although I still have a fondness for this cafe (and it's beautiful location) it's tainted by being able to provide consistent delicious food together with staff who are either friendly or at worst unwelcoming... even grumpy (Shirley!) On our recent visit I had hoped for the seafood chowder but it wasn't on the menu so opted for a toasted sandwich (turkey and stuffing) it was a bland tasting bite with little contents. I actually opened it and looked inside with disappointment and the scattering of crisps on the side didn't change my opinion. Previously when I have ate here the food was delicious, usually complimented with some side salad but not on this occasion. Fingers crossed management take heed of this review and when I return hopefully the quality of food and customer service will be more consistent! (PS The clothing shop, fudge shop and delightful little curiosity shop in the courtyard are great and certainly worth a visit to browse or buy!)

Outstanding in every department, food is beyond amazing, cake selection is beautiful, lovely idyllic setting and cheerful friendly staff who always go that extra mile. Best cafe on the coast.

Have been to this tearoom on numerous occasions, sometimes just for coffee, a snack and also for a meal ad eat time it was lovely. Food always fantastic, especially the seafood chowder!

We’ve been a number of times - as it is on a road we use a lot - and find the tea room to be (at times) noisy, consistently not particularly friendly service-wise, the coffee can be very badly prepared and we have been charged on a number of occasions for full breakfasts etc despite only having a couple of items.

We visited the Walled Gardens at the castle today and called at the coffee shop for a quick cuppa before heading home. I can't comment on the food but we thought the coffee shop was delightful. We had tea seated in very comfy armchairs overlooking the lovely kitchen garden.

OK to stop if you have time or want a break on the Antrim Coast road. Very like an average cloned National Trust tea room.

Carrot and coriander soup tasted burnt and as though vinegar had been added to try to disguise this. Only 1 Cajun chicken ciabatta on display at 1:30, we were informed there were no others - would have preferred ham and cheese. Woman who served the soup/hot food is not very welcoming. We have been eating in the cafe for years, since the old days. It's not the friendly and caring place it used to be. Shame.

Great location and good coffee, however the service can be a bit abrupt. Large number of very young staff.

A very welcoming restaurant- all the staff are very friendly and love to have a chat with you. A good selection of meals and just great for a coffee and a homemade piece of cake - a visit to the walled garden is also worthwhile - having enjoyed Hemsley walled garden in Yorkshire I would say Glenarm is on a par with it

Had a delicious lunch today in the cafe.The burgers were a very high standard and served with a lovely fresh salad and red hot chips.The cafe was very well decorated comfortable and clean. The only disappointment was the plastic flowers on the tables when the garden at the castle has so many lovely fresh flowers to choose from.

We were just in for coffee and cake but we were very impressed. The cafe is beautifully furnished and comfortable, what we had was all great and the staff were very friendly.

Lunch today at Glenarm tea rooms was absolutely delicious!!! The location is as good as the food!! Dogs are welcome outside too so it's perfect for the 4 paws family members too!! Highly recommend!!

Quite a queue to get in, waited and ordered good from the counter, all looked lovely. We are all vegetarian and 2 of us ordered vegetarian frittata. Shortly after the waitress brought the food over and we ate...only for the frittata eaters to discover half way through that it had ham in it! (Small pieces so not immediately obvious). Called the waitress back, who said, " Well it's supposed to be vegetarian, I'll go and see what's happening." No one came back, so my husband went up to the counter and someone checked with the chef, who said it was meat... Got the money back and an offer of different food, but it's really not a nice thing to happen, especially for my daughter, who has vegetarian all her life. And not even any follow up from the staff

Ham and cheese toasty made with beautiful carved ham and local red cheddar on wonderful brown bread, homemade Key Lime pie with tasty coffee. Staff excellent friendly and pleasant. Surroundings delightful with the option of al fresco dining. Prices £13 for a toasty and a piece of pie

Dropped in for a cup of tea late in afternoon. Lovely. Also had a slice of banana cake which was delicious. Friendly staff, very clean and tidy. Looked like a good choice of food available. Too late for walled garden visit but will go again! Lots of parking and some good looking shops dotted around.

A vey nice place to have lunch or coffee and cake. There is a good choice of food and it’s well presented. It is self service and space is limited for wheelchairs etc so bear that in mind if visiting.

I was out walking the dog so decided I would pop in for a scone and a drink. There were lots of young girls as waitresses, mostly all standing around doing nothing. The place was quite busy and there was a long queue at the till. There was a young girl on the till who rather than just take the money seemed to have to serve people with their drinks so she was spending most of her time filling tea pots and milk jugs and not enough time taking cash hence the long queue, meanwhile at least 4 other waitresses stood around and did nothing.

Ate here during the festival and found it to be good food and good service in a nice cafe environment.

The tearoom seemed very busy when we were there. It's larger than it looks at first and there are outside tables as well. The pastries are wonderful. Good place to stop for tea but don't miss the gardens.

Visited today with my Mum,husband and daughter for a light bite and cuppa around 4 o’clock,food was fine but I’m so annoyed that I didn’t ask the two females serving what their problem was,I asked did they do paninis and the lady pointed to the ciabatta and said same thing! Emmm actually it isn’t,I then asked did they have beetroot and she pointed to a bowl without speaking,before we had even got to the till the girl had rang everything in and hit us with a bill of £32,I politely asked if we could pay separately and the look on her face was enough! Shame as a nice wee place to relax!

We enjoyed an afternoon here and grabbed lunch at the tea room. The food was tasty and we enjoyed browsing the little shop they had too.

Questo bar/ristorante si trova subito dietro la biglietteria dei giardini del castello di Glenarm dove si ripassa all'uscita. Noi abbiamo preso il thé con un'ottima fetta di torta alle ciliegie, ma ho visto altri clienti che mangiavano pasta e/o panini. Gentilissime le ragazze dello staff.

Live locally to Cafe and have used on a regular basis. Over the past two visits it has slumped badly.

Glenarm Castle tea room is very good. This was my second visit. I came with a group of friends which included a resident of Glenarm who knew the ropes. We came for lunch. This tea room has much more to offer than just tea and scones. The lunch was very good indeed. One friend had mushrooms on toast. They looked spectacular! That dish was stylish not a bit like the basic offering I prepare for myself when I am home alone. I had Caesar salad which was adapted because I am vegetarian. I was pleased with it. The others had salads which looked inviting. They both enjoyed the stuffed peppers which they declared were home made.

Scrambled eggs underdone - white of egg barely cooked. Breakfast also served on a cold plate. Not a pleasant experience. ( I have had the same breakfast on numerous occasions here without a problem). Waitress advised when table was being cleared).

I spent £21:50 on bland scones for 4 people and had to listen to a screaming toddler who screeched it's way without supervision and who belonged to a waitress on duty. I was forced to move to a quieter part of cafe, gulp my tea and leave asap. NOT how I want to spend my leisure time

My husband and I called in here on Sunday 7th April for a late lunch. When we arrived the place was very busy, however a member of staff quickly found us a table and we went and placed our order, my husband went for the Angus beef burger with chips and side and I went for the special, lamb & Mediterranean vegetable moussaka. Both our meals were delicious and freshly made. We both had dessert afterwards ( key lime pie for me and chocolate cake for hubby) which again looked homemade and tasted delicious. Lovely surroundings and pleasant staff. This place really is a hidden gem and we came across it by chance. The next time we are in the area we will definitely make a visit for lunch a must.

Don't listen to the moaners!! honestly this is the best place for freshly made to order, good quality food. The burgers are made from Glenarm's own estate reared beef & the chowder is full to the brim with fish & so tasty! The selection of desserts is amazing, so hard to choose!! I had a piece of home made carrot cake (probably the best I’ve ever had!) & my partner had strawberry Pavlova with a berry sauce on it which was equally as yummy!

We used to visit Glenarm Castle tearooms before it was renovated and you could get lovely home cooked cakes and meals, now it has been transformed it into visually attractive premises but with small portioned bland food at expensive prices.

My wife and I stopped here for lunch yesterday. Had the goats cheese salad - around £7-8 per head. Absolutely delicious but honestly it could have fitted in a saucer - really very tiny portions. Basically it was a portion of a bag of supermarket salad leaves, a small boiled beetroot, and very small portion of cheese, with a balsamic reduction as dressing. I had a very similar lunch the previous day in a local eatery and I received a whole goats cheese, salad and French roll as a starter and it only cost me £3.95. It was much more substantial and filling. The wheaten bread which we needed to increase the size of the portion was priced separately. We had lemon meringue for desert (split between the two of us) which was reasonable in size and very good. I bought a packet of O'Donnells crisps for the journey afterwards - £1.45 - honestly they are 80p in other cafes. We both loved this location but at just under £30 for lunch it was 5 star hotel prices, in a cafe. Additionally the tea for 2 came in a small pot which only provided enough tea for one and a half small cups each. Honestly folks, hot water is cheap - surely if you provided a teapot which contained about 4-6 cups worth of tea, you might increase your business with folks returning to the counter to purchase tray-bakes or cake with which to finish their tea! All in all a really beautiful location, beautiful cafe but one which in our opinion really overcharges and under delivers in terms of portion size.

We have stopped off here for lunch, twice, recently and been very pleased with the ambience, the service and the standard of meals. There's an extensive 'Brunch' menu as well as a variety of 'Specials'. The service is cheerful and efficient. we shall certainly return.

The service was very efficient and friendly. Food is excellent. Had the best burger and chips we ever tasted. As it was almost full there was a very warm and pleasant atmosphere.

We had lunch here twice recently and it was great both times . Very comfortable surroundings and very friendly atmosphere . There's a great choice and everything we had was delish . The staff are lovely , pleasant and helpful .

The cafe website advised it was open on Sunday 30th December and we drove their to meet friends for lunch. A handwritten sign posted on the inside gate said closed until 11 January. Several cars drove up while we were there. Appreciate with hindsight we should have rung ahead to check but it would have taken little effort to post advice on holiday opening times on their website and it would be courteous to visitors and tourists too.

We stopped for lunch at the Glenarm Castle Tea Room. It was delicious! I am still talking about the Cajun chicken sandwich! Very delicious. Great coffee as well. We were disappointed the gardens were closed, but the food did not disappoint!

I highly reccomend both the walled garden and the tea room which has especially delicious food and lovely staff.

Ran into this lovely little place on our way to giants causeway and was absolutely blown away. Such a lovely location and a lovely tea room with beautiful interior decor. Staff were absolutely amazing and the food came extremely quickly and was cooked to perfection. Would 100% visit again if in the area, 10/10 would recommend

What a wondful place to eat! Great food, lovely staff and reasonable prices so what more do you want?!

The seafood chowder was exceptional and absolutely chock full of seafood piled high over the top of the bowl. The carrot soup was flavorful and perfect for a light lunch on a cool day. The bread that came with the soups was also wonderful.

Visited today with 3 friends Excellent menu I had Duck confit with the most superb chunky chips I have ever tasted. One friend was Gluten free she had soup and Sandwich made with gluten-free bread. Another had creamy wild mushrooms on Brioche and another had fish and chips Service good Pleasant Staff Will be back

When we arrived the restaurant was full so went off to the walled garden. Meal was worth waiting for. Goats cheese and beetroot salad was superb. Smoked bacon Caesar salad equally good. Good soup and coffee too. Best chips ever tasted.

Pre-booked as a birthday treat for my sis!

I called down to the tea room today with my family we had ordered our coffees and cake when we were advised the card machine was broken. We didn’t happen to have cash on us so myself and my partner walked into the town in search of a cash machine. There was only one cash machine in town which was out of money. We headed back up to the tea room after asking in each of the Glenarm castle shops would they on this occasion do cash back but to no avail. We did eventually scrape enough cash together to get tea and cake but by that stage none of us were in the mood. The staff were very unhelpful and we eventually found out the card machine has been broken for 8 days and they have made no effort to fix it. While the Glenarm castle gardens are lovely I would give the tea room with its mediocre yet expensive food and incompetent staff a miss!!!!

Excellent quality food and service. We visited several times for lunch and breakfasts. Castle breakfast is excellent quality and uses local produce. French toast is amazing just add bacon and maple syrup.. yummy! We will definitely return. Polite and friendly staff very approachable.

Beautiful surroundings. Asked for the poached eggs with tomato relish. I asked for bacon with it. My husband ordered the full breakfast with white pudding.

Stopped here today as part of our food tour, and everything was delicious! Super tender organic beef and the bread was to die for. The gardens are so beautiful and we enjoyed exploring them. Would definitely recommend.

My husband and I were over in Ireland for the Ulster GP in Antrim and have been past this location many times on our motorbikes when we decided to drop in this time.

Biggest problem here is the queueing & seating system - it's a bit of a mess to be honest. Scones, tart & buns were fine, lattes a little on the luke warm side. Nice surroundings, clean & tidy.

Called in for lunch on a Sunday afternoon place was very busy the staff were well organized and very pleasant and had us seated very quickly food was excellent and a lot of choice totally recommend and would call again

Before we toured the gardens we had lunch here.