Harbour Lights Cafe in Larne

Needed somewhere to eat on the trip from Belfast to Giant's Causeway....spotted & dropped in....6 of us ate....food was served within 10 minutes & we all had various sizes of the fry....Great food, great value, friendly staff.

Use this place regularly and love it.

Great Food…Great Service…….Will Come Back Again.

The food and drinks were ok, nothing special, and it's a lovely spot overlooking the harbour. But what spoilt it for us was the unfriendly service - the waitresses didn't smile, chat or even make eye contact. We wouldn't recommend this cafe.

Good location. The fish and chips, normal.

Friendly staff, they take cash, and nice food and coffee. A good little place.

We ordered takeaway food, it's not very big - less number of seats. They were willing to accept payment in cash in euros❤️we are from 🇨🇿. thank you

Very disappointing and too expensive. Obviously, they don't like tourists :(

Great setting above harbour in Carnlough outdoor and in door dining

We had a lovely breakfast with a pot tea and coffee a great view and friendly. If you want to pay with your credit card there is an atm across the street . Harbour lights Cafe visited many times long may it continue . Anne

Busy little cafe. Clean, fry was excellent & good value. Service a bit slow, but to be fair it was very busy. Only negative - its cash ony

Delicious bacon butty & pot of coffee, all good👍

Popped in for lunch, warm welcome, great food, nice atmosphere would have been 5 out of 5 it plates had been hot, very much a personal thing and not a criticism. Will definitely be back

Excellent friendly cafe 👌 the food and service was excellent 👌 the staff were lovely and welcoming 🙏 10/10

Unfortunately they don’t accept cards No possibility to have lunch for tourists :(

We were advised by someone when visiting the Glenarm Castle & Gardens that this Cafe/Bar would be a good choice for a late lunch, so jumped in the car & headed up the road. All four of us enjoyed the food we ordered, Small Fry, 8oz Burger & Chips, Fish & Chips and Extra Large Fry. The Coffee that i got with my Extra Large Fry was just warm, still drank away at it though, didnt bother me that much. Cannot complain about the pricing of the food at all, exceptional value for money, and when we had called in it was Cash Only, not too sure if this is a permanent thing or if the machine was having issues. If i was up that neck of the woods again, i would definitely be calling back in for some grub!

I use Carnlough as a regular stop off when driving the Causeway Coastal route but this was the first time in the Harbour Lights Cafe. What a treat, a lovely warm welcome when we arrived, great home cooked food and generous portions. Good prices and a proper pot of tea. If you are passing be sure to pop in.

I love a cafe/restaurant with a view!! The steak sandwich was very nice and the garlic sauce should be bottled and sold in stores!! The service couldn’t have been any friendlier

We come here at least once a month there extra large fry really fills up very tasty and reasonably priced we love it and haven't had as nice a fry anywhere else.

Love the location of this cafe, right on the harbour at Carnlough. Went for breakfast and had the large fry. Plenty on the plate, delicious sausages and bacon and the price included a pot of complimentary tea and coffee.

Food was tasty and massive portions. View was amazing, looking over Camlough harbour. Unreal value for money.

Went out with no expectations of where to eat on a nice Sunday afternoon, then we came across Harbour lights cafe on the sea front. What a find it was from the most pleasant staff greeting with a warm welcome right through to the food, even though my first choice of the mixed grill I was unable to try due to the steak all sold out but I was assured their house burger was something worth trying which I did and boy was they right !! We left the pleasant cafe belly full and over the moon with quality food we were served, I will be back to try that mixed grill soon!!

Stopped for lunch and place was very busy but staff extremely friendly through pressure. Food arrived quickly and was very tasty and so reasonably priced. Only downfall is not dog friendly, had wee dog with us so sat outside, lovely scenery but was afew showers

We both had a small fry which was well-cooked, delicious and reasonably priced. The location is interesting and the staff were friendly. We will be back.

A gorgeous cafe for breakfast and lunch. Small fry up absolutely so worth the money. Wonderful quality food in fact the bacon is the best I have ever tried. Really reasonably priced also. Staff really friendly and very accommodating. Most certainly will return when am back over

A beautiful place with an atmosphere👍 We will always come back there

Attentive, pleasant young staff.

Was an excellent experience, brilliant service, awesome food and even better company. Thankyou for this food opportunity harbour lights:) .

Amazing food tasting best and fresh. Harbour views. Only cash accepted.

Good cafe, quick serve, reasonably priced I wasn’t a fan of the soda bread but that’s just personal taste. The portion size is great and the staff were very night. It was a nice bonus to get a pot of tea and coffee rather than a cup.

Ok only go back if nowhere else to go

Lovely traditional café with a nice selection of choices for breakfast. Went with 3 friends who had the medium fry, and they thoroughly enjoyed it. I had eggs benedict, and it was faultless. The server was a very friendly and efficient person, friendly atmosphere. The only possible drawback is that it's all upstairs in a very old harbour building, so I left my rollator at the bottom of the stairs. Good bannister and stairs not unmanageable if you can walk at all.

This is a really lovely hidden gem, a lovely cafe with a really good choice of food and great service. We had a small fry and a tuna jacket potato and both were very tasty and a great price, we will definitely be back.

Turned away an hour before they were due to close. “We are closed” was all we got. We were tired hungry and wet. Extremely disappointed.

Lovely spot for a bit of breakfast or lunch. Staff were lovely and great prices too.

Beautiful local restaurant. A little gem in Carnlough located right on The Marina with wonderful views. Food is outstanding 👌

Lovely friendly staff. Delicious food. Place was buzzing.

Very big portions on the hamburger and fries. I took half my burger home. It was really tasty.

Really friendly staff. This buzzing cafe was a fantastic place to get a brunch. Although the menu only had a few vegetarian options, staff were happy to offer other options.

Great cafe just beside the old railway bridge. We stopped off for breakfast which was fantastic value. Just remember it's cash only though, there's an atm close by if you do get caught out. Great view overlooking the harbour. Would recommend it if your passing through the village

Bon pas très cher. Paiement en cash seulement.

Food and view was great but service was terrible, the servers were rude

Lovely place to stop for lunch. Excellent food, great service. Just remember to bring cash because they don't take cards.

Beautiful frys, great service and great views

Clean and tidy cafe serving lovely meals at a very reasonable price. Staff are polite and would recommend. They actually serve large pots of tea.

The food ,atmosphere ,and service was excellent .With a price to suit any pocket.

Harbour lights was excellent and I really enjoyed the beautiful breakfast.

Best tasting fry, value and service in the county 👌

Nothing vaguely vegan on the menu.... Soup had finished.

Brilliant food, great service and all at a very reasonable price. .

Always good. Good helpings and low price. Food always well cooked. Very good helpings. Only thing it can be quite full. Clean and well light. Great view of the ships coming into Larne and you can see Scotland today.

Overlooked the harbour which was ok and it had some steps featured in game of Thrones. The cafe was ok--rather ordinary menu but it was ok.

Great food Great service Extraordinary views 👌 😎

Excellent breakfast at the Harbour Lights Cafe! Open early. Just remember to get cash out before you go (there’s a Spar opposite)!

La serveuse est très souriante, les prix pas chers et il y a une jolie vue sur le port depuis 1 table que nous avons eu la chance d'avoir. Sinon la qualité de la nourriture est pas folle et la CB n'est pas acceptée c'est dommage.

Brilliant spot for breakfast and lunch. Good portions and very reasonable.

Have been here a few times if travelling up north coast-the cafe is up some steep stairs and can fill up quickly, there are tables outside, but too cold yet for that. Menu is good, and reasonable prices, but fry is very very greasy, plates of mine and both friends where swimming in grease, mainly from the bacon eggs and mushrooms. Would it be too hard to put the bacon etc on kitchen roll before serving it ? I asked one of the girls why the food was so greasy, she just looked embaressed and shrugged. The staff are nice enough, but can be a bit sharp with foreigners. I noticed last time we were in 3 of the women staff went out for a smoke, didn`t see any of them wash their hands when they came back in. Also no staff wearing hair-nets or hats which isn`t great, especially those in the kitchen. Take note, it`s cash only, no card machine, but there is a Spar ATM and other shops nearby. They told me the internet connection is not reliable in the area of a card machine, yet other shops in the village have them, so make of that what you will. All in all it`s okay, but the hygiene is suspect and food can be really very greasy especially the fry up, which is just down to laziness.

Visiting Carnlough for the first time in almost a year, I decided to have lunch in the Harbour Lights Cafe. Entering the Cafe, I had to climb a flight of stairs and then wait just a few seconds to be seated at a table. There are many items on the breakfast and lunch menu, most of which are priced under ten Pounds. I ordered a baked potato with tuna, mayo and onion. What I received after about ten minutes wait, was a baked potato with tuna, mayo, onion, cheese, coleslaw and a lettuce, red onion and tomato salad. All of which made for an extremely generous portion at the menu price of £6.95. Altogether, this was great value for money and I'll definitely be back to the Harbour Lights Cafe in the near future - and I'd certainly recommend it to others.

Ordered gammon egg and fries. COULDN'T finish the gammon. It had to be 14 to 16 ozs, but, it was superb. Would highly recommend.

Nice little cafe with a great view

I was in on Sunday and it made my day, honestly. The staff are just lovely, nothing is a problem (and we ordered off menu). The food was really first class and would give alot of restaurants a good run for the money. It's situated in Carnlough so the scenery speaks for itself. (They to incredible toasties, hopefully the chef gets this second time round😏. Can't recommend the cafe enough.

Good wholesome food served in a pleasant upstairs cafe. Great stop if you're on the coast road.

Great restaurant . Fab food and staff

Stopped for lunch,club sandwich and chips.Huge portions, could not finish it all. Service was good. FYI: this is cash only.

Great food. Wonderful view excellent service. Recommend stopping in. But note they accept cash only. So please have some pounds. But luckily there is a ATM basically across the street

After a cold winter walk we called in for a quick lunch. The staff are very friendly and their club sandwich was packed full of chicken and bacon, a substantial bite! A panni was also very tasty. Good coffee and very reasonable prices. Well worth a visit for a light bite or something more substantial!

Enjoyed the service and the fry!

We were told by friends that they had seen advert about starting Roast Dinner on Sunday's and it was very nice and wholesome . The sweets also were beautiful. All four of us were fed for the day.THANKYOU TO THE STAFF.PW

Had a small fry here recently. The location is perfect, staff very friendly, food tasty and reasonably priced. Will definitely be back

Absolutely amazing food. Hubby had the panini of the day...slow cooked beef, blue cheese and caramelised onions. Best panini any of us have ever tasted! Eggs Benedict with belly pork to die for!

21st Century but “CASH ONLY NO CARD”

Of all the places we visited in Northern Ireland this was the most unwelcoming place. No idea why this should be - with the lack of business at this time of year and with the welcome everywhere else, we were baffled. Had we known of anywhere else to go and not been so hungry we would have walked out. The ham and cheese toasties were as expected, the chips greasy.

Great place for breakfast. Just finished my small fry and it was delicious, everything was as good as expected. I recommend this place to everyone.

Sehr lecker unser Essen 😊Bedienung sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit

Great food at a really decent price, we call in everytime we are on a road trip up the County Antrim Coast Road. Friendly staff as well

Excellent food everytime I've been here, free pot of tea or coffee with small or large fry. Absolutely Beautiful Food very reasonably priced.

Sat outside with dog and kids. The Food menu options were hard to choose from and whe it arrived it was fresh and Delicious! Highly recommend.

Very nice, great food and service.

Decided to give this restaurant a Try today Was not dissapointed.We both had a Fry, came out delicious and plentyfull. Staff were very pleasant view of the harbour from restaurant is lovely. .Will be back again when in carnlough. Give it a Try you will not be dissapointed.

Called in for er... a light snack As you can see That's what you call a fry up You won't be Disappointed

Lovely food staff very friendly

Lovely lemon meringue pie and sea views

Stopped off for a coffee and pie. Lovely setting over the harbour. My pie was good but, prefer fresh cream than the squezzy stuff, too watery.

Helpful staff, great views, value for money

Great food well priced and nice staff 5*

The chips were phenomenal. I mean they were amazing, I've never tried such crispy, tasty chips in my whole entire life and I mean it. The Southern fried chicken fillet burger was great too. I would definitely recommend coming here if you want a tasty meal to fill you up. Much better than any fast food, breakfast cafe or restaurant I've ever been to. Well done on the food choice. Keep it up!

Fantastic bacon bap after a long drive. The staff are really friendly and the food is good

Lovely home made food I would recommend

Found this on Google and decided to call for breakfast when we were touring. We will definitely be coming back. The breakfast was lovely and the coffee was great. The only thing was... Cash only. They had a problem with the card machine 🤦‍♀️

Food was great but two little niggles 1 is lots of steps or there is a long ramp way around the pier to get in with disabled or for people with limited mobility and there is still a few steps to negotiate. 2 Cash only.

We called into the cafe by chance today and we were really glad we did. We were greeted by a very frirndly guy called Ciarán who led us to a window seat with a beautiful view of the harbour. Then an equally friendly waitress called Ann took our order and very quickly our meal was sat in front of us. Perfectly presented, brilliant size portions and was absolutely delicious. The toilets were spotless as was everywhere else.Great value for money. Will definitely be back. Worth a drive to Carnlough.

What a hidden gem, came across this little cafe on a day out. Very clean, very reasonably priced fresh food. Would definitely visit the Harbour Lights again.

Best place for breakfast wouldn't go anywhere else

Had trouble finding anywhere between Glenarm and Carnlough for nice lunch but we found this gem by the harbour bridge today. I had peppered chicken with garlic fries and my friend had the fish and chips. Lovely friendly service, freshly cooked and tasted great. Very reasonably priced too.

Good friendly service very good breakfast at reasonable price. Nice position overlooking the harbour.

The Best fry in the whole of County Antrim, done brilliant every week and great service. The children absolutely love it.

12 walkers, all asking for different things. Service excellent food arrived promptly and hot. Good value. Would recommend harbour lights.

Very nice fry and cup of tea for under £7

Delightful corner table looking over the Harbour. Great foid and cheerful service Really good apple pie. The food in this cafe is better than in the big hotel down the road..

Very good. Great food Great value