Hillmount Bangor in North Down

Shop has good selection of clothes, gifts, plants etc. Cafe is a nice area but it’s a cafe and food prices are too expensive for food served/quality of food eg shepherds pie and veg £9.95, chicken dinner £10.95. I could have gone to a lovely bar or restaurant and had similar from a lunch menu served to me in better surroundings for same price, maybe even less. Whole shop lacks atmosphere and could be great with some improvements.

Visited recently and the first thing was lack of disabled parking - three spaces. Inside very badly laid out for wheelchair access - some sections not accessible at all. e.g. seed display. This store is on two levels with only stairs to access lower section. The alternative is to exit and go right around the perimeter and re-enter from the rear. Very poor selection of seeds and a few bags of seed potatoes. The lower floor consists mainly of garden chemicals and barbecue related items. A limited selection of shrubs/flowers in the outer yard. So as I said it is not a Garden Centre but a clothes come fancy goods shop. Did purchase a few items and I have to say the staff were friendly and very helpful.I did not visit the cafe so cannot comment on the food.

We - the whole family of fifteen including grandchildren - went for hot chocolate and tray bakes. What a lovely lady who served us. So thoughtful and considerate. Hot chocolate lovely but sadly the Christmas mulled drink (non-alcoholic) was very weak and tasteless!!!

Garden centre is fines, cafe on a is overpriced and not a very pleasant experience. You're asked what you want to eat before you've seen the menu or are aware of your options. You then have to take out a second mortgage to pay for it, which in our case was a quiche, mince pie and chips. Quality was ok, but not good enough to bring us back. Hotel prices for school dinner experience. Don't forget to clear yourself a table before you sit down. If they do discounts for pensioners I might be back for lunch in 10 years.

This is is a super venue for picking up shrubs and flowers and all the essentials for garden care. But in addition there are many more little gifts available for purchase for friends on special occasions.

Has deteriorated.....Increased prices, rude staff, children running around unsupervised, tasty toasted sandwich, plenty of car parking space but nothing to encourage us to return.

Bought 2 Lavender plants here and both were pot-bound. Probably bought in bulk from overseas and sitting around in pots in the shop for ages. I'll stick to smaller local nurseries now where the main focus is on the plants and not the restaurant or garden furniture.

Called into this cafe for lunch, we had been staying nearby for the weekend. We both had soup & wheaten bread, the soup was hot & delicious, the wheaten lovely. Staff friendly & helpful.Had a walk around the garden centre, good variety of gifts & plants fresh looking. My husband bought some grass seed & grass feed. The assistant very kindly offered to carry these items to our car.

An excellent lunch choice of plain but tasty food. Self service but pleasant friendly staff. The food was hot and faultless and the price fair. Like all cafes in garden centres I believe the food to be virtually a ‘loss leader’ but well worth the visit.

went with a friend for sunday lunch which we have done a couple of times,my firend got a roast beef dinner,and was told that they were waiting on cream potatoes coming I ordered a lasagne/vegtables and they said they would bring our dinners over.,and as usual when we went to pay there was a customer that was there the last time we were there and she is standing talking to the staff and a big line forming with people waiting to pay,and the staff wasn't rushing.they brought my friends dinner but mine didn't arrive three times I had to go and look for it,by the time mine come my friend was finished hers.we haven't been back since and no intention of going back either.

Scones here are huge and I loved the cherry ones with plenty of cherries all through them - until today! There was a cherry at the bottom on the outside which identified it but when I cut it open I discovered that was all there was - just the one cherry on the outside of an entire very plain scone. I won't be rushing back.

I do go here quite a lot as its within walking distance and I do like it here.

We called in here for coffee as we have done before and produced our "free coffee" card only to discover that they'd done away with it and replaced it with a new "Privilege" card. We got 1 point on it for each pound spent but we don't know yet what this will bring. The girl stated that offers would be displayed in store or on their Facebook Page (really useful when I'm not on Facebook and don't intend to ever be!) But apparently, I'll get a monthly email as an update. Anyway, time will tell. Coffee and scones were as good as usual.

Had living social vouchers for a fry for breakfast. Food was excellent - it was made to order and some out fresh and hot. Really good portion and tasted good. Cafe was clean and tables etc cleared. Great place to eat!

Went for lunch with 4 others. You take a tray and select your food and pay at the counter with some hot dishes brought to your table later. It is quicker than table service and means you can just leave when you're finished so ideal if you have limited time.

Enjoy meeting up with friends here. The food is good and fairly priced. When you have finished it is always nice to have a walk around the shop which has a great variety of goods.

Regularly go in for lunch with the family, the scones are great for a coffee break too. Good value place, quick service. Thanks to Dan and girls, as usual !

Called in early on my way to a meeting for a quick coffee. The staff were still setting up - fair enough but I stood at the counter for 3 or 4 minutes as they worked behind the counter chatting to each other before they acknowledged me. I wasn't the only person there, there were two other ladies who were seated having coffee so I didn't see why I was being ignored? Anyway I got my black filtered coffee and drank half of it and then left. The experience was like the coffee. Wishy washy.

I visit Hillmount quite frequently for lunch with my family,or a cuppa with friends.

We found the coffee very nice and very much to our liking as it was freshly made and served hot. The scones were huge so we shared one between us, but our granddaughter had no trouble demolishing a large traybake...much as expected!

We were well served and efficent and friendly staff. The coffee was served in hot cups and the scones vwere freshly baked. Looked around the shop ingeneral and the range of items for sale are well priced and very well displayed.

A friend and I went for morning coffee, and were immediately impressed by the welcoming ambience. The short queue at the counter was quickly served, and a pleasant lady took our order, leaving us time to select our scones. Both coffee and scones were well made : we both enjoyed consuming them ! The tables were well spread out, available to seat two, four or more people. Despite being fairly busy, we had no difficulty in finding a table for two, and were pleased to note that the volume of noise from surrounding tables was not intrusive. Altogether, a very pleasant experience - and one which we intend to repeat shortly.

We have enjoyed the roast beef dinners on this deal & they have been excellent! The quality of the food is good & the staff are so cheerful & helpful. It’s like a hidden gem on the Belfast Road!

We visit here quite often but only because we like the freshness, variety and size of their scones. This is because their filter coffee is weak and watery so to get a decent cup of coffee we have to order their "americano" variety. They don't come round with refills but they do operate a loyalty card scheme, whereby if you buy something like 6 cups of coffee you get a 7th cup free. Unfortunately though if you buy 6 americano you still only get a cup of filter coffee free! Staff are friendly and helpful and there are always plenty of tables available if you go at about 10.30 - 10.45am.

It is what it is. Lovely shop enjoy going for coffee but enjoy the shop more. Restaurant staff could be...

Call into the garden center for coffee etc from the restaurant. Service and food etc was as good as their...

Yo Hillmount en Bangor como los bollos son irresistibles. Que nunca decepciona. Yo también disfrute de las preciosas traybakes y mi marido favorece el estofado de ternera. Este es un lugar muy agradable para pasar una tarde lluviosa como este jardín tiene mucho para mantenerte así ocupado en la tienda. Bien merece una visita.

Gran jardín centra muchas plantas ollas barbacoa lo que quieras yo allí. La comida muy buena. scorns son tratar en la mañana. la cena con un montón de variedad y recogida en vista

Normalmente tenemos el almuerzo de domingo aquí y la comida es realmente bonita. Ahora la pequeña porciones cena, no obstante son muy pequeñas, la verdad. Ayer una muy pequeña porción de puré de verduras sólo una cucharada y una pequeña porción de carne que parecía perdido en el plato, ¿por qué no cobrar un poco más y dar dos verduras por lo menos. No volveré.

Desayunamos y era decente. Las tostadas y huevos escalfados eran preciosas, el tocino era hecha y fue duro. Volvería de nuevo.

Estaba allí ayer trajimos comida aves y buscamos no mucho que comprar ahora porque están vendiendo cosas de Navidad recomendaría ir allí en marzo, cuando las cosas nuevas jardín viene en el restaurante es muy agradable y el personal es amable

Nos dirigimos aquí para almorzar y buscar algunas decoraciones de navidad ofertas! Cafetería que es distribuido el mismo Hillmount Belfast. Los niños tenían la caja de almuerzo y tuvimos el estofado que estaba bien caliente y deliciosa. Es pan wheaten hillmount también. Era muy tranquilo mientras estábamos allí ya que la mayoría de la gente probablemente regresar al trabajo después de las vacaciones de navidad. Gran sección de artesanías en el centro de jardín y por supuesto un montón de Navidad gangas. Demasiado frío para aventurarte por las plantas. Volveremos en primavera si no antes.

We are regulars at Hillmount most weekends. We enjoy the Sunday carvery and the good variety and choice of foods on offer. The restaurant is well maintained and clean and the staff are always friendly and helpful. I have to commend the Manager who remembered me and reunited me with an item of lost property. We enjoy browsing round the shop or garden section and calling in for lunch or just a coffee. It's great that Hillmount have opened in Bangor. We regularly visit the Belfast shop too.

This establishment is well worth a visit if only to have a cup of coffee and browse round its extensive range of stock. They have a lovely range of haberdashery which would inspire one to make cards etc. It is easily access as it is just outside BAngor Town Centre, on the main route to Belfast.

I went for a Wowcher voucher lunch, which made it very good value, otherwise I would consider it a bit expensive. Big portions and reasonable selection of standard fare.

Visited this restaurant just a few weeks ago. Girls serving were lovely very helpful but I'm afraid to say the guy who I take it is a manager was most unpleasant. No smile ,conversation, or even politness. I found him very offensive the way he spoke to me asking for my money. Only that I was with an elderly gentleman I would have left. This guy needs to sort his attitude out as now a days shops need all the customers they can get.

A group of us had a special coffee morning in Hillmount Bangor. We were extremely well looked after by the restaurant manager Dan and his team. Thanks for everything as we had a brilliant time :)

Called for lunch Saturday, lovely seating area in the garden centre, very relaxing, the food was excellent and very reasonably priced. Good menu of typical home cooking.Service very friendly in all departments of shop and food. Will return again.

My husband and I called in for lunch. We travelled from Lisburn to Bangor. We really enjoyed our tasty traditional lunch. Couldn't fault it and the staff, especially Dan, were very helpful. A very large garden centre underneath the restaurant where we bought some good value plants. Would go again.

Decided to go to Hillmount Bangor as we sometimes go to Hillmount Belfast. Although the restaurant is not as well laid out. The food was great and the staff friendly.

Their filled soda is a great way to start the day - with a pot of tea or a coffee and an orange juice. I was in at 9.30 and it was empty so nice and quiet. Served quickly, goof wifi, what's not to like. Ideal for the older diner or a young parent with a child, or even a teenager who is secure enough to recognise that when the food is good,no-one needs to care about 'cool'.

My wife and I decided to drive the 13 or so miles to Bangor, a place we seldom visit, and do something different. well we were not disappointed. I rang before hand and got clear and friendly directions. Really straightforward, after the flyover on the left hand side on the Belfast Road into Bangor. parking was not extensive but adequate for our needs. the approach and layout of the interior was very good. the best was to come with the quality of the freshly made food. I had Lasagne and my fife Roast Beef. the helpings were as you wanted and everything very hot. we thought our food was excellent and are committed to return in a couple of weeks. somewhere to go mid week.

my wife and i have been here on a couple of occasions,and on each visit it has been a breakfast visit.Believe me it is very worth a visit,the serving and cooking staff are great,and the offers are also very good,but to crown it all,a garden centre cafe with such lovely food takes some beating!!!we will be back. (ps. they have all the daily papers to read)!!!

My husband & I recently called at Hillmount centre for lunchI had purchased a deal with Living Socialwe both had the cottage pie, which was absolutely piping hot, well crisp potatoes & very well filled with a very nice mince, my husband had extra roasted potatoes & vegetables, @ no extra charge, this was followed by an excellent pot of tea, we then purchased tray bakes, which were quite large,really nice!!this was served by very pleasant staff., in particular a very pleasant young man named DanWe then visited the garden,where we purchased some plants, again very good valueAll & all a very pleasant afternoonThank you Hillmount , especially Dan

Had lunch with my son, good variety on offer but fairly mass produced. Portion sizes, for the price, could be a bit more generous. Desserts looked good but can't vouch for the taste. Might return at another time for coffee and cake but will be going elsewhere for lunch.

Myself and wife went for breakfast.- never again. both of us had the full breakfasteverything was cold, the bacon was hard and greasy, sausage not cooked properly, absolutely terrible

Great for morning coffee with friends. I enjoy the bacon and cheese roll, heated a little, and they are just delicious.

I had not visited before, went with family for Sunday lunch. Unfortunately for me I got the end slices of a turkey crown, which were very thin and all broken, the others in my party faired better as they started to cut a new crown of turkey for them.Roast potatoes were soggy and the vegetables were lukewarm, not hot.It was reasonably busy for a Sunday, some of the other meals that came to tables looked quite nice. Maybe try one of them the next time as on arrival I had no time to see what else was available.

Plenty of choices for food and drinks in a lovely seating area. Visit the cafe before or after wandering round the shop - plants and garden things downstairs.

Formerly a furniture shop, this place opened a couple of years ago and it has a large self-service cafe. They do coffee and stuff morning and afternoon with more substantial fare at lunch time. The staff are pleasant and there is good parking. It purports to be a garden centre but comes across as a fancy goods shop. Worth a visit

Staff are so nice and the food is great. Particularly like the Ulster fry. Good choice of snacks also and tray bakes to die for! I can also recommend Sunday lunch, which you have to queue up for but worth it - currently Christmas Fayre or Roast beef and Gammon.

Superb lay out in the grotto very friendly staff so interactive for the children even a quiz to win a prize. So relaxing no queuing up. Best of all you don't need to book. Santa had ample time to speak with children. Extremely reasonably priced.

A modern, light, bright attractive cafe with a sizeable gift shop right beside it.I had to smile. The hot vegetables were cooked cabbage plus four different kinds of potato - roast, mashed, chips and mashed sweet potato! Only in Ireland?! I recommend the lasagne, the sweet mashed potato, and the salad and coleslaw - all very tasty and colourful. Perhaps the cafe could consider a 2-tier pricing system for regular and smaller portions, as the older person I went with didn't really do justice to what was on offer?

Although originally a garden centre nr Belfast , there is a distinct lack of plants here in Bangor.Instead there are lots of items to browse if looking for a present for yourself or someone else.There is also a wonderful cafe which does a host of various hot foods around lunchtime while for the rest of the day you can get fresh made scones and sandwiches.A good place to stop and recharge the batteries.

Visited this restaurant yesterday for an early lunch with an elderly lady.Had very nice soup and bread(both soups were ordered).We also finished up with one tray bake and one tea,(my friend didn't want tea and we shared the traybake). I felt that £5.95 for this was excessive. Despite the price the tea was very nice, however the same could not be said for the traybake which was coated in "chocolate" which tasted of nothing.Advice......if you put chocolate on make it good chocolate. It pays off in the end.

My wife loves looking at all the bits on sale here.... A huge range of diverse gifts and brick a brac . I had thought it would be more garden centre focused so it didn't really do it for me. ...I think the Bangor Hillmount is not sure just what type of retail it wants to be.

I have been here a few times, for shopping and coffee so I was disappointed when stopping for some lunch I felt I was over charged.My partner had a panini with salad and I had quiche, I was not offered an option but it came with coleslaw and some leaves which was fine until I realised we had been charged the price of the todays special which came with selection of veg and potatoes. I did get my OH to query this as it meant we paid £8 for a slice of nothing special quiche served on a side plate smaller than his panini plate, and we were told that the coleslaw substituted the veg and potatoes!!!I think you really need to look at pricing, and some staff need to look at their ways in managing customer queries we did not ask for money back but we were made to feel very uncomfortable for querying our meal.

Have been in Hillmount many times for plants and not tried restaurant, but on Saturday had sandwich and tea. Looked around and saw all the menu items which looked delicious, all freshly cooked. Toilets spotless. Could have taken food out if wished. Worth sampling the menu.

A fantastic shop, very good range of items, and the restaurant had fresh home made soup, sandwiches, scones etc. delicious. the customers ranged from all ages children, pensioners. Good atmosphere

Had lunch here. Very café like in that it is self service...and the counter service for beverages was SLOW by which time the hot food was not that hot! A bowl of soup, which was quite small, more like a cup of soup size with one piece of crusty bread was £3.80 and not special at all. toasted sandwiches are dear for what they are. tea came in a very badly dripping teapot. not very impressed by tray bake either. One tray bake and two cups of tea over £5. Won't rush back!

Been here several times. Restraunt is a busy place to eat and has a pleasant atmosphere. The food is consistently good and a wide selection of choices available. Plates are piled high as you want and is typically pleasing to the Irish as they don't go home hungry. Staff are attentive and courteous and nothing is a bother. Coffee refills are free and the prices are real good value for money. It's my favourite place in Bangor, to dine out for lunch during the week or for the Sunday carvery. Restraunt keeps "shop" hours and is not open in the evenings. I thoroughly recommend a visit.

My friend and I would meet here once a week for a catch up and would often sit for an hour or so for lunch and coffee. Our first visit was ok, I ordered a panini and my friend had a scone. I noticed the staff never wore gloves when handling food- this is a little off putting, especially since they were then handling money. I decided not to make a fuss so went with my friend to a table. The panini and scone came and although my salad garnish looked wilted, the food was ok. Came the following week, ordered the same again (scone and panini) and still the servers weren't wearing gloves. Again, i walked to my table, as I convinced myself that the staff would be washing their hands regularly. We were brought over the panini and scone and it started out just as the week before did- Except the giant hair that had been baked into the scone. We reported our findings to the server who reimbursed us but didn't seem too bothered when she apologised but my friend and I understand that the mistake was the kitchen's fault. It took us 3 weeks before we visited again, and we did so only because we wanted to get a gift from the shop. We decided to try again, and another scone was ordered, still no gloves on the servers, and we went to a table. Scone was brought over, and my friend seemed happy, until she pulled yet another mousy brown hair out of her mouth with a chunk of scone still attached (friends hair is jet black and mine is red). Again, we showed the server who again reimbursed us and apologised, but then went back to serving people with no gloves. Unfortunately, due to these hairy scones, we won't be back. I'm surprised, as the overall food prep areas seemed quite clean. Perhaps they should make Immac flavoured scones next time!

We had lunch in Hillmount Bangor today and it was absolutely lovely. The food was lovely, the staff were friendly and it was great value for money. Would definitely recommend this restaurant the next time you are in Bangor. We also had the opportunity to browse round their gift shop and garden centre.

Really wasn't impressed by The Gardner's Rest at Hillmount. We had to wait nearly 15 minutes for one pancake, even though the café was virtually empty. When it did come, it was inedible, it tasted more like an omelette with flour in it than a pancake. The scone I had was massive and it looked and smelled great! However it was dry and bland. The staff seemed more concerned with chatting between themselves rather than making sure we had our food promptly. Don't go here for coffee: go anywhere else. Anywhere at all.

My wife and I had a midweek lunch herePlain but very nice and tasty foodStaff were helpful and friendlyPlenty of roomGood car parking

A few friends and I go here weekly for lunch. At the beginning prices were acceptable for lunch time but now they are getting greedy and increasing them. I had a baked potato, a little chicken and a tiny side salad which cost £6.50. It is a shame because it is a nice venue with lots of merchandise to look at. If they keep increasing prices they will lose custom. I can never fathom why eateries do this they seem to start off with reasonable prices and food, get lots of customers, then increase prices, lose the customers and then close down. Shame.

Lots of room in a pleasant atmosphere. The food was hot, wholesome, and plenty of it. Real value for money and friendly staff

Having eaten many times at the restaurant in Hillmount Garden Centre in Belfast, I was really looking forward to lunch here. But the cafe serving staff in this part of the Hillmount group were quite unfriendly, which took me aback, as most eateries nowadays pride themselves in being really helpful and welcoming. Unfortunately the dinner both myself and my husband chose was also disappointing, as the beef was cold, and the carrot and parsnip mix was crudely cut up and tasteless. Such a stark contrast to the food in their other cafe!!We definitely won't be back, nor would I recommend this place.

Went here for lunch midweek, I had lasagne and salad, it was tasty enough and filling. My friend is vegetarian and she had a VERY limited choice - the same problem exists in the restaurant just outside Belfast. It's a bit of a shame in this day and age and disappointing too. I've had scones and tea here before and couldn't complain. I would've rated it higher if my friend hadn't have been so restricted in her choices.