Loft 56 in Banbridge

A fantastic spot start to finish. Catered to food allergies so well. Very helpful & friendly staff. We will definitely be making a trip back down

Excellent service following amazing food

Really lovely atmosphere. Food was yummy and the staff were very attentive and helpful.

My wife and I, called into this restaurant, on the recommendation of a family fried— I had pan fried sea bass, on a bed of crushed, boiled, potatoes and leeks, with green beans and peas—-which proved to be excellent— My wife had the burger and crispy chunky chips, which were also excellent— First class service from friendly and pleasant staff— We will call again—

First time in the loft and we had a lovely meal last night. The food was good, the service was excellent, a very attentive lady look after us. Atmosphere was great. Lovely touch with the surprise anniversary dessert We will definitely be calling again soon.

It was a quiet lunch time so not much atmosphere. Menu was unusual but the food was tasty. The level of service was excellent and the surroundings were very comfortable. Prices were on the high side for what we had.

This was my first visit here and I absolutely loved it. Stunning restaurant, very pleasant staff and amazing food. 10 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Food very tasty and massive portions, hiden gem

Been a couple of times now, and really enjoyed the food. Staff are really helpful, and the decor is relaxing. Great spot.

Für einen so kleinen Ort wie Rathfriland finde ich es erstaunlich! Das Restaurant liegt über einem Supermarkt mit großen Fenstern zur Hauptstrasse. Es gab sehr viel Personal und wir wurden schnell und sehr freundlich bedient. Das Essen war wirklich sehr gut.

Starters the size of mains. Mains the size of a whole meal. And everything we ordered was well prepared. For a stop-over restaurant located above a supermarket it exceeded all of our expectations.

We have been for breakfast, lunch and evening meal on different occasions and never had a bad experience

My favourite place for Sunday dinner. Especially the chicken dinner. Lovely staff . Great wee spot. Highly recommend it

Rathfriland would be a relatively overlooked town to for a sit-down meal (with some of the picturesque spots a short drive away) so fair play to Loft 56 for giving the town what is actually a modern, well designed and cool little restaurant that is genuinely a loft above a supermarket (easy parking another big plus here by the way for older people and disabled access). The place really looks the part and you can tell a lot of thought has been put into it. Menu is unpretentious and lots of good classic dishes done to a high standard — great fish and chips, and they do a great fry up. Genuinely also a nice place to have a drink too with the bar options. Above all, the staff are excellent. Professional but really pleasant and friendly.

Really superb place. Beautiful inside, fantastic service and 1st class food

The waiting staff were so welcoming, pleasant & helpful. The food was amazing, the atmosphere was so relaxing.

The food was fantastic, will definitely be returning

Stopped for a birthday lunch. Service was very good and staff very friendly. Nacos and chessy garlic bread for starters. Followed by a three cheese tart and a rib eye steak. Asked for steak rare to medium and that was exactly what I got. Can honestly say one of the best eat out steaks I have had. A great chef! A good bottle of wine, reasonabily priced. We will be back!

What a gem of a restaurant, as an American, the buffalo wings were sublime. Service is top notch, and drinks are always flowing. 10/10 recommend

This was my second visit in two years. Had the battered gluten free fish. Hugely impressed!. Staff friendly and the lady taking the order specifically asked if there were any of the party with special dietary requirements. Nice touch!. Will be returning again when visiting Co. Down.

Their food and service is very good, I invite everyone for food

Really nice staff, very welcoming, very comfortable seating, great view, incredible food, quick service.

My wife and I have had several meals recently in Loft 56 . The food on each occasion has always been excellent, with a great deal of care being taken with presentation and taste. The portion size is always generous and the prices are reasonable. We tend to vary our choices so have covered a lot of different dishes and have never been disappointed with the food yet. The restaurant is spacious and again well finished with a good eye to detail on the furnishings. It is large but homely at the same time. The staff are very attentive and knowledgeable about the food on offer. It is obviously run by people who know about good food and how to treat customers. I would have no hesitation in recommending Loft 56.

Located on top of a supermarket, but the people love their local restaurant, we did too.

Lovely food and clean restaurant

Very lovely staff but nit food wise. I had a very bad experience unfortunately. Ordered Turkey burger with extra pulled pork and garlic potatoes instead of fries.. my expectation was boiled potatoes with garlic & butter but what arrived we cubes of fried potatoes-they were nice enough to exchange for boiled baby potatoes but.. these were swimming in butter (like 10tablespoons).. roasted veggies-covered in butter (also found one fried potato there and a piece of rice noodle ?!?) That should be mentioned on the menu. Now the burger.. not only the turkey mince had very strong unusual seasoning, way too much of coriander but it was incredibly salty, impossible to eat. The pulled pork was too sweet (again no mentioning on the menu that there some sweet bbq or whatever sauce).. even combining the salty over-seasoned burger with the sweet pulled pork broke the saltiness.. couldn’t eat it.. And there was also a big surprise.. menu mentions rocket but rocket covered in wholegrain mustard, that was actually very bad & disappointing. Fried Chicken burger my friend ordered was overcooked.. Extremely big buttery over-seasoned portions.. not a pleasant experience APART FROM the lovely waiting staff. Change your and make it simple - a little salt, blqck pepper, clean rocket, relish or tomato.. don’t try to be different.. it doesn’t work in your case. Cut the sizes, lower the prices.. easy & more happy customers sorry 😞 but no choice from me. I actually felt a bit sick after..

Excellent food. Great service. A favourite place.

Lovely surroundings. Food and service were fab. Never met such helpful friendly staff. I had a burger, which was so tasty, large amounts of food.

Food very disappointing was not great at all and when server was told food wasn't nice still charged full price, food very greasy.

Great resturant with delicious food . Exceptional staff .

Average food poor service dessert banoffe pie was unbelievable

Had lunch here it was amazing the chicken stack was beautiful and well presented. Chef went out of his way to accommodate special requests, the service and lady who served us was a pleasure to meet, very knowledgeable about menu.

First class pizza on new years night. They where very busy so thought maybe takeaways may not be on, but nothing was a problem to them. Probably the best pizza we ever had. 10/10. Very well run establishment with nice trying staff.

Food was very good and the menu has a wide range of options, all at a reasonable price. Would return in the future if in the area.

Was here for lunch today with family and from the look of the place it looked great especially with the Christmas decorations so I had high hopes for the food.... I was extremely disappointed. I had the chicken burger and by far and wide was the driest thing I have ever eaten and I am genuinely not joking. Only reason why I choked it down was because we were with friends and I didn't want to embarrass them by sending it back and I was absolutely starving. Even a whole side of coleslaw which I had to pay extra for couldn't save it. A chicken burger should be juicy and come with lettuce mine didn't come with lettuce. I even decided to just eat the chicken and ditch the bun to try and make it less dry. My wife and her friend had the salted chilli chicken and they both also said theirs was very dry I suspect given as they have all been chicken dishes they have just been extremely overcooked to avoid poisoning anyone not that I am suggesting they have. I have to say though that the service was excellent really cannot fault them. They were quick, friendly and efficient. Couldn't b ask for more service wise and as I say the place looks great but sadly let down badly by the core offering... Food.

Had the Roast Turkey and Ham Dinner with the Sticky Toffee Pudding for Dessert. The food was absolutely delicious, the meat was cooked to perfection, the vegetables were delicious, and the sticky toffee pudding was absolutely delicious too. The service was fantastic. Loft 56 offers delicious food, excellent value for money, in a comfortable location in a beautiful atmosphere. This is definitely worth a visit!!

7 of us booked in for Friday lunch. Comfortable surroundings and nicely decorated for Halloween . Varied menu and delicious food . Friendly , attentive service .

Peppercorn steak with potatoes was amazing! Great little restaurant.

Usually a good dining experience here. Very good quality food. Staff friendly and helpful. Was a little slow on my last visit but never mind. Will be back for more.

Had lovely meal last Friday 25th September. The food, ambience, price and service was absolutely first class. Our waitress, Anna, was so friendly and helpful, I do hope she is around again when we return

An excellent night out at Loft 56 with professional staff who are efficient without being in your face. Always ask about allergies as they hand out menus. Food of very good quality and good sized servings, never feel rushed when eating.

Great place. Was quiet when I was in. The grilled breakfast is recommended. Huge car park at the front which is shared with the supermarket upstairs. They have a lift/elevator and stairs to get to the restaurant

Went for an Anniversary Meal and was not disappointed Great food quick friendly and professional service and a nice atmosphere, Will definitely be Back and would recommend.

Great restaurant. Decent prices.

Food was great, service was even better. The staff were lovely! Thank you from Cambridge :)

The restaurant is in a unassuming place (above the supermarket) but once inside is a really great space with a good atmosphere. Service was prompt and friendly and the food was great.

Great wee find on Newry Street above an excellent supermarket, just dropped in for coffee and scones while friend had some business in the town, service excellent, tea and coffee were great and the scones were nicely warmed with home made jam, will definitely be back

Have eaten here on a couple of occasions. Delicious food. Staff very well trained. Curtious and friendly. Everything clean including the toilets. So keep doing what you are doing

We have had a number of visits and this restaurant is really good. Everyone's food was excellent, fresh, tasty, hot with delicious sauces. Pizza's are amazing, steak sandwich tasty and tender. Super staff and service.

How this place isnt qued out the door is beyond me, My family and I have been a few times now and wow, food perfect and portion perfect definetly our go to spot from now on.

Friendly and helpful staff, reasonably priced decent food.

Called in on a whim because we had eaten here before and the food was excellent. Sadly this time the experience wasn't the same. Owing to my partner's condition having deteriorated she now requires an assistance dog. The dog needs to be close and with her head in contact with her in order to react to her needs. A male member of staff possibly the owner or manager approached our table and demanded to know why the dog was required and what it was for. He requested the information with other customers nearby. Owing to her condition she did not want to divulge to a man. The staff member requested the dog be hidden from the window and out of sight from people outside our other patrons. It was explained that the dog was kept clean and in to condition due to her job. The atmosphere was such that we felt we should leave rather than be quizzed further. A shame because previously the food was excellent but we were told now the whole area would need totally cleaned because of the dog. Whilst there is disabled access with a good lift it appears any disability requiring the assistance of a dog may not be catered for unless you wish to divulge your illness.

Just home from an Exceptional culinary and customer experience. From our arrival until departure, Jordan and Culann, Front of House team members went the extra mile to ensure we got a lovely table, taking drinks and then food order of starter of Chicken Wings, so yummy, then for the mains, my sister had scampi oh my word melt in the mouth, and I chose the 8oz fillet cooked to absolute perfection, well done chefs. We also wish to convey our sincere thanks to Stefan, Fran, Exceptional Restaurant Chefs, and once again to Jordan and Culann, the Exceptional Front of House team members. Thank you ALL so so much.

We really enjoyed our meal that day. Will be back again soon.

Faultless everything was excellent

Can't fault this place. Food is lovely and their pizzas are amazing. Great value on their kids menu too.

We were celebrating our engagement and I cannot fault the service it was just perfect and made everything so much more special food was great can’t that them enough for making our meal that extra bit special thank you

Delicious meal. Well priced and very friendly staff. Very much recommended.

Excellent food in a beautifully furnished restaurant served by exceptional and attentive staff. 10 out of 10 on all accounts. Will definitely be back

Absolutely fabulous place. Food was delicious and service was impeccable. Wish I lived closer.

This is my second time here and I will not be back. Ordered the starter ribs and I did not know that the seasoning was going to be so hot. I also ordered the loft 56 salad. I got rocket stalks and olives (which I hate) so very little salad eaten. Kids meal for a wee 14month old was 7.50 so very pricey. Food not good. The food downstairs is brill and I will be using it all the time now.

I was taken to loft 56 by a friend, they're were four of us we had breakfast ,and returned later for dinner, the food was very good, and the staff were impeccable, will go back again,

Good quality ingredients, really enjoyable breakfast

What a hidden gem in the heart of Co.Down. This beautifully designed restaurant sits above the well known Milestone supermarket in Rathfriland. It was our first rime at the restaurant and it certainly wont be our last. Really good choice on the menu and an extensive cocktail list which was just lovely. The food portions are great and it was good value for money. I had garlic, cheesy bread to start followed by scampi and chips and finished with sticky toffee pudding. Overall we were delighted with the food, drinks and service. Highly recommend.

I went here for breakfast for the second time and fortunately it was delicious on both occasions. However the first time I had to wait 25 minutes for an Ulster fry and this time had to wait 50 minutes for poached eggs!!! Granted it was busy it is VERY understaffed with waitresses rushed off their feet.

Great dining experience, food was amazing and our server Rosemary was brilliant! X

Great food, staff in abundance, friendly polite staff. Atmosphere lovely. Clean. Service good. Unhurried allowed to take your time.

Menu options were plenty,staff were 100%! Nothing was too much trouble 👌😋

EXCELLENT BREAKFAST . Management spoke with me after my last review and where apologetic and sincere in addressing my concerns. I told them I would return in the hope that I would experience LOFT 56 in a positive way . I just wanted to let you know we dined again in milestone on a recent Sunday morning about 9.30 . FABULOUS from start to finish completely different experience. The staff a young man and woman so professional and friendly nothing was a problem 10/10 please pass on my thanks . Food was hot , fresh , tasty and well presented. We ordered the same meal as we did on our first visit with added extra of fruit and yougert so delicious . I paid for the food even though management did give a voucher as an apology for our previous visit. I did not want to bias my visit in any way and so I passed the voucher on to a young family in need that I know in the hope that the parents could have a treat . I made manager aware that the voucher had been passed on . Staff did not know who I was until I was leaving and I told them I was so delighted with everything . I have since returned twice to LOFT 56 for breakfast . Thank you I’m so glad that my experience was very different. Great to see staff representing and respecting their job in RATHFRILAND. Many many thanks 🙏

This was the second time in a fortnight that we dined here in tastefully decorated environment. The varity of the menu is very good. The flavours were excellent, very friendly and helpful staff. Food was served in a timely manner. Overall a great experience.

Lovely restaurant. Pleasant surroundings. Friendly helpful staff, great food.

Good food with a great choice from the menu. Nice decor and friendly staff 10/10

What a great place. The smells that greet you and then the look of the place told me this was gonna be good. The choices on the evening menu were varied and as a party of 6 people we all took something different and all agreed that not only was each dish delicious but plenty of it. The restaurant also has a very good selection of Wines, beers, Gins, Whiskeys and cocktails. The prices were very reasonable. The staff were so attentive and pleasant. Well done Loft 56.

I enjoyed breakfast here on Sunday morning. The food was freshly prepared and tasted delicious. Great menu for breakfast. The staff were friendly and helpful. Decor was exceptional.

Great wee spot , went for lunch and had the salt & chilli chicken burger absolutely delicious, so much flavour , will definitely be back 😊

Had called into loft 56 for breakfast . The surrounding are beautiful but that is where the recommendation stops . Very poor sevice only two staff on restaurant floor . Waited to be seated once seated waited a considerable time for order to be taken...

There tonight. Staff amazing and so was the food. Had a starter of goats cheese then the scampi. Couldn't fault either

Main course came out before my starter, they said they forgot. 🤷‍♂️ Ordered a milk shake for the child, it came out at the end of the meal. Had to ask for cutlery after the meal was served at the table. I had good experiences here before but tonight wasn’t good.

What a plesant evening. We were greeted by a very pleasant highly experienced waitress who seen to our every need with prompt effeciency. I can highly recommend the starter... smoked salmon and prawn cocktail served with fresh lemon and wheaten bread followed by steak sandwich...

So so disappointing after a great dinner in November. Service was dreadful,avoid the lamb which turned out as 2 lamb fatty chops. Seriously overpriced.

So sorry, have eaten here previously and it was fabulous. Today, very poor service, if we hadn't been rescued by a passing waiter would still be waiting for the menu.avoid the lamb, just 2 fatty lamb chops, however starters and beef fabulous. We will be back but wary of service. Tuvm

Never again we have been here a few times. I have never had a good meal. I keep giving it another go because I really want it to be good because Rathfriland has no where else to eat. The serving staff are fabulous but the...

Ordered the roast beef and was shocked to see it when it came out. It had l been put in a plate sized Yorkshire pudding . This made my dinner hard to eat especially when meat was tough ....the Yorkshire pudding was swamped in gravy...

Tasty food that was great value for money

Great food,decent portions,staff very friendly and professional, food dident take long to arrive, lovely decor will be back,nice to have a place like this to go in rathfriland

Stopped off for lunch, very good food. I had the fish and chips. Others with me had chicken sizzling green curry which was delicious. Everything was hot and very tasty. Great staff, fast service.

An excellent, modern Restaurant improbably situated above a supermarket. But don’t let that put you off the food and service were excellent.

Really good food and friendly staff

Great friendly service. Lovely meal too.

I went here to celebrate a 40th birthday party. It was the first time I had been here. The menu seemed to be small but what was on it covered all tastes. I had a steak sandwich and it was great. I will be going back maybe to check out the Sunday menu.

First time in this local establishment. Big portions. Friendly attentive staff. Can't be faulted.

Staying in the local area been here twice this weekend . Once for lunch and one evening meal . Attentive, friendly staff , Rosemary is a gem , and also a fella I assume Is a manager perhaps (didn’t catch his name ) . Food...

El lugar es realmente agradable, una decoración preciosa y unos camareros muy amables. La comida estaba bien. Merece la pena.

The food was great I recommend the pizza out of there delicious and lots of gluten free options. Definitely going back.

Superb food and service at Loft 56 tonight, staff attentive and so pleasant and what amazing food. Various dishes and drinks all promptly served to our table of 11. Great food and ambience, we will definetly be back. Thankyou for a lovely birthday celebration👌

Lovely little restaurant, great food, friendly and efficient service, only problem is it's above a supermarket and if you didn't know it was there, you would miss it.

The food is absolutely delicious, staff are very attentive and the premise is beautiful and clean.

The Milestone is more than just a shop, it's an institution in the area. Loft 56 is the adjoining restaurant, and it's streets ahead of the usual in shop cafeteria. Think restaurant quality food and service at an unbelievable price. Think main course and coffee for under £20 a head! Unbeatable!

We had a beautiful lunch here..very good service..will be back for sure..😀

Excellent service, food was best I've had in a long time.