New Quays Portavogie in Ards

It was lovely but we had to wait a lot between main course and sweet, even the table wasn’t cleared between main course and sweet , but I will be back as the food was amazing

Fish dishes feature heavily on the menu. All of the dishes here are expertly cooked and presented, and the service is second to none. When I visited, I had smoked cod, and my wife had sea bass, all of which was cooked to perfection, and served by friendly and attentive waiting staff. I recommend this restaurant.

Always fabulous, the food is consistently great quality, super fresh fish and great value for money. Staff lovely and the view is beautiful 😍

Right at the beach front we came across this amazing restaurant on a day out . The chowder was fantastic and morish . Fish gougons were light and tasty and the octopus was scrumptious. Lovely setting and great staff . Hats off to the chefs , Fabulous 👌

Went with friends on a weekend lunchtime. The ambience is like stepping back in time - in a good way. All the fish dishes tried were very good. The prawns were amazing. So fresh they tasted creamy! The service was good as was the location. Definitely on the favourites list!

The food was absolutely BEAUTIFUL Very clean and the staff are so friendly. We sat outside with our dog in the sun and they brought out a treat. Whoever runs this place, has everything to perfection. Credit to the chefs 👌

I headed into the New Quays today with my dog after a long walk across the beach. I only fancied a drink but as they have a restaurant licence, you have to buy food also. They were able to accommodate by allowing me to order a side to go alongside my drink which was fantastic, as I didn’t want a full meal. The customer service was 5/5 stars! The lady brought out water and some sausages as a treat for my dog - it’s the little things like this that make you want to continually return somewhere. Beautiful pint of Guinness and delicious food. Hope to return for a evening meal in the future! Highly recommend - especially for dog owners.

Early dinner tonight with my wife and our Cockapoo. Warm welcome for all 3 of us and staff immediately brought fresh water and free cocktail sausages for our furbaby. Food was superb - chowder, brie, fish and chips and scampi. My wife also enjoyed a home-made Bounty cheesecake. Brilliant staff, wonderful food and amazing sea views. No wonder they were turning people away. Put this one on your list of places to visit. A definite keeper!

Would go out on a limb here and say this is the best food I have eaten in Ireland. We travelled all over and this place has the freshest, most amazing seafood. Unbelievable. The scampi is immense and the sharing platter is to die for. Must see!

This spot is absolutely fantastic for food. A brilliant menu. Huge range and great range of specials as well. Fantastic mains. Best scampi I have ever had. Other members of the family had burgers, chicken stack and chicken burger special. Brilliant service, so friendly. Would very highly recommend.

Great meal all round service was great food was even better. I would recommend to anyone to get here. The mussels starter was lovely and all the food was soooo fresh. And the kids menu was just as well done as the main menu.

Menu very poor, could not get what we wanted for dinner.

We indulged in a tomahawk steak, and omg it was fabulous 😋, very well cooked and so succulent, the staff are all so friendly and couldn't do enough for us. Thank you all a great night was had we will definitely be back!!

Lovely experience and great food. Service was excellent and they were very dog friendly.

Great day out with dog and family. Lovely food and great service

Was abld to take my dog into designatedsite food was excellent friendly staff even gave my dog some water and treats ,Will be back.

Great food. Service excellent. Will be back

Very nice place with lovely food. We're ordering fish and chips. Fish was nice but small, and chips(skiny fries) were overcooked. Dry and hard. But because the atmosphere is lovely there can't complain any more. We will come back.

Food to die for..staff excellent.

This place was amazing ! I would highly recommend to anyone in the area . I had the steak and peppered sauce with the garlic chips and the garlic prawns . The prawns were soft and had a fantastic flavour , the chips were amazing aswell . The steak being good but the one I had was I mixture off being too tough and too soft in areas . And the peppered sauce was watery but had a nice flavour . The service was great. It’s a great restaurant

We love this place food is out standing good service

Seafood is so fresh we had the platter to start and lobster for main food is topnotch and staff very friendly 😋 👌

An excellent restaurant in a pleasant seaside location. Sometimes the specials menu has a mouthwatering range to choose from - other times it appears lack-lustre BUT always ask what they have that isn't ON the menu. Last night: crab claws and lobster mornay! Fabulous. Great staff and service too. Also, motorhomes and camper vans are welcome. Besties (their attached café) does great breakfasts from 9.00 am.

Beautiful dog friendly restaurant. I would highly recommend.

We had a visitor from Melbourne. We had to take an early reservation. Staff was excellent . Polite and informative. We ordered main size scampi sharing starter. It's was superb. One battered haddock . Lovely fresh fish. Two had cod in a prawn mornay sauce. Beautiful flavour but a bit thin. Crispy chips. Our Aussie quest who had travelled and came off a river cruise was extremely impressed with his meal and flavour

Food was fantastic- crab claws were amazing. Service was first class.

Having family over from Australia and he had been on a river cruise we needed somewhere close to Bangor and bookable. We got a table . Had to come at 1245 hrs. We shared a main scampi as a starter. Absolutely beautiful. 2 had cod in a prawn mornay sauce. Fish excellent . Sauce very tasty but thin. I had battered haddock. Light batter and a plenty of fish . Excellent. . We have eaten here before years ago. Excellent service. This restaurant is well worth a visit

Excellent food and good service. What more could you ask for!

Overall very good. Would recommend to stop by

Very warmly welcomed. Staff are so friendly, helpful and considerate. They brought our dog water and sausages. Food was amazing, tasted incredible, portion size was huge and the chef was happy to accommodate out dietary requirement. Huge choice on menu, something for everyone. Attentive staff, beautiful food and dog friendly!! Highly recommend!

Beautiful sea food. We arrive late, and we're treated to the most beautiful sea food I had in a long time. This is a real gem. We will be back.

Great spot on a sunny day - right at end of harbour overlooking the beach . Oldie worldy type feel, with pictures of sports cars ...... slightly random. But the food is the thing, scamp exceptional, salmon and mussels great and good portoion sizes. Slow service and failure to deliver our drinks (had to go get them from the bar ...) when only about 50% of the tables busy was disappointng. But well worth the trip down, deserves its reputation

it is wonderful, service and food all amazing, just a tad of distance but would call every week if closer ! x

Yet another fabulous Sunday lunch. Never anything to fault in value for money, quality and quantity of food, presentation, waiting service, ambiance……. Very extensive menu and all cooked to order. We had the battered fish and chips, as enjoyable as ever and one of the specials, pan fried hake in sweet and sour sauce with a fondant potato, an interesting combo, and very tasty. Love going here and the friendly staff are so welcoming.

Amazing restaurant in beautiful location, was terrible weather, foggy and wet when we were there on 1st Saturday in May but it was well worth it as food was outstanding. We had fresh lobster with prawns all in a lovely garlic butter with parmesan skinny fries and side salad which was first class and we also ordered scampi and salt n chilli chips, this was the best and freshest scampi I have ever had and my other half agreed as we were sharing between us both mains. We also shared a small mussels for starter with a piece of garlic bread halved, this was very good lots of thin onions garlic and cream Nice reasonably priced bottle of wine (not putting the arm in)was good too, other higher priced quality wines too if wanted, I had nice couple of pints of Moretti which went down a treat. All in all fantastic way to spend a few hours on a Saturday afternoon with pleasant attentive staff and great quality food, highly recommend.

Excellent service , staff were really good. Food is not bad but it's not high end if that's what you're after. Straight forward simple stuff I'd go again.

Beautiful, warm, clean, friendly and great food. It can be expensive

Fantastic food extensive choice ,great atmosphere,lovely location . Friendly staff.

Food still best about and dog friendly you couldn't fault it amazing

This is by far the best food you will ever taste and , bringing a wee dog is a treat they get sausage and wee drink of water , the staff are so nice friendly it’s a lovley experience we love to travel down the coast to this restaurant, so thank you from us and Alfie ❤️ will be back for sure

Best restaurant ever!! They were very accommodating when we arrived out of hours. Excellent service and food. Plus a tour of Besties!!! Superb staff. Many thanks, Nina👍

Great place, really good food and service situated right on the shore. All seafood is so fresh as the restaurant is in the fishing port of Portavogie.

Nice atmosphere. Really friendly service and great food, definitely will be back.

Amazing service and friendly atmosphere, leigh and all the staff welcomed us well and leigh took our order. The food was amazing, I had the sea food linguine, nicest one yet and presented very well, while the other two of my party had the turkey and the pork, I cannot wait to come back for another visit. Thanks again and we will see you soon :)

My wife and I had a fantastic breakfast this morning best fry I've ever had with very friendly staff and loads off memorabilia to view in Besties .Thankyou

Here with Drumbo community outing

Amazing food and service. The vegetable curry was delicious and the cheesecake is the best cheesecake I have ever had hands down! It’s so nice I can bring my dog and they even gave him a little dish of sausages and fresh water ❤️ Michelle was really friendly and super helpful. Overall amazing food and a lovely place, we will definitely be back

Yet another superb lunch at New Quays with such friendly and helpful staff. I had the Turkey dinner and husband had the hake in mornay sauce. The food as always was delicious and such a selection to choose from the menus. Definitely worth a drive to visit this restaurant. When was asked where I would like to go for lunch on Good Friday it didn’t take long to decide on New Quays.

Lovely welcome and beautiful food. Fantastic place to stop on trip around Strangford Lough.

Nice restaurant with very welcoming staff right beside where the fresh fish are brought to shore. The food was very good, fresh and piping hot. Excellent service and well worth the trip.

What to say about this place? Everything is fantastic! We went on a recommendation and we were so glad we did. The food here is so good we have been back multiple times. It's been worth it every visit. All of the food is so incredibly fresh. Being of Donegal stock, glad to see Mulroy Bay mussels on the menu (👏). But the highlights really are the lobster and the scampi. Both of which are of an unreal quality, sweet and fresh, exactly how seafood should be. My partner said it was the best scampi he has ever had. All in, such good value for money and with such nice, friendly service, it's no wonder the place is doing well.

We booked a table for lunch in Besties so we could take along our furry friend. It's a lovely relaxed part of the restaurant and the staff were very friendly with brilliant service. The lunch menu has a great choice and is brilliant value. I went for the scampi which was huge and the best I've honestly ever had. The other half went for the chicken strips with pepper sauce and chips which he loved. We couldnt resist a portion of onion rings in a light a crispy batter, delicious! Overall a great place in a beautiful location. Definitely worth a visit!

We went to portavogie on bank hol Monday 18th March as we have been wanting to see the sea shell beach for quite a while! We found the Beach but after driving 1.5hrs we were looking lunch ! This restaurant was able to accommodate us a family of 8 we all had something different and the food was absolutely delicious! Kids portions of scampi would have fed an adult we couldn’t believe how generous the portions were we had dessert too and was very generous and also delicious bill was very well priced! I’d actually go as far to say very reasonable for a family of 8 mains & desserts The staff was amazing and friendly a really warm welcome! We were placed in the dog friendly lounge as we had not booked and they were busy! We are a doggy family and it was delightful to see how accommodating this place is to dogs as well as their humans ! The decor was amazing through out and meticulous!! The restaurant was absolutely spotless you could have ate your lunch from the floor!! We had a wee wonder around as we were amazed that in one building there was so much to offer from the bistro cafe / dog restaurant & the dog free restaurant! The restrooms were pristine! And offered wipes deodorants perfumes etc What a gem of a place and the bonus is the sea shell beach right out the back! Thanks you !!

We visited for lunch on 14th March, shared the seafood platter which was amazing. Have visited several times and will definitely be back. Well worth the 40 minute drive from Belfast.

My husband treated me here during Mother’s Day and I was so delighted with the food. I had mushroom appetisers and sea bass for mains. Everything was perfect! Thank you

Fantastic dinner...really great food

Just been today with my family for mothers day. Food was amazing and staff very friendly. Was really busy but well worth the wait for out food but in fairness staff did give us the heads up. Only comment guys is Turn the heat up lol. Will be definitely be back soon. The seafood crepe was out of this world.

Food is amazing.Always fressh and tasty. Service is friendly kind Highly recommended

My friend and I along with our two dogs were in tonight for a meal and I just had to write a review to say how wonderful the staff were. So friendly and kind towards the dogs, bringing treats and water. Lovely to be so welcomed and taken care of. Thank you, food was also delicious!!!

Been to the Quays many times over the years and was looking forward to this. Same place, same decor, nice wood burning stove, it felt very welcoming. Sadly that was about all i say was good. The food, drink and service was all vey poor. Greasy burger, cold and rather stinger portion of chips, very poor pint of Guinness and staff that literally threw the food at the table. Trying to clear the table while we were still eating and ignored our request for drinks. Such a shame, i won't be rushing back. Definitely not worth the drive down the peninsula for this.

Amazing, beautiful, great service. Huge portions and delicious food. Would come back everyday. friendly for (large) dogs

The best food I've had in a long time.

Loved it. Great service and food 👌

enjoyed the food staff friendly but table for 2 went in at 5.30 pm and with slow service did not get out to 7.50pm we only had dinner and a dessert over 2 hours to long

Absolutely gorgeous meals so fresh and delicious, beautiful setting looking over the sea and so comfortable inside, staff are excellent couldn't do enough for you will definitely be back couldn't fault it at all

The food was even more better than what I was told it would be, just a shame I didn't know about having to order the sea food platter before hand, but I'll know for next visit..

Great choice of food. Many seafood items to choose from on the menu. Being in a little fishing town, you know you're getting fresh seafood.

Only went in for coffees but food looked good. Friendly staff.

Wow what a restaurant !!! Staff friendly.. food was incredible from flavours to selection...delicious and excellent all round !! Thanks for the amazing experience!!

The loveliest seafood platter I’ve ever tasted. Light fresh batter on the scampi, the wee cups of chowder were amazing, fresh herring 😋 it was all amazing - thank you

The best seafood restaurant in Co.Down

We have been this evening .reccomend by chef friend. The food was superb friendly service and really love the log stove.fabulous atmosphere. We wkd highly reccomend and wi return asap.do happy places like this still exist Not the usual Minimalist likely of others. X well done quays

The food and service at the New Quays is exceptional. Totally recommend the seafood chowder and pan seared sea bass. The staff are super friendly and always make you feel very welcome. Also dog friendly and always ready to make a fuss of your furry friend (with a complimentary sausage thrown in). Absolutely recommended.

Dined with family and the food and service were fantastic as always. We had four very different mains and each of them was prepared to perfection. The Quays is an absolute gem and their passion for cooking and serving great food can be seen on every plate. Fish dishes are their specialty but you won't be disappointed no matter what you choose. The restaurant has a relaxed casual atmosphere with a good drinks selection also. Mid priced and excellent vfm. Well worth the drive!

Food was excellent, service was excellent. Definitely recommend

We had excellent food and top class service.

Lobster my favourite is amazing but everything on the menu equal staff are very friendly and helpful love it

I haven't been to this spot in a long time and it looked amazing on arrival. The staff were wonderful, super friendly and chatty. The menu was fantastic and the food quality was outstanding. It'll be a regular place we'll eat now every visit home.

Three of us had a family lunch here on New Year's Day 2023. The restaurant had a wonderful atmosphere and great decor along with super-friendly and helpful staff. We ordered a seafood sharing platter (2 portions of seafood chowder, smoked salmon, lightly battered fish, fishcake, prawns on wheaten along with salad, egg, garlic bread, tartare sauce and chilli dip), samosas (beef and chicken with a chilli mayo dip and salad) and a portion of chips. The food was absolutely amazing - we were blown away by the quality, taste, presentation, portion size and the price. Without doubt, this was amongst the best lunches we've ever had, not one thing was left on our plates when we finished. I cannot wait to return on my next visit to the area - it's a real gem. The chefs certainly produce stunning food and flavours. Very highly recommended.

Excellent endroit pour manger des plats typiques irlandais issus de la mer mais pas que! Je recommande le chowder: ) Le chef en cuisine est top et sa dame en salle rend le repas un moment extra.

Great food, service and lovely friendly staff

Great fresh well cooked food. Brilliant portions. Great staff. A fish lovers paradise. Fresh choice of lots different fish. The chowder is amazing Dog friendly also.

A quiet Thursday in December for lunch. The staff were pleasant, the scampi was good, but the rest was ok.

Always a reasonably priced delicious meal in a nice setting down beside the harbour.

Great service. Super food. Couldn't fit in a desert 😃

We have just left this amazing food experience! I cannot express how delightful the food was, the service was absolutely first class with the friendliest & lovely staff! Would highly recommend this fabulous restaurant!! Thank you from family Robinson! Tina from England!

Great portion sizes. The staff were very attentive. The decor was good and the fires kept the restaurant nice and warm. Recommended.

I visited the New Quays with my husband and friends last night - the food was fabulous! I was delighted to see the seafood crepe on the menu and it was simply devine! We had a varied selection of starters and mains - including the squid, samosas, battered fish and salmon - large portions; beautifully cooked - first class quality & service. We are sooo lucky to have a restaurant of this calibre on our doorstep - highly recommended!

Bit disappointed with food price a bit on the dear side staff friendly and very nice.

Food fabulous, presentation great.A gem in portavogie.

Food was absolutely fabulous, and such generous portions! Choice of seafood on the menu was really good. Staff were lovely

This place never fails to deliver. Great food, attentive staff. I can't fault it.

Great value for food and drink. Good quick service

We had a lovely meal. The staff are friendly and helpful. Thoroughly recommend.

Congratulations, world class scampi! Fabulous location , wonderful service. What can we put into words the food we have enjoyed tonight! ..........."now that we have sampled the best we will never order it again anywhere else!"

First class meal enormous portions. I would highly recommend this Restaurant

It looked like a storm was coming as we were looking for somewhere to stop for food. We stumbled across the New Quays as we rounded the corner. It looked busy, always a good sign. We were welcomed inside by a friendly waitress who gave us a choice where to sit. We chose a window seat looking out to sea. We both chose locally freshly caught fish and chips and standards size. The fish was large and hanging off the plate. It would have been interesting to see how big the large would have been! It was well cooked and presented, and the crispy batter was amazing. It certainly filled us up. There was a good choice of beers, etc, and plenty of free car parking. We managed to miss the storm while eating great food, result.

Best restaurant for fresh seafood. The chowder was full of fresh fish and really creamy. Served with a wheaten scone. I had the scallops and prawns to follow. Equally delicious. My son had the best scampi ever.

It's been a long time since I've been here. I wasn't disappointed food was lovely. Highly recommended worth the trip.

Great food and very friendly staff. Portions are HUGE!!