Primrose in Down

The Primrose was booked for a 50th birthday party on Sun 10th Nov and yet again the food and service was second to none. A huge thanks to Kevin and the team for looking after us, and thanks also for the bottle of bubbly for my wife!!

Food was great and staff were funny and helpful.

When I can't be bothered making a Sunday dinner this place is the go to. It's beautifully presented and cooked fresh. The kids get decent portion sizes too so we can munch their leftovers. The gravy can sometimes have too much red wine but that's the only negative I can say. The meat is beautiful and the stuffing is aplenty

The food is good and the atmosphere is great

Fantastic food and great selection of drinks . Staff friendly and accomodating.

I went for lunch last Friday and ordered the beef. It was so tough you. Could have soled your shoes with it. I complained and the waiter brought me another piece and it was just as bad So for my lunch I had a spoonful of mash 2.carrot sticks 1 parsnip stick and a minute piece of broccoli When I went to pay the bill I was charged £15 ( full price) for that. I thought as a gesture of goodwill they would have taken something off the bill to allow for the meat. BUT NO !!! Very poor customer service I have told several people who I know dine there and I will not be back

A lovely experience. We had the Thursday night special. 2 x 10oz sirloin steaks, 2 sides, 2 sauces and an excellent bottle of Chilean Cab/Sav for £54 - absolute bargain and service with a smile. What more could one ask.

My friend friend and I enjoyed a beautiful meal at the Primrose Restaurant today. The main course was tasty and succulent with gorgeous flavours. The Crème Brûlée was amazing. Good service and friendly staff

Went last night first time 10/10 steak 🥩 10/10 service 10/10 atmosphere

Beautiful food and delicious cocktails served by helpful, friendly waiter.

Lovely food, service and environment.

what can i say the food was not good the prices was a joke and the staff r so rude manger is no good and will gave u rude look they need to wise up

Lovely meal last Saturday evening. No rush . Enjoyed a really nice, quiet meal with friend. Staff were very pleasant. We have been before, but found the menu quite spicy, but this one had ots of choice. If I had one comment, it would be that we would have needed more cushions at our back!! We are not tall people !! Minor point. Thank you for a pleasant evening. 😊

Food was lovely. But we had a very rude male waiter. Made the experience very uncomfortable while dining unfortunately.

Great service, friendly staff, goid food

Great meal with friends and very pleasant service. Good portions and my ribs with chicken goujons went down a treat.

Called in here on a busy 12th of July requesting table for 2 - guy at meet and greet was so lovely and helpful and despite being extremely busy he arranged for us to use a table which was booked for 45mins time - service was fast and meals were outstanding - this friendly guy is an asset to the Primrose

Here for father's day...food was good overall... service good....desserts were delicious 😋

Love this place. Has such a lovely atmosphere and the staff are friendly. The food is always top notch.

Thanks to my daughter and extended family had my birthday meal on Saturday the 18th May 2024.The staff were excellent special mention to the head waiter [English guy] good craic and excellent at his job.Also to the blonde haired girl who makes a glorious cafe royal so good had 2 and very pleasant girl she is.Food was spot on good size proportions not just bunged on a plate.Will definitely return and hope the existing staff remain

We were there for dinner, very tasty cuisine. And the service was really great with a great recommendation for a beer from the area, as I don't necessarily always want to drink Guinness. We would come back at any time👍

Everyone was so friendly and informative. Cannot wait to visit again.

Had a fantastic meal here today couldn't fault it was perfect, staff were so friendly all round great day out. Couldn't reccomend more. Thanks

We went to the Primrose last Wednesday for an evening meal and had a great time. The food was exceptional, my son had the steak and said it was the best he has had in a long, long time. I had the scampi special which was delicious. Desserts were super (and are currently free on a Wednesday). The atmosphere was lovely and the service was impeccable as always, so friendly and attentive. Highly recommended.

My friend booked the table for 5pm and we had a private area at the front window area. We enjoyed our food but were annoyed as we were asked to move mid meal, just as we finished our main. I have never ever been asked to move from a table before, this was not nice. They told us that the table was booked for others at 6.30pm, we had only been at the table 1 hour. We were moved to a seat near the door which was cold, we could hear all of the couple beside us conversation. So we didn't really talk. We had ordered desert and tea. When I asked for hot water for my tea, they took away the pot, didn't return. What started off as a good night, was so upsetting. No tip given! Do many people go out for dinner and have 2 courses and leave within an hour? I don't think so.

One of the best places I've eaten in. Service excellent, friendly staff atmosphere relaxed. Food excellent. 4ill keep going.back.

Such a lovely pub! Stopped in Ballynahinch for a wee bite and we weren't disappointed! One of the nicest toasties I've had in a long time! The staff was very friendly and quick and the pub is just lovely!

Wow! Amazing - walking in you arrive in a relaxed, warm and friendly atmosphere. The choice wasn't too much ot too little. Staff friendly, attentive but not over the top. Portion size brilliant and the tastes fantastic. Bang bang chicken was bang on and the lamb shank just fell off the bone..... honestly one of the best meals and venues. Well worth the journey from Bangor.

A friend and I went for lunch on a Saturday and didn't want to leave. No one was breathing down our necks, it wasn't cramped and rushed or noisy even though it was busy and there was someone at the table next to us! We felt completely relaxed and the food was delicious. I got the pastrami and she got the pitta. 10/10. Chips were top notch no need to ask for them to be cooked properly because they were 😂Toilets were pristine. Staff lovely, welcoming and friendly, food was quick to arrive. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be back.

The visit that my three friends and I had a few weeks back was not a dining one. We entered the premises through the bar door and located ourselves at the pub counter. The open aspect between the table meal partaking area clashes with the bar alcohol only activity. A partition would be an improvement re the two modes not clashing. With regard to the showcase of the bar section it could take a re thought out lighting display. Yes the Primrose is one could assume be an 80 / 90 % restaurant operation. Yet there could be a no nonsense bar clientele developed more so. With regard to the ablution facilities the hooked / jammed back doors into both the ladies and male toilets not good as patrons using them could pick the wrong one.Let it be perhaps a senior citizen or folk with a drop of the substance that the premises are licensed for. With regard to the food partaking of at the Primrose a meal was greatly enjoyed back pre Christmas - excellent.

Fantastic food, great setting and wonderful service, hard to beat, carryout service is available if you're not feeling sociable,and now lunchtime opening, has been a favourite of ours for years and never fails to impress.

My wife and I went for Valentines Day for our very 1st time eating there. It was absolutely amazing. We will most definitely be going back. The food, service, and atmosphere was spot on..

Family meal. Couldn't complain food and service was great

The food was absolutely beautiful and the staff very attentive.

Just had a lovely meal (5 adults and a child). Great service, lovely hot food, delicious desserts). Kids menu and desserts were great. Recommend and will definitely be back.

Always a great welcome. Service great and food out of this world. Its really worth the trip.

Great food. Wonderful cosy atmosphere. Take away food during lock down was a great help. Staff can't do enough for you.

Lovely Christmas dinner and drinks with work. Friendly welcoming atmosphere and great service. Will definitely return when in the area.

Really good experience to end a Christmas outing. Really tasty food and lovely atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

My first time at The Primrose and I will definitely be back! FAB food. I had the turkey Christmas dinner but will definitely be back for the chicken burger which looked awesome 😋 The service was second to none and atmosphere brilliant!

Fantastic food and atmosphere. Staff were extremely friendly. Highly recommend and will definitely be back

3 of us had the sweet & sticky chilli beef 1 fish and chips and all had dessert all food tasty my only fault flat white could have been warmer over all good experience

We had party of ten on Friday night, 3rd November 2023, the best food I ever had, the rest of family also complimented their food. Defo go back again soon.

We went for afternoon lunch and some drinks. Food was nice. Good service. It's like an old pub vibe. Could do with a bit of an upgrade. I'm not sure if it's where we sat but it lacked some music. We will try here again if travelling through or staying near Ballynahinch.

The owner is terrible at his job get a new owner

Food was really tasty but quite expensive. My only gripe is the waiting time for food, sure it was near 45 minutes, well on to second pints before it came. Staff friendly.

I visited the Primrose with my friend as her birthday treat Sunday week ago. The food was average as was the service. I fell on my way out from my table and badly bruised my knee and right palm when I tried to break my fall. This was badly dealt with by both waiter and follow up calls by manager. Stating according to CCTV no reason why I had fallen...apart from I seemed to be walking quite quickly? It was 6 steps from my table to where I fell.... No compassion shown towards a customer at all.... After asking for my friend to be reimbursed for her meal on the phone the following day this was not offered by management..(she had to pay for her own birthday meal as I was on a chair with icepack on my leg)...it took 8 days for money to go into her account! Apparently they couldn't find the receipt/card payment for the transaction to enable refund?? A guess for the amount was made by the waiter but when the refund was eventually made it was for the correct amount that was paid? A totally misrun establishment with shoddy inexperienced staff who have no idea what customer service means or indeed how to deal with an injury on their premises... We will NEVER be back!!!

Wonderful food , great service, friendly, make you feel welcome. Perfect! 👍👍

Arrived almost at the end of food service, warm welcome, great range of food choices as well as a specials board. Friday night cocktails are 2 for 1 ! The Prim excel in their cocktail making 🍹

Had the lovely steak meal deal for two for £49, absolute bargain. Lady hostess was excellent.

I got the fish and chips and the chips were cold and greasy, the fish seemed undercooked or frozen as it was still cold as well. The coleslaw was definitely not fresh and the roast dinner we also ordered, the roast potatoes weren’t the nicest. The gravy was also quite lumpy but very rich flavour.

This is a nice restaurant 😁 the suggest the halloumi burger though it was a bit oily it was very tasty! Yeah yeah 100 characters

I gat a 4oz. Burger, which was overcooked tough and oversalted.the accompanying salad was nice, but the chips were cold andnot fresh or tasty. The service staff were very accommodating.

The Primrose never disappoints - great service from when you enter until you leave. Staff take time to explain the menu - rather than like so many that just take an order. Great wines and best of all, the food - maybe the best Scampi we have had - perfect. Busy, you do need to book.

Sunday roast dinner is excellent at The Primrose. Definitely recommend.

Out for my mums 80th birthday at the primrose food was delicious I would recommend the food at the primrose

Great staff. Great food. Really lovely evening spent in The Primrose.

Very pleasant. Portions very big.

Good food, nice staff, Thursday steak night bussin frfr

Just stopped by chance in Ballynahinch and went into the primrose ... a really good choice ... we had the steak night special deal for 2 ... 2 steaks, a sauce, a side order each and a bottle of house wine ... £49 to my recollection ... steaks were great and staff were attentative ... meal was great.

Such a lovely find! We called in without booking and staff were most accommodating. The food was glorious. The service excellent and professional, yet there was a very homely feel about the place. We will be back! Thank you very much for a lovely afternoon.

First visit here and a lovely surprise. Beautifully presented, furnished and decorated -large but cosy, spotlessly clean. Very good menu and service. The food was delicious and great presentation, plentiful, hot, fresh. Friendly and helpful staff, we felt welcome. We will definitely be back.

Definitely a great spot for a bit of food, went here a while ago and got the salt and chilli chicken, tasted amazing, but I wish there was more of it, seems to be doing renovations on the building all of the time, which is a bit annoying because it looks perfectly good as it is

First visit here and a lovely surprise. Beautifully presented, furnished and decorated -large but cosy, spotlessly clean. Very good menu and service. The food was delicious and great presentation, plentiful, hot, fresh. Friendly and helpful staff, we felt welcome. We will definitely be back.

Food was pretty meh, service was great. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Service and food were excellent. 3 of our party are gluten free and had 3 different meals. Such a surprise. Staff couldn't have been any more helpful and just really nice. Can't wait to come back

The primrose is the best restaurant in Northern Ireland by a country mile.

Excellent food and excellent staff.

A fabulous local restaurant. I really enjoyed my steak. It was cooked to perfection. My wife enjoyed the salted chilli chicken. Would highly recommend this restaurant.

Love this place. Staff are so friendly and the food is always on point.

Amazing food and super helpful friendly staff.

Had a nice pint but the guy serving needs to polish up on his manners

Many thanks again to Kevin and all the staff who helped make our Christmas special again . We choose to have three takeaway Xmas dinners with all the trimmings , collected on Christmas eve, and upon arrival we we greeted with the usual festive cheer 😀. As always the food was delicious and fabulous value for money. Keep up the great work guys , we'll be back again soon 👍.

food good Didnt have a booking but got a table but told we needed to be out within the hour as table was booked later we thought service might have been quicker but presentation and food quality excellent

Stopped here on the off chance of a table. Best decision I made that day!!! Food was delicious 😋 Christmas Dinner for me. Kids loved theirs too pizza and chips A small fish and chips. Desserts were also had and they were lovely. I'll definitely be back and this time I'm bringing reinforcements lol. The place was really busy but the food was excellent which can tend to suffer in some restaurants when busy. The service was very good with regular enquiries if we needed anything.

Really good 👍🏻 fantastic food as always

Nice place but needs to understand what cocktails they are serving. Wife ordered a non alcoholic mojito and received an alcoholic bramble. I wasn't there but heard she insisted it was a mojito. My wife is pregnant lol. Attention to detail with the booze needed

Beautiful food staff so nice and friendly would recommend

Hadn’t been to The Primrose for many years, but will definitely be returning more regularly. A friendly, cozy atmosphere and a great choice of food - served with a smile. We had the prawn open and the primrose pizza. Generous portions and delicious. Very reasonably priced too.

Had dinner tonight with family for a birthday treat. And it very much was a treat. Food as always was excellent but what really set the evening off was the service. You couldn't wish for nicer staff who went out of their way to make the visit memorable. Five stars isn't enough! Have been using The Primrose for over 45 years and never fails to please but tonight was just extra special. Thanks to everyone.

Beautiful food. Friendly Staff.

Fantastic varied menu suitable for all ages staff very helpful and friendly lovely homely atmosphere

Food was nice, service was good too

Called in just on the off chance as we hadn't booked. The staff kindly let us have a table for a few hours as they where waiting in bookings arriving. Service was great, food was amazing and a lovely relaxed atmosphere about the place.

Excellente nourriture et service impeccable.

Thoroughly recommend the sharing platter for 2!

Ordered 3 Sunday roast dinners today, very disappointed. 3/10 to be generous - had takeaway around a year ago and was good! Turkey extremely dry, roast potatoes poor , veg average at best. Would get better from a deli counter in a local petrol station….

Having been here twice already this year I was looking forward to another great meal and service. Up until the the main course was finished it was great. Service and food excellent. Then a member of staff decided to start clearing glasses and all from the table without even asking if we were finished. When I said we were not finished then the whole service seemed to stop. Was really sorry we did not get up and leave as there seemed to be friction with the staff who had been great up until then. Sorry but a great night out fell flat.

Really enjoyed a family celebration 🍾 meal! Food was delicious, service was excellent 👌 an extremely positive experience! Definitely be back!

Always fabulous food & very nice staff.

Staff were lovely, very helpful, food was quick and beautiful, would return

Was in today for lunch. Pate starter and prawn open main. Bottle of the Shiraz. What can I say... A lovely couple of hours..... Pamela....a star! Thanks to everyone....... Will be back next Saturday......

Absolutely brilliant staff food was amazing

Was there for friend's birthday treat. There was three of us, from we entered til we left it was fantastic. The staff, food, service was A1. They even reserved a table suitable for my disabilities. Would highly recommend this restaurant. First Class

Food was fantastic will be back

Great food, great service, was here for the first time in February and they remembered us tonight . Made us really welcome. Definitely on the return list.

Great food great service, was made quickly

Nicer than it looks from the outside. A bit pricey, but good food.

Wonderful chilled Sunday morning brunch. Great vibe about the place.

The food was great and the staff were very attentive, friendly and helpful especially Justin.