Rendezvous in Allerdale

Our first visit to Rathlin Island and of course we availed of The Hungry Seal! The food was absolutely amazing, we were in chippy heaven. The chips are probably the best I've ever had and the battered sausages to die for! The other half had the haddock supper and claimed it was the best he's ever had. Decent portions, the price is up there but not much different than your average chippy to be fair. The girls were lovely and had the food ready in good time. We would take a trip back to the island just for another feed at the Hungry Seal lol 10/10 for us! (Not my picture, found in Google search)

Overhyped. Staff are very nice, very welcoming, but the food was over hyped by friends and family from my point of view. My basic burger tasted very off putting, and my girls and mates burger was mediocre at best. Not worth the money for food.

Let’s start with the best part of the meal…the dessert. The gluten free gingerbread pudding was one of the best GF desserts I’ve eaten. Outstanding. (Came back the next night to get it to go.) The fish curry for the main really lacked flavor. I dumped a couple of tablespoons of their hot sauce and it helped greatly. The pork belly was fine. Tasted like basic BBQ sauce on it. And thanks to the chap in the pic who is sticking his tongue out at the camera.

Best pancakes in town! And a mean sourdough to boot! Kids love it here. 😀 100% need to book to guarantee a table.

We have been here many times and always enjoy beautifully cooked food, well presented by lovely staff. This time was no different, the food was excellent but we were a bit disappointed by the menu reverting to how it was when the restaurant opened when it seemed as if it didn't know what type of food it was meant to be. It is now split into Food Menu described as tapas style, Sharing (which is obvious), and Chef's Specialty : Small Plates. I fail to see the difference between small plates and tapas style and this is not helped by the fact that some of the small plates are bigger than others. It all adds up to making the customer confused, so I hope by the time we come back that they see sense and revert back to 'small plates'. However, we did enjoy the food and the atmosphere etc etc.