Roark's Kitchen in Moyle

The best little port on a cold wet day. We visited Ballintoy on a typically dreary day and the cafe was so cosy warm and welcoming. Staff are wonderful, coffee was fabulous and the cakes were out of this world. Some great views too. Highly recommend!

The best little port on a cold wet day. We visited Ballintoy on a typically dreary day and the cafe was so cosy warm and welcoming. Staff are wonderful, coffee was fabulous and the cakes were out of this world. Since great views too. Highly recommend!

Spent a few days at the harbour cottage. The cafe is amazing. Has a super range of cakes as well as savoury food. Fabulous view of the harbour from the seating outside. Very welcoming staff and definitely worth a visit.

The best sausage roll I've ever had. The cakes and tray bakes in this place are top notch, so much selection. Lovely traditional setting with some tables and chairs inside

One of the best places I've been to in Northern Ireland! Great coffee, Great staff and a top notch doughnut with cream and strawberries in! Over the week had a bit of everything and can't fault anything about the place! If you're in Ballintoy Harbour you'd be silly to miss it out!

Excellent coffee shop just by the harbour of Ballintoy all the staff were very friendly and very helpful. Coffee cakes and pastries were fantastic. Would definitely visit again when we are in the area. Many thanks.

Absolutely the best homemade cakes I have ever had..Just like your Grandmother would bake .so fresh so tasty. The pie and soup were amazing. I cannot recommend stopping here enough. Top marks all around

Owner and staff was very friendly. We always stop in when we go to the harbour for a visit. The food is delicious. there is a small beach beside the cafe.

Very friendly. Great coffee and good variety of food.

Decided to call into roarks kitchen today and never again, what a disappointing experience. The female server who took our order and money explained that she was just going to get the food heated and handed us a number and told us to take a seat but no change. We assumed she would bring the change with our food, when a man appeared with our food I explained I didn’t receive my change and the way he spoke to me I was in shock. I’ve never experienced anything like it, management you need to teach your staff manners and respect. When I went back in to try and get my change from one of the female servers turns out I was overcharged. A place with so much potential your staff is ruining the experience.

Firstly, I placed my order of a cheese burger and some carrot orange and corriander soup. The wee cafe is so cute and the food and look lovely! Until you see the price. Whilst I was waiting an employee passed. I asked him if they had WiFi and was cheekily told no, that's why we've free parking! Cheeky! I wasn't parked in the carpark! Even in the vicinity! The food came and looked delicious! My daughter enjoyed her burger. The soup.... It was too salty but not much can be done about that. I couldn't taste any orange or coriander. Then it struck me. It was fresh flat leaf parsley in the soup and not coriander I spoke to the same young lad about it (staff member with dark curly hair) who was dismissive and claimed it was probably garnish. Why would you put fresh flat leaf parsley in to carrot and coriander soup? I think it was mistaken as coriander as they both look the same. No apology. No offer of a different bowl or alternative even though I told him it was salty and.had parsley. He didn't give a stuff! Looked delicious but tasted rank, and the wee lad serving today Tuesday 30/07/24 should not be in customer service. He didn't even speak to a colleague about it. The food looks delicious....very pricey though. Near a fiver for a fifteen bun! They should have offered a new bowl

Amazing homemade pies that they can serve with complimentary ice cream or whipped cream. We had rhubarb pie with whipped cream, which was also homemade and delicious. The best possible treat on a cold day.

This restaurant is open and serve delicious desserts and outstanding and tasty soups.

Absolutely ruined use to watch fresh cakes come out of the oven onto a cake table big sliced cake now smallest piece of cake going hardly worth the drive down bring back the old vibes

Going to give five stars but must point out we haven't eaten anything here. This is just for information. We tried to visit on 28th October. Google said open and there wasn't a phone number so we drove to the cafe but it was closed. There was just someone locking the door at about 12.40pm ish. Please please update your information, we will try to visit when we're on holiday again

Aleays a reliable spot for a break when walking, the new young staff appear to have kept the place much as it was, albeit cleaned up and some of the old lictures we missed, but the cakes were as amazing as ever and the coffee probably a lot better then at one time! Seemed as popular and as crowded, too but thats what you get at Ballintoy Harbour! It attracts the world but coped well.

Out of this world! We had to pinch ourselves at how picturesque this place was. Incredible sweet treats and the girls serving us started to play the banjo and the Irish flute! It was incredible!

Excellent coffee and fabulous choice of good value really tasty cakes. The apple pie was one of the best we have tasted. Lovely situation by the harbour surrounded by stunning views. Were lucky to have some live traditional music too.

Enjoyed a beautiful lunch with my mum, daughter and granddaughter Absolutely beautiful. I had the seafood chowder it was first class 😋

Friendly place with very good selection of cakes and treats including ice-cream. Location is very picturesque and was told that the location appears in Game of Thrones, but having not seen the series, I could not say otherwise. Cost 41 pounds for a family of 6 adults for drinks and a cake each, so just under 7pounds per person. Good place to hide from the rain.

Really good and genuine homemade cakes. Large portions and good value for money. Too bad for the lack of an internal bathroom.

Wow. My husband and I wanted to share the salad bowl. It was so delicious that we got another. It was a mixture of 4 salads all in the style of Ottolenghi. And for £5 definitely value for money. We also had a banoffe tart which was amazing too. The only thing I would say is that the systems for ordering food and drinks is a bit chaotic

Great choice of cakes and yummy too. Really Great gluten free options. Shame about all food served in single use paper and plastic items. Also no card payments, we just happened to have just enough money but would had to have gone elsewhere if we had just a few pound less.

Went here for lunch on a family holiday. The soup of the day was absolutely delicious, specially ordered gluten-free cheese and ham toasties were also amazing ( two showed up and I would only expect one given that they were already on offer ) . Gluten-free carrot cake is also very nice. As someone with coeliac disease it was great to have so many options. The atmosphere and location were lovely and if we are ever nearby again we will definitely be returning.

Absolutely loved our visit. Really nice people, great vibe. Felt like home. The best Apple pie I ever had! Can’t wait to go back!!

It’s Pitty that they say you can eat breakfast when at 8AM, 9AM, 10AM and finally at 11AM they closed. Anyhow staff came at 8:30 so I do not understand why it’s taking 3h to prepare a coffee, tee and some bread. When asked when they open - “I don’t know”. And btw CASH ONLY!

This is a wonderful coffee shop! We arrived at 6 o'clock for a quick pit stop and it was well worth it! We ordered hot chocolate, three berry scones and croissants. The scones were freshly prepared that morning by the manager and she was so lovely and happily explained to me about allergens. Staff were all very friendly. Scones came with fresh cream and jam. One of the nicest scones I've had in ages - went back for a second one! Croissant was heated. We sat outside with a lovely view of the harbour. Couldn't recommend it enough! Note: cash only!

We have loved going to this wee cafe for years,last couple of weeks we could not get in so busy.yesterday we managed what a disappointment blackforest cake now a wee teeny slice and served in a cardboard box along with a wooden spoon and a takeaway coffee.gone are the days when you used to get real plates and cutlery also the cake selection is nowhere what it used to be.

Just there for teas and cakes and on the whole very good. Summer fruit slice with ice cream was excellent and was in fact plenty for both of us. Teas were fine as well but 'stewed' a little as the service was very disorganised. Young ladies serving however were very pleasant. Prices were pretty good as well.

Ultra friendly and helpful. They were closed as I was visiting late, but they were prepping for the following day, and chatted and insisted I have a cup of tea and piece of cake, both of which were lovely and most welcome. If I make it back to Ireland, I'll make it back to Roark's Kitchen.

Excellent food. Freshly prepared. Best burgers. Was recommended and did not disappoint. Couldn’t resist some take away pastries for later!

Went for a walk around the harbour and stopped for lunch in this little gem. We all had a huge portion of fabulous chowder. Couldn’t resist the selection of home made cakes so ordered a selection to take away with us. Lovely little cafe

What a beautiful location and delicious foods available. Especially all the sweet treats to have with coffee or tea. The staff were very welcoming and helpful. Nothing seemed to be any trouble for them. The only downside is the lack of internet connection/mobile signal which means that can only accept cash payments. I was grateful that I had cash on hand. I've never been before but I can understand the high rating and I'm already looking forward to returning. I have a feeling Roark's will become a regular place for us to visit.

Location, location, location, amazing food and drink, although the day we arrived they had none of the veggie options except for a veggie melt.

I visited Rourke's Kitchen, as a mystery shopper, in April 2023. We had a delicious coffee and cream scone. The scenery is breathtaking and the atmosphere was fantastic with two of the waitresses playing the fiddle. The menu is first class: - a small menu but everything baked to perfection. Please note, you must pay in cash and both sterling and Euros are accepted. The kitchen opens at 11am on a Saturday, although several customers I spoke with said times do change. There are seats and a fire inside and picnic tables outside with the most beautiful view of the harbour. A really special find which we will certainly visit again.

Great selection of cakes and in an amazing setting. Always look forward to heading here and their homemade ketchup rocks.

A must visit when in ballintoy. If you like desserts this is the place for you. Sea food chowder is amazing

Roarks kitchen is amazing! The cakes are absolutely delicious! The caramel crumble slice was a particular favourite and the chocolate honeycomb doughnut (so much more than just a doughnut!). The beaches in the area are some of the most beautiful I have ever been to in the UK. Rock pools teeming with life and colour, blue sea and lovely sand, plus if you’re lucky a dolphin (or in our case a pod of about 20 just off the coast!). Well worth a visit!

Roark's mi è sempre piaciuto , soprattutto prima della ristrutturazione in chiave moderna quando sembrava di entrare in un salotto di casa....ora è sempre lì per cibo e bevande ma l'organizzazione fa ' acqua da tutte le parti...25 min di attesa per una zuppa del giorno notoriamente già pronta è troppo...in più quando arriva è l'ordine sbagliato e si deve ricominciare l'attesa....no dai...

After a bad day the coffee (and location) was exactly what I needed to relax! Cakes all looked incredibly tempting too. Parking can get very busy though especially on a hot day! Lovely 'secret' beach too away from the crowds.

Fabulous location but not the same since the menu was changed to cater for the growing number of GoT tourists... the cafe no longer does the wonderful Ulster Fry... heartbreaking

The food here is freshly made and very tasty. The staff are lovely and friendly. there is limited outdoor seating, however the turnover is quick so we got seats before our sandwiches were made. Just be aware the cafe is cash only, no cards

We were here by chance and stopped to admire the harbour views. We had a cup of tea and cake. Very nice 👌 Will be returning to sample their lunch menu. Thank you.

What a fabulous little tearoom! We, as a family, sampled a range of what was on offer and everything was delicious. The variety of cakes and tray bakes were amazing! I must also mention the two lovely girls who were working there. They took time...

This small cafe provided sanctuary from the fierce onshore gale. It sells loads of scrummy home made cakes and sarnies. They’re slow and inefficient at serving so the queue took ages. My sausage roll was billed as “giant” but it wasn’t. That said it was...

We arrived the 2nd week of May 2022 from the USA to stay in a cottage overlooking the harbor. Our plan was to cook most of our own meals. The first day, we decided to visit Roark’s for lunch. The food was so delicious and...

Lovely little cafe beside Ballintoy harbour. Excellent cake and coffee. Special Seafood of the Day to be savoured.

My partner took me to Roark's Kitchen, a place he remembered from when he lived in Ballymena. Game of Thrones (never watched it myself) has transformed this from a sleepy rural cafe into a very busy place to eat often so full being seated is...

Waited ages to order as none of the staff acknowledged us. There was no welcome or atmosphere. On the positive side the home baking choice was amazing and the cream scones were large and delicious. The coffee and tea were good too. I would go...

Visited roarks kitchen with several friends and we were all disappointed with our experience. The staff were unwelcoming towards us from the minute we arrived. Food was ok.

Amazing location. Great food. Loved the veggie soup and the veggie melt was fabulous. Delicious cakes. Highly recommended.

Usually we only have something from the splendid selection of baked goods and desserts but went for lunch today and the Bang Bang chicken special was delicious. Highly recommend it and also the excellent chowder

Love coffee and goodies at our favourite harbour. Dogs were brought water on a lovely warm sunny day. Recommend all the lovely scones, cakes and pies

Covid: hand-sanitizer provided outside door and signage re masks and limit of 4 customers inside at once (though this was not enforced). Seemed too busy to try to clean tables between customers (we assumed only outside tables in use) which seemed reasonable - after all,...

5 medium ice cream with flake - £31

We called in on Sunday 13th. I ordered a burger and the wife ordered scrambled egg. Eating it was a disappointment. I asked before I ordered the burger if it was fresh not frozen..clearly they don't understand what a 'Fresh Burger' is..it was from a...

We visited on 5 June and were overwhelmed by the picturesque harbour and the amazing scenery. We decided to stop at Roark's for a coffee and sweet treat and a chance to soak up the atmosphere in this beautiful little harbour. The coffee was very...

This little cafe set in the beautiful Ballintoy Harbour offers a really good menu selection and is a joy eating outside on a sunny day. Very popular with tourists because of the Game of Thrones connection,Ballintoy was used to represent the Iron Islands in the...

We visited Ballintoy Harbour on 6 October 2020 for one of the fabulous views of the Causeway Coast whilst on holiday in Ballycastle and decided to eat in the cafe there. We had fresh mackerel with potato salad and shredded pickled salad off the specials...

I was visiting the north coast; a weekend away from Belfast and after a long walk decided to call into Ballintoy. I had never eaten in the small cafe there before so as it was lunchtime decided to give it a try. I was not...

When there twice when on holiday in Portrush.My partner and my son just loves the home baked scones two each.On second visit l had to have the potato bread stack.

Was treated Terribly, asked where are masks where I said I was exempt and he was so rude about it, He looked at me like i was lying as I left my exempt card in the car as it is a eating establishment! But then...

My wife and i called for lunch but where very disappointed with the lack of precautions taken during the covid threat.The young girl serving at the till took made no effort with anything. Tables where not clean and after customers left the tables and chairs...

This is a very quaint looking wee cafe in beautiful Ballintoy harbour, We sat outside and had chowder and a burger both were fine,but the chowder had very little fish . Service was slow but we were in no hurry. Staff need to realise that...

Visited here last year and loved the cakes and the portion size was perfect . Brought a friend today and was extremely disappointed on the service the hygiene and potion size which is halved but the price certainly hasn’t . Disappointed with the attitude of...

Attended this place at opening time, met a female who was more interested in opening windows and appeared unable to answer any question regarding the opening time of the place even though it was 20 minutes past the proposed time. Having said that the food...

Off hand service. Waitress had to ‘interrupt’ her phone call to serve ice cream. Didn’t use sanitiser or gloves - smallest ‘large’ ice creams on the north coast. Second scoop minute! I’ve yet to have good food, coffee or service in this place.

Just a truly magical place . Down to earth , good food , cake table out of your dreams .Set in hauntingly beautiful scenery . Memories made and never forgotten .

Called in today as we were visiting the harbour. Very busy but great food with no airs or graces. Reasonably priced. We will definitely be back.

Had he best vegetable soup while visiting the antrim coast. Beautiful place with very friendly staff and the most amazing desserts. Food was excellent have told all my American friends to make a point of visiting this beautiful place. Great food and beautiful setting.

A tiny establishment but with a homely ambiance

Come sempre entrare da Roark è come entrare in un salotto di casa, accogliente e confortevole...ottime come sempre le torte...

Arrêt durant notre roadtrip game of thrones puisque à côté de lieux principaux. Un peu septiques car semble vieux et...

We stumbled across this lovely little cafe yesterday. The setting, food and hospitality is fantastic.

Been here a few times whenever we've travelled over to Northern Ireland. Came here from breakfast this time. I would definitely recommend it

When at Ballintoy Harbour visit Roarks Kitchen for some tasty home cooked food in very quaint surroundings.

The views from the window were absolutely fantastic. What a place to eat fresh mackerel! The scones are to die for. A little cramped inside but on the day it wasn't full of people. Perfect eatery for a hungry traveller.

Not sure whats happened to the cafe, used to be brilliant, fresh fish straight from the harbour, nice cakes and super freindly. now its awful, got an expensive caramel square the size of a small matchbox. food was dredfull and expensive and the staff are now just stroppy teenagers that didnt seem to want to be there with no clue about anything.

Cafe serves simple, tasty rustic food in a small harbour side building. We enjoyed toasted sandwiches with soup others in our party had the champ mash with sausage, bacon and onion gravy - all delicious. They have a few daily specials and an impressive array of homemade cakes. A very welcome lunch on a wet day!

This is a small café beside the picturesque harbour north of Ballintoy. It's probably not a place for the main meal of the day but I had a bacon omelette which was perfectly cooked and my wife had tasty scones and coffee. It is a small café and was crowded both times we were there but for the non-diabetic there was a terrific choice of cake and ice cream, not just a printed menu but all on display. Although it ws full the service was quick worth going a second time.

Lovely small cafe, friendly staff, great array of cakes. Seating in and out, but only about a dozen tables so often full

Amazing homemade cakes served by very friendly staff. Too many nice desserts and cakes to mention. can highly recommend the Coffee Cake!

Grand choix de gâteaux. Accueil sympathique. Personnellement j'ai pas trop aimé gâteau au chocolat ce n'était pas pourtant le Victoria sponge mais mon mari a aimé son cherry pie avec Custard

We both had really nice open sandwiches. What really stood out was the the accompanying salad which had an incredible number of separate items which were all great quality and very fresh. We sat outside and were amazed that despite being in a very busy tourist hotspot - stunning by the way! - everything was very reasonably priced, the food came in a very reasonable time and the waitress was relaxed and friendly.

Fabulous selection of homemade cakes. Stopped in for a cuppa and some apple pie whilst visiting the harbour. Lovely staff and great service, well worth a visit

A lovely little Irish café with inside or outside seating, good choice of food, all home made cakes, pies. Excellent place to visit

Stopped here with the family for lunch. Ham salad sandwich had egg in, which isn't described on the menu. The person who ordered dislikes eggs and when brought to the server's attention, we were informed that's how they were served in N. Ireland. Twaddle. We weren't offered a discount or an alternative. Absolute pig-sty too. Rude staff, bad housekeeping and bad food. Avoid avoid avoid!

Stopped at Ballintoy Harbour with my 3 year old granddaughter today she wanted a bucket and spade as the café only accepted cash I had only enough cash to buy a spade the café staff were fantastic and gave her a nice clean food bucket she was delighted and had a wonderful day thank you so much. just sorry I didn't have enough cash the food looked delishous .

I don't know where to start with this place, the scenery that surrounds it? The delicious home baking Or the incredibly friendly family orientated staff that work there? Roarks kitchen is small inside but has outside seating with some beautiful views. They are very cheap for some really delicious food!! We visited on the motorbikes and weren't disappointed... Definitely find this place and stop off for lunch or even just a coffee and some home baking to die for!

We did not try food, but only the cakes. Those were delicious, almost too big. Perfect place to recover from strolling around all those Game of Thomes filmset places... also recommended for kids...:-)

I love this restaurant. No matter what you order the food is always beautiful. Always leave room for dessert as the selection of cakes are always worth a taste.

We stopped in here for lunch after finishing up the bridge nearby. Nice little spot. It was pretty crowded even in mid-afternoon when we thought the lunch rush would be over. We were able to get a table inside. Everything was solid. It's nice not to be overcharged at a place with a view. The stew was pretty tasty, though the service was a bit slow.

There is a sign on the wall outside the restaurant telling you to sit at a table and wait to be served. We waited at an outside table for 15 minutes and eventually went in and asked for a menu. We were given menus straight away but after waiting a further 10 minutes, with no sign of the waitress, we decided to leave.I can imagine this restaurant would get very busy but it wasn't while we were there. Very disappointing.

Visiting today - Easter Sunday. Roark's is a very busy little café with tasty, home cooked food. The staff are very attentive too. I would highly recommend a visit :)

This is the only eaterie down at the harbour itself. It looks kind of small, and we cautiously stepped inside to have a look. Just a few tables inside and not much room between them, but it's worth staying for the warm welcome and delicious food. I've never seen such a selection of home made cake! Apparently this little place has been in the family for 40 years, and Granny Roark still makes the Victoria Sandwich aged 85! Light as air, and impressively high!

This is so tine, but don't let that stop you! Its always a squeeze, but always worth it!. Everything is freshly baked and delicious!

Visited Ballintoy Harbour and found this little coffee shop - just in time for tea!

After your walk along beach please stop and enjoy the local taste of home made food especially the stew.. The Apple pie is my favourite. Can be very busy at times so be polite and patient.

We had no idea that this place existed, we found it purely by chance when deciding to visit Ballintoy Harbour. It was just opening when we were about to leave so we decided to nip in and warm up with some coffee and hot chocolate. Well, that was the plan but when you see the staggering display of cakes and scones, pies etc it’s a little difficult to resist a little of what you like!

Very cozy place to visit. Lovely cakes and coffee. The boys just love the little shop always talk about the honeycomb they get there and the delicious sausage rolls. Situated in one of the most gorgeous places to visit on our wee island. Staff are very nice too.