Romas in Ards

Nothing special, menu nothing exciting

The atmosphere in Romas was lovely, I felt so relaxed. The staff and the service was excellent from start to finish, will diffently return.

Booked for dinner and we both had the steak sandwich. Food as always was lovely. Never disappoints at Romas!

Friendly helpful staff. Fantastic food

Called in Saturday 26th Oct for lunch It wasnt busy at all Waited I’m sure an hour for food for 3 adults & one of the mains was soup & ham sandwich Food was overdone, chips burned, lasagna over cooked… not good Very disappointed as we usually get great good & service but not this time

Lovely food and drinks for our staff night out. Would highly recommend

Menu has reduced a lot in last few years but food still very good. Bit pricey at £28 for an 8 Oz steak. Service is superb and plenty of drink choice.

Came here with two friends. The whole place was adorned with HALLOWEEN decorations and looked amazing. We had two Steak Sizzlers, one with chips and one with Champ and Chicken Goujons with French fries. Everyone really enjoyed the food and the selection on the menu. The service was great too. Highly recommended.

Nice, easy going bar. Good food and service.

Visited for a birthday on a Wednesdag night. The bar and restaurant are super clean, decor and general atmosphere was nice. Restaurant was about half full - if even. However, staff appeared to be always busy and it took time to get drinks,we actually gave up on a final drink deciding to go somewhere else. Food was hit and miss. Lasagne and Carbonara seemed to be a hit. Chicken burger was worse than a frozen burger from a supermarket. Sides were ridiculously small. Chunky chip or a spoonful of mash. I'd say maximum equivalent of one large potatoe. The size of sides seems to be a common complaint. I was still hungry after eating, and with each meal at £17 to £20 it's not cheap for portion sizes.

Food wasn’t great chicken was dry and tasteless pasta just tasted like cream and chips weren’t cooked enough out of 4 plates one was ate by a child waited 55mins on food and not one person came and asked how everything was nor asked when bill was being paid wouldn’t recommend nor be back

It was busy with a buzzing atmosphere. Service was very good & everyone was friendly. The waitress recommended the roast beef to hubby. I'd already chosen it, but he was between the gammon & roast beef. She said the roast beef melted in ur mouth & it certainly did. It was gorgeous. It wouldn't suit people who like theirs pink & half raw, though. We didn't take a dessert as we were stuffed. There was live entertainment just setting up as we left. I imagine that would have been good. We will definitely return

We were at Romas to celebrate my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. The staff were fantastic and the food was delicious. Great fun was had by all.

Had mushroom soup. Delicious,just a bit salty. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Nice Ambience. I would like to go on an evening for dinner.😊

Excellent meal and Friendly service

We went to Romas last night for my grandsons birthday. The food was excellent and warm. The staff were amazing and helpful. The price of food and drink was very reasonable. We all had a great time thanks to all at Romas

Hadn't been there for many years. Superb to be back. Staff very friendly & welcoming.

Family sit down meal for a wedding. Good was delicious

My colleagues and I enjoyed a delicious meal Friday lunch time. 1st class friendly service from Margaret and an excellent meal, well priced meal - thank u. Will defo be back 👌

We were here with Autumn Leaves,had a delicious meal, very pleasant staff and we had a private room upstairs which was suited everyone,thank you xx

Very nice scampi and very good meal all round

Beautiful food and service. Definitely highly recommend

It's a nice pub, menu getting a bit expensive for what they offer, but otherwise good.

Was in town for a short trip from America. Best pub to hang at with friendly staff and great patrons. Recommend the food and drinks! They made me a custom chicken patty on top of a burger for dinner.

To slow after ordering,but food was good

Both chose ham hock sandwich with wholegrain mustard. But what we got was ham hock TERRINE. Never heard of terrine being served as a sandwich. It was so dry and should not have been advertised on the menu as ham hock. Missing word TERRINE. Eaten here several times and this was the worst meal. Also put off by seeing food being handled at serving hatch. Get some gloves or utensils, stop mauling the food and using your phone.

Beautiful setting, food and service.

Very attentive staff , food served with great presentation, quantity & flavour.

I went to Romas, for a birthday celebration in the function room. The food was very good. The staff were very friendly, attentive and really took care of us. The function room itself was excellent. Everybody I spoke to at the function had great time.

My husband & I had a beautiful meal in this lovely restaurant. Such friendly, helpful staff & a really lovely ambience. Would highly recommend a visit. We will definitely return.

This is the place for food excellent food lovely staff great atmosphere oops did I mention the great food. Love it.

Had my birthday dinner here on the 24,2,24,had the steak and skinny fries,followed by the fruit pavlova, absolutely lovely,top place,well worth coming too.

Brought my wife for a wee date nyt .Nice bottle of wine but the medium steak arrived over cooked ,said to staff on till but he just proceeded to take my money. My sizzling chicken was very tasty.spoiled our evening a bit.

We were just in for a couple of drinks. Friendly staff, atmosphere good food looked great so plan to go back to sample some.

Booked in for 1 o'clock and we walked in at 1 on the button. Shown straight to our table by a very pleasant waitress who took our drink order at the same time. Once our order for food was in we hadn't that long to wait till it was served. What a fantastic meal we had. First class all the way . Highly recommended for a meal and drinks.

Food was nice enough and staff friendly. Could do with being updated though. More pub atmosphere as opposed to restaurant...

Our favourite resturant in Newtownards. Good menu choice, decent prices and always very friendly staff

All our courses were beautifully cooked and presented a really high quality experience, can't recommend here enough, we will definitely be back.

We had a lovely girl look after us called Natalie she was very attentive and very pleasant, there was nothing that was an issue, I must say first class service from this young lady

Food excellent. Just too busy and therefore slow to get drinks, but pre Christmas which may have been the issue.

Amazing food. Had our work Christmas lunch here. Turkey and ham was outstanding. Brilliant craic with the service team. Highly recommend this place

I booked this online for a Boxing Day treat with my wife and daughter. We arrived on time and were directed to a table beside the bar. After sitting for 20 minutes I had to go to the bar and ask if someone was coming to take our order, this was met with “where are you sitting?” I pointed and told him I was where he had put us. We ordered and 45 minutes later our food arrived. The noise was getting progressively louder as the people at the bar had obviously been there for quite a while and were probably there for the night. Three other girls were put at a table behind us and again they were only there for drinks, they also got louder to compete with the noise at the bar. The food, when it did arrive was very poor to average, we decided we were not going to stay for dessert as we couldn’t wait to leave the place. I thought the bar would have been somewhere to wait and have a drink before being seated, instead it was like eating in a public bar. This was not what I had hoped for on Boxing Day and must admit I will not be in a hurry to return for food, but it might be ok for a lads night out!

Always a good vibe in Roma's. Good Live Acoustic music. The staff are always friendly and helpful.

Been here a few times over the past couple of years- So much to choose from on the menu- always very impressed- Always go back to the Sizzlers, chicken or beef- only negative is they stopped doing the Teriyaki sauce- but Thai sweet chilli or creamy pepper sauce are still very good. Great choice of sides. Thursday night is obviously best night to go for Sizzler night. Staff always friendly. Defo be back

I visited This fabulous restaurant Thursday night with 7 friends and again today with 12 mates all loved the food and considering it was a full house the staff where fabulous highly recommend this establishment

We booked the upstairs room for a 60th birthday party. The room itself is lovely and very spacious. The bar staff were amazing all night and so friendly and helpful, they even put cartoons onto the big TV in the adjoining side room to amuse the younger children which was a great idea and much appreciated by the parents. We had buffet style food which there was plenty of and it tasted great! Would highly recommend this venue for a party and would like to thank Johnny and the other barman also on that night for helping make it a great night.

Absolutely love this place 😍 Great staff, great food & lovely ambience 💜 Special shout out to Luke & Natalie as well as the other staff who make this place as welcoming as it is!!

We stopped on the way home today from Legenderry and it was lovely. The menu had lots of food options, the staff was lovely and it was amazing to see it so busy on a Monday evening. A brilliant spot with tasty food options and a brilliant atmosphere.

Only reason I am giving a 4 for service is because it was a little slow. However for those not in a rush, it won’t matter. The food was worth the wait and the restaurant has a lovely atmosphere.

First time visiting Romas. Restaurant was bright and warm. Staff very friendly and helpful. We ordered a steak burger and chicken burger, both very nice, the jam relish was really good.

Great night in Romas. Food was amazing and the staff were so helpful and friendly. I got the steak sizzler and fruit pavlova. Portions are so good. You won't leave hungry 🤩🤩

Food was excellent and staff great . would recommend Roma's to everyone.going to book Christmas dinner.

I cannot recommend this venue for a private event. The upstairs new cocktail lounge is perfect for any event. We celebrated our fathers 80 th birthday, which was fantastic, the staff were amazing, the food laid on was delicious and they even went to the trouble of supplying the children colouring books and crayons. It would be hard to find any where nicer.

Really good food. Highly recommend. Booked last minute aa got a cancellation at the mot centre. Lovely cocktail as well. Reasonable price for the quality of the food. Will definitely be back.

Fantastic, food, fast courteous and attentive table service.

Brilliant night celebrating my brothers 40th birthday!

Great food & drink! Lovely evening spent with friends!

Great food great service had a brilliant time the food was lovely plenty on the plate well worth the money definitely go back 😁

My husband and myself love Romas and had a beautiful meal about 3 weeks ago. I booked a table for 5 for my daughter's 21st on 26 August and we ordered 2 soup of the day which was mushroom and truffle, we received broccoli, ginger and garlic but we ate it anyway. Our mains were okay but when ordering desserts I told the waitress we wanted a pavlova and 2 sticky toffee puddings only for her to say oh slow down there. So I let her write it down and asked for a latte. We received our desserts, the waitress walked by a couple of and then said oh forgot your latte! I never received the latte but it was on the bill which I promptly told them I never received and it was removed but the whole visit was rushed and messy. A pity really.

Uncooked chips, overcooked chicken goujons and a lasagne that would have only been acceptable if it was a ready meal out of Iceland. Complained to a waitress and she wasn't interested. Won't be back

Scampi was overdone and the Waitress was quite rude and then ignored us ,had to ask for the bill twice and then after another 10mins had to ask for the card machine

Stopped in and had a great lunch food was lovely would stop again if passing.

The room upstairs was booked for a retirement party and was a great venue. Bar staff were fantastic. Plenty of room for a boogie. Easy on street parking outside and opposite Romas. Loved it.

Love Romas. Great food and staff

Great food great service lovely atmosphere

Meal was lovely l had the pasta dish which is tremendous value and my good lady had a sizzling meal again lovely. Staff were friendly helpful and attentive but not overly. 😁👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Beautiful place, fantastic food, second to none service will definitley be back.

We had a fantastic time at Romas for our granddaughters 18th birthday party. We were in the newly refurbished upstairs restaurant . The finger buffet was excellent. We had some vegetarian guests who were well catered for. Hazel and the team were brilliant.. they looked after us very well. Feedback from all our guests was very positive we had a great time . Our granddaughter had an amazing time. I would highly recommend Romas

We absolutely love it here! Fantastic service, really good food and a great cuppa!

Honestly couldn't fault Romas. Food soooo tasty and great value for money; staff are friendly, efficient and just the best; atmosphere is second to none. Just love this place... oh and the cocktails are pretty awesome too!!

Very disappointed as half of the tables were empty when I arrived to have dinner? They turned us away and told me hey were fully booked considering i had phoned earlier and they said they had free tables. I'm food critic and professional chef and I'll be informing my professional colleagues and my business friends not to eat in romas ever and the attitude of the the staff were blunt and rude and I was insulted too.

Was here with 2 friends on Sunday - Craic was Brillient - Nice Atmosphere

We had a brilliant afternoon atmosphere was good food was good i would recommend Romas ❤🥂

This is our 4th visit as ever other time we were pleased with the food, but not today. Both of us ordered lasagne- we had to send it back after a few mouthfuls as it was far too salty. Neither of us take salt but this was inedible. The waitress took it away & we ordered chicken goujons . When they arrived they too tasted of salt. We didn’t complain this time but I suggest the chef is over generous with the salting of food. Really disappointing. Furthermore when the bill arrived they charged us for 1 lasagne & 2 goujons. They did adjust it but no real apology or free drink. For this reason we’ll not be rushing back or recommending.

Great food, had the steak, and it was lovely. Had the pavaloia for dessert beautiful. Couldn't fault the service. Me u was great lots to choose from.

A big thank you to Romas staff and management who were outstanding when we hired the upstairs newly referbished restaurant on the 12 July 2023.The food for the return reception was second to none. We will definitely return in the near future. .

Love this place friendly atmosphere and staff , brilliant tasty well priced food 😋

Got a table for 4 and cost just under £150 which was not worth it at all. The food was dry and the chicken wings tasted like plastic along with the service being awful. Won’t be going back any time soon

Great start to our holiday. First pint of Guinness for this holiday!

Absolutely Outstanding Wee spot didn't get food but does look very tasty and will definitely be back

NO SAFE PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR SEVERE ALLERGY SUFFERERS Start with the worst - a mum of two (toddler and baby) attended in our party and informed serving staff that both have dairy allergy when ordering our food. The mum is a breastfeeding mum (on holiday) and has been avoiding dairy in the time spent with us so as not to pass diary onto her baby through her breast milk. The toddler cannot take dairy now that she is on solid food. Unfortunately for us, the vegan meal was served with carrots tossed/cooked in butter, (which in itself should not have occurred given this was ordered as part of a vegan meal), but which was only noticed at the end of the meal after the toddler started to break out in hives. Having been spoken to separately by waiting staff, chef and management, the only recompense was apologies and 20% off the food bill. The serving staff said a note had been made on the docket and the chef said he had been too busy to notice - note this was a Tuesday evening at 5.30 and the restaurant was only about half full. Words are cheap and had the toddler suffered a severe reaction that may have required ambulance attendance, the 20% off the food bill would have done little to recompense our family. Thankfully the parents were quick to administer medication. We recommend that the restaurant respond to this review about how their procedures are to be changed to ensure someone else does not suffer more seriously than we did. Thankfully the parents had the correct medication and epi-pen with them. The attitude and culture to responding to this incident was all wrong. By consequence, the kitchen is at worst negligent and disrespectful - and at best, careless. I would not trust this kitchen with taking adequate respect over anyone's food allergies, intolerances or avoidances, particularly as the vegan meal was served with butter. Food - 1* due to the above and while some of us enjoyed our food around the table, the vegan option was noted to have little taste from the vegetables. Service - 3* waiting staff attentive and polite, but again didn't seem trained on how to handle our incident and were keen to pass the blame of communication to the kitchen. Atmosphere - 3 - nothing notable. We were escorted to a comfortable set of tables for our party size, but we left feeling angry and let-down by the response and lack of consideration for our allergy sufferers.

I ordered Scampi, it was nice but could have been more crispy plus it was served with some strange tasting mayonnaise?? Scampi should always be served with tartar sauce, anything else is sacrilege. I ask for tartar sauce, what I was given was obviously out of a sachet and disgusting. I won't be back in a hurry, menu obviously has been changed and not for the better.

Amazing food as always. Scampi and steak sandwich were cooked to perfection. Great service and very clean. Consistently high standard of food and service.

Me and the girls went to Romas last Friday and the food, drinks and service were first class. The cocktails are delicious and so was the tall, dark and extremely handsome bar man making and serving them. I will go back for him alone 😍😍 He knew and recommended the menu well and looked after everything well!

Prompt service and delicious food

Had a meal here last night was beautiful. Staff very attentive and pleasant had a great night. Restaurant was very busy and we had not booked but ensured we got seated

Noticed from across the road while looking for lunch. Warm greeting, instant service and fabulous food.

Food fine ..service not so much didnt get asked was everything ok? would u like another drink ?would u like the dessert menu? so we ate n went and asked for the bill..was only in because I had a voucher and they didn't impress so I'd hardly be rushing back ...

Initially went for the roast beef and rich gravy which friends had told us about,but disappointed it was not on the menu the Tuesday we visited. Did,nt fancy any of the specials so we opted for the chilli chicken and lasagne from the main menu followed by rather large portions of pavlova.One of the better places to eat and drink in Newtownards,clean with nice decor good food and service but not the cheapest.Will be back another time but will telephone to make sure the roast beef it on.

Took friends to Roma's unfortunately the overall experience was not great food average, service poor

Very pleasant experience at Roma's this evening. Really large helpings. Carbonara delicious. Attentive staff.

Lovely food and very attentive staff. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

Brilliant evening with great food and the singer was also brilliant 👌🏼

My meal was delicious I was very pleased with it

The very best service with every visit. The place has such a nice atmosphere and you’re able to enjoy your food with not too much going on around you. Anytime I have visited my food has been super tasty and actually served warm! I always go for the veggie/vegan curried cauliflower burger which never fails to hit! The staff are honestly all lovely, especially Taylor!! Not only good food, but they also do pretty good cocktails and gin and lemonades.

Wide range of dishes good portions couldnt manage dessert.Friendly staff never had a bad meal in it

Took 45-50 minutes from food order to receiving. Apology received. 2 roast beef meals I think should have had Yorkshire pudding ,but none on the plate. Otherwise food was fine.

I've being going to romas for a long time and I have to say I'm so disappointed, the food used to be really good, but the last couple of years it's gone down hill. My partner even became sick after eating a sizzler from here. It was a big let down and unfortunately we won't be back as the quality of food needs improved or they need a new chef. So disappointing

Really great food and service. Choice of food and drinks are abundant and value for money, enjoyed every part of my dinner and will be returning asap. Update March 2023, still just as good as its always been.

Really enjoyed my meal here. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Definitely be back soon and recommend.