Shipquay Restaurant in Derry

This is our 2nd stay in the Shipquay Hotel. The previous stay was February 2020. Thankfully our 2nd stay didn't disappoint us. An amazing staff team, working throughout the hotel. Hopefully it won't be too long until we return again.

Most excellent Sunday lunch. Slow cooked beef daub and roast potatoes worth trying.

Visited with friends on a Saturday evening, just before Halloween. The restaurant was busy but the atmosphere was still relaxed and civilised. The staff were friendly and attentive, and did a great job of looking after all the diners despite the pressure. The food was delicious (I can't actually remember what we all had) and the total bill was very reasonable considering what we had to eat and drink between us. We popped into the bar downstairs (the Lock and Quay) and had a nice after dinner drink. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Derry!

Lovely food and great service. Staff were very attentive and friendly. The restaurant had a very welcoming atmosphere. We both had steaks for mains and they were cooked perfectly. Will definitely be back again!

Regrettably writing this review. Paid almost £20 for a round of Goats cheese, a small handful of rocket, a bit of pear and 1 walnut. I mentioned to the waitress that I was disappointed in the meal albeit tasty. She ignored my feedback. The response was no one else has complained and it was good goats cheese.When will we realise that a slice of cheese and a walnut on lettuce is not a nutritious meal in comparison with a wonderful meaty dish that my husband had???????. Telling me no one had previously complained is not good enough.

Excellent pour tous les Plats commandés. Les assiettes sont copieusement préparées et tout semblait frais. Les desserts juste sucrés comme Il fautLes serveuses sont adorables. Nous avons passé une très bonne soirée dans un décor feutré avec de la musique jazzy.

We booked for our anniversary as it is our favourite restaurant. The food was delicious as always and service excellent. Lovely night!

Supposed to be a special birthday dinner. Firstly an inexperienced waitress spilled red wine all over my niece. She didn't even have the grace to apologize. The food was hit and miss...some good some not so. If you have any dietary requirements I would beware as we were lied to by the kitchen. All in all an overpriced and very unsatisfactory experience

What a treat to have such great service and food at our one night stay in Derry. Food was beautifully prepared and presented. Service was attentive and professional. Decor and style of this restaurant were high end but prices didn’t seem much more than good value for the quality. Highly recommend.

Went here for lunch. No one there which meant had a nice seat by window. Service wasnt great, a bit cheeky. Food was poor. Had the fish and chips which for some reason still serving on wooden blocks which is 10 years out of fashion. Dessert was a cheesecake special which turned out to be de constructed which is a fancy word for not actually done. Terrible.

We were visiting Derry for the day and stopped here for lunch. I had catch of the day which was cod with potatoes and vegetables and a lovely sauce. My husband had goats cheese salad. Both dishes were delicious. Service was fast and friendly. Highly recommended.

We were visiting Derry, & this restaurant wad suggested. Not disappointed. Great menu, good portions, beautifully cooked, well priced. Good service. Wouldn't hesitate to return & recommemd to other travellers

Excellent food. Lovely setting and really good service. Came for our Wedding Anniversary and was not disappointed. The Special was a Donegal Salmon dish and it was terrific. We will be back!

Found the restaurant online. Was not in the least disappointed. Small but interesting menu, excellent food and cheerful and efficient staff. Quiet surroundings half way up the steep Shipquay Street. Would cheerfully return.

Les serveurs sont très sympathiques et accueillants. La nourriture est bien présentée et succulente . On vous le conseille fortement

Well located place, it’s a cozy place, could be for a date or a happy hour.

We took a group of 6 in for dinner. Our service was great. However, being in the food & beverage industry for over 20 years, the meal was very disappointing. The scallops were so over cooked, they were hard. They didn’t have what I ordered, so they recommended the lamb chop, one lamp chop overcooked with no taste. I spoke with the manager who had every opportunity to apologize for the experience but never did. It was a very over priced meal and I would not recommend it to anyone.

I would recommend. The food was fabulous, compliments to the chef, great friendly staff, for a busy restaurant we were served promptly.

Fabulous setting. Very attentive staff. Excellent food, cocktails and wine. Lovely experience. Highly recommend. Well done to all.

Every meal we enjoyed was delicious! From breakfast to lunch to dinner we were delighted with beautifully prepared and presented; yummy meals. It’s the top 10 restaurants I have visited around the world. Definitely 5 star in my book

Lovely service. Nice comfortable atmosphere. Kids food was good quality. Catch of the Day came out looking a little slim and I cast a jealous eye on my partner's generous looking pork belly, but the fish dish was lovely and well put together.

What a fabulous meal we just had! We booked late, had a delicious meal and staff were so friendly and helpful - especially that lovely tall guy who greeted us when we arrived. Full marks to the chef as well - every course was delightful in taste and presentation - well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The scotch egg starter was nice but small and it just came out in the middle of a bare plate, no real garnish. To be honest, for the cost - £8.50 - this scotch egg really could have been doing with being a bit bigger or maybe even two eggs. Wasn’t worth the price. My main - fish and chips - cost £18 so needs to be very special right? The chips were just okay. The fish was served as two pieces. I only like breaded or battered fish with no bones and no skin which is why I went for this. The fish was underdone, I mean rare. The batter was okay but I as hate skin on fish, and this fish had its skin on with the batter attached to it (why?) i had to throw away half my batter with the skin. It came on a swirl of cold pea pure which I didn’t like at all. So not great. Again small portions. I left disappointed.

Went to this restaurant for the first time this week before a show in the theatre. The food was just gorgeous and the service excellent. Highly recommend and will be back.

We were staying in a hotel around the corner, so we decided to book into Shipquay Hotel’s restaurant for food. The restaurant itself is a very nice dining room and it was very busy so there was a good atmosphere. The service was friendly, and the food was great. I had the boxty starter and to be honest I was expecting a large traditional style dish, but it was an inventive spin on it. My other half had the soup and had no complaints. For mains I had the seabass. The fish was very well cooked, and the dish as a whole was well presented and tasted lovely. My partner had the pork and was very well pleased. The only complaint was we didn’t have room for desserts! But we did have a couple of cocktails each which were delicious and well presented. All in this was a great restaurant and I’ve already recommended it to friends that are visiting the area soon. Keep up the good work!

We had an excellent two course meal from the extensive pre theatre menu with lots of choice for everyone. The service was impeccable and the restaurant was buzzing with a busy and cosy atmosphere. The food arrived promptly and was faultless. Needless to say we will be recurring customers of the Shipquay restaurant again. Can’t wait to return!

Came here with a group friends. Service wasn’t great , however when with a group we didn’t really notice. The staff are really nice however the younger male waiters could do with a little training. When we asked one if we could order a drink he answered ‘not now I’m a bit busy’ My friend ordered a drink a few times and it never arrived. The burger was tasty, I ordered it as the other mains didn’t come with a side and were quite expensive. The tempura fish starter was not great at all. Not worth the £9 The cloud martini is fun! Nice espresso martinis

We had dinner and breakfast here as we were staying in the hotel. The staff were very helpful and didn't bat and eyelid at my mains dinner order which was a deviation from the menu as I don't eat shellfish. The food was plentiful and very good. We gave a tip with payment and the very honest manageress came after us as she thought we had given her too much money. Would not hesitate to recommend here.

All in all it was average .. firstly we were delighted to be able and check in early at 1.45pm even tho we didn’t mind waiting ..and we got a lovely glass of Prosecco on arrival. When we got to our room we had paid for a superior . It was nice but tiny ..toilet seat was broken and the carpet could have done with a hoover and a deep clean, found it strange no milk even uht in room ..we were on 3rd floor and even tho told at reception we could order milk .. it just seemed to put the staff at more stress .. hence next comments .. we had dinner booked for 8pm so at 5 we headed to the bar …. Blimey the bar man was definitely having a bad day .. his words to my husband when he said are you ok to serve us ‘ im on the grave yard shift mate’ his attitude was shocking .. we sat on tho and because we were on our wee holiday we continued to have a couple of drinks in the bar, he came round eventually but very unprofessional! Dinner was ok… starter .. deep fried seafood fritters were horrendous ..salmon and fish and ok for mains … waitress at breakfast was lovely ..we travel a lot but found this place mediocre ..we wouldn’t stay again and tbh we felt the staff were all knackered!

I really enjoyed my meal with my friends at this restaurant. The service was slow, especially towards the end and they forgot my friend’s veg she asked for. However, the staff were really lovely. We got free soup on the house and we asked for olives and they gave us a lot of olives. The wine, my fish and chips, the soup and my brownie were all lovely.

Great restaurant, great atmosphere, great staff and great food. What more would you want! We felt very welcome and valued and we couldn’t have been happier!

The food here is nice. The only reason I didn’t give a 5 is because I ordered the monkfish and was given the tail end. Not very good. The rest was fine. Husband had cod n chips. He said it was the best ever. Wish I’d ordered that! Starters were good. I had soup, hubby boxty.

Arrived in the ground floor bar. Served two warm beers and the excuse when asked "we were flat out all day" poor. We checked 15 mins before aour booking and seated immediately. Despite being given the menu almost right away the staff refused when asked to take our order. 30 minutes and 15 minutes after our original booking time out order was take. 30 mins later our food (single course) was served. Poor . Booking was 6.30 as we were off to a show for 8pm so keen to get going. 7.13pm almost an hour after we arrived we were presented with our food . Poor . see pics. Almost £40 for surf & turf. 4x chips in the smallest pot I have served beed served. Poor. The surf was £8 add on. Poor. The steak portion was good and cooked to perfection. ✓. Service was awfull . Junior staff were not well enough trained to take food orders and the kitchen was obviously flat out. No for me I'm afraid I expect better service than that.

went there to celebrate our 50th anniversary as well as my wifes birthday the next day. Great food, great staff. THey was especially instrumental in helping me buy a glass of prosecco for each diner there in order to toast my wife. Thank you to the staff for the help. We had sea bass and monkfish both of which were cooked perfectly. My wife doesn't consume alcohol and their bartender made up a nice 'mocktail' for her to enjoy!!! Can't recommen this place enough

We had a fantastic meal in the restaurant last night, it was my dad’s 80th birthday, we were a group of 20 people. The service was exceptional, the food was amazing, I would definitely recommend and definitely go again. Excellent value for money

Make reservations, this is a very busy place to eat. Service was professional, wine list offered a good variety, food was prepared perfect to order and was delicious.

Unfortunately it wasn't the experience we'd had before. The front of house lady is lovely but the rest of the staff need further training. Four of us ordered burgers which took ages to come and our friend waited a further 10 minutes for her meal....

Though generally very good, there were a few niggles. The steak was good but overcooked; asking for medium rare I’d expect some signs of blood, but really it was medium. The serving of chips with it was a bit mean too. The pork roulade was...

For a “pub” the food is stellar! Few, but really very good and refined main courses. The desserts too. The service varied greatly. Great the first day, bad the next day.

My sister and I ate here at 5pm when the restaurant opened after a matinee perdant the Millennium Forum which is 5 minutes walk away. Food tasty. There is a pre theatre menu. We both had seafood fritters to start with which were delicious and...

The food here is unbelievable. From the a la carte in the main restaurant right through to the menu in the bar downstairs. I’ve eaten here on numerous occasions and worked my way through most of the menu and I am yet to find a...

Very nice service Food quality is great I'd love to come back

Excellent food and way of cooking!!! Ideal to rest between walking tours and to take energy. Accompany your meal with a cider.

Ottimo ristorante a Derry sotto all’omonimo albergo. Abbiamo mangiato molto bene, agnello e filetto seguiti da due ottimi dolci. Prezzi...

Extremely disappointing.on so many levels! Food was lukewarm, front-of-house guy and manageress were dour and unwelcoming and finally we were allocated a table in a space less than a telephone box behind a large pillar, which isolate us from all the other diners. Did we...

We’ve been in the UK and Ireland since July 4, and this (July 18) was the best meal we’ve had in all of Scotland, England, and Ireland. Brilliant service, tasty and thoughtful dishes, and a lovely space made this a meal to remember.

I don't know why, we didn't expect to dine so well in Derry. The Shipquay was outstanding. We loved the service, a team of friendly young people eager to please. Food was excellent, very fresh and beautifully prepared. We finished our dinner with a local...

Cracking, food a good price and great service

We found Shipquay Restaurant after discovering many of the pubs did not serve food after 6pm on a Friday night which was surprising. The Shipquay was a pleasant surprise with excellent service, delicious food and a lovely setting. We would definitely return.

Great Food and Friendly Staff. The food was delicious. We really enjoyed chatting with the servers. I had the lamb trio which have a nice sampling. My wife really enjoyed the monk fish. Dessert was deconstructed cheese cake. It was great.

A delightful eating experience in a wonderful venue. Great staff serving exquisite food.

Greeting was warm welcoming and despite being busy accommodated us with a quick service as there was a large party already seated. Friendly service. Bobby researched the ingredients for the soup and satisfied our curiosity. Food arrived promptly and well presented. Fresh well prepared healthy...

This great restaurant is just a minute or two away from the Guildhall, so it couldn't be more convenient for visitors to the city. We had the catch of the day - fried cod with sauteed potatoes and other goodies I can't remember in a...

I was looking forward to our dinner with friends at the Shipquay Hotel after viewing the menu online. Firstly, it was difficult to park in the busy city centre location...not the fault of Shipquay hotel admittedly but on entering the restaurant, it was reasonably quiet but busy set in a comfortable surrounding. For starters, we had the Shipqay Boxty (Potato pancake) which had a breakfasty twist, pleasant starter and a reasonable portion for starters. Complimentary soup was provided (Onion and thyme) on the night) to those in the party not eating starters, nice touch from the friendly and helpful staff. All in all, started reasonably well and I was looking forward to the main. For mains, our party had the Trio of lamb, fish and chips, Beetroot and red onion tarte tatin and I had the fillt steak (with bump option of surf and turf). The unforgivable problem here was firstly the steak. The steak was ordered medium rare and expecting a nice juicy 8oz steak, I got anything but. The steak was overcooked, arriving medium instead of medium rare, and the steak just felt a little low quality, missing the mark of the pomp and fayre of the Irish Hereford proclamation on the menu. Overcooked steak in a hotel restaurant that presents this type of A La carte menu is unforgiveable in my book, (By the way, the fillet steak was a fairly high price to pay for such disappointment). Also, the surf and turf option is just not worth it for the tiny scallop and tempura fritter. We also had another issue....the beetroot tarte tatin. Tarte tatin, a normally placed upside down tarte, was again far from its seemingly idyllic description. Simply put, it was a piece of cooked pastry laden with large chunks of beetroot and red onion with some salad plonked in the centre. Do not recommend this one at all. Other dishes like the lamb and fish n chips were reported as pretty good by the diners in our party. All in all, the service was good, and restaurant staff were helpful and friendly and probably saved the review from the dreaded 1 star. Shipquay restaurant needs to look at some of these dishes and take greater care, especially around steak preparation, which is restaurant 101 territory. Also, need to look at responsiveness on their Facebook messenger, which doesn't really address diner dissatisfaction.

Upscale, decorated with style. A knowledgeable, friendly staff - every one of them. Our food was terrific, from starters through dessert. Good drinks and a wine selection met everyone's tastes. We loved this place.

Food was unbelievable!! Great staff and really unique menu that’s not just the same as the rest of the restaurants in the town! Definitely somewhere to try.

Celebrated our parents 60th Wedding Anniversary at Shipquay Restaurant and we were blown away by Rory and his fantastic team, from front of house who served us with true professionalism without loosing the warmth of friendly banter to the kitchen staff who had no difficulty...

Went a number of months ago. Basic food. This is probably because their previous chef left because he asked for a pay raise and didn’t get it! I know this for a fact as I have a close source who told me. Nothing to write...

Really enjoyable meal here 2 weeks ago. They were well able to cater for gluten free diet as well. Fab cocktails.

Overpriced average food. Starter was not what was described on the menu at all. The 'superfood' salad consisted of lettuce, tasteless tomatoes quarters x 2 and sweet potatoes cubes, none of which were in the menu description, and a little quinoa with what tasted like...

Was recommended to me by a colleague and did not disappoint, starter and mains both fantastic, scallops with black pudding crumble followed by monkfish with Spanish potatoes,chorizo and samphir .. my Lady had a signature cocktail to finish"cinqa de mayo"..Huge Thumbs up from her..Service was first class. An all-round fantastic dining experience..Well done Shipquay!

Absolutely terrible experience. Actually really annoyed after my visit here. Booked in a week in advance to celebrate a recent promotion with my family. Was left waiting an hour and 10 minutes for food to come to the table. 2 of the fish dishes were absolutely terrible. Very watery however we couldn’t afford to wait another hour for two more dishes to come out. The manager wasn’t very helpful and only offered 2 free sides. I want management to contact me asap as this was simply a terrible experience and we definitely won’t be back.

This restaurant was delightful. All the wait staff were friendly and helpful. We had the BEST fish and chips. Hope to visit here again and try another delightful entree.

Delightful lunch today: catch of the day was Donegal hake with spring greens in a light cream sauce. I was a little surprised that the broad beans weren’t double-podded, but no matter: it was fab and filling.

The soup was only served lukewarm in an espresso cup ⛔️ To be fair, the cold soup in the espresso cup was not charged.

Our second time dining at Shipquay restaurant and it did not disappoint! Beautiful food, beautiful cocktails, and most importantly beautiful staff - yes they’re nice too look at but their service is even better! Our hostess Selina was amazing, made us feel right at home...

Fabulous restaurant with lovely staff. They couldn’t do enough for us! The monkfish was amazing 🤩 Will definitely be returning!!

My first visit to shipquay Hotel was amazing. From the moment we entered we were greeted by friendly and very polite staff. Made us feel very welcome. The food and drink were just beautiful. Thank you Selina, Joanne, Renate and of course compliments to the...

Went in for bottomless brunch at the weekend with a friend and from walking in was immediately greeted with great staff. The food and drinks were amazing but the overall experience was incredible. The staff, especially Kasey, Caoimhin and Karen were very accommodating. Will definitely...

Have eaten here a few times and am always happy with the fare. Some lovely staff working in there too. Definitely worth a visit.

Staff welcome guests into bar, arrange seating and determine food or just a drink. Serving staff also first rate. Food excellent - indeed probably best pork fillet I have tasted out! Only minus point of visit was temperature in restaurant which was way too low...

Food was prompt and delicious. Steak was juicy and moist. Staffs are amazing

Lovely food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. The supervisor was really nice she helped advise us on how to get bus home

Beautiful setting and so tranquil. The chance to get a simple meal was less successful . Tasty soup but could have been hotter, stale bread. And a traditional Xmas meal .. well decent succulent ham, less so on the one slice of stuffed turkey all...

My friends and I took the train from Portrush to Derry for the afternoon. After finding a local pub for a few pints we decided we were hungry. A quick google search located the Shipquay restaurant. We booked a table and away we went. Upon...

Came here to celebrate a family birthday and will return again soon. The food was top class and cooked to perfection and you will find it hard to get better service in the town. So attentive and so well looked after. Highly recommended

Decent food ,plenty of staff ,but trying to hard to be up market

What an enjoyable dining experience. My two boys and I were greeted by a friendly smile on arrival and shown to a perfectly clean, well set up table. We ordered from the set menu at £23 and chose the likes of the pork fillet ,...

Nos alojamos en el hotel durante Halloween, y decidimos comer en el restaurante del hotel, cosa que no suelo hacer,...

Was in the bar. Wouldn't recommend the gourmet burger . Not my taste, poor meat.

Excellent food and kindly staff.

Food was beautiful. Service outstanding, friendly, helpful and prompt. Would highly recommend.

Very friendly and excellent food

Disappointed compared to a previous stay. Portion sizes reduced, limited choices at breakfast. Had a stuffed pork fillet dish for dinner at £17, there was literally two mouthfuls of pork. I'm not exaggerating. Great Hotel, take the breakfast it's included but eat out for dinner. I heard they were looking a new chef, fingers crossed.

Beautiful food, great atmosphere and lovely staff

Monlfish tails and musdels to die for, lovely staff .

Very disappointed after reading such good reviews, service and staff excellent but lamb roast dinner was poor. The thin slithers of lamb were over cooked and mint potato mash dry. Maybe just a off day for the chef but we won't be rushing back..

Great food lovely setting and great service

Good atmosphere and great food.

Good tasty food with great friendly service.

Had a really lovely meal here, the staff were really attentive and nice, the food was amazing and the cocktails were wonderful too, would highly recommend eating here!

Lovely place to stay friendly staff will come back

Snuck in here without a reservation and so glad we stumbled across it. Food was incredible with excellent vegetarian options. Good unique cocktail menu (I had a peach tea; Jameson's, peach schnapps, black tea which was lovely) and attentive service.

Amazing, one of the most relaxing places I’ve ever had an afternoon lunch. My partner and I had the fresh haddock & chips and Hereford prime beef burger, both 10/10 top quality. The staff were so friendly and the place really has that boutique hotel feel. This restaurant would not be out of place in Dublin or London! The atmosphere was very relaxing with good music for a chilled autumn afternoon. The wine was very good and the service was second to none. We will definitely stay in this hotel on our next trip to derry. Very reasonable prices also. £40 for 2 glasses of red, 2 main courses with sides.

Highly recommend the Shipquay bar, we booked drinks for a party of 20 the night before our wedding, the staff were excellent with a great selection of drinks and cocktails.

High quality meal, staff very friendly, very covid aware and safe

Lovely welcome and friendly helpful staff. We'll definitely be back.

Lovely food and very pleasant staff. Not too expensive.

Always the best standard,, Thanks

Superb food and service. Cocktails are amazing.