The Elk Complex in Magherafelt

Visited here on a Thursday night with friends and enjoyed an incredibly tasty 3 course meal for £15 per head. Amazing value for money!! Good selection of starters, mains and desserts. I ordered steak for my main and it was cooked to perfection. The staff were also very pleasant and helpful. Will definitely be back.

Fantastic 3 courses for £15

Friendly helpful staff, quick service, reasonably priced

Food is amazing I had the sizzler and it was delicious! portion sizes are just the right amount and service is first class and very friendly, I can highly recommend, we will definitely be back!

Fantastic service and food. Special deal on Wednesday 3 courses for £15 so was expecting perhaps smaller portion sizes. But was not disappointed with what I got and the food was delicious. I can highly recommend the gammon and more importantly the jam and coconut sponge with custard. Service was first class even though the restaurant was full. I would suggest booking a table if you want to go.

Have been on a few occasions . The food is of a high standard The staff are lovely and very helpful. I have a food allergy and they are very understanding and accommodating .we will be definitely returning.

Called for early lunch, 12pm so place wasn't really busy. Service was excellent as was the food, well worth a visit.

Delicious food, reasonably priced, lovely staff

Had the best night out on Saturday, the food,service and entertainment were impeccable! Will definitely be back

Fermé quand nous y sommes allés... En pleine semaine, bien que noté ouvert...

Lovely good and service was quick by friendly staff. Portion sizes were very good. No complaints from anyone in our party of 10 so that's a very good sign

Food was brilliant and staff were amazing

I had my husband's 50th birthday meal in the restaurant and there were 19 of us a mixture of adults and kids. The food and service was absolutely fantastic , the staff couldn't do enough for us and everyone agreed they would definitely be back to eat there again.

Great food. Great smell wafting through. Food was very tasty. Very reasonable price.

I never put any reviews on my page at all but I was absolutely disgusted today. Went to The Elk @Toomebridge for dinner. The food was beautiful so I can't complain about that. On arrival the place was very busy and they had Irish music which was fine, But what I thought was totally unacceptable was they then started to play oh ah up the Ra. Now anyone who knows me knows I couldn't care who u r or what religion u r but to be sitting in a family restaurant and this being blasted was not on at all. The couple beside our table went straight up to complain as they were a mixed couple. They again were disgusted by what they were hearing. They were told that they would turn it down. The young bar man when the couple left, turned around to another colleague and said O when he was giving off I just stood back and laughed. He was then asked if he thought it was bloody funny to which he replied he never said that. We know what we heard. There was no apology from the manager or anything. Always used the Elk for food but will never be back again. It's 2023 and if this was the other way round and they were playing some sort of loyalist music in a restaurant all hell would break loose. The Elk should be ashamed of themselves. A lot of tables left straight after this happened so no doubt there will be a lot of complaints.

Stopped here for lunch when out on the road. Great wee spot, good service, lovely food, very clean and a nice atmosphere. If ever passing this direction again I would definitely stop in.

A good place but sadly only 4 star rating due to shortage of staff most days resulting in long delays to get service at the bar. There should be more staff available to look after the bar as I have seen many customers walkout and heard others complaining of the bar service waiting time. Food is excellent and reasonably priced.I must add that the staff are terrific in spite of my notice that they were seemingly being overworked. This in my professional opinion is wrong.

Normale, niente di che. Ottimo il brownie, medi i secondi piatti

Friendly service and delicious food

Lovely people. Excellent service. Not too many vegetarian options.

Nice food, good ambience and lovely service

Great food, ok wine, excellent service, good prices. Shame it was so quiet.

The elk was the first place we went to after the first lockdown. It is always clean and friendly. It's nor always about the food. The food is very good in the elk

Great food and service.yes it has changed and for the better.realy great service

Great service food lovely but a little expensive

Great food and the staff were all great craic will definitely be back

Good customer service.Starters are nice. Avoid steaks at any cost.

Beautiful place. The working team is professional, quick to look after you, delicious end abundant portions of food; good price for a meal.

Don't believe the signs. I'd brought my retired mum to visit her Dad grave on his hundredth birthday so wanted to stop somewhere local for some food drink and perhaps to talk to locals to see if her uncles' families were still local. Despite the copious signage it isn't open daily from 12pm. Its shut in the week other than for functions according staff. The garden was large and looks like it might be quite nice in the sunshine when open. Also dont take staff advice on other pubs as the one we were directed is also shut.

Breakfast meeting, food was faultless

Went for food here with the family on Sunday evening. The food was delicious.

Nice atmosphere Brendan is the best

Quite poor honestly. Place is falling apart and the food is below average.

Great bit if greed on display when the elk rammed way to many people in the other night and now there are 170 covid cases.

Bad menu, very little choice of starters, main and dessert. Service good

Really good food, friendly staff and patrons.

Squeezed us in without a booking! Food was delicious..Sunday roast...Would definitely recommend ...

Food was absolutely gorgeous had 3 course meal😁🤗 staff couldn't of been any more nicer😁

Very friendly staff, place is spotless. Very good selection of food on offer and reasonably priced. Food itself was gorgeous and we really enjoyed it, nicest caesar salad I have had in a long time.

Amazing value for the money great service

Food was excellent and service was 10/10 so lovely and attentive!

Wonderful place. We often go to the Elk when we are passing by.

Great food and great service...Would definitely recommend a visit👍

Food and staff where lovely and would highly recommend

Great homely food at reasonable prices

Amazing food and service . Enjoyed by all 👍

It was class food was 1st class great

The food was delicious, good value for money

Warm welcome, convenient parking, comfortable, lovely decor, food and service excellent. Be back soon.

Good food and nice portion size

Delicious grub, we stopped by here on a Sunday, I had the salmon. Perfect. Service was spot on also. Great to be out of Belfast too. Will be back soon.

Good value food in great surroundings

Karen the waitress is very nice and friendly.

Nice place friendly staff and clean toilets average food. overall good

Attending event. 1st time in the Elk. Great decor. Good food. Good facilities.

Excellent food and loads of parking for trucks. A good location on the Belfast to Derry road.

Fantastic food, very affordable

One of the few organisations hosting teen events with appropriate medical cover.

Lovely food and reasonable prices for a 2/3 course meal.

Tremendous hospitality. We found this place in really bad weather. Not knowing where we were they made us so welcome. Thanks so much for the kindness.

Called in on way back from Donegal on a Sunday afternoon. Just about made it for the carvery (finishes at 3.30pm). Fantastic food and lovely friendly staff. Definitely a place to go to if ever passing that direction.

Good place for a meal on the road.

Food was fantastic and lovely staffs

Fantastic food. Great service. Definitely be back

Lovely lunch, good decent coffee and very friendly service (without the constant - "everything alright" interruptions) in the Elk today. Toilets clean and well kept Well done one and all.

Lovely food and friendly staff, great service

As i got ready with the boys to go jam out to pop tunes from 2015 on a friday night, i head there would be a fire breather foam party. As i recall at about ten o clock the boys were chattin up a few women so i decided to go to the dance floor and the foam man blew the foam cannon into my face and as i was choking and blinded the fire breather fell off his stilts and burnt my new rangers jersey definitely not coming back. Clubland it is.

Just had a tasty meal, which was good value... excellent friendly service.

Couldn't beat their food and hospitality.

Only been to restaurant but good food, lovely decor. On main road Belfast to Derry. Always a safe bet for food. Reasonably priced too. Salt n Chilli chops at amazing. Elk tower chicken great too

While the main course was good the desert was average at best. There was some major construction taking place at the time I visited but the food could be better.

Fry buffet on Saturday is very good value

Excellent venue with great parking facilities - good food and central location

Great venue. Nice restaurant,nice food and lovely staff. Enjoy.

Top staff top food. Highly recommend a visit

SO GOOD, good music, good guys and they sell drinks

What a weird name? What's complex about this place? Sort of says it doesn't quite know what it is. We popped into the restaurant early on a Saturday evening and were met with a smile and the offer of a table immediately. Menu was great, service very attentive and the food arrived quickly. Huge portions yet pretty reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Great food and service. Only downside is that it's in the middle of nowhere

Great service, food, drink and atmosphere.

The best i can say about our meal in the elk is the staff are very friendly and surroundings are pleasant but im afraid thats it i had buffalo wings to start which were chicken and thats that my wife had chicken i bacon fromage in mushroom sauce and mash potatoes now the chicken was tasty but potatoes very stodgy and inedible i had sizzling combo stack in pepper sauce the steak strips were tough and chewy the chicken ok and the pepper sauce was ok but not that peppery NOW my wife had eton mess which was beautiful .Wont be back

Lovely place met friends there had great time

If you're looking for Lough Neagh EEL, look no further... My husband and son love fish, and new experiences. So while we were in the North, we went to find some Lough Neagh Eel. We were just passing through, thought we'd have a little lunch. We walked around the cute little town and discovered...total eel free zone. While the herons pointed out where to wait for fresh eel, we were looking for something, well...cooked. Finally we bumped into a woman who made a call. Even though they don't serve Eel for lunch, and they weren't even open yet, the Elk agreed to host us. They showed us around the beautiful facility and the chef personally came out and told us about the preparation process. They loved it. Well, one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you Elk Complex.

Great place very convenient really nice

3 of us called for dinner while passing this evening and got a gorgeous meal wit great service..

Went here tonight with my partner and our 2 daughters, Fantastic quick service from Friendly staff..pleasantly greeted on way in and throughout. Highly Recommend. Lovely food and delicious dessert.

Total joke we were giving 20 minutes for our meal. Checking our plate every time they pass I will never set foot in the place again

Food quality needs to be improved

Nice food and reasonably priced.

Lovely place with very friendly staff and great tasting food. I will be back again. Thanks

Excellent food, very frirndly service.

Fantastic food, service & location

Very enjoyable service excellent

Lovely surroundings good food and good service

Super service.!! Nice meal!! The music was a surprise and a welcome change!! Thanks . Will call again!!

Nice place with lovely staff but food is bland and tasteless.

Went here for a family meal thoroughly enjoyed it, good choice on menu, great friendly staff, reasonably priced, well layed out. Will be back.

Called in for a bite to eat while our daughter was in teen elk. Staff were very friendly and the food was fantastic we were even offered tea or coffee while we sat waiting afterwards top marks all round

Good food and service. Easy to find and park

So delicious!! The staff was very friendly and gave us good local tips.

First time eating here this evening . Wow! One of the best meals I've had in such a long time . Will be back. Great chef's & pleasant staff.