The Halfway House in Banbridge

Called in for lunch on a Monday. Food was very good. I had slow cooked beef short ribs that just melted in your mouth. Great service and well priced. Will definitely be back.

Had a Sunday Lunch here Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding.The meal was very enjoyable

Had a joint birthday party, the staff could not have been more perfect! Nothing was too much trouble and they helped create the perfect atmosphere!! Food was beautiful cannot thank them enough, our guest had the best time all thanks to them!!

We had our son's christening here and everything was perfect. From when we enquired right through to the actually day everything ran smoothly. All the staff were so friendly and helpful. We had buffet food and it was lovely, the food was continously topped up and everyone loved it. Will definitely be returning.

Fab place great food with great service ⭐️ Diane and her team certainly know how to look after customers. It was our first time there but we will definitely be back .Stevie&Pam

Fantastic venue for a private party

Lovely place to stop on way to or from Belfast. Not far from the outlets too and good much better than what's on offer over there.

The owners of the Lisnacurran Country House recommended this restaurant, and I am so glad they did! The food and service was excellent. Everyone was so kind! Scott, the bartender, went above and beyond to make sure I had just the right drinks the authentic Irish way! I had the potato and leek soup and the pork belly with mash. The pork belly was so good! The "eyes roll back in your head" type of good! I give this restaurant a 10/10! Well done! (I even made a little cow friend in the parking lot. )

We had our daughter’s first birthday party last weekend. We hired Gracie’s Lounge and opted for some buffet food. From initial enquiry to the party itself the service was superb, all the staff were super friendly and helpful nothing was too much bother for them. Food itself was brilliant, we chose 5 buffet items but they provided 6 and kept topping up the food as the party progressed. The room itself was a perfect size for our function of about 35 and we were able to put up our own decorations. A special mention to Diane; she was so friendly and helpful, nothing was too much bother and she was always on hand if we needed anything at all! Thank you so much again for helping to make our little girl’s party run so smoothly. 🥰

A lovely meal, attentive and friendly staff and a nice ambience. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Brilliant dining experience. Excellent food and service!

We had a meal in the restaurant on Friday evening 24th August 24. The staff were welcoming and extremely efficient. We were seated and had our drink order and meal order taken very quickly. Our meal was outstanding my partner had tge steak, I had duck and I have to give 10/10 it was beautiful. We will certainly be back

I had not been to N Ireland for a long time. Going back to the Half Way was a big threat years ago. The changes were very exciting for this visit. The surroundings were beautiful and the evening was an amazing success. The welcome, the efficient staff and the menu explanation was very professional. Our order was very special and the sight of 4 clean plates were a tribute to the chef and kitchen staff. There were plenty of great remarks from the diners. I will return next time I am visiting from Australia. (Just one observation - my dining in Sydney includes many Italian restaurants. However, my seafood Tagliatelle was very lacking in variety. It was very tasty but better described as salmon pasta. A few extra pieces of fish/ seafood 🍤 etc. would deserve 11/10. ) James Morgan

The meal was delicious and the staff went out of their way to help us especially Diane !! Definitely first class service

Called in on a whim and so glad we did. WE were welcomed with our service dog and seated so she wouldn't be distracted. Had the beef stroganoff and pene pasta. The food was excellent and well presented. Highly recommended and will return.

We had my mother in law's 90th birthday here and the staff went above and beyond. Everybody had a great time and Scott can make a great cocktail. Went back for dinner a few nights later and the food was great.

Absolutely fantastic. We were warmly greeted, seated quickly and found it very helpful to get a baby bowl meal before taking our order. The food was absolutely excellent, well priced and prompt. Couldn’t fault the food, the price or the staff. Very busy despite being a Monday evening, I can see why it’s so popular. Highly recommended.

Food is excellent, and a very good gluten free menu . The staff are very friendly highly recommend

Food was lovely and not over priced. Staff were friendly and great with customers. I loved the atmosphere and we'll definitely be back.

Great freindly staff and great food, Had the chicken tikka on special and it was absolutely lovely, would go again just for that.

Absolute Irish hospitality at its best , great,long, late lunch with delicious food. Perched by the fire, with old friends. We ordered from the specials menu Salmon, roast beef & prawn cocktails as well as the fab bread platter. Such a cosy vibe even when it’s not packed to the rafters. Highly recommend this as a quick stop en route to Dublin or Belfast airport but you can make it your local if you live nearby. They do lots of events too plus a really nice outside barn for lovely long evenings Highly recommend the food and great wine list cosy decor….great for the community too

Excellent food and great service. The menu is very good. Will definitely be going back.

Upon arrival we were Immediately greeted by Diane , who later turned out to be the director of operations. She escorted us to a quiet table for two, next to the fireside and provided both food and wine menus. Personally I was delighted with the variety of dishes, because not only were they able to offer me a special gluten free menu, but my friend could chose from an extensive ordinary menu which also included a ‘Today’s Specials’ menu. The food was delicious, accompanied by a beautiful bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and the service from their waiters was very attentive and friendly. Afterwards, Diane kindly gave us a guided tour of their multiple rooms, which were booked out that evening for various private functions. Overall, we would thoroughly recommend the restaurant and look forward to returning.

Excellent food and quality service. Friendly staff.

We visited the Halfway House for a family meal. It was a Monday night and was so glad we had booked a table as it was extremely busy, always a good sign. We were given a very warm welcome by Diane and our food was amazing. Great hospitality and food and we will be returning again soon.

Great food backed up with to service.

Was traveling home from Belfast to Galway on Saturday evening and found the Halfway house on Google maps, The steak Dinner was fantastic and a lovely Selection of Deserts also. it was delicious food Friendly staff and made us feel very welcome, The Next time Im Travelling to Belfast i Know where il be stopping for Food

Great food & fast service. We really enjoyed our roast meals. The honey glazed gammon was delicious.

Went for lunch with my family here, and the experience was truly wonderful. I have a really severe peanut allergy and so eating out can be a challenging task, but the staff were so accommodating and ensured that my experience was stress free. The food was absolutely wonderful and the atmosphere was lovely, perfect spot for lunch or dinner, friendly and helpful staff. Will be back very soon to have another fine meal at this brilliant establishment

Called in here for late a/noon lunch. Very enjoyable ,from the food through to service ,would recommend .

Had 60th birthday party with buffet private room well set up bar staff excellent food 1st class all willing to help and wheel chair friendly

We had a lovely time. Great food and service. Can not recommend enough.

Saturday lunchtime and my father and I had a lovely lunch. Great customer service and beautiful food in a nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend he Halfway House for a meal or a drink.

Called in on our way to Dublin to change up eating the normal Applegreen offerings and was absolutely delighted that we did. Had a lunch of chicken wings, bacon cheese burger, chips and pepper sauce - good portions and everything was tasty. Staff were friendly and welcoming and able to make suggestions from the menu with ease. The whole venue has a great relaxed atmosphere and has space to seat a few hundred by the looks of it. Huge carpark at the rear and easily accessible from the main road. Will definitely be back and would highly recommend for travellers and families.

The food and service was excellent

Such a lovely spot atmosphere lovely staff lovely food amazing was a delightfully experience I will ne back again

We booked the Halfway for our 30 year School Reunion. At the time of booking we were allocated the back function room, which is small and intimate. When we arrived on Saturday evening to set up, we were upgraded to the bigger front room which suited our numbers much more. The dance floor was spacious and our DJ had his own area from which to entertain us and play the oldies from the 90’s. Special thanks to the manager Diane, she was attentive and made sure everything started for us on time despite the busy Saturday night at the Halfway. Our barman for the evening was Scott and he was fantastic keeping everyone ‘well oiled’ along with great conversation. Loved chatting to him. The buffet food we opted for was delicious - sandwiches, goujons, sausages, chips, sausages rolls, garlic bread and pizza. All dietary requirements catered for too. A fantastic night and we can’t wait to book again for the 35 year reunion.

Food was great. Atmosphere very good staff are amazing the owner very nice guy. Great place to eat and relax.

The steak, bbq ribs, and cheesecake were all fantastic! Their appointment system was also very easy to use. The staff were also accommodating and helpful.

Enjoyed a lovely meal with my friend. I have not been in years, did hear it had new owners and the food was delicious, excellent customer service from all servers, friendly and order as requested. I had the ribs and my friend had the turkey and ham dinner. Lots of choice on the menu and more than one special on too. Would recommend and will return.

Great place to eat and enjoy an evenings craic! The service and food was exceptional tonight! Can't praise them highly enough.

Fantastic food, as always. We have been a few times now and always exceptional.

Beautiful food, warm hosts, a destination restaurant

Excellent food and service.Very reasonably priced.Well worth a visit!!

Wasn't great. Gammon steaks were thin and dry as Ghandi's flipflop. Was expecting thick and juicy. But staff were attentive

Had a lovely dinner for our mums special birthday, we had a great experience from booking , food , private room and service . We couldn't have been happier with all , thank you and would definitely recommend half way house if your having a function.

Had a great time at The Halfway House for an 80th Birthday celebration. Great service, delicious food and fantastic service. Staff so friendly and the private function room was lovely

We had my mum's 80th Birthday Party here. It was amazing. Staff are so lovely and helpful, the room was so nice and the food was delicious. Highly recommend

My partner and myself wer in for our tea tonight service was absolutely fantastic and food was unreal we will definitely be back

Stopped off on the way home. Beautiful meals and lovely restaurant. Very homely, great staff and service. Next time we're in that neck of the woods, we'll definitely be calling in again. Would say to you all not to miss out. Halfway hot stuff pizza, chicken goujons with salted chilli chips. 😋😋

We have been to the Halfway House several times, it’s a favourite spot for us. This time (Tuesday 16th April) was a special occasion being our 25th wedding anniversary. As per expectations the food and service was great. Got a good table beside the wood stove which there was a nice heat and smell coming from making the atmosphere even more homely. We were served by Diane who was just fantastic and friendly. When I couldn’t decide on dessert (Banoffee or Jammie Joey) Diane helped me make that call, Jammie Joey it was. She was totally right and I have to agree with her, it really did remind me of one of my favourite desserts at school. However, Diane didn’t leave it there, she surprised me with a sample slice of the Banoffee pie too - and yes it would have been an excellent choice too. Thanks Diane for a fantastic service and looking after us on our special evening, which we didn’t tell you about but regardless your customer service was spot on. Hope the management gives you a copy of this review along with a nice bonus. Looking forward to our next visit.

First visit to this beautiful restaurant. So pretty and fabulous staff. Food was delicious. Had the curry masala. My son had the beef looked amazing. Definitely recommend this beautiful venue. Looking forward to going back for Afternoon Tea 💕💕

The lemon drizzle cake is to die for!

Had lunch with my buddy and her grandson. What a great place to eat. The decor is lovely and impeccable toilets. I had the roast gammon dinner, delicious 😋 My buddy had a few starters for her main and raved about the goats cheese. Nacho starters were yummy. Excellent children's menu. The overall ambiance in the restaurant is lovely and the service excellent. Very impressed with the solar panels. Will definitely return.

Fillet steak with all the trimmings was excellent

Love this place. Good luck to the new owners

Absolutely brilliant place with beautiful food and really lovely staff.

The food is very nice, especially the desserts. The staff are lovely and even went out of their way to make a lovely vegetarian Sunday dinner style meal for my mum :)

Dreadfully disappointed with the food. Hard chips cold turkey and ham I will never be back at the half way

Excellent food and great staff.

We had our first meal at the halfway house on Tuesday evening at 7pm myself my husband and our 12year old son, upon entering the restaurant an extremely kind, bubbly and so full of kindness lady greeted us her name was Diane, she was absolutely amazing, she had asked us if we had a booking and said we could take a seat while she got us our table, still fully interacting with us, we were showed to our table with pure kindness, we just felt so at ease, the bar tender had brought us our drinks and he was just lovely aswell making jokes with our son, we had ordered starters which were really beautiful mains which were also beautiful and very fast service my husband had the steak and it just melted in your mouth my son and i had the chicken goujons and they were really nice, we had desserts aswell, 5* service from this restaurant and all the staff, we had then went and paid for the bill and Diane greeted us again, we had told her it was our first time there and she had said let me show you around the rest of the restaurant ❤️ we had a great chat with her and had some laughs definitely be back again the restaurant is so cosy and you just feel so relaxed such a nice atmosphere Thank you 😊

Very nice place. Very polite staff. Tasty food.

Had a wonderful meal with family on Saturday night. The staff were truly wonderful, friendly and helpful. The food on the other hand......was out of this world!!! Most delicious meal I have had in a long many a day. Full of flavour 😋, excellent portions and very reasonably priced. Beautiful place to eat. Will 100% be back!

Absolutely amazing food, called tonight on a busy Thursday evening and the staff were very accommodating and attentive, the manager, Diane is worth her weight in gold, friendly chatty and couldnt do enough for us! I had the tacos (taco Thursdays) these alone are worth paying a visit for - first class! My partner had the Thai green curry and it was amazing aswell. I have friends who live in Drogheda and they always look forward to the food and the atmosphere in the halfway! Can’t fault it! Fab local restaurant!

The Halfway has been always been a great place for a good steak. More recently their extensive menu has grown to include excellent veggie options & a whole menu designed for gluten free. Handy to the A1

Went out for my father in laws birthday with 2 small children in tow. The staff were so incredibly patient with the children which was really appreciated. They overheard us mention the birthday and went to the effort of candles in dessert and sung happy birthday. To tip it off, the children were sent home with balloons. Amazing service from fantastic staff!! Thank you!

First time there with my family today and the food is fresh and beautifully tasty and plenty on the menu to choose from. The dinning room was spacious yet cosy and clean and every member of the staff were super nice with all our needs, special Scott, puddings were incredible Scott thanks ☺️

Unreal food and even better staff.. friendly, helpful and so so accommodating.. only been twice but already planning my third visit!

Called in after lunchtime. It wasn’t too busy. The service was very good. Food excellent! Got exactly what we asked for. Will call again soon.

Second time here sadly we won't be back what a real let down the girl got my order wrong thank god I'd my glasses on I ordered veg curry I'm a vegetarian was served chicken curry I'd to go to the bar to tell her she said I thought you ordered chicken I said veg curry I don't eat meat the plate was took away but my chips where left to go cold the pomadom was rock hard I couldn't even break it the veg tasted funny it was horrible & my chips where freezing then she came over seen I hadn't eaten my food & had the cheek to ask do we want a desert are you for real my partners meal was tastless & bland won't be back. My order was wrong & the table beside us was wrong also please check what your serving customers no discount was offered by the time my meal arrived my partner was finished not the day we wanted. Here's what I left it was horrible.

The Gluten-free food was absolutely delicious and I was catered for so well! The battered fish was perfectly hot, fresh and crispy. Definitely coming back!!!

Food was fabulous. Great atmosphere and service. Pleasant staff. Diane was welcoming and friendly as she always is.

Highly recommend this place , we called in this evening , food was outstanding and the service was second to none we will def be back , if we could give it more than 5 stars we most def would

Fabulous food every time we go to the Halfway House Banbridge. We were there on Mother’s Day and for the restaurant to be so busy, the food was amazing. The staff are so friendly and professional at all times. Great atmosphere. There were eight of us and everyone loved the food. 10/10 thank you

Food was very good, portion sizes very generous. The waiting time between starter and main was too long.

The staff are very friendly. I am a breastfeeding mum and they where able to accommodate me and my family. The food was lovely. And a few choices for vegetarians.

We were here on Thursday 29th ,a special family occasion,the service was great ,food was fantastic and Diane was so accommodating and made us feel so at home,will definitely be back.

Visited today with a friend, to celebrate her "big" birthday. Great menu, excellent food well presented, friendly and attentive staff. Warm and welcoming.

Alway perfect we just love halfway house food is the best and big portions too,staff are friendly and helpful and service us so speedy,special mention to Diane and fearhus and fella that does the best coffees about!! Really recommend here 👌 our ho 2 when we have free time

We recently had my Daughters SURPRISE 18th Birthday party at the Halfway house and our service was absolutely first class. From booking, to organising right up to the night we were looked after. I left the balloons and cake etc all up that day and it was all set up for us arriving. The staff couldn't be anymore helpful, the room was lovely and the food was great. It was a brilliant night and we would highly recommend it for any function.

Amazing food, cosy atmosphere, and the best service I have seen for a long time! We went for dinner and all got roasts of some description. I would 100% recommend the gammon; excellent gravy too! The staff is where it really shines. We were helped to find a hotel nearby where the staff helped us call around. This is exceptional and we really appreciated it! Cosy fireplace is also a huge bonus

What a wonderful evening we had at the Halfway House… thank you to Diane and all of the very hard-working, kind and generous staff. I had rang to arrange a surprise big birthday for my wife and Diane was instantly incredibly helpful. We booked for 32 people to come along for a full Saturday evening meal. Diane had setup the tables and added ‘Birthday celebrations’ items to help create that party feeling. Everyone arrived and were warmly welcomed by the staff. Drinks were served to all and orders for food taken. The food arrived to each table fast and hot… fantastic! From the starter course, to the mains and also the desserts, all food was absolutely delicious. The restaurant was totally packed with many families and couples enjoying a very warm, atmospheric evening out, and yet the chefs were obviously incredibly well organised to have delivered every meal perfect and fast. We really enjoyed our evening at the Halfway House and I would highly recommend the restaurant, staff and the lovely food. I can’t thank Diane enough for how she had been so very helpful and kind - We had a wonderful evening and my wife had a fabulous birthday. Thank you.

Very friendly staff. Great Atmosphere very food .we will be back.

We parked up here in our Motorhome last night and stayed overnight - We had a fabulous meal - food and service were excellent- we will definitely be back

Delicious food and plentiful portions. Wood fires and wonderful atmosphere

Fantastic grub and at an excellent price point. Extensive menu so you will always get something for everyone.

Was a great place to go ! Now must be under new management or a new chef ! Food only average, won't be going again based on this last visit........

Good for family's and young kids

Definitely would recommend this place for lunch. The best burger I've had in a year, and definitely better than some 5 star establishments I've ate in before. The salmon dish also went down very well. We will be calling back again for the Thursday special. The service was also excellent.

Diane was very welcoming and friendly.

Lovely old fashioned pub restaurant. Called in for a pre christmas lunch during a group outing and really enjoyed it.

Good tasty food. Good size portions. Staff friendly Clean and pleasant surroundings.

Great menue choice..delicious honest food with fantastic staff that cant do enough for you!

Great restuarant for family gathering. Great lunch menu with plenty of choices. Well priced and great friendly service.

Excellent meal this evening. The place was very busy and the service was still attentive. Friday steak deal was fantastic value and beautiful. We'll be back.

Most beautiful country inn i have ever seen. Nice and lovely people, and amazing food.

Almost 50 minutes passed from arriving at the restaurant to receiving the food. The hamburger was completely dried out and burnt on one side, the bun was supposed to be toasted, but was completely burnt on the edges. There was no dressing, nothing. We had huge cobwebs over our heads. The cleaning service should look higher than the table. And personally, I don't like the decoration made of artificial flowers at all. It looks cheap and has nothing to do with the local culture. I would rather expect it in the Balkan countries, not here. And in the end we got a wrong bill. Charged side dish that should have been part of the meal. The service was confused, either there was no one there, or all the waiters took turns there after a minute.

Brilliant food matched by the excellent service, looking forward to going back as soon as possible

Called in on a Monday, it was one of the few places that was open. We arrived at 1pm with a table of 5, the staff were very helpful and the food was lovely, nothing was a bother for the staff as we stayed until 6.30, and they kept the drinks flowing as we were catching up with overseas family.

So happy we stumbled upon this place after leaving Belfast. Such a cute, cozy atmosphere and the food is INCREDIBLE! Best fish n chips I’ve ever tasted, halloumi burger was also unique and tasty. And the sticky toffee pudding was fantastic as well (: