The Inn Castledawson in Magherafelt

Decided to try here for a change on Sunday evening, glad we did!! Staff were very helpful and friendly and I had mentioned I needed a child seat which was already at our table when we arrived. Drinks ordered and arrived soon after I ordered prawns for starters my wife had chicken wings both delicious, the child’s meal came out with starters and was also delicious (chicken goujons with skinny fries) I had the sirloin steak with chunky chips medium rare . Cooked to perfection! Well seasoned . My wife had the smashed burger and she said it was amazing, portions were so good we hadn’t room for dessert but we definitely will be back to try again. Food 10/10 service 10/10 … Also must mention the price of food and drinks are very reasonable. Very enjoyable Sunday

Great hotel, comfortable rooms, good view of the river. Food is excellent, both breakfast and dinner. Friendly service.

This little hotel is off the beaten track - we did not stay here but visited for lunch the food and service were excellent and really good value for money I would recommend for the food and service alone the views from the dining area were beautiful and a lovely balcony to see them from and access a river walk if you wanted to - a lovely little hidden gem

Lovely food and great service. The restaurant area has a beautiful back drop 😍

The experience was 10 out 10 for us. Keep up the good work in running this restaurant 👏 👍

Very firendly and helpful. Nice little bar. Beautiful restaurant overlooking gardens and the river

The Porterhouse steak was delicious, perfectly cooked and the black garlic chips were also good. Kids meals were good quality and the children enjoyed them. Desserts were rather disappointing and didn’t taste like they were freshly made, possibly bought in. Overall an enjoyable meal.

This is an amazing restaurant, the food was first class, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff! I would highly recommend. Disability friendly too!

Had a meal with family for 40th birthday.. pleasant staff..meal was excellent. Will be back.. well worth a visit..

Lovely place x great modern room beautiful dining room and small garden leading down to the river x great breakfast and dinner and dog friendly staff are so friendly will be sure to return

Had a fantastic meal last night with my folks and other half. They all got the fillet steak which they said was the best steak theyve ever had, and I was so pleasantly surprised with a vegan menu (which included dessert!). We mentioned it was a birthday and the staff came out with a lovely birthday brownie for my dad. The staff were so lovely and professional, and the music at the end of the night (Friday) was fantastic. Thanks all!

Had a sumptuous Sunday lunch today at The Inn, Castledawson. Started with lovely selection of breads with selection of butters, which was appreciated. My husband and I both had turkey and ham with stuffing, served with mash and selection winter veg. The turkey and stuffing were delicious and the baked ham was so tender and tasty. Beautifully presented by pleasant staff members and so enjoyable. The best turkey and ham dinner I’ve had in years, and there have been many. Daughter had braised shin of beef, tender and tasty, and again very well presented. Brother had hake (fish of the day) which he really enjoyed. We’d two starters both choosing the fish cake, and two deserts, one apple crumble and the other raspberry and champagne posset. Finished off with decaf coffees and tea. Can’t recommend this restaurant highly enough. Already looking forward to my next visit ……

Good food at reasonable prices, steak nights particularly good. Good size glass of wine - unlike Dawson's up the street. Nice restaurant with space and privacy. Will be back!

We had a beautiful Sunday dinner at the restaurant here. My turkey and ham is so tasty. My mum loves this place so much. She has been there 3 times already within a month. 👍🏻

We followed the Inn in Castledawson on Facebook since it went under new management , we only wish we had visited sooner Foodies, The food and service is amazing. On one of our recent visits, we brought our grandson who is 4 and who has autism, We phoned prior to our visit and they helped us with his meal plan ( even letting us bring his pasta and cooking it ). This visit we brought mum to celebrate her 90th birthday. There is everything on this menu to suit what ever occasion, from a casual meal to a special occasion. For those of you who live further a field , there is rooms for an over night stay. It’s up there with the best restaurants in Northern Ireland and it’s reasonable priced.

Meal with parents whilst on a road trip; Fish Tacos were amazing, as was the Goats cheese Salad. Highly recommend that you come this way if in the area.

Amazing fish tacos, fish & chips and “goats & beats” salad, with fantastically friendly service. Highly recommend staying / eating here if you’re ever in the area.

I Did not stay overnight but I will come back again food outstanding

Saturday night in CastleDawson inn steak night £22 for 3 course and a drink staff very friendly and professional

Lovely food at a reasonable price! Beautiful setting and friendly staff

Staff a bit odd. Don't be surprised if they get your order wrong. Still....food good and reasonably priced

Freshly cooked food. Lovely restaurant nice decor. Friendly staff.

Very helpful staff nothing was any bother.

I have been to numerous business meetings and small conferences here over the last few years. I find it rather sedate and its restaurant can be quite dark and cold. The Inn has had a difficult life since it opened, with numerous different owners and this has resulted in it never developing a reputation either as a hotel or as a place to eat out. Definitely good if you're planning a meeting, but just a bit too eerily quiet for a characterful evening out.

First time my two friends and I visited The Inn, we were not disappointed. Beautiful dining area, good attentive staff and very good food, well presented. Would dine here again, no problem. Local and lovely. No bar but able to bring own bottle.

Unfortunately this lovely place has closed its doors at this point in time I thought that I was passing at the wrong time but I have been told by people who live nearby that it has been closed for some weeks. This is very sad...

Were showing a Spanish friend the Mournes and the b&b owner recommended this place to eat. It was very lively with a great atmosphere and a lovely traditional pub decor. The staff were very pleasant and attentive. The menu was varied and with four teenagers...

Called in here on our way home from a lovely day out with my family. No one else in the bar/restaurant when we went in. Two other couples came in after we were seated. We ordered our meal at 5:40 pm and it was brought...

Poor slow service. Small portions, sky high prices. Overrated but cannot follow through with either service or quality of food. We went for Sunday luch and despite virtually empty restaurant waited forty minutes for our meal. We left restaurant hungry and had to go elsewhere...

I was part of a group of fourteen (plus a couple of babies) who decided to go to the Inn for a Sunday lunch to end what had been an enjoyable few days holiday over in Northern Ireland. We had reserved our table in advance...

We were invited out by friends and were seated promptly. It took some time for all three courses to arrive at table. The food was very average - I did feel for our friends who had arranged it all. I would not be interested in...

Last year a group of us from Australia stayed at the Inn for a few days to attend a much anticipated family reunion to be held in the area. Paula and the team excelled in their level of service and we loved our stay. I...

We went here last night for a meal and were blown away by the food. We weren't expecting this type of restaurant and were really impressed. The food is of a very high standard, fine dining style. I opted for the scallops starter- done to...

food was deliciously tasty and the interior decor is equally tasteful. i recommend the inn for a heart-warming winter's meal!

I was here not long ago on a Saturday evening and as my husband and I had not booked I wasnt sure what the outcome would be. I was welcomed by a lovely young waitress named shannon who seated us at a welcoming table by...

I was recently at the restaurant for a special occasion and was blowin away by the food. This was most definitely fine dining at its best. Some people have complained about the service but we found all the staff very friendly and welcoming. I would...

The food was not the issue here, however the attitude of the staff and service were extremely poor. Our booking which was made a week in advance was lost and we were informed on arrival that two large parties were running late which was causing...

I met my friend here for lunch but we didn’t stay over. On arrival to the restaurant we were greeted by the manager lady who seated us at a lovely table in front of the fire. Dining area has a massive window wall overlooking a...

I visited here with 2 others and partook of the early evening menu. We had soup with bread for starters which was delicious, I then had Chicken for main course which was also delicious. It was quite small portions but very enjoyable - fine dinning....

Mi familia y yo hace poco tuvimos almuerzo en the Inn at Castledawson para cumpleaños de mi marido. Hemos comido aquí antes en varias ocasiones y fue nuestra primera experiencia en el nuevo chef. La comida era impresionante antes pero es absolutamente fantástico ahora. Teníamos las hamburguesas del menú bistro y, sinceramente, nunca he probado algo tan suculento y deliciosa. Las habitaciones triples patatas fritas son incomparables, como era la presentación. El restaurante recientemente tenía su clasificación AA two rosette renovado debido al talento del chef y es tan bien merecido. El personal y el dueño es muy atento y nos hizo nuestra celebración de cumpleaños tan especial. Mi marido ha recibido un postre especial de cumpleaños con una vela y nuestras muy femenino chicas trataron a una excursión especial de la suite nupcial por el propietario. casi me hizo querer casarse a alojar allí!!!. Damos las gracias sinceramente a todos en el Castledawson Inn definitivamente volveremos.

Estoy impresionada de leer las críticas más abajo como he estado en el restaurante en numerosas ocasiones y recibimos servicio de primera clase cada vez.

Nos alojamos en el hotel y comimos allí cada noche de viernes 7ª a 10ª 2012 septiembre. Hemos viajado a lo largo y ancho, experimentado algunas muy caras pero basura comidas así como algo de comida muy barata pero fantástica en todo el mundo. La comida aquí es muy bueno, la selección no es muy extensa pero en temporada, las raciones son de un tamaño perfecto y todo lo que esperaba de un amable personal que eran muy dispuesto y ser capaz de responder a cualquiera de nuestras preguntas. La selección de vinos es muy variada y se adapta más bolsillos. El restaurante es encantador y confortable, con una gran vista al río, la comida se servía en forma oportuna, en platos calientes y con una sonrisa. Yo juzgo un lugar en toda la experiencia, y pensamos que merece la pena. La próxima vez que vuelva en consultaciones, nos volveremos a salir de nuestra manera de visitar otra vez.

Habíamos oído críticas así que tenía que probar para mí, era muy decepcionado.

Comí en el restaurante con un grupo de amigos y decir que nos decepcionó sería insuficiente. Cuando se reserva la mesa estaba disuadida cuando solicité una reserva de 7 pm. La recepcionista me sugirió que optar por 7.30 pm. Al llegar me asombrados de ver el restaurante vacío ... con la excepción de otra pareja que más tarde les pedimos que nos cambiaran a otra mesa en el restaurante vacío. Las primeras impresiones del interior de la edad, fue muy impresionante, pero la delicia fue breve cuando nos miró en los precios en el menú. No había presión para hacer la elección correcta como iba a ser una cara comida! Un vistazo a los precios en 'La lista de vinos' era un mayor impacto. sólo espero que la comida y el vino a demostrar digno de dicha extravagancia!

El restaurante lo reservado para una ocasión especial en familia - era muy disapppinted. muy cara y la mala calidad de la comida con porciones pequeñas dejaban. Mi cuñado pedí la beely de cerdo y fue presentada con un cubo de grasa de cerdo!!!! Honestamente creo que fue patatas y se habían olvidado de darle la carne! asqueroso! no podía comer y no todo el mundo en su comida. Me dijeron que la camarera y pedí un bistec para él, pero esto no fue hasta tuvimos todo terminado nuestro plato principal. Me quejé cuando se paga la factura y la señora era muy no pedía disculpas. Esta fue la peor comida que habíamos tenido y uno de los más caros. Casi 20 libras por la botella de vino más barata - y fue muy mala calidad. La camarera también vino y levantó mi plato antes me había terminado! Tuve que decirle que deje atrás! Una experiencia realmente mala.

Like a boring dinner I would cook. I did not like anything. We only went there because the elk was busy, and I ate there years ago when it was good. They should offer cheap pub grub as they can't manage expensive dinner. Never again

This is a charming restaurant with a nice selection and good service. Would and have recomended to any one

Had a lovely meal with my girlfriend. The staff were very pleasant and the food was excellent. Nice location. They didn't have draught guinness which is my only complaint!

Una noche en el hotel con cena como parte de la oferta. Estábamos encantados con el servicio, el hotel en sí y todo el personal. El hotel está justo en el medio de la calle principal en Castledawson. El limitado excelente seguro aparcamiento fuera de la calle disponible si hacerles saber lo que necesites. El Inn es un restaurante con habitaciones, aunque la destinction entre éste y el hotel es un poco Hazy, la única diferencia que State es que el hotel no tiene bar permanente o totalmente administrada recepción. (No es peor que en mi opinión) El restaurante es enorme y bien equipada, con enormes ventanales con vistas al río. muy bien amueblado y muy cómoda. Nuestra habitación (con vistas al río) era excelente, impecable y muy bien equipadas y cómodas.

After reading some previous reviews on Tripadvisor, I decided to try this restaurant in Castledawson. I was extremely pleased with what I found. The restaurant is surprisingly large when you enter and has huge windows along the rear wall, looking over a small terrace and the river at the back. The food is without doubt some of the best that I have eaten in the area and I struggle to think of restaurants that can compete. The set menu is very good value and each course was delicious. Of note though, were the desserts, particularly the petit fours which were superb and I cannot recommend highly enough.

Cenamos aquí anoche con dos amigos. Entrantes de champiñones en tostadas y salmón estaban deliciosos. no podría haber sido mejorado. Los platos principales deliciosos, sin embargo eran delgado chips ligeramente pasada. Sólo un postre ordenados - mousse de chocolate y helado. El postre era el plato más flojos, aunque ella no comer todo! La comida fue excepcionalmente bien presentado. El servicio es bueno, aunque no nos ofrecieron postres y tuvimos que pedir. Sin embargo, nos proporcionaron asientos alternativo como uno de los grupo frío. menú para madrugadores £9.50 y £14 menú muy buena relación calidad-precio. Un restaurante muy bueno, la habitación muy limpia y abundante de entre las mesas permite privacidad para conversar. haría un entorno agradable para una cena romántica. Sin duda volveremos y lo recomendaría sin duda

We called in here yesterday and I'm so glad we did. I had the venison pie with celeriac mash. DELICIOUS. Friendly service and perfectly clean. Highly recommend a visit.

arrived saturday afternoon a early bird menue for £9.95 for 2 courses went for £18 /3 course which was excellent for taste and value was seated at a very small table asked to be moved to larger one this was done at once with no problem 10 out 10 for waitress service only problem was restaurant was to cool . back to food all courses were excellent rosey wine went down a treat averall a very good experience .will be back

The food is superb! The service is attentive, with relazing music played. The place is spotless. Don't go anywhere else locally.

went to a special evening for a birthday party food was good and service good

I stayed in the hotel with colleagues for a night and decided to eat in the restaurant. The meal was by far one of the best meals I have eaten in a long time. Roland is one of the greatest chef's in the area and a really nice guy to go with it!

This inn and restaurant was a total gem of a find! We loved it here. Tourist information found it for us and then we stayed for dinner and the night! I loved the hotel and the owners were very welcoming! We turned up on motorbikes which they loved and let us park them in the courtyard (which was locked) over night. We couldn't have asked for or found a better place if we tried! I will go back again in a flash!

Followed Trip Advisor reviews and had lunch last Thursday. Shared a main of Salted Beef as a starter. The flavour of the chicken and accompanying sauce was exceptional, while the desserts were too tempting to avoid. I will be back, the tasting menu at dinner is appealing.

A friend and I had the most delicious meal at The Inn last night! Such a treat to go out for dinner and enjoy such gorgeous food in beautiful surroundings. Full marks for staff, food and venue! We will be back! Thanks!

Have been twice to The Inn recently, the first time on weekday night with my wife when we got a brilliant meal. The second on a Sunday lunch service where I took family as well, service very slow and food disappointing to what we were expecting from before, they were very busy.

As group of four we wanted to try out the taster so booked it in advance the chef said there would be a few surprises on it. As we didnt know what was going to be served we were looking forward to see what was on offer. When we were seated we were given the taster menu and every thing on it was very different and intresting (wont tell what was on it).We were also given other dishes which were not on the menu. Everyone really enjoyed the experience and the food was way above the standard of any other local restaurants .The chef came out talk to us when we had finished eating to see if we had enjoyed our meal and you can tell he cares about his cooking. The waitresses where very good and the wine we were advised on was great. Will say it once more excellent food and service.

We had a very large (130 people) family lunch here in December. The manager, Paula, accommodated us at very short notice and provided a buffet lunch with several choices. The food was absolutely delicious and their house wine of a very high standard. The staff were courteous and helpful, constantly adapting to give the best possible service to a large crowd of people. The dining room is quite lovely, like a ski chalet, with a view out to the Moyola river.

My girlfriend and I took her parents to The Inn for Sunday lunch and we all agreed that it was a wonderful experience. The staff are very welcoming and friendly leaving us to enjoy the wonderful food and surroundings. Everyone had something different from the menu so that we could sample as many dishes as possible, and none of us were dissapointed. The quality and presentation of each dish was great and the view over the river made it all the more relaxed. We would definitely recommend visiting this hidden gem and will be back for more soon.

After reading a recent article in the Sunday Life newspaper, we decided to call and have dinner. My wife had the Organic smoked salmon whilst I had my favourite "Confit du Canard" , the duck confit was served with blackberry & chrystalised ginger ( the menu said homemade) which it certainly tasted so....mmmm. The portion of smoked salmon my wife had for starter seemed a rather large portion, but she didn't leave any for me. :-(

Went on a monday evening at 8.39 pm and was told by a lady that the chef had stopped serving, classsy or what eh folks. Either they were so quiet that were looking to get away home or they just don`t need the money...........no recession there then.

My wife and i are regular diners at the inn for one simple reason..... the food is delicious.

Having just eaten in the Inn I was so impressed that I had to write this review asap. I found the inn most welcoming, and the owner Paula and staff polite and friendly. The food was amazing, all fresh produce and very well presented. The atmosphere was warm and inviting. I will definitely will be back for another visit. I was not using the accomodation however I was given a tour of the Inn and the rooms were to a very high standard. First class, will certainly e recommending it to my friends.

My wife and I had arranged a babysitter for our 4 month old son. We decided to try out the Inn at Castledawson as it is very local and would leave us very close to home.