The Nines in North Down

My wife and have just had Sunday lunch here and it was the best Sunday lunch that either of us have ever had. It was absolutely delicious and perfect. Also, the fact that dogs are no longer allowed into this establishment, is a huge improvement. We will definitely be back. Soon!

The food is extraordinary, the service is excellent, and the view is amazing. Perfect place to hang out with your partner.

Had a lovely meal in the restaurant. Great service and fantastic views. Worth another visit soon.

Tasty breakfast with views over the estuary

Was looking to try out a different venue for Sunday lunch and I heard The Nines advertised on Cool FM and decided to visit. We drove from Londonderry and I have to say we were not disappointed. My partner and mother got the beef and they said it was exceptional the nicest Sunday lunch they ever had. I had the salmon which was also lovely although I didn’t know it came on a creamy base I guess I should have read the menu closer, I just assumed I was getting it served with roasties, veg etc which I probably could have got if I had asked. The staff were really lovely and friendly and very helpful. The starter of soup was unreal. A large bowl with toasted sourdough bread absolutely gorgeous! The desserts, I would’ve liked there to be more choice, however we went for cheesecake and chocolate shell and were both very nice although we would have preferred served with ice cream rather than sorbet. We will definitely recommend and return again.

Just had lunch in the Nines today, pleasant surroundings, food and service 5☆, will be a returning customer.

Had dinner at the restaurant. It was very busy and the service was rather slow, so we skipped dessert. However, the mains were good and were generous portions.

Beds are comfortable and the staff are friendly. The food was excellent also. Be ready for stairs though.

Party of 26 went for dinner on 23rd July and the restaurant was already full and only 2 serving staff and 1 bar staff on duty. Instantly I had concerns. However, those 2 girls worked so hard and they were attentive, pleasant and did not convey the stress that I'm sure they were under. The food was absolutely fabulous and we will definitely be returning especially because of the exceptional service we received by Beth, Olivia and Leah.

First visit here. Nice service and one of our party felt the soup too spicy and asked for some cream or yogurt to add to it. Instead they made a totally new bowl with something in it and no extra charge!!! My chicken caesar salad very nice but my husband wasn't impressed with just two sausages for his sausage and mash. The fish dish went down well. The desert, one between four was delicious

Went again yesterday for lunch. Wow, I was not expecting what we got. I had had the Reuben sandwich delicious and plenty of it .Not to be missed, I had to skip dinner. I was so full from lunch. Would highly recommend

Called in for a pint and sat outside watching the world go by in the sunshine 🌞

First visit with my pal on Tuesday. Lovely pretty waitress. Excellent brunch. Spoke with General Manager very nice. Probably told him my life story!!! Also got to see the talented Polish chef we had heard about. Will definitely be back.

The staff were very accommodating and helpful. The bar and restaurant were lovely with a gorgeous view of Bangor bay. The food awesome especially Sunday lunch. Look forward to staying again.

Great place to meet for a quiet drink with family

I’ve eaten here three times before and really enjoyed it. This time however I was very disappointed, whatever has changed in the kitchen I hope gets rectified and the place gets back to what it initially was. I could write more but I want to be fair to them, my previous experiences were good.

A nice meal with friends. Staff were excellent, very friendly and attentive. The food was very good and well presented. Desert menu a bit short.

The most exquisite food you will ever taste, or that was my experience! I stay in hotels all the time and this has been the most magnificent food I can remember tasting it was absolutely sublime. Service was wonderful, great sea view and lovely big rooms. Throughly recommended.

Lovely friendly staff who accomadated us at short notice for the restaurant...steaks were a bit disappointing but the dessert was really nice as were the cocktails

I am seriously disappointed in this place. Me and 6 friends booked in for a night away and it was a nightmare. Arriving to check in at 4:30pm to be met with “we’ve lost your room key” which meant we had to wait another half an hour on the key being located, no information about breakfast times, wifi, time of check out, code to get back into the hotel that night. Both of our family rooms were freezing, got a member of staff to turn on the heating. Which made little to no difference as the radiator was lukewarm. Water wasn’t warm for a shower. The room was covered in stained surfaces. A random sock was under the sink in the bathroom. Cobwebs everywhere. Doors only had a safety latch on the inside no actual lock. Rubbish from previous guests in the drawers. What looks like mold under the window. Walls are cracked to the ceiling Dust on everything, blinds, coasters and lights. Service for dinner was extremely slow and only the waitress with the red hair being so kind and rushing about trying to look after all guests, staffing levels need improved as it was difficult to get someone’s attention to even pay the bill! Me and my work colleagues were so looking forward to this break away (paying nearly £400) this is miles below satisfactory and it was beyond anticlimactic, we would say this was more of a hostel than a hotel. I have attached images hoping management can resolve these issues and no other guest has an experience in anyway similar to ours

Stayed there 4 times . Staff great and food fabulous Would go back in a heartbeat

Since the new look renovation and no expense spared the venue is spotless and the food was excellent, we will be back

Food delicious 😋, service perfect, location couldn't be better..

I've been asked to expand on my review "Once is enough" with 2 stars. A group of us thought we'd try the 'rebranded' establishment and popped in to ask if we could sit as a group. The response from staff was indifferent and 'cool'. It was late morning but we were told the kitchen was closed, so much for the "Early doors" menu! When my wife and I decided to leave and settle our bill we had to wait for an unreasonable length of time while staff busied themselves doing 'stuff'. Hence my original review "Once is enough".

Visited for Sunday roast with my wife. The food was excellent, really good quality. I had the pork belly to start and the Mrs had the tiger prawn tempura - for the mains I had the beef (cooked rare) and my wife had the lamb. It really was good quality food and the service wasn’t bad as such, but it was a bit slow. Mind you the poor girl who was serving us seemed to be running around a lot so perhaps just understaffed, worth paying the extra wages for another waitress / waiter to ensure smoother and faster service in my opinion. It was 45 minutes from the time we sat down to when we were served our starter to put it into context. So not awful but also why I have given 4 instead of 5 stars! Took a while to pay as well had to go up to bar and wait by till for 10 minutes before we paid. Would definitely come back though as overall experience was good and we did enjoy the food a lot!

we went in for a drink to the nines in bangor - we had the pleasure of being served by the lovely gentleman bartender. he made sure to accomadate us and helped me with my arm to my seat i am an elderly lady and cannot walk very far without falling down. he is very kind and oh my gosh handsome everyone give the nines your business i am so pleased and loved my margarita 😁 my husband also loves this place he says so many beutiful women here. had many a lovely romantic stay in the nines. so fantastic booming extravagant

Popped in after a lovely walk around the area, beautiful scones and coffee!

Avoid. Made a reservation today for food and arrived to be told that they couldn't take us, they weren't aware of our reservation, they weren't doing food, pretty grim...not sure how they're running this business.

Had lunch here. Food was really delicious however staff were inattentive and too few staff for the amount of tables. Mismatched quality of staff with the pricing.

Staff were really friendly, couldn't have been more accommodating and welcoming. Food was nice though I'd agree the menu isn't the biggest, but there was plenty that suited us. View is lovely though decor is a touch lacking in character.

When the work is finished it will be the best place to visit in bangor food is tops and the service was absolutely fantastic thank you 😊

I haven’t been here but took part in their competition for Sunday lunch I informed them the competition had been hacked with no response When I enquired who won the competition they blocked me Hi Stephen I am still blocked from your Fb page I can’t even reply to your response

I had such a lovely time at the nines such nice staff and lovely food, unfortunately my visit was cut short due to a personal problem in the bathroom involving my socks but I realise that's nothing to do with this lovely establishment, I think it was to do with the stress of owning a small model train company as in the past this sort of thing has left me with a funny tummy.

Staff and site fab. Winter coming in maybe not so much sitting outside. Rooms old fashioned here you are doing them up. Great place. Fabulous man. Night Porter

Amazing food, staff and rooms! Services is 2nd to none!!! Highly recommend

Stopped here for breakfast as our son and daughter in law recommended it. It was a Thursday morning so there wasn't many tables being used but the food made up for the atmosphere. I had Eggs Benny as they call it as that's my 'go to' breakfast meal to check how good a place is and it was superb. My wife had the fry. Nothing was swimming in oil and both the black pudding and white pudding were fabulous. The tea was lovely too. The staff however weren't very friendly and I had to wait 5 minutes for someone to realize I wanted to pay the bill and then it was all matter of fact and goodbye. Don't let that put you off nor the scaffolding that surrounds the building this is a place that deserves to succeed, if only someone would tell the staff.

Oh my goodness last minute reservation for Sunday dinner,we both went for the roast beef...it was amazing.Lots of side dishes,veg,cauliflower cheese,mash,roasties,extra gravy.I honestly couldn't fault it and I'm fussy!For what we got it was a great price and servers were attentive without being too intrusive...Will definitely be back 😊

Probably the slowest service in Co. Down! Stood at the bar for 15 minutes waiting while bar staff took their sweet time doing very little. If you're going to run a bar at least train your staff to be efficient and have an element of customer service... it's not rocket science folks!

Nice wee spot, like how they have modernised it!

We had lunch here only because the Jamaica Inn was so busy they had no table,s. Very limited menu £14 for a toasted sandwich. I can understand why they were not busy on a bank holiday. £15 for a pasta dish that was pasta and very little else.. Won't be back 😌.

I was very disappointed in the menu. Starters was 2 dipping plates, got both not much to read home about. Meze small plates will cost an average of £30 for 2 to 3 dishes per person. Not good. Main course chicken schnitzel served with a slice of cabbage, fish dish was nice batter not great main item on plate was sweet snap peas, Garlic Fries at the bottom of the serving bucket they came in, was salty butter not melted showes how hot the chip were. The Specials were not offered. I have been told good things a bout Nines so I will revisit.

Lovely food and views would highly recommend

Had some food here on the 20/08/2023 - the beef burger. The food was nice enough, and the service was good. Shame the new establishment refused to honour the Salty Dog gift voucher I presented to them.

We only used the bar, nice friendly staff, good range of food and drinks. Good location worth a lunch or evening out.

A limited menu and starters too pricey as were the wines.

It's still a nice place...recently taken over. A bit disappointed that they are no longer dog friendly.

Went in with some friends for drinks on a Saturday afternoon, it wasn't overly busy as nobody else was being served ahead of us and no manu sitting inside. We stood at the bar for over 20 minutes while one member of staff was making cocktails, one member of staff was slowly crushing ice with a muddler (invest in an ice machine if you're supposed to be a cocktail bar) and some of form of supervisor was walking about polishing glasses. No much as a hello or we'll be with you in a minute, while we patiently waited to be served. We were eventually spoken to by a waiter staff who asked us to move out of the way of the bar. There were no signs where we were standing to say we couldn't stand there and the bar staff who were right in front of us hadn't asked us to move. We didn't wait around much longer after this, atrocious customer service and won't be back anytime soon.

Met friends for lunch, overpriced.

Lovely view overlooking the Lough. Good cocktails.

it was very clean,and servi e was great.

Just had a wonderful Sunday lunch. Very unique and unusual Canadian style brunch menu. We had cheeky eggs, beef burger and tempura cod. All cooked perfectly and were delicious. Service was friendly and the ambience was delightful. I would highly recommend this for a meal.

Really good small hotel. Very well situated looking out over Bangor bay which has beautiful views. I was especially impressed when they dealt with me having a seizure without concerning other customers but also ensuring I was comfortable and that a paramedic and my friend were called. The staff are very friendly, and it is a lovely place for a family get together or just for a quiet leisurely pint. Recommended if in Bangor.

Wonderful breakfast eggs Benedict, thank you.

Lovely Restaurant and Bar very creatively redesigned which is also a small hotel. Situated just opposite Bangor Pier and a short distance from the lovely marina, nice to call in after a walk for a coffee, a drink or a nice meal. Staff are very pleasant too.

Visited with a crowd of 6, found a massive wasp in my drink after 3 or 4 sips of it and asked if it could be changed. I was told no so we all left. I've no idea about the food as we didnt stay long enough to order & no idea about the rooms either as I live about 100 yards away from the front door.

We stopped here for lunch, it's been a while since I was in here, in fact it was the previous owners, the place has had a complete face lift, the interior is clean, neat and modern. We were greater as soon as we came in and shown to our seats, the waitress came back about 5 mins later to take the drink order then another 5 or so they took the meal order. Brunch and lunch served 12-5 and menu us pretty good. Food took about 10 or 15mins to arrive and it was great. I would recommend it. All wwll presented and the kids meals were a decent size too. Can't complain with our visit. 2 alcoholic drinks 2 soft drinks, 2 meals and 2 kids meals ith a few extra sides came to around £69.

Just here but all good so far, most important thing, the Guinness is good 👍👍

Just finished a last minute meal here, we intended to have a quick drink after a day at Pickie Park but the staff were so welcoming we decided to stay for dinner. Ann-Marie found us a table which on a Saturday evening was a small miracle in itself. And Lisa looked after us in the restaurant and was very friendly and attentive. She didn't even raise an eyebrow when my son threw his drink over the table. Blown away by the service today! 10 out of 10 we will be back! And the food was lovely too!

First time here since the new owners took over We had Lunch on a Sunday and it was excellent. I had the Tempura of Cod and my wife had the Vege Burger both of which were Very Good.. We shall be returning for the Dinner menu.

Had dinner here for a girls night out (very low key hen night). Staff were lovely and very attentive and food and drink were perfect. Views out to sea where amazing. Totally recommend, thank you for a lovely evening , will definitely be back 🌟

Lovely place inside, got off to a good start. We ordered cocktails to start and then our food and a bottle of red to come out with the food. All ok, ordered nice and quick. I think the waitresses may have been swapping over but once that happened it all went downhill. We had finished our food and were yet to get our wine so eventually I got the attention of the waitress who seemed to be mainly giving all her attention to a big group table beside us. We mentioned the wine not coming out and which wine it was and it was brought over. Fast forward 30 mins, group beside us had all their desserts and we had not even been asked if we would like to see the dessert menu?? Anyway we enjoyed our wine, bottle was nearing the end and we were last 2 in the restaurant. The waitress came over and said heres your wee bill...didnt ask if we would like anything else or if we had a good evening and of course then we would have asked for our bill but to me it was just a 'please leave we are closing'. Got our bill and there were 2 bottles of wine on it, one of which was twice the price of the one we actually ordered and drank. The waitress took the bill over to I am assuming a manager who then went to the barman in no discreet way asking if he had infact served out the expensive bottle of wine to which he said no. The bill was rectified and an apology was given but I'm sorry I won't be back. You're paying more money for these places for food which is just ok and rubbish service. Maybe it was just a bad night? The other reviews seem great.

My first time going to the Nines was absolutely incredible ! The staff were so lovely and friendly, such excellent service. And the food was absolutely incredible. Just also want to say a huge thank you to the lovely lady at the entrance who showed us to our table for making my birthday extra special and for bringing myself and my parents a glass of champagne each. That was so unexpected and really meant a great deal. Such a beautiful atmosphere, can’t wait to go back again !

Beautiful place, delicious food and great service. I love coming there! If you want to spend a wonderful time with amazing cocktails and delicious food overlooking the sea, I definitely recommend it! Very good quality food and reasonable prices comparing to other places in bangor.

Thoroughly enjoyed our two night stay sampling excellent breakfast and dinner with fabulous views from our room

Booked for 9pm. Arrived 9.10 but the kitchen was closed. In fact, the kitchen closed at 8.45 so was never going to be able to serve us. Such a disappointment after traveling to Bangor to try this new place out.

Booked a table for 8 at short notice for lunch today, and found the ambiance lovely, quite buzzy and the staff greeted us warmly. Service throughout was attentive but in no way invasive. We loved the menu - enough to interest the foodies, but staples too for the more conservative eaters, along with a good variety for the kids on a menu that made them and us giggle. I hate over-long menus - this hit it just right. I went for Ranchers eggs (poached instead of fried), and it was the nicest meal I have eaten for nearly a year. Full of flavour, but with a clarity and light touch that is very hard to find - it tasted exceptionally fresh and zingy, and despite my very small appetite I ate more than I thought possible, and others enjoyed a taste too. My friends loved their meals (burrata and tomatoes, and an incredible chicken and egg dish), as did the kids, the only slight complaint was that my hubby would have loved a slightly bigger portion of his delicious tempura cod, but to be fair I think it was a reasonable portion for lunch. My huge regret is the location - far too far from my house 🤣 Without doubt we will be back, I would choose to visit Bangor simply to eat here again. Well done The Nines, you knocked it right out of the park!

Had some breakfast, absolutely delicious, quite possibly the best in Bangor.

Had one of the toasted quinoa bowl it has loads of flavour and super healthy it's fantastic to see this option in a restaurant in Bangor also had a really nice cocktail and the staff were friendly. Great experience I will be back

Such a vibe. Well done bringing something new to Bangor. I had the fish bowl which was amazing and so fresh, followed by cocktails, i loved the nines cocktail. Staff couldn't been more helpful. Great buzz about the place and the decor is fab. Well done and I can't wait to return 🖤

The Mrs and I called down for brunch yesterday to see what all the noise was about. I have to say we where really impressed, Decor was lovely and nothing else is similar in Bangor which is nice. Service was sharp and friendly with reccomdations from staff on the new menu. My partner went for the chicken burger and I got the Reuben sandwich, both lovely and to be honest the Guiness was superb which is always a big test. All in all a breath of fresh air to Bangor and will be back to try the rest of the menu.

Lovely menu Great food & cocktails Will be back 100%

Music so loud we couldn't hear the waiter. Menu very brief unless you wanted tapas and only one vegetarian option. Steak an eye watering £34. We used to love the Salty Dog but this reincarnation is not for a casual supper, didn't stay to find out what the food was actually like as none of us could find something we wanted to eat.