The Old School House in Newry and Mourne

Brilliant staff, excellent food. Will certainly be back

I've not been here in a while. It has alway impressed me with the quality of the food but today it surpassed my high expectations. We both had the seafood pie - though there was a wide choice of equally tempting choices on the menu. It was the tastiest seafood pie I have had in a long time - full of fresh local fish. Excellent food, service and atmosphere.

Beautiful and varied lunch menu. Staff friendly and helpful. Toilets immaculate. You can also get a glass of wine or prosecco! Lovely experience.

Ordered the £30 steak cooked medium. All looked ok when it arrived and had taken a bite from the end when the server asked if all was ok. Assumed that the thinner end of the steak would be more on the well done side so gave the benefit of the doubt and said ok. The rest of the steak was dry and like leather so ate less than half. When another server came to collect plates she asked if all was ok and I mentioned that I couldn’t eat half the steak as it was too well done and dry. She did after all ask. The lady in question simply retorted: well didn’t someone check on you and I explained I’d only taken a bite so couldn’t comment at the time and she simply turned on her heel and stomped off. Now I wasn’t expecting it to be taken off the bill as I hadn’t returned the dish at the time but at least an apology would have taken the sting out of paying full price for a meal I couldn’t eat. Will not be back.

I was extremely disappointed with my £17.00 burgers the bacon was not crispy and under cooked, the beef was not special or tasty the filling was not nice a very taste less burger the chips were Not cooked as for the onions rings they were extremely oily and under cooked and I was very disappointed with my order. Plus The take away boxes made the food sweat. The food was made without care or love and no careful planning had taken place i would Not eat there again I was so hungry as I had a very busy day and I was only in the area for today. Over priced burger very disappointed. A very Poor quality burger i had to reheat the chip myself. Please see photo

Love this place had the burger.It was fantastic , great flavor handmade patty , the beef tasted wonderful. Would? Go again for food. Highly recommend.

We dined here on Fri 22/8. We then reserved the same window seat for breakfast on Sun 25/8. Upon arrival and clearly informing the lady greeting us of the booking, she stated she had nothing for us downstairs and that we would have to go upstairs. She led us there to a large empty room with music blaring so loudly that we had to raise our voices to hear ourselves. After sitting for about 10 mins without attention we decided to leave. I spoke on the way out to the lady who took our booking. She was fully aware of the booking and table. Expressed disappointment at the situation. Before anyone calls this a misunderstanding I would reiterate that I was very clear about our booking and time above the ambient noise.

Charming restaurant called for breakfast Saturday morning Lovely food can eat inside or out Spotless tasteful decor .staff all very pleasant

It's cosy but very loud, the food looks great but the pizza was cold which was a bit of a let down. The last time we went the breakfast was lovely, maybe off peak times would be better.

False advertising clam chowder. When it's smoked haddock chowder, could only taste the fish!

Always good here. 2nd visit. Was present then and now. Lots of tourist traffic. Lovely food and extensive menu I have tea and Big Pig

Called in for lunch without booking. The staff were very pleasant and welcomed us then sorted out a table for two. There was a good selection of food on the menu. I had the fish and chips which were delicious. I would definitely recommend a visit if you're in the area.

Excellent menu, food and service. Highly recommend.

I have been to this restaurant many imes in the past as my partner is from the area. The food has always been good and we decided to bring my mother along as she is visiting. We had an extremely poor experience today. I would not recommend going to this restaurant between 12 and 1 o clock as no food is served. Additionally, the staff were quite rude to us today. We arrived around 12 o clock and missed breakfast, which is absolutely fine. We were told lunch didn't start for 30 minutes, again fine. My mother has allergies and wanted to look at the lunch menu, in the meantime while we waited. The staff would not give us menus which we thought was very odd. After waiting 50 minutes we were thrown menus and told no sandwiches at all. When I attemped to politely clarify if this meant just the deli sandwiches or the steak sandwich aswell I was rudely spoken to and patronised by a staff member. In the end we just left and went elsewhere.

Love this place for food and service

Saturday’s sun had turned to rain, so we left another hike in the Mourne Mountains for another day. Instead, we drove through Annalong and Kilkeel and were ready for Sunday dinner when we got to Rostrevor. We hadn’t made a reservation (but it may be needed at busy times) and got a table promptly. We were shown an extensive menu, from light bites and burgers to pizzas and the daily specials. We ordered a turkey and ham dinner and lasagne, both were well presented and tasted even better. No room for dessert but they looked very tempting and we will have to try them next time! Overall, a great meal and staff were very attentive.

Called in for lunch on a busy Sunday and had a lovely time. The staff were very friendly and attentive without being intrusive. The food was delicious and fairly priced. I have been here before with guests and had a great experience it is so good to have a reliable place to bring visitors to in this lovely part of the island.

We went for breakfast and came back later for dinner. Excellent food, excellent service, well worth going back. The eggs Benedict was perfect and so was the skillet.

Please ask for Molly! Such great service. She is wonderful and attentive. The food was great. Literally wiped our plates. My second visit wasn’t so great. Food was still excellent but the service meh. It left a bad taste in our mouth. But I’d still recommend the place. And again, ask for Molly!

Brilliant, staff go above and beyond. All front of house staff are extremely friendly, professional and lovely. We asked if possible could they make a smiley face on my son's pizza with tomatoes. The Pizza came out with a great smiley face (and lettuce eyebrows😀). Nothing is too much trouble. Food was delicious and plenty of it. The Apple and Blackberry crumble was amazing. Would highly recommend. Just want to say thank you to the entire team for honouring his request and making his night.

Lovely greeting and service, food was excellent and we had a glass of wine very unexpected and a lovely comfortable atmosphere, the staff were very attentive, will recommend 🤩

We all really enjoyed our meal, the only reason I didn't give it five stars was that my starter could have been hotter which to me was portant as it was scallops. The parma ham that was served with it was cooked and for me, lost all it's flavour. Excellent in every other way, staff were very helpful and looked after us very well. Lovely place would highly recommend it.

Very cute place, deceiving from the outside. Food was amazing and the staff were so friendly

Fabulous food service and atmosphere. Very friendly staff

The Old School house never disappoints breakfast, lunch or dinner. Love this place and the staff are so helpful and friendly. 5*+.

Excellent food and great service

Delicious dinners but even more delicious desserts and traybakes! Lovely to see this Rostrevor restaurant so busy.

We had the most incredible evening with our whole family to celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary. We will never be able to properly thank the brilliant team at The Old School House for giving us memories that we will never forget. The food was amazing, and the outstanding service from all the staff was Michelin 5 star !! Thankyou so much. Gary & Anne.

One of the best chicken wings I've tried!

I have eaten at The old School House café several times over the past few months & what a find! They do the best Seafood Chowder I’ve ever had, accompanied by delicious homemade bread. I’ve tried several different dishes on the menu, including desserts & have never been disappointed. It’s so good to have such a great cafe (relatively close) to bring friends & family to when they are visiting. I’m always assured of a delicious experience 😋

Extremely tasty food, reasonable good price and amazing service. Highly recommend!

I would give it zero stars if I could. Out for a family dinner and for £53 even with the curry taken off the bill. Not worth a penny. I had a margarita pizza. All I can say is Asda's pizza is better. The tomato base had a sour aftertaste and the cheese just fell off. My mum had a half and half curry, barely any rice and 5 small pieces of chicken. My sister ordered the chicken supreme which was laughable, one potato gratin, the smallest piece of chicken and a trickle of sauce around the plate. Will not be back we left starving after waiting 40 minutes for our meal.

I would give it zero stars if I could. Out for a family dinner and for £53 even with the curry taken off the bill. Not worth a penny. I had a margarita pizza. All I can say is Asda's pizza is better. It was tasteless. My mum had a half and half curry, barely any rice and 5 small pieces of chicken. My sister ordered the chicken supreme which was laughable, one potato gratin, the smallest piece of chicken and a trickle of sauce around the plate. Will not be back we left starving after waiting 40 minutes for our meal.

A very popular spot on the morning we visited. Good choice on the menu and we were very happy with the quality of the food. If we had one suggestion, it would be to provide iced water automatically at each table. We asked for this and the response in providing was slow. However, overall experience was very good and we would be happy to visit again.

A great find. Super fish dishes, particularly the chowder.

Popped in for a small lunch, ended up feasting on the most delicious loaded fries and chicken wings I've ever had! Cannot wait to return and try some other dishes, although the loaded fries will be difficult to pass. Staff were friendly and attentive.

Busy Saturday, we were seated quickly and the staff couldn't have been nicer. Great range of choices at a good price and the food we had - signature burger for 1 and steak sandwich for the other were amazing. Every fresh and very tasty. Good sized portions as well. Would definitely recommend and just to emphasise again the staff were very welcoming and attentive.

Wonderful experience, food and service 5 star. We highly recommend a visit and will return, thank you William and Sasha

Visited recently for a family meal 2 of my company where running late . Waitress was very understanding and nothing too much trouble. 3 of us had the steak sandwich which was delicious cooked exactly as asked for . Fish and chips delicious. Kids menu great selection clean plates all round ! Staff very pleasant and chatty especially with our 3 year old grand daughter . Rostrevor gin lovely and refreshing .looking forward to a return visit soon

Personnellement j'ai vraiment apprécié, j'ai commandé un steak-sandwich en cuisson saignante et cela était bien respecté. La viande avait très bon goût et la sauce au poivre était vraiment top. Rien à redire sur la cuisine ;)

We visited there today. Outstanding food, service and value. We had the Korean chicken and monkfish scampi to share. Both fantastic.

I had breakfast on the terrace. The staff was super nice (spoke to three different people). The location is great and comfy. The eggs were good, the bacon (paid extra for it) was a bit stale and tough. The main issue is that it took 20 mins from ordering until I got the coffee, and another 10 mins until the food arrived. That delay was a bit too long to be honest. The price was fair for what I got

Pleasant staff but poor quality food sorry.i ordered roast beef dinner mash was cold meat was tough and whole dinner was rather tasteless I'm afraid sorry.the pizza looked nice though .my fault for not saying anything though

Entered the restaurant and waited to be seated. A member of staff went past with some food and ignored us. Eventually someone else with a rather unfriendly attitude showed us to a table. The food was average at best. It’s basically a cafe that will suffice if you are hungry but not for a memorable dining experience.

Great food & friendly staff, most definitely be back next time I'm in Rostrevor.

Debby served us with a smile and a chat, everything was faultless Food was superb , I would go back tomorrow

Luogo molto carino, menu vario, servizio veloce, personale molto gentile

Good music, excellent flawless service, excellent food.

Great visit the other day. Had a very tasty Egg Shakshuka breakfast, combined with a fantastic-tasting Americano. Will definitely be back again in the near future!

Menu good, relaxing spot,quick service

Good place for the first meal of the day

Delicious food, see photo of my apple crumble pudding with custard and ice cream!

Great place to have a pancake breakfast or a late dinner. Atmosphere is great. The place is beautiful and the staff very thoughtful and professional. We have been there visiting few times.

Great food and great service.well worth a visit. Good value for money.Very good choices on the menus.May need to book for Sunday lunch.went again December 2022. Same excellent service and great food. Plenty to choose from.

Visited with high hopes. We (family of four with two boys 6 and 4) were welcomed and promptly seated in an alcove where we were sadly and promptly forgotten about. Couple seated adjacent and after us got their order taken before us and their food arrived well before ours. I had to leave my seat twice - once to get attention to place our order, and secondly to chase up our food (call me petty but after the initial mishaps I timed the food from order to delivery) and it was ~24 mins!) When the order did arrive - it was wrong (face-palm). Food was just ok - pancakes were stodgy and the soda in the eggs Benedict was quite tough and gnarly). Staff weren’t aplogetic. We all left in a much poorer mood than when we arrived. Sorry to say I’ll probably not be back.

Food was great, and we loved the Book Nook corner for our family in from the rain!

We really enjoyed our breakfast. Highlight of all the meals was the porridge. It was perfectly cooked and really tasty. They also do great smoothies and good coffee!

My partner and I had a lovely lunch here last week. The menu options all sounded delicious, it was hard to choose! I had the Buddah bowl and I really enjoyed it, everything tasted fresh. My partner had the fish tacos and he said they were fantastic, we were both really pleased! The service was great, the staff are all very friendly and helpful. We sat outside and enjoyed the view of the mountains. We'll definitely be back. Thanks!

Good. Really nice pizza can be had in the outside dining area.

A wonderful find great staff and food..

Beautiful food, great service. Highly recommend the Soil & Sea. Desserts not for the faint hearted but delicious. Squeezed us in at short notice on a Friday evening. Much appreciated after a long drive from Cork!

Food was perfect as always, the staff are absolutely amazing, they couldn't be any friendlier or more helpful. It's always a pleasure to dine here.

The Shack, attached to the main building, served us some of the best pizza we've ever tasted. We sampled three, all really good, but the roasted garlic mushroom and chilli was sublime. Already looking forward to coming back. Superb pizza

My husband and I booked a table at this restaurant having visited for coffee about a month before. Our starter of bruschetta was very tasty however 20 minutes after finishing our starter our mains still had not arrived. The curry was very sweet but the big disappointment was the prawns which were small and defrosted with no flavour and quite tough in the curry. The rice was not basmati rice as in the description. The staff were brilliant and the sweets looked nice but sadly we had no time to sample them. Busy restaurant but sadly not for me!

Lovely setting, friendly staff, great food

Great selection if food, amazing Burgers, lovely atmosphere with very friendly staff.

Honestly we are regulars this place is just top notch everything you order is beautiful. I love the chicken curry and the desserts are always delicious. Staff are super friendly and helpful.

We had a very memorable lunch there today, hubby had the Beef and Guinness pie which was massive and very tasty, I had the fish and chips, which was by far the best I've ever had ! All the staff we very friendly, top class food and service ! Thanks for a fabulous lunch, we definitely will be back asap !!!

Went for afternoon meal received Brilliant service from the team and the food was great! Nice atmosphere

Beautiful place and lovely food.

Wonderful spot with a delicious afternoon tea. Staff were so kind as we have a couple of family members who have health concerns, they put us upstairs and we had the whole floor to ourselves. The food was delicious, the scones and carrot cake were my favourites. Thanks for making my sisters family hen party a special experience.

Had lunch today (Saturday) and was very disappointed. Possibly better for cakes and coffee but lunch was really not up to standard. Crispy chilli chicken with Chinese vegetables and skinny fries sounded tempting. However, reality was that the fried chicken had batter that was nice and thin but was soft rather than crispy. Skinny fries were similarly soggy- really no excuse for that, they are the easiest chips to get right. Salad with prawns and pomegranate was composed mostly of a large heap of recently defrosted small and entirely tasteless prawns. The wheaten bread that came with the salad was excellent but getting one thing right from two meals just isn't enough. Can't understand why others have given such good rating to what is a below average restaurant.

Friendly service and lovely food. We are going to take some cake out for later. Would certainly return to The Old School House.

Gf range fantastic and sooooo yummy

Post bike ride pizza. Came recommended by a friend as a "taste explosion". Was not disappointed. Hope to be back soon.

Very nice place with good atmosphere, very good coffee and huge pieces of tasty cake. Nice and professional crew makes good service for customers. Quite a lot of visitors so better call ealier and reserve place.

The place is not the coziest but they do have amazing desserts! We absolutely loved the rhubarb and apple pies! Their coffees were very nice too and served in cute cups. I’d highly recommend for an afternoon break.

COVID cert checks carried out and staff wearing masks. Staff got us a table even though 6 of us showed up at a very busy time. Food was wonderful and had lots of great gluten free choices. Lovely place.

Fantastic Sunday dinner yesterday, and great service. Highly recommended

Went for Christmas dinner, tasty food. Good pints 🍻staff were lovely and was super well organised 🍻

My wife and myself decided to visit the school house on Sunday & what a fantastic experience the staff are so welcoming & fantastic service the meal was delicious & my wife can recommend their Christmas cocktail my favourite is their lemon meringue pie it's definitely worth traveling back for & I'm delighted to recommend the school house .

We were there for breakfast on a Sunday morning. The place was buzzing. The food was nice but its expensive. I was still hungry after what I ordered and it was £6 .

My 3 sisters and I had afternoon tea in The Old School House at the end of October. When we arrived the table was beautifully set. The food was absolutely delicious and plentiful. It didn't just include the typical scones and sandwiches, there were small...

This is a lovely quaint place. We called in while my car was getting serviced. The breakfast was lovely, the tea was really good, and the pankaces were the size of spaceships. The natural autumn decor was just lovely. I've never had bad food here.

Have to say the food is top class! Always 5 🌟 food an service.

This has to be the best breakfasts and coffee I've ever had. Great atmosphere, except for the swearing care worker, and very good staff. The pancakes are fluffy and as big as your head and fry was delicious.

Brilliant would highly recommend.

Very tasty food and brilliant service Very nice and helpful stuff

Wonderful place to go for lunch, friendly staff and excellent food!

Wonderful find, lovely atmosphere and really good food.

Possibly the best pie I have ever had, certainly in the top 10, my wife said if she was making a lasagne at home, she would want it to turn out like the one she was served. Spotlessly clean, nice staff, good decor, couldn't ask...

An absolutely lovely place. Great service. Lovely food. 10 / 10.

Called in for lunch, as we were peckish. Fantastic Food, very helpful staff, and a great all round setting. I will certainly be back.

Hospitality great! Food beautiful! Sat outside - lovely views even though along the road! Will b back again!

Arrived for one of the evening sittings. A busy time but we didn't have to wait long to be seated and served in a relaxed and safe setting. Hard to find anything on the menu at the school house that you wouldn't want to eat...

I'm a wee bit disappointed. Last year food was lovely today day Caesar salad was cover in Mayo sauce parmesan and truffle fries was cover in Mayo sauce as well and there was no taste of truffle as I was trying them last year and was lovely. Mayo everywhere! Americano was ok. 😶

Very enjoyable food with very generous portions

Very good service and lovely food. Offers indoor and outdoor tables. Stops serving meals at 4pm, but has takeaway after 4pm.

Lovely staff and food, good clean quick service.

We had an excellent seafood meal. This is a very popular place.