Yarns Bistro in Newtownabbey

I have visited 3-4 times now. Each time I am horrified at the price for takeaway (The same as sitting in). My last visit, £8.95 for what looked like a kids meal - 3 pieces of chicken & 15 dried out chips, placed into a white cardboard box, how this would look served on a plate for the customer sitting in, I don't know. I most definitely will not return now, I have given it the benefit of the doubt one too many times, sorry.

Excellent venue for our walking group we got train from Castlerock and walked Newtownabbey Way we had great coffee and scones and met very friendly staff Especially Leanne and Anita Mossley Mill itself an interesting spot with a linen museum and theatre as well as a walk Walkers saying they want to return for lunch

As a regular customer in Yarns at The Mill, why, why, why do they continue to serve hot food on freezing cold plates? Even a fry straight from the Kitchen is served on cold plates. An otherwise excellent meal is cold before you start to eat it.

The food here was just fine, totally what you’d expect. Unfortunately our lunch was marred by an exceptionally rude female employee. It seemed like she was going out of her way to be difficult, abrupt and unhelpful. Perhaps she was having an off day, we all do, but her attitude has definitely put us off returning. In hindsight we should have asked to speak to her manager. The one star for service is for an older female employee we had a short exchange with who seemed much more polite.

Food is fantastic, waitresses and cooks are polite and friendly, and the restaurant was festively decorated for Christmas. Lovely meal and massive portions! Would definitely come again.

! Had to return my food as it was cold, staff reheated it but my wife’s food was still cold? Younger member of staff was unhelpful sour demeanour, older staff more pleasant, perhaps training needed. Not good enough for Newtownabbey Mill

Warm food served on freezing cold plates let it down. Nice staff and lovely to have the tables all by the huge winfow

This was our first visit here and it certainly won't be the last, the building itself is spacious and beautiful! The staff were welcoming and very friendly and it is a nice relaxing space to eat breakfast/lunch and to admire the stunning views across the lake! There is some awesome spots to walk around the lake too however due to the rain showers we decided not to walk around the lake but we will return to enjoy the scenery. The food is homemade and delicious, I recommend trying the homemade mash, it's creamy and tastes amazing! Thank you all for a delicious lunch and we will be back! :)

This was our first visit here and it certainly won't be the last, the building itself is spacious and beautiful! The staff were welcoming and very friendly and it is a nice relaxing space to eat breakfast/lunch and to admire the stunning views across the lake! There is some awesome spots to walk around the lake too however due to the rain showers we decided not to walk around the lake but we will return to enjoy the scenery. The food is homemade and delicious, I recommend trying the homemade mash, it's creamy and tastes amazing! Thank you all for a delicious lunch and we will be back! :)

Great place to meet with friends/business contacts. Food is very well presented - sausage rolls are amazing. Staff very attentive and helpful. Lift access and accessible toilets on each floor - easy to move around with walking frame. Good parking at the Mill site

Good service, fry and coffee. All I needed for a breakfast meet up with friends.

Just went for tea & coffee, very friendly and helpful staff, and a great choice of scones. Only reopened a week or so ago since Covid. Heading back next week for breakfast.

My husband and I go to Yarns regularly for lunch I love it . I love the varied menu meaning there’s always something different available the portion size is very generous and everything that we have eaten and I mean everything has been fantastic. Lovely home made soup and a freshly made (in front of you)sandwich, baked potatoes are enormous with loads of lovely salad options and their lasagna was to die for. The staff are lovely especially the guy making coffee (sorry didn’t get name ) and would have no hesitation in recommending Yarns to anyone

Booked this restaurant for a pre theatre show recently. The food was good and service was extremely good. One of our party had complicated dietary requirements and they went to great lengths to meet these.All of the staff were very friendly and helpful.We will be back

Food lovely Staff excellent Would definitely recommend.

Lovely meal with our ladies group

Always friendly staff, nice meals at attractive prices.Would recommend.

Went for the pre theatre meal, well presented food, friendly helpful staff. Great value for money and handy for attending show. Will definitely use again

Went for the pre theatre meal tonight 22/12/12. A group of seven of us. Dining area was pretty cool. We had pre ordered our meal, four of us having vegetable broth. The soup all had to be returned as it was cold. Main course and dessert were both quite good. Ordered coffee of which three were only luke warm and I returned mine and asked for it to be taken off the bill as it was cold. The waitress came back and said all coffees were removed from bill.We requested the bill and on checking we found we were overcharged x 3 small bottles of wine and a pint is Guinness. None of the empties had been taken off the table so we could verify this. All and all note a great night out

We visited the coffee hault yesterday for an informal family function. Staff were fantastic especially Heather. The coffee, tea, scones and cakes are fantastic and a great location.

Was at the mill and used thare cafe up stairs the staff in it wr not very pleasant any thing u asked for was a nuisance to them dnt get me wrong one girl was great the other didn’t seem to no hi to smile eather if u dnt like ur job dnt be thare

Hard to imagine how they've done it, but a privately run enterprise has managed to outdo the famously efficient NI public sector with a shambles of a setup that is almost admirable, and right in the public sectors own backyard.Bang average re-heated food, shocking service, a shambolic inefficient system with staff milling around appearing to do not very much with very little coordination. Portions appear to have increased due to competition from a corner shop across the way, which quite honestly is on a par with some of the crap this place produces. Anything more than 5 people in the queue and the place goes to ruin.Don't waste your time or money, not worthwhile for anything much more than a coffee and scone.

Really good basic food. Well prepared. This place is a bit of a hidden treasure as locals seem to forget it is there.

Had a pre-ordered meal here prior to watching a play. Good service, friendly staff and really nice food. All of our party enjoyed their food. Would go again and would recommend.

My husband and I called here for coffee and a scone. Pleasant restaurant with good views, very peaceful. A good selection of meals to choose from both hot and cold. We will go back to try some of the main meals that they offer and maybe a cold drink from the bar.

Fuimos para el almuerzo de hoy ¡Qué decepción! Nos decidimos por crujiente pollo salsa de chili y patatas fritas goujonsin. Totalmente asqueroso. Nunca he tenido una comida peor. La batería estaba fresco una empalagoso. El pollo estaba dura como ifit había sido recalentados varias veces. Lo sirven en un bol pequeño, que era difícil de cortar el pollo. Las patatas no eran muy buenos de nuevo en un bol pequeño. Llegó con media ciabatta bap tostado con un poco de mantequilla. Estaba buscando que apenas vimos anémicos la parrilla. Lo único decente fue el chico de la caja, el té y las vistas. No cabe duda de que volveremos. Experiencia horrible!

The breakfast was good. Spoilt by unfriendly service and dirty tables. We were told to go and get our own cutlery by lazy staff. I won't return as so much better in area.

My partner and I had booked here for dinner before the Bee Gee's show on the 15th April. The staff working were very pleasant and the food was lovely. Will defiantly be back.

Had a Great experience and pre theatre meal at yarns bistro, the staff were fast, courteous and very informative when i asked about the menu. will definitely be back!!

I've passed by here many times but today I actually called in. What a great space and a wonderful new discovery for me. I'll definitely be back here for coffee :)

Visitamos hilados con un amigo y me sorprendió lo cerca que estaba situado a la estación de tren oeste. mossley Todo el lugar era magnífico, con vistas de la presa y Molino Chimney. mossley También hay un teatro. La zona de comedor en hilados está en el primer piso y ofrece unas vistas preciosas. Hay un menú de almuerzo variado con "especiales" cada día. Hicimos nuestra elección y pudimos disfrutar de la vista, hasta que llegó la comida. Mientras que habíamos elegido salchichas y puré de patatas, una opción bastante común, la comida era deliciosa, servida con una salsa de cebolla. Realmente disfrutamos de la experiencia y volveremos. Por desgracia el bistro cierra a las 3. 00:00h, así que no se podrá visitar en la noche.

Fuimos allí como un regalo antes de ir al teatro, que estaba muy lejos de eso. No hay asientos cómodos, fría, café - ahora el entorno como 'comida'. Cada minuto con filetes ordenados y parsnip fritas pavimentar puré. Bistec a la parrilla había sido en la cima, fue amputado y sabía horrible, la fritas pavimentar era dura y fría, anillo de cebolla frita en profundidad un montón de pasta, y un frotis de amargo de parsnip para acompañar, todo entregado en un plato frío. Que salimos camino a través y gracias a una botella de color rojo bastante caro, agradeció a el camarero encantador y a la izquierda. Los dos estábamos sickish toda la noche debido a la quemada después de probar y, en general, era difícil de creer que un chef? Poner eso. Noche caro que literalmente dejó un mal sabor de boca.

Called in for lunch having never been before. Lunch was excellent and reasonably priced. All staff were lovely too. Will be back.

A friend and I called in here for a quick snack. Although it was normal lunch-time, there were few customers. A good array of salads and sandwiches was displayed at the counter. Noticing, from a Menu card, that hot food was also available, we ordered sweet and sour pork. A staff member advises us that this would be cooked, and that this would take a short time. He pointed us to a seat with a pleasant view, and brought us the glasses of water we'd ordered. After taking in the surroundings, and watching people come, and quickly go, with sandwiches, etc. we started to wonder how long it would take our meal to appear. Eventually, our patience exhausted, we asked. And were told that our order had not been passed to the Kitchen. Rather than leave at that time, we ordered alternative meals which, we were assured, would not take long. They were, indeed, served within ten minutes. Neither were particularly exciting : for some reason, my strips of meat on a slice of bread had been doused in salad dressing. All in all, it is rather unlikely that we will be returning.

Our Family of four booked a table in Yarns Bistro ahead of the Jake O Kane show on Friday night (20th).Lovely atmosphere and wonderful unobtrusive but efficient service – nothing too much trouble. Food was fantastic we all had clean plates at end! Despite living close by this was first time we had visited in the evening. Will definitely be back!

Over Christmas I had booked to see the rough Diamond at the Theatre on site, I was unsure of where to eat before hand. I booked the Yarns restaurant and was not disappointed, excellent food, great service and value for money. Will definitely be back

Had a meal here before show and it was very nice. Served by a very pleasant young man and didn't have very long to wait on meal. Four meals and everyone of us enjoyed. Menu is a bit limited and has been the same for a number of years so maybe a revamp is needed. Overall a very pleasant place to go.

A fabulous building, setting and lunch.Beautiful food, nice wine and lovely staff.We were there to celebrate my cousin's birthday it was really a lovely afternoon.Thanks to all concerned for make us so welcome

Often meet friends here. Sometimes just a coffee and cake; sometimes lunch. Good variety. Good prices. Lovely venue.

Must have made 20 phone calls to the number over the course of 3 days to try and book a table. In addition to the call I left a message and I also phoned the box office but was told I had to use the number for yarns. On the 20th time it was answered and I was advised by the staff member that she works part time and also does other work so can't always answer. Also told there were no tables left. Would love to know how the others got a table booked - a disaster. Pleased to say another local restaurant got my business!!

Four of us decided to have a pre-theatre treat at Yarns. We were not to know when we booked just how big a treat it would be.. Despite its proximity to where we live it was the first time any of us had been there and as soon as we entered and were greeted warmly we realised what we had been missing. This was true bistro dining . . interesting food, freshly cooked to order and served in a pleasant and efficient manner.My three companions opted for the minute steaks and I had the pork belly, all got a massive thumbs up. Unfortunately, as we were pushed for time, we had to miss out on dessert, but we will have what will undoubtedly be another treat another time. We finished with beautiful lattes and were in just the right mood to enjoy the concert. It was a shame that there were so few diners availing of this great asset to this complex.

really enjoyed the sharing platter .was extremely surprised at the quality and the valueonly live up the road and sad to say it was our first time visiting will definitely be back

We travelled 40 miles to see a show @ Theatre at The Mill and decided to avail of a pre-theatre meal in Yarns Bistro. The quality of the food was superb and we enjoyed 2 courses + wine and lattes.. £41.00 Great value. The ambience of the restaurant is very nice with plenty of light and modern looking. The staff were friendly and efficient, although maybe just a bit too quick bringing next course. Coffee arrived with our desert, instead of after, which would have been my choice. Perhaps my fault in not saying.However I would eat there again and look forward to that..

Love Yarns and even better that's its kinda next door 2 me! Food is lovely and its nice to take a wee walk afterwards in nature walk.......visited last Friday lunchtime and just thought more people should have been having a wee wine!!!! lol

Since it was coming up to Christmas our `Rambling Club` had pre booked our choice of meal. After the walk I was ready for my starter which was broth and after a walk in the rain I was glad to be eating something that was lovely and hot. My choice of main was baked salmon served on a bed of sauté potatoes with basil and pesto, garnished with pink pepper corn and thyme butter. The salmon cooked to perfection was not only a feast for the eyes but also for the taste buds. I have always enjoyed good food at the Yearns Bistro but this was exceptionally tasty.The service was very attentive and professional.

Walking Party called in to this lovely little Bistro for coffee etc. Unfortunately the scones were finished but there was lots on offer to tempt us. The service is good and the prices are fairly reasonable.Ask at reception for details of the interesting walks in this area. Helpful knowledgeable staff.Facilities clean.Impressive building.

The steak and Guinness pie was just cooked to perfection, I can still taste it, it was lovely. I liked the atmosphere there. It is a very light, airy cafeteria, lots of light coming in. The view is lovely, there is a pond outside. I like the wee museum and art gallery downstairs. There is a I have been before as well, and wanted to come back.Yarns Bistro is inside the Mossley Mill complex. Outside there is a garden where you can walk around a square lined with sculptures and trees. It is very calming, to walk around the lawn. There are benches to sit on. Outside is a big water park and the great brick chimney from the industrial past of the site. They have done so well in preserving the old mill while adding fire escape stairs and other additions that don't spoil the beautiful character of the place.There are big car parks out the back, and a river forest trail we didn't have time to walk along - we must go back!

I had a lovely lunch here with friends recently. I had steak and Guinness pie and vegetables, see my photograph. the staff were friendly and attentive and the menu varied and reasonable. The restaurant on the second floor of the converted Mossley Mill site is light and airy. I hope to visit again soon with my children and explore the surrounding duck pond and nature walk. I ended my meal with a cappuccino and tray bake which were reasonably priced.

Had a plate of their mushroom and courgette risotto, plus a side salad. Lots of choices for the salad. It was a glorious restaurant-quality meal for six-pounds-something. Wow! I want to go back. Very attentive and understanding staff - I thought the salad was self-service. Ooops. Very spacious and bright dining area. Lifts outside if you're in a wheelchair. Big bank of windows overlooking the impressive brick chimney of Mossley Mill.