The best restaurants in Ballymena North Eastern NI

Awesome bar, staff are amazing. Great atmosphere and friendly people.

Stopped for lunch which was lovely. Choice of two home made soups and I had a prawn salad. Everything was perfect and it was stepping back in time. Exceptional grounds to explore too.

Not a food review...... Thanks to the friendly staff who let me take shelter from a downpour while I changed into waterproof running gear on my long run.

Staff are great, food is amazing and the price is pretty reasonable. The staff clearly know their regulars, and it's lovely hearing them chat away to them while they're clearing tables

Haven't been ere for a number f years and decided to go again for an evening meal. We weren't disappointed. Will call again in the future.

So the portrush store doesn’t seem to be available on trip adviser having had a great experience in the ballymena store as locals we were delighted to find there is a portrush store unfortunately having visited today as a family of 4 whilst staff were very friendly the bill of £19 was a little extortionate for one mocha frappe one americano two soft drinks and two tray bakes ( one of which was rock hard) would hesitate to visit again ☹️

So excited to finally go here with my daughter but the experience wasn't what I expected. For the prices there is no table service you have to order at the till. I was not advised correctly when asking about the Spanish hot chocolate. It isn't a drink it comes in a bowl for dipping biscuits in. I specifically asked was it like a normal hot chocolate you could drink and was told yes. I ordered coffee and 2 savoury pancakes. Paying by card I was asked to select what tip I wanted to leave. Feeling like I had no option I left one. Then we waited on our food. I had to go and order tea after the "drinks" arrived as the Spanish hot chocolate is not a drink and leave another tip. We waited again and after 35 minutes of waiting I asked for a refund. To be told that the food order hadn't been sent to the kitchen. We didn't have time to wait any longer. When the refund was being done they didn't ask what of your tip you would like refunded. I don't mind paying for service but we didn't get any. Can't review the food as we didn't get any of that. Won't be back. Sometimes best to stick to the places you know.

Posto molto curato in posizione centrale. Cibo davvero ottimo! Vino non male. Prezzi nella media. Avrei sicuramente dato 5 punti se non avessi sentito la pressione fastidiosa della cameriera che voleva evidentemente chiudere e continuava a correre sù e giù per il piano.

Excellent food and impeccable service from Dragos and the whole restaurant team. It’s always a real pleasure to return to the Clockhouse to enjoy a genuinely felt warm welcome from Dragos. For many years now he has led the restaurant team, significantly improving service levels year on year. His professionalism and warm engaging style go hand in hand. He is one of the main reasons we return time and time again. Thank you Dragos and the whole staff team. We’ll see you again soon. Graham & Tracey Whitehurst

We've visited Rose Cafe many times and haev never been disappointed. They do a tasty fry, really lovely coffee and tea, and an amazing selection of homespun Sunday dinners! Highly recommended. Every time we go, we're stunned at the great value for money. The icing on the cake is the friendly owner, who shows she's glad of the business and always make us glad we dropped in.

Impulse stop for lunch, based on a friend's recommendation. Very friendly, cheerful staff... small but varied choice of lunch dishes; both we had were v.good. Prices seemed to reflect the quality of service, food and settings. I'm sure we'll be back! (I've seen advert saying the business is up for sale (Jun 2022)... is that still the case?

Very good food and service. Special fried rice really good

Quiet little gem, serving yummy homemade food with friendly staff. First visit but will be back. Recommend the pineapple delights .

Brought the family to Fairways at the weekend and all had a superb meal, staff were extremely courteous and couldn't do enough. The food was fresh, well presented and very competitively priced, will definitely be back.