The best restaurants in Ballyhenry Newtownabbey North Eastern NI

Honestly the worst takeaway we have ever had. It arrived late, the food was cold, the "hot" pizza was laced with fresh chilli's, it was literally inedible like a child had prepared it. The chips had quite obviously been cooked and then cooked a second time - perhaps even a third.... £38.00 and it went in the bin. Avoid at all costs!

Went here at the start of November 2024 with great anticipation and seen some good reviews, unfortunately left very dissapointed. 2 of us arrived here for lunch on a Saturday at the start of Nov 2024. Was looking forward to it as had always liked Ziti and Knags so thought we would give it a try. Nice gentleman promptly showed us to our table. And after a few minutes looking at the menu , I opted for the Sirloin steak loaded chips and my partner had the Satay Chicken loaded chip. After a longish wait, around 15 mins, the waiter came out and asked me what way I wanted my steak cooked, well hold on a moment! 15 mins after placing the order!, what? The place was not busy so why did they not ask at the time of order, why wait 15 mins is beyond me. Another 15 mins elapsed , so that is 30 mins now for 2 loaded chips, so far!. Another 10 to 15 mins and lunch has landed, although more like a crash landing. A bowl of Frozen skinny chips (big no no in a restaurant, cut you own fresh chips), topped with sliced up sirloin and supposedly pepper sauce, but could not really see much. Now I thought Zombie knives where banned, so no idea why I got one to eat this with, looked like a hunting knife for gutting fish, large fish!. No need for it, as the steak was already cut up, probably with a razor blade and the chips so thin, you could have cut and eat it with a plastic knife and fork. Partners was of similar nature only he said the satay was very nice. As for mine, it was OK, just OK. Seriously over priced for what it was , coming to just over £42 include 2 large Cokes. I have no issue at all paying money and good money in a restaurant for good food and good service, it is very unfortunate that this did not happen on this occasion. Nice to see a reply from the owner, and they did apoligise, but there was no confusion over the order , I order loaded chips with the steak, I did not expect a Sirlion steak and chips, but I did expected a better meal that the one that was served. The waiting time was quite long, something was forgotten about as I mentioned it was 15 mins after orderng they asked what way I wanted the steak cooked. For the fries, maybe a choice should be on the menu, some people may like the skinny fries some may like home cooked fresh chips. As for the knife, a standard steak knife would have been fine, plastic knives not be a good idea. All I am saying, is the overall experiece was not what I expected and could have been better. Customer feedback is important and that all I was trying to get across. I will go back and order another meal soon.

The food is ususally very good, but for some reason the service is very bad, was ther today (22/3/25) and we waited and waited but no food or drinks came. My wife finally asked a waitress (THE ONE WEARING THE GUESS T SHIRT) her cheeky and very rude reply was and is totally unexcceptable . We aske a somple question and the reply was about fresh food which we expected any way. Never be back at the place and we will spread the word. Customer Service costs nothing except bad customer service can cost you your business.

Booked the wrong restaurant and boy were we glad! Visiting from Derry for a show at local theatre, we were recommended another establishment nearby, I booked the wrong restaurant!! Best mistake ever!! The food, ambience, decor and service were all outstanding. Not a single negative to say ( well maybe not serving wine by the glass, but wasn’t big deal). The complimentary poppadoms arrived with fabulous dips and the sauces with our shared tandoori mixed starter were awesome. The chicken chilli masala was just the perfect spice level and my Khayber special mix of chicken lamb and prawns was superb, the lamb was as tender as I’ve ever had. The portions were way too big! I’ll be travelling from Derry to dine here again soon!

Absolutely delicious!! Even my Dad loved it, and said he will definitely be back, im a vegetarian and had the vegetable fajitas, amazing!!

A very enjoyable meal from Royal Thai, ,lovely quality of food and very tasty Lots of flavour definitely well pleased ,so enjoyable!

Food is cold, even when getting a delivery it is ALWAYS wrong (mostly short). It is a total embarassment to McDonalds and whoever is in management needs to be swapped out for someone better !!!!!!

Waited 29 minutes for eggs on toast. Seemed like others around me were having similar wait periods. No apology when food finally arrived. Heard one customer complain about the wait. Shortly after, overheard a member of staff say loudly in the cafe area that when customers complain they 'give them a refund to get them to shut up'. Very unprofessional. Tables and floor are ridiculously dirty. The only positive thing going for them is the price of their food, but even that wouldn't entice me to go back.