The best restaurants in North Eastern NI

I booked a dinner reservation online and received an email confirmation (attached). Dinner was a supposed to be a 60th birthday celebration for my traveling companion. We arrived and were told they were closed for a private function so no dinner, and “Oh, Our online reservation system never works” We instead ate Chinese take out at a local pub (McMullan’s Central Bar-great place great staff)). Other places in town were not open. Obviously, this review is about service/their online reservation system and not food. No idea what their food is like. We were very disappointed. Would’ve been nice to have gotten notification from the restaurant.

We’re staying in Portrush for a week and have been very disappointed by the lack of choice for dining, indeed most places seem shut during the week (surely June is holiday season!?) so we were delighted to find this little gem because of the excellent trip advisor reviews. We weren’t disappointed - our best meal in our 2 weeks on holiday. A great location (it was raining, but would be amazing on a sunny day!) and the menu had so much choice it was hard to decide. We both opted for the tapas plates, which were excellent value, and every one presented beautifully and piping hot. Beware, TAPAS means small plates and these were anything but! Lots of them were big enough for two. The charcuterie platter was well worth the supplement, the pork fillet just divine as was the chicken skewer and tempura cauliflower. My husband loved his panko squid, and was overwhelmed by the portion sizes of his other two choices. Fantastic location, great menu and food and excellent value for money. Can’t believe it wasn’t packed out on a Friday evening in June. Get booking now!

Lovely staff, very clean and modern. Would give 5 stars but the place was very cold to sit in and the lattice fries were lukewarm. Chicken stack was nice and warm and tasted amazing.

Sunday evening beer garden that accepts dogs? Fantastic. Plus a decent selection of beers on tap, and the pizzas are unreal.

No great chips dry chicken fillet burger tasted of fish

My wife and I came here on Wednesday for a bite to eat and we got to say this place is stunning. We were seated at our table straight away which was amazing The waitresses were very friendly and the meals were unreal. Highly recommended! We will definitely be coming back!

My wife and I had a lovely meal here. The staff were all very friendly and helpful, they listened to our request on how we liked our food cooked. I only booked the table on the Friday for the Saturday night and I was very lucky to get a table so I would advise booking well in advance. The food was 100% and good helping. The restaurant was very clean and tidy. 10 out of 10 to all the staff. Thank you.

Always good service and unreal food and portion sizes!

After visiting this place. It has completely put me off visiting antrim as an English man ever again. Locals DO NOT like the English and made me feel extremely uncomfortable just because of where I am from. If you're visiting. Don't go here. Go to Ballymena or Belfast instead. The people are much nicer

Good homestyle food, great staff, good atmosphere. Was there only to grab a quick bite but the food was very good. Great place overall

Lovely little cafe with plenty of choice

Best coffee in the town. Friendly staff and reasonably priced.

Attended a family celebration on a Saturday evening and I couldn't compliment the service enough. Lovely atmosphere, great food, a perfect venue for a birthday party. The staff were really attentive and looked after us very well. Sharon was particularly accommodating and welcoming. Great night had by all.

Excellent food and staff make my regular visit here something to look forward to. There's plenty to chose from the menu and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly.

Friendly staff, beautiful food and a fantastic view of the area💖