The best restaurants in Cathedral Down South Eastern NI

**WRITTEN BY DAUGHTER** Me and my friends went to see Mufasa: The Lion King. We sat together also we were a wee bit late so no Pearl and Dean jumpscare! The movie was ok. The screen tho…MY GOD! Popcorn & candy on the floor, strange smell wafting throughout the screen, screen wasn’t lined up so there were two thick black lines on the sides of the projection screen so could barely focus on the movie, someone kicked then put their FEET on my seat, phones were ringing EVERYWHERE in the screen, a small child was laughing SO LOUD so I told the child to stop then the child screamed for their parent so I went back to my seat to avoid this parent being annoyed and anyway the parent was cross, everyone except for my group were being awfully loud so I couldn’t hear the movie. The staff were ok I guess. The rules should be on the door for EACH SCREEN. Even the recline. Overall meh experience.

During my recent visit, I encountered staff who were both aggressive and inattentive. When my order was incorrect—two meatless patty subs missing their patties—I asked about the issue. Instead of addressing it calmly, the staff slammed the receipt on the desk and exclaimed, "Where are the patties on that receipt?" Ironically, the receipt clearly stated the patties were part of the order. Their behavior was unprofessional and hostile, as they were shouting at another customer before turning their aggression toward me. It's evident they lack the attitude and skills required for customer service roles. Despite multiple complaints, these individuals remain employed, which reflects poorly on the management's commitment to quality service. The staff's attitude made it painfully clear they don't want to be there, and this negativity is obvious to customers.

Be careful with times with this cafe, signs on the door and online state they close at 4.30pm. Called in today at 4.03pm and was told kitchen closed at 4pm, very disappointing.

Beware! If you order online and when you go to collect something is not available you will be told you will get a refund back to your card. You won't no matter how many times you try to get in contact using the form on the website or send a message or phone the store. Demand a cash refund there and then. The so called "managers" will not reply. They leave the store staff in the firing line and ignore any messages. I feel sorry for the young female staff members working in the Downpatrick store. It can't be a good company to work for. Then they comment on the review but do nothing about refunding the money to the card.

An hour wait then marked it as delivered when it wasn’t

Busy and had a bit of a wait. Food was ok.

Ordered at 5.30pm delivery time said 6.30pm, it's now 7.30pm and still no food been delivered. Not the first time this has happened either but will definitely be the last as I won't be ordering from here anymore.

Totally inedible, dried up and not even our labradors would eat it. I've given 1 star for the fact that it was on time when we went to pick it up but there was only one member of staff who served us (no sign of anyone cooking anything) and the food tasted as though it had been sitting under a heat lamp for hours. Half of what we wanted from the menu was unavailable. When we got home our order was missing some items. The vegetables looked liked they'd been scraped out of the bin. The satay chicken was harder and drier than the carboard boxes it came in. The massaman sauce which we ordered was the consistency of water. Avoid at all costs.

After a long day of travel from Texas we were glad to unwind with a great pint of Guinness, and some delicious food.

Although this little bus station cafe is small and always busy because of those who are passing through, I can honestly say some of the best coffee in Downpatrick is served here. Very reasonably priced, and they have specials on regularly to suit the season. Even if you're not making a trip anywhere, stop here for a lovely brew and a fresh baked good or confectionary of your choice to carry you through your day.

This cafe is an absolute disaster. We went in a large group and some of the group waited over an hour for their meal. It was total chaos. The waitress was also very rude when we pointed out that we’d waited for some time to be served. Her attitude was that it was”wasn’t her fault”. Didn’t offer to check on the order, but instead was rude and very unhelpful. I will never be back here again. Very disappointing.

I've been trying around ni for a bit now McDonald's in Downpatrick is by far the best one yet and the food is always hot and made fresh it's the number 1 McDonald's in the whole of northern Ireland

Very good food but lacking in atmosphere ( no music, candles or ornaments/flowers)

Great staff. 🙂 Good service. ☕️ Seating might need updating. 🤔 The void creature that keeps appearing when I'm there is a little off putting as it tries to steal my hot chocolate but offering it sacrifices of small children works. 💀 Interesting music playlists. 💯

Food wasn't as good as usual and late delivery wouldn't go back after that last 1