The best restaurants in Donard Down South Eastern NI

Situated on Central Promenade, Newcastle, Co.Down the covered outdoor seating gives a truly Mediterrean atmosphere as you admire the views of the harbour and Slieve Donard, the highest peak in Northern Ireland, as it sweeps down to the sea. Choose one of the fabulous Base Coffee drinks or select from the range of herbal teas. For morning snacks try the sausage rolls, croisants or scone with fresh jam. Then later in the day you must try the home baked apple pie of one of the delicious (but huge) tray bakes. Base Coffee is not just a coffee shop, it's a hub for many regulars and undoubtedly you will very quickly feel welcome.

Had a fantastic lunch here while visiting Newcastle for the day. Enjoyed a beautiful 11 inch pepperoni pizza by the sea. Will definitely be back here when we revisit Newcastle!

The food was lovely here today .Dirty loaded fries were delicious. My son had the wings and he loved them. The man worked there even offered to bring it over to our car as it was raining heavily.

The restaurant name is now PACHA. The staff are nice and friendly 5*, there is a single shared toilet which is clean though needs check from time to time as water pooling on the floor maybe from costumers drying hand 4*. The place is clean, nice view from window and close to Donard free carpark. I like the way you choose where you want to sit 5*. We dont wait too long for our food and all taste really good and steak cooked to doneness we ordered them. Chips and pepper sauce also taste good. 5*. Price of the food is not too expensive but not average either if you think of the taste, good service and and the location. We can recommend this and we will come back again.

After waiting in line in the queue of 5 for about 25min someone eventually decided to take my order, the pleasant lady couldn't sell me an adults portion of fish bites but had plenty available for kids meals , the staff seemed overwhelmed by actually having customers in the shop , service was very slow & staff wouldn't take an order until one had been completed even though there was plenty of staff milling about, overall not a great experience waiting in the cold. Once I collected my food it unfortunately became worse, the chips were cold not even warm enough to melt the cheese & everything was super greasy, very disappointing I wouldn't like to visit when it's actually busy.

Went in August and got the Caesar salad and was amazed by the large pieces of fresh chicken in it and the presentation. Went back for the first time yesterday and was very disappointed to receive greasy battered chicken pieces in my salad instead of fresh chicken. the reason I chose the salad was cause I wanted something lighter and it was the first time Ive ever had fried chicken in a salad. Wouldn't order it again.

A bit soggy, to much sous. The dough wasn’t finished… But good topping.

This is our favourite stop before we head up the Mournes. Great food, great staff and the vibe is superb.

Good Food and service. Went for Sunday lunch and the food was tasty. 3 courses for £28.95. The kids also enjoyed their food, 2 course for £10.95. The staff are also so nice and allowed us to move table. Will definitely be back!

We’re regular customers Lovely themed restaurant with historic resonance Never disappoints Delightful food Great service Highly recommend

My family and I arrived at this cafe just after 2pm on a Monday. There were no menus apart from one on the wall behind the till, which for a place with two long rooms to sit was rather inconvenient. We were informed that they no longer served breakfast which reduced our options by half. I ordered a club sandwich which came with cold, processed chicken and a ton of mayo. They refused to serve us bacon on toast for our little one although my sandwich contained those ingendients. There was no kids menu. I also ordered a piece of lemon meringue which was truly old. Apart from the friendly staff this was a disappointing experience.

We were here for a beer. I hope it will be open soon. This bar had nice atmosphere, we enjoyed our visit here.

The food was very good. I went for soup of the day to start and chicken stack for main course. Plenty of it. Staff are very friendly. Live music tonight downstairs. The atmosphere seemed good I definitely recommend coming here.

Just what we need to satisfy the ole sweet-tooth. Great service, we were in and out in 10-12 minutes. Great ice cream, the rum raisin was especially good.

Tried Lick again tonight, still open till 10pm on 30th Aug 23. Again, a really good selection of ice cream flavours. Must be about 12 - 16 flavours, the biggesf flavour range of any ice cream cafe I have been to. I had a 3 scoop tub with Fudge, Lotus biscoffi and coconut with lime. Tub was £4 which I think is very good for this quality of ice cream. Coconut with lime was really good. All the flavours tasted as usual would expect and were delicious. Staff were on the ball and pleasent. Without a doubt, lick is at the top level with all of Ireland's best ice cream cafes. Will definitely return on a regular basis.