The best restaurants in Ballymacbrennan Lisburn South Eastern NI

Visited with my partner on a very wet and windy Saturday afternoon, greeted warmly by the manager and waitress and advised table would be ready very shortly, ordered bottle of wine which I was informed was very good quality and I had a beer. Taken to table soon after, full Christmas menu on plus a number of favourites which are on all the time which was good to see if had your turkey and ham fill already. I ordered scampi and chunky chips which came with a side salad, this was one of the very best Scampi I have ever had, large plump king prawns in a lovely light batter, well cooked chips and the light salad and fresh tartar sauce complimented it really well. Partner ordered a starter portion of seafood chowder with fresh wheaten bread and garlic and parmesan fries to come as her main dish, this looked very appealing on this cold,windy day, she said it was beautiful with plenty of seafood, nice thick sauce and chunky potatoes, I dunked some chips in it too and can agree it was really tasty and one to try in full again. For dessert we had been told by a friend that they do a great apple crumble and side custard with dollop of ice cream on top which is right up our street, we couldn't see this on the menu and were pretty disappointed but the head chef Sam came over just at this time and introduced himself and asked about our meal, I cheekily asked about the crumble and he said, no problem I'll do it for you now, we shared the dessert as we were full from the large mains and it was delicious, took us back in time to be honest and a lovely end to a really enjoyable meal at a very reasonable price. Finalising, great, friendly and professional front of house and staff, food very high quality with nice portion sizes , willing to go the extra mile, highly recommend.

Clean smart appearance perfect function room for a Wedding party Birthday etc.Friendly staff highly recommended. Easy load in and great access for disability

Great place to meet up for breakfast.

£30 for a burger, chip & small beer. Over priced establishment !

Lovely food in a lovely setting.

I visit Dobbies on a regular basis& the garden center is amazing. But coffee /food getting worse than ever. Staff don't have any idea how to make a decent coffee, it is horrendous. Management need to invest in proper coffee training for the staff. I stopped ordering coffee completely and opted for tea. Also ordered some dinner for a child & chips must be cooked & reheated numerous times as tgey looked & tasted disgusting. It is getting very bad & puts me off ordering any food/drinks at all. Tyey need to invest in proper staff & training.