The best restaurants in The Diamond Derry Western NI

Do yourself a favour and skip the chains for some quality home made grub. We had a fry, soup, bacon soda, fish and chips. The food was wholesome, home made, tasty and good value. As it was Christmas, they threw in some free glasses of wine. Friendly and prompt service. Definitely recommend and we'll pop in next time we are in the neighbourhood.

My family had a night out, 13 of us went to Rainbow. The young girl who took the order done her best but there were too many extra sides and 2 main meals too many. It was the next day I realised that I had been seriously over charged for mains and sides that we didn't order. I called in to the restaurant when it was quiet and approached staff to discuss the order (in a pleasant appraoch) and was quite rudely told by a middle aged female member of staff that the extra food was left on the table and so it must be paid for. My wife ordered an extra "portion of chicken" which they charged us for "a chicken curry with no veg or curry sauce" (most expensive side I've ever paid for), they also brought out an extra chicken fried rice main meal which nobody ordered and supposedly left it on the table. I explained that we ordered 8 main adult meals and there were 10 main meals on the order. The lady was dismissive and rude and basically told me that the food order on the reciept was provided and she fully supported that the "extra portion of dry chicken" was okay to be charged as "A chicken Curry with no Veg or curry sauce" (shocking) . There was also extra portions of chips and 2 extra portions of curry to the table that we didn't order which they kindly added to my bill.. there was loads of extra food left (that we didn't order).. The ladies attitude was terrible and after getting nowhere talking I said that I will not be back and she replied smartly "OKAY - BYE".. As for the food, it was greasy as hell. the floor was slippy with grease. Lesson learned - Neither me or my family will ever step foot in the place again. As for the owners, have a word with the staff about customer service, maybe teach the older lady member of staff some customer care. Advice - stand clear.

We have left it to long to visit, But it was to the high standard that we recalled. The food was fabulous, the service excellent. A really enjoyable evening. We won’t leave it so long the next time.

I left behind a jacket and Caioimhe, April and Kadie went out of their way to work out forwarding options and in the end letting me know it would have to be sent by a courier service. However having an overseas credit card couldn't be accepted by DHL so in the end we drove 2 hours back to Derry to collect it, then continued to Dublin for our final 4 days. We so appreciated their prompt reply to my emails and their kindness.

Advertised as 30% off food and drink however the menu prices already have the alledged 30% off. So a pint of Carlsberg @ £5.35 would normally cost £7.64 by my calculation. A chcken caesar salad with side @ 17.16 would normally be £24.51 and a dessert @6.99 would normally be £9.98. Not value for money as the signage suggests by a long shot. On a more positive note the food was good and the service was exceptional

Young fella behind bar very dor not friendly at all it was first time I was in won't b back very undated an old fashion

Foods absolutely disgusting hire a new chief 🤮

Visited on a Sunday recently. Dont let the door fool you: the experience starts in the carpark because the aroma of the homemade pizza sauce et all will greet you before the amazing staff. Had the table booked because I'm not an idiot and we found our booth spaceous and bright. I'll try be concise: this was the most satisfying meal I've had this year so far. I opted for a chilli honey flatbreak and the burrata and friend (and son) went for two pizzas (one no cheese) and we barely spoke. The flavours, size and presentation all en pointe (yes i spelt it correctly) . Their decaf coffee is fantastic and their supplying of New Kid coffee is taken very seriously, as my tastebuds can attest to. The place is full of heart, the kindest lady on the floor is the owner & the man at the oven is her visionary husband. Chefs working hard; look up and smile at you. Read that line again! Unheard of. I dont know where the name Scarpello originates, but it has arrived in Derry with a reputation for excellence, flavour & consistent high standard. The only thing better than this meal was the consequential nap I took afterwards. Thanks Scarpello. See ye soon x

This is a lovely wee place, lovely staff, friendly punters, great music from local talent on Saturday evenings..definitely will be back more often

Called in tonight and availed of the steak deal and what an amazing price. The meal was one of the best that I had in a very long time. The presentation and taste was amazing. We will definitely be returning to Soda and Starch.

Good coffee, good food, fast friendly service.

The food is tasty and good value but it’s really the staff that puts this place on the next level. Well done to your team, so friendly. (Dessert was tasty too!)

Met a friend here for a coffee, been wanting to get in for ages but with all the construction work going on around it for months it was hard to access. The coffee and cake selection was fabulous, the staff were friendly, polite and helpful. Will definitely be back 😀

Second bad experience here. We booked for 6pm as we were going to a show in the millennium forum at 7.30. There were five of us. We were shown to our table and orders were being taken. We were only allowed to use one of the menus. The starter came. One of us had soup and the bread was to come later but never arrived. At 7.17 we had to give up and leave without eating, and we weren't the only ones either. Several other tables left. They apologised and said that they were busy but they took the booking so they should have been prepared. Unfortunately that was their last chance so we won't be back and would definitely not recommend eating here.

Friendly, staff are attentive live music and activities