The best restaurants in Northern Ireland

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.

Excellent service and great food, lovely atmosphere with pleasant staff. Great choice of breakfast’s, lunches and teas, well worth a try

We had chicken and chips and it was very nice, also the staff were lovely! Thank you for the experience 😌

Had breakfast here staff are so friendly and food delicious and so fresh. Coffee is lovely too! will definitely be back

Lovely relaxing location with views over Belfast Lough, very close to Belfast but a world away. Conor & Bernie were excellent hosts. The tasting menu with matching wines was fantastic, particularly the carrot soup with coconut and sweet chilli prawns, the scallops with crispy leeks and the fillet steak was amazing. Nice touch to have complimentary port in the bedroom. Breakfast was also delicious.

We visited The Toastery during a short break to Enniskillen. The premises have great kerb appeal and the fact that it looked busy when we walked past, suggested that it might be a good place for a coffee. We weren’t disappointed! We just had coffee (which was great) on our first visit and returned 2 hours later for lunch, only to find a long queue of customers outside. We didn’t wait. Returning the next day for lunch we struck lucky and quickly got a table. The menu comprises mainly of a variety of toasted sandwiches but these are not your average toasties. Gourmet toasted sandwiches is the best way to describe them! They also serve a delicious homemade soup which you can order separately or with a toasted sandwich. I highly recommend the bread and butter pudding with bacon and maple butter - it’s amazing! Service is very efficient, very friendly and couldn’t be faulted. I couldn’t recommend The Toastery highly enough!

The best sandwich in Derry. The doorstep sandwich is a meal in itself. My wife and I had the chicken, cheese, creamy pepper and carmelised onion. We both loved it. The latte and americano were perfect. The staff were friendly, bubbly and perfect hosts. It was a perfect experience from start to finish and looking forward to our next visit very soon no doubt.

Honestly one of Londonderry's absolute legends !!! The food here is always amazing and staff are so friendly there breakfast crepe is my absolute favourite and everything here is always spot on :)

Went to Love Coffee on a Thursday evening for a movie night with my daughter. Suck a lovely little quirky cafe. Lots of sweet treats to choose from as well as excellent coffee and hot chocolate. Would definitely recommend and we’ll definitely be back.

Sometimes we come across a little gem, this is one of those. Best breakfast, lovely staff and just steps off the Lisburn road. Amazing.

Truly the best grilled cheese, or toasties, I have ever eaten!!! So good!! The bread was crusty, and the cheese!! Crispy on the outside and warm and gooey on the inside. It doesn’t get any better for comfort food!! Our group tried the #1 & #3; all amazing. Get the pickles. The jalapeños aren’t very spicy, though I’d have been happy if they were. The kids had the kids sandwich and they also were very pleased. LOVE this place!! The market is fantastic as well. So many yummy things available to make your next meal very special. I wish I lived next door!

First visit to Academy with a few friends after hearing good reports through word of mouth. We really enjoyed our evening. The restaurant itself is slick and chic, service was excellent and the food was absolutely great. I had the mushroom arancini, steak and eton mess. Loved all of it. Would highly recommend.

Honestly some of the best tasting food I've eaten anywhere. The lasagne especially, was much better than what a local hotel restaurant served. It's not somewhere you would think to go for lunch, but if you are near, I'd definitely reccomend it for a bite to eat.

La comida era excelente! Pastel de pescado era absolutamente delicioso, lo recomiendo encarecidamente. El servicio era excelente y el personal era muy atento. Perfecto comienzo para un nigh out.