The best restaurants serving British food in North Down South Eastern NI

Food is always excellent and service is always great

We went to Vespers for a family birthday. The location is hard to beat and made for a great occasion, with drinks in the lounge first then taking our table in the beautifully-appointed dining room looking out to the grounds. The scene was set, then, for a sumptuous meal, one of us taking the vegetarian option (gnocchi) and the others the roast beef. Whilst the beef was reportedly melt in the mouth, the roast potatoes were deemed to be leathery and tough to get through (perhaps sitting under heat as we were a later sitting), with a rather tasteless gravy to boot. The gnocchi was oily and very over-salted; it didn’t get finished. I had a beautiful, subtle red with the meal. Desserts were somewhat ‘nouvelle’ in both portion and interpretation and would have gone down better with the table if they had followed a more classical approach. The Culloden Hotel and Vespers within it are top class locations for a special occasion. Service was polished and unobtrusive as you would expect. The food does need attention and we would not consider a return as things stand. With some attention to bring the menu up to par we’d look at it again for something special.

Used to work here and faced intense racism. They offered to buy out my contract seemingly to keep the issue quiet. I was contemplating taking legal action but this would mean going against an institution I respect (Camphill) that looks after people with learning disabilities. Since my experience of racism was limited to the Holywood branch. I ended up accepting the "garden leave" they offered because I didn't like the idea of attacking an institution that looks after the vulnerable. To add insult to injury at the end of this "garden leave" they didn't actually pay the entire sum that they owe to this day.

£5 for a large ice cream with 2 sauces and loads of toppings…. Enough for 2 people to share ……delicious even in the rain

I didn't really like that the staff wouldn't bother to help us split our bill in a big group - told us it was up to us to sort. Also, a few people in our party didn't show up so they just kept their deposits instead of deducting it off the bill. Next dinner event will be held elsewhere.

Stopped here after coming across from Downpatrick via the ferry. We were so pleased that we did, we both had a fry up. One of the best we have ever had in a cafe. Service was quick, no grease on the plate and thoroughly enjoyable. Lovely pot of tea as well. Michelle, who was in charge couldn’t have been more helpful, even though she had a very busy cafe. Top marks girls for a lovely meal for two very hungry clients.

Batter on Fish a bit greasy but the fish itself was beautiful. Chips were great but quite a lot of ends. Onion Rings where tasty but could have been cooked a little longer…

We went to watch the rugby in the bar and no one was in the bar. The tvs weren't working only the one in the pool room were there was about 5 people playing pool. Hopefully it's just teething problems

The local. Brilliant out front on a summer evening. Lovely inside for a cosy meal. Hats off to the off sales and check out the back bar.

Really great place, was here with a friend and was pleased with the quality of food and staff

Decent coffee, with gluten free cake available. NOT dog friendly, though they do allow service animals.

Brilliant meal food excellent service first class from entering the restaurant until leaving a most enjoyable experience will return

A beautiful meal for our wedding anniversary. The service was friendly and impeccable! The food was top notch and the cocktails were perfection. Great value for money too! Highly recommend

Booked my works Christmas do with Jenny watts, they promised a DJ upstairs as a party night. Arrived to the upstairs locked up, they lied and said everyone had cancelled so we were stuck at a table in the bar. We were the only people there for a meal. They completely ruined our night and haven't even had the decency to reply to my email or apologise. Do not waste your time coming here. They even have the cheek to continue to offer their "party nights" on their Facebook page. Customer service is a disgrace.

So , we had come here before in February as a family of 6 adults - the staff were friendly, but my view was that the food was ok at best, the drinks were pricey and the layout meant people were always squeezing past - personally I could take or leave going back but wanted to try again to support local business. Roll forward to April - table was booked on the Friday for Sunday at 5 - got there only to find no booking and no space - even though evidence of the call was shown . Turned out better in the end as we went to Blue Chicago and had a cracking meal at about £50 less than the last one we had in Teddy’s - shame as would have liked to support a small local business, but unlikely to give this another chance.