The best restaurants serving Irish food in North Eastern NI

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

Had a delicious brunch today at An Croi!! Staff, location and food are all superb. First class, well worth a visit.

What a spot!! An absolute hidden gem. Staff were all really lovely, beautiful view from the tables and the food...superb. We had the daube of beef and a chicken stack. We certainly weren't hungry!! Highly highly recommend, it's not often you get top quality food for such a reasonable price

Excellent cafe. Food is second to none.best fry I ever tasted go every week. Cleanliness and hygiene superb. Service friendly, efficient and welcoming

One of the only places we found open after 8pm, we really enjoyed their chicken strips and chips (fries). The two ladies making the food were really nice, and closely watched the food cooking so it wasn't overdone. Probably the best fast food meals we had while in Ireland/Northern Ireland, and super reasonable prices. We had 4 good size pieces of chicken and fries for around $10.

Great food beautifully presented and served .

An oasis of old world charm in unassuming Ballinamore outside Ballymoney. This rambling cottage is totally charming and huge. There were 10 of us, but it could easily have held 20. Brilliant drawing rooms to sit in (complete with grand piano for a sing along), a fantastic well equipped kitchen ( it used to have a restaurant) and plenty of loos (even if we couldn't find the lights for the one near the kitchen until the eve of our departure.) The wall panels in the front hall tell the fascinating history of the place. The garden is really a series of glades intersperced with thickets leading down to the old mill. What a marvel it would be for children in summertime! Heating seemed good though to be fair it wasn't that cold for early October outside. Our bathroom was good with a power shower which I imagine worked well if you were more familiar with power shower controls, which I wasn't. It was fun trying to work it out anyway. This place is well worth the money if you have a large group.

Beautiful little pub, worth a visit. Too busy for us to stay to celebrate NYE but would have been ideal for campervan overnight in large car park.

First time visiting Millars Bar Ballycarry, and it most definitely won’t be our last. Stopped in for something quick to eat, without a reservation , which wasn’t an issue. The menu had so many tasty options , the hardest part was narrowing down on what to pick. We all picked something different and no one was disappointed. Daughter even announced ‘Best pizza she’s ever had!’, which is saying something as she loves pizza. Priced reasonably, big portions and everything came out piping hot. It was busy as we were leaving so I didn’t get more photos. Millars is a quaint, traditional pub, with a cosy feeling, they had an open fire warming the room, friendly welcoming staff who were very attentive. We look forward to our next visit and recommending to friends & family.

Visited here last night as a party of 4 and was blown away by the food! The young waiters were really lovely and friendly too. A hidden gem!

One of my top five meals I’ve had as I travel around the world. Snuck us in without a reservation and provided a fantastic meal. Pleasent, it ostentatious design, nice wine list, delightful mixed drinks (all 4 we had were excellent!). The food was unique and well made, the service top notch (well done to Julia and Ian!). All for a very pleasent price. Top that off with a location right on the ocean and you can’t beat this place

Lovely place and lovely people, very accommodating to our needs as one of our party was a wheelchair user. Food fantastic to. Will definitely be back.

We just thought we’d try here as golf clubs generally have a good reputation for their food . Best decision of the holiday , food was delicious, good quality and well presented. All four of us cleared our plates . Staff were so friendly, adapted menu with no hesitation to suit ‘the awkward one’ . Beautiful views from the restaurant, definitely a hidden gem

We just spent a couple of days in Ballintoy and the Carrick-a-rede bar was one of the highlights. We were staying at another hotel in the town, but the food and service there were a real disappointment. We were feeling a bit annoyed, but made our way over to The Carrick-a-rede, hoping it would be better. It certainly was! We (and our dog) were made to feel exceedingly welcome by the attentive and affable barman, Niall. The bar was warm and cozy and we got a seat next to the roaring turf fire. We made friends with another couple in the bar and as you often do, found we knew people in common. So, an initially disappointing first day of the holiday turned out to be pretty good. We went in the next day for a meal and couldn't have been more pleased. My wife got the bangers and mash and I got the cod and chips - the food was excellent, and again, the service was efficient and friendly. (Both times we were in, our dog got a bowl of water). To top it off, it was far more reasonably priced than the "other place." Ballintoy is a beautiful place to visit, but make sure you top off your sight-seeing with a visit to the Carrick-a-rede bar - you won't be disappointed.

We thoroughly enjoyed dinner here on consecitive evenings. Very tasty and wholsome food with interesting accompaniments. Appreciated they put by my unfinished wine for next meal. Highly recommend.