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.

What a special evening ! food was fabulous, staff lovely and we were lucky enough to meet Stephen the wonderful chef ! Will definitely be back the next time we visit NI Thank you

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!

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.

Fantastic experience at Ireland's oldest thatched roof bar. We were a tour group and had a special BBQ buffet dinner that was very tasty. Authentic Irish music and singing, a warm hearth and cold beer, who could ask for more?

Brilliant food and service everything we go down

My husband and I go to Oranmore Restaurant regularly the house itself is charming and the location is easy access to local attractions. From the minute you walk in the front door the ambience is so relaxing and welcoming, the staff are friendly and very attentive. The food is consistently fantastic and it's definitely one of my favourite restaurants. I'd highly recommend a private function or just a relaxing date night. Oranmore definitely deserves a full five stars! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

My dog was soaked in oily sauce by a waitress at Market Square. Instead of showing concern, the staff laughed and mocked us in front of everyone. When my raised her concerns, the owner dismissed her as "over-sensitive" and told us to leave. As Asian visitors, we felt deeply disrespected. If you expect basic respect and professionalism, avoid this place.

We had a wonderful lunch here sitting outside in the sun. Sea view was an added bonus. The food was delicious and service was great. Would highly recommend.

Very very good food. Lovely staff.

Ordered food yesterday 22/4/25 I ordered salt & chilli chicken pitta when waitress brought food out stated plant based salt & chilli pitta I sent it back but was brought out same plate of food waitress said chef said was chicken- it wasn’t- it was inedible - when the bill came the bill stated plant based salt & chilli pitta I don’t know what the chef was playing at but would never eat here again