The best restaurants serving Irish food in Down South Eastern NI

What a delightful restaurant, doing a bit of a loop of the Co Down area, decided to go out to Strangford for a look-see. Quick Google and Artisan Cookhouse was top of the list! Went for the burger and fish and chips, both great. BUT the piece de la resistance was their peanut parfait dessert, a masterpiece! Very enjoyable, lovely staff and great value!

Absolutely awesome 🤩 we had a few small plates to get a good feel for the variety of the menu and WOW! My personal fav was chicken parfait but every single mouthful was heaven. I hope this restaurant gets awarded a Michelin star it would be well deserved ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ will defo be back HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I recommend the pancake stack it is first class you should go and try it out sometime and the staff are so friendly and helpful and kind and good crack

Had a lovely lunch with friends. Staff very helpful - nothing was too much trouble and they listened to our comments and suggestions. Food very good and freshly cooked.

Lovely cafe, friendly staff and spotless clean! The tray bakes and cakes etc look absolutely amazing! Highly recommended!

Fantastic spot. Staff very attentive and always very welcoming. Good range of coffees and drinks. Nice range of scones..tray bakes......sausage rolls...toasties and other nice nibbles. Good car parking....30p an hour. Its becoming a popular meeting place. Give it a try!

After waiting in line in the queue of 5 for about 25min someone eventually decided to take my order, the pleasant lady couldn't sell me an adults portion of fish bites but had plenty available for kids meals , the staff seemed overwhelmed by actually having customers in the shop , service was very slow & staff wouldn't take an order until one had been completed even though there was plenty of staff milling about, overall not a great experience waiting in the cold. Once I collected my food it unfortunately became worse, the chips were cold not even warm enough to melt the cheese & everything was super greasy, very disappointing I wouldn't like to visit when it's actually busy.

Lovely wee meal last night, really enjoyed it and the staff could not have been more helpful. Will be back again for sure.

The Savoy Cafe is a great place for good food and a bit of banter with staff who are friendly and helpful. We travel from Lisburn to Newcastle on a regular basis as we enjoy the Savoy and after breakfast or lunch, a good long walk along the coastal path towards the Mournes which is spectacular in any weather.....

Lovely spot to play golf and have a great bit of food afterwards. Checkout Thursdays when there is likely to be an open on.

My wife and myself went yesterday for Sunday lunch. Good variety of dishes on the menu. My wife had brie for starter, she said it was perfectly cooked and delicious. For main course my wife opted for pasta and I ordered the roast beef dinner. The roast beef was lovely and tender, three big slices, with mash, roast potatoes, carrot and parsnips and then a bowl of roasted vegetables arrived. The staff were really helpful and attentive. Will definitely call again.

Saw the menus on their website & saw the pictures that they had posted & thought that this restaurant looked like the kind of place we would enjoy. What a disappointment! The menu was not what they advertised on their website, when we questioned the waiter about the menu he said that they hadn’t used that one for about 2 months. The presentation of our meals was most definitely not similar to the pictures on the website, the leeks must’ve flown over the leek & potato soup, would not recommend & we were very sorry we had taken our friends there & would most definitely not be back!!

We had the seafood chowder which had a lovely flavour however, the potatoes were slightly hard and the consistency was not right for a chowder. As this cafe was highly recommended will shall give it another try.

I called in for lunch. I had the healthy breakfast. The food was very fresh and cooked to perfection. The menu has plenty to offer. The staff were very friendly and most helpful. Would be happy to visit again.

Excellent chips to take out! Possibly the best takeout chips we have ever had accompanied with excellent customer service. The lady was very generous in her portion size and welcoming to us as first time visitors to Northern Ireland. We were very impressed with the opportunity to gift a meal which we did! A must chip shop to sample.