The best restaurants serving Irish food in Down South Eastern NI

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!

A great lunch spot in Ballynahinch. I've tried their sandwiches, bagels, soup and toasties so far for lunch and all have been lovely. Friendly service always. It's an honesty café too.

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

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

Food is bad got a chicken burger the batter was a hard as the road and the chicken very dry not good at all would not recommend

Absolutely delicious food from this wee place. The chef is friendly and engages in conversation if you're waiting for your food. The smell entering is enticing. I had buttermilk chicken burger and I've never had chicken as tender, too much of the sauce was put on, it really doesn't need it, let that amazing chicken speak for itself. The beef burgers were nice too, meat overload you'll not leave here hungry for sure. I'll definitely be calling in here next time I'm heading to Newcastle, oh and they even take phone orders.

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.

Friendly staff. Warm on a cool day. Best pastrami sandwich in years. Veggie panini was also lovely. Good teas and coffees. Will deffo be back

Amazing course. One of bucket list ticked off. Will certainly be back. Guys in the pro shop were excellent. Thank you.

Excellent stay at the Cuan, friendly & responsive staff, great food, great bedroom, fantastic location. Would very much visit again

Excellent on all levels. Waiting staff were welcoming and efficient without being in your face. Food was exceptional with a comprehensive wine list to complement it, including dessert wines which are increasingly hard to come by. We had 3 courses with wine, coffee and liqueurs and the bill was surprisingly reasonably. Staff, food, atmosphere and decor couldn't be faulted. We have recently eaten in The Muddlers Club in Belfast which has a Michelin Star and this place rivals it. Well done.

Tonn Ruray has very quickly become our favourite spot for a chill wee date day. 🥰  In the gorgeous town of Dundrum, it is literally the epitome of simple food done exceptionally well. The staff are impeccable, there is never a long wait and the food is very presented, hot and extremely tasty!  I would highly recommend Tonn Ruray, and have done to all of our friends and family. Simply can't sing their praises highly enough! The dark haired girl (sorry I didn't get her name) is so pleasant and helpful and nothing is ever too much trouble.  A down to earth, comfortable environment with great local, high quality food. The traybakes are as well 🤤 especially the caramel squares. Can't wait to call in again. Thanks for the great food, and service!

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!!