The best restaurants serving Irish food in Northern Ireland

Good food, but £5.30 for a kids meal is too much.

Amazing place and staff wonderful.

Unfortunately, this is my second negative experience with the food at Devenish, and I’m writing this review in hopes of helping improve future visits for others. During my first visit on a Sunday, the food was cold. My partner had to send his ribs back, which were then returned after being reheated in a microwave, still of poor quality. My Sunday roast had cold portions, including the meat, mash, and vegetables. I decided to give it another chance last weekend with friends, but once again, the food fell short. My fish batter was completely separated from the fish and lacked freshness. The chips were lukewarm, and my friends experienced the same issue. To top it off, my latte was served barely warm. It seems like food and drinks are sitting too long before being served, which affects the quality. While the staff are always lovely, I won’t be returning for the food unless these issues are addressed.

Food was lovely but the service was extremely slow. This was around 2pm om a weekday and there was only 3 other tables all with 2 people on each, in a place that has around 20/25 other tables. It wasn't that the food took a long time to be cooked but just to even get our order taken. We were given no drink menu and had to ask for one when they asked what we wanted to drink. When we received our food no one came to check how it was. After when we had finished our food, which was lovely (especially the leek soup), our plates were left to the side of 20 minutes before they were taken away. Then a further 5 mins to be asked if we'd like to see dessert menu etc. This was despite there being loads of staff on, enough actually for each table. Disappointing service for the price you pay.

We had our family reunion at Hunters on 14-09-2024 with members coming from USA and all over UK. Dolores provided excellent food and service and a really relaxed atmosphere.Tremendous value. Would have no hesitation in recommending this venue. Maire

We called in here for lunch on saturday. The order was taken quickly at the till. he food took al ong time to arrive and was at best- average. The drinks were finished by the time the food arrived. There are plenty of good cafes in Portadown to use in future.

Six friends arrived for lunch in McHughs on our annual day out in Belfast together and were shown to the upstairs restaurant area. All very nice , exposed brickwork showing its historical past ,nice views etc. We all ordered the Irish Stew and some beers - a safe bet one might say!The waiter was friendly and helpful. The stew however was dreadful - very few potatoes not much meat and what there was ,was swimming in gloopy,odd tasting gravy. We were a local group from rural Ards who know their Irish Stew ,but everyone was disappointed at what was presented. After pointing out this issue we had to ask to see the manager . She arrived and after looking at what remained in the dishes she said she would speak to someone and disappeared. That was the last we saw of her. No ‘sorry about that and hope you come back again’ - nothing ,she just hid.We finished our beers ,asked for the bill , from which the stews had been removed and paid for the beers. We were astonished the manager didn’t return and there was an overwhelming sense of a lost opportunity by the manager to make the best of a bad situation. She made a disappointing meal worse by ignoring us and the issue. It wasn’t about discount or anything - it was about somebody agreeing the stew was poor and apologising. McHugh’s - get your act together for the sake of the real tourists!

Great little restaurant/pub. We were on our way to another restaurant and saw this one, menu looked ok so we decided to eat there. It’s Belfast city so didn’t expect much from any restaurant in the city. Food was great, large portions and tasty. Staff were fantastic, really really friendly and attentive without being pushy.

Not a great experience. After a 50 minute wait our food arrived with the only conclusion I can come up with was there was no chef present in the kitchen. Worst dinning experience I've had, ever.

We had a beautiful 3 course meal here last week. Service and food was excellent. We had the early bird menu which had plenty of choice. Good cocktail menu too. We couldn't fault it.

Not enough staff.very long wait for food

Nice to see an essentially mini Trademarket re-establish itself. Really cute decor and whilst there is a roof, there’s a large gap and from the alleyway, it’s still somewhat exposed to the elements so dress warmly (and the food will cool very quickly!). I couldn’t see any signage to the toilets though which would be a nice addition. Orto pizza was really nice. Wings weren’t to my liking but not really a wing person so wing lovers can discard that! Recommend!

Brilliant vintage memorabilia around the walls, great pints and service, toilets could do with a coat of paint but that's nothing to be concerned about

DO NOT BE PUT OF BY PREVIOUS REVIEWS The food, service and VFM are all excellent here My wife and I called in here on a Monday afternoon We both had soup and sandwiches My wife had leek soup and a tuna melt sandwich I had vegetable soup and a chicken and salad wrap Plus a portion of chips, glass of wine and jug of cold water The servers were extremely amicable and professional The price was amazingly good value Highly recommended —- GO GO GO

We ate here both nights we were in Belfast. The pie, seafood chowder and chicken burger were all delicious. We got a table in the bar easily both nights as it was quiet. It felt like a traditional Irish pub and the staff were lovely The toilets need a refurb though in my opinion.