Very noisy spot! Neither of us loved our food. Good but not great. I had the salmon w/ garlic…read morebutter sauce. A bit dry. My husband had the chicken goujons which were like chicken fingers. Not remarkable. All sides cost extra. Service was good. Almost too much! Atmosphere is lovely,a bit too loud for conversations. Lots of very young looking teens.

Stellar service!! I mean, I don't know if it was intentional but it felt like a floating service…read more We had plenty of waitstaff the kept our drinks full and made sure our orders came out hot! Garlic bread is incredible though the "aioli" tasted like it was just mayo but the bread didn't need it at all. Goujons were good but the bbq sauce didn't taste bbq at all. The pepper sauce was nice though. Star here was the rotisserie chicken: fall off the bone and cooked perfectly. Again though, sauce was mid. Nothing on this menu needs a sauce (except Goujons) but they all come with them! Dishes def stand alone. All that said, the device made the meal!

I lived the ambiance of the pub. The restaurant was closed so we came in there for food. We ordered…read morethe sirloin and the steak fajitas. Unfortunately the order was put in incorrectly and a Shepard pie came out (it smelled great but I had my heart set on fajitas) I waited a good bit for the fajitas to come out while my hubby waited to eat. The server was very apologetic and kind about it: the fajitas were okay it lacked cheese and sour cream but was still good.

We stayed at the anchor for a couple days in PortStewart . The rooms were clean the bed comfy . All…read morethe staff friendly . We drank in the bar and enjoyed the company of the lads that worked there. We had breakfast both mornings . Lots of options and made to order . Very fresh and tasty .

It's combination bar and restaurant…read more Service was exceptionally good! We were immediately seated, water and drinks came out as quickly as humanly possible. Back in just a few minutes to take our order! We ordered the fish and chips, which were the best we've had so far here in the UK! The fish was huge, and prepared perfectly! We asked for the chips to be crispy, and they were... The fish was almost too hot to handle, perfectly cooked! I would highly recommend this place, and certainly would come back if we were in the area!

Wandered in while visiting Dark Hedge and were so pleasantly surprised…read more The pub has a real and in -use fire place which was nice to see. Our server was great. non pretentious, and useful with recommendations. ( not only did he recommend what to order but also how not to over-order) Sea food chowder was to die for , oysters very good with Guinness and homemade cheesecake was excellent! I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for laid back atmosphere and good food.

A brillaint little pub in a quiet village. It has a reasonable sized private car park and some…read moreoutside seating for those (few) sunny days of the summer. Serves food, all homecooked and typical pub standard. Reasonably well priced and good sized portions. It also has a childrens menu. It sesrves a wide variety of alcohol and soft drinks, all at quite a 'normal' price. It also has live bands and dj's in if not every weekend then most certainly the majority. Decorated to a good standard, warm and welcoming perfectly sum up this pub.

We stopped in for an early dinner on a Monday and were delighted to find the bar with plenty of…read moretables. We were greeted and seated immediately, but the service fell apart after that. The bartender was covering the whole place, but only one other group was having drinks. I don't usually worry when servers don't write down your order, but this lad didn't get anything right and never came back to check on us. Even after walking to the bar to ask for another drink and telling him our order wasn't right, he didn't bring us more drinks. We had to return to the bar a second time and ask before someone else finally brought us drinks. We ordered the cauliflower wings and feta bruschetta for starters, and once we got the right food, they were pretty good. But our main course, veg stir fry, and curry were both utterly bland. Not sure if we just caught them on a rough night, but we didn't have a great experience.

Incredible food beautifully presented. Staff are friendly and helpful. Very cozy bar with comfy…read moreintimate booths all over the place.

We drove up from Newry to see Giant's Causeway and the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. While leaving…read morethe rope bridge, we were trying to figure out dinner and an employee there suggested going to the Carrick-a-Rede Bar and Restaurant. We drove into town and weren't sure we were in the right place because there was a different name on the outside and two doors. One led into the bar, which was full, and one led into the restaurant, which was empty. The guy at the bar - turns out he's the owner - invited us in and our family of six took up two of the six tables. It was cozy and there was a fire and we loved it. My son, who's 20, had his first Guinness there and so that's a fun memory. I got the cider, which was amazing. For dinner, we got the creamy seafood chowder, the beer battered cod, the southern fried chicken burger, the 10oz sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce, and ballintoy banger the ballintoy burger. The cod was as big as my son's head and so flaky and delicious. The sirloin with peppercorn sauce was my favorite meal of the entire trip. We also enjoyed the brownies and sticky toffee pudding, made by the owner's mom. It was amazing. This was one of our favorite meals of the trip and such a wonderful experience. If you're in the area, don't miss this place.

We were told there were only two things in the whole town of Ballintoy. No shop, nothing but…read morebasically two pubs. This was the one the locals preferred. It looks like they have a nice dining area and also some outdoor seating with great views but we were in the bar and it was fine. The service was good and the food was as well. Nothing to write home about but it served its purpose.

We were told by many local folks that this was the best place in town to eat dinner. And we tried…read moreour first night with no notice and could not get in so we made reservations for the next night. And it did not disappoint. The food was good and the setting is nice. Our server wasn't the greatest as he could not really describe the specials of the night but that was minimal. We would definitely dine here again.

Quite and lovely restaurant. The lamb was fall off the bone tender and delicious. The potato leek…read moresoup and bread hit the spot on a cold rainy day. The lemon curd tart was fantastic. The service was excellent. You need reservations.

Our best meal in Northern Ireland. We had the potato bread appetizer which was great. For dinner,…read morethe sugar pit pork is the star of the show. It's like a pork chop with the slow roasted pork croquette (think pulled pork). Of course wash it down with a pint of Guinness.

Went here with a small private group of 10. The upstairs room provided was all booths and did not…read moremeet our expectations. We were offered a limited menu in advance and placed our orders. The food was mediocre at best. I had toasted bruschetta., small salad and grilled pepper chicken. The bruschetta was a slice of toasted bread with goat cheese and tomato with balsamic glaze. It was the best part of my meal. The side salad was shredded iceberg, lettuce with barely,if any salad dressing that tasted watery. The grilled peppered chicken had some sort of coating that was like breading and of course pepper. It was a large portion however pepper was over baring. My hubs had the Guinness brisket burger and Crispy Irish bread fries. The " bread fries" are best described as battered mashed potato fingers. No seasoning . The burger presentation was unappetizing, a sloppy smashed mess. The brisket on the burger was extremely fatty. This place is low scale bar food at best. NOT the place you want to go for a nice dinner and I am sure there are much better places in Portrush.