Passed through the town for a quick bite. Ended up eating one of the best filets I have ever had…read more Staff; friendly, warm, accommodating. Owner; Steven, much the same. This restaurant may be the best part of my trip to Northern Ireland. Cannot speak highly enough.

We were invited here by good friends, so we had to bite our tongues at some of the rubbish served…read moreup, but it spoiled what should have been a great night. We will never return here again. There's not much refinement here and certainly no finesse. Most of the starter choices don't involve much hard work by a cook. The menus sit on their website. I ordered prawn cocktail (£6.75) but the prawns were an unpleasant eat. The problem with the prawns was defrosting. This marred what should have been great flavour and made for an unpleasant fish texture, but I'm not sure if it was improper freezing at factory source, defrosting under cold water, which will certainly have this effect or defrosting, refreezing and defrosting again. In each case this destroys the delicate texture and subtle flavour of prawns. The owners should buy a bag of M&S Greenland prawns, defrost in a fridge and taste them to find out how these subtle, delicate morsels should taste and be served. They'd get 10 portions out of a bag. A proper chef would know that a little bit of French brandy in the cocktail sauce would also significantly help taste too and at £6.75 a portion an accountant might know it wouldn't break the bank. The prawns served here were well destroyed and not worth the £6.75 charged, in fact they were only fit for the cat or if there's no cat then the bin. At this point we would have left, if not for the fact we were guests. My wife had the same starter. I knew from her face that she disliked the prawns too as she was sipping alcohol to wash away the taste. That's not her. I ordered a fillet steak main, cooked medium, with French fried onions. The steak was fairly good but not 28 day dry aged. At near £29 it should be at least 28 day dry aged. My steak was cooked/served nearer to well done but I'm not precious about this. But the so-called semi solid, gloopy pepper sauce was revolting. It's included in the £29 price of the steak. If it's not out of a box with a heavy flour base it should be, it was rank. Likewise the French fried onion batter (£3.5) was thick, oil saturated, not crisp and just terrible. It amazes me that folks can live on a reputation and get away with awful throwback food that should have stayed in the 1970's. I'm astonished too that the owners are satisfied in themselves to serve this grim food to customers, I couldn't do it. I have a tip for the cooks here; go to the Linenhill restaurant nearby at Banbridge and sample a chef's pepper sauce and French fried onions - both are wonderful. My wife also had steak and she barely touched her pepper sauce, so it sat visibly congealing and it formed a shiny dark top cracked skin from the heavy use of flour. It went back to the kitchen where it should never have been allowed to leave. I offered our hosts my French fried onions and they ate them, otherwise they too would have gone back to the kitchen. One of our hosts ordered mushrooms with his steak. He didn't get them rather they ended up on my wife's plate. She hadn't ordered mushrooms. They looked unappetising, small, over cooked and like they came out of a tin. They too went back to the kitchen uneaten. The lemon meringue pie was quite good but while the lemon filling was beautifully tart and the meringue too was darn good the pie base should be made using salted butter particularly at £5.75 for what was a mean portion. They didn't have bitter lemon to go with gin. We were offered a sparkling water based lemon san pellegrino to put in the gin. No thanks. Likewise their English mustard isn't Colman's so evidence of penny pinching. We had rubbish Irish coffees too. Poorly made and so diluted they were quite unpleasant. The gents toilet was cold, it has a stainless steel urinal, a rusty hand dryer and no toilet tissue. I was going to tell the young serving staff but I thought if they couldn't be arsed (pun intended) to check why should I. So I didn't. I hope this review improves things for future guests but we will not benefit as we won't return and thankfully we were guests, I'd have hated to hand over my hard earned here but then we would have left at the starters. Just barely 2 stars as I don't think I can justify one star but it really, really, really is a close run thing.

Arrived for a Groupon with a party of 4, so two on the Groupon and two not. Very welcoming although…read morechilly but I think as fire hadn't kicked in. Was a lovely ambiance and nice to go into the lounge and relax before being brought to the table when food was ready. Food was lovely. My mum and dad got the Groupon of a sharing platter, rack of ribs, chicken breast and two steaks -great portions as well (I sampled a bit of all) The steak was cooked to a lovely medium rare and the ribs were very tender and yummy. Chicken was a big breast. The sides were good portions and also homemade chips, you can definitely taste the difference. My husband had the steak ciabatta which again was tasty as he finished the plate load, although he had asked for medium and it was more well done than medium. The food was really tasty and plentiful, the only gripes I would have was that the steaks came and it was a good 3-4 minutes before other food, sauces and sides came. Great value and was busy for a Tuesday which is a good sign of the quality of food. It was my second time there and would definitely recommend. Although says Banbridge it is about 5/10 minutes out the Newry side of it. (be warned you can easily get lost on the country roads)

Probably my favourite restaurant in Northern Ireland…read more Lovely little place that many people probably miss when they drive on through Dundrum heading for Newcastle. I have been here plenty of times and it never fails to disappoint, the menu is updated regularly and includes fresh sea-food as well as many other local products which are always excellently prepared and the wheaten bread is particularly amazing. ** NB | is not open on a Monday**

When I called for a reservation, I specifically said I was interested in shellfish. The girl said…read moreno problem. We arrived & our waitress said we have a seafood pasta special. I asked what was in it & she said salmon, hake & mussels. I asked if they have any shellfish dishes with crab or scallops or lobster & she said we have a starter of Strangford Lough Moules. I asked what was in that? She said it's mussels with garlic, butter white wine & cream. But no other shellfish dishes. I felt quite let down. I ate my Strangford Lough mussels & they were nice & plentiful & then I had the seafood pasta special. Shortly after starting my main, I heard our waitress telling other tables that the special tonight was half a lobster. WHAT?? I thought I mis-heard until I heard it 2 more times. As our waitress passed by I asked her, do you have another dinner special? She said yes, but we only offer it to customers arriving after 7pm. So I couldn't offer it to you & she walked away! SERIOUSLY? She seemed more intent on doting on her regulars. I think if you want to please your customers, you make helpful suggestions. Like when I made the reservation earlier that day the woman should have said if you can wait until 7 pm we will have lobster. Or our waitress could have said when we were first seated, if you want to go to the bar & wait 20 minutes to be seated we can offer you lobster. Or a waitress with initiative could have excused herself, went to the manager & said I have this couple dying to have some crab, lobster or scallops, but they're a little bit early. Can we offer them the lobster? So now I'm eating something I really didn't want while I watch people sitting all around me eating what I craved. Does this make sense?? Very disappointed. Won't be back! Bad customer service.

My wife and I really enjoyed our dinner in this cosy warm place…read more All the food we had tasted great and unusually we both had the same order: chicken liver pate starter and the steak with pepper sauce for main. The pate was light, almost a soft mousse, served with excellent soda style bread, a chutney and side salad. The main sirloin was a thin cut and delightful piece of meat really darn good. It reminded me of the entrecôte served up throughout cafes in France, also known as steak-frites, thin-sliced hanger steak similarly cooked by the French to order. It was served here with a generous portion of chunky chips, pepper sauce and side salad. I asked for champ instead of chips and it was no problem. I'm delighted to say we return here in a few weeks and reserved a table for six.

Great food and service - had a wonderful conversation with the owner. Very welcoming and definitely…read morerecommend!

Got the ciabatta piri piri and it was okay just not the one that i would sat its very good to get a…read more4 star from me. Service was good and place was clean so its a pretty good place to eat from me. Recommended to come!

Excellent food, drinks and atmosphere. The pulled pork tacos are top notch. The ribeye steak was…read morevery good. The wine selection is limited but excellent, and very fair prices. The "dark and stormy" was delicious and the local pilsner was also good. All in all, one of my favorite places in Newcastle.

It's been a very long time since we've been here. Literally years. I'd thought it only opened…read moreThursday thru Sunday so an Easter Monday opening was a nice surprise. We hadn't planned on going here as we had intended to try Melissa O' Hare's food truck offerings that were the same offerings a week ago on our first sojourn. She had parked up within a glamping style place with a stunning view of Camlough lake. It was a dull cool overcast grey day. We speculated that Melissa wouldn't be too busy. Wrong as the line was huge. We guessed we'd queue at least an hour but we aren't prepared to queue five minutes especially in this climate of 9 winter months, two autumn months and maybe one summer month. So we ended up here. All four of us loved our food here. I had delicious fish tacos (£16 with a choice of side). The fish was cod in a light batter with fresh lime, coriander, fresh chilli. My first choice of scampi wasn't available. I opted for a chunky chips side to share around as I didn't want them. While 5 star grub it's too expensive for what it is but was the only dish overpriced. I noted from the menu that a fillet steak with fixings is now £40. The desserts (all £6.5) were scrumptious and fair priced - I had raspberry ruffle baked Alaska and a flat white (£3). Cosy place. The staff are wonderful too. Hope we return soon.

Over the last 2 1/2 weeks, we have had many opportunities to visit The Yellow Heifer. Not only is…read moreit a fantastic, friendly pub, but the food and staff are out of this world! Thank you to Mark, Sharon, and all of the staff for a great time and wonderful memories. We'll be back!

We spent 3 nights in the hotel and ate breakfast here daily…read more We found it to be a good value, with a full breakfast on buffet. Though the real winner was their flaky and fresh croissants, of which I had too many. In addition, there were many bread choices, scones & other pastries. There was also a gluten-free section, with pre-packaged baked goods, such as muffins. Cereals, fruits, deli meats & cheeses were all offered alongside the buffet line. Traditional foods: scrambled eggs (note: very soft cooked), black & white pudding, sausage, ham, potatoes, tomatoes and shrooms. Definitely worth including with your stay! We did not make it in for any other meals, tho I'm also adding a review for the ground level restaurant, where we had dinner.

High and jazz atmosphere is why I m coming there. Cuisine is…read moregood. I was always satisfied wi ty h the service.

The Kingfisher isn't just an amazing family owned restaurant but also a quaint hotel. The front…read moredesk is 24/7, the beds are cosy, the rooms are spacious and the food at the restaurant is on point.

Good establishment. Friendly staff. We both tried out the fish and chips but quickly remember we…read morearen't fish people. They were accommodating and the wings we got were fantastic!