Set in the heart of the South Armagh village of Crossmaglen, this hotel has been doing its thing for nearly a decade. They like to think eating and staying there is like a homecoming. There’ll be a warm welcome with some good hearty food to sustain you.
We couldn’t get enough of the porridge at breakfast time; so creamy and comforting, but they’ll do fries, omelettes, eggs any way and lots more. Pinkertons do the sausage, bacon and puddings.
Expect old favourites like curry, lasagne and bangers and mash at lunchtime as well as sandwiches made with bread from McNamee’s bakery on the Square. People get their batch sent over to the States in suitcases! The munchie brunchie with chicken goujons with cheese and barbeque sauce in a wrap is a winning combo. Nanny makes the wheaten though!
Their sizzlers of beef and chicken are justifiably popular at dinnertime, but so too are the steaks from Ashbrook. Leave room for Nanny’s apple tart with custard, cream, ice-cream or all three if you like!
Husband and wife Martin and Geraldine McCann have more than 20 years of combined experience in the food and hospitality industry, Truffles has now been opened 5 years and has become a firm favourite with locals and visitors.
Pastry chef Geraldine makes all the desserts, scones, breads and tray-bakes fresh in Truffles. All of Truffles produce is sourced locally from companies like Crosskey Meats, Lynas and Henderson’s.
The a la carte menu changes with the seasons in Truffles, but just recently Truffles has started a lunchtime carvery buffet running from Wednesday to Saturday 12noon-3pm (from £5.95), also on a Friday night a pan Asian and carvery buffet from 5pm-8pm (from £7.95) and also a buffet breakfast every Saturday morning from 9am-12noon (from £2.95).
Truffles has also 6 ensuite bedrooms equipped for all your needs. Also a private function room catering for weddings, birthday parties or any special occasion. They also do a package in their function room or 50+ guests. Just contact Truffles for this order.
Truffles also offers an outside catering package for any occasion.
The picture perfect coastal village of Carnlough in the Glens of Antrim is the setting for this fab little hotel.
Chef Manus Jamison designs menus that reflect the best of the local larder. The AA Rosette Frances Ann and Tapestry Restaurant is where you will taste his Char Grilled Organic Glenarm Salmon with Crispy Leeks, Garlic Crushed Potatoes & a Chive Butter Sauce.
But maybe you’d prefer the Herb Crusted rump of lamb from the Antrim Hills with Sweet Potato puree, Thyme Honey Roasted Winter Root Vegetables and a Rosemary Scented Sauce
Check out the Coach House Bistro menu for great value specials like pork chop or liver and bacon. The salmon fishcakes go like hot, well – fishcakes. The wheaten bread is an absolute must-munch and their range of malt whiskies is enviable.
Cosy log fires, antique furniture and friendly staff. We guarantee you will leave well-rested, well-fed and happy!
at Ballygally Castle
The chefs have really gone to town on the menu at the recently refurbished Ballygally Castle. The Garden Restaurant has starters like pulled Irish Pork Brioche, Irish Mussles and locally produced artisanal Leggygowan Goat’s Cheese Parfait, while main course offerings include Glenarm Organic Salmon sourced from nearby Glenarm Estate, a delightful Fillet of Hake or deliciously tender Rump of Irish Lamb.
Those hexagonal-shaped Causeway Chips are still on the menu alongside homemade onion rings. Yummy. For desserts, don’t miss the Armagh Apple Crème Brûlée, the Rhubarb and Custard Panna Cotta or the Irish Whiskey Knickerbocker Glory. Well, it would be just rude not to try at least one, wouldn’t it?
If you’re after something a little more casual, they’ve got that covered, and then some in the lounge. From a not to be missed full Afternoon tea with Thompson’s specialty teas, buttermilk scones, scrummy sandwiches and to die for pastries, to seafood chowder and addictive chicken wings, it’s got everything you might want and more.
We absolutely adore the evening finger food offerings like the Irish Cheese Slate and baby burgers, and well done for offering so many wines by the glass. Bravo!
12.30- 6.30pm Lounge Menu
5.00-9pm Dinner Menu
12.30-2.30pm Sunday Lunch
Talk about a room with a view! The restaurant at this historic hotel (the building dates to 1836) looks onto the Giants’ Causeway UNESCO World Heritage site and the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean.
Newly refurbished, it’s a stylish and contemporary space where you can tuck into local mussels and Mary’s wheaten bread or butchers sausages with champ and caramelized onion gravy.
There’s a lot more besides. The Asian duck salad is a plate full of spice and zing. The goats cheese pasta is punchy yet comforting.
Light bites in the bar include soups, sandwiches, burgers, fish, steak…we could go on. For dessert, how about chocolate panna cotta with raspberry shortbread and a coffee hazelnut cream?
There are plans for a hot counter groaning with traditional dishes like Irish stew. They’ll all be made from ingredients a Giants Causeway stone’s throw away. Can’t wait!
This Lisburn city centre bistro is renowned for it theme nights; tapas, curry and fresh seafood, but they also do an Earlybird menu and a regular a la carte. The Sqaure has been uber-popular since it was opened by a husband and wife duo 8 years ago.
Head chef/proprietor Stephen Higginson and his team are sticklers for using the best local ingredients like Peter Hannan’s salt-aged beef, Abernathy butter, Still Waters Seafood from Portavogie and Ewings Seafood, Belfast. Naturally, they have the know-how to cook them very, very well. That’s why they advise you to book in advance. They wouldn’t want you to miss out on their amazing food.
Stephen and his wife Cristina are passionate about what goes on the plates. There’s a great breakfast offering. Lunch and dinner menus changes regularly but expect things like Portavogie scampi and Mooli and Ponzu dressing and Caledon Estate venison with darling baby roast apples.
The wine list is perfectly balanced, the desserts are all made in house, and on top of that, more than half of the staff has done the World Host Customer Service program. They’ve ticked all the (Square) boxes!
Open Mon 9.30-3pm Tues-Sat, open 9.30am-3pm and 5-8.30 (9ppm on Fri and Sat) and closed Sunday.
