Location: Newtownabbey
Top Restaurants in Newtownabbey
Newtownabbey Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Newtownabbey
Newtownabbey is a large settlement north of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Sometimes considered to be a suburb of Belfast, it is separated from the rest of the city by Cavehill and Fortwilliam golf course. At the 2001 Census, Newtownabbey Urban Area had a population of 62,056, making it the fourth largest settlement in Northern Ireland. It is part of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
Things to do in Newtownabbey
1. The Khayber
Overall Ratings
4 based on 118 reviews
Reviewed By Murph976
Service was executed with near military precision. So much so we lost the albeit minor remnants of a number of drinks throughout due to somewhat over zealous table clearing. Very nice presentation and ambience. Cutlery and glassware were immaculate. I ordered Madras and found it to be extremely hot though nonetheless enjoyable. Accompaniments were excellent. Staff couldn't be faulted and we were offered a complimentary drink before leaving. Notably, when my partner declined the customary offering, management supplied her with her preferred tipple. Very good customer service. Overall impressed and a borderline excellent rating. Will return.
2. Ginger Bistro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By pqvx - Belfast, United Kingdom
Pleasant environment; service good; menu potentially interesting, but let down by the quality of their meat. Two of us had the rib-eye; both were tough and tasteless. No excuse for that.
Chips weren’t great either, to be honest – and the meals would have benefited from a bit more colour and variety on the plate. As it is, the dish looks very sparse – steak in the middle (a bit of spinach hidden underneath); and one of those ridiculous little pots that everybody insists on serving your chips in nowadays.
3. Corr's Corner Bar & Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 270 reviews
Reviewed By Barbara M - cheshire
Service is attentive and very competent,some of the servers have been there years and the experience shows. The food is from frozen unfortunately . The burger is cheap,shame not home made. Roll is poor and breaks up,either stale or previously frozen. The fries are of poor quality and mayo is in plastic tubes. The food experience does not match the service,shame,as service is 5/5..
4. Pots of Coffee
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 156 reviews
We are an independently owned coffee shop serving Segefredo Italian Barrista coffee. We have Seating for 120 guests in a variety of Seating areas and styles from comfy sofas to individual booths. Table Service is provided to all our guests. We serve All Day Breakfasts such as French Toast and Breakfast Bagels, homemade scones, and Eggs Benedict to give you a flavour. Lunchtime is very popular serving, Paniniis, Bagels, freshly prepared soups, sandwiches, toasties, Deli Rolls, as well as a variety of platters such as Seafood, Plougmans and Antipasti. Our Deserts are made on site including 16 different tray bakes, our Signature Pots Pavlova, Bannoffee, Chocolate Cake, Apple Pie and Lemon Meringue to mention only a few. Your Barrista will be happy to craft for you a Speciality Coffee or one of our Tea selections.
Reviewed By HollyL - N.Ireland
This is my local coffee shop of which there are probably 4 in our town. However, I have to say the quality of the food matches the ambience and friendliness of Mark, Rosie and all the staff.....FIRST CLASS. you just have to try it.
5. West Gourmet Sandwich Bar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 206 reviews
Reviewed By Keith W
I would regularly visit West to grab a salad or a Sandwich during my lunch, as it is within walking distance of the office. The first thing to note about West is that the queue at lunchtime is manic, as it is within walking distance of not just my office, but quite a lot of offices and shops in town. The premises is very small, and not at all designed to cope with the amount of customers that visit between 12.30pm and 2pm. In the queue, you will often have to duck out of the way of food service coming from the kitchen and used crockery being taken back in. The ordering process involves shouting over others across the counter to make yourself heard over all of the other customers doing exactly the same.
When you do get the food, it is decent. The salads are well dressed and come in large portions. The Buffalo Chicken wrap is a winner as well. It is by no means expensive, but it is not cheap. There are better options in Belfast city centre, but if it is healthy food you're craving, West could be an option.
6. The Cosy Chair
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 180 reviews
Reviewed By david s
Seen the reviews for here and thought, hey it would be nice to take my wife there for a nice coffee and a scone. Disappointed from the moment we walked through the door, now think of an old western time saloon where a cowboy walks in and everyone stops what they're doing to stare at him, well this was what it was like for my wife and I, felt like we walked into someones house uninvited, even the two girls behind the counter just stood and stared at us. Awkward!!! And so much for the "scones to die for" which someone left in another review, to say they were rotten is being generous, both our scones were like soggy dough. Safe to say we won't be back, better and cheaper sticking to your local Spar for a scone and coffee, and maybe you'll get service with a smile.
7. Sleepy Hollow Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 678 reviews
Reviewed By cecilmagovern - Belfast, United Kingdom
Called in to S/H to advance book, and advise I would provide in writing the table plan complete with each food order chosen from s/h web, re visited some days before event with menu request and table plan etc and was informed the menu was now updated? but it was only minor, to make sure that all was ok I then sent E/M marking it for Terry ( h/waiter on the day) reply received stating all was good On arrival I found Menu's were on the Table and Terry did not have the food choices that I had left in??. No table plan set out as agreed and now no details of our food order? had no choice but try and make the best of a bad situation so we proceeded to give our order AGAIN and yes there was only 3 changes and that could have been done discretely, Food arrived slowly with one mains so cold it had to go back in fact most of the dishes were little more than warm. not once did Terry visit our table to check if we were ok??. As I said this was a very special occasion and I had planned it so as nothing could go wrong, putting the event in the hands of S/Hollow, BIG MISTAKE. I did send a letter to the Proprietor, he passed it on, then I started getting messages, I took the time to write a detailed letter so one would expect a written response but once again S/H decides how they wish to treat their customer, I did agree to meet with management this morning, both my wife and myself tried to put our point across as to how a special evening was destroyed but alas it fell on deaf ears, all we got was that's how we do things, not even the offer of a cup of Coffee, but it was agreed that had they used the info as supplied by me then our party would have had a different outcome but they only use such info for parties over 20??, why was i not told that then my alarm would have gone off.enough said.
8. McConnells bar Doagh
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By BelfastKim - Belfast
Great little pub not far from the M2. Portions are massive and priced really well. The staff are very attentive and offered half portions as I'm not a big eater, still didn't finish my half sized chicken goujons! The place can get busy especially at weekends and parking can be tricky. Best going around 12:30 for a good table and parking spot. Definitely worth stopping by the food is fantastic.
9. The Dock
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 414 reviews
The Dock is an 'Honesty Box Cafe' - in which the coffee, fresh buns and hot soup are offered with no price tag - just faith in the goodness of people and trust that they will pay a fair price into the Honesty Box. That faith has kept the doors open and the shelves stocked for 18 months, and as far as we can ascertain we remain the only exclusively Honesty Box Cafe in the world.The cafe was furnished completely through donations of furniture, artwork, sculpture and shipyard memorabilia, creating a funky, eclectic atmosphere full of talking-points and conversation starters. Everyone involved is a volunteer - many of them local residents and students from the college who enjoy being part of building community life in their new home.
Reviewed By SMTID - Dumfries, United Kingdom
This is a great wee cafe and much better than buying something from the cafe at the Titanic Museum.
The volunteers are friendly and funny and the soup was delicious - just what was needed on a freezing cold day. The baking is fantastic and the tea and coffee was excellent too. No pricelist, you just pay what you think it's worth. Very tasty, very comfy and very good!
10. Brown's Coffee Co.
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By Andrea H
Browns has a very warm atmosphere with welcoming and friendly staff. There is an outdoor Seating area where your little fur babies are welcome... The coffee I must say is the best in Ballyclare and the caramel square are amazing... Would recommend browns to all my friends and family... We have visited on a number of occasions with larges family groups and the food has always been served together.
