Location: Portrush
Top Restaurants in Portrush
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Food Guide: 9 European food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Portrush
Find out what European restaurants to try in Portrush. Portrush (from Irish: Port Rois, meaning "promontory port") is a small seaside resort town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on the County Londonderry border. The main part of the old town, including the railway station as well as most hotels, restaurants and bars, is built on a mile–long peninsula, Ramore Head, pointing north-northwest. It had a population of 6,454 people as measured by the 2011 Census. In the off-season, Portrush is a dormitory town for the nearby campus of the University of Ulster at Coleraine. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart.
Things to do in Portrush
9. Sea Salt
Reviewed By PCliveR
We all went for breakfast and were immediately impressed by the friendly welcome - and the well priced breakfast menu. Staff were obliging, the service efficient and the food equally good and wholesome.
8. The Mermaid Kitchen & Bar
Reviewed By cathy606
Love this popular restaurant and visit regularly. However tonight it was disappointing. The choices we normally have where not at their usual standard. Not overly busy, plenty of young staff but no efficiency or attention to detail. No water served, had to ask for table to be cleared, portions small and not the usual presentation. Overall very shocked and disappointed. Indeed it was Bank holiday weekend, however you still expect a reasonable standard which was sadly lacking.
7. Infinity Fish Bar & Grill
Reviewed By Erkelly
The quality and choice available here is outstanding. The food is not greasy at all, portions are very generous and quality is outstanding. There is such variety of choice, with great options for vegetarians too. Staff are very friendly and everything is very cheap! Will definitely be back and will recommend to everyone.
6. The Tides
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1415 reviews
Reviewed By Matt S
Overall, we enjoyed our meal at the Tides. There were many, many positives here, and the only thing that kept this from full five stars is the time spent here.The atmosphere at this restaurant is amazing...a very "homey" feel downstairs, but the upstairs is delightful...especially if you're able to make it to the back patio overlooking the Atlantic Ocean...what a wonderful view and atmosphere!! While it was crowded, we did enjoy a drink downstairs on couch-style seating before we were called up to our seating upstairs. Our server was very friendly, and we went with the three-course meal, which is really a fantastic deal.....an appetizer, a main meal, and a dessert for each order (not shared appetizers or desserts...truly individual). The food here was excellent, and the desserts delectable. We very much enjoyed all of our food.The biggest minus was the speed of service. A total of 2 1/2 hours from walking in to the time we walked out, and that's with reservations. We were seated in a reasonable time (probably less than a half our)...the remainder of the 2 hours was all for a three-course meal. It was very, very painfully slow, which put a damper on a very wonderful meal. Our order was taken quickly...the time was all in the food coming from the kitchen. Having said that, the food was excellent across the board.Not sure if this is standard wait and to be expected, or an anomaly, but the overall time for the dinner was a slight minus for an otherwise fabulous meal and experience.
5. The Harbour Bistro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 988 reviews
Reviewed By 637dwm
Family of 5 ate dinner here. Food was decent, not great except for maybe the Sea Bass which was really good. But the service was very poor. We ordered drinks with the food and did not receive them until we were 3/4 thru our meal. We asked our server 3 times and even 2 other servers. I was getting ready to call over the manager when our drinks finally arrived. And the drinks included tap water. So basically we ate 3/4 of our meal without and drinks. Very frustrating. The other complaint was it took a long time to get our bill. Other patrons were lining up at the bar asking if they could pay there. So that is what I did. And got out of there.I would not recommend.
4. The Royal Court Hotel
Overall Ratings
4 based on 197 reviews
Reviewed By Jerry L
We had lunch during a excursion. No expectation but what a nice meal. 3 buses were served at the same time withiut any delay. the staff was perfect. Beef was excellent. Just beside the famous Royal Portrush Golf Club (The Open 2019). Would stay there at another independant travel.
3. Mermaid Kitchen and Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 837 reviews
Reviewed By madamejojo40
We went as a group of eight people for a 70th Birthday celebration. We were informed at the time of booking, at the confirmation of booking and TWICE on arrival we only had the table for two hours. Ok, we get it. If this is the case, it is the responsibility of the wait staff and the kitchen staff to get the food out in a timely manner. After an hour and a half, 20 minutes after the starter had been cleared, 6 of us had our mains, but there was no sign of the other two. We had to ask if they were coming. We were told, "The chefs are all about the presentation", though clearly not about making sure we all have our food at the same time. And clearly not about making sure we have time to have our meal. After the main course, we were not asked if we would like to see the dessert menu, again we had to ask for it. When the waitress came to give us the menu, we were told we couldn't have the chocolate fondant as it took 10 minutes to cook and we didn't have time. Maybe if we hadn't had to wait for half an hour for our main courses, we would have had time. Maybe if we hadn't had to ask for a dessert menu we would have had time. We were not slow eaters and the manager, after checking the timings admitted there had been a delay. He gave us a "round of drinks" off the price as compensation. This amounted to a bloody Mary, a cider and a coke (as all the other drinks had been wine). Great. We ate our celebratory meal with one eye on the clock and were made to feel like second class citizens.I was so conscious we had to be out. The wait staff, managerial staff and chefs ensured our celebration meal was nothing like we'd hoped for. Really disappointed.
Best Bar food near Portrush, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2. Adelphi Bistro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 397 reviews
Reviewed By william n
Went for early evening meal good choice on the menu and a great deal for two our three courses The service was excellent the staff were friendly and for a Tuesday evening a good number of people dinning.Would recommend the steak burger followed by the homemade apple pie William thank you for your wonderful review. I will be sure to pass your comments on to our Bistro team and I know they will be delighted that you found the service to be excellent and friendly. Thank you the recommendation of the Burger and the homemade apple pie we are very glad you enjoyed it. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
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1. Ocho Tapas Bistro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 723 reviews
Relaxed, informal dinning, with sharing plates, romantic as loving is sharing.spanish fusion with local artisan produce , great local seafood from portrush and north coast , causeway coast and Glens produce, fresh seafood,local beers and ales also serving
Reviewed By mebates00
We were rather underwhelmed with our food here..possibly just bad choices. We shared a plate of 6 tapas which was quite miserable...I know tapas is small plates but this was very small indeed....friends had paella for two which was delicious and would highly recommend that dish. I ordered the chicken main course which was small but at £8.95 I wasnât expecting a huge meal...however I did expect it to be hot (or at least warm)...it was neither. It was quickly replaced with, this time, a hot meal which also had a lovely creamy pepper sauce which the first plate didnât have! The chicken though small was perfectly cooked, moist and tender! Probably wonât go back.....which is a shame as I had heard so many good reports!
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