Location: Holywood
Top Restaurants in Holywood
Where to Eat in Holywood: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Holywood (/ˈhɒliwʊd/ HOL-ee-wuud) is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland of 755 acres lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby. The town hosts an annual jazz and blues festival.
Things to do in Holywood
1. Fontana
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 223 reviews
Reviewed By FongPing - London, United Kingdom
Fontana never disappoints. One of the best in the Belfast area. Greeted by a friendly, professional team with a warm smile from the chefs in a great open kitchen, spotlessly clean.
Diverse menu options with good portion sizes. Their set menu is hard to beat for value.
Loved the music and enjoyed seeing the owner mingling with her customers.
See they are now open Saturday lunch. A great decision.
A great night. We will be back. Thank you Fontana.
2. Camphill Holywood Organic Foods
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By Doubil T
This place is not just about eating better, its about a way of life. Everything in here is organic and meant to be healing and what a selection of produce. More cafes need to be like this. Top notch.
3. Rayanne House
Overall Ratings
5 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By CCGIBSON - Belfast
Food
60th birthday party at Rayanne House 8/9 October 2016
Fabulous dinner based on last Titanic menu. It was a very special experience with 9 courses served over a 4 hour period. Each dish was beautifully presented and tasted absolutely superb. The matched wines were well chosen to add to the flavours of the dishes and were very drinkable. The staff were excellent, providing polite,efficient and unobtrusive service. Breakfast the next morning was also amazing with a much more interesting choice than a typical hotel and it all tasted gorgeous. Highly recommended.
4. The Dirty Duck
Overall Ratings
4 based on 781 reviews
Reviewed By David W - Bangor, United Kingdom
I’ve been a regular visitor to the Duck....today for lunch and opted for Fishnchips, usually good.
Sorry, today I should have sent it back, but didn’t wish to cause a fuss as I was entertaining friends who are also regulars. The meal was not up to standard and had a flavour of old quite horrible grease flavour and the fish over cooked. I do hope that this not to be the quality going forward
5. Coast
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 633 reviews
Coast is a family run restaurant in the beautiful town of Holywood. Open daily for lunch and evening meals, our combined expertise brings you the high standards you deserve.
Reviewed By DavidC856 - Stirling, United Kingdom
Coast deserves to be at the top of the list for Holywood. The place is really special. The staff are great, and the food is delicious. We shared the duck as a starter, then went our separate ways at the main courses. Everyone was happy - all meals were excellent, and delicious. I loved the lamb shank.
6. The Bay Tree
Overall Ratings
4 based on 213 reviews
Opposite the police station in Holywood
Reviewed By BelfastFoodTravelMan - Belfast, United Kingdom
We had an informal private business seminar in this wonderful wee gem of a place. It’s situated down an enchanting side street of the Main Street in Holywood. On arrival we mingled, chatted, sipped coffee and had mouthwatering nibbles which included exotic wraps, quiche, cocktail sausages and salmon or aubergine on pesto crisp bread. The seminar was very relaxed and the staff were present and very helpful!!
7. The Ruddy Duck
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 158 reviews
Reviewed By Gregg L - Carrickfergus
My second visit tonight - first time was very good.
However, not tonight. Drove over especially from Carrickfergus. At 6.30ish there was no queue and only two tables occupied - no pressure on staff. 4 young male staff on duty.
It appears the food was cooked in a hurry. Presentation poor - cod too large for box which was simply closed with the end sticking out. No garnish.
On opening box five minutes later the box was swimming with grease / oil - some of which spilt over a favourite shirt. The fish was white and appeared good quality - but the batter soggy.
Chips also less than well cooked.
What a pity - clearly needs better management. Waste of time, fuel, money - and a good shirt.
8. Cultra Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 498 reviews
In grounds of Culloden Hotel
Reviewed By JohnnyD257 - Comber
A fantastic Sunday buffet lunch. Great selection of starters (the Brie is a must), main course lamb was perfect with a good range of potatoes and veg. As for desert I was just spoilt with choice but the fresh fruit pavlova was amazing.
Nice atmosphere, friendly staff (Emma looked after us very well) and good service.
Altogether a relaxing experience and I’ll definitely be back.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
9. Loganberry
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By Margaret B - Belfast, United Kingdom
Was really looking forward to trying this very small restaurant in Holywood Co Down. The menu apparently doesn't change as my sister had been there just over a year ago and said it was just the same....there is a breakfast menu and a lunch menu. The restaurant which just seats about 24ish was not busy for a Friday lunch time. My salad of Camembert, avocado and bacon was served on a mound of rocket leaves and was smothered in a strong flavoured dressing. Some bread with it would have been nice, none was offered. The menu is inexpensive with the salad at £5.95 but having said that I was literally hungry by the time I got home an hour later. The Parma ham and fig salad also served on a mound of rocket was also insubstantial and bread less. We waited a very long time to be offered coffee and eventually asked. The coffee was good. One of my friends sampled a fifteen bun and gave it the thumbs up! We paid individually and the girl really had an attitude! Don't think I'll return.....
10. The Mitre - Culloden Hotel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 160 reviews
Reviewed By Betula103 - Australia
Our group of people had the actual menu that was served to First Class Passengers on the Titanic. There were actually five courses, the second, third and fourth comprising the main courses. The meal was outstanding and the service was efficient and friendly.
