European cuisine: the best places to taste it in Ballymena
13 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Today was part of my birthday treat from my youngest daughter and her partner, albeit it's not until 17th of May. I had no idea where they were..."
Patricia Kane
"Our daughter bought us an Afternoon Tea, for my birthday! The food and service was excellent and the ambiance of the surroundings was very relaxing!..."
Denise Patterson
"A fantastic Christmas experience. Meal was excellent. Staff are very friendly and attentive...."
Gerry Davey
"Staff are very professional yet still human.
The food is absolutely delectable. My wife Amanda truly loves dinning..."
Greg Wallace
"Excellent food. Great presentation. Food looks so beautiful you don't want to physically dismantle..."
"I've eaten here 4 or five times now and it is my favourite place locally to go to. The food is always perfect and it's never an issue when you have..."
James Carmichael
"Food and service were terrific. Have been before and will certainly return again. Good work. Keep it up...."
Tom O
"Fantastic food and..."
Peter J McMullan
"Really nice food..."
Sue
"Great atmosphere and music. Menu is fantastic. The food will tantalize your tastebuds even more. Service is quick. Staff are great and know the..."
Catherine Deery
"Crack n banter was great on Saturday evening/night. You always bump into a few familar faces. Was great to have live music n even get a wee boggie..."
Katrina O'Boyle
"Beautiful small bar. Would be definitely back, but some of the staff needs an additional training as I was waiting for my starter about 30 minutes..."
Helen Williams
"Great menu, reasonable price, lovely ambience, and impeccable service! I had the panfried fillet of Hake and banana peanut butter cheesecake. They..."
Christopher Loh
"I visited the Restaurant on a Saturday evening as part of a group of 8 for a birthday celebration meal. We hadn't been for about 2 years or more. The..."
"We had lunch here, friendly waitress. Extensive menu. I had pasta carbonate and garlic bread. Huge portion, lots of tender chicken too much pasta..."
Yvonne Duncan
"We were just passing through Ballymena after going up Slemish and chose this restaurant randomly. The place is big and the staff were very friendly...."
The Travel Proyecto (Dermot & Esther)
"This venue was great. We rocked up without a booking. Was met with a smile 😃 and "No problem" was seated and order taken. The food was 5*****..."
Alan Evans-Brown
"Huge portions, fantastic service, and great..."
Jane Neuts
"Went shopping in Ballymena and decided to go for something to eat. Popped into this wee place as it was close by and had plenty of parking near hand...."
Barnald
"1st time in this restaurant today. Food was amazing, delicious, tasty and tender. The deserts were equally delicious. Excellent portion sizes and..."
Chris W
"Loved the food & service. Amazing gluten free options. Just need a separate fryer fir gluten free chips etc. Will definitely be..."
Michelle Mullan
"Reasonably Price Yummy Food and accommodating staff so 4-star
I could give perfect 👌 5-star if only i didn't got turned off with those stained..."
R Arb
"Called in tonight for food, the young guy that served us was a total gentleman, so attentive and we'll mannered , he is a real asset to your..."
Ann Bruce
"We had a great afternoon meal here, portions were more than ample..."
Brigid Magowan
"Food was good ,as always. Friendly..."
Heather Campbell
"Food was delicious, dessert is sweet , staff was nice , the place looks..."
rob3rt
"A lot of variety with a very wide choice of cocktails and wine. Generous portions of food. Friendly staff with quick..."
Rajat Sharma
"The floor was very sticky around the bar areas, but the food was delicious. No cold cokes, limited beer selection, but the food is delicious. Did i..."
"This was our first time here, and I fell like I’ve been missing ou all these years.
Fantasitc food, and really great service.
I had the chicken..."
Alan Corrigan
"10 of us had lunch recently and very much enjoyed it .
The food was all delicious, great portions and piping hot
Service was excellent , the young..."
Helen Magee
"Popped in for lunch, very friendly staff, seemed to enjoy their job. Had one of the days special and it was cooked beautifully. My wife had the..."
james lynch
"OK, it was a great experience. 4 siblings out for lunch.
Food was very good staff very friendly.
Once main course was over service was a tad slow but..."
William Esler
"Stopped by this place on the way back to Belfast from the Giants Causeway. Absolutely loved the food and the..."
Natalie Addy
"I visited the grouse a couple of Sundays ago for their Sunday lunch menu. I had the turkey and ham and my husband had the roast beef. The starters..."
Charlotte Cupples
"Very friendly staff
Great food
Gluten free..."
Ana M
"My son and I have dined here a few times recently. Nice friendly staff. Food beautifully presented and hot. Our waiter was very helpful. He was the..."
Yvonne Duncan
"The best cocktails in Ballymena! The food is always fantastic and the staff are really friendly. Great menu with plenty of good vegetarian and vegan..."
Aimee
"My daughter and I called for lunch.
Lovely atmosphere and staff.
Fantastic food.
Thanks so much to our waiter/barman Alan for looking after..."
Bronagh Duffin
"Had lunch today with family. Really nice food and well presented. Lovely staff chappie looked after us. Very prompt service all round. Highly..."
Ken Butler
"Menu looks great, settled on the burger and it was spot on with a generous portion of fries. Wish we were in the area for longer to try some of the..."
Daniel
"Had takeaway food delivered and it was delicious and piping hot. The Grouse is by far the best restaurant and bar in Ballymena. It is in a great..."
"This is a lovely small coffee shop, with tasty food, good prices and a..."
David Morrow
"Stopped in for brunch while out walking. Had a nice fry and coffee. Reasonably priced and friendly staff. The sausage rolls looked nice too, will try..."
PH
"Family buisness in the main street, and again with Alzheimers Soc, excellent staff, food &service, clean & very busy..."
"The food was absolutely amazing the steak was cooked to are preference. The staff made you very welcome. The restaurant is a pleasure to have dined..."
Gary Hyde
"Food is good. Mussel & chorizo dish is too much sauce for me. I prefer basic mussel white wine. I like to taste mussels more than the sauce. Chicken..."
Ora S.
"Great selection of food friendly staff friendly..."
James Godwin
"We came to the restaurant after a long late drive and we were very hungry and they took us in even as it was about to close. And a very nice waitress..."
Mariana Tricolici
"Absolutely amazing place. Staff are fantastic and definitely know their jobs. Food was stunning and delicious. Maybe just a bit on the expensive side..."
Colin Robinson
"Food was beautiful .... room was spacious & bright staff were wonderful polite & very helpful .... food was fast service was 10/10 but over priced..."
Big doll On tour
"Had a great time here staff were lovely and food was great atmosphere very good a quality experience parking was no problem will be..."
washfix1
"Great good and friendly staff. This is on location for Galgorm spa. If your staying at the resort be sure to pre-book a 4 course..."
Dakota Belliston
"We ate here as part of our stay at the Galgorm. The food was delicious and the staff was really friendly and efficient. Really lovely evening..."
l morgan
"We ate here as part of our stay in the galgorm Hotel and the food was amazing. Generous portions and good service . Couldn't ask for..."
Dan Browne
"one of the best Asian food in town ,highly recommended to anyone looking for great food , a mouth watering grill foods with good chef skills and..."
Adrian Hernandez
"Atmosphere poor. Food nice ( what you'd expect for the price.)
Drinks overpriced but all in all a lovely treat for a night out. Staff very helpful..."
Dave C
"Great food... Great staff.
Hard to come by..."
Gary Mccauley
"Absolutely beautiful meal. Great service. Great section of dishes. You won't be..."
Deborah Gray
"Beautiful food, excellent service, and staff friendly and..."
Shirlee
"Service with a smile, beautiful food and stunning surroundings...enjoyed every minute in..."
Wilma Liggett
"Waited a while for food but it was busy, worth the wait the food was delicious would definitely..."
Julieanne Prior
"Food was excellent, especially our steaks.cooked as we..."
"Went yesterday to the carvery with my daughter, son and granddaughter. Firstly the two wonderful chefs couldn’t do enough for us while serving our..."
Lorna McGregor
"Afternoon tea here today food was good but a bit too expensive for what was..."
Vivian Taylor
"went to tullyglass tonight for our son's 19th birthday. the food was absolutely amazing as always and cooked to perfection.but a special mention has..."
Lindsay McCord
"Good food, feels a bit crowded, and being seated close to the carvery means often having people queuing around you? Getting a bit pricey but still..."
Brian Adams
"My friend took mum and I out for the carvery and we had a fabulous time, food was good and service from Marie was fantastic she was amazing with my..."
Barbara Gillespie
"Such a variety of food and delicious too. Staff very friendly and helpful and can't wait until we go back again. Definitely..."
Lynda Johnston
"5 stars all round ,food service. Just perfect and what value . Will be back for sure..."
craig taylor
"Had Carvery food excellent staff helpful and friendly. Didn't rush you. Decor bright and seats very comfortable. All in all we had a lovely Christmas..."
Irene Boal
"We went for family meal, booked for 12 but turned out we had 16 attend no problem the staff were amazing and sorted out table n seat in minutes, kids..."
Una Quinn
"Can't fault it. Great meal brill staff...."
Keith Campbell
"Very good food and pleasant surroundings Bit pricey and many young people not wearing masks what a shame the care so little
Would recommend..."
Jim Mchugh
"The staff is very helpful and friendly my husband in a electric wheelchair and they do everything to make us welcome very good atmosphere I..."
Samuel Baxter
"Evening carvery food excellent service very..."
ray m
"Best Hotel in Northern Ireland for carvery
And the..."
"Went for a meal tonight and the service and food was top class. The waitress was kind, friendly and attentive. We got the Two Steak Offer and we both..."
Christine Margaret
"Thyme grill is a wee gem for eating in. Lovely food and great service. Cheesecake selection is lovely. I have eaten a lot in here and always find the..."
Mechelle C Hartin
"Great place for a meal friendly staff and very reasonable not be long to I'm back again it's the best in town by a..."
Damian Mcerlain
"Top class!! First time eating here tonight and definitely won’t be the last, had the best steak I’ve ever tasted tonight and was that soft the..."
Marty Nichol
"We went to Thyme today for a family meal, the food was fantastic, the staff were lovely. Thyme is a child friendly restaurant. I would highly..."
Olive Mc Ilwaine
"The service was fantastic an the boss was top notch also the food was gorgeous, definitely highly recommend to go an here to eat..."
Emma Smylie
"Went for a family meal here last week and loved it. Salted Chilli Chicken for starter was amazing and the lasagne and chips was great. The place was..."
Mark McAlister
"Had a lovely meal there last Saturday night, the peppered chicken and mash was delicious and the sticky toffe pudding was lovely and huge portions. ..."
Karen Thompson
"My hubby and myself had lunch ... Have to say it was beautiful .. staff was very attentive and friendly highly recommend..."
Lenore Mcnally
"Have ate in here a good few times and everything has been beautiful. Best eating house in ballymena, would recommend it to anyone..."
Nichola Davidson
"Stuffed garlic mushrooms, panfried chicken with kale, mash and leek sauce & kinder bueno cheesecake. WOW! Great..."
Ash Christine
"Have ate here quite often and can honestly say the service from start to finish is always so professional. All the staff seem to be very approachable..."
Sarah B
"Service was great. Shown to our table and our order took quickly. The wait for food wasn't too long and it was piping hot when it arrived. Good sized..."
Sara Lewin
"Best food in the town. Always go here for lunch when in the town never got a bad meal. Staff r..."
Darren Kerr
"First time in this restaurant today + it was gorgeous. Had the salted chilli chicken with curry mayo absolutely to die for. Didnt scrimp on portion..."
Margaret Ford
"Decided to try here after seein it so many times on Facebook, I got peppered chicken an my daughter got a kids steak an it's was absolutely gorgeous,..."
Kim Mcdonald
"My husband and myself ate here and its the best peppered chicken dish ive ever had..and iv had a lot believe me..plus my hubby had champ & sausages..."
Oonaugh mc Collum
"Myself, my husband and 3 children ate in Thyme Grill today. Myself and my husband had starters, Main course and desert all were delicious. The..."
olive mc ilwaine
"Best food in..."
Scott Dewar
"Went here last night for the first time, the food and sercive was excellent. There was two young girls waiting the tables and they done a brilliant..."
Geoff M
"This is a great little restaurant in Ballymena. I had the chicken goujons which were excellent and my wife had the chilli chicke (also excellent)...."
Liam Thompson
"The food in here is lovely. Staff are really friendly. Worth the..."
Pamela
"Great food and great service once again. Highly..."
Angela McCrystal
"Great restaurant with very friendly staff, defo worth a visit if you are in this part of the world! Also the best part is the food!! First..."
Andrew McCraken
"amazing place was there on a Sunday, 12 of us.service,food,staff and presentation totally unexpected....well worth the money great..."
"We had 2 frys today which were lovely the only thing was that the coffee was lukewarm when it was served so just a suggestion for next..."
Faye Eagleson
"Had a great GF Omelette with lovely salad and a huge mug of tea hi. Yea cud'nt bate it sir. Polite and friendly staff, I'll be..."
John Taggart
"Lovely food. Great..."
Iwona Graham
"We went in for a coffee and cake. The staff are very friendly and..."
Marie Wilson
"Love their frys you should try the vegetable roll it's fab good value for money friendly staff close to shops and tower..."
Gillian Glass
"Great service, offered me a great gluten free menu and breakfast. Brilliant..."
Gregory Cooper
"Lovely, love it to bits. Staff are great and very welcoming. Good portions. Free tea & coffee with a 5pc fry before..."
Ringer Adam
"Love the food in here me and hubby always go here. Make sure u have cash tho as dosent take card but everything else..."
Danielle Bills
"Friendly helpful staff. Great food. We recommend the..."
Mervyn McKeown
"Had the Super Breakfast, a fab amount of food for 1 person. A good traditional Irish brekkie. Lovely atmosphere in the cafe, with friendly..."
Beth Hitchcock
"First time here , had a lovely meal , great food friendly staff , will definitely be back..."
Laverne Brown
"I can definately recommend the dirty fries in Gwen’s cafe, they are amazing. All the staff were
lovely and the place is spotless. Definitely worth..."
Julie Sinclair
"Lovely food first of all. Staff are brilliant I notice that they are especially chatty with the elderly people and not just about there food but..."
ryan smyth
"Had an all day breakfast and loved it!! They do garlic potato cubes and they’re awesome!! Definitely recommend a visit if you’re looking for a..."
"Rococo is one of my favourite places to eat in town. The owners and staff could not be any more warm and welcoming. I planned my father's 60th..."
Nicola McFall
"This is our place for any meal, we never have any issues, but it's usually just me and hubby, so it was odd for us yesterday to have the 2 smaller..."
Natalia Dowds
"From past experiences in The Roc, I can only declare my sincere need to get back asap lol. Unreal grub, situated in mid-town perfectly and also staff..."
Sherman Wright
"Really great food and always great service. Would reccommend this place to any of my friends. We have been as a family many times and out as a couple..."
Joanne Tuff
"Thought I had rated Rococo ages ago, so I have been a customer of Rococo since it opened and can honestly say I have never had a bad meal or bad..."
James Wright
"Lovely place to eat,we have always had a good meal here with friendly..."
Ashlee Dunseath
"Love this place..i have never been dissapointed...the sizzling dishes are my favourite...lovely friendly staff..."
Iris Mc Dowell
"Went today for lunch for the first time and the food was amazing service was fast and so so polite to both the men! Husband is from newcastle and hes..."
Karly Wright
"Chinese Chicken has to be the best in the town. Not often I dine out but when I do it has to be..."
Donna Bryce
"Always my number 1 stop for a family get together when visiting home from Canada. Best food and atmosphere in..."
Barry McBride
"We had lunch here, friendly waitress. Extensive menu. I had pasta carbonate and garlic bread. Huge portion, lots of tender chicken too much pasta..."
Yvonne Duncan
"We were just passing through Ballymena after going up Slemish and chose this restaurant randomly. The place is big and the staff were very friendly...."
The Travel Proyecto (Dermot & Esther)
"This venue was great. We rocked up without a booking. Was met with a smile 😃 and "No problem" was seated and order taken. The food was 5*****..."
Alan Evans-Brown
"Huge portions, fantastic service, and great..."
Jane Neuts
"Went shopping in Ballymena and decided to go for something to eat. Popped into this wee place as it was close by and had plenty of parking near hand...."
Barnald
"1st time in this restaurant today. Food was amazing, delicious, tasty and tender. The deserts were equally delicious. Excellent portion sizes and..."
Chris W
"Loved the food & service. Amazing gluten free options. Just need a separate fryer fir gluten free chips etc. Will definitely be..."
Michelle Mullan
"Reasonably Price Yummy Food and accommodating staff so 4-star
I could give perfect 👌 5-star if only i didn't got turned off with those stained..."
R Arb
"Called in tonight for food, the young guy that served us was a total gentleman, so attentive and we'll mannered , he is a real asset to your..."
Ann Bruce
"We had a great afternoon meal here, portions were more than ample..."
Brigid Magowan
"Food was good ,as always. Friendly..."
Heather Campbell
"Food was delicious, dessert is sweet , staff was nice , the place looks..."
rob3rt
"A lot of variety with a very wide choice of cocktails and wine. Generous portions of food. Friendly staff with quick..."
Rajat Sharma
"The floor was very sticky around the bar areas, but the food was delicious. No cold cokes, limited beer selection, but the food is delicious. Did i..."
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