Ballymoney
The Deerstalker Bistro

The Deerstalker Bistro

Dunluce Road, BT56 8JF, Ballymoney, United Kingdom

Kebab • Pizza • Cafés • European


"Visited the bistro this evening with my wife and 11 year old daughter. We arrived at our pre booked time of 7pm and were greeted and shown to our table at which point we were advised we had 1 1/4 hours before we were required to leave.At 7.26pm we placed our food order with our starters of nachos and chicken wings arriving at 7.45pm. Both starters were tasty with no complaints. At 8.15 our main courses arrived after having to ask a waitress. Two sirloin steaks again tasty and cooked as asked, but the kids pasta dish was not eaten as my daughter just simply didn’t like it (personal choice). Chips were overcooked and greasy.As we were eventually eating our main course a young waiter entered the restaurant from outside and upon speaking with another waiter was clearly upset about something and cursed f**k which my daughter clearly heard. At this point I asked to speak with the manger who approached and listened to my complaints as listed above. He was quick to apologise for the bad language and advised that they are currently training up staff but agreed that the language used was unacceptable and offered us our desserts free of charge. He never really offered anything by way of apology for the long wait or overcooked and greasy chips which he agreed with when he saw them.The bill for 2 starters, 2 steaks and a kids meal along with 5 drinks came to £82.96, overpriced I think for an average meal with very slow service.During our time there it was clear another family nearby we’re having similar issues.In short we were very disappointed tonight and will not be returning anytime soon."

Nico's Caffe Pizzeria Grill

Nico's Caffe Pizzeria Grill

Ballybrakes Rd, Ballymoney, United Kingdom

Cafés • Pizza • Sushi • Mexican


"Visited here twice within a few weeks. First time food was OK standard, but service was extremely slow like ridiculously slow! We overheard others complaining about same thing and suggesting they might leave because no sign of their food, so obviously not just us. We did order two separate burger meals for the kids, but were presented with (what we were told was an adult burger cut in half. Not really what we expect given kids meals are £5.95 each. We tried again to give benefit of doubt. This time service was much better, but food very poor. One of us ordered chilli chicken penne pasta, with garlic bread. Dish was served in good time, but had no chicken (yes just pasta and sauce! . Garlic bread was slightly burnt and appeared to have no garlic taste at all. By time we were asked if everything was ok, it was too late. It was suggested that chicken could be added at that point but honestly, that is just not sensible at all, pasta was going cold and we had eaten at least half whilst digging around looking for some chicken! Like what decent place would ever suggest to do that here's a side of chicken to go with already eaten pasta! We expected an apology/compensation, considering most important part of meal was missing we got a miserly £3 reduction from the bill. A gesture so tiny they needn’t have bothered, and just showed how uninterested they were on the issue. Pasta and sauce themselves were not great in any case, lumpy sauce that had no real taste. I’m not into leaving poor reviews, but problems twice in quick succession is just not good enough. Prices here are also on the high side in comparison to other establishments close by, so really would expect higher quality and better service. Do yourself a favor and try other places in the area."