Counties - Menu

We decided to try this restaurant in Portrush on a Monday lunchtime, which happened to be Christmas Eve. The view overlooking the small harbor was nice and there was plenty of seating, but the food options were disappointing. The soup of the day was thin and bland, though it was served with a good portion of bread. There wasn't much variety in dessert options either. Overall, it was a dull choice for a meal.

I went to this restaurant over the weekend with my family and friends. We had made a reservation as we were a large group. The service was excellent and the food was delicious, but the portions were disappointingly small for the price. I paid 9.95 for a small portion of skinny fries and the tiniest grilled chicken I have ever seen. The fries only arrived after I had already been given the chicken, and they seemed lost on the large plate. It looked more like a starter than a main course. I have never been so disappointed in the portion size of a meal before. My husband's burger was much larger and cost less. I was still hungry afterwards.

The food here is really awful, they use cheap cuts of meat but charge the same as other restaurants that provide good quality meat. Returned sirloin steak as it was substandard, it resembled frying steak rather that sirloin- thin, chewy and tough- definitely could not justify £18.95. I chose the burger as a replacement for the ‘sirloin’ unfortunately the quality was also poor, have had much better burgers from chip shops- thin, over processed, cheap meat really bland. My partner had the rump streak, marginally better than the ‘sirloin’ but to be honest I’ve purchased more substantial steaks from Tesco at £3.50 each. The staff were pleasant and helpful, but because of the unacceptable standar...

Had written this place off since it had changed hands. It went way downhill the food was unappetizing and the hygiene rating declined from 5 to 2. Went back tonight and was pleasantly surprised. The menu was still small but the choices were appealing and the food we ordered (steak sandwich, cod and chips) was well cooked and tasty. A great improvement from last time! We didn't have puddings but I noticed that the puddings too, looked much improved more like the attractive offerings in the Ramore. Coffee to finish off was piping hot and good quality. There is a new head chef and it shows! The waiting staff were friendly and helpful. That never changed but they were let down by the poor qualit...

We decided to give The Counties a try on a whim since most other restaurants were full. We were a bit skeptical when we saw that the place was nearly empty, especially considering it used to be busy when it was the Ramada. Our food arrived quickly, which can sometimes be a red flag. I ordered the burger, which looked good but was only warm instead of hot. They replaced it promptly and the second one was very tasty. Unfortunately, my wife's meal was ruined by burnt food due to a dirty grill, so they replaced that as well. They offered us free drinks, but we were surprised to see them on the bill. Rather than causing a scene, we paid and left. It may be a while before we give The Counties anot...

We have always liked the Ramada. But had a poor lunch on Sunday. You may think this is picky but there were a lot of little details they got wrong. My wife had a Steak sandwich which wasn’t great, disappointing as The Ramada of old never put out sub standard food. I had a Bangers, Mash and Summer Veg. I think this lunch needs a reasonable quality pork sausage, mash and a good gravy (preferably an onion gravy). The sausages were beef even though the menu didn’t state that, the mash was actually champ (again the menu stated Mash) and the gravy came in a very small gravy boat far too little. I then asked for a little more gravy as I was running out and was given the same small amount again. Tha...

I am just so sorry I didn't go in through the main restaurant/bar door and then I would have seen they where only given a 2 for hygiene. This place was great last year but it's really went to the dogs. I ordered a chicken salad, there was no chicken in it. I think it was tuna and it was revolting. The people who ordered beside us sent their food back because they found a hair in their food. We had to ask someone to take our order and then had to ask for our drinks after the food arrived!!! With the kids meal you are supposed to get a drink, my son who is three asked for apple juice and we asked was this ok, the young guy said yes. When my hubby went to pay they had added it to bill. When he...

This used to be one of our favorite restaurants, going every time we stayed up at out apartment in Portrush, including all through the winter months. Then it changed hands.... We hadn 't been for about a year as they took off their early bird menu, and with three small kids we always ate early and liked the menu. So...we tried it again at the start of July when I saw they had early bird on again. We were underwhelmed. The portion sizes were very small (for example, three wedges accompanying a steak? , and I complained at the fact the kids chicken nuggets were processed muck....like seriously, how hard is it for a hotel to make your own nuggets from fresh chicken?? Decided to give it another...

We headed up to Portrush and booked into the Atlantic Hotel. The check in time was 4 pm and although we arrived a little earlier our room was ready. The receptionist was friendly and gave us information about dinner etc but we didn't eat at the hotel in the evening. The hotel was busy. Plenty of families and European and American visitors in Portrush on that weekend. We headed to the Harbour bar for a pint if the best Guinness in the North of Ireland. It was buzzing.. the surf school was out .. the sailing club was out and people were just everywhere enjoying a wee drink and talking. It was just brilliant. There is a fantastic complex of restaurants at the Harbout complex. Something for ever...