The Blackstone in Ballymena

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 because the guy who took my order, forgot to pass it to the chef. Thanks to the lady with blonde hair who sorted it out.

Good food. Great service. Pleasant atmosphere.

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 you children, they're happy to help out.

Food and service were terrific. Have been before and will certainly return again. Good work. Keep it up. Thanks.

Great atmosphere and music. Menu is fantastic. The food will tantalize your tastebuds even more. Service is quick. Staff are great and know the menu so well and are very pleasant. Establishment is very clean. Do eat here. This is an education.

Great menu, reasonable price, lovely ambience, and impeccable service! I had the panfried fillet of Hake and banana peanut butter cheesecake. They were absolutely delish. I would highly recommend this place to travellers and locals!

Great food at a great price. Good surroundings and pleasant staff

Fantastic food and staff!

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 interior has been revamped from our previous visit. There are fewer seats and it seemed a bit less busy than before. The menu was a bit smaller also, though all felt it adequate, except a member of our party who is coeliac. She felt there was a fair bit less choice for her dietary needs particularly in starters.When our food came it was beautiful and well cooked. I had crispy chilli beef which was served with a lime wedge. The only drawback here was if you applied the ample lime juice as I did, the crispy texture was lost and it became soggy chilli beef... Lesson learned!My main of grilled whole fillet of plaice was a very tasty bit of fish in a nice butter sauce. Other mains all looked good - nicely cooked and presented. We had some very refreshing Sauvignon blanc with this and some guys had beers. Most finished after 2 courses, but a few had dessert and some coffees including our coeliac who had said she couldn't find a starter that appealed. She declared her dessert a successful choice and we all went home happy. The bill including tip came to £35 odds each. The manager here has occupied the role for a long time and it was nice to see her again as she is very competent. Some of the young waiting staff were not quite as present when we needed things as they might have been...

Really nice food here!