Brunels Restaurant in Down

I have been very lucky to travel the world and eat in so many excellent restaurants. Brunel's would stand proudly next to any of them in NYC, Sydney, or London, but it sits within a sandwedge from Royal County Down golf club and the Slieve Donard Hotel.I was so impressed the first night I had to return a second night to try other dishes to see if they could possibly be anywhere as good. They met or even exceeded! Every bite of every dish was literally world class.I 'll be back!!

Beautiful food and service in a very upmarket friendly environment...Will definitely do the wine pairing on our next visit..

Staff were absolutely amazing. So knowledgeable and helpful. Obviously trained and perfectly so. They seemed happy in their work which is a lovely rarity. Food was fresh and full of taste and presented beautifully. Highly recommended

Gorgeous meal in Brunel’s, first time there. Venison main course was AMAZING, so perfectly cooked. Wasn’t a huge fan of the salmon gravlax starter. Not enough dill and in my opinion is better with horseradish than creme fraiche but who am I to judge, I can barely cook an egg.

We had amazing dinner in this beautiful restaurant! Super delicious food, and cocktails are the best I ever had ! Definitely would return to try everything from the menu!)) friendly and attentive staff, simple but cosy design, very pleasant place!

I liked the ambience. The staff were professional and attentive. My espresso martini was excellent and my wife's mocktail was similarly good. I really enjoyed the food. Well up to expectation and I'm happy to recommend it.

We returned to Brunels after initially coming this time last year when we were staying the hotel. The food is good quality and very tasty.I wanted to leave a review to highlight how amazing the staff & manager/owner was when we arrived for an early bird with our young baby who was a bit restless, we were put at ease by the staff with feeding/changing baby and they even offered to walk the pram while we ate. Thankfully we had an uninterrupted meal with a really enjoyable, friendly atmosphere. Thanks again.

Food was delicious and the staff were excellent, very attentive and friendly

By far this is the best restaurant in Newcastle for modern fine dining but in a relaxed atmosphere.I selected the 3 course meal from the special Sunday menu for 25 pounds.I started with the soup of the day, potato leak soup. It was surprisingly green and excellent. Of note it was very (temperature) hot which is appropriate. The soup was well seasoned the way I like it, but I have a love of salt.Next came the ham hock rillettes which were very porky and good, served with an excellent bacon jam. Vegetable sides were good and cooked properly. The mashed potato was especially good with obviously a lot of proper butter.Lastly the dessert which surprised me. It was extremely good and although I was very full it went down too easy.I arrived at noon when they opened and was the first diner of the day. By 13:30 the place was half full. The portions look smaller but are very filling and honestly I would be very happy spilling every course with another as it was a little too much food.

Went to Brunel's for lunch at the end of August. The food looked wonderful and tasted even better, absolutely delicious. Staff were extremely courteous and friendly. Can't recommend it enough.