Experts' Choice Award Mourne Seafood Bar
What the experts agree on
Belfast's beloved Mourne Seafood Bar serves pristine daily catch from local waters in a cozy, informal dining room with exposed brick and dark wood. Always packed, it's great value for expertly prepared shellfish and fish specials.
“Fans of fresh, excellently prepared seafood can’t miss a visit to this perennial favorite...cozy, relaxed dining room with exposed brick walls, works by local artists”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's "Connoisseurs of fresh fish and shellfish love Mourne Seafood, hidden down a side street and established as a firm favorite." Full review
Insight Guides "One of the city’s favourites, this seafood bar serves up the daily catch from the owners’ beds in Carlingford Lough, and the ports of Annalong and Kilkeel. "
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This informal, pub-like place, all red brick and dark wood with old oil lamps dangling from the ceiling, is tucked behind a fishmonger's shop." Full review
Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
"This popular seafood restaurant comes complete with a small shop and a cookery school." Full review
Afar Magazine "This small—but always packed out—dining room is where to go for a delicious introduction to the fresh seafood that's so abundant along the coast." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"This well-regarded seafood restaurant comes complete with a small fish shop and a cookery school." Full review
The Guardian "Though there is also a restaurant in Belfast, it’s the Mourne Seafood Bar in Dundrum, Newcastle, where you can try fresh shellfish in a pebble throw from the Co Down coast, that really suits the fresh-from-the-sea dishes"
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The Guardian "A favourite – and great-value –restaurant is Mourne Seafood: I’ve never had a bad meal there, whether it’s steamed mussels or a daily fish special"
Condé Nast Traveler "I've always had a great time at Mourne Seafood Bar, and—though I could only stop for oysters with shallot and apple dressing at Danny Millar's Stock Kitchen and Bar—several people I spoke..."
National Geographic
