WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? Overwood at Balloo House has been open since the end of July. The inspiration for Overwood came out of conversations with Danni Barry about a mutual love of beautifully-cooked meats and fish using charcoal and wood, and a longstanding respect of the great grill restaurants... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? Tartine at Distillers Arms opened on April 9, 2009. Previously, I had been operating my own small restaurant called Watercress above a pub in Ballintoy, but this was only a summer season venture and I closed over the winter months. I had outgrown this and... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? Six by Nico Belfast opened on March 5. I was inspired to open after making many trips to Belfast and spending time there. There are a lot of similarities to Glasgow, which is where I live and where I have another restaurant. TELL US ABOUT... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? We opened in June 2018. We are a husband and wife chef team. We met in 2012 at Chapter One in Dublin where Andy (Turne) was the head chef, and have worked in lots of great kitchens around the world, but always for other people.... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? I signed for the building April 2012. At the time, it was an art gallery downstairs and a gym upstairs so it took a bit of work putting in a kitchen and bar etc but only five weeks later, Church Street was opened. There was... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? It opened in early January, just for breakfast and lunch initially to see how trade would go at those times, and then we started to open in the night-time too in late January. We are still working out what days we will open and will... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? Castello Italia officially opened its doors in September 2017. The ground floor café which serves breakfasts, lunch and the most amazing gelato you will ever taste, began trading in July 2017. Our passion for food was nurtured in our family home. We grew up with... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? I joined The Marine Hotel in October 2017, and then the previous restaurant was completely refurbished and we got a brand-new kitchen, with the new Marconi’s Bar & Bistro opening in March 2018. TELL US ABOUT THE SPACE YOU HAVE The décor has completely changed... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? EDÕ opened last September, so we’ve just celebrated our first year. Previous to last September, a lot of time and effort went into thinking about the restaurant and what it would be, so I’d say a good year and a half of planning went into... View Article
WHEN DID YOUR RESTAURANT OPEN? We reopened the Lobster Pot in 2014. Having visited the restaurant with family as a child and always having very fond memories, I wanted to reopen and restore this restaurant and bring back its famous reputation for great food and hospitality. TELL US ABOUT THE... View Article
