Travel guide Newtownards

Large Victorian pub at the head of the harbour, affording pleasant sea views. Smart, modern interior, polished tables and glass-fronted terrace. Unfussy cooking of local produce - set menu evolves throughout the day. Good-sized bedrooms come with per..

Delightful former lifeboat station with harbourside terrace. Experienced brothers source quality local produce. Inventive tasting menu and classical, seasonal à la carte with Dutch twists.

Airy, high-ceilinged dining room in a well-run hotel that's surrounded by 4 acres of woodland. Stylish, minimalist décor: dine beside the fire in winter or alfresco in summer. Modish menus.

Smart restaurant with granite-topped tables, white tiles and newspaper clippings on the walls. Extensive menu has a strong seafood base and good value specials evolve throughout the day.

Smart first floor restaurant accessed via a narrow, town centre passageway. Modern British cooking displays Mediterranean influences; specials include local fish, in unfussy, flavoursome combinations. Good value lunch and midweek dinner.

Very remotely set, unassuming Victorian house concealing a spacious, modern bar and lounge, and a stylish restaurant hung with contemporary art. Good value modern British cooking uses local produce and displays some European influences. Flavours are ..

Stylish restaurant with leather-furnished lounge and large dining room displaying Asian/Oriental touches. Choice of good value set or more adventurous à la carte menus, offering unfussy, flavoursome cooking with an Asian base. Service is friendly and..

Set within Blackwood Golf Centre, this is a restaurant of two halves: upstairs is an all-day affair serving breakfast and light snacks; downstairs is a formal dining room with red banquettes, a semi-open kitchen and traditional grill menu.

Friendly, laid-back, typically Irish pub; a great place for a quiet drink and a good meal. Bar menu offers classics and some international influences; bistro menu steps things up a gear.