Recommended Pubs and Restaurants in County Down
There are a total of 28 premises in this area.
The Saltwater Brig
43 Rowreagh Road, Kircubbin(028) 42738435 (T)
About 2 miles south of Kircubbin. The front lounge is comfortable, old fashioned with tiled floor, stone walls and a fireplace. There is a large fish tank which can be seen in the back lounge/bar as well. This lounge has a high angled ceiling.
The electric dormer windows make it well lit. It has a nautical theme, water colours, carpeted floor and comfortable seating. It leads onto a large beer garden at the back. The food is good and the staff pleasant. Note the interesting mobile (art) behind the bar.
The Slip Inn
1 The Strand, Portaferry(028) 4272 8338 (T)
An old fashioned street corner pub overlooking the harbour. Split level bar/lounge. Tiled floor & wooden ceiling. The bar is brick with a wooden knee guard. Local pictures and bar humour plaques adorn the walls. High bar stools, low comfortable seating & tables. Real fire in a brick fireplace at back.
Long narrow side lounge with plastered walls and ceiling. Games room upstairs (gets noisy).
Savage's Bar
CastlewellanThe building was originally built for the King family and the name can still be seen engraved on the stone below the main window. It has been in the Savage family since 1910. The shop next door has now become a new lounge and they hope to buy the next door premise and open a beer garden. The bar has a red tiled floor, decorated wood ceiling wood walls an old bar back and a mirror insured for £10,000. They used to do their own bottling, including whisky and rum. No food. Traditional Irish music every second Friday.
A CAMRA Heritage Pub
Fountain Bar
CastlewellanImposing granite stone exterior with part frosted glass windows, narrow half doors and door headstone dating to 1906. The inside has a high decorated wood ceiling supported by two ornate cast iron pillars set on a marble chip floor. Large decorous bar back. No food, Traditional Irish music.
A CAMRA Heritage Pub
The Mourneview Bar (Doran's)
HilltownUntouched and typical country bar, it has a an unusual plain wood horseshoe shaped bar with a central cast iron pillar supporting a wood ceiling and set on a patterned tile floor. Small bar back with integral mirror. Real fire in an original slate fireplace. Lovely wood panel carved by a local man. Run by a very friendly family. No TV. Worth seeking out for a friendly welcome from the family.
A CAMRA Heritage Pub