The Old Courthouse
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About The Old Courthouse
The Old Courthouse is a family restaurant on Castlerock Rd in Coleraine, open daily. A pool room sits in the bar and an arcade upstairs, so a meal can come with games for the whole table. The kitchen serves Sunday lunch, with a daube of beef among the roast dishes, and the menu also includes a smash burger and chicken tacos. The bar pours a range of beer and runs drink specials, and the bar area has tables where you can sit and order drinks. The building is a large space that also hosts activities and events.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, smash burger, chicken tacos and pool room.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, smash burger, chicken tacos and pool room.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise the staff, describing servers who are friendly, fast and efficient, who greet drinkers before they reach the bar, and who looked after a disabled relative with care. Food comes close behind. Diners name the salmon, the chilli chicken pasta, the smash burger and the chicken tacos, and one recalls a Sunday lunch daube of beef. A few also mention a great range of beer, a pool room, drink specials and an arcade upstairs. The picture is not uniform. One longtime family reports that their last few visits brought ill-mannered, uninterested staff, three requests for ketchup before it arrived, a long wait for drinks and bathrooms that were not clean. Another diner says the chicken looked very pink and left hungry. One reviewer reports hitting their head on a speaker and finding the floor outside the kitchen slippy. Even so, when the kitchen was under renovation and food was slow to start, one party says the staff kept them updated and checked in regularly to make sure they had drinks.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often praise the staff, describing servers who are friendly, fast and efficient, who greet drinkers before they reach the bar, and who looked after a disabled relative with care. Food comes close behind. Diners name the salmon, the chilli chicken pasta, the smash burger and the chicken tacos, and one recalls a Sunday lunch daube of beef. A few also mention a great range of beer, a pool room, drink specials and an arcade upstairs. The picture is not uniform. One longtime family reports that their last few visits brought ill-mannered, uninterested staff, three requests for ketchup before it arrived, a long wait for drinks and bathrooms that were not clean. Another diner says the chicken looked very pink and left hungry. One reviewer reports hitting their head on a speaker and finding the floor outside the kitchen slippy. Even so, when the kitchen was under renovation and food was slow to start, one party says the staff kept them updated and checked in regularly to make sure they had drinks.
Featured reviews
- Ashley Topping
“I can’t speak highly enough of a young gentleman by the name of Samuel I believe he’s called. Staff on the whole great, but he has such a beautiful way with customers. How he helped with my disabled daddy touched me. Nothing is EVER a problem. We as an extended family now are regulars and it’s down to more than the excellent food. God Bless Ashley Topping & family”
- Donna Shiels
“Chicken looked undercooked was very pink. I cant see a way to add picture. it would have been 5 star and id have left tip cause everything else was great server was lovely and it did taste good was presented nice just was too scared to eat it. So left hungry”
- Pauline Bradley
“We had a fantastic meal in the Old Courthouse last nite. The salmon was amazing and the chilli chicken pasta was absolutely delicious. A special thanks to our server Eoin who was fast friendly and very efficient throughout the evening. He is a real credit to the company. Many thanks to the whole team,we definitely will be back.”
- Grace Warner
“Our server Caitlyn was phenomenal and made the experience when we will never forget. The food was well made with lots of options for the whole family. They have an arcade upstairs and lots of fun events as well. Overall, I would highly recommend this place - we will be back!!!”
- Mark Hyde
“Really very good meal with friends. Not the exorbitant prices of some places. Only downsides were i hit my head on speaker on way in and when getting ready to leave i found the floor outside of kitchen (serving thoroughfare) quote slippy. Really good service even though several queries from challenging guests”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Courthouse | 3.9474 | — | sunday roast, smash burger, chicken tacos |
| Domino's Pizza - Coleraine | 3.9271 | 0.4 mi | stuffed crust pizza, potato wedges, gluten free texas bbq pizza |
| The Golden Dragon | 4.057 | 0.4 mi | curry made hotter, chinese takeaway food, free order delivery |
| Chequers Long CommonsWheelchair accessible | 4.1276 | 0.5 mi | fresh battered fish, golden crispy chips, onion rings |
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