1 at Causeway Street

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  Barry Cheevers

  ·1 month ago

  “A restaurant carried by its view rather than the food or the staff First, the positives. The atmosphere of the restaurant is brilliant. Lovely creamy cushions and Ritz-like decor. The restaurant opens up into an open-plan dining area, with big glass windows taking advantage of the beautiful view of Arcadia Beach. Now onto the rest. It took a while for our order to be taken. The squid was okay, 3/5, but it tasted bland. I had no dipping sauce for the rings. The salad was okay, but not nearly spicy or flavourful enough to make up for the lack of sauce. Then I had the Sugar Pit pork loin. The meat itself was great, however, the accompanying dishes? The dauphinois was undercooked, and there wasn’t enough cream in the dish to give it the proper texture. The apple coleslaw thing was an example of man’s hubris in trying to improve on apple sauce. Just give me apple sauce, please. Finally, the Korean fries (not pictured) were essentially fries soaked to the point of saturation in Korean barbecue sauce. I would not have ordered them if I’d known they were going to taste so strongly of barbecue sauce. I was expecting something more like a Korean spice blend tossed through the fries. We were then offered a dessert menu, and the wait staff proceeded to not give us the menu over the next 15 minutes. We left dessertless and fed up. Overall, a 3/5. If you’re stuck for somewhere to go, I suppose this is serviceable, but just stick to a burger and normal fries, as this seems to be all this place is capable of.”

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  Tommy Stewart

  ·2 months ago

  “We went on a busy weekend evening. The food was quite good, and not over priced. The staff were seeking to do their best in an extremely busy restaurant. Tables were so close together you were literally squeezed into the table in front and into the back of the person behind. It was difficult to hear people speak, even at your own table. Whilst the views are stunning, if you want to go out for a quiet, conversational meal, choose somewhere else.”

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  Sasha

  ·2 months ago

  “Fantastic view and really tasty food. The selling point is the view over the east bay and the Arcadia. We ordered the Korean cauliflower, Korean chicken salad, chilli and mushroom tagliatelle, and the garlic chicken, all were very tasty! Not too busy, we visited on a Thursday at about 2pm.”

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  Jim Doherty

  ·3 months ago

  “Staff have poor communication skills. Was very cold We were charged £4 due to asking for more sauce all because there wasn't enough to begin with. Also anogher £4 for a sauce with the kids meal.. Wait times weren't bad We regularly dine in portrush and I can't ever see us returning here. Far to expensive and very strange atmosphere. We had to go back to the car to get our coats just to continue eating our meals. I spoke with a few other customers whilst dinning. We all shared the same opinions. We have dined every where in Portrush and usually always get the same meals. This restaurant is more expensive by £35. For the same orders. Take this into consideration when taken your family here..”

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  Angela Willden (Angionline)

  ·4 months ago

  “Bright, clean, great view of the sea, but could do with acoustic dampening panels as it was very noisy and more staff. Visited on a Saturday evening, the staff were run off the feet so service left a lot to be desired. The side took over 5 mins to come out after the mains were brought to the table we had to ask three times for it. We were not asked if our food was ok and part of the main was missing so we tried our best to attract attention from the staff. When they did bring out the missing item they only brought it for one main when we’d said both meals had the vegetable missing. Overall the food was good we had the garlic chicken, but as we had to wait for our side (champ) and then finding the asparagus was missing I’ve had to give it 4 stars.”

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  Harry Robb

  ·4 months ago

  “Came in today with a couple of friends to try the place out before bringing my family at the weekend. Between us we ordered a burger, a sandwich, a toasty, and one drink — not a massive order by any stretch. To start, the burger arrived a full ten minutes before the sandwich and toasty, which isn’t great when you’re eating together. On top of that, it came with a side salad and an onion ring on it that we’d specifically asked not to be included, and coleslaw on the side that we didn’t want either. Staff were running about the whole time but somehow still managed to get that wrong. When the burger arrived with no chips, we asked one of the lads about it. His response was basically “I don’t think chips come with that” in a fairly cheeky tone, before going to check. It was £13 — of course you’d expect chips. He checked the menu, confirmed chips were included, and went and got them. Shouldn’t have been a battle. The ham and cheese sandwich was honestly shocking for £7.50. One slice of ham, a tiny bit of grated cheese, and nothing else. No salad, no coleslaw, no sides. Absolutely nothing to justify the price. The toasty was the last to arrive — and only because we asked where it was. Fair play to the girl who handled it, she ran into the kitchen to chase it up and came back out with a genuine apology, which we appreciated. But the toasty itself was another letdown. Just a scrape of cheese, didn’t look right, didn’t taste right. Again, £7.50. I’m not someone who usually complains, but people deserve to know what they’re walking into. I won’t be rushing back, and I definitely won’t be bringing the family.”

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  Ervine McCandless

  ·4 months ago

  “Beautiful food and great service in this very nice location. I had the Korean Ceasar salad and it was wonderful and the salad was so fresh. Great portion size, value for money. Can't wait to go back again tomorrow.”

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  Phil Howe

  ·6 months ago

  “We visited 1 at Causeway and while there were some highlights, the overall experience was let down by inconsistent service. To start on a positive note, the views are absolutely stunning and we were given fantastic seats, which really set the tone for what we hoped would be a great meal. The burger was also very enjoyable — well-cooked and full of flavour. Unfortunately, the sides didn’t live up to the same standard. The chips were average at best, which was disappointing given they were priced at £6 — we expected much better quality for that price. There were also several issues with the service, particularly around the kids’ meals. We had specifically asked for skinny chips, but all the children’s portions came out with chunky chips, meaning they had to be sent back. To make matters worse, my wife’s replacement chips didn’t arrive until 10–15 minutes after everyone else had received their food, despite us asking three times. On one occasion, the waiter didn’t even wait for us to finish speaking before walking off, which felt quite dismissive. When the chips finally arrived, the comment made — “here’s your chunky chips unless you got them already” — came across as careless and didn’t acknowledge the delay or inconvenience at all. Disappointingly, none of these issues were reflected or acknowledged on the bill, and we were still expected to pay in full despite the poor service. To add to the frustration, we were also charged 50p for a portion of ketchup — something that feels unreasonable given the overall pricing. In summary, while the setting and some of the food were enjoyable, the service fell well below expectations. When you’re paying premium prices, you expect a level of care and attention that simply wasn’t delivered here.”

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  On the March Videos

  ·6 months ago

  “A lovely venue and views from the great big windows. Beautfully decorated nice friendly staff and plenty of them. Good service. It was Good Friday and the meal was slow to arrive but it was busy. Meal was ok chicken chorizo pasta was not the warmest, classic burger was under the heat lamp so long the top bun was very crispy. But the flavour was nice. £6 for side plate was expensive for 5 onions rings. Best thing for me was Korea fries with a lemon mayo. We will try again when it's not so busy.”

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  Jon Ivison

  ·1 year ago

  “Good food and some different options than elsewhere in the area - beautiful setting. Service a bit slow and disjointed - food was delivered between 6 of us over about 15 minutes so some were almost finished as others were still waiting. Guess with it being new things will improve but I'd happily give them another chance”

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