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Billy Andys Traditional Irish Pub and Restaurant

A perfect stop off at the beginning or end of an outing along the world famous Antrim Coast Road, en route for the Glens of Antrim or the Giants Causeway, the McWilliams family's atmospheric pub-restaurant is one of Northern Ireland’s last remaining licensed spirit grocers still in family hands - and the food is terrific. A gem to try on your next trip to the Antrim coast.
Open: L&D Wed-Sat, all day Sun (Wed 2-3pm & 5-9pm; Thu 12-3pm & 5-9pm; Fri-Sat 12-3pm & 5-9.30pm; Sun 12-7pm). A la carte: starters £7.50-£9, mains £11.75-£24.50; desserts £5.95 (miniature selections individually priced); cheese course £8.50. Children’s Menu (starters £2, mains £6). Wines from about £25. Outdoor seating. Live traditional music. B&B also available. Parking. MasterCard, Visa. abbreviations

Just off a winding country road in the midst of farmland, Billy Andys is set in a traditional two storey cottage and it is one of Northern Ireland’s last remaining family-owned licensed spirit grocers. It was founded in the early 19th century by William Andrew McWilliams and his sister, Sarah Agnes, and this atmospheric spot has remained a family business ever since - the current owners, Richard and Anna McWilliams, took over in 1997 and introduced the restaurant a decade or so later.


It feels like arriving at a country cousin’s farm: the simple whitewashed house just says “welcome, come on in, there is no fuss here!” and the authentic cottage setting - low ceilings, half-panelling and framed pictures, photographs and old posters decorating the white walls - create a cosy ambience that would be cheering at any time of year. There’s a nice buzz about the place too, especially in the charming old bar, and it all creates an expectation of traditional food - so be prepared for a surprise, as the menu at Billy Andys is not the anticipated classic pub fare at all, but an innovative, locally-focused and very seasonal offering with a much more contemporary tone.


The choice of starters, for example, is wide-ranging - scallops with pork belly, a goat’s cheese brûlée, lemon sole & black pudding terrine are all typical, also a sharing platter combining half a dozen items - while main courses offer an impressive selection of meats and seafood dishes, along with at least one imaginative vegetarian choice (Beetroot, apple and goat’s cheese turnover, perhaps). There could be a platter of Rare breed pork (including pork belly, gammon and ham hock) along with a duo of Rib-eye steak and braised short rib of beef and an unusual seafood dish, such as Crab with samphire and pickled shallot butter - and perhaps a tempting variation on ever-popular Surf'n'Turf such as Roast monkfish and sticky braised pig’s cheek.


Desserts - so often a highlight in Northern Ireland – include an option to choose miniature pairs such as Blackberry & almond bakewell and Strawberries & cream jelly with white chocolate - or a selection of cheeses for those with a more savoury palate.


The cooking is terrific - deeply flavoured and (except that the dark plates used do not show off the food to advantage), well presented - and there's plenty to accompany this delicious food from a wine list that offers a good selection of New World and Old World wines.


All this and lovely attentive and yet unobtrusive service too. A gem to try on your next trip to the Antrim coast. 

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Last Updated: 16-07-2021
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Billy Andys Traditional Irish Pub and Restaurant
66 Browndod Road , Larne Co Antrim , BT40 3DX
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SW of Larne: A8 to Millbrook, then Browndodd Road; roadside premises shortly before Mounthill.
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