Deane and Decano

Niall McKenna's James St. has developed from two of the best loved Belfast restaurants the fine dining destination restaurant James Street South and its less formal sister, The Bar and Grill at James St. Owned since 2003 by one of Northern Ireland's most highl ...

Chef Niall McKenna, owner of leading Belfast restaurant group James St & Co, relocated his famous cookery school to the city’s Cathedral Quarter in 2021 - and renamed it Waterman House Cookery School after the Grade B listed building that was acquired in 2018 i ...

As part of leading chef Niall McKenna’s grand plan to create a major hospitality hub in the city’s Cathedral Quarter, he closed the excellent Hadskis on Commercial Court in 2022 and moved the whole team here to open a new restaurant at this old Bushmills bond ...

Family businesses are at the very heart of Irish hospitality - and there is nothing to beat a chef-patron for hands on care and consistency in the kitchen - so it's no wonder that Richard McCracken's delightful casual dining destination, Cyprus Avenue (named for the stre ...

Opened by chef Stephen Higginson and his wife Cristina in 2006, the Square Bistro has been Lisburn’s most consistently popular restaurant for over a decade. It’s a warm, friendly and atmospheric venue, with a loyal clientèle who keep coming back for t ...

Ronan and Jennie Sweeney (Balloo House, The Parson’s Nose) did it again here, sprinkling their magic over this stylish reinvention of the former Lisbarnett House in Lisbane village. After purchasing the run down pub in 2012 they invested over £1 million in t ...