The Spinnaker

Called in on a wet Tuesday afternoon in Portrush at lunchtime,due to the bad weather the place was almost empty.Ordered the days special.Fresh beer battered Haddock,mushy peas,homemade tarter sauce and chips @£12.50. Waited a short while for food,when it came it was well presented,and piping hot.The fish was huge,with large white flakes done in a light beer batter,perfect chips,great mushy peas.The staff was very attentive and pleasant and service was great.There was a great atmosphere .Will definitely be back.

If you want to feel transported to 1970s decor, this is the place to go. I think they'd get more customers by hiring a professional designer to update the ambiance. Food was ok, but could have used "something special" that would likely come from hiring or consulting a modern professional chef. The fried haddock had a pleasant coating, so that should be kept. The french fries seemed to be from frozen, not fresh. The sampling of many types of salad with the grilled chicken was nice, but better seasoning of the chicken would have been nice. This is a tourist town, so they really ought to have on hand condiments (like hot chilli pepper sauce) that are standard in other countries. The Wi-Fi didn't work, and staff said it was always terrible on the rare occasions when it did work. It was obvious that the owners failed to use a competent IT network professional, because neither their network name nor password were customized to be human friendly (just the garbled string of numbers and letters that the internet provider gives as a default). Bottom line: this place CLEARLY would benefit from the owners looking around at their nearly empty restaurant and saying to themselves, "hmmm, perhaps we might make a lot more money in the long run by paying a short-term professional restaurant business consultant to bring us into the 21st century now." Heck, the owners should toss themselves in as a candidate for the reality show "Restaurant Makeover."

In all the times I've been to Portrush, this is the first time I've eaten here and I will be back. The food was fresh and tasty, and the girls waiting the tables were helpful and friendly - the cost was about normal for what we got and the waiting time wasn't too bad either.. it's up a flight of stairs but worth the effort.. The restroom was dated but clean.

Great food and atmosphere at a reasonable price. I've been coming to Portrush for all my life, and this is the first time I can recall being in here, and I wasn't disappointed. Note that the meat is from McAtamneys, and of good quality. The restaurant was very clean and staff were attentive and polite, and service was good. I do love coming to places which remind us of older times, and the Spinnaker was just one of those...make your way upstairs and you won't be disappointed. There is a very good kids menu, but it's not that far off the adult prices, but they do give good portions. And it has a bar in here, so you can enjoy a wide variety of drinks to compliment your meal. If God had of been kind and had a sea or waterfront view from here, it would have been the icing on a lovely cake.

The Spinnaker has been a mainstay on Portrush's main street for many years, but it was a while since we had been there - and we were very glad that we returned. We were there at a fairly quiet lunchtime and the staff were attentive but not smothering. The food was excellent, although perhaps a little on the conventional side - don't expect all the bells and whistles of the fancier places. What you get here is good food, well cooked and with a range of choices that should suit almost all diners. The dining room has a nautical theme which gives you plenty to look at, but which doesn't intrude on the dining experience. Our party tried a range of starters and mains ranging from burgers to salads, with no complaints at all. Prices are entirely reasonable and we would recommend giving The Spinnaker a try - you may well find that you like it better than some of the places with bigger reputations - and prices!