Neptune & Prawn

First time trying the restaurant since the nice Asian themed menu and have to say we were really pleased with it. We shared 4 mains between 5 of us and not one of them disappointed — plenty to eat and loads of flavour!

Ugh. Ok. It’s taken me a while to calm down enough to write this review. We went on Sunday (Aug. 30, 2015) and the place looked great — busy, great décor, exactly what I thought I wanted. We grabbed the duck spring rolls, korean-​style chicken wings, chinese-​style beef curry, and the beef chow mein. Two bites into the main course, I felt absolutely sick to my stomach. Ran to the bathroom and immediately emptied my stomach. Food poisoning for the entire night. The worst part about this isn’t even the worst food poisoning I have ever had in my life, but that the food was ridiculously over-​salted, likely in an attempt to cover something. Just do yourself a favor and don’t bother. Ironically, this place is a part of the Ramore branch right across the street that everyone else seemed to find so popular. Perhaps the Ramore food empire is slipping.

First of all, I have found all the service in Northern Ireland to be well below the level of service in other countries. So with that said, my expectation levels are quite low. I found this establishment to have a pleasing, attractive and comfortable/​casual interior and atmosphere. The drinks were cold and well priced. The bartenders friendly and the food totally acceptable. There is plenty of seating and a nice variety of seating; bar, high tops, tables, benches, etc. The food selection is kind of Indianish? A bit strange I thought but what I ordered was fresh and tasty. I think with the décor and name like Neptune and Prawn I would serve more seafood and do a nice raw bar. All in all I was pleased.

The atmosphere of the place is loud and geared towards young adults. It’s a drinking place first and foremost. The service was mediocre at the bar and the food was too. I wouldn’t waste your time.

A new establishment in Portrush.
We are very disappointed with this bar, last night. We were out on a hen party and we had gone upstairs to have a cocktail.
As we ordered a round of drinks, only then we’re we told we would have to leave as they had a «no hen party policy».
The hen was wearing hen party accessories which we offered to remove, but we were still told to leave. We were a respectable party and just wanted a cocktail. The policy of no hen parties was not evident when we walked in and we were not stopped at the door by the door staff.
This in a way was worse as it was embarrassing to be told to leave after going upstairs and ordering a round of drinks. We took our custom elsewhere and I will not be returning after this experience.