Food at O'Connor's Bar & Restaurant, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

O'Connor's Bar & Restaurant in Ballycastle prides itself on its quality food with all dishes prepared on site and ingredients sourced from local suppliers.

There are a number of seafood treats on the menu along with some traditional Irish meals and a wide variety of dishes from around the globe.

Food is served daily in the bar from 11:30 to 21:00.

Specials

Soup of The Day

Pie of The Day

Todays Special

Desserts

Breakfast

(Served daily until 1pm)

  • £8.00
    Full Irish Breakfast

    Sausage (2), bacon, soda, potato bread, black pudding, tomato, mushrooms, baked beans, fried egg & toast

Sanwiches & Snacks

(Served daily until 5pm)

  • £7.50
    Soup & Sandwich Combo

    Fresh homemade soup & sandwich of the day (Ask your server details)

  • £11.00
    Toasted Club Sandwich

    Triple-decker sandwich layered with BBQ chicken, smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato & honey mayo served with salad & Chips

  • £8.00
    Cajun Chicken Tortilla Wrap ?

    Cajun chicken goujons, crispy lettuce, red onion, mayo & cheese served in a tortilla wrap and a garnish of Chips

  • £9.00
    Open Prawn Sandwich

    Prawns in homemade Marie-rose sauce served on wheaten bread with baby-gem lettuce and a garnish of salad

  • £7.50
    Hot Filled Panini

    (served with a garnish of salad and Chips)
    • Sweet chilli chicken & Mayo
    • Smoked bacon, chicken, cheese & bbq sauce
    • Ham, cherry tomatoes, red onion & mozzarella cheese
    • Mozzarella, cherry tomato, red onion & mixed herbs (V)

Salads

  • £10.00
    Goat’s Cheese Salad

    Goat’s cheese on a bed of salad, with toasted walnuts and honey

  • £11.00
    Warm Cajun Chicken / Cajun Salmon Caesar Salad

    Bacon, croutons, baby-gem lettuce, parmesan cheese & a creamy caesar dressing................£11.00 / £14.50

Kiddies Corner

All kids meals include an Apple & Mixed Berry or Tropical Fruice Juice Soft Drink

  • £5.50
    Small Burger, Chips & Beans
  • £5.50
    Chicken Bites, Chips & Beans
  • £5.50
    Fish Fingers, Chips & Beans.
  • £5.50
    Bangers, Mash & Gravy
  • £5.50
    Bangers, Chips & Beans
  • £5.50
    Cajun Chicken Goujon, Lettuce & Mayo Wrap with Chips ?
  • £5.50
    Lasagne & Chips

Starters

  • £4.50
    Fresh Homemade Soup of the Day

    Served with Ursa Minor white sourdough bread

  • £7.50
    Salt’N’Chilli Squid

    Deep fried squid tossed in seasoned flour & paprika, served on a bed of Chinese greens & fine beans, finished with mayo, sea salt & chilli flakes

  • £9.00
    Gambas Pil Pil

    Succulent king prawns, oven-baked in olive oil, garlic, chilli & paprika. Served with Ursa Minor white sourdough bread

    Main Course..................................£16.00

  • £9.00
    Garlic Crab Claws

    (Subject to availability)

    Local crab claws oven baked in garlic butter & served with Ursa Minor sourdough bread & salad

    Main Course..................................£16.00

  • £6.00
    Garlic Mushrooms (V)

    Breaded mushrooms with a garlic mayo dip

  • £5.00
    Mozzarella Dippers (V)

    Crispy breaded mozzarella cheese, served with our homemade marinara and basil sauce

  • £6.50
    Hot “N” Spicy Wings ?

    Served with crispy salad

Main Courses

*includes one choice of side order

  • £14.00
    Beer Battered Cod

    Served with chunky chips, lemon wedge, homemade tartar sauce & mushy peas

  • £14.00
    Creamy Seafood Chowder

    Trio of vegetables, mixed fish/shellfish and smoked bacon in a cream broth topped with smoked dulse and served with wheaten bread

  • £19.50
    Monkfish Moilee

    Kerala Coconut Monkfish Curry served with basmati rice & garlic naan

  • £23.00
    Hot Seafood Platter*

    Fresh local mussels, garlic crab claws, king prawns, salt’n’chilli squid & cajun salmon fillet

  • £16.50
    Cajun Salmon Fillet

    Oven baked salmon fillet, served on a bed of stir-fried vegetables & thai spiced noodles

  • £13.00
    Thai Spiced Fish Cakes*

    Golden coated fish cakes with sweet chilli dip

  • £9.50
    Irish Cider Cream Mussels

    (subject to availability)

    Fresh local mussels steamed in an Irish cider cream served with Ursa Minor white sourdough bread

    Half Pot of Mussels............................£9.50
    Full Pot of Mussels............................£14.50

  • £16.00
    Mixed Seafood Linguine

    King prawns, fresh mussels, squid & crab meat, cooked in olive oil, garlic, parsley, fresh chilli & cherry tomatoes with crusty garlic ciabatta

  • £13.00
    McKay’s Braised Pork & Leek Sausages

    Slow braised sausages in a Guinness gravy served on a bed of black pudding mash

  • £14.00
    Homemade Pie Of The Day*

    Chef’s choice of pie, served daily

  • £18.50
    McKay’s 6oz Sirloin Steak Ciabatta*

    6oz sirloin served to your liking on toasted garlic ciabatta with crispy lettuce, topped with tobacco onions

  • £23.00
    McKay’s 10oz Sirloin Steak*

    Served to your liking with a grilled tomato & a garlic & shallot flat cap mushroom

  • £16.00
    Salt ‘N’ Chilli Beef Pita Pocket*

    Tender beef strips in a warm pita pocket stuffed with lettuce, topped with sea-salt, fresh chilli & mayo

  • £14.00
    McKays Double Burger*

    McKay's 6oz Steak Burger topped with BBQ pulled pork with spicy slaw,
    grilled cheese and tobacco onions

  • £13.00
    Fresh Beef Lasagne*

    Served with garlic bread and crispy salad

  • £13.00
    Saucy Beef Stir-Fry

    Tender beef strips & wok charred vegetables in our homemade sticky sauce with stir-fried noodles

  • £14.50
    Homemade Curry

    King prawn/tender chicken breast and stir-fried vegetables in a medium/hot curry sauce, served with basmati rice, garlic naan, chilli pickle & mango chutney (V)

    Chicken......................................£14.50
    King Prawn................................£16.00

  • £13.50
    Southern Fried Goujons* ?

    Tender pieces of seasoned chicken with a choice of garlic mayo, sweet chilli or BBQ dip

  • £13.50
    Yankee Fried Chicken Fillet Burger*

    Chicken fillet fried in a Yankee batter, on a toasted brioche bun with bacon, cheese, lettuce and mayo

  • £15.00
    Pan-Fried Chicken

    Pan-fried chicken fillet on a bed of champ, topped with a creamy pepper sauce & tobacco onions

  • £16.00
    Creamy Chilli Chicken Pita Pocket*

    Tender chicken strips in creamy chilli sauce, stuffed with lettuce & tobacco onions

  • £13.00
    Creamy Chilli Chicken Penne Pasta (V)

    Tender chicken chunks in a creamy sweet chilli sauce with stir fried vegetables.

  • £12.00
    Cheese and Mixed Vegetable Cakes (V)*

    Golden coated potato cakes with Mozzarella cheese and mixed vegetables

  • £12.00
    Mediterranean Vegetable Focaccia (V)*

    Toasted garlic focaccia bread with grilled Mediterranean vegetables, tossed in a homemade Marinara sauce, topped with
    Mozzarella cheese

  • £3.50
    Side Orders

    Chunky Chips
    Mashed Potato
    Skinny Chips
    Champ
    Sweet Chilli Chips
    Salt’N’Chilli Chips
    Tobacco Onions
    Garlic Chips
    Noodles/Rice
    Side Salad
    Cheesy / Garlic Bread

  • £2.00
    Sauces

    Peppercorn and Brandy
    Bushmills Cream
    Red Onion Gravy

  • £5.50
    Desserts

    Ask your server for today’s selection of desserts

  • £0.75
    Dips

    Ask your server for today’s selection of dips

Allergies

Some products in our range contain nuts and other allergens. As a result, traces of these could be found in other products served here. If you have any questions about any of our ingredients, please ask any member of staff. Kindly inform us of any food allergy, before you order your meal.

Fresh food

All our food is cooked from fresh to order.
When busy, your patience is much appreciated.

Our Wines

WINE OF THE MONTH - ASK BAR STAFF FOR DETAILS

Red


750ml Bottle
250ml Glass
187ml Glass
Editor Crianza: Rioja
Spain 		£20.00 £6.70 £4.70
El Supremo: Malbec
Argentina 		£18.00 £6.00 £4.20
Vistamar Gran Reserve
Cabernet Syrah Chile 		£25.00 (Bottle Only)
LB7 Reserve
Portugal 		£22.00 (Bottle Only)

White


750ml Bottle
250ml Glass
187ml Glass
Head Over Heels Chardonnay
Spain 		£19.00 (Bottle Only)
Las Condes Sauvignon Blanc
Chile 		£18.00 £6.00 £4.20
Il Caggio: Pinot Grigio
Italy 		£18.00 £6.00 £4.20

Rosé


750ml Bottle
250ml Glass
187ml Glass
Robert & Reeves White Zinfandel
California 		£17.00 £4.40

Sparkling

Ca’Bolani Prosecco £26.00 (Bottle Only)
Zonin Prosecco £6.50 (200ml bottle)

O’Connor’s Cocktails

  • £8.50
    The Breen Wood Bramble

    Mór Irish Handcrafted Gin, Crème de Cassis, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup, Fresh Blackberries.

  • £8.50
    The Murlough Bay Martini

    Pravda Raspberry Polish Vodka, Giffard Crème de Framboise, Pineapple & Lime Juice & Sugar Syrup.

  • £8.50
    The Devils Churn Daiquiri

    Rum, Strawberry Liqueur, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup & Strawberry Puree.

  • £8.50
    The Sorely Boy Rum Punch

    Plantation Pineapple Rum, Triple Sec, Elderflower Liqueur, Lime Juice & Passionfruit Syrup.

Selected Premium Gins

GIN OF THE MONTH ASK BAR STAFF FOR DETAILS

  • £4.80
    Glendalough Wild Botanical

    (Wicklow)

  • £4.80
    Mór Irish Handcrafted Gin

    (Offaly)

  • £4.80
    Boatyard

    (Fermanagh)

  • £6.30
    Gunpowder

    (Leitrim)

  • £4.80
    Jawbox

    (Belfast)

  • £5.20
    Shortcross

    (Down)

  • £4.80
    Old Carrick Mill

    (Monaghan)

Premium Mixers

  • £3.20
    1724 Tonic
  • £3.00
    Fevertree Elderflower Tonic
  • £3.00
    Fevertree Light Tonic

Premium Mixers

  • Glendalough Wild Botanical

    1724 Premium Tonic, slice of fresh orange & a sprig of rosemary.

  • Mór Irish Handcrafted Gin

    1724 Premium Tonic, raspberries & a lime wedge.

  • Boatyard

    Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic, slice of lemon & thyme.

  • Gunpowder

    Fever Tree Tonic & a wedge of pink grapefruit.

  • Jawbox

    Fever Tree Ginger Ale & a lime wedge.

  • Shortcross

    1724 Tonic & garnish of orange peel.

  • William’s Chase

    Pink Grapefruit Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic & grapefruit garnish.

Draught Selection

Fresh food

We at O’Connor’s are committed to providing high quality, fresh dishes. All our food is fresh and cooked to order. Therefore, and especially during busy times, you may experience a short delay. This allows us to provide the quality you expect. We hope you enjoy your dining experience with us.

Starters

  • £4.50
    Fresh Homemade Soup of the Day

    Served with Ursa Minor white sourdough bread

  • £9.00
    Gambas Pil Pil

    Succulent king prawns, oven baked in olive oil, garlic, chilli & paprika. Served with Ursa Minor white sourdough bread

    Main Course......................................£16.00

  • £9.00
    Local Crab Claws

    Local crab claws oven baked in garlic butter & served with Ursa Minor sourdough bread & salad

    Main Course..................................£16.00

  • £6.50
    Cajun Battered Chicken Strips

    Chicken strips in a Cajun batter served with choice of dip and crispy salad

Main Courses

*includes one choice of side order

  • £14.00
    Beer Battered Cod

    Gluten free beer battered cod served with chunky chips, mushy peas and tartar sauce

  • £14.00
    Creamy Seafood Chowder

    Trio of vegetables, mixed fish/shellfish and smoked bacon in a cream broth topped with smoked dulse and served with wheaten bread

  • £9.50
    Steamed Mussels

    Fresh local mussels steamed in an Irish cider & wholegrain cream sauce
    Half Pot ............................................................... £9.50
    Full Pot .............................................................. £14.50

  • £19.50
    Monkfish Moilee

    Kerala coconut monkfish curry served with basmati rice topped with lime zest and coriander

  • £23.00
    Seafood Platter*

    Fresh local mussels, garlic crab claws succulent king prawns and Cajun salmon

  • £18.50
    McKay’s 6oz Sirloin*

    6oz Sirloin cooked to your liking served with tobacco onions and beef tomato

  • £23.00
    McKay’s 10oz Sirloin*

    10oz sirloin cooked to your liking with a grilled tomato, garlic, shallot and a flat cap mushroom

  • £13.50
    Southern Fried Chicken Strips*

    Chicken strips coated in a southern fried spice with choice of dip

  • £15.00
    Pan Fried Chicken

    Fillet of chicken on a bed of champ topped with pepper sauce and tobacco onions

  • £10.00
    Goat’s Cheese Salad (v)

    Fresh salad tossed with toasted walnuts drizzled with honey oil

  • £11.00
    Cajun Chicken Caesar Salad

    Baby-gem lettuce, bacon, parmesan shavings and a creamy caesar dressing

  • £14.50
    Cajun Salmon Caesar Salad

    Baby-gem lettuce, bacon, parmesan shavings and a creamy caesar dressing

  • £3.50
    Side Orders

    Chunky Chips
    Mashed Potato
    Skinny Chips
    Champ
    Sweet Chilli Chips
    Salt’N’Chilli Chips
    Tobacco Onions

  • £2.00
    Sauces

    Creamy Pepper Sauce
    Bushmills Sauce
    Gravy

*includes choice of side

Gluten free desserts also available please ask server

Ursa Minor Sour Dough Breads

We use sourdough bread from Ursa Minor which is made using only 3 ingredients - organic flour, water and salt. It is a slow process (around 36 hours) but this helps the gluten to breakdown and become more digestible. It is NOT gluten free, but people who live a ‘gluten free’ lifestyle are finding they don’t have them same issues they would normally have from eating processed breads.

Read what our customers have to say about our food

Went up to this bar for some lunch with hubby and kids. Staff very polite and very helpful had the lamb shank special gorgeous meat just fell of the plate hubby had homemade pie which was gorgeous kids meals were amazing nothing left drinks good price I highly recommend this place

Susannah Creaney

I emailed a few days ago to ask about Vegan options and Cormac could not have been more accommodating. He emailed back with three options that all sounded delicious. I opted for the vegan shepherds pie and sweet potato fries which was super tasty. The portions are huge and my two friends also enjoyed their meals. I really appreciated having several options (although I had to decide on this in advance). Friendly and welcoming place would definitely recommend!

Megan Elizabeth

Popped in for a meal with my mum (who has been a number of times) this evening. Lovely decor inside. Really loved the booths and the Bushmills bar stools! Food was absolutely delicious. Goujons and Hake were gorgeous and the portions were very generous. Lovely staff and atmosphere. Look forward to my next visit. Couldn't fault it!

Catherine Smyth

Ate and drank in O'Connor's Bar several times during a recent trip to Ballycastle. The service is spot on, as is the Guinness and the food is even more spot on. Cannot fault it. Thank you to the lovely girls and guys for making us feel so welcome.

Mark Wright

Was there with my husband and two kids. It turned out to be lovely. Food was delicious. Service was quick. Enjoyed it thoroughly. A day trip to ballycastle was finished off with some lovely food and service.

Heather Elaine Logue