Balloo House

Reservations 028 9754 1210
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    A rich 400 year history of hospitality tempting you with fresh local seafood and pub grub classics

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    Mail on Sunday Top 50 Sunday Lunches UK – 3 course menu £25

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    5–10–5 Menu Monday – Saturday 12pm–6:30pm

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    We’re just a stone’s throw from Strangford Lough and renowned for our fresh local seafood

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    Luxury Overnight Escape from £69.00pp

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    Bluegrass & Traditional Irish music sessions every Wed & Thurs from 9pm Be sure to bring your ears and your best tapping toe

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    A warm country welcome for locals and travellers alike

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    Only freshly cooked proper food for the little ones – kids menu

Balloo House

A charming and historic country pub and restaurant just a stone’s throw from Strangford Lough.

Our Food

These menus will give you a flavour of what’s on offer at Balloo House.

  • Main menu 5–9pm

    Menu 

    5pm–9pm


    Snacks

    Bread and Butter £5

    Wee Black Pudding Scotch Eggs, Brown Sauce £6

    Smoked Eel and Pork Croquette, Lovage Mayo £5

    Starters

    Strangford Lough Mussels, Barley, Apple and Cider Cream £8

    Smoked Haddock Chowder, Wheaten Bread £8

    Confit Chicken, Smoked Bacon and Winter Vegetable Broth £7.50

    Salt Baked Beetroots, Raspberry Vinegar, Goats Curd, Linseed £7

    Pressed Ham, Celeriac Remoulade, Salad Cream £8


    Mains

    Hazelnut Crusted Cod, Jerusalem Artichokes, Brown Butter and Sherry Vinegar £17

    Venison Loin, Suet Pudding, Savoy Cabbage, Root Vegetable Mash £21

    Roast Chicken, Truffled Mac and Cheese, Winter Slaw £17

    Balloo House Fish and Chips, Mushy Peas, Tartare Sauce £13.50

    6oz Beef Burger, Bacon Jam, Fried Pickles and Black Pepper Mayo £14

    Chargrilled 35 day aged 10oz Ribeye, Stuffed Mushroom, Pepper Sauce, Chips £25

    Flat Iron steak (pink), Mustard Dressing, Fried Greens, Hand Cut Chips £22

    Sides: Champ // Chips // Roasted Carrots. Cumin yoghurt // House salad £3.50

     

    Desserts 
    Freshly baked and changing daily from £6.50

  • Lunch Menu 12–6.30pm

    Sample menu

    Monday – Friday
    12pm –6.30pm

    Bread and Butter £5
    Wee Black Pudding Scotch Eggs, Brown Sauce £6
    Smoked Eel and Pork Croquettes, Lovage Mayo £5

    Today’s Soup £5.50
    Strangford Lough Mussels, Barley, Apple and Cider Cream £8.00
    Confit Chicken, Smoked Bacon and Winter Vegetable Broth £7.50
    Smoked Haddock and Bacon Chowder £8

    Slow Cooked Beef Cheek, Root vegetable and Horseradish Mash £14
    Pheasant, Bacon and Mushroom Pappardelle Pasta £9 / £14
    Balloo House Fish and Chips, Mushy Peas, Tartare Sauce £13.50
    Honey Roast Ham and Mustard, Hegarty’s Cheddar Toasted Sandwich £12
    6oz Beef Burger, Bacon Jam, Fried Pickles and Black Pepper Mayo £14
    Chargrilled 35 day aged 10 0z Ribeye, Stuffed Mushroom, Pepper Sauce, Chips £25
    Flat Iron steak (pink), Mustard dressing, Fried Greens, Hand Cut Chips £22
    Sides: Champ // Chips // Roasted Carrots. Cumin yoghurt // House salad £3.50

     

  • 5 10 5 menu

    Sample Menu

    5–10–5

    Monday–Friday

    12 noon – 6:30pm

     

    Starters £5

    Butternut squash soup

    Smoked haddock & bacon chowder

    Ham hock, mustard & leek croquettes, celeriac, herb mayo



    Mains £10

    Sugar pit bacon chop, cabbage, parsley sauce

    Fish pie, cheddar mash, buttered greens

    Cod scampi, mushy peas, chips, lemon mayo



    Desserts £5

    Baked rice pudding, berry compote, sugared almonds

    Sticky toffee pudding, butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice–cream

    Buttermilk pannacotta, poached rhubarb, meringue


  • Dessert menu

    Desserts 

    Sample Menu

    Lemon Cream Pot, Blood Orange Curd and
    Spiced Sugar Doughnuts  £6.50

    Baked Apple and Custard Tart, Brown Butter and Almond Crumble, Cinnamon Ice Cream £6.50*

    Chocolate, Caramel and Peanut Slice,
    Sour Cherry Sorbet*  £6.50

    Balloo House Sticky Toffee Pudding, Vanilla Ice Cream £6.50

    Poached Rhubarb, Buttermilk Pannacotta, Meringue £6.50

    Balloo House Ice Cream selection
    2 scoops – £4
    3 scoops – £5
    (Dairy free chocolate & strawberry ice cream available)

    Selection of Cheese, Oat Biscuits and Chutney £8

    Petit fours* £3 pp

    *Contains Nuts

     

  • Sunday Lunch Menu

    Sample menu

    Sunday Lunch

    12pm – 4pm
    2 Courses £22
    3 Courses £25

    Today’s Soup with Home Baked Breads

    Balloo Smoked Haddock and Bacon Chowder, Guinness Wheaten

    Salt Baked Beetroots, Linseed, Goats Curd

    Ham Hock, Leek and Mustard Croquettes, Celeriac, Salad Cream

    Strangford Mussels, Barley, Apple and Cider Cream

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    Sugar Cured Bacon Chop, Creamed Cabbage, Black Pudding, Mustard

    Lemon and Thyme Roast Chicken, Sage and Onion Stuffing, Bread Sauce

    Rosemary and Garlic Braised Lamb Shanks, Minted Crushed Potatoes

    Roast Sirloin of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, Root Vegetable Mash, Gravy

    Red Gurnard, Curried Potatoes, Sesame Fried Greens

    All mains served with Roast Potatoes, Champ and Vegetables

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    Apple and Mixed Berry Crumble, Vanilla Ice Cream

    Buttermilk Pannacotta, Poached Rhubarb, Meringue

    Sticky Toffee Pudding, Vanilla Ice Cream

    Baked Rice Pudding, Berry Compote, Sugared Almonds

    Selection of Ice Creams

    Cheeseboard (£5 Supp)

  • Kids menu

    Sample menu

    Mains £5

    Home–made fish fingers

    Home–made chicken goujons

    100% beef burger

    Pork & leek sausages

    Roast chicken,
    local vegetables & gravy

    Above served with chips or mash

    Pasta with chicken,
    creamy bacon &mushroom sauce

    Chicken curry with pak choi & rice

    Desserts £2.95

    Ice cream sundae
    Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream

     

  • WINE LIST

    HOUSE WHITE

    Las Condes Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (2017)
    Gl £5
    Btl £20

    Long Beach Chenin Blanc, South Africa (2017)
    Gl £5
    Btl £20

    L’Or du Sud Chardonnay, France (2017)
    Gl £5
    Btl £20

    Renideo Pinot Grigio, Italy (2017)
    Gl £5
    Btl £20

    Heart of Stone Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand (2016 / 2017)
    Gl £6
    Btl £23



    HOUSE ROSE

    Arcano Pinot Grigio Rose, Italy (2016 / 2017)
    Gl £5
    Btl £20



    WHITE WINES (Btl)

    Bellevue Sauvignon Blanc, France (2017)
    £23

    Cépage Viognier, France (2016 / 2017)
    £23

    Domaine Gueguen Chablis, France (2016 / 2017)
    £35

    Domaine Chauviniere Muscadet, France (2017)
    £23

    Castro Martin Albariño, Spain (2016 / 2017)
    £31

    Bellevue Chardonnay, France, (2016 / 2017)
    £24

    Cefiro Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (2016 2017)
    £23

    Soalheiro Allo Alvarinho/Loureiro, Portugal (2017)
    £25

    Forest Estate Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand (2016 / 2017)
    £25

    Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Satarelli, Italy (2016 / 2017)
    £26

    Pajzos Tokaji T Furmint, Hungary, (2016 / 2017)
    £27

    Favourite Son Cardonnay, Australia (2017)
    £25

    Andre Dezat Sancerre, France (2016 / 2017)
    £35

    Journey’s End Stellenboch, Haystack Chardonnay, South Africa (2016)
    £30

    Domaine La Grandilla Verdejo, Rueda, Spain (2017)
    £25

    Dog Point Chardonnay, New Zealand (2015)
    £45

    Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand (2016)
    £51



    HALF BOTTLES

    Viña Casablanca Cefiro Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (2016)
    £12

    Loosen Estate Riesling, Germany (2016)
    £16

    Andre Dezat Sancerre, France (2016)
    £21



    DESSERT WINES (Gl)

    Ballet d’Octobre Jurançon, France
    £3

    Elysium Black Muscat, California
    £3



    HOUSE RED

    Las Condes Merlot, Chile (2017)
    Aromas of plums and dark berry fruit with a soft medium palate
    Gl £5
    Btl £20

    Long Beach Cabernet Sauvignon, South Africa (2016)
    Gl £5
    Btl £20

    Armoiries Cotes du Rhône, France (2016)
    Gl £6
    Btl £20

    Bujanda Rioja Crianza, Spain (2014)
    Gl £6
    Btl £23

    Altosur Malbec, Argentina (2017)
    Gl £6
    Btl £23



    SPARKLING

    10. Ti Amo Prosecco Spumante, Italy
    1/4 btl £9



    RED WINE

    Domaine Rochette Beaujolais Villages, France (2016)
    Btl £27

    Manoir du Gravoux, Cotes de Castillon, France (2014)
    Btl £29

    Villa Wolf Pinot Noir, Germany (2016)
    Bottle: £28

    Chateau de Lascaux Pic Saint Loup, France (2015 / 2016)
    Btl £26

    Quinta de la Rosa Tinto, Portugal (2016)
    Btl £28

    Wolftrap, South Africa (2016)
    Btl £22

    Cefiro Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile (2016)
    Btl £21

    Massaya ‘LaColombier’, Lebanon (2015)
    Btl £35

    Rustenberg Shiraz, South Africa (2015)
    Btl £27

    Jesus Romero Rubus, Teruel, Spain (2016)
    Btl £28

    Kilikanoon Lackey Shiraz, Clare Valley, Australia (2016)
    Btl £30

    Telegramme Chateauneuf–de–Pape, France (2015)
    Btl £45

    Luigi Pira Barolo,’Serralunga’ Italy (2014)
    Btl £45

    Marques de Murrieta Rioja, Spain (2013)
    Btl £49

    Pesquera Ribera del Duero Crianza, Spain (2014)
    Btl £40

    Ridge Vineyards ‘Lyttonsprings’, USA (2015 / 2016)
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    HALF BOTTLES

    Viña Casablanca Cefiro Merlot, Chile (2016)
    Btl £12

    Viña Bujanda Rioja Crianza, Spain (2014)
    Btl £13

    Rocca delle Macie Chianti Classico, Italy (2015)
    Btl£16

    Armoiries Cotes du Rhône, France (2015)
    Btl £12



    SPARKLING & CHAMPAGNE

    James Nicholson Brut, Saumur, France
    £25

    Verduzzo Prosecco Spumante
    £25

    Billecart–Salmon Brut Champagne, France
    £49

     

  • Sample vegetarian menu

    Sample vegetarian menu

    Starters

    Spring pea soup, home baked breads, local butter £5

    Irish goats cheese salad, candied walnuts heirloom tomatoes £7

    Spring vegetable rigatoni pasta, aged Parmesan £7

    Mixed leaf salad, tomatoes, walnuts and wholegrain mustard vinaigrette £6



    Mains

    Spring vegetable risotto, sage, candied walnuts, aged Parmesan £12

    Potato gratin, purple sprouting broccoli, crispy vegetables £12

    Red Thai vegetable curry, pak choi, basmati rice £12

    Seasonal vegetable puff pie, rosemary velouté, creamy mash £12

    Crispy polenta fritters with garlic Comber potatoes £12



    (Vegan options also available)

     

  • Luxury overnight stay

    Make a night of it…

    Luxury overnight stay and 4 course dinner at Michelin recommended Balloo House

    Enjoy a 4 course menu created by Chef Danni Barry at Balloo House, with an overnight stay and breakfast at a nearby luxury B&B – Hunters Lodge, Anna’s House or The Mill at Balloo.

    Upstairs dining and overnight stay (Fri & Sat only) – £75.00 pps

    Downstairs dining and overnight stay (Sun – Thurs) – £69.00 pps

    (excludes bank holidays)

    To book accommodation and dinner contact:

    Hunters Lodge on 02897 542703 or email info@hunters-lodge.net
    Anna’s House on 02897 541566 or email anna@annashouse.com
    The Mill at Balloo on 02897 541752 or email info@mill-at-balloo.co.uk
    Availability limited so early booking is advised.

     

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Accolades

We don’t like to blow our own trumpet but we are proud to hold some very prestigious endorsements for our glorious food.

  • McKenna's Guide

    Recommended

    2007 - 2019

  • Georgina Campbell

    Ireland guide

    2006 - 2018

  • Michelin Guide

    Eating out in pubs

    2010 - 2019

  • AA Restaurant Guide

    2012 - 2019

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Opening Hours

Dining downstairs from noon to 9.00pm daily (9.30pm Friday and Saturday) Upstairs restaurant available for Friday and Saturday dining and private events. For reservations please call us on 028 97541210

1 Comber Road, Killinchy
Newtownards. BT23 6PA

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