STARTERS

Home baked breads
‘Great Taste Award’ winning Guinness wheaten & Belfast crusty loaf
with black olive & sun dried tomato tapenade and local butter
£4

Today’s soup
home baked breads, local butter
£5

Crispy duck confit
pearl barley risotto, heritage beetroot
£8

Portavogie prawn ravioli
roast red peppers, chorizo, chilli, gremolata
£8

Duck & chicken liver parfait
Armagh apple chutney, spiced toasted brioche
£7

Crispy salt & chilli squid
Asian–slaw, chilli jam & garlic mayonnaise
£8

Pigeon & wild mushroom pithivier
roast garlic & truffle jus
£8

Crispy goats cheese & roast red pepper fritters
basil & aged parmesan
£8

Seafood sharing platter
Portavogie prawn scampi, steamed garlic mussels,
crispy salt & chilli squid, smoked salmon, our Guinness wheaten
£17


STARTER / MAINS

Smoked haddock & bacon chowder
with our Guinness wheaten
small £7/ main £9

Young buck blue cheese & red onion tart
purple sprouting broccoli, brown butter breadcrumbs
Small £7 / Main £12

Ballyhornan crab
fennel, garlic & shallot tagliatelle, brown butter breadcrumbs
Small £8/ Main £14

Strangford mussels
white wine, lemon & parsley cream, grilled soda bread
Small £8
Main £14 (with skinny fries)


MAINS

BLACKBOARD SPECIALS
change every day & feature fresh, seasonal, local produce



Beef shin & Farmageddon ale pie,
roast squash, creamy mash, bone marrow crumb
£15

Roast corn–fed chicken breast
‘Nduja sausage, braised lentils, celeriac mash, local root vegetables
£16

Balloo House fish & chips
mushy peas, proper house tartar sauce
£13

Thai spiced free range chicken breast
basil, coconut curry, pak choi, basmati rice, prawn & chicken wontons, poppadom
£16

Roast fillet of cod
mussels, chorizo, leek & white bean cassoulet
£17

Slow cooked Hannan’s pastrami short rib
sweet mustard crust, polenta & parmesan mash, roast onions
£18

Pork fillet & black pudding Wellington
creamed cabbage, colcannon potato, apple puree
£16



FROM THE GRILL

HANNAN’S HIMALAYAN SALT–CHAMBER AGED STEAK


Chargrilled 35 day salt–chamber aged 10oz sirloin
hand cut chips, onion rings, pepper sauce
£26

Chargrilled 28 day aged 10oz rib–eye
hand cut chips, onion rings, pepper sauce
£28

Dry–aged Irish beef burger
salad, red onion, our spicy tomato ketchup & choice of side
£13

Add Toppings: £1
Cashel Blue cheese, cheddar cheese,
crispy bacon, French fried onions



Sides £3.75
Hand cut chips, sautéed potatoes, garlic sautéed potatoes,
house salad, crispy onion rings,
champ, seasonal vegetables.

Sauces £2.5
Bushmills & black pepper sauce, red wine & onion jus,
tarragon veloute, garlic & parsley butter



DESSERTS
Freshly baked and changing daily
£6

Sample Menu

5–10–5

Monday–Friday

12 noon – 9pm

Starters £5
Hamhock, whitebean & spring vegetable soup with basil pistou
Goats cheese tart, pickled local vegetables, salsa verde mayo
Ballyhornan smoked salmon, wheaten, Waldforf salad
Duck & chicken liver parfait, rhubarb chutney, spiced toasted brioche


Mains £10
Peter Hannan’s guanciale & local leek risotto, brown butter bread crumbs, aged Parmesan
Portavogie red gurnard linguine, shellfish cream, spring greens
Strangford mussels in white wine, grilled soda bread, skinny fries
Crispy chicken parmigiana, rocket, Parmesan & polenta fries


Desserts £5
Vanilla rice pudding, raspberry compote
Rhubarb cheesecake, gingerbread ice–cream, poached local rhubarb
Sticky toffee pudding, butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice–cream
Pear & almond tart, vanilla ice–cream

Sample Menu

Desserts £6

Dark chocolate & cherry tart,
Clandeyboye, yoghurt sorbet

Plum & almond bakewell tartlet,
ginger bread ice–cream, salt caramel sauce

Sticky toffee pudding,
butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice–cream

Spiced Armagh apple & hazelnut crumble,
vanilla ice–cream

Buttermilk & blackberry pannacotta,
berry compote, vanilla shortbread

White chocolate & passionfruit baked cheesecake,
coconut & lime sorbet

Balloo House ice–cream selection
2 scoops – £3.50
3 scoops – £4.50

Selection of fully matured cheeses,
chutney and biscuits
£7

Petit fours – £3pp

Christmas Menu 2018

3 course lunch: £24.95 
3 course dinner: £29.95

Menu also available for private parties in Upstairs Restaurant (no additional room hire) for groups of 18 or more.  

Starters
French onion soup, Gruyere croute

Crispy ham hock & Parmesan arancini, pepperonata & rocket salad

Duck & chicken liver parfait, apple & cranberry chutney, spiced toasted brioche

Crispy prawn & chicken wontons, pickled cucumber, spiced Marie Rose sauce

Goats cheese, potato & leek tart, Waldorf salad (v)

Mains
Butter roast boned & rolled turkey, roast ham, cranberry & pork sausages, sage & thyme stuffing, rich roast gravy

24hr slow cooked Irish beef, sweet mustard crust, roast onions 

Pan roast hake, Jersualem artichokes, wild mushrooms, red wine jus

28 day aged sirloin steak, Bushmills pepper sauce, triple cooked chips (£5 supplement)

Roast free range chicken, herb stuffing, tarragon & roast garlic velouté

Pork fillet wrapped in Parma ham, crispy sage, butternut squash

Roast red pepper & spinach orzo, goats cheese, brown butter crumb (v)

(All served with champ, roast potatoes & seasonal vegetables)

Desserts
Ma Sweeney’s Christmas pudding, Bushmills custard

Pear & almond tartlet, cinnamon ice cream

Chocolate orange & cranberry pot, gingerbread ice cream

White chocolate & Alphonso mango cheesecake, mango & lime ice cream, coconut crisp

Balloo House ice cream selection (dairy free also available)

Sample menu

3 courses £24

Starters

Todays soup with home baked breads

Balloo smoked haddock & bacon chowder, Guinness wheaten

Hot smoked salmon & crab fishcake, pickled vegetables

Crispy salt & chilli squid,
Asian–slaw, chilli jam and garlic mayo

Duck & chicken liver parfait,
rhubarb chutney, spiced toasted brioche

Mains

Roast fillet of hake, guanciale & leek risotto

Roast leg of spring lamb

Roast sirloin of Irish beef, Yorkshire pudding, red wine jus 

Roast chicken breast & stuffed leg with roast chicken gravy

Spring vegetable risotto, purple sprouting broccoli, blue cheese

(All served with Sunday roast trimmings– champ, roasties, seasonal vegetables)

Desserts

Sticky toffee pudding,
butterscotch sauce, vanilla ice cream

Chocolate orange cheesecake,
chocolate sauce, marmalade ice cream

Cranberry bakewell
home–made gingerbread ice cream

Apple crumble
home–made vanilla ice cream

Selection of home–made ice creams

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

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 Danny Millar 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.

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)
54



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

Supper Club at Balloo 

Each month in the upstairs restaurant, we feature a different international style of cuisine, while remaining true to our ethos of using produce from the best local artisan suppliers.

Next Supper Club date TBC.  Watch this space!

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)