Friday, 4 May 2012

A Bite Above

This little cafe has existed in Ballymoney for some time now under management of various people and previously know as the peppercorn. Recently however it came under new management again, this time renaming itself to 'A Bite Above' which was great naming considering the cafe is based upstairs.
Some might say it being upstairs if off putting and alienates people that may not be able to use stairs and to a certain extent they are right but sometimes I believe a business has to make hard choices when picking locations and must sometimes make small sacrifices to have a business that is successful, and this one certainly is.
Since its opening I have been a regular and can say that it is busy every lunchtime even on one occasion not getting a seat and having to go elsewhere but didn't mind as its great to see a business so successful.
The restaurant is bright and airy with great views of the street below from the majority of the tables.
On my visit to the restaurant We were served quickly giving us just enough time to look the menu and make our choice. The server also knew the menu well and even when I asked swap an item for another when ordering, this was not a problem.
The food was ready in about 15 minutes and from the first taste you could tell the food was fresh and well cooked. the plates were hot and if you enjoy a good feed then your in the right place!
Not only was the meal more than enough but the price very reasonable with my whole meal costing about £7. when I say meal I mean a meal as I never bothered with dinner that evening because it was that good.
It I did have a criticism I would say that due to how busy the cafe can be, we arrived and had to sit at a table which wasn't cleared yet but this was quickly sorted considering the one server that was on.
I can say on this occasion I yet again enjoyed my meal and have yet to get a bad one from the bite above. Upstairs is a problem however as I have someone who would love to try but unfortunately would find it hard to use the staires easily.
I will be returning again and again and recomend it to the towns people who haven't tried it yet. I would recomend their frys.




Menu 8/10
Taste 9/10
Staff 8/10
Place 8/10
Total 33/40
**** toon scullery star's