Tartine At The Distillers Arms - Moyle

Tartine is probably the best restaurant on the North Coast. The food is of great quality and the waiting staff is the most pleasant, attentive, and polite. The waitresses are delightfully well-mannered and clearly take pride in offering hospitality. Among a wide range of dining options, Tartine has quickly become our preferred choice. The accommodating manager ensures that the highest standards are maintained. We had a fantastic Sunday lunch with good friends, seated next to a cozy log fire. Thank you, Tartine, for helping to create another memorable occasion. And, of course, compliments to the chef(s)! We will definitely be back.

If there is somewhere better locally for treating yourself to a special and memorable meal I have yet to find it. It's a pity I'm only allowed to award 5 stars because it is worth more than that. Staff are professional and welcoming and the atmosphere in the dining room is relaxed. The early bird menu is a winner for early diners but you can also order off the main menu for a more extensive choice. Without a doubt this is a top notch restaurant as evidenced by the fact that it is quite difficult to get a booking unless you book several weeks ahead.

I have always loved this restaurant and visited many times, however, our last visit was not the usual experience. We were seated at the front of the restaurant which hasn’t got the same atmosphere as the main part of the building. Not a big issue as we were there for the food. I would have preferred not to have had the mussel shells from the previous diner under my feet though. I can’t remember what our starters were (says a lot) but we ordered steak and pork as mains. I didn’t try the steak so wouldn’t be fair to comment but there wasn’t much feed back other than ‘I’ve had better and you couldn’t eat the mushrooms’. The pork was well cooked but the rest of the plate not so much. The black pudding was completely dried out and the cabbage and bacon was very oily, both inedible unfortunately. For the first time we had no dessert. When asked if we enjoyed our meal we said it was just ok, no response from the staff we paid our bill and left. I appreciate views are subjective and maybe because I love Tartine so much it was a sore disappointment.

Restaurant was freezing. It was so so noisy I couldn’t hear my husband speaking. Food was laced with salt. Definitely a very poor experience!!!

Excellent eating, amazing environment and wonderful, knowledgeable, professional staff. many thanks for a delicious meal. highly recommended. will definitely be back.