Welcome to
Brunels Restaurant
An award-winning restaurant in the heart of Newcastle, County Down providing fresh, local, seasonal cuisine. "good food from the heart."
Originally opened in 2014, Brunels quickly established an outstanding reputation for service and fine dining. Due to exceptional customer demand, we opened our new 70-seater restaurant with a brand new state-of-the-art kitchen in central Newcastle in October 2017. Our head chef and director Paul Cunningham alongside co-director Fiona Davey aim to continue to provide fantastic food and service to our ever growing customer base.
Restaurant
Menu
Focusing on bold and creative gourmet dishes, Brunel’s use only the freshest regionally sourced ingredients to create dishes that both challenge and inspire, showcasing seasonal local fayre at its very best.
It is our mission to deliver exceptional quality, reasonably priced dishes, served in a relaxed environment by professional but friendly staff.
Brunel's Restaurant
Vegan Menu
Head Chef
Paul Cunningham
As far back as he can remember, Paul always wanted to work with local, seasonal, fresh produce. He was inspired from a very early age by his grandfather, and Paul still has fond memories of his role model teaching him about respecting the landscape, about using the earth to grow fresh fruit and vegetables, and about the best spots on his doorstep to selectively forage the wonderful shellfish,
sea vegetables and herbs that were readily available, if you knew where to look. It is these formative early memories of time spent outdoors with his grandfather that has had a very positive impact on his style of ingredients-led cuisine, for which he is known today.
Customer
REVIEWS
"Amazing, delicious, real tasty food! Third time eating here, have never had a bad experience, every visit, the food exceeds my expectations, every time! This is definitely my new favourite restaurant!"
Recent TripAdvisor Reviews
"Food was amazing - scallops for starters , Coley risotto with chorizo then chocolate fondant Top class gin menu too! Cant wait to go back Superb restaurant , great service -well done Brunels, one of the best restaurants In Northern Ireland!"
Recent TripAdvisor Reviews
"The food was imaginative, beautifully prepared and I found myself looking forward to the next mouthful. I'm not usually a 'risk taker' with food, but I started with rhubarb cured salmon, followed by lamb belly and strawberry panacotta to finish. Everything was beautiful, very good value too."
Recent TripAdvisor Reviews
"I would like to share with you all our wonderful experiences at the new "Brunels "
Firstly,we were greeted by a lovely lady called Gayle who welcomed us warmly, offered to take our coats and allowed us to choose our seats for the evening.
Our whole experience was enhanced by Gayle who explained the menu, sought help for all our queries and was certainly a gracious patient host.We felt she was our friend for the evening yet in a very professional way.
Food was served promptly and was at the correct temperature.We all had steak which was served to our request.The wine was well priced and thanks again to Gayle for aiding our choice....she really is a gem and look forward to seeing her again on our return."
Recent TripAdvisor Reviews
The Story of
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Born in 1806, Isambard Brunel became one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history, building dockyards, railways and steamships but some of the most iconic bridges ever seen, the Clifton Suspension Bridge & the Maidenhead Railway Bridge. Among his most notable designs were the three steam powered, iron hulled ships, which transformed the face of naval transportation, the SS Great Western, the SS Great Britain and the SS Great Eastern. When the SS Great Britain was launched in 1843, she was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic. The story goes that Brunel himself arrived at the coast to oversee the resurrection of the ship from the dangerous tides of Dundrum Bay and whilst staying in the Dundrum Hotel he fell in love with the scenic coastal area
and decided to stay for a significant time after the ship was rescued. The SS Great Britain was returned to service and continued on to spend the next 30 years transporting emigrants to Australia, bulk transportation of coal to the Falkland Islands and then eventually was brought back to her native shores to be restored and can this day be seen in Bristol Floating Harbour and it’s anchor can be seen proudly on display at the Harbour in Newcastle, Co Down. Chef Paul Cunningham, like Brunel, is considered to be a great revolutionary of his industry, as with fervour and devotion, he incorporates the foraged, natural wild ingredients of Dundrum Bay into all his dishes providing a delectable culinary experience.
Reservations
32 Downs Road Newcastle Co. Down BT33 0AG UK
028 4372 3951