Eating

Refreshments to enjoy at this stunning royal residence

Weston Pavilion

Our café in the Weston Pavilion caters for full sit-in and patio dining. NGCI, vegan and vegetarian offer available.

Opening times

Breakfast service is from 09:00 - 11:30 offering full breakfast and snacks.

Lunch service is from 11:30 to 16:00 daily, with a range of quality dishes available throughout the day using the best of local produce and seasonal fruit and veg from Hillsborough Castle's historic Walled Garden.

Menu - Weston Pavilion Café

Sample menu only – this is a small selection of the items we offer. Availability, dishes and prices may vary and are subject to change.

Cakes

Cookies £3.00
Muffins £3.50
Carrot cake £4.00
Lemon drizzle £4.00
Pineapple gateaux £4.50
Draynes farm buttermilk scones includes Irish butter and jam £3.65

Deli

Soup of the day £7.50
Salad bowl/plate £5.00/8.00
Bushmills BBQ pulled pork bagel £7.00
Sweet potato and chickpea roll £4.00
Tandoori rockvale chicken ciabatta £7.00
Irish black butter and garden leek sausage roll £4.00

Chickens meal – includes a drink

Buttermilk goujons and fries £8.00
Mac and cheese £8.00
Tomato focaccia pizza £8.00
Quails butchers sausage and chips £8.00

Hot food

Peppercorn chicken fries – skin on fries, southern fried chicken, titanic whiskey peppercorn sauce, Dromona cheddar, crispy onions £16.00
Crispy brie salad – breaded brie , balsamic garden beetroot, toasted walnuts, carrot and cucumber ribbons, mixed garden rocket salad, raspberry vinaigrette £14.00

Cold drinks

A selection of cold drinks is available from £2.70

Hot drinks

A selection of hot drinks is available from £2.50

Menu - Stableyard Café

Sample menu only – this is a small selection of the items we offer. Availability, dishes and prices may vary and are subject to change.

Lick gelato ice cream – from £3.00

Cakes

Caramel square £4.00
Rocky road £4.00
Raspberry ruffle £4.00
Fifteen £4.00
Draynes farm buttermilk scones, includes Irish butter and jam £3.65

Deli

Soup of the day £7.50
Salad bowl/plate £5.00/8.00
Smoked Lisdergan beef brisket bap £7.00
Sweet potato and chickpea roll £4.00
Wild garlic chicken, tomato and mozzarella roll £7.00
Irish black butter and garden leek sausage roll £4.00

Hot food

Jacket potato

With beans and cheese £5.50
With salad £7.50

Cold drinks

A selection of cold drinks is available from £2.70

Hot drinks

A selection of hot drinks is available from £2.50

Hillsborough Castle and Gardens chef Jamie Penny with produce grown in the Kitchen Gardens.

Seasonal produce

You can also pick up a fresh, seasonal produce box grown by our expert gardeners in the Walled Garden.

Prices and produce will vary, depending on availability.

Card payment and cash (Pounds Sterling) accepted in the West Pavilion.

Dietary requirements

We strive to offer a personalised service at the Hillsborough Castle. Like every catering establishment, our menu dishes are prepared in environments that are not totally free from allergen ingredients. While we endeavour to prevent this as far as possible, the nature of an allergen means we cannot fully guarantee that cross-contamination may not have occurred.

We are happy to provide further detail on ingredients and how they are handled to allow you make an informed decision as to whether the food is suitable for you. Should you have concerns about the ingredients in our dishes, please do not hesitate to ask a member of our staff regarding allergens in any of our dishes. An allergen folder is also available on the catering floor should you have any questions.

We can provide allergen information on the 14 major allergens - lupin, mustard, molluscs, nuts, peanuts, crustaceans, fish, egg, celery, sulphur dioxide, soybean, milk, sesame, gluten.”

Inside the buildings

To help protect our palace, food and drink is not allowed within the confines of any of the buildings except in designated areas.

Sustainability

Food is our passion, and we want it to be as respectful of the environment as can be! This is why, it is at the centre of all we do, reducing our food waste, using a greenest supply chain, local sourcing and committing to a larger plant-based offer.

We love to tell stories through our food and drink, we use our creativity to link our food to the unique visitor experience. We understand the role great food can play in a family day out and our extensive menus can provide you with everything you need.

Our food is inventive, local, and memorable yet accessible to all. We source seasonal food using local suppliers aligned with the Taste of Ulster scheme. Their products give our menus a sense of place, one that reflects our local heritage and base.

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