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.
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
Childrens 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
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
Beanotastic Afternoon Tea
Enjoy a ‘Beanotastic’ Afternoon Tea in the Stable Yard and experience the playful world of all things Beano! Dive into a mischievous menu packed with fun-filled treats. From Minnie’s Mini Mischief scones to Roger the Dodger Jammy Splats and more cheeky surprises along the way. (A Gardens only or Castle and Gardens ticket is required with your Beanotastic Afternoon Tea booking. Your admission ticket must be for the same day as your afternoon tea booking)
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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