Safari Banbridge

Safari Banbridge We are a multi-award winning licensed restaurant serving great locally sourced food at great prices We don’t cut corners — we make food worth sitting down for.
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Welcome to Safari Banbridge

Welcome to Safari Banbridge — the heart of great food, warm hospitality, and unbeatable local flavour. Proudly, A multi-award-winning and family-owned, we’re the restaurant that sets the standard in Banbridge and beyond. Voted Best Family Dining Restaurant in Northern Ireland five years in a row and Best Casual Dining Restaurant in Northern Ireland & County Down 2023,

Safari has also held TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for nine consecutive years — consistently ranked as Banbridge’s No.1 restaurant since the day we opened. Daytimes at Safari
Mornings and lunchtimes are all about fresh, locally sourced food served fast but never rushed. From handcrafted sandwiches, paninis, wraps, and smash burgers to daily specials and vibrant vegetarian and vegan dishes, every plate is cooked to order with flavour and pride. Evenings at Safari
As the sun sets, Safari transforms into a relaxed and intimate dining space under Dee and Dave Mateer, a husband-and-wife team with over 40 years of restaurant and catering experience. Our famous Saturday Steak Night brings Banbridge to life — three courses, drinks, live music, and atmosphere you simply won’t find anywhere else — from £59.95 per couple. Private Events & Catering
Safari isn’t just a restaurant — it’s an experience. We host private functions, birthdays, and celebrations, and our Safari Corporate Catering team delivers that same award-winning quality to weddings, festivals, and corporate events across Northern Ireland. Locally Sourced. Locally Owned. Always Exceptional. Over 85% of our ingredients come from trusted Northern Irish producers, with a goal to reach 100%. We’re proudly independent and locally owned — every penny spent at Safari stays right here, reinvested in our people, our community, and our town. Safari Banbridge — local, award-winning, and proudly original. From breakfast to dinner, quiet lunches to lively Saturday nights, experience why everyone’s talking about Safari — Banbridge’s best.

📍 69 Newry Street, Banbridge | 📞 028 4062 2244
Eat. Drink. Celebrate. Repeat.

How are people spending:☕ £4.90 on coffee🥐 £4.50 on a pastryThen acting surprised when Safari serves an actual lunch for...
10/06/2026

How are people spending:

☕ £4.90 on coffee
🥐 £4.50 on a pastry

Then acting surprised when Safari serves an actual lunch for £9.95?

Yes, we have got the math's right!!!

You can tell a lot about a restaurant by breakfast.Anyone can impress you on Valentine's Day.Anyone can impress you on N...
10/06/2026

You can tell a lot about a restaurant by breakfast.

Anyone can impress you on Valentine's Day.

Anyone can impress you on New Year's Eve.

A packed breakfast service on a wet Wednesday morning?

That's where reputations are built.

Fresh Mourne eggs.
Local produce.
Cooked to order.

No shortcuts.

SATURDAY DONE PROPERLYThere are people who spend Saturday night:📱 scrolling Netflix for 45 minutes🍕 arguing over takeawa...
09/06/2026

SATURDAY DONE PROPERLY

There are people who spend Saturday night:

📱 scrolling Netflix for 45 minutes
🍕 arguing over takeaway menus
😴 asleep by 9pm

And then there are people at Safari.

🍸 Cocktail in hand.
🥩 Locally sourced steak on the way.
🎶 Live music filling the room.
❤️ Great company around the table.

That's not dinner.

That's a Saturday night done properly.

Safari Steak Saturdays.

From just £59.95 per couple.

📞 02840622244
📲 https://safari.resos.com/booking

We've done the planning for you.🍳 Start with breakfast at Safari🍔 Then try our brand-new Busk Burger at lunchtime🎸 Spend...
09/06/2026

We've done the planning for you.

🍳 Start with breakfast at Safari

🍔 Then try our brand-new Busk Burger at lunchtime

🎸 Spend the afternoon enjoying Buskfest around town

🔥 Join us from early evening for our Safari Buskfest BBQ outside the restaurant

🥩 Steak Night continues as normal inside

🎶 Rich Wilson LIVE from 6pm

🍸 Cocktails flowing

🎤 Then DJ Aldo takes over from 9pm for the Buskfest Afterparty & Karaoke

Honestly...

If you can't have a good day with that line-up, we can't help you 😭

THE BEST PART OF THE WEEKFor some people it's payday.For some people it's home time.For us?It's Friday at 4pm.When the w...
09/06/2026

THE BEST PART OF THE WEEK

For some people it's payday.

For some people it's home time.

For us?

It's Friday at 4pm.

When the working week starts fading away.

The first drinks arrive.

The first meals leave the kitchen.

The first tables settle in for the evening.

And Safari Supper Club begins.

🍽️ 1 Course + Drink
🍽️ 2 Courses + Drink
🍽️ 3 Courses + Drink

Every Friday.
4pm – 6pm.

The perfect start to your weekend.

Every workplace has one.The person who says:👉 "I'm just nipping out for lunch."Returns 45 minutes later carrying their l...
09/06/2026

Every workplace has one.

The person who says:

👉 "I'm just nipping out for lunch."

Returns 45 minutes later carrying their leftovers Safari.

Instant promotion.

No interview required.

This is the person we need to lead us.

Everyone knows they're making the correct life choices.

Couples don't need counseling.They need breakfast.Watch carefully:If he offers the last piece of soda bread...True love ...
09/06/2026

Couples don't need counseling.

They need breakfast.

Watch carefully:

If he offers the last piece of soda bread...

True love exists.

Customer:👉 "We'll just try it once."Three weeks later:Staff know their name.Staff know their order.Staff know where they...
08/06/2026

Customer:

👉 "We'll just try it once."

Three weeks later:

Staff know their name.
Staff know their order.
Staff know where they sit.

Basically adopted into the family.

TAG THE FRIEND WHO:🎤 thinks they're the next Ed Sheeranbut sounds more like a lawnmower starting on a cold morning 😭DJ A...
07/06/2026

TAG THE FRIEND WHO:

🎤 thinks they're the next Ed Sheeran

but sounds more like a lawnmower starting on a cold morning 😭

DJ Aldo's Buskfest Karaoke Afterparty is waiting.

We want names 👇😂

Sunday morning 21st of June is going to be full of people saying:👉 "I shouldn't have stayed out."👉 "I definitely shouldn...
06/06/2026

Sunday morning 21st of June is going to be full of people saying:

👉 "I shouldn't have stayed out."

👉 "I definitely shouldn't have sang that."

👉 "Who let me near the microphone?"

And not one of them will regret it 😭

🎸 Buskfest Saturday 20th June
🍔 Busk Burger
🥩 Steak Night
🎶 Rich Wilson
🎤 DJ Aldo Afterparty

One day.
One venue.
One massive excuse to enjoy yourself.

Address

69 Newry Street
Banbridge
BT323EA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm

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