Sports Café Newcastle Road, Ballymahon, County Longford

"The service in the restaurant is very slow, to the point where there is no one to talk to. One dish did not arrive and in the end we simply gave up. We waited a long time to order desserts until the children lost patience. Too bad. Reasonable food. Not a big selection. A magnificent and very tidy sports complex, but a very disappointing cafe."

"Fun family friendly place. Kids had fun and staff are very helpful."

"Amenities are great. Pool is 1euro a game. There are arcade games and small, short rides that you would find in many shopping malls here. All at a small cost which of course adds up. There is a soft play den which is great for the kids. A large outdoor playground. A succinct and carefully chosen drinks menu which is good. You can play bowling here too for 31 euros for 45mins. There are badminton courts, a children's creche, squash courts, climbing walls, a mini gym, teddy making factory, pottery and more. All can be booked through the booking office that is here. There is snooker too. Lots of TV screens, one very large one for big games and many small ones scattered about the venue. The actual Sports Café is okay. Food and service needs a lot of work. The food is not described properly in the menu. Much of it is quite pricey for what you get. On one occasion we got a ham sandwich. The bread was very hard and had to be sent back. The orders have never been right each time we went here. Something was always forgotten. The sandwich was even meant to be brown bread but received white. When drinks are ordered, they are slow to come out. Communication between staff needs work too. Overall, not bad for a bite to eat, drinks and good for the kids. Main issue is the prices for what you get and service. Fries with cheese and bacon is nice. Crispy onions in there are a welcome surprise. The Nacho bites are basically melted cheese jalapeno poppers. They are tasty but I did expect Nachos. Same with chicken thighs. It is basically seasoned dry chicken, no skin and not what you may expect. BBQ ribs were tasty but small not very hot. Portions are smaller than expected too This could have been mentioned when ordering. Seem to be okay with allergies. Tuna and cucumber sandwich is tuna mayonnaise, which they should state on the menus. Having an allergy key on the actual menus would be better too. Presentation of food wasn't great either. Club sandwich was thrown all over the serving board. Staff need to get to know their menu better but staff are very friendly and mostly attentive throughout. Overall I would go back but unfortunately not to eat when there are better options on site."

"Good view of the kids play area and the sports halls. Kids soft play area is a good size. Large screen for sports events. TV's are located so there are no seats that don't have a view. Prices are good and the food is OK. Staff were great friendly and helpful. Lots of good entertainment for the kids of all ages."

"Great sports bar with loads of screens and three channels for different events. Highlight are clearly the main screens. The food is good and arrived fast. There is also a station with baby food, a soft play area for toddlers and an outdoor playground."