The Ava Winebar & Bistro

The Ava weekend entertainment ޟŽçޟ’™

Our Volcanic Cooking Stone is available 7 days a week in the Winebar and Bistro, Booking essential. PM us for further details ޟËˋޟÇ

It〙s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Thanks to Briggs Equipment and A&G Electrical for putting up our Christmas lights!

We are now FULLY BOOKED every weekend throughout December. Limited availability left for Monday-Thursday, please give us a call for any Christmas booking enquiries on 028 9146 5490 ޟŽ„ÞŸŽÞŸŽŠ

Our Seafood Platter options for this evening! Available from 5-9pm ޟÇޟŸ

Are you attending Bangor's Christmas Light Switch On this Saturday?? Main Street, My Street Bangor have lots of family activities happening from 1-5pm, check out their event for more info! If you're on Main Street stop by our Wine Terrace for some mulled wine, mince pies and roasted chestnuts! #ItsBeginningToFeelAlotLikeChristmasޟŽ„Þ ŸŽ†ÞŸŽ‰

Come celebrate Tapas Tuesday at The Ava with us! Any 3 dishes for ôÈ12 or 5 dishes for ôÈ18 ޟÇ

...or breakfast ޟ™ˆÞŸ™Š we〙re open and serving the hungry from 12-9pm ޟÇޟ’™

It's Date Night at The Ava, get yourself a main course, dessert and glass of wine for just ôÈ14.95 ޟÇޟ’™ #treatyoself

Lucky we have plenty of coffee AND wine 㘕ޟñ

〘You mean to tell me, we〙ve drank a whole bottle of wine already????〙 Tag your wine buddies ޟñޟñޟñޟñ

Who has got that Sunday feeling, just want to sit back, relax, have dinner cooked for you and then not worry about doing the dishes afterwards, guess what you can do all of that At the Ava, with our Sunday roast menu served from 12.30pm through to 7.30pm. No need to book unless of course you are a party of 6 or more then it is good to know, otherwise come in when ever suits and we will get you a table on arrival. Enjoy traditional live music today with the Mc Cleery Duo plus One from 2-5pm. ãÊÿ¡ÞŸ‘ˋ」ãÊÿ¡ã€ÞŸ‘´ÞŸ‘´ã€ÞŸ‘ˋã€Þ Ÿ‘Ïޟ‘´ã€ÞŸ‘ˋ」ޟ‘Ï」ޟ‘Îޟ§ÿ¡ÞŸË„Þ Ÿ´ÞŸ¯ÞŸŽÑޟŽ£ÞŸ˜

It's Happy Hour tonight in the Winebar from 10pm-1am, cocktails just ôÈ5 and selected 330ml and 660ml bottled beer ôÈ3-5 ޟ’™

Have you tried our Pan-seared Hake from our Autumn Menu yet?? Served in a Bouillabaisse Broth with poached King Prawns, Brunoise Vegetables, Saffron Potatoes, Rouille and fresh HerbsޟÇ Most definitely a seasonal winter warmer with a bit of heat from the chillies in the rouille ޟ’™

Weekend entertainment at The Ava ޟŽçޟ’™

Feed the fam or overly indulge, at The Ava we have it covered! Every Thursday in the Bistro from 5-9pm enjoy a family style meal for just ôÈ25ޟÇBased on 2 adults and 2 children but all family sizes and appetites can be catered for ޟ˜‰ÞŸ’™

If you haven't fallen out with half your family members/friends while playing this game have you ever really PLAYED Monopoly? We aren't condoning fall-outs or family feuds but we ARE encouraging you to come down and play our Bangopoly table! You can find it in the Winebar ޟŽˋޟŽý

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And the winning flavour from the Facebook Public Vote with a total of 241 votes... RHUBARB & CUSTARD! Available at The Ava from November 1st ޟ¡ÞŸ’™ Congratulations to Nikki Howard who entered our Suggestion Competition and received the most votes in our Public Vote. You have won an evening with The Ava Blogger and Felipe to make your very own bottle of Bombay Rhubarb & Custard Infused Gin! Do you think we should hold a competition like this again? If so, let us know in the comments below! #TheAvaBlogger #GinFusion #GinOfTheMonth

Went to the Ava tonight for dinner and it was delish. Went for something different and had the lobster. It was cooked to perfection and the sauce that accompanied it was lovely. Definitely recommend and will be back. Great food and great service.

We visited on Saturday nite after persuading granny to babysit. Upon arrival we were greeted by a lovely gentleman who let us know it might be 5-10 minutes. The wife turned to me repeating his words as if this might be an issue for me. It〙s not like I could have left and been in another restaurant and seated quicker than where I already was. Anyways, the barman was a decent spud and sorted the missus out with a few G and Ts, explaining to her that they don〙t come in pint form, just glasses. Within minutes we were whisked away to our table through the gaggle of Bangorians, most of whom knew each other or who had probably slept together before moving further afield to Ards. For starters we had the black pudding sausage roll and pate. As is custom for any married couple, mine was better and the wife wanted my bit and soon I was craving my main. The fish and chip struck the right chords and even being backed up by onion rings and chips didn〙t feel too heavy on the batter...which many restaurants have lost points on. The chilli chicken was both chicken and chilli, delivered in abundance. I ordered a lemon tart for dinner and the wife declined only to ask for a spoon and a wee bit of mine. After a small row we finished our meal satisfied and happy.



Staff 10/10

Food 9/10

Setting 10/10

Wife 10/10 ;)

Tonight the Ava let a very lively group of ladies hold their leaving dinner downstairs in the back alcove. Being one of them I〙d like to say Thank You so much !! The food was so tasty and the specialty cocktails looked amazing. I would also like to thank the Assistant manager for resolving an issue with one of the meals, and being our photographer, it was very much appreciated.

We will be back to partake of more food and beverages soon.

The place is delicious. Keep doing the great work. Don't let the negativity stop you. You guys keep cooking amazing food. Maybe those posting comments about how things are changing may want to enter competition and set up a vegan restaurant with meat options. As all current restaurants offer vegan or vegetarian. I don't understand the negativity or the hate. Glad to see those promoting love and health for sentient beings are wishing hurtful and spiteful things on people. I don't think alot of people see the contradictory nature of their comments. Would be nice to see healthy competition rather than the classic sjws coming out to play

Split my drink and the lovey bar man replaced it for me and was so lovely all night food was great too!!

Really impressed with the service ,The Gluten Free Fish and chips was up thee with some of the best I〙ve ever had

Husband and I were here last night for some drinks and something to eat, the food was lovely and the staff were great, deffo visit again ÿ¢§

Had our first visit to the Ava today and have to say the food was amazing, every plate on our table was left completely empty and three of them belonged to three very fussy kids. Nicest lunch he had ever had was my seven year olds opinion. Also the staff were absolutely lovely, they were very attentive and friendly and one waitress seen me taking pictures but couldn〙t get the whole family in and she offered to take it for us. Even when my wee boy nearly knocked our table over and he got upset the waiter made a joke of it and made him feel better. We had travelled down to Bangor today for an Easter Day trip for the kids but myself and my partner both agreed we would happily travel this far again just to visit the Ava, and conveniently right beside the train station too. It was the perfect end to our day to visit here and will definitely be back!

Had a fantastic meal on Saturday night. We had not booked but were accommodated with no hassle. Service was exceptional, from the moment we sat down until we left.

There was great music and the atmosphere was perfect, could not speak highly enough of our evening.

Had a delicious meal on Friday night. I had the surf & turf from the specials which was beautiful and the steak cooked perfectly. The apple & pear gin is to die for!! Only thing was the guy singing was a bit loud. He was amazing but didn〙t need a microphone

Great location, friendly atmosphere, nice menu variety, well-prepared dishes, excellent service.



Live music from an Irish trio was icing on the cake.

Booked a table for my mum and dads anniversary. Atmosphere was lovely, food was gorgeous and prices where great.staff where all really friendly and went above and beyond to ensure we where all happy. Even brought out some complimentary fizz and raspberrys for my mum and dad. will definitely be back!

Went for tapas Tuesday . Food was fine although I would say that the tapas are not as good as when the tapas bar first opened . Bread tasted like cotton wool but overall the food was fine and the staff were friendly and attentive

Went to the Ava for the first time on Saturday. We were out to celebrate a friend〙s birthday and had booked the table for 5.30. Before taking any orders, a waitress came over to tell us we had to be gone by 7.30 as someone upstairs wanted our table at that time. Then she disappeared for the rest of the night. The food was delicious - I have to say it was one of the nicest meals I〙ve eaten in Bangor. It〙s just a pity that the staff seemed so rude. One waitress came over to wish a happy birthday to our friend, but other than that, the service was terrible and no one acknowledged the celebration. We got menus for dessert, but no one mentioned that you had run out of the chocolate brownie. We understand that food sells out, but we should have been told at the time of getting the menus. Our bill was brought to us the second we had finished dessert, which hinted that they wanted rid of us, then as soon as we had gathered our money, the waiter was there for it straight away. Then a waitress was suddenly there with the next group standing beside her for our table. Never felt so unwelcome in our life. Such a dampener for my friends birthday celebrations. We were going to stay for a few drinks after, but the service was so rude that although the food was great, we just wanted out of there. Our group is good tippers, but although we tipped, we tipped poorly, and we have never had to do that before.

Was here yesterday for lunch. Food was ok but felt it was overpriced for what it was. Chicken ceaser ciabatta. Came with small bit of chicken, one small piece of streaky bacon, one lettuce leaf on half a bit of ciabatta bread for ôÈ12.95

The meal was nice but I felt it was overpriced for what you get, I choose from there healthy range which was from only 3 dishes could definitely do with more choice in this range, but the sauce seemed quite calorific when you are serving a healthy range you should be displaying nutritional information.

Very unhappy about the recent live lobster idea. A real way to move backwards when every other place is creating more diverse options for vegetarians, vegans and even people who just don〙t want to chose a living creature from a tank so it can be killed for their dinner. Would avoid this place. Bad idea Ava.

Pretty tasteless gimic killing lobsters to order. When people see these harmless and interesting creatures which in natural conditions can live to many decades old it is not very good to see someone point one out to be killed by amateur butcher chefs to satisfy their taste buds for a few minutes quite needlessly for cheap thrills of choosing their victim.

One way to destroy the diversity of customers through the door is to have a live lobster tank so people can choose an animal to be killed there and then for their dinner. Animal cruelty at its finest..... poor show Ava, il be taking my business elsewhere.

Went to the Ava tonight for dinner and it was delish. Went for something different and had the lobster. It was cooked to perfection and the sauce that accompanied it was lovely. Definitely recommend and will be back. Great food and great service.

We visited on Saturday nite after persuading granny to babysit. Upon arrival we were greeted by a lovely gentleman who let us know it might be 5-10 minutes. The wife turned to me repeating his words as if this might be an issue for me. It〙s not like I could have left and been in another restaurant and seated quicker than where I already was. Anyways, the barman was a decent spud and sorted the missus out with a few G and Ts, explaining to her that they don〙t come in pint form, just glasses. Within minutes we were whisked away to our table through the gaggle of Bangorians, most of whom knew each other or who had probably slept together before moving further afield to Ards. For starters we had the black pudding sausage roll and pate. As is custom for any married couple, mine was better and the wife wanted my bit and soon I was craving my main. The fish and chip struck the right chords and even being backed up by onion rings and chips didn〙t feel too heavy on the batter...which many restaurants have lost points on. The chilli chicken was both chicken and chilli, delivered in abundance. I ordered a lemon tart for dinner and the wife declined only to ask for a spoon and a wee bit of mine. After a small row we finished our meal satisfied and happy.



Staff 10/10

Food 9/10

Setting 10/10

Wife 10/10 ;)

Tonight the Ava let a very lively group of ladies hold their leaving dinner downstairs in the back alcove. Being one of them I〙d like to say Thank You so much !! The food was so tasty and the specialty cocktails looked amazing. I would also like to thank the Assistant manager for resolving an issue with one of the meals, and being our photographer, it was very much appreciated.

We will be back to partake of more food and beverages soon.

The place is delicious. Keep doing the great work. Don't let the negativity stop you. You guys keep cooking amazing food. Maybe those posting comments about how things are changing may want to enter competition and set up a vegan restaurant with meat options. As all current restaurants offer vegan or vegetarian. I don't understand the negativity or the hate. Glad to see those promoting love and health for sentient beings are wishing hurtful and spiteful things on people. I don't think alot of people see the contradictory nature of their comments. Would be nice to see healthy competition rather than the classic sjws coming out to play

Split my drink and the lovey bar man replaced it for me and was so lovely all night food was great too!!

Really impressed with the service ,The Gluten Free Fish and chips was up thee with some of the best I〙ve ever had

Husband and I were here last night for some drinks and something to eat, the food was lovely and the staff were great, deffo visit again ÿ¢§

Had our first visit to the Ava today and have to say the food was amazing, every plate on our table was left completely empty and three of them belonged to three very fussy kids. Nicest lunch he had ever had was my seven year olds opinion. Also the staff were absolutely lovely, they were very attentive and friendly and one waitress seen me taking pictures but couldn〙t get the whole family in and she offered to take it for us. Even when my wee boy nearly knocked our table over and he got upset the waiter made a joke of it and made him feel better. We had travelled down to Bangor today for an Easter Day trip for the kids but myself and my partner both agreed we would happily travel this far again just to visit the Ava, and conveniently right beside the train station too. It was the perfect end to our day to visit here and will definitely be back!

Had a fantastic meal on Saturday night. We had not booked but were accommodated with no hassle. Service was exceptional, from the moment we sat down until we left.

There was great music and the atmosphere was perfect, could not speak highly enough of our evening.

Had a delicious meal on Friday night. I had the surf & turf from the specials which was beautiful and the steak cooked perfectly. The apple & pear gin is to die for!! Only thing was the guy singing was a bit loud. He was amazing but didn〙t need a microphone

Great location, friendly atmosphere, nice menu variety, well-prepared dishes, excellent service.



Live music from an Irish trio was icing on the cake.

Booked a table for my mum and dads anniversary. Atmosphere was lovely, food was gorgeous and prices where great.staff where all really friendly and went above and beyond to ensure we where all happy. Even brought out some complimentary fizz and raspberrys for my mum and dad. will definitely be back!

Went for tapas Tuesday . Food was fine although I would say that the tapas are not as good as when the tapas bar first opened . Bread tasted like cotton wool but overall the food was fine and the staff were friendly and attentive

Went to the Ava for the first time on Saturday. We were out to celebrate a friend〙s birthday and had booked the table for 5.30. Before taking any orders, a waitress came over to tell us we had to be gone by 7.30 as someone upstairs wanted our table at that time. Then she disappeared for the rest of the night. The food was delicious - I have to say it was one of the nicest meals I〙ve eaten in Bangor. It〙s just a pity that the staff seemed so rude. One waitress came over to wish a happy birthday to our friend, but other than that, the service was terrible and no one acknowledged the celebration. We got menus for dessert, but no one mentioned that you had run out of the chocolate brownie. We understand that food sells out, but we should have been told at the time of getting the menus. Our bill was brought to us the second we had finished dessert, which hinted that they wanted rid of us, then as soon as we had gathered our money, the waiter was there for it straight away. Then a waitress was suddenly there with the next group standing beside her for our table. Never felt so unwelcome in our life. Such a dampener for my friends birthday celebrations. We were going to stay for a few drinks after, but the service was so rude that although the food was great, we just wanted out of there. Our group is good tippers, but although we tipped, we tipped poorly, and we have never had to do that before.

Was here yesterday for lunch. Food was ok but felt it was overpriced for what it was. Chicken ceaser ciabatta. Came with small bit of chicken, one small piece of streaky bacon, one lettuce leaf on half a bit of ciabatta bread for ôÈ12.95

The meal was nice but I felt it was overpriced for what you get, I choose from there healthy range which was from only 3 dishes could definitely do with more choice in this range, but the sauce seemed quite calorific when you are serving a healthy range you should be displaying nutritional information.

Very unhappy about the recent live lobster idea. A real way to move backwards when every other place is creating more diverse options for vegetarians, vegans and even people who just don〙t want to chose a living creature from a tank so it can be killed for their dinner. Would avoid this place. Bad idea Ava.

Pretty tasteless gimic killing lobsters to order. When people see these harmless and interesting creatures which in natural conditions can live to many decades old it is not very good to see someone point one out to be killed by amateur butcher chefs to satisfy their taste buds for a few minutes quite needlessly for cheap thrills of choosing their victim.

One way to destroy the diversity of customers through the door is to have a live lobster tank so people can choose an animal to be killed there and then for their dinner. Animal cruelty at its finest..... poor show Ava, il be taking my business elsewhere.