The Fern Room - Ballymena

I just wanted to give a shoutout to the friendly and helpful woman who served us multiple times. She has been working at the restaurant for many years and is absolutely wonderful. The food was delicious and the restaurant was very clean. I would definitely recommend this place and will be returning in the future.

Called in passing took special piece fry free tea or coffee. Hot freshly cooked. Pleasant surroundings and staff. Will call again.

Had a choice of homemade soups and we all really enjoyed the soup. Will definitely return for another meal.

I was visiting Ballymena on a half-day trip from Belfast doing some genealogy exploration in the area. I stumbled upon the Fern Room atop the McKillan shoe store (probably one of the largest shoe stores I've ever been in, btw). I was anticipating a quaint,...lacy, antiquey type of tea room, but its more like a cafeteria. Little ambiance. Small salad bar, some hot foods. Honestly nothing appealed to me so I chose a scone and bottle of water. The scone was fine, nothing special, but did the trick for me. Several tables of people (mostly women) who looked to be taking a shopping break. Its certainly well located for that.

Such a privilege to be able to eat here often. The food is always great with a good selection. The owner of the building that the cafe is in always personally checks if you’re okay with everything and it is always good to talk with...an honest man like Thomas. Here is upper class food at its best.