For decades locals have been frequenting this lively bar/restaurant with its black and white exterior - marking it out as a bit of a landmark on the Belfast to Newtownards Road. Upstairs, the spacious and stylish restaurant serves hearty meals with a gourmet edge - and at prices that beat its downtown rivals. Steak, scampi and seafood goujons fill the plates of friends, family groups and couples who relish the Old Moat's friendly, unforced atmosphere. And if you're stopping for lunch, why not walk off the calories and climb the neighbouring Norman motte from which the Inn gets its name?

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