About Us

Owned and managed by the Rice Family for the past 27 years, The Old Inn experience has been carefully nurtured and grown to ensure the timeless elegance remains while incorporating modern day requirements over the decades. 

With parts of the original building carefully maintained, the craft of hospitality offers excellence in customer care and the quality of service and facilities. 

Numerous industry related awards have been accredited to The Old Inn. In recent years to most notable accolades include the following: 

Recent achievements include:

  • 4 star NITB excellence
  • 4 star AA Award
  • NITB Hotel of the Year 2007
  • Part of the NITB's Luxury Belfast portfolio
  • UTV ‘Ultimate Ulster’, Voted 2nd, Most Popular Restaurant
  • Phoenix Gas Award, Winner, Best Dining Establishment
  • ‘Cook for Ulster Cookbook’ featured recipes from Chef, Alex Taylor
  • Fine dining has retained AA Two Rosettes for 7 years
  • Member of Northern Ireland's Best Kept Secrets
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