What's even better than great ribs, is cheap ribs and with their early bird menu available all week that's just what you get. Starting at one course for £6.95, two courses for £9.95 and three courses for £12.95, you can't really argue with that. The early bird menu is available from 5pm - 7pm Monday - Thursday,12 noon - 7pm Friday and Sunday, and 12 noon - 5pm on Saturdays. Check out the menu here.
We arrived at the restaurant at about 6.45pm and with such a large group of us (10 plus a baby), were informed that there would be at least a 25 - 30 minute wait. So we waited at the bar and within fifteen minutes, a couple of different members of staff reassured us that we wouldn't be waiting much longer. In the end they actually moved some of the tables to accommodate us and even though we were sitting down after 7pm, we were assured that we could still order off the early bird menu if we wanted.
For the main course, the order of the day was obviously ribs...alongside the early bird menu, they also had an endless slab deal (available on Mondays) which was all you can eat ribs for £17.95, which most of the group indulged in. Considering the fact that a full rack of ribs was £19.99, this was definitely a good deal, plus,
each time you get a new rack of ribs you can change the sauce, which makes this all the better. I got the rib sampler, which was four mini racks of ribs, each with a different signature sauce: Original, Carolina Honey, Blue Ridge Smokies and Red Hot. This also came with two sides, and I chose fries (which still have the skin on them, keeping them rustic) and onion rings - the perfect accompaniment. The meal was fantastic, the ribs were delicious and the staff were extremely attentive. They even have free refills on their soft drinks!
Over all, Tony Romas is a great place for a meal out, their food is consistently good and the service is just what you'd want (a shout out to our server Orla, who really looked after us). We even went home with enough leftovers to feed us all the next night, so it's definitely good value for money.
Who wrote this?
I'm 20 years old, studying Journalism with Photo-Imaging at the University of Ulster Coleraine Campus. I have an undying love for Belfast and all that it has to offer, an undying love for sleeping, Tegan and Sara, trashy tv shows, foreign snack-foods and being irresponsible with money. I also quite like origami, reading, jazz, hip-hop, dubstep, anything acoustic and Food Network TV. I've written for The Big List, Culture NI, Chatterbox and The Echo, as well as currently writing for BBC Across the Line.