WHAT THE GUIDES SAY ......

It is important for our customers to find out what others think about us. We have been featured in various guides, but more important we have had some great reviews from our own customers.  Why not read the and even to be published on this site.

The Guides ....

The Lime Tree has inclusion in
AA RESTAURANT GUIDE 2007 , MICHELIN GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND GUIDE 2007 ,                      GEORGINA CAMPBELL GUIDE 2007 & THE BEST OF THE BEST GUIDE                          BRIDGESTONE  IRISH FOOD GUIDE , TIME OUT & LONELY PLANET GUIDE BOOKS

 

 

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The Awards .....
Since opening we have achieved major recognition winning the                                                             

British Airways Best Catering Award 1997,                                                                                         Gilbey’s Gold Medal Award for Catering September 1998,                                                  Seacat/Newsletter Business Lunch of the Year 1999.                                                                          Northern Ireland Tourist Awards Highly Commended Hospitality Award 2006                       Northern Ireland Tourist Awards Highly Commended Hospitality Award 2007

 
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THE BRIDGESTONE  FOOD LOVERS GUIDE

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TO NORTHERN IRELAND

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• The Lime Tree

bulletStanley Matthews is the Limavady local hero. As long ago as 1997, the year Stanley and Maria opened up in Limavady, a correspondent was accurately summarising the key ingredients that have made The Lime Tree a success: "Friendliness, dedication and an unfailingly high standard in a frequently changing menu and an interesting wine list make each visit a wonder­ful gourmet experience...The Lime Tree is a joy." Indeed it is. A modest, unpretentious place, just as you might find in provincial France, Italy or Spain, the LT looks after the locals and the locals look after it. It's classic, classy cooking - the signature dish of saddle of rabbit with warm black pudding and bacon salad; rich osso buco; Hunter's sir­loin steak with black peppercorn sauce - and Mr Matthews wisely reads the conservative local palate by offering dishes cooked plainly. But, if you want a walk on the wilder side, then do try some of the culinary circumambulations this chef enjoys undertaking, for that superb Sperrin lamb is as likely to come with Moroccan spiced sauce as it is with mint sauce, and Mr Matthews shows both his flexibility and his culinary enquiry during their monthly theme evenings,which might be Spanish cooking one month or New Orleans the next. Friendliness. Dedication. And an unfailingly high standard.Yep, that's just right for the Lime Tree. (60 Catherine Street, Limavady s 028-7776 4300 www.limetreerest.com )

              

GEORGINA CAMPBELL'S IRELAND

THE BEST OF THE BEST

60 Catherine Street Limavady Co Londonderry BT49 9DB Tel: 028 7776 4300 info@limetreerest.com Web: www.limetreerest.com

Loyal customers come from far and wide for the pleasure of dining at Stanley and Maria Matthews' restaurant on the handsome, wide main street of this attractive town. And no wonder, as it is always a pleasant place to be, Stanley is a fine chef and Maria a welcoming and solicitous hostess. Ingredients are carefully sourced, many of them local; menus are generous, with a classical base that Stanley works on to give popular dishes a new twist. Specialities include their own home-made wheaten bread, which is the perfect accompani­ment for a chowder of Atlantic fish & local potatoes, or Irish smoked salmon (supplied by Donegal prime Fish), with cucumber salad, while main course favourites include Sperrin lamb (with honey & rosemary) fillet or sirloin steak (from the award-winning local butcher, Hunters) and seafood thermidor (Stanley's selection of fresh fish with a mild cheese & brandy sauce. Menus are not over-extensive, but change frequently to suit different occasions - there's an attractive early dinner menu which is excep­tional value, followed by a dressier set dinner for the main evening menu, which also has an accompanying (and more adventurous) a la carte. Stanley's cooking is refreshingly down-to-earth - new dishes are often introduced, but if it's on the menu it's because it works: there are no gimmicks. Good cooking and good value go hand in hand with warm hospitality here and it is always a pleasure to visit The Lime Tree - indeed, many discerning guests enjoy it so much that they plan journeys around a meal here. Children welcome. A concise, interesting wine list also offers predictably good value. Seats 30. Reservations advised. Children welcome. Toilets wheelchair accessible. D Tue-Sat, 6-9 (Fri/Sat 9.30). Early D £12.50 (6-7pm only, excl Sat). Set D £17.50/21.50 2/3 course; also a la carte; house wine £11.50; sc discretionary. Closed Sun & Mon, 25-26 Dec. Amex, MasterCard, Visa, Switch. Directions: On the outskirts of town, main Derry-Limavady road.

 

A Review from the recently published
TIME OUT EATING & DRINKING in GREAT BRITIAN & IRELAND
OCTOBER 04

LIMAVADY- The Lime Tree
60 Catherine Street Limavady,Co.Derry BT49 9DB 028 777 64300
www.limetreerest.com
DINNER served 6 – 9 p.m. Tues-Sat SET DINNER £21.50 3 courses
EARLY BIRD 6-7p.m. Tues-Fri £12.50  2 Courses

Situated in the thriving market town of Limavady the Lime Tree is a modest, family owned restaurant. While Maria Matthews does a sterling job running the charming dining room, Stanley her husband and the Lime Tree’s chef , makes frequent appearances to lend a hand or enthuse about food & wine. They have a flexible approach to their a la carte and bargain - priced set menus – you can choose between the two – the dishes can be cooked plainly the menu advises for those who don’t share Stanley’s passion for food that strays from the norm.
Fish comes fresh from Donegal for chowders, thermidors or dressed simply with herb oils & nut butters. Properly matured meat is purchased from the reputable town butcher for delicious mains such as chump of Sperrin Lamb with Moroccan Spiced Sauce or Roast Stuffed Saddle of Rabbit with a warm black pudding & bacon salad. Imaginative vegetarian food & classic desserts mean everyone leaves satisfied.


 

The AA Restaurant Guide 2006
Limavady~ The Lime Tree ~ .
Mediterranean
Relaxed and intimate restaurant offering quality local dishes
Menu Guide : Duck rillettes, crab apple jelly. Stir-fried pork fillet, satay sauce. Sticky toffee pudding
Wine Guide McGregor Sauvignon £12.75. , Armoro Vina El Aromo Carmenere £12.50.31 bottles under £20.6 by the glass (£2.95)
Price Guide Starter £3.75-£7.50. main £12.95-£17.50. dessert £4.75-£5.50. coffee £1.35. min/water £2.50. Service optional
PLACE: An intimate little restaurant, named after the lime trees planted to commemorate a former resident who went on to become Prime Minister of New Zealand.
FOOD: Seafood consistently appears on the carte in the guise of Irish smoked salmon, seafood thermidor, and a daily fish special. Otherwise expect crowd-pleasers like leek-filled chicken breast with a rosemary and bacon sauce, and fillet steak with crushed black pepper sauce. OUR TIP: The early bird menu is a good value option
Chef: Stanley Matthews Owners: Mr & Mrs S Matthews Times: 6-9, Closed 25-26 Dec. Sun-Mon (ex Dec). closed L Mon-Sun
Notes: Vegetarian available Seats: 30 Smoking: No pipes, No cigars Children: Menu, Portions Directions: Entering Limavady from the Derry side, the restaurant is on right on small slip road Parking: 15
e-mail: info@limetreereslcom web: www.limetreerest.com -

 

Article from FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE MARCH 03

NORTHERN IRELAND’S BEST RESTAURANT

THE LIME TREE Stanley and Maria Matthews' restaurant is on a wide tree-Iined main street of this handsome town, in a beautiful and prosperous part of the country. There is a great sense of contentment about The Lime Tree and it is a place we always return to with special pleasure. The room is pleasant yet quite modest, Stanley is a fine chef and Maria a welcoming and solicitous hostess. Ingredients are carefully sourced, many of them local and menus are generous, with a classical base that Stanley works on to give popular dishes a new twist, in starters like three cheeses tartlette with sun-dried tomatoes and roasted garlic and crab cakes with a chilli jam, for example. Perennial main course favourites include sirloin steak (from the award-winning local butcher, Hunter's, who also supplies Stanley with excellent pork and other meats) with a crushed { black peppercorn sauce and hake goujons rolled in chopped nuts, with tartar sauce or a lemon mayonnaise dip. Menus change frequently to suit different occasions and Stanley's cooking is refreshingly down-to-earth - new dishes are often introduced, but if it's on the menu it's because it works: there are no gimmicks. Good cooking and good value go hand in hand with warm hospitality here and some discerning guests enjoy it so much that they travel up from Belfast for lunch at least once a month. Catherine Street, Limavady, Co Derry.

Tel (028) 77764300 Web: www.limetreerest.com