Having mentioned that I was going to try and put a bit more Ballymoney into the blog I received a kind comment from Silverback (ex Ballymoney man currently enjoying the warmer climes of Florida; also the producer of a very swish blog retirement-rocks complete with video etc).He mentioned his family's preference for Olpherts Butchers and wondered if they were still in business. As a newcomer to Ballymoney I didn't know but decided to check.
Therefore on Saturday I located Olphert butchers who it turns out are still operating in Victoria Street and had a good chat with the very pleasant and helpful staff as they sorted out my meat order for the weekend. (The meat turned out to be excellent)
When I mentioned the fact that I was in their shop primarily due to a comment from Florida via the internet by the above mentioned Silverback, the owner was 'tickled pink' as they say and stated that the next time Silverback was back in Ballymoney he should pop in and they would buy him a pint!
On a related theme I also checked out the Peppercorn restaurant and whilst unable to test the quality of their soda farls took a snap to prove it exists. In contrast to the other coffee shops in the town with large windows to entice the customer in, the Peppercorn has a rather discreet doorway and stairway to a first floor restaurant.
2 comments:
Is that shade of purple 'discreet'?
Thanks Mortimer. I've no idea if I'll ever be back in Ballymoney as my last link, my mom, died a few years ago so there isn't a family reason anymore.
I do have family in Dervock though so who knows ??
Lovely to see Olphert's through and I remember the family owner was called Patsy...at least we called him that ! Ahhhh those Sunday fry ups !
The Peppercorn is worth the effort of climbing those steps so give it a try sometime. Could you possibly take a photo of the sign so I could read the menu ? I can see the specials but not the other menu items.
Thanks again for taking me down 'memory lane' and giving me a mention too.
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