Cafe On the Square in Belfast

Great breakfast in a cute cafe. Teens loved the Irish platter. Friendly staff. Cool backstory for the name of the restaurant.

Cocktails are decent for Belfast. Quite often there's more juice than alcohol content to the point when you wonder if it was a mocktail. Where it started to go wrong was when we were charged for 7 drinks but only bought 6 - in fairness, there was a bit of an apology and a rearranged bill. However, getting in was a bit of a strange experience. 7 empty tables and more in other nooks, but initially, we were told that everything was booked - maybe, we didn't look 'cool' enough etc... It was another member of staff who allowed us the privilege of entering... The service was slow, but as I said, the cocktails were reasonable, so that offset the speed of service. Lastly, my wife accidentally left some cosmetics in the toilets, but when I contacted the bar, last week, I'm still waiting on any response from the bar, as there is no 'live' phone number to call... In truth, another customer could have taken the cosmetics, but a reply would be nice... For me, I won't be back, as an attitude to customers is never acceptable... it's Belfast, not New York...

The hot chocolate we tried was yum. The wraps and sandwiches are also good. Visit the place for a good selection of ice creams. Loved the brownie too.

good tunes, great staff (rebecca was a great help)

First time at Marcel's and had some great food on a busy Thursday evening. Nice selection of dishes for both starter and main, and a sensible wine list. Nice atmosphere and good mid week deals on the food too. Great local restaurant