Cellar Restaurant in Belfast

Returned for our 30th wedding anniversary. Location still stunning, staff amazing & food to die for! Just a gorgeous afternoon spent in my home that is the Cavehill! 🥂

I had a table booked for myself and my husband and our 2 youngest children for dinner tonight (27.08.24) I had chosen the Castle as it holds special memories to our hearts as we got married here Xmas 2017 so because it was hubby's b'day I knew his birthday dinner had to be somewhere special ..... What can I say thee best scampi and tartar sauce I've ever had and I have scampi wherever I go so I've had it dozens of times and this was the best ever ..... Husband said he's never had steak and pepper sauce like it either our 7 year old son said the gravy on his dinner knocked the ball out of the park the food was out of this world massive compliments to the chef ..... The customer service from the staff during the online booking and tonight was second to none they couldn't do enough for us I was absolutely gutted that when I went to pay I couldn't add a large tip to the bill because I was paying by card but lucky enough hubby had cash on him ....... It was most definitely worth the money spent and will definitely be back again ..... 👏

Absolutely amazing place! Loved the food! Loved the drinks! Amazing service! Beautiful location! Relaxing vibe. Cannot recommend this place more. Truely an indulgent experience dining in the cellar of an Irish castle. Also got the have a walk through the castle and around the gardens.

It’s great to see the Cellar Restaurant reopened. I brought my mum and young daughters for a quiet birthday lunch for my elderly mum. The food was good. I had the club sandwich and my mum had the soup. The girls ordered from the kids’ menu and really enjoyed their pizza with chips. The staff were friendly and warm. Overall, a good experience. We’ll be back.

Después de una caminata matutina en Cavehill, mi novia y yo decidimos visitar el restaurante de la bodega del castillo de Belfast. Este es un lugar que no he visitado en varios años y simplemente no podía creer cuánto de un restaurante fantástico y acogedor está abierto en nuestra puerta. La gerente del restaurante, Ciara, fue excepcional, no pudo haber sido más amable y servicial, y obviamente realmente comprende lo que se requiere para administrar un restaurante fantástico. Ofreciendo una variedad de productos de French Village, la comida era increíble y el café y los bollos frescos eran deliciosos. El personal era extremadamente profesional y acogedor, y el ambiente nos pareció muy cálido y amable, lo que nos puso en un estado de ánimo muy positivo para disfrutar de nuestra comida. Realmente disfrutamos de nuestro viaje y recomendaríamos una visita a todos. Esta es una joya que es muy necesaria en el área del norte de Belfast y no decepcionará. Gracias nuevamente al gerente del restaurante, Ciara, y a todo el personal que fue tan valioso para la experiencia. Volveremos pronto.

Had a quick lunch and had the steak sandwich, marvelous!! and must say the staff were brilliant,(particularly Rebecca, apologies if wrong name) visited on my own whilst traveling for work. Let me stay after food was finished and have a coffee with my laptop. Couldn't be more helpful. Would definitely recommend. Many thanks.

Visitamos el restaurante hoy para el almuerzo de cumpleaños de mi padre. Éramos 8, incluidos dos niños y Kiera, el gerente del restaurante hizo todo lo posible para asegurarse de que lo pasáramos muy bien, incluso buscando algunas opciones de comida del menú regular de brunch dominical. La comida y el servicio fue fantástico y el ambiente era muy acogedor. Tuvimos un paseo encantador por los terrenos del castillo después. Mi familia y yo no hemos estado en el castillo por un tiempo, pero definitivamente volveremos.

Nuestra familia visitó la bodega en el castillo de Belfast mientras nuestros hijos subían a Cave Hill. El ambiente era como un paso atrás en el tiempo, con pisos empedrados y vigas de madera. Nuestro personal fue muy amable y atento. Todos tuvimos los bollos con té y café. Eran grandes, frescos y deliciosos. Después de que nuestros hijos regresaron, pedimos el almuerzo. Todo se veía y sabía increíble. Leí las críticas y esperaba una mala experiencia, pero puedo decirles que nuestra experiencia fue maravillosa.

Actualmente estoy en los terrenos del castillo de Belfast mientras escribo esta reseña.Lo que experimentamos hoy fue horrible.Falta de servicio al cliente. Tuvimos que juntar nuestras propias mesas para acomodar a 6 de nosotros mientras observamos a los camareros masculinos.Tuvimos que pedir menús y agua para la mesa. ¿Una mesa que llegó después de que nos sirvieron de inmediato? !Hicimos nuestro pedido, incluidos los especiales a pesar de no estar en el menú (generalmente una página del 3 de septiembre adjunta al menú, pero aparentemente en una pizarra afuera ... ¡en algún lugar!) La camarera ofreció los especiales, así que los tomamos. Resulta que el rosbif era 1 más como "especial" que en el menú? !La comida era normal, el tamaño de las porciones normales. 2 de las 3 lasañas ordenadas estaban bien, el otro 1 fue difícil de cortar. Debido a la falta de servicio y el tiempo que llevó recibir nuestra comida, decidí no mencionarlo o aún estaríamos aquí mañana. !El menú decía que el cordial vino con la comida de los niños, conociendo a nuestro hijo, solicitamos Fruitshoot y declaramos que no nos importaba pagarlo. Nunca lo recibimos. Recibimos una jarra de naranja cordial.Cuando llegó la factura, la misma camarera explicó que las 3 x lasañas se colocaron en la caja como Salmon Sourdough ya que no tienen un botón especial en la caja. Cuando mi esposo pagó la cuenta 83, noté que había un cargo de 3 por el cordial naranja. Entonces, le expliqué a la primera camarera que podía ver que en el menú se decía que esto estaba incluido en la comida de los niños, ¡y no había forma de que pagara 3 por cordial cuando una botella de litro se puede comprar por menos de 1! ! Recibimos nuestros 3 de vuelta.Aquí es donde se pone bien. . .Fui a los baños y me siguieron las dos camareras que intentaron justificar el cargo de 3, diciéndome que los especiales tienen un precio "en el tablero" a las 9. 95, pero Salmon Sourdough tenía solo 8. 95, así que lo llamó para incluir el cordial aumento del precio. ¡Esto NO SE nos dijo en la mesa, solo que la lasaña se hizo sonar como Salmón! !Le ofrecí el 3 frente a 3 - 4 otros clientes que también estaban en los baños públicos.¿Quién diablos sigue a alguien a los baños para la pregunta 3? ! Permítanme agregar que estoy muy embarazada y usando una muleta, y estas camareras decidieron acosarme en los baños, no en la mesa donde mi esposo o cualquier otra persona de nuestro grupo podrían haber hablado en mi nombre.Muy decepcionado y disgustado con este tratamiento, no volveré ni lo recomendaré a nadie más.

Visité el restaurante de la bodega recientemente con un grupo de 6 familias para un cumpleaños familiar especial. Obviamente, los recortes del consejo son notoriamente obvios ya que todo el lugar estaba sucio, deteriorado y mal gestionado. Comimos en el restaurante de la bodega y lo único positivo fue que el 80% de la comida era muy buena. La comida tomó mucho tiempo a pesar de que el restaurante estaba tranquilo. Hubo un montón de muchachos tirantes que trabajaron allí, pero ninguno de los cuales estuvo ligeramente interesado en nuestra mesa durante toda la duración. Además de dispararnos comida y luego salir corriendo lo más rápido posible. Incluso pasando por la mesa, hicieron todo lo posible para evitar el contacto visual, sin importar que nos hicieran sentir bienvenidos o comprobar si las cosas estaban bien. Obviamente saben lo mal que están las cosas allí y están avergonzados, eso es todo lo que puedo pensar para disculpar ese horrible servicio al cliente. Habíamos reservado con una semana de anticipación y nos dejaron de pie junto a la puerta durante 10 minutos hasta que le pregunté al CHEF que salía de la cocina donde estaba el personal. Y tuve que limpiar nuestros platos en un carrito cercano que estuvieron sentados en nuestra mesa durante tanto tiempo. No se ofrecen cubiertos frescos con cada plato o cucharas con cafés. Nuevamente me serví de los cubiertos limpios junto a la cocina. Este lugar realmente ha ido cuesta abajo. Una experiencia tan decepcionante para todos. Evitar como la peste.

When you walk in the front door to the Cellars it looks like you have stepped back in time with cobbles under you feet and the shop fronts whitewashed very quaint. I took my mother her for afternoon tea. We were greeted at the desk by a a very friendly staff member who showed us to our table. The Afternoon tea was lovely, we had a selection of sandwiches to start, followed by homemade scones, jam and cream, followed by a selection of sweet treats and cakes, you do not leave hungry. After on our way back to lift we found a some information about cave hill and the castle it was very interesting.

Went for afternoon tea. It was deliciously and reasonably priced. On going down to the Cellar Restaurant I noticed beer cans, bottles, dirty paper cups and a napkin with food inside, together with cutlery on the seat outside the restaurant door. Despite mentioning this to what appeared to be a senior staff member, the debris was still there 2 hours later, when we were leaving. Shocking - and so easy to rectify. Food and service - 6 star. Cleanliness outside = minus 10

El domingo 9 de diciembre, mis padres y yo hicimos una reserva en el Cellar Restaurant para 2. 30 hs. Venimos todos los años para una comida previa a la Navidad, pero debo decir que después del mal servicio y la calidad de la comida, esta será la última vez, a menos que haya algunas mejoras importantes.Estaba muy claro desde el momento en que llegamos que no había suficiente personal. Entiendo que hubo una feria navideña, sin embargo, considerando que el restaurante requiere reservas los domingos, seguramente debió haber sido evidente de antemano cuántos empleados serían necesarios.Cuando estábamos esperando para que nos sentaran, pasamos no menos de 7 veces antes de que alguien nos mostrara nuestra mesa. Al estar sentado, la persona que tomó nuestro pedido fue extremadamente agresiva y quiso que ordenáramos los tres cursos de una sola vez. Nunca he estado en ningún restaurante y me pidieron que pidiera postres antes de que hubiéramos tenido nuestro primer plato.Los entrantes estaban bien. . . porciones pequeñas pero comestibles, sin embargo, el deslizamiento de "pan de papa" en el salmón ahumado apenas fue detectable. Cuando terminamos nuestros entrantes, pasaron unos 15 - 20 minutos antes de que alguien limpiara los platos. El confuso camarero (él había estado trabajando en el bar hasta este punto) luego regresó y preguntó si queríamos postres o té o café y tuvimos que ser informados de que aún no habíamos tenido nuestro plato principal. Posiblemente entendería si no hubiera sido él quien había limpiado las planchas para empezar. Cuando le informamos que no habíamos tenido nuestro plato principal, preguntó si estábamos seguros.Cuando finalmente llegaron los platos principales, el pavo y el jamón eran en realidad bastante agradables, sin embargo, la carne de res cocida a fuego lento estaba seca y no se ajustaba al estándar que cabría esperar. Hubiera enviado la placa de vuelta si no hubiera tardado tanto en llevármela en primer lugar. Decidí pedir salsa para enmascarar la sequedad y se me informó que tendrían que preguntarle al chef si eso estaba bien. Mis padres tuvieron que pedir salsa de arándanos y tuvimos que revolver alrededor de una desordenada mesa contigua para encontrar algo de sal y pimienta.Durante todo esto, asistimos a una camarera muy estresada que intentaba servir varias mesas mientras que 3 "trajes", supongo que los gerentes, estaban caminando por ahí. Uno en particular no parecía estar interesado en controlar a nadie, el mismo que repetidamente pasaba junto a nosotros cuando llegamos.Cuando se trataba de pedir postres, la camarera (¿un pesebre?) Se paró sobre nosotros mientras intentábamos ver el menú constantemente repitiendo "pavlova, quieres el pavlova". ¿No se les permite a los clientes unos minutos para decidir por sí mismos lo que quieren?La comida estaba destinada a incluir té / café y pasteles de carne sin embargo, recibimos lo que solo se puede describir como las peores bebidas calientes servidas. Mi padre ordenó un americano. Esto fue servido en una taza sin platillo, cuchara o azúcar. El café con leche que pedí era más como un café negro con un chorrito de leche y mi madre tuvo que decirle repetidamente a la camarera que quería un té de menta mientras le preguntaban "¿qué quiere? Cuando pedimos azúcar y cucharas, prácticamente nos las arrojaron. Todavía estamos esperando en el pastel de carne.Mis padres esperaban un momento agradable en familia en un entorno agradable ayer y es extremadamente decepcionante que hayamos tenido una experiencia tan mala. Al leer las reseñas, parece que esto tampoco es una experiencia única.

Recientemente he visto una oferta en pigsback, para un almuerzo festivo de 3 platos, no es un lugar en el que hubiera pensado ir de otra manera.WOW es todo lo que puedo decir, todo, desde la comida hasta la decoración y el servicio fue de primera clase.El restaurante estaba muy ocupado cuando estuvimos allí, pero muy tranquiloLa comida estaba muy bien presentada y de primera calidadGran selección en el menú, postres fabulosos.Tengo muchas ganas de volverMucha gente estaba tomando el té de la tarde, la selección se veía increíble.Creo que lo intentaré la próxima vez.Lo recomiendo altamente

Todo sobre el lugar era absolutamente terrible. Al estar abajo en la planta baja y estaba completamente congelado sin calefacción, todos tuvimos que sentarnos con nuestros abrigos en los que realmente no quieres estar haciendo mientras comes. Tenían un menú en la mesa (además, no había mucho para elegir). Decidimos lo que queríamos de todos modos y la chica se preocupó de tomar nuestro pedido. La comida que la mayoría de la gente deseaba aparentemente no se suponía que estuviera en este menu! ¿Luego la niña tardó 10 minutos en volver con un menú diferente que era exactamente el mismo que el primero? Pedimos la comida de todos modos, solo teníamos un plato principal y estábamos esperando más de una hora. Mientras esperábamos, tomamos unas cuantas cervezas (demasiado caras). También fuimos al baño. Nunca en mi vida he visto los inodoros como algo asqueroso. ! ! Sin mencionar que había insectos que se arrastraban por todas partes en ellos. Finalmente llegó la comida, estaba decente! Las patatas fritas sabían a las congeladas de Islandia y el pollo sabía igual. Fui al desierto, el ladie los había sacado. La mayoría de la gente tenía el (brownie de chocolate con dulce de chocolate y crema fresca). Honestamente, nunca he probado un desierto como desagradable en toda mi vida, tampoco hubo ningún esfuerzo para hacerlo. Incluso se ve bien, sin mencionar que había pedazos de nueces por todos lados. ! ! ! ! ¡No decía en el menú que las nueces estaban en el desierto! Desgraciado absoluto que alguien pudo haber sido alérgico. El servicio de atención al cliente estaba aplacando. También mi familia eran las únicas personas en todo el restaurante un viernes por la noche. Nunca volveré y no recomendaría a nadie que visite aquí tampoco. Disgustado.

A group of us had dinner here before attending a wedding evening upstairs. We had asked if we could order from the bar menu when booking and we were told that we could. When we arrived we were told we could only order from the set menu as they had a large party in, we had to ask for the manager before they allowed us to order from the bar menu, not a great start.

Visited the castle for coffee and scone. Cream and jam came with it but unfortunately the cream was badly off. Scone didn't seem that fresh. Staff unfriendly.

La comida aquí no está en armonía con el hermoso entorno. Pedí un queso y jamón toastie. Lo que salió fue jamón barato, grueso, en pan ligeramente tostado con un poco de queso, sobre algo de pan. Supongo que quien haya hecho esto, se olvidó de mi pedido y luego pegó algo rápidamente. Realmente muy pobre. Solo trae un picnic y no te molestes en este lugar.

I went here with my family, and it was bad. Let me start by saying the staff are lovely the service was good and attentive.

Menu limited. Ordered fish and chips and scampi and chips. Fish was thick batter little fish. No atmosphere. Service reasonably good. Really disappointed in menu and meal.

Very disappointing service, booking made for 50th family birthday. After waiting over an hour and half after placing an order. Left early due to waiting times and just poor service. Plans and day ruined for family event. Disappointing

Very disappointed with everything, starter was especially unappealing- cheap pate with stale bread disguised as melba toast - hugely expensive for a very mediocre experience.

Had a great meal at Cellar Restaurant, Belfast Castle. The staff are very pleasant, and our meal was tasty and served quickly. We had a table booked for a Saturday at 7pm (4 people) and only two other tables were occupied. I had a cold tarte starter - good but personally I would have preferred hot. The beef dinner was very good. The dessert, brownie ice cream, was fab. The only downfall was that they quit serving alcohol at 9pm and we would have liked to have sat on with a few drinks after dinner.

Como en llegó sin reserva de vacaciones. Espere 30 minutos y dijeron que podría conseguir una mesa. El restaurante estaba vacío, pero había gente comiendo fuera. Finalmente nos dieron mesa. Marido pidió sopa de champiñón estaba bien caliente pero negro! Dijo que estaba muy bien. Pedí hamburguesa de pechuga de pollos y era un desastre, construido en un brioche pan! Se en las manos. Cubierta de gruesas mayonesa de ajo en la parte superior e inferior de bollo y pechuga de pollo recubiertos de pimienta negra. Fría las patatas fritas. Envió. Me ofrecieron algo, pero la rechazamos. Marido pidió cerdo crujiente del vientre. No era blanco pero pasada grasa crujientes. Hijo había hamburguesa y dijo que era bonito! Pedido factura y dijo pueden puede tomar la hamburguesa de pollo fuera me dijeron "voy a ver". En mi opinión, no hay nada que ver. La comida no era apta para el consumo, así que debe ser descontado de la factura sin preguntar. Dicho esto meseras despegar. Se disculpó de nuevo. Pero no es culpa de los chefs aquí. Si no puedes hacer una hamburguesa de pollo salir de la cocina! Tenemos 2* como dijo que su hijo era bueno!

Me dieron mis amigos y 3 tratan - entradas para sus 10 libras ofrecen té de la tarde con "limonada casera". Yo vivo en Belfast, pero nunca he estado en el castillo para comer antes. . . Me perdí. Falta de señalización direccional. Sólo uno de mis amigos de haber sido antes, ella tuvo que nosotros directo en - así lo siento para los turistas! ! Cuando llegamos al restaurante bodega, era precioso, pero había una falta de personal. El chico que nos solucionaron finalmente fue encantador y servicial, pero él podría haber hecho con un par de manos extra, ya que parecía bastante lleno. Una cosa que realmente necesita para abordar es el ruido de la radio o música en el restaurante. Era demasiado alta. Yo y mis dos amigos estaban sentados juntos y literalmente tuve que hablar sobre el din de tipo "pop" música - no es agradable cuando estás con amigos para ponerse al día. La limonada salió de primera gaseosas, así que no estaba seguro de que era casero. . Pero la comida era deliciosa, fresca y suficiente por £10. También podríamos haber té o café. Si esa fue la misma cantidad de comida y bebida que dieron si pagamos precio completo, no voy a pagar. Sin duda, el nuevo billete de 10 libras tratan para otra ocasión especial. No nos dimos cuenta de que las personas estaban sentados afuera en el sol. . Fue un hermoso día - así que hay esa opción.

Mi prometido y yo pasamos la tarde de té en la bodega Restaurante con una oferta de bono ayer. Lo que recibimos por el vale era fabulosa relación calidad-y delicioso, sándwiches, pastas, pasteles, té, zumo y Prosecco. Nuestro camarero no podría haber sido mejor tuvimos nuestra mesa reservado para 1. 30:00 y llegamos temprano y todavía nos sentamos con antelación. Lo arregló nuestra mesa, ya que se tambaleaba y nada era demasiado para él. Era fácil llegar reservado y fácil de usar nuestro cupón. Hemos estado para el té de la tarde y no ha impresionado pero esta fue sin duda una para recordar. Sin duda volveremos. También gracias al camarero que nos sirve en 1. 30:00 los 07 / 05 / 2018 él era fantástico y merecen una especial debe gracias. Nada era demasiado para él.

The online menu is never what you are offered. If you like burgers or fish and chips etc it will suit you. Otherwise it’s a wasted journey. It’s no longer a good restaurant, just a cafe.

Went for afternoon tea with voucher from treat ticket. Easy to get booked and easy to use voucher. Had been for afternoon tea before with a previous voucher and couldn’t believe the difference, in a negative way, of food served. Food was lovely but £10 is all I would want to pay for four finger sandwiches, one scone and three small squares of cake along with tea and a glass of lemonade so not sure where the saving was. Last time afternoon had more items so obviously cut backs! Staff were pleasant but hard to get their attention or to even see them to ask for something and would have hated to have seen what they were like had it been busier. So, nice enough but would not be going rushing back.

This is a really difficult place to review as it went from 1 to 5 in a matter of moments.

Dinner for 3. 6.30pm table so expecting earky bird nenu. No drinks included and billwas GBP 60. Its A BYO. Really average food. Will not go again.

Once one of the best fine dinning place in Belfast. menu was poor, 6 items, tables were dirty, room cool, Cellar bar looks like a work canteen, order a soda water and lime, three bars in the place and no soda water.

Belfast Castle, a place worth visiting for lovely gardens and the view but DO NOT waste your time or money in the Cellar restaurant. Honestly the most soulless decor ever, nothing on the walls, nothing on the tables except a clipboard containing the menu. I’d taken my mother who is in Belfast on a holiday from Australia and was honestly embarrassed by the place. I know it’s in a cellar, I was expecting that but seriously it could be so much better. The food was ok, not great.

Party of 7 booked the new years day lunch. The waitresses where very pleasent and couldnt do enough. The were 5 choices on the menu but was told there was a miss print on the menu as there were no roast potatoes but not to worry as there was plenty of veg. Never had a roast dinner with no roasties but it wasnt a big deal. Dinner arriver and my mash was Fridge cold!! So got a new one to be told sorry but there is no veg left unless you want it off the other plate..... meat was quite tought and not fresh. The gravy was like water too. Got to the desert and they had spoiled a lovely berry crumble by heating it in the microwave and making it soggy. Such a shame to have lazy chefs cooking for what could be an amazing restuarant. I would strongly suggest the managment to reconsider their chefs before the place gets completly closed.

Esto suena como un lugar especial para una comida, pero fue más como ir a trabajar y conseguir una cantina buffet yesterdays tus sobras cocinadas en un par de veces. Recomiendo encarecidamente que no pierda su tiempo y dinero. Incluso la camarera y camarero estaban...

Dos amigos y yo recientemente tuvimos merienda en la bodega Restaurante con una oferta de bono. Lo que recibimos por el vale era fabulosa relación calidad-y delicioso, sándwiches, pastas, pasteles, té, zumo y prosecco. Lo que hace que nuestra visita fue el personal y el...

My sister and I had a Groupon deal of 3 courses for 2 and a bottle of wine. The service...

A friend and I took our husbands to the Cellar Restaurant as birthday treats. What a good choice. Friendly, humorous staff, efficient service, and great food. The starters were just right - not so big that they put you off main course, all 4 of us were more than happy with main courses and the desserts were simply delicious. Add to this 2 bottles of wine all for £60.00 courtesy of Treat Ticket. Perfect! Strongly recommend a trip to this restaurant - we will all definitely be back. Thank you

Muy buen servicio, tuve el cordero era liberar a la boca para comer. Mujer tenía el salmón fue excelente. Hijo había carne fermanagh perfectamente cocinada. Mis felicitaciones al chef.

Afternoon tea at the Cellar Restaurant in Belfast Castle is an ideal location for relaxation and enjoyment.The old world atmosphere and quiet intimacy of the Cellar restaurant made for a memorable occasion.A variety of dainty sandwiches mini scones with jam and clotted cream and chocolate slice were presented by a smiling waitress. It was very relaxing to sit back and sip a complimentary glass of Prosecco.We enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the beautiful landscaped gardens and admired the stunning views across the city.

I bought a 3 course meal for 2 with a bottle of wine on Treat Ticket for £30 for the Cellar restaurant and was really looking forward to it, I went on and checked the reviews and after reading them was quite worried about going, however, I am pleased to say I was worried over nothing, the restaurant itself is lovely, we were met by friendly staff who were very helpful and showed us to our table, they helped us pick off the menu explaining different selections and what their favourites were, we had chicken Bon Bon ceasar salad for starter, one main was lamb and one was chicken and for dessert one was toffee apple crumble and one was passion fruit and vanilla panna cotta, all three courses were amazing, the taste of the food was fabulous and well presented. Overall we had a lovely evening, the staff were so friendly and helpful and the food was fantastic. I will definitely be back to the Cellar restaurant and would recommend to everyone, especially the £30 deal, very good value for money and amazing food :)

Read some of the other reviews and find them hard to believe!!!!!This was a Treat Ticket meal so it gave us excellent value for money. Looking through the menu and prices on the whole seemed very average had it not been on a deal. Desserts may have been a little expensive and I can't comment on the price of a bottle of wine as it was included in the deal.We paid £30 for two 3-course meals and a bottle of wine.The meals themselves were absolutely beautiful. Soup with bread for me and a chicken Caeser salad for my partner. I then had the beef which was so tender it fell apart and the mashed potato was like velvet. My partner's lamb was also beautifully cooked and the whole service and presentation was faultless.Desserts were extremely nice - toffee apple crumble & ice cream for me and pavlova for the lady. Wine wasn't a cheap plonk - very nice indeed.Will certainly be back even at the full cost although not for the 3 courses as we both found it a real struggle to finish the meal as servings were very generous.Excellent, couldn't fault it and would highly recommend.

I booked here to celebrate my sons First Holy Communion. I took my parents and my father in-law for a meal, my two children and my husband. We were all very excited as it was such a special day and were really looking forward to a lovely meal. It was supposed to be a lovely treat. Well, We would have been better going to KFC. When we arrived we were handed a celebration menu. I ordered the turkey which was so dry. It looked and tasted like it has been pre-cooked and reheated. It was a really below average meal but with big prices. My son ordered the lamb. Again it was definitely pre-cooked and reheated. It was so overdone. There was not one bit of pink in it. It looked like a lump of steak. My father in law got the beef and asked could he have his medium. He was told it comes cooked the one way. Aka it's pre-cooked and reheated. Very overdone also. My parents barely ate half of theirs. I was so embarrassed. I had really wanted to treat my family to a lovely meal and it was horrible. We didn't want to spoil the day and make my parents feel uncomfortable by complaining so we just asked for the bill. We had been overcharged by £40 and there were three salmon dishes on the bill which none of our party ordered. My husband called the waiter over who took the bill away and said he had overcharged us £40 and apologised. We said that none of our party ordered salmon and there were three orders on the bill. He said it didn't matter as all the meals were the same price. I thought that they would need to have accurate records so as to order in the correct food to meet the demand?! It didn't seem very professional to me. I won't be back. And definitely wouldn't recommend for any occasion never mind a special one.

It's located in the castle itself.Soup and food was decent.It took a while to get a table first and food later.If you are away from main seating area , it's gets difficult to get any attention.It could be a different experience to have a meal in such place but didn't real see anything special as such about the food being served!

We went to the Cellar Restaurant at Belfast Castle for an evening meal during our trip to Belfast. The staff were attentive, pleasant and friendly. There were six of us and every one of our meals was excellent. The castle and grounds where stunning and it was a really outstanding evening for everyone.

Had afternoon tea here using a voucher. Everything was delicious. Great selection of sandwiches, scones and cake. Coffee, lemonade and prosecco all good. Nice to have a walk round the garden afterwards too.

Went for afternoon tea using voucher. Booking process was easy and when we got there everything was great. Afternoon tea of lemonade, sandwiches, scones and buns was lovely - very fresh and good quantity. Had tea/coffee in pots and this was refilled which was great. Service was excellent with lots of attention from very pleasant, friendly staff. A lovely afternoon in a wonderful setting.

Was in Cellar Restaurant last week with a friend for afternoon tea. We had homemade lemonade first which was really nice. Followed by finger sandwiches, scones and cakes. The scones with jam and cream were the best. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Tea was too strong for us and some china would have made it all so much better.

It was awful. Medium to well done lamb was oozing red all over the plate. Staff member asked chef who assured that it was medium to well. Strange that a person next table asked for medium to rare and he got what I ordered!Other food, steak, chips etc., was covered in salt.Photos on website look well, tablecloths etc., but you get bare tables. Online menu is not what you get as well. Only two staff for a busy night.This restaurant has really gone downhill. It used to be first class but I'd rather order a takeaway from a local Chinese restaurant than go back to the Cellar.

Title says it really. We visited with an extended family group, waitress was patronising, rude, slow and really didn't have a clue about food or customer service. She forgot half the order, was rude when later reminded about something else that still hadn't arrived, didn't follow up on two requests from our party and just shouldn't have been there.We visit here regularly and it has so gone downhill, I'll not be back to eat. Lots of coach tours who left with a very poor impression of Irish service and hospitality - shame on you.

Reviewing the cellar separately to Belfast castle.We stopped off here for lunch on a sunny Sunday.The outside area is lovely.The quality of the food was good.The staff could be much better.A complaint we and so many others had was the long walk around to the side door when there is a door at the rear.Eventually a member of staff put something against the door to keep it open.

Castle is a lovely setting, pity the same couldn't be said about the food, or the staff in the cellar restaurant.We recently booked here for a family dinner and there wasn't one of the party enjoyed it Food is over priced and service was rubbish.Definitely wouldn't recommend it

Had an amazing night out at Belfast Castle in the Cellar Restaurant. Food was amazing and staff couldn't have been nicer. Even better the prices are really reasonable - you might think Belfast Castle would be very expensive but it really isn't! 2 courses we had for £19.99 each. Brilliant!

I do love this place. Its a castle, and you cant get much more character than that. Cellar restaurant is better if you are seated in the room away from the entrance. Have had two steak meals when there of late and both have been perfectly good if not exceptional. Service was excellent it must be said. Food with a little more flavour would push this to a 4 rating.

We have always enjoyed dining in The Cellar restaurant as it always felt like a treat, especially as we love Belfast Castle. Service was always to the highest standard with friendly waiting staff who seemed to genuinely care that you were happy with your meal.However my expectations were sadly not met on a recent visit because whilst the food was excellent as always, the service quite simply wasn't up to scratch.The waitress seemed bored and made us feel that we were something of an inconvenience to her.I can overlook most things but rudeness and sullen behaviour from someone who is employed in the 'service industry' who is either unwilling or unable to do her job is not one of them.We will however return because we enjoy the location, food and ambience and can only hope this particular waitress will have either been shown the door ...or made to change her sullen ways!!

My partner and I visited here after walking the grounds for a bite to eat. Initially when we asked for a table we were told there were none yet the waitress didn't even try to look to see if they could accommodate us. When we were walking out we noticed a table at the back and asked could we sit there. So we sat down with menus and waited for around 15 minutes yet despite several waiters/waitresses attending to tables around us no one came to our table.Finally I walked to the counter and asked could we place an order, to which the waitress who told us originally there were no tables said she would come take our order. We both order soup and teriyaki chicken, mines was a wrap and my partners on bread.The soup was potato and leek which came with wheaten and was very nice but the wrap was disappointing as it did not have all the ingredients it stated on the menu. There was very little filling to be honest. Don't think I'd return to be honest because of how we were initially greeted at the door and then because my food did not live up to the description on the menu.

I visited my old home town and took a friend to the "Castle Restaurant" which is the restaurant in the cellar. Nice location. The service was average and i felt this had to do with the place being very quiet, so the staff were completing other duties as opposed to looking after customers. Being December i ordered the traditional turkey and ham which turned out to be turkey wrapped in a very skinny sliver of parma ham. This is not traditional and did not represent what was advertised. The christmas pudding was a bought in round portion and was average in taste. Having been here before i was disappointed this time round. I will try somewhere else next time.

Beautiful sandwiches freshly made nd well presented,friendly helpful staff,lovely clean and warm setting accessible by lift,toilet facilities spotless.

I rarely write reviews but felt this was needed. Im from Belfast and went for lunch at the cafe with my sister next door to the castle. As soon as we got through the door we were met with a sour faced waitress who seen us as nothing but a nusience and snapped at us everytime we asked a simple question, very old outdated menu not alot of choice, we ended up leaving before ordering as felt uncomfortable in the cafe. Disappointed and embarrased that this isnt well managed and staffed especially for a top tourist location.

Was recommended Belfast Castle for afternoon tea however my expectations were alot higher. I expected to be in the Castle overlooking the Lough but was in a dark dingy cellar looking out of a tiny window. We were sat down & then forgotten about. When we were served i asked what the afternoon tea consisted off & the response was "you've booked afternoon tea & don't know what it is" - without an element of humour. So this did not set scene well. The sandwiches were good, great selection & well filled. The scones were small with no fruit, no other option than strawberry jam. The tea was excellent. The service & attitude really lets this place down.

We booked dinner ahead by emailing the restaurant directly. Response was quick and making reservation painless. They requested a phone number for day of contact with any issues.We found the locations easily with use of our GPS in the car. A long drive up to the entrance through a park like setting, we noticed a number of people out walking or walking dogs. It seemed like a nice location to do that for those in the area. The building itself and grounds were beautiful. Lots of beautiful pictures and nice view out to the city. Although inside was set up for a wedding the following day (what a great place to have one!) they allowed us to wander around as long as we didn't touch anything. It was pretty cool to see the set up for the soon to be newlyweds. We proceeded downstairs for dinner. It was about 7pm, the gift shop was closed so of course the kids were disappointed but saved us a couple bucks in that way. They had a little mock jail cell with a metal gate and a small movie playing inside. This made for a cute picture.We were seated immediately and the restaurant was fairly empty at the time we were there. We were provided with a prix fixe meal option/menu as well as ordering from the standard menu. We opted to order from the main menu as we all had differing tastes from what was on the more limited menu. However, that menu for 2 adults would probably be adequate as it also included wine if I recall. I did order a glass of wine for myself and my BF ordered a Guinness. We all ordered appetizers including either soup or salad as well as mains and dessert. The food was very good and our waiter was excellent. He chatted with us and shared some personal details about how he came to live in Ireland from his home country which we found interesting and enjoyable. I was very happy with our meal and the service provided The grounds were beautiful and I would recommend a stop here if you are in Belfast.

It had been a while since I was last at this restaurant, which is part of Belfast Castle, so decided to try it again. It is hard to fault anything, the food is very good the service also very good and there can be no complaints over the prices. However, it all just seems to be lacking in something. We you sit and think about it the only conclusion I can come to is the atmosphere is missing. What this restaurant needs is more people. It needs to be appreciated more and utilised more. The Antrim Road area does lack some decent restaurants so why is the Cellar Restaurant not used more? Hard one to answer but certainly I would recommend this restaurant for a nice meal out.

We stopped in to look around the castle. It was near lunch time and we had planned to find somewhere nearby, but saw they had restaurant options onsite and decided to go for it. We ate lunch in the tavern area and were very pleased with the food!

Ate here on Saturday night was quite busy, very good value £26 for 3 courses starters and mains good, however they need to seriously look at desserts we both ordered very basic desserts cheesecake and pavalova they were both clearly poor quality bought in products my wife and I both left ours.

Just had lunch in the Cellar Restaurant in Belfast Castle. Excellent food in a relaxed atmosphere. Ham hock starter and slow cooked beef for main. Other half had the soup and a main of salmon. All great and good portions.Lovely friendly staff especially Laura. Many thanks. Recommended.

Dined in the Cellar restaurant on Friday night with family, food was excellent and served promptly, brother & sister-in-law has sirloin steaks which were cooked to perfection, my husband had the fish of the day which was hake and I had the roast beef - both meals were delicious - starters and deserts were excellent too!

Took my parents here for Sunday lunch- service was prompt and friendly. Each course was delicious, although the cheesecake was so large, I couldn't finish! Three courses for 26 pounds was good value I thought. Only thing I would mention is that a steak knife would be good when ordering the sirloin of beef :) but otherwise excellent. I would have expected it to be far busier on a Sunday. More of a hidden gem perhaps?

We went for a romantic afternoon tea in early January. We were moved into the 'nicer area' according to the waitress. We had to prebook a seat the empty cellar to let the Castle have time to prepare the afternoon tea. It wasn't particularly expensive - around £25 each. The bread was stale on the sandwiches and the coffee was plain filter coffee in a pot. There were macaroons of various flavours. It was nice, but not special. The staff were all focused in the other dining area and we were neglected for quite some time - I had to get up and ask for the bill and on another occasion to ask for more coffee. They also don't provide more sandwiches when you are finished, like other purveyors of afternoon tea. I thought the experience let down the atmosphere of the beautiful views and gardens of Belfast Castle. The afternoon tea component of the Cellar Restaurant wasn't great - it's expensive enough to pay for a pot of average filter coffee and stale sandwiches which were likely pre-prepared. I would advise anyone looking for a good experience try elsewhere- unless you're really not that fussy. But by definition, anyone looking for an afternoon tea experience might be looking for something a bit more special...

My boyfriend and I decided to go for a valentines meal in the cellar restaurant. While the service was good and the staff were friendly, we wouldn't recommend it. Very small portions, a small bottle of Fanta costing £2.50 and a waitress who found it very strange and unusual that we asked for veg with our main course.

I sought to dine in the formal dining area of the restaurant and stood with my wife at the "Please Wait here to be Seated" sign. A member of staff was in the main restaurant flding napkins. I asked if I could have a table for two and was told I would have to eat in the bar area. I noticed that the restaurant was almost empty. I stood to look through the bar menu and another member of staff ( who was very pleasant started to run through the menu) she also suggested we could eat in the formal dining area. I was very annoyed that the restaurant was sending out such an inconsistent message. I do not like being sterotyped into what type of environment is suitanle for me. I decided not to eat there and enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Cathedral quarter instead.

Whilst over visiting my mother decided to book dinner here for the family. I initially wasn't impressed with the selection, as it wasn't my pick but decided to run with the choice anyway.The menu was a set menu and not very imaginative. Two of us had the Chicken Cranberry & Walnut Salad, The other two had the vegetable Soup. All very ordinary. Followed by three steaks and a duck. Again well cooked, poorly presented, loads of standard sides. Two unimaginative meringues and a Xmas pudding later and we were done.The service was very good, the two floor staff did manage the bar and restaurant quite well. I found the music selection somewhat irritating and listened to the same Adele album three times before it was changed. It was ok. Nothing memorable.

A very nice place, the castle but the restaurant was alright at best. Solid classics - steaks, slow cooked meat, fish but none of them had the oomph. It was a gastropub fare that while nice and comforting is OK in a pub but not necessarily in a superb location in one of Belfast's top visitor attractions. I was there for a business dinner but I'm not sure I would be inclined to come back if an opportunity presented itself.

We celebrated my daughter's 34th birthday here and were delighted with service. The meal was excellent and staff couldn't have been more helpful. Highly recommended.

I took my elderly mother here for coffee and scones and she loved the place. She is disabled and welcomed the fact that the restaurant can be accessed by a lift, but she was disconcerted by the uneven flagstone floor.The restaurant is located in Belfast Castle which has great views over the city and Belfast Lough, but there are no views from the restaurant.The coffee and freshly baked scones were excellent, served by charming and friendly waitresses.The decor of the restaurant is disappointing - a bit soulless apart from the prints of old Belfast. A pleasant stop-off when visiting the Castle.

Visited with two Belfast friends who had been here previously when they remembered a cosy, oldy-worldy restaurant which served excellent food. Now, however, the restaurant is stark, modern, soulless, and although the waitress was friendly and helpful, the other members of staff who came to the table were offhand and uninterested. For example, they did not provide steak knives as required for steak, and the steak was served well-done instead of medium-rare as requested. Steak knives were requested, and delivered without apology. I opted for lamb shanks, was told it was not available, and advised that leg of lamb was - when it arrived there was not sign of a leg. Just slices of lamb. My Belfast friends will not be going back there any time soon.

Treated my mum to afternoon tea for her birthday and it was fab. Nice selection of well filled sandwiches, fresh scones and variety of sweet treats including a fabulous mini eton mess style dessert. Only reservation might be that tea was served as soon as we arrived and was a little cool by the time food arrived but staff were only too happy to provide a fresh pot.

My wife and I had a fantastic meal some months ago in the cellar restaurant at Belfast castle and decided on a return with the whole family for a celebration dinner. I have to confess second time around the meal was a bit 'hit & miss', the squid starter and Crossgar chicken main meal were small and poor quality, by contrast those in the group who had the steak or the salmon were very pleased. The restaurant was not very busy but the waiting staff seemed to be slow off the mark, in fairness there was a wedding on so maybe that had an impact. Approx £20 for starter and main meal if you opted for the steak. Overall, I would not be rushing back.

Grew up in the area and used to be a regular in the cellar and main restaurants over the years but wow! It's gone downhill! It used to be delicious and the cellar used to have atmosphere before it was renovated!I've called in a few times for coffee after a walk up cave hill and it was average, but I.recently ordered a Brie and cranberry sandwich off the menu. After 20 mins reminding the waitress we were here, I received the worst made sandwich I've ever had (literally as in the description) pity as it's such a lovely location for locals AND tourists

We looked a table here as part of a family special occasion. This place was quite full but not crowded, the decor pleasing, and everything very clean and tidy. Of course, the setting of Belfast Castle overlooking Belfast Lough is very appealing even though the rain was pelting down. We have a set menu, on paper looked very good. However, service was slow, anything we ask for we typically had to ask for a second time, and to be kind the food was average. To receive average food in a regular restaurant is one thing, but one does not expect to get average food in a place like Belfast Castle – overall, as a family we had a good time but the food disappointing.

£1.90 for a fruit shot.and not even real Robinson's one a pound shop ones£2.40 for a coffee that was about two gulps.

First time for lunch here and I brought some relatives who were in Belfast on holiday. Had salmon for lunch which was lovely as was the spiced apple crumble. The steps outside might be a bit steep for some people and once in the Cellar there is no view outside. Nevertheless I will definitely go back for either lunch or afternoon tea. The gardens of the Castle were very well kept and I particularly liked the topiary cat. There is also a nice little gift shop.

I dined at Belfast Castle with friends on a drizzly day last May. There were only a few diners but we were very happy with what we ordered. For starters we had a Crab, Prawn Cocktail on toast. This was followed by Roast Lamb with roast vegetables of snow peas, beans, broccoli, turnips and carrots. For dessert I had Caramel Creme Brûlée while my friends enjoyed the Apple and Rhubarb Crumble. I really enjoyed the meal and had no complaints about the service.

Very disappointed! Service dire although food when it came was just OK. It was a glorious sunny Easter Tuesday the park was busy but the staff gave the impression of having no idea of how to respond to demand. Supervision was inadequate. This was such a shame! The cellar had such a wonderful opportunity to showcase NI cuisine in a tremendous location

Stopped off at the Cellar Restaurant for lunch. Taking into account the choice of restaurants and eateries around Belfast now, the menu here showed little imagination. The soup and sandwiches were satisfying. More staff than usual on the floor. Perhaps some light background music might enhance the whole experience.

We Went for a walk up Cavehill on St Patrick's Day and thought it would be nice to finish off with a meal at Belfast Castle…. how wrong was I! The Cellar Restaurant is soooo wrong! For a start, why stick people down in the cellar when there is a beautiful 3 storey castle above hardly being used at all? With beautiful views over the grounds and over Belfast Lough. No, let's stick people down in pokey rooms with no windows in the basement! Also, the basement is totally soulless. White walls, some terrible pictures and and nice factory cafeteria feel! TERRIBLE. The place was so old fashioned, the food was barely average, and the waitresses hadn't a clue. Why do the Council run these places? A private company could do so much better. Don't waste your time.

So let me begin... Myself and a friend had went out for a spot of power walking this morning and were caught in some heavy hail. We trooped the whole way up to the castle for a bit of lunch and upon arriving in the Cellar Restaurant, cold and wet, the manager passed us as though we were a pair of stragglers whilst looking down her nose. I asked the waitress if we were to waited to be seated or could we sit anywhere. She looked at us as though we had just stepped off a UFO, very unfriendly. She said did we want menus but did not bother to give us them we had to locate them ourselves. No I'm in for food but let me read the chefs mind instead of handing me the menu. She then came over ten minutes later asked for our food orders but quickly scuttled off before I could give a drinks order. Staff were ignoring me and I had to order our coffees when the food arrived. No sauces or vinegar were offered to us when the chips arrived, and I would have ate the dry chips anyway however I had nothing to wash it down with and did not fancy having a mouth like a dry shoe. I had to ask for these things that should be offered to you when left at the table!? The coffee arrived in cups that looked like they were created for Thumbelina and no sugar which I then had to ask for. Again she looked at me as though a head was slowly growing from my left elbow. I may have been slightly wet from the weather but I felt extremely uncomfortable and judged by the way her eyes were looking at me. As the cups were so small my coffee then spilled into my lettuce but I was so hungry I ate the coffee stained lettuce. IN CONCLUSION: the food was really nice, nice big chips, however the staff are extremely judgemental, abrupt, rude and look like they do not want to be there. Great food let down by staff which have as much life as a zombie from a Walking Dead Episode.

Went with my friend for a birthday lunch, mid week, end of Jan. There seemed to be a private function going on in the back room (black ties and suits so were presume a funeral gathering). The staff were friendly and pleasant although seemed quite busy even though there was only approx. 5 other tables of diners. We ordered a starter each, veg soup & a seafood chowder. My friend said the veg soup was great. The chowder was tasty and plentiful but baby boil potatoes did seem to be the bulk of it. Both were served with homemade wheaten bread (quite dry - defo needed a drink to help digest) went through 2 jugs of water! Main courses - lasagne, chips & salad (my friends dish) the lasagne was a vast portion, the chips were served in a dainty fryer basket & there was a huge tasty looking salad with coleslaw. I had the cheese & bacon beef burger with fries served in a dainty fryer basket (would've been nice if salad had of dressed the plate but it didn't).My friend said she enjoyed her meal and found it hard to finish the huge portion. I was disappointed with the burger. I found it very dry, I expected the burger to have been homemade ie tasty succulent minced beef but no it was dry and seemed compressed. Not easy to digest at all.Overall I would say I found this experience disappointing although I would give it another chance and I hope it can redeem itself then.

My wife and I had a meal in the Cellar on 20/2/15 booked for 6.30pm.When we arrived we found our way to the restaurant.... 2 potential customers were speaking to a waitress at the bar and we walked, unseen, into the restaurant.....lots of lonely-looking tables with only one occupied from 5pm. I had to go back to the bar for help after standing in the restaurant and the manager was quickly found and confirmed our reservation. I saw that there were only 5 reservations on the sheet for the whole evening.....amazing for a Friday night! The tables were "traditionally" laid out with white table clothes and Victorian-styled cutlery. Either a "walk in" couple had extremely loud voices or the Cellar echoed like a cave, but we heard ever word of their intriguing conversation 2 tables away....the next diners at 7pm, a group of four some 20 feet away were equally easily overheard. We were given the a al carte menu....I had to ask for the table d'hote menu which was different from that advertised and the manager seemed surprised that I did so. We ordered from the a la carte menu for choice, home-made mushroom soup (one piece of bread), and breads and oils (3 slightly varied breads slices) were tasty and the mains, local scampi and chunky chips and rack of lamb, correctly cooked and just the right side of pink, were delicious. Unfortunately absolutely no atmosphere, lights at full power and the music was depressing.... Eva Cassidy and her guitar...lovely voice, wrong setting... played from a ipod shuffle that stopped a lot and for minutes at a time so no music at all! Go for the food NOT the atmosphere.....might suit the more mature customer.....not for those below 35! Some starters £6 plus but mains sensibly priced. The manager had one waitress so limited staff....not surprised as minimal patrons! I'm giving an "average" score ...tasty food but the management need to rethink the rest....I think the Marie Celeste had more sailors found on board than this restaurant had all night!

Afternoon tea - overpriced, poor service and poor range on offer. Dull, dank setting in cellar. Not worth it.

My colleague and i had a great open prawn sandwich which was really good value and just enough after a hike on the cavehill. Great coffee to follow in the cosy bar.

I was here in the Tavern bar this afternoon with a friend. Although it was pretty quiet for 3pm on a Saturday afternoon and there was no one else waiting it took a full 5 minutes for someone (there were 4 staff) behind the bar to even acknowledge us and it wasnt exactly a warm welcome. Additionally, there was food debris on the floor and staff speaking very loudly to each other which made for a unpleasant atmosphere. Our drinks were fine and not expensive, but I won't be going again despite the fact I live in the area.

We shared a dinner with my brother and his wife. We all had the steak but each had it cooked differently.Each course came at a nice pace - we were neither waiting nor were we rushed.The staff were lovely the ambience was great too but what a lovely view ofBelfast Lough and the city at night.

Went here with my family and some friends for my birthday dinner and just couldn't fault it. Excellent service and a waitress for whom nothing was an imposition. Will definitely be going back again.

The food was ok, would of been better if we had of went to McDonald!!We had family over from all parts of the uk & Malta, thought we could take them for a nice dinner in a lovely location .......how wrong could we be?! The service was terrible, the staff have no idea how to smile or deliver a decent table service.Food orders were wrong, had to wait on the sides coming out, which then were WRONG!! Totally over priced ordinary food, kids meals were burnt& the waiter spilled food on the mother in-law! So embarrassed that we brought our family to this hellhole!!

If you want a nice cosy intimate place where you can enjoy a conversation and tasty moderately priced food then you wont be dissapointed in the cellar at Belfast Castle. The menu is small but has enough variety to suit most tastes. The staff are friendly and attentive and will actually ask you how you want your steak cooked and give you exactly what you ask for. This may not be the best meal I have ever had in a restaurant but it is certainly very good indeed.

Called on Saturday 26/07/14 for coffee and sandwich.Menu described sandwich as having hand carved Ballymoney ham.Coffee was delivered to table, then waited 11 minutes for sandwich by which time coffee was cold.The ham in the sandwich was wafer thin, not what I expected.Top tip! give it a miss and go to Malone House, or The Bobbin at City Hall

Booked a table for two on Friday night, we had dined here a few times, and although we found the food fine,we did have issues with the slow service. But this Friday night was the final straw, we asked to be seated at another table, which I think should be a Customer's wright to do so, if preferred table is not already reserved. Our waiter did not come across as Customer friendly, and on handing us the menu promptly left us before asking what we wanted to drink. We studied the menu made our choices and waited for someone to take our orders. We waited maybe 10 minutes before the same waiter came to tell us what the soup and fish on the menu were to be that night, this in my mind should of been done when he gave us the menus when we were seated. He asked our drinks choice and left, another 10 minutes later a young women came to the table asking if we had ordered drinks, we said yes to which she asked what they were,.this information should of been passed on to the bar from the waiter 10 minutes ago. During this time a large group of people were seated at a table directly in our eye line, and the waiter whom had seated us, processed to take all of the group's order, while we were still waiting to give our order. It was at this point I'd, had enough of the complete lack of Customer service, and we decided to leave. The staff in this restaurant need better training, especially the waiter who "served" us. The food maybe ok at this restaurant, but service counts for a huge amount too, in making an enjoyable evening. We will not be back, and I cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Arrived here on Sunday for dinner .. Told couldn't eat of normal menu in the nice part so had to move into the bar as we didn't want the set Sunday menu Seated and had to ask for menus - waited a whileFloor stinking with crumbs and napkinsReally bad layout of tables and chairs felt like a school canteen - sit where u want move tables or chairs where u wantWasn't busy and took ages to take order and the girl had no idea about items on the menu - ie what type of steak the steak was looked at us like we had ten heads for askingFood arrived and as the service was terrible and the place was filthy we wernt expecting much - to our surprise the food was actually great had steak with chips and garlic potatoes cooked to perfection and the peppered sause was really lovely!! Loved it !!Was not offered desert menus .. Asked a waitress passing but she must have forgot - ten minutes after I went up to the bar to ask for a menu again and he waiter brought it down and cleared plates - I ordered before he left clearing as I was scarred I could be sitting there a whileFor someone to take my order ...Dessert was good had the chocolate tart very rich in flavour ! Toilets were clean !! Cleaner than dinning area I would say Overall not so good experience wouldn't return in a rush as didn't feel very organised .. But I must say the food was really good if the chef was in a different resturant I would go their for the amazingly good steak and peppered sause!

Went here with a work party for Christmas dinner in Dec 2013. The menu had plenty of choice and the price was very reasonable compared to the centre of Belfast hotels/restaurants. Food was excellent and service good. This gem of a place has been constantly there and consistently good.

Had great steak frites here New Year's Eve ,cosy afternoon relaxing in great surroundings , perfect !

We went for a family meal in September. Some preferred the bar menu instead of the cellar menu. This was not an issue. We were welcomed into the cellar restaurant and had a choice from both menus. My wife is disabled and a wheelchair user her only problem was locating the restaurant from were the lift left her. The food was very tasty and served by very pleasant helpful staff. We will definitely be back.