Maggie Mays Belfast Cafe in Belfast

Lovely meal well worth the money

Five mins walk from Botanic Train Station, Maggie Mays is perfectly placed. Established over 20yrs on this site, very popular with students missing home cooking. Large list of menu options and something for everyone young and old. Friendly service, not expensive. Definitely check in out if iure in the area.

Maggie Mays used to be a good spot for food. My pregnant wife, toddler and myself went for lunch yesterday to treat my toddler after getting her injections. From the minute we arrived it went downhill. The server seated us and went to get menus and didn't return. After 10 minutes I went up and got them myself. We then ordered and waited 40 minutes without even our drinks and watched as people walked in and got their food. I eventually asked the server what is happening and he said it is very busy but our food is coming. The whole restaurant had turned over and the new people coming in were getting food and after 1 hour and 20 minutes we decided to leave and a different server told us the other guy hadn't even put our food order through. I then had to take my very hungry toddler and pregnant wife home and make something quickly for them. Not quite the treat I was hoping for my child!! I used to go here quite often but the constant lying of one of the servers blaming it on being busy when he hadn't put our order through is too much!!

Staff are always so nice and very helpful. Food is good, we always go back here.

Had pancakes here today , was very disappointed as they were shop bought and not made by the chef. The waitress showed me to a table which was dirty and even the chairs had food spilled on them . The place was whole place was in need of a good clean and the waitress was untidy and had food spills on her clothes back and front, she was wearing a sort of thin material pink tracksuit. First time to eat here and diffently the last. Very disappointing 😞

Everytime I'm over from Scotland I have as many meals here as possible the stovies are so good and filling especially on a cold day internal heating lerge portions at a fair price

Loved it here. The coffee and breakfasts were delicious and pretty cheap for the portion size. The only downside was that it was cash only - but this was communicated at the start and there’s an ATM across the street so it was no bother.

Highly recommended. Nice food and good atmosphere around. Tables are a little bit too small but rest 100%

I had been here before and thought it would be a good place to try for a good Sunday lunch dinner. Over all it wasn't too bad but it had said the dessert would be hot custard and it was stone cold with raspberry and coconut cake and my sons dessert was so small it definitely was Over priced, it was such a small piece of cheese cake. We where disappointed that it wasn't as good as last time we visited.

Great service, Delicious food 😋 👌🏻 😀

Good food, huge portions, which must be aimed at students, but equally good for families.

My go to place for brunch when I visit Belfast.

Best place for breakfast in town.

Early morning breakfast. Served very quickly and great value. Pleasant young man running the early shift.

Gem of a place. Very reasonably priced and a good selection. Laid back staff gave a relaxed feel to the place

Food & staff excellent. Only thing is that you have to have cash to pay .... But there is a cash machine a short walk away.

Party of 4 on a busy Sunday lunchtime. We got seated straight away. One of us is a very fussy vegetarian who was delighted to see a separate veggie menu. Food was delicious. The Maine lemonade brought back happy memories. We will be back - Veggie wants to work their way through the rest of the menu! Excellent service as well.

Came back home to Belfast and first port of call for breakfast was Maggie Mays botanic feels like never left service with a smile and banter too boot grub lovely ladies are the best worth a shout ever round this way ohh they do evenings too

The only place we could find the full Irish breakfast that was gluten free, or mostly. Everywhere else across the country does the black and white pudding with wheat... Even though you can buy it gluten free in the grocery.

Excellent food and customer service. Lots of veggie/ vegan options. Had the veggie fry and it was great

Best one out of the 3 great service,and the food is exellent.

Absolutely amazing menu. High quality food, wholesome and fresh. Excellent service and a beautiful wee spot. 5 stars.

I often eat in Maggie Mays Botanic and find it excellent. Sadly my experience this morning at Maggie Mays Malone Road was awful. Waitress rude. Dumped the plate loudly , the food was horrible. Never again.

Stellar value for money! The ambience and service was nice, typical for a good brunch cafe. But the attention paid to the food was exceptional, every single thing on our two plates was cooked to perfection.

William our taxi driver recommended maggie mays. Wow the food was lovely. It was so nice we went back the next day too. I had bacon, pancakes and maple syrup. Lovely. The next day I went for a breakfast in a wrap. It was so nice. The coffee is really good too. The staff are super friendly and helpful. Great place to eat. Prices are really reasonable. Thank you for a great breakfast experience.

The gardens are immense and the greenhouse area is impressive, it is recommended to visit

Popped in on a late Saturday afternoon after parkrun. We were seated and served pretty quickly, staff all seemed friendly. I had the Irish breakfast, my wife the Ulster Fry. Happy with both, filled us up for the day.

I have been going to Maggie May's Botanic avenue for years. But I had the worst chicken curry and chips that you could possibly eat. It was made up of raw onions and uncooked mushrooms sliced cold chicken. So someone put curry sauce on raw ingredients. It was totally disgusting. I paid for it and told them how I couldn't eat it to an indifferent member if staff. The worst cafe to eat in town. It used to be good but isn't anymore. Very sad to see this .

Ohh Lovely place, and waitress are very polite too ❤️ food is just 10/10 ..

Lovely cafe with fantastic breakfast options. Tried the Irish breakfast, new items to me, black and white pudding is a favorite.

Food was very dry and over cooked

Well this was a pleasant surprise. We were looking for a coffee shop and peered into Maggie Mays when a little old man sitting outside told us to go on in ''foods good' he said 😁. We only wanted coffee we replied, to which he retorted that the coffee was good too! The décor was a little basic but the warmth of the welcome was anything but!!! Very friendly and enticing staff. With lots of fabulous Belfast humour 😍. We ended up getting a Baillie's alco-shake, a pot of tea and a plate of chips 👍 Seating was a little basic but we would definitely go back and enjoy a bit of craic ( and some more chips 👍 )

Good scrambled egg. Slow to get a table and they only take cash.

Busy cafe near the museum. We popped in for lunch and were really disappointed in the soup. There were two choices of soup, the first was overloaded with pepper and the second was closer to the consistency of mash potato. On a positive note the wheaten bread was good.

I never post reviews but here I am not happy! I ordered a Titanic Burger which arrived without lettuce, tomatoes and fried onions, basically not the right Burger! She brings me a plate with the missing raw ingredients to put in my Burger myself and still no fried onions! I ask for a gesture once it's time to pay the bill, she says okay but makes me pay the base price! I had to insist on getting their gesture back in cash: £1! Abused!

Amazing home cooked breakfast with great, freindly service.

Lovely place to eat plenty of choices reasonably priced nice homely atmosphere and very pleasant staff...

We visited from London last month, the young waitress was great at catering to our allergens and very knowledgeable. Food and atmosphere was so good we came here three days in a row for breakfast. Can't wait til we come back! The veg rolls on the fryup were amazing

Very busy little cafe. Plenty of options and very good vegetarian options. Good value and portions are generous and tasty. I can understand why this is so busy. although the food took a long while to come but overall recommended.

Always Worth going to. Slight wait time for table only because the place is Always busy ( a sure sign the food is good)

Coffee break on the edge of the city center. Unfortunately, service was quite slow and chopsticks instead of spoons, even though they were there.

Good service, diverse menu (including nice vegan options) and relaxing atmosphere.

Asked for a chicken burger on its own with a cold drink food arrived after 25 minutes (with chips) I didn't order the waitress said chiips are free! If chips are free how came a chicken burger and a can of coke came to £11.15 if its a complete meal you should tell the customers Complete rip for a ( hard ) chicken burger that had more batter than chicken zero stars

staff were really friendly, food was amazing and the portions were huge we couldn’t finish even though it was so good 😭 the prices were decent especially for the amount of food you get. the menu has a lot of great options, separate vegan and veggie menu also! highly recommend the taco chips

Very friendly. Very delicious food.

Food was ok ,nothing special,sausages were burnt on the cowboy supper,lasagne was hard and crispy in parts ,

Great breakfast & friendly service. Can highly recommend.

If you're on Botanical Avenue, you have to come in here. The food is great no matter what time of day. You don't often find such a nice café! So absolutely recommended. We stayed at Jennifer's on Rugby Road via AirBnB and have been here 3 times. It felt great every time - everyone is welcome. Just beautiful!

Not wheelchair accessible when everywhere is supposed to be the waitress didnt seem to friendly or helpful 🙄

Funky little place. Tasty large portion for breakfast reasonably priced. Highly recommended!!!

The staff were toxic, be friendly and kind and smile!

Flat white was good and hot too.

Very nice food and exceptional customer service

Food was excellent and came out to our table pretty quickly. The portions were very generous and the prices very reasonable. The inside is cozy but not too loud and the menu is very expansive. Definitely recommend stopping in!

Stopped in close to closing. Staff was friendly and the food was very good.

Fish and chips wasn't great. Flavourless and I'm sure the fish was frozen 🤮

Food was absolutely horrible, don’t even get me started on the entire hour I had to wait for that food aswell! The fact I even had to pay was one of the worst parts definitely would not recommend going.

Such a cozy and friendly place! Breakfast is served all day and really delicious. The staff couldn't be more friendly!

Cozy. Good food. Service was pretty slow and it took us forever to get our order taken. Although it was a Saturday at lunch. So, I should have taken that into account. I would come back if I was catching up with an old friend.

Our booth was a little tight. But the service was top notch and the food was very good.

They only take cash Visited twice for breakfast. Bacon is lush. Soda bread (when they have it) is lovely. Everything else is greasy. Coffee was wonderful. Friendly staff. They have 80s pop music playing quite loudly which seemed a but odd at breakfast time

Breakfast and service was fantastic here. Everything was delicious and well priced. Staff were super friendly and helpful.

Visited here on a Friday afternoon. It wasn’t busy, maybe 3 tables occupied. It was cold, all the windows open. I ordered the chicken stacks with chips, onion rings & pepper sauce. My daughter ordered chicken goujons. After waiting half an hour I managed to interrupt the waitress with the long orange hair in her conversation with a friend to ask if our food would be ready soon. The service bell had rang three times while she was gabbing. She cut me off before I even finished my question, mumbled something about how someone else brings the food & walked away. Finally the food arrived. Tiny portions! I got a handful of chip ends, chicken, lumpy dace & soggy (obviously frozen) onion rings. My daughter’s portion was also tiny. No side salad or garnish on either dish. No-one asked if our meal was any & 2 of the waitresses went off duty before the meal arrived, leaving only the orange haired girl. At one point a man who I assume is connected to the cafe walked behind the counter. He was filthy & had a huge hole in the back of his jogging shorts. Very off putting. We won’t be back, £27 for a poor, inadequate meal with bad service.

I have been going to Maggie May's for years and years. It's not a fancy cafe but they serve good home cooked food. It used to be one of the best (and biggest!) frys in Belfast. However of late quality and size of food has changed. I had a few very bad deliveries and wouls only eat in now. I was there today and the veggie fry was nearly half the size it used to be and it's now £9.50. Quality of produce not as good as previous either. Everywhere has got expensive so if you are on botanic it still probably has the best breakfasts, chips and milkshakes, stew etc. They have a separate veggie and vegan menu. It's a big menu and I'd probably steer clear of anything too unusual but for the most part it's good food. It is not wheelchair accessible. There is only one small toilet at the back with no changing facilities.

Fantastic foods with lovely staff. Had Irish breakfast and Omlet. Food was amazing 🤩. Highly recommended.

Nice food, the service a bit slow, though. Please, pay more attention to the customers. We had to ask for the bill 2 times and finally, we went to pay at the desk after 15 min. Also, you can’t leave one customer without food for 30 min… Food is delicious, portions are really good!

Very consistent at what they serve! Great home cooked food

It was great! Atmosphere was wonderful. Signs to let you know their flow. Fabulous coffee. Amazing fried eggs and bacon. Really lovely staff. My favourite restaurant in Belfast so far.

The place was cute with a decent atmosphere. It was a little small, but this added warmth to the place. Among the dishes, we ordered avocado toast and sweet bean toast. Both were average. Early gray tea was relatively tasteless. The waiters were polite and friendly from greeting to the end. We paid 18 pounds for 2 meals and 1 tea. Although the price was not very good in terms of performance, it was satisfactory.

Some good food service is friendly ☺️ it's quite snug as a whole but all in all nice place

Food was really good. Very friendly staff.

Great staff and great food to an affordable price!

Have visited this cafe before and usually very friendly staff even when very busy! Today we experienced worst service I've ever had. Very rude lady who seemed annoyed when asked for variation in order, order was slow to come and not correct. Nice food, good menu but this lady spoiled our experience so wont be back!

Crazy no card payment in 2024, food was OK but service took a long time

Every time I come here I am reminded of why I do not like this place. The food is subpar, often served lukewarm, and the staff or sometimes just downright rude. Lovely location and setting, let down by a bad atmosphere and poor food quality.

Good food and quick service. Milk shakes and all day breakfast are particularly good. Only negatives are booths can be restricted for those of us on the larger side.

Brutal. Don't go. Food so bad, raging I actually paid for this experience. Love Maggie Mays, but won't be back. Was told I could have said while eating as they could have done something about it. Straight away they should have refunded me, but didn't. Therefore really bad customer service also. Sorry Maggie's....

Brilliant and the little blonde girl was sweet

Belfast's very warm food place! Food is superb in hearty servings and big portions. Taste did not go off tangent even with such sheer size. Went for the Irish Breakfast as I was craving for some black & white puddings but took my friend's soda bread and potato bread off her Bumper Fry as I preferred them more than my white toasts! Service was all right they just seemed majorly understaffed. Can be a bit noisy when the place is full as it is small, cozy and cramped. As what you'd expect from a bar/small hearty place kind of setting. Some small notes: Club sandwiches look good. I'd recommend getting some milkshakes as they're famous for 'em (it was great the last I' ve had them - sweet and punchy). Would always come here when I feel like a famished food fighter looking to fill my hollow tummy!

Fantastic location, it became our go to place to eat, great food at good prices. Please note that they don't sell, alcohol. However, you can bring your own and they are cool with that

Maggie May's came highly recommended so as soon as I got to Belfast I headed straight there for a very much needed fry since I'd been up since 2:30am. The service and food were both perfect. I had the Bumper Fry with a cappuccino and it was exactly what I needed to fill me up ready for a full day of exploring the city. I even made some changes to the Bumper Fry which was happily accommodated. It was cooked and on my table in a couple of minutes. The staff are lovely aswell so head on down and tuck in.

Reasonably-priced, nice and simple food, served by friendly staff with great taste in background music (at a perfect volume) who give you space to eat and chat. Nothing fancy, but good grub and highly recommended.

Best baps and fry here - And a huge selection of vegetarian/vegan options too. Nothing too complex, just reasonably priced, delicious food (and coffee)! If I ever come back to Belfast I'll eat here again, without a doubt.

Excellent staff and lovely high quality food and drinks. Maggie Mays is an institution!

Great place for an Ulster Fry or a good old feed. It's small but worth the wait as there are few other decent breakfast options around there. Very popular with students. Service a bit chaotic but they do shift a lot of food and tables.

Lovely wee cafe with good food and very good prices. Great for breakfast!

Had breakfast and lunch here as loved it so much! Reasonable price, great options for veggies as well. Granola bowl lovely and good coffee! Great service, highly recommend! Thank you x

After a long journey from the city of Dublin I went into Maggie May’s looking for the casual dining experience I crave. We ordered two breakfast sandwiches, the “Belfast Bap” and the “Filled Soda.” We also ordered a vanilla milkshake. Ultimately it was a good meal and provided the casual experience I sought. At some point during the process a drunken man walked in and began speaking to some of the other patrons. The staff handled him with high levels of decorum and respect. I was highly impressed at the diplomacy and speed with which they approached the situation.

Fast efficient friendly service Exactly what you want when out about in the city

Went to try the famous Irish coffee as place was next door from the hotel. Friendly staff and quick service, not much to say. Irish coffee was good(I guess) but won’t be drinking it again. Recommended

Food is delicious, staff were wonderful and the environment is welcoming, warm and pleasant. There is only one bathroom stall (gender neutral), and no disabled toilet. The bathroom that is there is very small and in a tight space near the kitchens. I think that's the only thing about this place that I dislike but it does not ruin the 5 stars I have given the place because its still brilliant and is fine as long as you use the bathroom elsewhere either before or after eating there.

Great place. Tasty, affordable food

Had a lovely wee breakfast with my gorgeous girlfriend xx service was so friendly and atmosphere was great. Food just amazing!

Seating areas way to cramped, not comfortable at all. Won't be back anytime soon.

Delicious food for good price. Worth to try😏

We came here on a little one night break. Breakfast was stunning !! Full of flavour and load sof it . I've Never had beans and toast like it !!! We will definitely be back . I had 3/4 slices of toast with beans and cheese between each slice was lovely.

Maggie May's is a culinary haven in Northern Ireland that left me utterly impressed during my visit. As an American exploring the local food scene, I found this gem to be a delightful mix of tradition and innovation. The menu, a fusion of local flavors and global influences, offered a culinary journey that was both adventurous and comforting. The diverse range of dishes showcased the richness of Northern Irish cuisine, and each bite was a testament to the skillful preparation and attention to detail in the kitchen. From hearty stews to mouthwatering seafood, Maggie May's truly encapsulates the essence of the region's gastronomic tapestry. Equally commendable was the impeccable service provided by the staff. They exuded warmth and hospitality, making me feel not just like a customer, but a welcomed guest. Their knowledge of the menu and willingness to offer recommendations added a personal touch to the dining experience, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the meal. The ambiance of Maggie May's was another highlight. The cozy yet vibrant atmosphere created the perfect setting for savoring the delicious fare. Whether it was the charming decor or the inviting aroma wafting from the kitchen, every element contributed to a memorable dining outing. In summary, Maggie May's deserves a resounding five stars for both its exceptional food and stellar service. It's a must-visit for anyone eager to explore the culinary wonders of Northern Ireland, and my experience here will undoubtedly be a highlight of my trip.

A must visit whenever I’m in Belfast! Friendly staff and good food!

Family meal over Christmas. This little gem in Botanic has a wonderful atmosphere and great fresh food with great service.

Food amazing, staff friendly, music and ambient really, really good.. You won't leave hungry, portions are huge Edit: Back again, still 5 stars 😁👌