Robinsons Bar and Bistro in Belfast

The food and staff are amazing very central. The atmosphere was brilliant. Definitely back again.

Nice and cosy. The waitress was more than helpful in choosing the food.

Disgraceful. Food raw. Said to BarBoy! Said he couldnt tell chef took plate and walked off. Never again

Play actually ate dinner upstairs Which was very quiet and lovely,you could not hear the bar downstairs. Had outstanding food and service. Then popped in the bar for a pint which was absolutely a local Vibe so fun

Excellent Pre-Show menu dinner. The Beef and Guinness pie was superb as were the Irish Coffees.

Great pub, we went there several times and also ate there

A very quirky pub with an atmosphere

The Irish Stew was pretty good but it was not warm enough (kinda cold). Irish coffee was great. The waitresses are super kind.

Been here many times over the years and have always got great food. My last visit was a bit disappointing, Pre theatre meal was chicken strips, which came battered but I had to eat with my hand cause the knife wouldn't go through, they were to over done. My partner had the pie which went down well. Other than that great. Will still go back as day been many times won't put me of going back

We started ordering chips and they simply took more than 40 minutes to serve them! As time passed, we decided to order hot chocolate and, oh boy… such a shame! That thing was terrible. Later, we ordered a Robinsons Platter and Chicken Goujons and none of our dishes seemed to be on the way… After asking almost all of the waiters, they managed to serve our dishes, but we were already running out of time for our trip back to Dublin. So we had to eat it in a hurry.

Staff inquired of any allergies or dietary preferences, and when we mentioned we were vegetarian, we received a customized menu that saved a lot of time sorting thru a conventional menu. Also, we were surprised to receive our food much sooner than expected. It was beautiful and delicious!

Drank too many beers here this past weekend!! Loved it !! Thanks to all the staff.

Loved the decor, didn't eat here & we visited in early afternoon so was quiet

Amazing food! For my birthday we decided to have a meal here at robinsons and I’m very happy we chose this place the food was perfect and the staff were very friendly and professional. Food prices are reflective of the good food. They also sell Titos as a choice of beverage which is amazing as it’s the first time not in the states I’ve been able to enjoy this drink. I’m definitely planning on returning to Robinsons after this great experience.

Held a nurse reunion of 50 yrs in the Bistro upstairs. The atmosphere food service was second to none. Paula and Tracey waiting staff and chefs were amazing. Catered for our every need.

Love this place ...has a front and back bar so check out both ...great staff amd fantastic pint 👌

Smelly dirty hole would be a bit of an understatement. Foods rotten too

Gorgeous restaurant, exceptional service, delicious food. Get the sweet and sour chicken and you'll be glad you did! The desserts are a bit sugary, but I'm not complaining!

Father/son trip from Chicago to Belfast…ate at the 2nd floor restaurant two nights because we liked the food and service so much. After the 2nd dinner we went up to the pool lounge for a few pints and had the best bartender we could have wanted in Katherine. She was a great conversation, informative for a couple goofy Americans trying to find our way, and someone we wish we could take back to our local pubs in the States. Cant say enough about the food here and Katherine as a bartender.

Great spot, loved the chat, staff and punters were great

Barman was very miserable. Decor was stunning.

Wait for dinner was shorter than expected. Svitlana (Lana) our server explained everything to us. She was cheerful and fun. Food (ribeye steak) was very good. The only issue was the distracting crash of bottles being tossed in the bin. Overall a good experience. Would recommend.

Pleasant pub, but the service was terrible. They forgot to serve us our food and by the time it arrived it was cold.

Great experience of Robinson Bar Belfast, food was lovely, accompanied with outstanding service from our waitress Ellie! Ellie is a credit to your establishment, thank you very much!

Very nice cozy pub next to The Crown Liquor Saloon where it is often too busy. This pub is just as cozy and a lot quieter. Good live music can often be heard in the associated pub Fibber Magee's next door/behind it.

The food was absolutely amazing! My husband had the ribeye and the bernaise was amazing. I had the pork and mashed potatoes and I was almost able to eat it all though I wanted to. The service left much to be desired. We had a young server who somehow copped an attitude with us and basically ignored us the entire night. We ordered drinks and an appetizer, had to ask for plates to be removed. Our main entrees were delivered and still our dirty cocktail glasses remained on the table. We enjoyed our food with no service asking how our food or wine was. We had to ask for plates to be removed, still dirty glasses remained. Saw our server talking and laughing with bartender and another server. I had to wave her over for our bill. When we left I told her that her service was not good, sadly she didn’t care. I hope she learns at some point that service from a server is absolutely the key to success for a restaurant. You have amazing food but I’ll never return if this level of service is taught and acceptable. I’m not from your country but I’m glad I’ve been taught that how you treat people is transcontinental.

Well located, decent crowd, regal interior looks makes you feel royal.

My favourite bar in Belfast! The food is delicious and huge portions, the service is wonderful and there are different rooms with different entertainment depending on what you want on the day- live music, pool, a bistro. Special shout out to Maria who really went above and beyond with customer service, particularly to reunite me with an item I left behind!!

Best of the 3 pubs in that row.

We ate at the upstairs bistro. Nice ambience and terrific service. Food came quickly and was great. Very reasonably priced for the quality of the experience. Can definitely recommend this.

I love this place, the food is great the atmosphere is great and if you go downstairs later in the evening, Fibber Magee, you'll have a fantastic evening with live music!!!

Friendly staff, great service and food is unbelievable. Where would ye get it. What a place. I love ye Robinson's

Great wee pub in Belfast. Great open plan layout and plenty of places to sit. Good pint of Guinness. Friendly staff.

Great place to stop if you want to go pub hopping.

Situato al primo piano del pub Fibber Mages, troviamo questo locale storico semplice ed elegante. Buonissima Guinnes pie, abbondante, saporita e succulenta. Più alette piccanti e 2 Guinnes 40€ circa. Personale molto gentile e sorridente, servizio veloce.

Order the chicken stack and thank me later, the service was friendly and helpful, small thing my fish and my friends chicken burger was over cooked,

Great bar, good Guinness and very helpful, friendly bar staff.

Disappointed, feeling disrespectful. do not go there. Even do not given any reason to be served. Saying gas issue but still to serve others.

We love going to Robinson’s every time we are up in Belfast and The best sweet and sour I have ever had the sauce and chicken and chips because I don’t like rice I don’t think rice has any taste in the rice and the staff were so very very friendly and couldn’t do enough for us thank you very much

The actual workers are so amazing and have chats with you but the mangers are the most rudest people i have ever meet so much attitude for no reason at all and just sit and give dirty looks when they should be the professional ones. The bouncer with blonde hair and old ish ruins my night everytime i am there. He always seems to have an issue with everything or just try’s to find a problem. He would come to the top floor where we play pool for i don’t know what reason to just try to have a go at someone. The mangers don’t know how to talk to customers and just seem to start a problem cause they are bored m. The people that work behind the bar are lovely people and so nice they would be getting paid what the mangers do as they do a better job than them. You can’t even tell who the manger is until they have a problem with you and you think they are a customer but really they are the manger who won’t tell you they are the manger until you say something they don’t like

Lovely food and drinks. Kid Friendly.

Didn't eat but staff so nice and informative

Quite possibly the worst pub I have been to. Rude staff. Terrible service. Bar staff blame the customer. Bar staff blame the kitchen. Food was undercooked. Plate did not have the veg mentioned on the menu. Exceptionally poor.

Had a few hours to spare on returning to scotland by ferry. Done the Belfast tour on the open top bus and our driver Mick was exceptional as was the tour. Popped into Robinsons for lunch and was pleasantly surprised by the decor, old world. Service good and attentive, I chose the Irish Stew which was very good. Would return again and recommend it to others.

Pints are awful. Sour taste. Beer Pipes need cleaned. Dirty place ! Toilets minging

Unbelievably bad. The bar man was rude and sarcastic several times. Food took 45 minutes to arrive and the chips were cold and undercooked. No veg. People on next table with same meal did have veg. On another table they sent the meal back and got a refund. When I complained the same rude bar man blamed me! No refund. Terrible place. Avoid.

I found finding vegan food in Belfast surprisingly hard, so it was lovely to discover that this pub had a full vegan menu at a decent price.

We are a local family who visit there regularly, up and down at times but at the moment the management team seems to be very good. Hopefully this should continue.

Went to the main bar and pool bar. Service was quick and friendly. The pool bar was great, had the best chicken burger ever.

Great food, excellect and friendly staff. Been a number of times , always pleased.

Lively food and a lovely pub well worth a visit if your in Belfast next to the crown pub

First time being in here Great atmosphere, the people are lovely.

Nice city bar with good staff. We didn't eat here so haven't rated it for food although what we saw looked very good. If you smoke keep an eye on the time, as you cannot take drinks outside after 10pm. It's against their license and strictly enforced. There is usually some form of music in the back bar.

DRINKS ONLY Dropped in whilst waiting for a coach, well someone needs to teach the staff some courtesy towards customers. This was a return visit after a fab experience previously. Staff just did what they wanted this time, didn't listen. Certainly WONT be recommending to our next group.

Great bar and was surprised when I went to eat upstairs....a class above others in the area and to be recommended. Staff in bar and restaurant Excellent.

Very nice fish and chips, staff very good

Sitting, eating and drinking very nicely. Very friendly service

We went looking for karaoke and every where we went had live music, including Robinsons. I talked to the people who work there, and they said that they had just recently discontinued karaoke. It was a treat, though, because the band they had that night was amazing. People were dancing and smiling, and having a great time. Great place!

Vegetable soup - more like tatseless liquid with a few carrots floating in it!!! Ordered Merlot, they bring Shiraz - do they think people don't know the difference??? Complained about the meal - basically, they don't care!

Great selection of beer and cider. Great atmosphere

Table was dirty so we went to bar and wiped it off since servers apparently do not. Bartender saw us grab the cleaner and laughed at us. We then ordered food at the bar. Steak and Guinness pie was dry and bland. Probably worst steak and pie in Scotland we had. I would not eat here again.

Seafood chowder Best I have had

Good food, good local beers, authentic atmosphere

Found it over-priced and not very enjoyable. We ordered the Irish Stew which seemed to be missing the liquid.

Great place for a sleep after 20 pints lol

Refused service because I was wearing a GAA jersey. You're a pub in Ireland. GAA is the national Sport.

Went for a meal before going to the Grand Opera House. Such friendly staff and the meal was delicious.

Atmospheric pub in the heart of Belfast. Loved the memorabilia. No vegan options for food so went elsewhere.

Updated 2024.05.08. There was a second floor for dining with a lift available. It was quieter than the first floor, but still quite noisy and very busy. They were out of a popular seafood chowder. We ordered the fish and chips, a Guinness steak pie with a puffy crust, a side salad, and a local beer. I found the side salad of the highlight of dining here. The fish was large, bland, the chips rather second rate, the Guinness steak pie overly salty, the crust was only a top instead of a crust holding the steak pie. Only the side salad is worth getting here.

Had a really lovely meal here with my daughter for a belated mother's day present. I really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere was brilliant. We were able to sit for a while just chatting over a drink. Would highly recommend to others. Xx

Great spot, very handy to the bus station so it's easy to get home after lovely pints.

Great pub to visit music every night fab Irish music , good atmosphere had eaten here to n food is fantastic varied menu lots to choose from. We been to Belfast few times n always visit here. Recommend

Beautiful ambience. Nice beers.

called in yesterday around 4pm for pre dinner drinks but couldn't stay . The smell in both the front bar and fibber magees was just terrible. Both areas smelt strongly of toilets/urine . Really unpleasant. Needless to say we didn't stop for drinks , straight through the front door and out by back door. Terrible. Not sure how anyone could enjoy food never mind drinks with such an awful smell

Absolutely Beautiful food I'm Diary free and paula went out of her way to provide food I could eat lovely afternoon staff were amazing

Nice place, divided into 2 parts, one for quiet drinking, and one part with always live music with local groups... nice environment and nice atmosphere

Lovely atmosphere and great staff, everybody was clearly having a nice night and the music was class

Old historic pub. Another pub that can get busy. Good atmosphere inside

Nice place with helpful staff .

Overpriced, overrated, never been, never want to be.

Great location for live music and an authentic local experience. Drinks were great and reasonably priced.

Great atmosphere and very kind and helpful staff! They even went out of their way to ship merchandise for me, highly recommend!

We booked a table for 5.30 on 13th April ? Waiting 1 hrs 10mins for food to arrive at our table complained twice to staff twice was told in another 5mins ! When it eventually came my friends orders chicken gougons! 3 on Each plate with chips and Salad not worth the price !! I ordered the cod and chips wasn't fleshly cooked cod more a dry plastic taste you would buy in a supermarket and heated in an oven ! DEFINITELY WONT BE Back due to late dinner service and poor food served !!

Got home to find I'd been charged £5.90 for a pint of Coke - avoid like the plague. Disgraceful. No wonder they didn't tell me the price.

Lovely Pub, staff food and drink were great (highly recommend the Irish Stew!). Made to feel very welcome also by local regulars. Wanted to check out the live music but due to the licensing laws under 18's have to be out by 9pm (9.30 latest if eating food)

Lively bar in a convenient location across the road from the bus/train station. Pints were quite good and the bar staff are polite and friendly, service was quick. Worth a visit if you're in Belfast.

It's always busy and very loud but it is a good atmosphere and you get to watch football and rugby

Great food and beer well worth a visit don't forget to check out fibber magees for a lively night too.

Decent pint of Guinness in here. The whole place was a bit too dark and dingy for me though.

Great atmosphere and reasonably priced

A great atmosphere, food absolutely delicious I had steak and Guinness pie and my daughter had Irish stew and a couple of pints of Guinness definitely a must would highly recommended

The food was good. The service could have been better. The gentleman who sat us and took drink orders was very friendly and helpful. The lady who served us was not quite as friendly or helpful. We waited at least 25 min on water we ordered with our drinks when we sat. Took another while to get attention to request condiments and one food item never made it to the table (that is on the kitchen and not the servers fault). Overall we were left unimpressed.

We ate here last evening before attending a theatre show. We waited almost 40 minutes for basic pub grub, which arrived cold and unappetising and overpriced for what it was. The food would have been returned, had there not been such a delay, leaving us little time to eat what was put in front of us. We were also charged for our food when we ordered, so we couldn't walk away. This is the second bad experience of food for me in this establishment... the last occasion was Christmas, when I didn't get what I ordered from the menu, and by the time my meal arrived (unapologetically), my friends had finished their course. I won't be back!

What a great place to spend a convivial evening with delicious food and outstanding service. Robin, the chef, went to a huge amount of trouble to cater for my complex eating needs- he really wanted me to have a delicious meal- and I did, thanks to his care and hard work. Thank you, Robin and all the other staff.

Amazing 3 course pre theatre menu for only £21. Great food, value for money and friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Ate here tonight for the 1st time and had the pre theatre deal. The food was really well presented, delicious and plentiful. Will definitely be back.

Anytime we are in Belfast we always visit Robinsons/fibber magees for either food or night out. Staff are welcoming the food is always good. The mens toilets are mank. Pi$$ all over the floor and the smell is just terrible. If the management could get on top of the toilet issue ot would be top class venue. This wasn't just a once off visit there. We have been here on 4 occasions over past 12 months and same toilet issue.

A hidden gem of a restaurant and worth the trip just along from the famous Crown bar and across the road from the Europa hotel Service was first rate had pre-theatre menu which had great choices and price was excellent

Great belfast landmark pub. Good range of beers and a great atmosphere

We booked this quite last minute but they found room for our group. The lift facility was appreciated by someone who appreciated the extra assistance. Staff were super friendly and helpful all evening and were happy to take a couple of photos of our family get together. Food was served quickly, we had a mixture of mostly pies and burgers. The pie was very tasty. And those who had burgers said they enjoyed them too. And as an extra a scarf got left behind and they couldn’t have been more helpful in looking, and phoning back to say it had been found.