Rusty Saddle in Belfast

Pig ignorant bar manager who practically spat in my face when asked a simple question. Condescending and spoke over the group I was with when we were simply pointing out a minor thing that could have been dealt with so easily. One member of the bar staff also spoke to us like we were children. This used to be a great venue with a good atmosphere and the past bar manager was friendly and welcoming. Wouldn’t set foot in the place again with a disgusting, aggressive and entitled jumped up little man at the helm.

Brillant food. Great service. Defo recommend. Will definitely be returning when i visit belfast again. Great choice on the menu. Portion sizes are very good.

Excellent quality, great portions, very comfy seats, great service and for sure value for money. Stubbled across the rusty saddle for lunch coming off the glider at May Street City hall this is just along the street. We had the two course lunch menu - 2 course and a soft drink for £19.95. The portions were great and food was so tasty. Would definitely recommend

All staff are very friendly and professional. The food is excellent. Nice selection at the bar. The Bruchetta is one of the best I have ever had

We called in for a quick bite this evening and everything was perfect from start to finish food was amazing and staff were even better great attention to detail for a busy pub.

Well arriving with 4 adults and 2 children ages 4 -17 for lunch ordered drinks and food. I asked was the franks sauce on the wings spicey hot ? To be told u must of had franks sauce before! We got our food which was fine Then went to the bar to order more drinks to be told I could not be sold more drinks as there was children at the table. Then to be told the children would have to leave .(3.30pm) A 4 yr old ! Then to be told we would all have to leave after spending £110 I will not be back or anyone going with children avoid

7 of us visited for dinner before heading to the opera house ..everyone had nothing but positive reviews of their meals ..lovely portion sizes and fast service. We will definitely be back

Portion size is not an issue here. Trying to finish it all is impossible. Food was amazing, the only complaint was that we had to leave food as we physically couldn't fit anymore in. The only disappointment I had was that it was new years eve and there was no entertainment booked.

If there was a ZERO on the review it would be too much. I never witnessed anything like the appalling treatment of paying customers in all my life!! My husband and I are in Belfast for our wedding anniversary and decided to go here for our dinner.. biggest regret ever! It was as if we were not welcome here and The waitress practically threw the cutlery on the other side of our table, we ordered wings, (which were tasty..) no bowls of water, no wipes, no nothing. Not as much as a glass of water arrived to our table. We asked one nice waitress dark haired very young lady and she did bring us a glass of water. We were asked “will there be anything else?” Quite rudely but we decided we would order dessert When we ordered desserts the bill arrived on our table before the dessert without us even asking for it.

It was a spur of the moment decision to go to the Rusty Saddle for a meal, and our party of four really enjoyed our visit and our meal. A pub with live music and a great atmosphere. Friendly staff and a reasonably priced menu with plenty of dining options. Recommended

Loved this pub. First went for a drink, great atmosphere and Kathleen the barmaid was very chatty and helpful. Returned on 2nd day to have food, it was out of this world. I had fish and chips, two friends had salt and chilli chicken and another had peppercorn chicken. All meals were absolutely outstanding and service was once again amazing. Would recommend for food, I wish we’d went on day one so we could have tried different things. Lovely bar.

Great food and prices, and our waitress was excellent (it was very busy). Very lively atmosphere but not overly loud. Really good espresso martini

Went twice two different experiences, one good one not so good city centre what do you expect. Recommend the daub of beef, was very good with good service. Returned later in the week for Fish and Chips needs re labelling Fish and roast potatoes. Alleged chunky chips may as well be potato chunks under cooked and tasteless. Fish was good for a ready meal fast reheated but the rest and second service experience was poor. Staff change or team change was obvious change in customer service.

Probably the best place for a pre-theatre meal. We hadn’t booked but were fortunate to get a table. Service was quick and efficient. Our choice of meals were as described on the menu, well presented and delicious - one of the best steaks I have had in a while. However, both meals were served on barely heated / cold plates. I did wonder when the waitress warned us to be careful as the plates were “very hot”. A bit of sarcasm perhaps? It’s not too much to ask that hot meals are served on hot plates - you could have, and should have, had five stars.

Great food , would recommend the steak pie and the gammon, great attentive staff and the musician was really good aswell

Went into the Rustic saddle in Baymoney for the first time today and never again. Chips were shining with grease and soggy and the place is dark,dingy and smelly. Couldn't wait to get out and leave the chips behind.

Food great. Staff all lovely. Been in for drinks and a meal. All nice and clean and staff very efficient.

A great place to stop for lunch and a beer. We were greeted by a lovely girl and gentleman who took our orders. The decor of the Rusty Saddle is great and the chairs ultra comfy. I had the fish and chips with mushy peas...

Good restaurant near the city centre. British food, lovely and typical place, friendly. We had a good dinner on a Friday eve, live music, guinnes flavoured delicious steak pie. Average prices, recommended!!!

We came here for lunch during a day trip to Belfast - a friend had suggested that we try here. My wife had the fish and chips which offered 2 pieces of battered fish with a large portion of chunky chips, excellent tartar sauce and...

excellent restaurant, the menu was 100 % there was a lot on it, the staff was very helpful and friendly especially catherine, the food came out very quick, try the stake and guinness pie the plate was full, there was great music, and very wheelchair...

Great for drinks and food. Food beautiful and very reasonable. Service great. Staff friendly. Would definitely recommend.

Best nachos I’ve had!! The mince was so flavourful, and there wasn’t a dry bite.. It would be great to have a choice to get them as a large/sharing portion! Unfortunately the wings were a let down, I ordered bbq wings and they weren’t even...

We waited outside for the doors to open and I’m so glad we did. The beef melted in your mouth, the mash potato was so fluffy and onion complimented the whole meal. The only critic I have is there’s not enough gravy but we ordered...

We were looking for lunch and ended up here as it was raining heavily outside. Very dark interior. I had fish & chips which was lovely, my daughter ate from kids menu and did not like the pasta sauce at all. It was far from...

What a great pub, the staff were friendly and the service was quick and delicious. We had the Bruchetta and the orzo pasta and both were amazing. They had an accoustic singer there tonight who played great songs that added to the atmosphere. Go here...

Polite and helpful staff. Waiting time good, for freshly prepared food. Not the cheapest place to eat in Belfast, but still within most business budgets. I had the beef daube and the cheesecake. I would recommend both.

This venue has lovely food, swift service, fair price and nice setting. Just right at the end of a tiring day. It seemed quite busy so might be best to book.

Very poor service and some of the staff are quite unpleasant e.g. lifting plates without even addressing us at the table and being rude to us when they made a mistake. We asked for more time to order and the impression we got was that...

Called in with my partner and assistance dog. The staff were very accommodating with the dog and didn't even bother her. Great service and a great venue for a night out in Belfast.

We had a table booked for 6pm and when we arrived we were stopped at the door by two bouncers and asked to provide ID - two of us in 50s, 28 and a 17 year old. We politely explained we were only there for...

Good pub/restaurant with comfortable seating in the dining area and having a pleasant atmosphere where the food was excellent and well cooked. Drinks were average priced with plenty of choice. Staff were friendly and welcoming.

Wonderful food, great friendly service, and a pint of enjoyable Guinness. More atmosphere, albeit missing on a Thursday night, might have swayed us nearer to 5 stars.

On arrival the decor and place looked great. Plenty of atmosphere and laughs in the background. My partner and I were happy to order food here. We asked the young bar man was food still being served and he just replied ‘yep’ and walked away...

Weekend in belfast, popped into the Rusty Saddle for food, not much chat from the both male and Female front house staff. Ordered food, being honest probably the worst food I've eaten in belfast, all very greasy, onion rings swimming.... Roughly £20 a head to...

Called in for a quick drink, great location, clean and there were plenty of people eating what looked like decent food! Lots of horse racing memorabilia and the football on too!

Paid my £20 deposit for Christmas Dinner. A close relation passed away and I didn't go to dinner. They insisted on the full £40 to be paid for my dinner. I had already paid £20 and they took another £20 of my friend's. Would totally...

We use this pub a lot, love the bar staff, atmosphere, food n entertainment. The bouncers are a nightmare, when place isn’t busy they turn you away, our son went early and kept us a table , we are in our 50,s so not exactly...

This pub is not far from Belfast City Hall, and we called in for a pre-dinner drink. It was very popular with people after work for both a drink and the tableservice food. We enjoyed two glasses of prosecco at a reasonable price.

Called I for a late night drink with 5 friends. Nice atmosphere. Musician excellent but just needs to turn volume down a notch. Friendly staff. Cleanest gents toilets in Belfast, thanks to a really nice Ghanaian attendant. Will call again soon.

We were looking for a reasonably priced meal on Sunday afternoon at 3pm. The place was packed, we got the only spare table, quite a few were reserved. Quick service, drinks were brought within 5 minutes. The food order taken within 15 minutes, followed by...

My husband and i ate in here yesterday evening and all i can say is wow. Lovely cosy atmosphere and the guy and girl serving were excellent. The food was absolutely gorgeous ,so tasty. Thanks all x

Amazing full hearted service Fizzy pints graciously delivered to the table Michelin star food seared in the finest olive oil. Vibrant atmosphere. Amazing service deserves another mention. Advanced principals, skill and attention on full display especially by the 2 management staff. I wish I had...

Brilliant service. Nice food. Very friendly. Especially the waitress Nicola. Sorted us out with an umbrella when it was lashing. 10/10

My wife and I visited after a day of touring, and we enjoyed our visit. There is a nightly dinner special (excluding Saturdays) with two steaks, all kinds of sides, peppercorn sauce, and a bottle of wine for £50. The food quality was very good,...

We called in for dinner on a Monday eve 2 weeks ago ...food was nice but after we left we didnt feel good at all ..both of us were very sick... sorry wont be back .

A little Irish gem. The food was tasty and presented to a high standard. I later sampled a lovely pint of the Guinness. The wife and I tried their offer of 2 steaks and a bottle of wine both steaks cooked just how we love...

Booked this bar for food on Saturday night. It was full and lively to say the least. Food was average and we thought a bit pricey for what we had Two meals and two drinks each nearly £70. It is a busy bar but would...

We popped in for a few drinks on the way back to our hotel and ended up staying for 6 hours and had food. The food was lovely and huge. We had a great afternoon

Lovely & friendly staff. Clean and airy restaurant. Food absolutely delicious and a very good central location with easy access to everything.

It’s a super cute pub with a great atmosphere- BUT the food was terrible. Easily the worst food we’ve had on our trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland. I will usually eat most anything, but I refused to do more than sample some of the...

We were turned away on Thursday night for dinner around 8-8:30pm because their kitchen was closed. We returned on Friday night a bit earlier as we were very excited to finally get a chance to dine here. The live music was terribly loud and we...

Slight warning for drinks prices. I ordered 2 large glasses of wine, total came to £22. £11 for a glass of wine is extreme, regardless of being a city centre bar. Have spoken with the manager today, who pointed out that 'love these are Belfast...

Just visited Belfast and passed this place. Looked busy but they were happy to find us a table. So glad they did. Food was excellent and so was service. Staff were friendly and very attentive. Great singer too which made the night.

Honestly could not believe the size of the portions here. Good menu plenty of choice. Steak pie fantastic. Good atmosphere, busy place both for food and drink. Clean inside, also and never had to wait long for food. Staff pleasant

Ate here recently for a Sunday lunch with friends. Lovely looking venue with a great atmosphere and superb bar food style menu. Portions were healthy and the food was tasty. Has a nightclub upstairs as well if you are that way inclined!

Turned up on spec on a Sunday evening and everyone from door staff to serving staff were super friendly and helpful. Really nice and comfortable decor. The food menu had something for everyone. Food was cooked as we asked and tasted great. Wine was really...

10 of us had dinner and drinks here. Good service with live entertainment, ie. sing along with old time American music favorites offered by the musicians. Food is good. Lots of laughs here

We visited on Sunday evening on a quiet night, as we approached the bar the bouncer made a comment about my age, although I’m sure he was joking I felt a bit of a fool in front of my group,we all think he was showing...

Don’t be put off by any poor reviews on this place!! We went every day of our city break for either lunch or dinner. Food is incredible, large portions and lovely big place. We couldn’t pick anywhere else to go because we loved it so...

Just called in here as we were passing and very politely asked if we could have a light bite and a drink as there were free stools at the bar. The manager was extremely smug and rude when he asked if we had booked a...

Nice pub and service. Guinness is nice and creamy and this place gets the afternnon sun so you can sit outside on the benches and watch the world go by on. Very relaxing!

Easily the worst place so far in Belfast ignorant staff and as for getting served good luck on that one unbelievably bad service

Food was great, good portion size, good value for money. atmosphere was warm and inviting. Would recommend.

Well what can i say? 4 adults an 1 child aged 10 was turned away from getting a table at 6pm due to having a child with us! They have lost out on approximately £100-150 plus drinks! Will i be back? No. Do i recommend?...

We were on our way back from a bus tour to the Giant's Causeway and saw this restaurant. We decided to try it and were pleasantly surprised. The food and portions were fantastic! The staff were friendly and accommodating. The waitresses tried to call us...

Although the menu is limited in choice the quality of the food and service was excellent. Generous portions and really well cooked. The burger and chips was filling but would recommend the salmon with prawn sauce and greens. All-in-all I will be back and I...

What can I say; poor chef and staff were run off their feet but the food was AMAZING! We had Guinness & steak pie which came with mash & veg and chicken breast, crispy ham, colcannon & veg with sauce. Everything was cooked to perfection....

Stopped here last weekend for lunch. The staff were all very friendly and welcoming. The menu had good variety of choices and the food was delicious. Have ate here before and will definitely eat here again!!

Great food and drink. Service was super with the waiting staff very helpful and attentive without suffocating you. Really chilled and relaxed atmosphere with nice background music that didn’t drown out conversation. Will definitely be back

Cutting it short... Food 1st class.. Credit to the chefs... Management on the other hand has a lot to be desired... I will never return.. She has no people skills wot so ever... Rude or should i say ignorant

Seen the Steak night ad many times on FB. Thought amazing value for £40…inc a bottle of wine…. Looked on website for full menu before we went to see what else was on offer if we did not fancy steak… and was nearly put off...

Doesn’t measure up to other bars in Belfast! Service is shocking. Really disappointed, I think the bar supervisor (there is no way he can be the actual bar manager) doesn’t enjoy his work. Very poor attitude and cursing at staff, rolling his eyes at customers....

Amazing service to Amazing food served hot and plentiful. Pub Grub at its best .. Great atmosphere in the pub with a great jukebox banging out classic house music.. definitely at place to visit whilst in Belfast

This was my first time visiting this bar! It came recommended- we where in a group of 5 fully vaccinated, passports at the ready and masked up!! We came into the bar around lunch time, it was almost empty. Service was prompt and friendly to...

8 of us went in here for a drink and bit of lunch 1st of January when lots of places were closed.We had to spread out a bit but the staff were great at accommodating us.The sports were on for the guys and the ladies...

Visited on 12th December- a group of 3. It was a bad start when, after we walked in, we needed 2 laps of the bar to find someone to confirm our booking and seat us. We ended up seating ourselves. After 50 minutes of waiting...

Showed our COVIDCert on arrival. Would recommend ringing in advance to book an accessible table as there is only a few due to differentf floor levels in the bar. Staff were very helpful and brought a table to the lower level as it was busy...

Service was extremely poor food and drinks practically thrown at us we found our waitress to be very unhelpful asked for a wine list she replied we don’t do one what is it you want anyway food wasn’t hot enough either

Dropped in here a couple of times on a short visit to Belfast, once on a Wednesday afternoon (quiet) and a Friday lunchtime (busy)....this place has a happy, cosy, casual, unpretentious feel. Efficient and welcoming staff, prompt service and good for a drink or two...

We have been a few times and have always been impressed with the table service and the food. The live music creates a great atmosphere. Only negative is my husband was so disappointed and says the bar needs to learn how to pour a pint...

We repeatedly dropped into this bar throughout our weekend with 4 couples in Belfast. We were always treated really well, served quickly, courteously and in a friendly manner. We ate here on the Saturday evening, despite not having planned it, and despite being a pain...

I would have gave it a higher score if it wasnt for the starter. I ordered the nachos with chilli for a starter and what a disappointment, I was basically a cup of nachos which a bit of chilli and microwaved and charged £6.50 for...

Worst service ever in a “pub”, staff members not interested in getting food to tables. Terrible place to go, look somewhere else!!!

Fair to middling, visited on a Thursday evening when there were far more drinkers than diners. Food was pretty standard pub grub. Service could be a bit random but got the job done without having to wait too long once we ordered, staff looked a...

Worst service I have ever experience! Would never go back and people should stay away! We ordered food and drinks they came fine had no problem then we wanted dessert and more drinks asked for a menu the guy never came back to us we...

Great night at the Rusty Saddle last night. Lovely staff, great service, Amazing food, amazing atmosphere and great live music courtesy of our good friend Juram Gavero. Thanks guys.

One of the worst experiences I have ever had in an establishment. I understand the hospitality industry have been under pressure lately and restrictions can be difficult. However, the way the bar manager/bar man spoke to me and my friends was disgusting. We did stand...

The waitress was very short with me I'd go so far as to say rude..two martini cocktails £18 and the manager stood and argued with 3 drunk females Infront of kids having a family meal .think he could have handled the situation more professionally

Came in as a walk in on a Saturday night got seated straight away but that was it. We waited nearly 10 minutes before we caught someone's attention to get drinks. Same thing with menus. The staff are so friendly but the bar management leaves...

My hubby made I went here tonight for tea. We had too wait 10 mins or so before we got a table. We had Nachos rusty burger and steak ciabatta.... .amazing . Staff were very friendly especially our waitresses Gemma ..reasonable priced .. Will definitely...

Booked for a dinner on a friday evening and got seated quickly and food ordered,however after this the table service was terrible.Myself and my Wife thought the food was amazing but to have to wait 30mins after we had finished for a waitress to come...

Popped in to enquire available tables during the Mon-wed offer, was seated, drinks ordered and served. Food ordered and served, pleased and kids cleaned their plates. Satisfactory prompt table service and good food

I contacted this restaurant at 6pm on Tuesday evening to enquire if they were taking walk-in guests as it was raining and I had my kids with me and did not want them traipsing around unnecessarily in the rain. I was told, yes, walk I...

I’m sitting in the restaurant/ bar now it’s really that terrible, I’ve never reviewed anywhere before. The waiting staff have been for most part terrible, the drinks I thought were not premium but weak subs (Cointreau). Just a bad experience for a Saturday night. No...

Worst restaurant I have been to in a long time. Came here for my friends birthday the service was appalling, the attitude of the woman waitress was shocking and so unprofessional. As someone who work in hospitality myself the service was unacceptable. We asked for...

Visited here at the weekend and will never return again in my life, staff so rude and the table service is dreadful, we were literally waiting for ages to order our drinks so the next time we said we will order 2 drinks as the...

The one star is for the nachos only because the staff and bouncer in this establishment are treating people rudely and with disrespect. We have all had to deal with the covid pandemic but it is not an excuse to be nasty to people. We...

My husband and I are in Belfast for the weekend have just visited this bar. A young man sat us down inside and we ordered drinks. Another man possibly the manager brought over the drinks and asked me if we were ready to order. I...

Due to the current situation it is necessary to pre-book. went here over the past weekend. Service was very good and friendly. The menu is quite good, something for everyone. Food in the main was good.....not excellent. Starter of chicken goujons was very good, my...