Sweet Afton Bar & Kitchen in Belfast

Busy and expensive. But probably nice if you get early. Older crowd, but not drunk divorcee's nor handsy uncles.

Great night out here, drinks very good, Cocktails brilliant.

Great place to meet up with old friends.

Amazing evening awesome food attentive staff ...be sure to make a reservation for top notch experience.

Myself and a group of friends in Belfast for the day went in for a pint of beer refused service from a young man behind the bar as one of the males was wearing tracksuit bottoms even though there was other males in the bar wearing full tracksuits , terrible service and discrimination won’t be back.

Nice food but very expensive. Cool place

This is my 4th visit to belfast and I had to come here the food is just unbelievable it's full of flavor I haven't had food like it if you read this and are in Belfast don't hesitate go here for food it's that good friendly staff , the Guinness perfect, the food 100% perfect a good atmosphere all round il definitely return every time I'm in Belfast I highly recommend this place .

Had a fantastic visit when in Belfast. Reasonably priced and great atmosphere.

Staff don't care and can't wait to close. Every customer is seen as an inconvenience.

Great service, fantastic entertainment 👏

Was there on a Monday lunchtime. Menu had recently changed and was fairly comprehensive. Atmosphere good probably because it was a Monday lunch time. Staff attentive.

Great pub, I visited last year, after working all day it was the closest pub to the hotel and I was very impressed, great choice of beers, live music, great atmosphere.....you could not ask for more 👍

Lovely music and people. Thank you to Byron and Emily for their hospitality! Food was delicious, very reasonably priced and great portion sizes. Will be back, thank you again!

Beautiful environment, young and very friendly staff, low prices.

Super Belfast city location to grab a bite to eat, enjoy a drink and watch live sport. Lots of booths or screens so should always have some ability to see the game. Great table service and whem the weather is good you can sit outside when the suns out.

Atmosphere is fantastic, music is too! it's super hard to get served though soon as cocktails come out for someone your waiting 15 mins for a pint in more or less an empty bar.

Highly recommend the Sweet Afton! The food and service is sensational.

Go here regularly- this place is a great spot for food & drink. They've put a new menu up recently which I tried today and it is brilliant. Great food , great atmosphere, and staff are so welcoming and friendly

Our 1st Pub to visit since arriving into Northern Ireland and it was fabulous. Everything was on point, thank you to all the staff we encountered, your hospitality was very much appreciated to us Aussie's.

Enjoyed a meal here with my partner to finish our short break to Belfast as we leave tomorrow. Food was lovely, staff friendly and had a great atmosphere.

Lovely bar in a great location 👍 nice atmosphere and the staff are great definitely recommend 👍

A great wee bar and restaurant. Food is wonderfully prepared and presented, and the drinks are cold, clean and served quickly. As usual with most city centre establishments, waiting times at the bar during peak hours can be lengthy. They have a great cocktail menu too.

Ben was a fabulous and very helpful bartender! He gave us so much info about the city. We so enjoyed chatting with him. His service and knowledge exceeded any bartender we have chatted with in town!

Very disappointed having been here a few years ago at Christmas when the food was surprisingly (for a pub) really good. Chips like concrete. Steak sandwich undercooked and literally that - steak in a thick ciabbatta - very dry and hard to eat.

Great Bar with great Service. The Musician they have playing there is awesome 😎 Defo worth a visit 👍

Terrible bar service, in 2 days in a row and had to wait 10mins to be served each time. Less than 10 customers at the bar waiting so not overly busy. For £6+ now for a pint it needs to be better. If you’re in a hurry go elsewhere, probably cheaper too!

Pub to have a beer or eat something. Musical atmosphere!!!

Service was the slowest I've seen in Belfast . I waited half an hour to get served, then they served a customer that was there after me because they were waving at them.. honestly? Yound immature staff. Poor. Go somewhere else.

Few of us had dinner here last night. From start to finish great experience. Our server was Bryon a lovely lad. Very knowledgeable about menu and wine. He was attentive and lovely attitude. He's definitely an asset to the bar. Food was devine we had chicken burger with a curry mayo. Devine. Wine was delicious recommended by Bryon. Just great experience and not very expensive. Tys Bryon we will be ack.

On our first night in Belfast we came across this wonderful and cosy place. There was no need to search for anything else during our visit in July. Great food - try the fish & chips but make sure you are hungry - it is a more then decent serve. And don’t miss out on the exquisit Pavlova. Sooooo yummy. Special thanks to Byron, who looked after us during our first visit and remembered not only our names but also our preferences when we returned more than a week later. Thank you Byron👍😊

Lovely bar shame it takes so long to get a pint as the staff are too busy making cocktails.

Visited on Saturday afternoon at 4pm. Nice atmosphere about the place and servers couldn't have done more. Food was excellent also. First time I have been back in a long time and it was as good as I remembered

Been here numerous times foods always been good tonight tho was served a portion of mussells that werent cooked fully quite a few where undercooked and quite a few unopened meaning dead/ineatable was told would be taken off my bill and they where.Was also offered two free cocktails for the issue after leaving i checked receipt and had been charged for the so called free cocktails would forgive if was another member of staff or mix up but same person that quoted 2 free cocktails rang my bill in, wont be back in a hurry again after such a negative experience to be told something and not honor it isnt acceptable for me.

Smelt like absolute piss like they mopped the floors with stinking water that they used in the bathrooms ruined my birthday on Tuesday

Was here for a work event! The food was surprisingly nice and the staff managed a very full venue very well. The fish and chips was really good and huge!

Very nice Restaurant with good athmosphere. The lunch had a good price, not so expensive, for staying in the middle of the city. Tip: The Clubsandwich or the Steaksandwich. Both of them are delicious.

football was on. only wanted a quiet afternoon.

Fantastic place! Staff was very friendly and the drinks were amazing!!

Sweet Aftons food and drinks are absolutely amazing! I would highly recommend coming here! Peter does a great job at running the place. HIGHLY recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Visited here for drinks a very busy bar. Had a really good singer on as well in the evening. Service was good along with the drinks.

Excellent! Great beers, buzzing and friendly atmosphere and friendly staff. Popped in for a quick drink and ended up staying

We visited when it wasn't very busy but service was poor. We ordered food and drinks. When we had finished our drinks somebody grabbed the empty glasses but didn't stop to ask if we wanted another drink. Eventually we managed to order more drinks. About 50 minutes after ordering our food we asked where it had got to and the order had been forgotten. Eventually, an hour and ten minutes after ordering, the food arrived and wasn't bad, just a bit ordinary. I think we should have been offered some sort of compensation for the long wait but no good will gesture was forthcoming. If it's like that on a quiet night, I don't hold out much hope for anyone visiting when it's busy.

Our family has such a great time listening to live music and great service! Emily was our favorite bartender and made us feel like we were her only customers!

Emily was our bartender and was amazing. Went above and beyond for our entire family and made the experience so simple and enjoyable. Emily was great!!!

Emily was out favorite bartender of the night! Amazing service& great experience. Will definitely be coming back this trip!

A really cool place with great food. We went on a Monday lunch and it felt a little bit empty so was lacking the atmosphere, but I imagine at a busier time it would be great! The Korean cauliflower wings were so yummy, as well the Sweet Afton loaded fries.

I can’t say I was impressed. The venue appears to have a 1 star food hygiene rating which I think explains the quite dirty interior. The staff were unfriendly and the beer tasted very odd. It was expensive for what it was and there’s far better places in Belfast

snobby staff and low decibels required. Nice building, such a shame there's no atmosphere allowed.

The staff were absolutely amazing, they went above and beyond to make our evening out even more amazing.

Best cocktails and girl behind the bar with glasses was lovely however we were there with a group of hens and spent a small fortune over a couple of hours but tried to move to a booth to be seated together after spending alot of money only to be told it was reserved. No party came in the whole time we were there so could've sat there instead of high uncomfortable stools. Towards the end we were asked to keep the noise down even though 3 of the tables close by had already been over and spoke to our party! 1 member of staff was very abrupt so we finished our drinks and took our business elsewhere. Shame really as the cocktails and young lady with glasses behind the bar were so nice!!! Here til Monday and won't be back!!!

Great place with live music at a good volume which was nice. Had an issue but it was resolved super quickly.

The pub itself is so cosy however the staff are incredibly rude. This is the dirty glasses that just sit on the bar. Found this a bit strange

Food was incredible, staff were amazing and accommodating. Best vegan burger meal I have ever had. My friends got fish and chips and the pork belly and they loved it too. I’ll definitely be back.

Very nice place, adequate service and very tasty food. Advised!

Great food and service. It's always busy at weekends so book a table. The food was so tasty. Cocktails were great too.

Group of us on a visit to Belfast dropped in for a meal and a drink. Felt a little over priced for bar food but the food was quite good.

During my time here the bar staff were over pricing drinks despite it being 'Happy Hour'. I let this slide for 2x rounds of drinks before asking them about the prices on the 3rd round of drinks. After asking, the price dropped from £16 to £12. I'll give this place a miss next time.

What a place!! The staff, the food and the beer are all first class, they really made us feel so welcome!! We ordered the Pil Pil Prawns which were amazing, I got the big double chicken burger while my wife had the brisket wrap, washed down with on-par Peroni and Pinot Grigio. Very enjoyable experience and thank you for looking after us!

Live music was wonderful, friendly staff especially Sebastian who made us feel so welcome.

Another classic northern Irish pub, great atmosphere, great drinks, great food!! We loved this place!!

It need a good gutting out and their seating renewed.horribly place.

Great pub, good service and great food

Always like this bar, had food a few times and always happy. Good bar to socialise in also

Went out for my first meal in Belfast here. Burger was great with a beer. Service was a little slow, but they were busy as well.

Went for valentines night...Best steak ever...and I'm 74yrs old...thanks for a great meal 😋

Great atmosphere and live music, did not eat here but the food looked great

Had the Sweet Afton burger, wasn't great especially for the price tag (£20 🤯). Staff were excellent. Didn't really enjoy the guy singing tonight, good guitarist. Not the best vocals, although we sat under the speaker

Had dinner on drinks on a Saturday night,all tables were full so service was slow but lovely food and great cocktails

Last minute booking by one of the lads. Very good, especially considering the lack of time to get this arranged for the seven of us.

Freezing cold, disinterested staff.

Always has a good atmosphere when I have visited, even on a Monday

No life about here, is it because it was January??

Was there watching the football on my birthday and ciara the waitress was very kind and helpful, nothing was too much hassle.My partner had the Korean wrap which was lovely and I'd the chicken burger. Food was nice especially their chips and dips that came with the mains. I had a few long island ice teas and they were a delight. Sometimes they can be hit and miss at certain places but I would recommend them here. Staff are very friendly and place overall is clean. Toilets were clean. If I had to be picky the only thing I'd say is it was a bit cold in the place and they had portable heaters out but ut didn't seem to help. Although the more long island ice teas I had the warmer I got lol.

Great place with lots of space!

Really nice food at Xmas party with work bit noisy though.

Had our Xmas lunch here, food was top class - catered well for those with dietary requirements. Service was very good indeed.

Staff went above and beyond, were very accommodating and checked on us, even during the rush of Christmas Staff Dinner parties on a Friday. Food was great too!

Decent bar and atmosphere. Definitely visit again.

What can I say other than I'll never be back. The lack of manners from bar staff left something to be desired. You often hear of the hospitality sector saying how times are difficult so you would think that when people do come through the doors they would be "looked after" There's a lot I could write regarding our "experience" but I'll not embarrass them.

my friends and i went and was over charged. once my friend went over to he bar to question why she was overcharged she got called abuisive and we all got kicked out. disappointed in their service.

Had a work night out drinks here was very busy but, loved it.

Rude and unpleasant staff including door staff. We won’t be back.

Had the best night here meeting up with friends. Bar staff and door staff were very pleasant and the music was great.

I am very surprised that after attending Sweet Afton for a work event, one of my colleagues was denied entry after a smoke break due to being “aggressive”. He was merely telling another patron that he was too drunk and to move after making a pass at one of my female friends. I am really disgusted by the behaviour of the bouncers. We were forced to eat our Christmas dinner outside after paying money for this. One of the female bartenders also ridiculed me for accidentally bumping into someone. I would not recommend spending your money here. We work in customer service and were very surprised by the passive aggressive attitude displayed at this establishment. If you want to drink in a place that is unwelcoming you may as well go here.

Can be very busy especially after work so can be a bit of a wait at the bar and as people sit at the bar can be hard to get served but that's fairly typical I suppose, but also hard to get a seat, it's definitely nicer when it's quiet so mid afternoon before 4.30pm, has larger outdoor smoking after but it's not covered so if it's raining it's not great

Popped in a few times for a drink but never for something to eat. Decent enough bar

Great cosy bar , with live music !

The drinks did not arrive until the main course. The starter portion of pork belly was terrible value for money with 3 below par pieces at £8.50. The turkey and ham main course was delicious and good value. Toilets had no soap and were of poor standard. Won't be back.

Nice bar for a drink, friendly bar staff.

Good old (ish), decent pub, class live musical act

Amazing food amazing people! Peter the bar manager and Ben made our night

Me and my partner went in last week scallops and goats cheese wow great our favourite went in today didn’t disappoint service was great. Amy who served us last week made us feel comfortable and is very good at what she does great job will definitely return 💯

Food was good, steak sandwich especially, very dark inside though, service was good

Lovely family meal! Cocktails are £9! Food was delicious and something for everyone. I had the scallop and prawn risotto and it was perfect. Ciara was fab - so attentive and great craic.

Great spot that was recommended last minute by one of the staff of the Europa when we told him what kind of place we were looking for. We were looking for a comfortable rustic bar with a good atmosphere (not too quiet as we had a couple of 10 year olds in the group) and with really good quality food and drinks. This was exactly what we were looking for, atmosphere was perfect, music playing but not too loud at all, staff were brilliant, unbelievably attentive and really quick with drinks orders and any requests we had, service was definitely 5 stars for us on this particular experience. Quite a strong menu, there was a lot of stuff I wanted to order, basically I would have eaten anything off the menu which is always good, not too experienced with prices in Belfast City centre but for the quality of the food and service we got I was pretty satisfied, I got the duck breast which was perfectly cooked and a really high quality meal, so that was another 5 stars from me. I went for the Peroni draft beer option, really gorgeous pint, a bottle of white wine was ordered for the table and apparently that was gorgeous too, the seating and lighting and all round atmosphere was fantastic, just really relaxed and definitely the kind of place I could have easily spent a few hours in, definitely another time without the kids lol. Toilets were spotless clean, although the men’s toilets were out of use due to a fresh paint job but had a look in and saw a good spacious clean area with plenty of cubicles and the likes, accessible bathroom was available for men at the time. So all in all had a great experience at Sweet Afton and will definitely be returning and highly recommend to anyone heading to Belfast city with or without the kids.

Avoid this place. Wish I could give no stars. Staff were rude, unfriendly and the place was cold and dirty. Toilets were discussing as was the bar and tables. And too expensive for all this lovely experience. Any 5 star reviews for this place has to be fake, because I have been here on many occasions and it is always the same. On one occasion the gents toilets were flooded and people were walking piss all throughout the building. The place should be shut down.

Sour atmosphere in here, chefs are very toxic and management doesnt seem to care how this impacts on the restaurant, rude staff and chefs

Great bar for a bite to eat. Friendly staff.

Just spent a brilliant afternoon in Sweet Afton, with family having a lovely meal, listening to great live music, being served by very friendly and attentive staff, 👍

They put the premier league match on - only sound for half because there was live music on beforehand (really talented musician) felt a shame to have one interrupt the other. All in all a really nice, airy, space !