The Bowery in Belfast

I've only been during the day so perhaps the atmosphere is subdued but it seems to function as a sports bar during the day with a surfeit of "ladies who lunch". Food is decent. Prices are at the very top-end of Belfast - pint of Madri £6.75 - which is shameful.

Loved it food was absolutely beautiful and I'll be forever dreaming about those chunky chips lol. Service was top class can't wait to go back.

It was ok, but a weird vibe. They played dance music but there wasn't a dancing atmosphere. There were comfortable seats so could have been a chill place but the music was conflicting with the seating arrangement. I think it needs to figure out what kind of bar it wants to be. I think it's ok for a drink or two, but not the place to spend your whole night.

Nice spot. Will try the food next time

Don't let the fancy decorator fool you, joke of place, me and my partner were left waiting 50 mins on starters to the have a waiter come ask us are order again.. service is shocking let us walk out with no apologie. As business owner myself I'm shocked and appalled and the services. People beside us had been served before us ill definitely not be back. Will be very interesting to see if we get a call from manager or a reply back to this review

Wonderful experience, from the moment you arrive, the staff are so welcoming and attentive. Food was lovely and very good value. Two courses and a glass of wine £25 each!

Great atmosphere and really lovely doormen. Maybe put more staff on the bar when there's an event on locally

Brilliant service, staff couldn't do enough for you. Lovely food and had the Olympics on!

A very attractive restaurant on the outskirts of town. Very good Sunday roast options and nice atmosphere.

This place is the loveliest spot I’ve visited in all of the United Kingdom. First the food was amazing, the service was so great and the staff was super friendly and recommended the good stuff. The atmosphere the best part because everyone got the memo - the live band was on, people were dancing and so happy. For context I’m Nigerian, and I live in England, however this is the first place I’ve not felt left out. I didn’t know a lot of the songs but I met the loveliest people who pulled me to dance with them and kept telling me who sang each song. Honestly, Irish people are amazing and the Bowery is one of the best places to meet them 🎉

Food was good and the restaurant have a nice chilled atmosphere. We went for lunch and would like to try dinner to see if it becomes a little more lively.

Josh is the best!!! Good food !! If you go ask for Josh!

Very decent. Went for a work dinner

We stopped last minute for a bite to eat at the Bowery this evening, its was literally a last minute wonder if they have a table for 5. We have been travelling all day and we where delighted they could accommodate us at such short notice. Well, what can I say it was superb on every level, starters and mains where mouth watering, delicious and every bite was heaven. Compliments to the chefs, we couldn't fault any of it. Staff where lovely too and the decor was fab, kids especially loved the bathrooms! We will definitely be back soon. 5 happy satisfied customers 😊

We had a lovely experience, our food was cooked to perfection. Service was 5 star our waitress Karolina was amazing made us feel very welcome & delivered exceptional service. The atmosphere was very relaxed with a good vibe. We will definitely visit again.

Having read previous reviews I was so looking forward to trying the Sunday Roast platter but found it really underwhelming. While there were no complaints about the quantity of food, I found it mediocre. The whole meal was lukewarm on arrival at the table. Service was great and staff very attentive but I wouldn’t be rushing back.

I had arranged a table for 6 for my Mums birthday party on a Wednesday to avail of the mid week steak night. Food was excellent, service was even better. Staff were very attentive to our table, special mention to Glenda who was an exceptional waitress who looked after us the whole night. Thank you for a great night and we Will definitely be back 😊

Four for dinner, Everyone enjoyed a great meal, 3 courses for some, a good choice for specials and steaks. Only the desserts were a small choice 4 to choose from and chocolate with most. But we all enjoyed it. A wednesday evening was nice still enough about but not too busy. The only thing that let it down was the waitress was very keen, clearing the table before everyone had finished.

Great pub. Quiz Tuesday is great fun; weekend nights too. Food is good.

Probably one of my favourite chill out spots. Friendly and clean. Great choice of beers and whilst a pint is pricey, I'd rather pay the extra pound and sit in a great, friendly bar. Very good live band on last night, these things ain't free to put on so kudos to having a band play live. I'll be back.

Good Bar 🍸 A busy bar on a Friday. Haven't tried the food.

Sunday roast platter is absolutely 10/10

Great place to listen to live music or just relax with friends. It's a large pub showing sports on multi TV's.

Went to quiz night and it was outstanding 👍

Couldn't fault a thing with it food was beautiful totally enjoyed it

My daughter took me for a lovely meal on mother's day

Great spot for Sunday lunch, the sharing platter for 2 would feed a family of 6. Used to be slightly better value but £55 for starters and mains for 2 isn't bad. It's a proper Sunday roast - tho the table beside us had the chicken and struggled to carve it and keep it on the table! 😉. Clientele can be a bit rough and ready but generally can't knock it for a good afternoon pub lunch!

High quality ingredients and expertly crafted flavours all at a reasonable price point. We opted for the 21 day aged rump sharing platter which was perfectly soft & tender - utterly mouth watering throughout. Portion size gives you bang for your buck as well. The hot chicken wings with cashew nut pesto was a divine combination kudos to the chefs on that as it was a perfect explosion of flavour in every bite. Arguably the best wings I’ve ever had so would return for them alone. Atmosphere and decor is very nice and modern with a cosy feel to it. Seems like a great venue for live sport too. Service was faultless. Will be back.

Started with the beetroot & goats cheese, both the goats cheese and beetroot were tasteless, most likely cheap ingredients. For the main we got the 28day aged beef sharing platter, the beef was cold, completely tasteless like chewing on water and covered in fat which had to be cut off. The sides were nice but also pretty cold. My partner had some water on his plate when it arrived which he thought was just plain water but then he could taste fairy liquid while he was eating so it appeared to be soapy water on his plate. Further to that within no time of leaving the restaurant we both started getting very bad stomach cramps and were both sick the rest of the night. Won’t ever be returning. Not recommended at all!

Tried the new steak menu, just a flat iron, but it was soft, succulent and tender. Asked for medium rare, got medium but the meat was really good so made up for it. Service was friendly, I think it's better in the restaurant but as I wanted to watch the football we sat in the bar. Overall, a great meal in good surroundings with decent service. Will I go back? Most definitely

Great little bar, great atmosphere, well furnished and comfortable to sit in

Just a Vistor on Holidays from Canada. Had a great time and really enjoyed the Atmosphere of Belfast People and of The Bowery.....Highly Recommend The Bowery.

We were rushed to leave the table before our allotted time expi6

No lunch menu option. Did offer from next door but surely a lunch menu would be obvious. Not wanting a big meal early in the day.

Its over priced. The food is not good enough. Terrible pint of Guinness. There is a time limit for dining. You will be asked to leave after 2.5 hrs.

Highly recommend the Sunday roast. The best I've had in Belfast and great portion as well as quality. There's also a nice fire at the back for cold days.

This is a lovely place to eat or just to have a few drinks. Staff are great and the food is outstanding. The Guinness was the best.

Great cocktails and most for £10 which is really reasonable these days. 6/10 pint of guinness. Was easy to get a table with it being such a large venue and venue itself is really cool

Strange one - apparently only allowed food at the back today and needs reserved. Never been a problem before. I saved them the hassle and removed the food menus from the tables so that others avoid disappointment.

Waited at 11:45pm for a drink, om NewYears eve. Watched 6 barstaff serve themselves champagne 🍾. Then were told the bar was closed for 20 minutes. Celebrated the NEWYEAR with an empty glass!!

Easy to reserve a table, gluten free menu provided upon arrival after mentioning it during reservation. Instantly put my mind at ease and loads of options! Fantastic staff, great service! Food was fantastic, as were the cocktails. Couldn't have asked for a better night.

Food .... Amazing £10 extra for the steak on the Xmas meal but worth it. Atmosphere only 4 due to crowded top bar Great bar though.

Went here with my mate and the food was 10/10

Great place with live music. Very nice and spacoius

Went for Xmas dinner ,food was luke warm although it was nice , service was per table which was unusual

Visited for the first time for a wine & cheese event , impressed nice spot.

Lovely meal staff very helpful and prompt service. Will be back

Tuesday night pub quiz is great, fab selection of cocktails, wines and whiskies!

What a night! We celebrated our anniversary here and the staff were amazing! Nex was amazing who worked there. Definitely will be back! What a special night they gave us! Food was amazing, staff were fab & the Wednesday deal was great!

Superb meal in The Bowery last night. The food was great but the staff made it. Friendly and efficient. Well done to all involved.

Went for lunch Saturday afternoon. Was quiet enough but had to remind our waiter about our drinks twice. TVs on all over the bar with multiple different sports on that no one was watching. Food was poor. potatoes tasted old, like cooked yesterday and microwaved. Chips tasted like re-heats also. Charged 50p for a dash of blackcurrant in a drink! When questioned the waiter he laughed and said 'yes, this place is extortionate '. No comment from the wait staff as they took our quite full plates away and we said it was poor. If you want poor pub grub with overpriced drinks, this is your place.

If quiz master was half as loud it would be too loud. When asked to perhaps turn vol down staff said not possible (I think) not the place for an enjoyable pint.

Lovely bar. Great choices. Decent food. Superb ambience. An evening well spent

One if not the best place we have been for a Sunday roast. We filled our plates high and still had some for home. The beef was so tender it just melted in your mouth, massive yorkshire's, delicious mash, roasties and cauliflower cheese aswell as carrot and parsnip. The kids had fish and chips and a chicken burger they couldn't even finish theirs. The price for the quality and amount of food was amazing, a first visit and not our last. Thanks the Bowery for helping us celebrate.

Great for watching sports, and they make a great Singapore sling

Excellent dinner with friends in friendly and professional environment. Service was attentive and food was delicious. Sitting outside after dinner was the perfect ending.

My worst experience ever 03/09/2023..My dinner date was Absolutely spoiled ..not only that my expensive dress was spoiled .and I was also burnt….within less than A minute of walking into the restaurants whilst standing at the reception ..A waiter Dropped a tray with hot soup right next to me was which splashed my legs went all over my Dress,my stockings,my purse…that was really horrible..didn’t even enjoy my meal coz how can you honestly enjoy after being scalded with hot soup and in pain from the burns..was really looking forward to having a good time at this restaurant but only left annoyed..dirty with soup ,in pain from the burns ,WHAT A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE !!!!!!

Lovely big bar, friendly staff. Love sitting on their terrace with a glass of wine

Would have been 5 stars except for the price of drink

We had burgers and thick cut chips. Food add service were top notch. Atmosphere was great too.

We dined here last Sunday for the Sunday roast. It was just ok - wouldn’t rush back. Meat was extremely tough and stringy, left the majority of it & complained to waiter but nothing was done about it. It also arrived cold but we were so hungry we didn’t send back.

Hmmm - we were forgotten - numerous times - at the back of the restaurant. As there were 11 of us, they could have been more attentive! The front room looked like it was having fun though - ukelele evening, I believe! I had the steak - and it was tough as leather. Could do better!

Food was nice but not outstanding

This is the first time I've been to the Bowery and I really don't know how I've missed it all this time. The staff, food and atmosphere were amazing. This is the first visit of many.

First time! Everything was soooo good.

Bar service was a bit slow but the food was 10/10. Absolutely stunning food. Best roast beef iv ever had. 👍

The place has quite nice ambience and atmosphere in that locale. Fine music with some lounge space. A lovely Bar with small sitting options. Rare food options which is a hitch. Lovely outdoor sitting options as well with covers to save you from getting drenched as you can't escape the famous Belfast weather ☁️ 😁.

Everything from the moment we arrived until we left was perfect, from the quality of the food to the service & efficiency of the staff. Highly recommend and will definitely be back! Thank you 😊

Amazing food, staff are fantastic, beautiful settings. Highly recommend 👌

Food is way overpriced when considering the quality. Nothing tasted amazing. Staff were polite however service was very slow. Food took forever to come out. It took staff an hour to realise that the order had not been sent through to the kitchen. Drinks took 30 minutes to arrive. I would advise to avoid, there are plenty of restaurants on the Lisburn Road with a better offering.

Nice place for a glass of wine.

Absolutely fabulous experience. Excellent food, lovely staff, especially the tanned lady with black hair. Her advice was spot on. Thank you!😊

Excellent food and brilliant staff who looked after us (and various kids flying around the place).

Far too expensive. £6.50 for basic beers. The mark up is ridiculous and very hard to justify. Obviously a bar catered to those who have money to burn. The menus sitting out and online had different prices to what I was charged. There are cheaper bars in the town and in Dublin which is hard to believe. Overall avoid and go to another bar which is better craic and won’t have you remortgaging ur house or maxing out a credit card on one night out.

Food excellent. Chicken wings for starter and sea bass for main. Staff excellent and good atmosphere

Bit weird how they serve Sunday dinner. You can only get a sharing board for two, and you have to carve your own chicken. All your sides, roast potatoes, veg and stuffing are also on the board, with mash and cauliflower in ramakins. It was very nice, and there's plenty of it.

My first ever review, I was there today for Sunday lunch, the food was nothing special, we were sat at table 41 at the top of steps with absolutely no room to move the food was served on a large board this would be a great idea if there was a big enough table, we couldn’t get the food off the board without it falling all over the place, to much piled on, the steps were very busy at my back, the issue was there was bigger tables all over the restaurant with no one at them, there was wire round two sides of our table thank god must be to stop everything hitting the ground, the broccoli was that hard it may have damaged the floor, so I complained about this, they offered me a drink and said there was a no show that’s why we had to be seated there, Duncan the manager didn’t even think he should speak to us. One thing I must say is the young waitress were excellent and couldn’t be more kind than they were, I would suggest if you’re considering Sunday lunch you look around, when I arrived before I sat down I was told I would have to leave at a certain time even though they weren’t busy, when I was leaving I met people I knew, they were seated outside reading menus I hope they took my advice.

Good service and door men sound

Great service but food was jus ok

Visited today for Sunday lunch. We had a sharing board for two, £50 total ,there were three of us shared it, easily enough.The deal also included 2 starters. The food was delicious, beef maybe a little overdone, with gravy, pepper sauce or horseradish all included. It was quite busy, service was slow but all in all a great visit, highly recommended.

Disappointing experience - frequent changes between food being served on and off the terrace. We were told to bring our dog in for a drink and to eat to then be asked to leave by another member of staff, quite embarrassing. Wouldn’t let us then bring food outside following the ordeal that was their fault. Individual staff members were lovely and not their fault but needs assessed by management as this isn’t the first time the inconsistency has occurred.

Not a bad spot for a drink on a Saturday night. More quiet than I expected. Prices typical for Lisburn road. Clean and tidy establishment and quite a nice feel to the place inside and out. Would recommend trying as it might just be more your cup of tea than it was mine.

Waited that long on mains the server who took the order asked when clearing out starter plates if we would like dessert menus ..🤣. Sunday roast sharing platters arrived cold. Staff very apologetic however due to the length of time we already waited we didn't want to wait longer for replacements. Kids meal order arrived wrong also which was corrected. Atmosphere of restaurant lovely. Unfortunately we would not return due to poor food experience

Came here for a bushmills evening, 3 courses and 3 cocktails to accompany each course. We received another cocktail on arrival and a neat tasting at the end. The food was lovely and really well presented. The timing of each course was perfect as we had time to drink our cocktails inbetween. The ambassador from bushmills talked us through each whiskey cocktail before each meal. Definitely worth the money for what we got.

Nice, nice, nice! Music, staff, everything 🍀

Great atmosphere and quality of food was fantastic! Bar was a little biased in regards to the way we kept being asked where we were from..??!! Belfast born and reared. Not top of our list for return tbh but was good for special occasion.

Was very pleased with food and atmosphere in the Bowery also the staff were very friendly definitely will return soon

We stopped in for a drink after a meal on a Saturday night. We got two seats at the bar and had a couple of expertly made drinks from the barman who we had a great conversation with! Good variety of drinks including gluten free beer. Will be back!

Superb Sunday lunch, quality food and excellent Service.

Worst service I’ve ever had. Food cold and small portions. Won’t be back.

Lovely place for food and drinks

Had a very good experience staff were very friendly and helpful food was good nice atmosphere will be back

Lovely atmosphere , staff very attentive

First thing I was impressed with was the staff, from the gentleman who took my booking call (Duncan I think his name was) to our servers (cannot remember name but 2 young ladies). Seafood chowder and soup was delicious, steak was cooked perfectly and the chocolate brownie was a solid 9/10 (taking 1 off for how full I was lol) , will definitely be back and highly recommend . Thank you Bowery.

Great bar, a bit expensive for hire far fit the centre it is

Place was great. Sharing platter between 2 is ALOT. The sharing platter and 2 starters deal for £50 is worth it. Waitress was friendly and attentive.

Great, chill atmosphere for a quiet drink.

Great food, slightly expensive...staff service was very good.

Live music and good food, nice way to end the week!

Very nice pub in Belfast with great gin and wine menu