The Causerie in Belfast

Really enjoyed our dinner at The Causerie! Great menu choice and relaxing atmosphere. Special shout out to our waiter Adam, who was a ray of sunshine! Adam made us feel so welcome, looked after and he was so professional with his manner and approach to all tables. We loved his energy and conversation!

The food was fantastic and our servers, Connor and Adam, were brilliant. They catered to our dietary needs with attention and great humor.

Amazing service, amazing food! The staff in the causserie are so so accommodating to families and can't do more than enough! My children love going and now see supervisor Trish as their best friend! Stephen, Connor and Trish can't do more than enough and if you haven't tried chef Craig Thompsons food you're missing out!

Fantastic food, brilliant service from the amazing Eirinn, couldn’t have been more pleasant. Had a great time, will definitely be back

We had a pre-theatre meal at The Causerie restaurant in the Europa last night. Menu offered plenty of choice with the fish being served exactly to our liking. Patricia looked after us extremely well even though it was a busy evening. With its convenience to the theatre, quality food and excellent service this is a great way to start your evening. The Causerie has the right ambience and menu for the discerning diner. P.S. After the show we nipped into the Europa's Piano Bar for a drink. Staff very friendly and attentive and finished off our evening beautifully.

A lovely meal complimented by the excellent customer service of Patricia who went above and beyond to meet the requests of an elderly member of the family. Thank you!

Naja, hatte mir ehrlich gesagt mehr erhofft. Man merkt, dass es morgens der Frühstücksraum des Hotels ist, d.h. sonderlich atmosphärisch ist es nicht und dazu auch wirklich sehr laut, da direkt neben der Hotellobby und der Bar gelegen. Die Bedienungen könnten etwas herzlicher und vor allem professioneller sein. Die Speisekarte wurde zwar sofort gebracht, Getränke fanden sich darauf aber nicht. Der dann georderte Weißwein wurde direkt in eine Karaffe gefüllt an den Tisch gebracht und eingefüllt - normalerweise wird einem erst die Flasche gezeigt und man darf probieren. Der Wein war auch zu warm. Essen war OK, aber nichts, woran man sich nachhaltig erinnert.

My husband had never eaten here before but was really impressed just as I was. Themanager Steven whom I have met before at the restaurant was just amazing. My husband was extremely impressed by his attentiveness and advice on food dishes and that of the wine to complement the food. Very reasonably priced. Great service and staff. We will definitely return.

I have never had to write review on anything before I but I feel that it has to be said . I have always wanted to stay in the Europa hotel since I was a child . My parents had gifted me a bed breakfast dinner stay for my 30th birthday . I had booked to stay in the hotel on Sunday the 11th of December past , we had dinner booked in the restaurant . ,which is when our stay went down hill . We very quickly taken to out table given menus and asked did we want to order drinks we ordered our drinks with in seconds another waiter asked to take our our order with both ordered 2 Caesar salads 1 turkey ham and 1 tia green curry . 25 minutes later my partner went to the bar area and to be told no drinks had been put through for our table , the bar man took our order . Then after 35 minutes in the restaurant a waitress come down with the 2 main courses I said sorry we never got starters the waitress never said anything and walked off with the plates .10 min later our starters arrived which where on the only edible part of the evening. When the main courses arrived it was Clear to see the turkey and ham had been sitting under a lamp the plate was all dried in Gravy scum , but had then been covered in that much new gravy the plate was swimming it was all cold and soggy it was not edible, my partner had tai green curry he said he could only describe it was rubbery as it had been under the heat lamp for so long the chicken was rubbery and the rice dried out and cold too . We got up and left the food and drinks and never ordered dessert as the mains was not edible. When we went to the till we said about the food and the lady said they wouldn’t charge us as it was already paid for with my voucher this did not matter . I did air disappointment with the hotel reception emailed the restaurant with no response . Can honestly say we it was the worst meal avoid avoid

Bit of a mixed review... the food was lovely, parfait nice and light and thai green curry was delicious. I asked if I could have my main with half chips/half rice and No was the answer - very strange for a restaurant not to cater to a diners simple request and I am sure I am not the first diner to request this. We booked dinner well in advance for a special birthday and asked to be seated in a nice area by the window, this did not happen, and we had a seat in a corner by a windy window. The wait staff were pleasant, the maître de (or head waiter..) was a little snooty. We were staying overnight at the Europa and breakfast the next day was delicious too. Everything was piping hot and they had a nice selection of tea's and breads too. Staff were young but very pleasant.

All 5 of us had amazing food and the service was very friendly. The parsnip and chestnut soup was delicious. I had turkey and ham and it was the nicest Christmas dinner I have ever had. The baked alaska dessert was fabulous. The hotel was beautifully decorated for Christmas. I would highly recommend dining here.

A group of 6 of us had dinner last night in the Causerie restaurant at Europa Hotel, Belfast. We booked the pre-theatre menu (two courses for £25 including a drink) over the phone two weeks ago. When we arrived we were told that this menu was no longer available but no apology was given. Several other tables were also surprised when they learned this too. I was then told that we could not order cocktails because they could not guarantee how long they would take to arrive. I therefore ordered a rum and orange juice but was given these in two separate glasses which was odd (this happened again with my second order so not a one off error). Most of our food was delicious such as the beef, the battered fish and the sticky toffee pudding but the thai curry was extremely dry with not much sauce and the sauce was quite watery with hard and dry rice. After dinner, I then learned that my husband had phoned early in the day to pay for a bottle of prosecco to be put on our table as a nice surprise but he was told that he could not do this for several reasons. All of this left us bewildered at such awful customer service. It is disappointing.

My partner and I recently dined here and the food was phenomenal! My partner is quite the picky eater so I was initially worried about the selection on the menu, but the dish she ordered she ate every pick of it so no complaints from her I had the Chicken Supreme, and it was so tender and easy to eat. The only nitpicking I would have was the vegetables were a tad undercooked for my liking, but I wouldn’t let this affect the review as it is just personal preference. The service was outstanding, extra points to Miriam who went above and beyond to obtain us a cocktail menu from across the hotel and was attentive to every part of our evening Thank you!

Visited on Saturday for a meal with a young friend. Both ordered steak sandwich with hand cut chips. Steak was served cool and hand cut (??) chips just about cooked. Very pleasant waiter offered to return steak for ‘reheating’ but I didn’t like the sound of that. An expensive and disappointing experience. Staff were very friendly and atmosphere very lively.

Great pre theatre menu. £25 two course and glass of wine. Food is very well presented and tasted amazing. Unfortunately the restaurant staff that were there were unfriendly and a little unprofessional in their manner. A lot of hovering and quite impatient. Food fantastic tho. Great chef.

Visited causerie recently and while the food was nice enough, one particular waiter was so rude when we queried the bill! The waitress had not fully explained the pre theatre menu if not drinking alcohol and we were under the impression we were getting a deal with a soft drink instead as we had done so in October 2021! When we politely queried the bill, the waiter was so rude to us. We were going to opera house after and it definitely put a dampner on it! So many more nicer restaurants in Belfast to spend your money with a nicer atmosphere and more professional staff!

The food here was fantastic. I got the hake which was beautifully cooked. And my boyfriend got the squid which was beautiful. The food is really great quality. But one thing this restaurant lacks in is the service. Its not that anyone was rude or anything but there was just not enough staff to cover the customers. In a restaurant with the price tag this has you would expect the beautiful food and service. The staff were lovely however were run off their feet. We ordered a drink and you could tell the waiter already had a lot of orders and ended up forgetting. I felt he was under pressure to cover so many tables. This restaurant could be 5star if management were to invest in staff a little more and put more people on to cover tables. This would take the service to top class.

We went on Tuesday 13th and enjoyed everything about it.Service was first class without being intrusive.The food was cooked to perfection and we both cleared our plates.Only thing i can moan at is a lack of choice when we asked for Brandy (only had Hennessey) and how about getting some Brandy glasses ??

We had breakfast here and it was amazing and service was excellent. Food was of a high quality and locally sourced.

Nos quedamos muy decepcionados con el servicio que recibimos en este restaurante. Decidimos pasar una noche para cenar porque no leímos más que buenas críticas sobre este lugar. Hicimos una reserva antes de cenar aquí. Una vez que llegamos, le dijimos al anfitrión el nombre en la reserva y él nos dijo que no tenía reservas. Procedimos a mostrarle la confirmación de nuestra reserva y fue a hablar con el gerente sobre la situación. Estábamos confundidos en cuanto a por qué habría sido un problema incluso si no tuviéramos una reserva aquí esa noche porque solo había un total de otras tres personas sentadas aquí, por lo que el lugar no estaba ocupado en primer lugar. Tal vez este es un lugar que solo requiere una reserva, independientemente de la fecha, la hora o lo ocupado que esté el restaurante, por lo que recomendamos encarecidamente hacer una reserva y guardar la confirmación si desea cenar aquí. Una vez que finalmente nos sentamos, nos dieron nuestros menús. El camarero era la misma persona que nos acomodó y nos ayudó con el problema de la reserva. Mientras cenábamos aquí, nos sentimos como una molestia. El camarero parecía evitarnos durante todo el tiempo que estuvimos allí y parecía muy infeliz de estar sirviéndonos. Nos aseguramos de venir aquí con al menos una hora y media antes de cerrar y, como se mencionó anteriormente, el restaurante no estaba lleno, así que no estamos seguros de por qué el camarero no nos prestó atención. Después de navegar por el menú, hicimos nuestro pedido. Todos pedimos el Herb Gnocchi y de postre probamos el "Slider" de helado de Glastry Farm y el helado de tarta de chocolate fudge. Tanto la comida como los postres eran sabrosos. No es la mejor comida que puedes conseguir en Belfast, pero fue agradable en su mayor parte. Tanto nuestra comida como los postres fueron servidos y presentados muy bien. La porción es un poco pequeña para los precios que paga por los ñoquis, pero los postres tienen un precio razonable. A pesar de que la comida era deliciosa, el servicio fue muy decepcionante. Desafortunadamente, nos costó mucho disfrutar de la comida y el ambiente del restaurante debido a la forma en que nuestro servidor nos trató. Nos sentimos como nada más que una molestia. A lo largo de cada curso, nuestro camarero rara vez nos revisaba y si necesitábamos algo, como una recarga de bebida, no estaba a la vista. Estamos tristes y decepcionados por este servicio.

My wife and I ate here whilst staying during Easter “19, a lovley meal of roast lamb and mash and trimmings and steak with the same was had p, we opted for two courses and a bottle of wine and a shred desert and cost was £100 not bad for good food in posh hotel Wine was lovley as was atmosphere - only negative it was poorly lit but hey Prehaps that was for romance !!!We would eat here again fine dining at decent prices

This is a very good place to meet up and enjoy reasonably priced food and drink. The menu is lovely.

We had a range of meals in the Causerie over a few days from breakfast to dinner and each and everyone of the meals were of the highest standards. Service and staff were efficient and all were extremely helpful.

Llamamos aquí para una comida antes de ir a la Grand Opera House. El personal era agradable y acogedor y el servicio fue rápido. El menú Pre Theatre tiene una excelente relación calidad-precio. Ambos tuvimos salchichas de pudín de manzana y negro servidas con puré cremoso y un anillo de cebolla rebozado y un jugo de pasas seguido de pudín de caramelo pegajoso y helado de vainilla Glastry. El restaurante se enorgullece de utilizar productos locales de primera calidad y la comida era sabrosa y bien presentada. Sin duda lo recomendaría.

If staying in to the hotel inquire about adding dinner to your booking as they offer some very good deals. Excellent, very tasty food served by lovely friendly staff especially the wonderful Tricia.

El desayuno bufé irlandés completo está bien, con buen pan casero Guinness, yogur y fruta fresca, huevos de varias variedades, champiñones, tomates, varias salchichas, jamón, etc. Atrezzo para el desayuno y el servicio. Pero el desayuno sólido no pudo compensar una de las cenas más decepcionantes que hemos ordenado en un restaurante de alta cocina. La sopa era espesa y poco apetitosa, con poco sabor; el pollo era suave y su salsa estaba gomosa. Mientras que la merluza estaba fresca y bien preparada, el estofado de tomate, hinojo y frijoles blancos sobre el que estaba sentado sabía principalmente a tomate procesado. El personal no preguntó por qué apenas se tocó la sopa.

Patricia is awesome, Fast and friendly. Food was great but her service was tops! We had the calamari, soup of the day, Shrimp scampi and Dover sole. Everything was delicious!

Este restaurante era encantador. Todos fueron hospitalarios. La comida era de recursos locales y excelentes sabores. El servicio fue impecable, pero toda la experiencia se hizo aún más placentera por el fantástico cuidado y la personalidad que nos brindó Patricia. ¡Fue muy generosa con los consejos sobre la comida, el servicio y los sitios de visita obligada locales!Altamente recomendado ! ! !

We ate here with the other members of our tour and we all had a good dinner. Setting is clean and modern. Service was good, as well as the food. All staff were cordial and Miriam actually went out of her way to get my decaf cappuccino. For starters, members of the group chose the carrot and lentil soup, and the confit of duck leg, which actually was a piece of roasted chicken thigh. For main courses, people chose the Cranbrooke roast turkey, the slow cooked sirloin (very tender and tasty), and the Pan Seared Salmon filet (a large moist piece). For desserts we tried the toffee caramel cake with caramel sauce and ice cream and the chocolate sponge cake with ice cream. Everyone enjoyed dinner and left satisfied. A good evening.

The staff were very friendly but it was still our worst meal in Belfast due to the food ...

Excellent service from Jabbar yet again always well looked after. All restaurant staff happy to provide a good eating experience. Food excellent. Thanks

Llegamos tarde después de viajar a Belfast pero nos sentamos rápidamente. El bistec de solomillo fue uno de los mejores que he probado, como el hongo.

Had breakfast here today and the fry stuff was cooked to perfection! Service was great aswell! 🍳🥓🥚

Only good thing I could say is staff were pleasant. The worst of hotel restaurant food.

Went for Christmas lunch with my mum. Food was great all fresh vegetables , good portions. Had Christmas pudding to share couldn’t manage one each. This was traditional Christmas pudding with custard.

Thanks to Jabbar got last minute table on one of busiest nights of the year. Drinks understandably a little slow but food arrived promptly, hot and delicious. First class and delicious many thanks

Ok food, just that. Poor service with 25 min just to get to order. Very loud unfriendly atmosphere. I think they were just happy to get rid of me!

Este lugar tiene un servicio al cliente horrible, que no se adapta a un establecimiento en un hotel de esta naturaleza. Hoy comí temprano el viernes 2 de noviembre de 2018, y luego de haber pedido una bebida, estaba trabajando. Una camarera vino y me preguntó si necesitaba algo más, y pedí un té. Cuando trajo el té, ya me preguntó si necesitaba la cuenta, en un tono que claramente indicaba que no era bienvenido allí. Unos minutos más tarde, me encontré con el baño, y cuando regresé, el té que pedí se había ido y la mesa estaba lista. Así que no querían que me sentara allí y, a pesar de haber comprado tres artículos de su menú, querían que me fuera. Y el lugar no estaba excesivamente lleno, y había asientos vacíos. Me limito a ser una mujer de color y a una actitud ignorante, poco diplomática y descortés del personal. Si no quieres que te traten de una manera muy desagradable, evita este lugar. Vergüenza por su personal y gestión.

Tuvimos una buena cena aquí con un grupo de colegas en viajes de negocios. La comida era muy buena, aunque las raciones eran un poco pequeñas. El servicio fue bueno siempre que nuestra camarera estaba cerca, pero pasamos por largos períodos de tiempo entre el servicio, lo que hizo para una noche larga y lenta.

Felt the restaurant was a lot less interesting than last visit was surprised there was no green salad available

My wife and myself have had a few meals and the treatment by the staff was second to none.

Had an excellent dinner here. The restaurant is very posh and the atmosphere is elegant. The sirloin steak was delicious as well as the soup. Hearty bread was served with butter. The service was attentive and friendly.

Dined in the Causerie Restaurant on 09/08/18 and I have to say from our arrival to our departure you could not fault the staff in any way. From their friendly welcome to the efficient waiter service, their personnel are flawless. We ate Goats Cheese Panna Cotta to start which was absolutely exquisite. For main we had Pork and Black Pudding Sausages and mash with onion gravy which were delicious and the House burger which was also excellent. This was accompanied by a full bodied shiraz which went down rather too well!! Unfortunately no room for dessert which was a shame as they looked delicious. Overall a very pleasant dining experience and a must visit for anyone in Belfast City Centre. A huge thank you to Stephen and all his staff!!

Dined here on 27/7/18 on pre-theatre menu (2 courses £18) before heading to GOH. We both started with a cocktail (Dark & Stormy & Tanqueray Bramble) which were both delicious.

Comimos tres comidas, una cena y dos desayunos en la Causerie mientras nos alojamos en el Hotel Europa. La Causerie es uno de los restaurantes en el vestíbulo del hotel.

We chose to eat here as it was close to the grand opera house. It’s was a last minute choice so I didn’t know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. I chose two starters instead of a main and my husband had sirloin steak which he thought was very good.

I dined in The Causerie 4 nights in a row at various times between 5pm and 10pm and cannot recommend it highly enough!

He comido mucho en Belfast pero nunca había estado aquí. Fue genial para un almuerzo rápido y me incita a volver para algo más sustancial.

We went to this restaurant on the strength of the reviews of trip advisor. The starters were obviously sitting waiting as we got them approx 5 mins after our order. Dry chicken (salt & Chilli) were just awful. We asked for some bread - fairly standard in a restaurant & they brought us defrosted thick sliced pan bread!!!Our kids ordered pizza’s off the kids menu, two tiny slices of which was obviously frozen pizza were given to kids, it said on menu flat bread pizza, they were anything but....we found it hard to hide our shock! Three of us had the fish & chips which were ok. The only redeeming feature were the friendly staff, very disappointed & wish we had gone to one of the other local restaurants. We were excited to visit this restaurant but unfortunately will not be returning.

This is the in-house restaurant located in the Eurpoa Hotel. The place does a decent business but it's quite loud. Dinner is a small menu but offers enough of a selection to please all. The food was quite good, served hot and presented nicely - no complaints for our large group. It's a very laid back atmosphere, the staff was pleasant and personable but drinks took a while to get and we had to hunt down our server for the bill. Neither would deter me from returning.

We visited The Causerie for a pre-theatre meal on a busy Saturday evening having booked in advance. £18 for two courses plus tea/coffee was good value and the quality of food was excellent. Visited again and ate of the Sunday lunch menu. There again no complaints. The choice was good and the quality excellent. The produce used in the meals is sourced in Northern Ireland. On both occasions the staff were attentive but not intrusive so full marks to them.

Llamamos aquí esta noche en un rush, ya que íbamos a un espectáculo en la ópera.

Mi esposa y yo reservamos una estancia de una noche en el Hotel Europa 16 de septiembre el sábado, 2017, y me alegro tanto de haberlo hecho, el registro fue un sueño, sin problemas, el trato amable del personal y nuestra habitación era de primera clase. En la noche decidimos cenar en el Restaurante Causerie otra opción excelente, para empezar, nos decidimos por el cócteles tanto gambas que dieron en el clavo. Para mi esposa decidió en los platos principales el bife de costilla y me pareció delicioso, de la manera que ella pedido. Yo fui para cock y bull, que era solomillo de ternera y de pollo, nuevo corte suprema impecable. El personal era muy servicial y atento, y nos gustaría darles las gracias por hacer una noche que no olvidaremos.

Decided to eat in the hotel our first night. Great food. Creative dishes & excellent wine list. Fun atmosphere

Service accueillant et personnel aimable

Diez de nosotros, incluyendo a dos niños pequeños fuimos como una familia para celebrar el cumpleaños de los niños especiales del abuelo. Todo el mundo pidió algo que forman el extenso menú y todos estaban más que satisfechos con el servicio que recibimos. La comida era deliciosa y deliciosamente presentado, simplemente perfecto.

Notre groupe a séjourné deux nuits au début de juin à l'hôtel Europa de Belfast. Très satisfait de cet hôtel et de son restaurant The Causerie. On y a pris deux petits déjeuners et deux dîners. Le service est très cordial et les plats très bien présentés et de bon goût, à la hauteur de la qualité de l'hôtel qui l'héberge. Une adresse à recommander.

Un ambiente animado e informal. Relajados, pero aún así muy interesante combinación de sabores en el menú y selecciones pensadas vino. Lo que realmente hizo para nosotros fue el servicio atento y amable de Jabber y el resto del personal. Estuvimos aquí en un tour con Tauck y realmente aprecio esta elección para un hotel y restaurantes.

Service was great. The let me in just minute before closing and still provided with excellent service and patience. Food was fresh and delicious. Menu is big so you can really find something for yourself. Prices are higher, but considering the place OK. I will go back when I get a chance.

Had a lovely dinner here on the 27th May , the food is all locally sourced , cooked to perfection and beautifully served. The restaurant decor was o.k. but could be better . This restaurant is part of the Europa Hotel so also serves breakfasts which are buffet style but still the same excellent quality of food.

By far the best restaurant in town, staff attentive, food 1st class and for the quality and location not so overly priced.

Compliments to Jabbar & team for looking after 31 ladies, with attention paid to the finest detail.Food was excellent, service was fantastic and I couldn't speak highly enough about jabbar & team!

We didn't stay at this hotel but decided to book a table for our evening meal, menu was nice, I chose the falafel burger which was delicious, soup to begin with which just hit the spot. Plenty of choice for a meat eater here/ few vegi plates . The hotel looks good inside and out but just felt the restaurant wasn't quiet of the same standard, can't put my finger on it but I was probably expecting it to be a bit posher but don't get me wrong it was still a nice place to dine. This hotel is right near the opera house and do a pre theatre menu.

We are staying at Europa Hotel and this is one of there restaurant here. The food were really good. Soup, salad, duck confi and cheese cake were all good.

The surroundings are classy and the service very warm, friendly and helpful. We had a main course only as we were heading to the theatre; a pudding would have been nice but the service was quite slow. We both had the buttered chicken curry and enjoyed it very much. One small let-down was grubby menus and and an even grubbier tourist brochure on the table - I handed it to the waiter and suggested the hotel really could do better.

Staff were amazing and especially Stephen.. Evening meal and breakfast perfect.Great selection of dishes to choose from all locally sourced.. Very clean and not too long to wait for service.

My husband and I were going to a show so decided to have pre-theatre dinner. We hadn't booked but we were shown to a table by a very pleasant young man. We got a nice table near the window, drinks order taken quickly and then we ordered the food.. We both decided to order a Glenarm Shorthorn Burger and at £14 for each of them we assumed they would be lovely. I have to say the presentation was beautiful, the chips came in like an old fashioned mug. Really quaint. However, a couple of bites into the burger I got a bit of gristle in my mouth, certainly not what I would have expected. It turned out it wasn't the only bit. My husband got the same and We definitely don't want to see a burger again for a long time. A glass of wine was ordered and it never came. The restaurant was getting busy so we didn't persue it. We got the bill and left. Great service, lovely staff but unfortunately the main meal didn't live up to expectations.

Had dinner here . Really warm welcome! Very pleasant staff! Good choice on the menu!My husband had Irish sausages and champagne while my pork was good,next time I'd have this! Head waiter explained that these sausages were specifically made to the head chef's recipe. Lovely meal

As a precursor to a night out at the theatre we went into The Causerie for a pre-theatre meal. The menu was varied and indeed the food was excellent, the servings were ample and very reasonably priced. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, definitely a great start to a night out. The Warm Armagh Apple Sponge is actually worth a visit on its own :). Thanks, will definitely be back.

This is one of my favourite places, food is excellent, and a good choice, staff are friendly and helpful. If you haven't tried their fish and chips give them a try, plenty of other choices, suitable for vegetarians. Great atmosphere.

Went in for a very special occasion and was not disappointed!Lots of options for vegetarians and incredibly fresh ingredients. We'd like to give another thank you to Mr Abdul for taking care of us that day, whilst still affording us some privacy.He was very friendly and offered some great choices for us to try!I'd recommend the cheeseboard for dessert - it's lovely.

Not very busy on the weeknight we visited, to the extent that it felt a bit lifeless. Service was o.k., but nothing special. Same for the food, extensive enough menu, but not awe inspiring. Overall, we might use again for a pre-theatre meal, but probably not for anything else.

Lovely family meal, staff were excellent and the food was quick to arrive and very tasty. We will be back in the future.

We had lunch here quite by accident . But what a good choice it was ! We were the only people in the restaurant but our waiter was most attentive & courteous without being intrusive or overbearing . We both chose the same dish from the menu & again what a good choice we made . The chicken curry with vegetable pilau rice was superb, with big chunks of chicken , vegetables & a delicious creamy sauce , which there was plenty of , with just the right amount of spice . We both agreed it was one of the best curries we have had in a hotel restaurant in a long time . Compliments to the chef !

Visited the Causerie whilst on a recent business trip, could not fault the food it was excellent. There is a wonderful ambience in the restaurant, the decor is very tasteful with a touch of luxury. Service was very slow, we waited an eternity for someone to take our order. There was also an extensive wait between courses which was difficult to understand as the restaurant was not overly busy.

We decided quite late on in the evening just to dine in the hotel. Seated quickly. Good choice on the menu. I had the sausages and mash and my partner had the burger. Both came fairly quickly and were delicious. We shared a peanut butter cheesecake for dessert which we both enjoyed. We thought the food was fairly priced but the drinks were expensive. As there was no Bombay Sapphire gin I was recommended the Shortcross and Fever tonic. Beautiful glass, nicely presented but it was rotten. Had to get my partner to drink it. Had to ask twice for a jug of water. Happy to use the restaurant as we were guests of the hotel but probably wouldn't choose to go there for a meal.

Staying in hotel and decided to have evening meal for convenience. Service was slow. Food below average and poor quality. Way overpriced.

We booked for Pre-Theatre Dinner. Staff very helpful on booking and arrival. Food was pleasant but not as good as what we were expecting. The main problem was that service was very slow for a Pre-Theatre sitting. We noticed this when we arrived. We waited for order to be taken. We waited for drinks. We noticed other tables were checking their watches too. Laid back service and atmosphere is fine unless you are eating ahead of going to the Theatre. We only had time for one course which was disappointing as the starters and dessert choices looked good. Finally in comparison to other restaurants in Belfast (and even given it's a hotel restaurant) it was expensive for what it was.

Beautiful meal well presented, friendly and pleasant staff. Lovely atmosphere treated like royalty. Exceptional value for meal and wine

Good food ar a reasonable price served by very pleasant helpful staff. Busy restaurant added to improved atomsphere and saved leaving hotel on a cold night

I went a weekend to Belfast with the family and we stayed in the Europa Hotel.On Saturday night we had our dinner in the hotel restaurant, The Causerie.The staff was very busy preparing the table for breakfast on the following morning and we had to ask repeated times for bread and water. They were more preoccupied in finish early with the breakfast tables rather than serving us.And the food, we had the Caesar Salad with chicken which was tasteless and very dry, and the cheese board had many flies around. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant, there are a lot of thing that can be improved starting by how the food is being cooked.

great service and tasty food and reasonably priced. had a family lunch before the panto. had 2 courses each and it took 1 hour and 15 minutes. very relaxing

A mixed age group of 9 of us enjoyed dinner at the Causerie before seeing the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at the Opera House next door. Our experience was superb - friendly, efficient service of excellent food in a stylish, spacious restaurant (great design with granite table tops no less). The maitre d' even opened the side door for us to make it easier for my wife (who has MS and finds walking distances difficult) to get over to the theatre. Top notch.

We had hoped to stay in the Europa Hotel but it was booked out. However on arrival in Belfast we booked a table for dinner there that evening and we were not disappointed.I opted for the breaded mushroom caps as a starter and they were very good. My wife opted for the Chicken Caesar Salad and was very pleased with it also.For main courses I plummed for the vegetable pie with sage cream and sweet potato chips - full marks for this vegetarian option which was excellent - really tasty, nice light pastry and very different. My wife went for a dish of Northern Ireland Sausage which looked great - served on a bed of buttery champ with cider and raisin gravy. For good measure there were onion rings also - a great dish which she thoroughly enjoyed. We often skip desert but this time we were spoiled for choice and ordered both the apple creme brulee and the cherry vanilla roulade - both were very good.We found the restaurant staff to be friendly, helpful and attentive.This was a truly positive dining experience and we were delighted that we did it.It is not cheap but it still represents value for money - if you can't be good to yourself once in a while its a poor lookout!

This was our third outting to The Causerie. My partner and I decided to take my mum and her sister for mums birthday. We where shown to out table as soon as we arrived (a window seat so my aunt has lived in England for 53 years could have a wee nosey outside). I loved the menu as its quite small, but with a great choice! Having ordered drinks we had a look at the menu. Mum, my aunt and my partner ordered the rump of Irish lamb with chive mash and spring veg. I ordered the 8oz club steak sandwich with causeway chips! The lamb was cooked the way everyone asked as was my steak! Dinner was devine!! I enjoyed every mouthful! The chips where gorgeous. Nice and thick and not too many! We all agreed dinner was outstanding!We don't normally do dessets but as it was mums birthday we decided to have one. Mum had apple crème brulee, my aunt, cherry vanilla meringue roulade, my partner, the flourless chocolate torte and I had ice cream!!! All the desserts came out and looked fantastic and tasted sooo good!!! They where really well presented too!Richard and his staff where amazing, as usual!! So nice and friendly! Couldn't do enough for us! Love coming to this restaurant!! I tell everyone who is wanting to go somewhere special for dinner to go! Can't wait until my next visit! Ten out of ten!!!

Good food, all locally sourced. Breakfast particularly good and good value. Limited menu but adequate.

We ate here a couple of times during our stay at the Europa. Breakfast buffet was exceptional and I would recommend it. Dinner was also good. service was prompt and friendly. The restaurant manager, Richard Adams, seemed sincerely interested in his restaurant providing good food and service. He went above and beyond on a couple of our requests. recommended

My boyfriend and I had dinner here as part of a weekend hotel package. The hotel stay was disappointing but the restaurant is in a league of it's own.We were warmly greeted on arrival and seated near the window with a view of Great Victoria Street. Drinks order was also taken quickly and we browsed the menu. We started with the Salt & Chili chicken. When it arrived we were surprised at the size of the portion - perfect for both of us to share and the chicken was really flavoursome. For our mains I had the scampi and my boyfriend had a burger with extra bacon and onion rings. The scampi was lovely. It came in a cute paper cone and the hand cut chips came in a little mini frying basket. The scampi batter was light and crispy and the chips were tasty. It also came served with tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon. My boyfriend's burger looked really nice too, with two large onion rings stacked on it as well as all the trimmings of bacon, cheese and salad along with a good serving of chips. He likes his grub a lot and struggled to finish it.For dessert I had the chocolate torte with fresh cream and he had the creme brulee. The torte was quite rich and delicious with a big dollop of fresh cream and cut up strawberries with orange couli. The creme brulee looked to be nicely done and my boyfriend really enjoyed it. The staff were lovely and we felt really well looked after. We'll definitely come back here again.

We were disappointed with this restaurant—we sat at our table for 10 or 15 minutes before being offered so much as a drink and had to end up flagging down a server ourselves. Though nothing lacked in presentation, the food itself was generally disappointing. The Irish Scampi was good, as was the burger, but the roasted salmon was plain and the chowder was merely decent. The food was expensive but did not yield satisfaction for the money spent. Also, the decor of the restaurant represented it well: weak and poorly executed.

The food was absolutely superb - we had both dinner and breakfast here and it was brilliant - even had a bottle of irish whisky there to splash on your breakfast porridge !

Restaurant fréquenté dans le cadre d'un voyage de groupe.Immense restaurant en centre ville, service excellent, cuisines ouvertesSpécialités le bœuf

Very disappointed with the food!! We both got a 3 course meal. I started with the boneless BBQ ribs- tasted as if I was just eating fat and the portion size was very small. For Mains we both got sirloin steaks. Steak itself had no flavour. We asked for pepper sauce which the waiter forgot to bring out the 1st time. The sauce that came out was watery, not even fit to be called pepper sauce. Sides were not included but I ended up getting Causeland chips. Basically, they weren't chips, just potatoes cut a hexagon shape and put into the oven. No flavour again. For desert I had the ice cream slider. The staff had actually forgotten our desert order so we had to wait 20 minutes before they remembered us. The size of desert that came out wasn't worth waiting for. I've given 2 out of 5 as the staff we met were very friendly. Meal was very disappointing though!

Enjoyed a lovely meal in beautuiful setting and all at a very reasonable price - especially the pre-theatre offers.

Four of us ate here on a Saturday evening (pre-theatre menu 5.00 - 6.30). There was an offer of 2 courses and tea/coffee for £17 or you could pick other items not included in the offer which were also reasonably priced. All the food was well-presented and the service courteous.

We dined at the restaurant on 21/2. The menu was very extensive with plenty of choice. We were seated in a booth which added to the experience. Our meal was very enjoyable . The standard, quality and presentation of food was very good. The customer experience was also very good. A special mention to Jabaar who went out of his way to ensure that all of our needs were catered for as well as ensuring that my mum's special dining requirements were fully met. This was our first time visiting this restaurant and certainly won't be the last! Well done to Jabaar and all the team. Looking forward to returning .

We booked into this restaurant last night for pre theatre meal. The service was good and slick the food was excellent. One thing possibly closing the restaurant doors to the foyer as there was a lot of noise coming through.

We had a meal at the Causerie as we were staying at the Europa hotel. The meals were very expensive, especially for what you got. The meals came out in little ramekins (which only held a few spoonfuls). There were only a couple of tables in and yet the staff did not seem interested in serving us. The meal itself was quite tasty, but very disappointing overall.

I chose the Europa as it was close to the opera house and the pre theatre menu was a reasonable price. Visited with my mum last night 16th Jan and initial impressions were good as the setting of the restaurant was pleasant. The place had a few tables in so there was a good atmosphere but it was by no means busy. My mum is gluten free so we enquired when seated about what she could have from the theatre menu and were told the burger without the bap and maybe the curry, they would need to check. Poor selection but mum decided on the burger. 25 mins after ordering we were starting to worry about making the show in time. I asked a member of staff to check on our food as it had been quite a wait. A few minutes later it arrived without any apology. Mums burger was very disappointing, didn't look homemade and no effort had been made with the presentation. A plain burger plonked on the plate which was very unappetising! The chips served were also very pale and undercooked. I had the curry which was ok and we both had the chocolate torte which was enjoyable. This was again after staff had to go away and check what was suitable for mum. I believed that restaurants now had to have information available with regards to special dietary requirements yet nothing was marked on the menus and the staff were clueless. This does not make for a pleasant dining experience. To top things off the bill was incorrect as it was not put through as the pre theatre meal even though we had mentioned it when ordering both the food and the wine which was included. There are plenty of better places to eat in town and with the slow and lacklustre service, and mediocre food, I will not be returning any time soon.

We had a lovely dinner here on a Tuesday Night, the service was amazing (they very kindly catered to our many requests, like what table we wanted to sit at or changing food orders) and the food was lovely; well presented, delicious and timely.We were originally put off by some of the reviews but ultimately are glad we went.

We visited as a group of three on a Friday afternoon, for a late lunch. The restaurant was deserted, and our arrival meant we were the only customers. My salmon was beautifully cooked and the risotto on which it sat, was perfect, although we had a slightly longer wait than we'd expected. The staff were polite but during the meal, we weren't asked if we wanted any more drinks and no staff were visible. After a longish wait in anticipation of the food, we ran of refreshments not long after the food had arrived. And then upon paying there was a further delay as there was no til ready. We had to be given out change at reception in the lobby. The staff member who was dealing with the bill was apologetic, but for an expensive restaurant within a hotel standards should be higher.