The Devenish in Belfast

Unfortunately, this is my second negative experience with the food at Devenish, and I’m writing this review in hopes of helping improve future visits for others. During my first visit on a Sunday, the food was cold. My partner had to send his ribs back, which were then returned after being reheated in a microwave, still of poor quality. My Sunday roast had cold portions, including the meat, mash, and vegetables. I decided to give it another chance last weekend with friends, but once again, the food fell short. My fish batter was completely separated from the fish and lacked freshness. The chips were lukewarm, and my friends experienced the same issue. To top it off, my latte was served barely warm. It seems like food and drinks are sitting too long before being served, which affects the quality. While the staff are always lovely, I won’t be returning for the food unless these issues are addressed.

My friend and I had dinner before the Paddy Raff show, neither of us had ever been to the Devenish before, we were very impressed with everything, from the beautiful outdoor seating to the amazing inside, there was a lovely atmosphere about the place, and a really good 'vibe', the service was excellent, the food was delicious, overall 10/10, we will definitely be back 😊

Lovely pizza and great atmosphere

Lovely place for drinks and Saturday night dj is great

Worst lasagne I've ever tasted. The garlic sauted potatoes were totally insipid and the garlic bread was just soggy and tasteless like the rest of the meal. Just as well they have a great selection of beers to wash it down with.

Greatly improved from my last visit. The service was excellent, the food was very tasty and good value for money. The background music and atmosphere was also very good.

Attended for a wedding beautiful venue staff where amazing had a fantastic day

We had our wedding at the Devenish on Friday, we would highly recommend them. Leanne and the team were amazing had everything down to a fine art! Everything went so smoothly, food was great, cake was delicious! All the staff were so friendly and helpful, it was the best day! All the guests were so impressed with the venue and loved that it was all under one roof! The packages they offer, you will not get any where else for the price!!! A great wedding venue!

My daughter had her wedding here and I can't recommend enough. It was amazing from start to finish. Excellent service, food and beautiful function room. FANTASTIC! Thank you for making her day so perfect 👌

Food was great and service very attentive and friendly, busy as football was on. Great atmosphere! Haven’t been in a while but will def be back soon !!

They don't seem to take issues or complaints seriously or even attempt to acknowledge them. Will avoid here from now on.

Great place also has gym connected

Great servers, terrible food! Flat diet coke was sent back and our server was very apologetic. Starter was 4 small but crispy prawns on top of cold "noodles" drown in a thick gloopy sauce which can only have come from a wholesale tub. Main course of basic tasteless, but plentiful, watery spaghetti bolognese. Tasteless even after being salted 3 times. Came with a small edge of cold garlic ciabatta.

Love this place, train stop just outside. Lovely bar..modern ..dj and music fantastic. Only thing they ran out if Suavugnon blanc! Bad management.. I will come back look forward to a nuce white wine..Marlborough on the menu. One bar man went over and beyond to help me find a nice wine..very handsome guy. Thank you for your great service.

Great bar, had a fantastic time

went to devinish for family celebration on sunday . we got seated at 5 no staff members came near us until my daughter approached them at 530 . they took order starters came out after 6 peoples starters were missing along with childs pizza they forgot to cook it . mains came out at 6.30 my sons steak was freezing which was sent bk noone really enjoyed there meal . it was worst experience eating out ive ever had . waitress was not at fault as she was run off her feet. i sent email to the manager but no one replied

Good pizzas, great pints. Staff very friendly waiting times on service a little long but good atmosphere

Really nice food and lots of it, portions were bigger than expected. Great sport bar too.

Went for dinner and a few drinks with friends. Service was fantastic. Staff were very polite and nothing was a bother for them. We will definitely be back.

Great bar for food, drinks, music and sport. Can't go wrong. Highly recomended!

Had lunch and cocktails recently was very nice

Don't go. The toilets are never cleaned . Standing in peoples p. Disgusting

Wont be back after that disgusting show few weeks ago which was posted on facebook .... God help future generations

Food and service was absolutely amazing...

Brought my mother (87) for dinner. Had a great time, she really enjoyed the pensioner special, soup and roast dinner for £10. Highly recommended good live music too

Unreal spot. Great staff. Only negative is trying to get a taxi home late at night but would definitely recommend the complex.

Shocking. 16 year olds working while you know what happened.

Called in for a quiet drink on Saturday night only to get my eye put out by what can only be described as an anaconda that came swinging toward me at immense speed. I’m still picking the pubes out.

Disgusting. You knew what was going on and allowed it.

Utterly disgusted at the event that has recently taken place in the Devenish!! Cancelling my grand daughters christening and I will never step foot in there again!! Shameful

Went a couple of weeks ago for a concert and it was diabolical there wasn't enough seats for everyone and when the doors opened the bar wasn't ready people had to wait on the beer kegs being turned on wasn't enough staff on to deal with the crowd so alot of the time we had to go in next door to the main bar to get a drink so ended up missing half of the show was a bit of a joke to be honest

Nice venue good atmosphere plenty of space

Terrible place 😪 food is ok staff is Terrible would not be back never go wouldn't recommend it 👌

The worst food I have ever had and iam 68

First time visiting this great place. Here for an engagement party, impressive venue, hip and trendy decor. The staff member who served our table was so attentive and helpful, from taking drinks orders, food order, clearing tables and all whilst so friendly and cheerful, made our night, thankyou! (Blonde haired lady with Irish accent). Food was lovely, the band was so good, really enjoyed the music. And then a DJ to end the night. Highly recommended, pity I didn't live nearer!

Food was not very good and plentiful for price charged also service was not good as in floor staff asking was all OK

We had a lovely experience here for my partner's 30th birthday dinner on NYE. Everyone enjoyed their food which was really reasonably priced and the service was great. Our waitress was very attentive and friendly

A great atmosphere. Good food and drinks selection. Staff go above and beyond

Had food here last Saturday. Absolutely gorgeous. Service great staff lovely

Had off Sunday menu. Food was really good. Good portion size too. Girls serving so attentive . Would recommend . Sunday roast fab and chicken burgers.

Highly recommend this gaf for a night out,everyone is sound and very welcoming Definitely going back,love the place

Not a great place age group is super young and the toilets were discussing would not go back

Excellent place and a very special occasion happened lately there. Thank you to the owners who let it happen Steve

Was up for David icke talk and ended up in the devenish bar afterwards. Great spot

Lovelyeeting place just off the M1 in Belfast

Somehow The Devenish can't pay their casual staff on time if lucky. Totally disgusting and disgraceful. I await their ridiculous answer...

Advertised a 2 for £10 cocktail promo for Friday nights but whenever we got there at 8pm the bar staff said that they weren’t doing cocktails. Only reason we went there. The bar wasn’t even busy

First time eating here and was not disappointed. There is a carpark at the complex. We went on a Thursday evening and it was quite busy, even with this the food arrived quickly. The server was friendly and came back to our a couple of times during our meal to check if everything was ok or we needed anything. The food was lovely, their peppered sauce was very tasty and both our mains were a good sized portion. They have an outdoor area with picnic tables and many people were taking advantage of the good evening to enjoy a drink or meal outside.

Great food & service 👌 Attended an mma event last week with my son and it was fantastic we both enjoyed it, well run and great atmosphere

Had a great Sunday afternoon meal and drinks with family, we spent 4 hours at our table and never felt like we over stayed our time. Would book every Sunday if I could afford it

Great service, great staff and plenty of options at the bar.

Every time I go I realise why I never go. Place is awful just way too expensive and can never get home on busy nights (obviously not the restaurants fault). Young obnoxious crowd each time.

Beautiful bar and great service

Sat outside cos the weather was fantastic. Very pleasant place to sit with plenty of tables and chairs. Not sure that I would have been keen on sitting inside as it's quite dark. Not sure if that's just for the ambience but not my preferred setting. Not sure how often the glasses would have been cleared from the table as I took in empties each time I visited the bar! Staff were nice.

Great service great food great venue.. 5 stars

We went on Father's day, so it was understandably busy. However we had to wait an hour for our main course and 45 minutes for a dessert. For only a group of four people, we all thought it was incredibly slow. I think they forgot about our dessert as I ordered ice cream and it was slightly melted. Furthermore, we got the offer for two courses, however we almost got over charged if we hadn't have noticed the error. The live music was very good but it was a shame that our food took so long

Good for day drinking, lots of screens for sports. Good area outside also. Drinks reasonably priced.

Best bar ive been in for ages class beer garden and good big bar.

Great food and setup, reasonably priced would recommend. Go every now and again.

I attended a charity event in the big room. Bar service was efficient even though it was so busy. Nice spot.

FANTASTIC!! FOOD NOT ONLY GREAT BUT REASONABLY PRICED-ATMOSPHER GREAT- STAFF TOP NOTCH-

Cracking complex. Food, drink, entertainment and even some exercise if you are up for it.

Visited for a birthday party. Large venue with bars and function rooms. Friendly staff, clean and well laid out. Busy.

A well set out location, plenty of entertainment service top notch.

Great food, great place, great atmosphere.

Went to comedy gig here and it was a great setup. Good sized room and multiple bars.

At the mark on the Thursday we ordered 1 soup as a starter.2 main courses.after a wait of 30 minutes the starter and mins arrived at the same time.on Saturday the initial service was slow but afterwards service greatly improved.

Not my cup of tea. Drinks expensive And food was below par.

Great service, great buffet food selection, great DJ, only issue was the teeny tiny slow lift and mobility challenged people, but overall, would highly recommend!!

Food and staff were lovely. Some staff including a slim fella who was a supervisor or something was unhelpful when I needed a charging port but the bar manager sorted this out.

Great for a get together with friends to enjoy some cocktails 🍸 always a great atmosphere

Music was unbearably loud within the confines of small private function room The food provided was very good. The meagre toilet facilities were embarrassing and had obviously not been finished to any sort of standard all , most disappointing.

Got the stuffed turkey and ham.... was absolutly busted after it.... grub was great... kids enjoyed it too... good selection on the menu and luvli atmosphere.... Will def b back

we've been trying to get in touch with them since December. We took photos with Santa last Christmas and we still haven't received those photos.

Food was amazing and service was excellent

Foods gorgous place is buzzing .. was fantastic at Patrick's day xx

Perfect lunch menu. The bar/restaurant wasn't busy so service was quick which is actually the norm in here. Lunch (steak ciabatta) was amazing. I would highly recommend it. The lady server was very friendly and welcoming

A lovely place for a meal or a drink. Prices are reasonable and the staff is friendly. There is lots of seating that allows for larger groups to sit together. We saw a play in the upstairs room, and although it was sold out, we didn't feel crowded. A nice place to spend an evening. The only thing I found that was a bit negative was that the choice in beer on tap was different from other bars. Still, we did fine!

Lovely lunch here clean and well maintained bar staff excellent

Great for parties. Had a private party for my son's christening and the place was fantastic. They had a great room, great staff and great food. For anyone having a private party I would highly recommend the Devenish. They take care of pretty much everything at a very reasonable cost.

Food was average, plenty of seating, staff not the friendliest.

Me and my family went for dinner and drinks for my birthday on the 27th of February and the food and service was first class, thank use again for another fantastic evening.

I like to start of, with I wasn't happy with the service I got tonight. I brought my family out for my daughters confirmation 10 adults and 12 kids. Took them long to get served first. 1st, the kids food some was missing and had to wait 20mins before I realised they forgot. 2nd Have no non alcoholic drinks for us drivers. 3rd. After adults starters waited another 50mins before we got our mains out. And they got some of the orders wrong.not as if it was busy on a Wednesday night. Don't get me wrong we all went out for my 40th few weeks before and was more of us and the service was amazing from a lady NICULA. But tonight took the biscuit don't feel I could go back for food again. The food was still amazing but need to be sharper coming out. Far play they did give us discount. Dev you need to look into this more.

Great bar but toilets very poor

Food was freezing when served, steak was not worth the price at all! waitress was lovely and sorted it quick enough. Bar service for drinks took forever..bar staff didn't communicate with each other and had poor manners when asked to change a dirty glass!! Toilets are not well kept. Door men were lovely. Would not recommend sadly this place is more suited to football crowd.

Nice atmosphere. Food is good and wait staff were very attentive. Only complaint is with starters. They only offer tapas type starters so it can get expensive really fast. I ordered the wings and for about £7 I only got 3 wings.

Enjoyed our meal, friendly staff, music a little loud. But a good experience for us.

Food is lovely here and the bar is spot on also

Great staff. Very accommodating. 👍

Nightmare to get taxi home from. Ensure to pre book

Great place for a party, food and alcohol usually available with a wide selection of drinks. Events also available to book. Places available indoors in the bar, in the ballroom for events, or outdoor seating to relax or smoke. Pricing is decent. Recommended for events booking

We went for Christmas lunch. Food was good but Christmas menu was advertised but not actually provided. Service was a little slow for drinks. Also, football was on - which is of course fine - but the volume of it was so loud even in the restaurant section. Just a bit unnecessary and made us leave earlier than we would have perhaps stayed.

Called in with a small group of friends and family the venue is well decorated and designed friendly staff but unfortunately the service was ridiculous so slow and only around 20 customers so it wasn't busy & the standard of the food wasn't great so I'll definitely not rush back they need to lift their standards.

Good selection of beer and great food

Nice place with good entertainment.

Attended several events here over the years and service has always been good, place was looking fantastic with a nice outdoor seating area, will definitely be back.

Lovely food - good choice on the menu too - and a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Fantastic! Very popular lots on can book private room for party's live music and football, gym next door outside drinks and food also train stop here aswell

Been to the Devenish restaurant many times (2/3 times a month) but have to say the last few times have been ridiculous for waiting on food. It got to the point today we paid for our starters and left! Arrived and sat at our table at 5.30, and had a starter, coming on 7pm and still waiting on our mains but no sign and the restaurant was near empty. A couple sat at table nxt to us were waiting as long and looking fed up also! Called waitress who apologised and spoke to the manager who did absolutely nothing but apologise also so we left! The kitchen seems to be a massive problem, watched the young pizza guy pace up and down as if he had nothing to do (pizza was one of our mains!) Watched the manager give off about cold food and threw it in the bin! Clearly something needs to be done before you lose more customers, we won’t be bk!!

Brilliant place super food friendly staff