The Mad Hatter Cafe & Pizzeria in Belfast

Excellent breakfasts , very clean, friendly staff, nice atmosphere!

Believe the hype! One of the best breakfasts I have ever had - perfectly cooked and the staff are so lovely. I would go back to Belfast just to do it all again.

Friendly staff, good breakfast.

Absolutely beautiful 😍, Staff were so helpful. Group of 7 of us. Happily moved tables around outside for us, extra chairs. Nothing was a problem. Food was absolutely amazing, I had the Hatter breakfast absolutely stunning. Returning tomorrow for the Same.

We visited the Mad Hatter Cafe on Sunday morning 8th Sept 2024, it was fairly busy with alot of single people taking up seats of 4...we waited patiently for a table and was shown to a table of 4 even though there was only the 2 of us. Our order was taken although from the short wait we had, we could already see the staff were very disorganised, getting basic drinks orders mixed up and spilling milk over the floor. When it came to taking the order, the lady couldn't even find a pen that worked and flaffed about looking for a pen. We ordered Hatters Breakfast and a Pancake Breakfast and 2 milky coffees, the coffees were served first...they were luke warm... while we were waiting, 2 ladies came in, they were asked to sit at a table of 2 but they refused and took up a table of 4, they sat very close to us...while we sat waiting, a large group of 8 came in, WE were asked to move tables to accommodate this group! 40 minutes later we got our food, cold and greasy! Disappointed...we will not be back! Didn't even apologise for having to move tables...when i mentioned it when paying the bill, i was told, well you shouldn't of moved!

Staying further down Eglantine Avenue, Mad Hatter Cafe was the obvious place for breakfast. Large cups of coffee and generous pot of tea, and a selection of mainly fried offerings to accompany your drink. Pancakes recommended! A few cakes on display too

Great service and food. Came three days in a row for the soda and potato bread alone. Not had it before and can’t get enough now.

Perfect for breakfast. Very warm welcome

Lovely clean friendly place to eat, very reasonable prices and food is cooked fresh.. went with g/ter who is a veggie and she was happy with her breakfast

Love this wee place, great food,great prices and great service.

Excelent service and the waitresses were very kind with us. They had menu for intolerances and allergies. Quality prize rate was very good as well.

Went for a quick bite before the football a couple of weeks ago. Really impressed with the menu and food offering great value for money. Lovely friendly service from all the staff and we will definitely be back with a bottle of wine next time. Thanks guys.

Lovely breakfast 😋. Friendly service. Interior simple.

Amazing Breakfast Partner had the Pancakes and I had the Hatters breakfast Lesley was great serving us and definitely be back when we are back in Belfast

Amazing food and the staff are so kind we have been going here for 12 years best fry on lisburn road and reasonable prices

Lovely clean cafe in Belfast that does a tasty breakfast. Friendly service and reasonable prices.

Called in here this morning for breakfast had the vegetarian breakfast and my other half ordered sausage and egg soda. Portions are huge and food was amazing the nicest breakfast I have had out eggs are so fresh. Will most definitely be back and trying lunch options some time definitely worth a visit staff are also very attentive and i must say know how to have good banter. 10 out of 10 for all.

A great breakfast. You know a place has a good breakfast when the construction crews fill the place!

I have traveled to more than 28 different countries and this was, by far, the best breakfast I have ever had. Great service and even opened their doors to my wife and I early. Highly recommend!

Great local friendly place for breakfast - try the Ulster Fry!

Couldn’t recommend highly enough, ate here 3 times over the weekend. Lovely, friendly staff, great quality food (Ulster fry and chicken toasty), and coffee top ups too. Really made us feel welcome.

Had a nice breakfast with friends.

perfect start to our trip to belfast!!

Our first brunch in Ireland! Smiling and very welcoming staff. Perfect food!

Excellent service. Big breakfast was an experience-fresh produce, beautifully cooked and BIG right enough! Staff so friendly and keen to chat

Called in here early Sunday morning with my daughter. (a wee treat) We both had the Ulster fry. It was delicious.😋 Not a pick of grease in sight. We both had tea with our fry, and we were brought a large pot and two mugs, even the tea was lovely (I had 2 mugs). They obviously use the best products. I will definitely return here.😁

If looking for an Ulster Fry this must be one of the places to go. staff have always been friendly. Tables kept clean and cleared as soon as clients leave.

Visited recently for lunch. Wide variety of quality food available and good sized portions too. Friendly efficient staff make whole thing a very pleasurable experience. Check it out.

Have eaten here a few times and it has always been great. Shame about today's experience. It was very busy and took a while to be seated which was ok. We ordered our food and it took an age to come. A table beside us who arrived after we were seated were able to eat their starters and mains before we got our food. One of our orders was wrong but the guest did not wish to send it back as we had waited so long. We had asked for margarine instead of butter and we had to ask twice after receiving our food for it.

Over twenty years I've been coming here and the food is beautiful 😍

Good choice to have breakfast in Queen's Quarters. Loved the Ulster Fry and the service was kind and quick.

Excellent food, friendly staff, fast and efficient service. Will be back!

Sorry I have no photos I never thought. Anyhow this was a lovely restaurant with a great menu. The staff were lovely and they knew their regulars and what they usually ordered. I got the large fry and it was brilliant. There were sausages, bacon, bake beans, mushrooms, potato bread, tomato and other breads. It was a good big feed. I can't remember how many, I think 2 sausages and 2 slices of bacon. You also got tea or coffee or I'm sure another drink instead. They are open just before 8am. They are 2 parts to this restaurant, one side is the one I have spoken on and the other side makes sandwiches etc. Prices seemed reasonable and I enjoyed going to it.

Delicious food! Scrambled eggs and ham with tomato and toast prepared properly, hot, and nicely presented on the plate. Our server was a gracious, interesting conversationalist.

Great little cafe, good advert for Belfast hospitality

A cracking little cafe for a simple value for money meal. Staff are lovely and chatty and ready to give you advice if asked.

Had an Ulster fry a few times upon our stay in Belfast the food sizing was small the milkshake say made with ice cream but you can taste only syrup apart from that staff is great

Lovely breakfast, a good welcome, quick service, plenty of choice on the menu I had a healthy breakfast and they were happy to change the bacon to sausages. KV had a big Hatters breakfast. Empty plates and satisfied people. Well worth a visit.

Great staff, very friendly. Great place for lunch

i agree with the previous reviews great food breakfast etc, but over the past month the fries have been vile , cold plates, cold large and small fried breakfasts, they were constantly told this , food was returned to staff response after the high price of £13,50p, was when they asked how was the food , was as stated , oh we will let the coo know,?? it never improved after another 3 visits , they dont want to know ,, owners need to get to grips with the good food now total crap ,, where can you get a good fry in belfast

Lovely home cooked food, Ulster fries superb. Keep up the good work guys.

The breakfast was very nice, service was also great. Busy place but luckily we got there at the right time before the queues.

Staff are very friendly and the food was lovely I had the healthy breakfast I would definitely recommend trying this place top notch 👌

Excellent in every way. What a fantastic welcome to Belfast, thank you so much. Your hatter breakfast beat me and dad 😁

We had amazing fish and chips here. Great find, a proper cafe!

Lovely spot for a fry, the staff are lovely. Fast service and good quality and tasting food. Highly recommended

This is a Five Star Cafe. Great food Fantastic Ingredients Brilliant service. A must Visit Experience!

Very nice little off the beaten track. Nice location with some outdoor seating weather permitting. Service good but maybe a little prompt. Some time to read the menu in a new location is always welcome. The menu is good and varied plenty of vegetarian and even vegan options. Coffee and tea nice and all food and drink very well presented. Thoughtful clearing of tables too.

Desayunos muy generosos. Podéis probar el típico desayuno inglés, entre otros muchos. Ambiente familiar y servicio excelente.

Byliśmy w Belfaście parę dni i jedliśmy tam 2 razy śniadania. Bardzo fajna knajpka z miła obsługa śniadania były bardzo duże I samczne .napewno miejsce jest warte polecenia .

Great staff. Great food. Great prices. Had the Ulster Fry which was generous & not at all greasy. Co-eater had the potato stack which was a special consisting of potato bread, bacon, sausage & an egg - great value!

Lovely breakfast and even nicer staff

Great Ulster fry and good service. Recommended

Proper good cafe with amazing frys

Ahdas pöytä neljälle. Aamiainen ok, appelsiinimehu purkista.

Had a delicious Sunday morning brunch fry and a wee pot a tea. 😊 Very friendly staff and quick service. Will be back for sure.

Unfortunately since Joanne has sold the business the fry has gone down hill. Uncooked potato bread soggy and uncooked soggy soda bread. This is a fry! The food is supposed to be fried not grilled and grilled badly. I used to finish a fry and had to leave so much on the plate. Very disappointing and until rectified I wouldn’t be returning for that.

Excellent breakfast at a Excellent price, no wonder it's always busy

Loved this cafe, staff were lovely and friendly and food was amazing. We were staying just along the street and would definitely go back again. Breakfast was amazing loved the small fry breakfast

Another plucked out of thin air pick. Was absolutely stellar, lovely atmosphere, a proper cafe feel to it. Happy and friendly staff, constant flow of customers and the food was exquisite. Had a varied selection, the full fry, vegetarian and pancakes, all faultless and very much enjoyed

This cafe was close to my accommodation so perfect for breakfast after a morning walk. Friendly staff and lovely food.

Great breakfast, I got the mad hatter delicious

Great wee spot for a decent lunch. Plenty of choice on the menu. Panini was delicious with the nicest crispy chicken. Lovely service from the girls too.

Been a few times before but after today I won't be back sat and waited 20 minutes as other customers who came in after us there orders were taking and we were ignored would not have minded if they were busy but there was 8 people there

Good cheaply priced food also staff quick and friendly and also tidy and clean inside

A hidden gem 💎 fresh quality great tasting food served in friendly atmosphere. Also great outside catering as I found out at a work event last night 😉

My partner and I came to Belfast for the first time, and found this lovely café for breakfast. On Saturday (18th) - the food and staff were lovely. I can’t fault them for anything, there was a queue and it was worth the wait. However, on Sunday (19th) - the food was average and the staff dismissive. The café was barely busy, but the waiter managed to forget our order, our cutlery, napkins and was no where to be seen. I understand in hospitality it can get busy, but this was a quiet morning and we were ignored by him multiple times. The food was average despite ordering the same thing - there was a long black hair on my plate which I had to tell a member of staff about (it happens - I didn’t want to cause a scene). My eggs were raw on top but I just ate around it on the new plate, as there was no one to report the issue to anyway. Upon paying, there was no apology issued for the lack of service and the member of staff at the till was rushing us out of the door (not due to business of the café, but more like ‘we don’t want to deal with you anymore’) We would’ve returned on our final day in Belfast (Monday) and in the future, but due to how horrible Sunday was we will never return again. It’s a shame because the Saturday service was impeccable. If you do visit this café, come on the Saturday and not Sunday - and if the young boy is your waiter, then good luck.

Really nice Cafe. Very quick service, great food and lovely friendly staff

We ate at the Mad Hatters after reading the positive reviews and weren’t disappointed. There was a great breakfast menu. Staff were friendly and efficient. The cafe had a nice atmosphere and great breakfast menu. I had the healthy breakfast which contained 2 perfect poached eggs! Very reasonably priced. Would definitely return.

Nice place, friendly people and was a nice breakfast

Fry's were delicious, reasonably priced, lovely wee spot with nice staff too, will be back 💖

Visited here today with my mum. Excellent menu choice, quick service, friendly staff and most importantly good food. Can see why this place gets so many high reviews. Will def call back if I am in the area.

Great food and friendly service.

Lovely food, staff were very efficient and friendly. Good atmosphere 👌

I called twice in the one week for breakfast and I have to say it really hit the spot. Staff were friendly and attentive. The food was freshly prepared and was delicious. I would highly recommend.

Great friendly staff and food brilliant

Myself and my wife had breakfast here today and it was excellent. The staff were really welcoming and friendly. Food was exactly what we needed. We will definitely return.

Been going there for years good fry up .

Excellent Fish & Chips. Good all day fries as well. Prompt service.

I went for breakfast, such friendly staff, the food was great and really good value.

We’d flown in from Australia, our luggage stuck at Heathrow 😫 Our hotel ( up the road) fire alarm went off at 4am and then we had no hot water😩- we felt miserable on that first day in Belfast. But your hospitality shown to me and my husband that first morning was so beautiful and so needed. Thank you for a fabulous Ulster Fry and for even offering to look after us until our luggage arrived 💛💛 You’d be pleased to know the rest of our holiday was fab from that point on 💛

Had the hatter breakfast and it is a feast. Absolutely lovely food, nice cafe and very friendly staff. Very reasonably priced too.

What a great breakfast ! Probably the best breakfast fry I’ve had in many years, very good quality & very very tasty, I wish I lived a little nearer. Nice to see happy & attentive staff.

Had a great breakfast, lovely attentive staff. Offered Gluten free options which was much appreciated.

Went here for breakfast. Catered for GF requirements. Helpful friendly staff and lovely food.

Great service. Ulster fry delicious. Cannot fault it.

Absolutely perfect chips and lasagne, followed by Pavlova to die for!! ❤❤❤

Visited the Mad Hatter on Monday to meet my friend for lunch whom I hadn't seen since before Covid. Was my first time at the mad hatter cafe and I was very impressed. They also provided meals for a private function for me back in August and it was really second to none. I'd have no hesitation in recommending this hidden gem.

Great place for breakfast and helpful staff. Very pleased with gluten free options. Would highly recommend. Hope to visit again soon.

Service was quick with no fuss whatsoever exactly what you need on a work day lunch.

Friendly staff,good food,what more could you ask for.

Lovely breakfast, pleasant staff!

Breakfast was lovely, reasonably priced too.

Great food and friendly staff 👍

Spent a few days in Belfast with my husband, Son & his girlfriend. While out for a walk after our hotel breakfast on day 1 we spotted this cafe & decided to try it next morning. We were not disappointed The fry-up the lads got was fit for a king & I had pancakes, just delicious. We came back for more the next morning & only sorry we hadn’t found it before we had hotel breakfast The staff were fab, so friendly The place was spotless & we couldn’t fault a thing Thank you all

Very friendly staff and lovely place for a lunch break.

Petit déjeuner de compétition dans ce petit café hyper sympa: accueil au top, avec la patronne qui nous amène des trucs en plus pour qu'on goûte ! Tarifs plus que corrects. Notre seul regret: tomber dessus notre dernier matin!! Je conseille vivement !

Was bit slow but sooo worth the wait. Recommend steak sandwich it was beautiful and reasonable. Kids had kids meals and ate every pick. Will defo be back

I've been coming here since I was a student. A pretty big range, but, importantly, a proper Ulster Fry on offer. Lovely staff, and proper wholesome, old school Belfast. Welcoming and good craic.

Great service, helpfull staff, the food is like home cooked food, good quality, would definitely recommend and we will be back again.