The Pavilion Bar in Belfast

Great pub in my old local area! Brings back memories of the good old days

Lovely pints of Guinness. Nice location, bit pricey though for outside city centre

Good food and a nice atmosphere.

Great venue, had some lovely food and enjoyed comedy on a Monday night. Will definitely be back. Thank you

Good place for a pint or two and maybe a appetiser.

Friendly staff, lots of choice in drinks, good menu and wonderful atmosphere. Just be aware that if a football or another major sport event is on.... there is nowhere to hide from the screens! The front outside area is nice and has heat lamps for the chilly evenings.

Good place for sport and grabbing some food and having a cosy chat 👍

Great place to watch sports - they show several games at the same time so can keep an eye on all scores in one place 👍

Having been going to this pub for 10+ years had a very unpleasant experience, courtesy of the owner. My girlfriend needed the bathroom and we asked one of the staff members who was outside cleaning tables would it be okay to run in and use the toilet, which he replied to “yes, of course”. After leaving the owner of the pub followed us out and, very rudely, came up to us and said “it’s okay to use the bathroom, but it’s just manners to ask” which we then replied “we did” and the staff member who told us it was okay went “oh sorry, they did ask”. After that he didn’t apologise, nothing at all just walked off as if it was an offence what we just did. This was extremely unprofessional and seemed like the owner was looking for a reason to complain about something. Safe to say will not be back to this pub or any other owner by the company. Giving a lesson on manners whilst displaying none was also very irritating.

On 30/07/24, my niece & went out for a meal to The Pavilion Bar, which is on The Ormeau Road area in Belfast. When, we arrived, we told the publican who we were & if there was a table available. When we were seated, we had a look at the menu & then ordered a drink & then proceeded to order our meal. Staff were very friendly & helpful & asked us if there was anything else that we needed. We said, that we were okay & we then started to eat our meal. The Pavilion Bar is well worth a visit if you’re looking for something to eat. The Pavilion Bar, is situated at the corner of Saint Jude’s Parade & The Ormeau Road in Belfast. Stephen Acton.

Food was great, pints ice cold. Had a lovely evening here

Great spot to see local comedians! The comedy scene in Belfast is strong. Come here to have a guaranteed laugh! I have. I even appeared once as a horse. Which you will also see appearing at some point!

I was in alone and had the sweetest, down to earth most lovely bartender called bronagh. (red hair, hyper and very pretty) she made sure i was attended to at all times, even though the bar was busy i felt like she made time for me. This establishment is very lucky to have her as an employee. Will definitely be back and couldn't recommend this bar enough because of this one lovely bartender. Thanks!

Micheal Lavery (manager/owner) is absolutely loyal to his staff, despite the fact they aren't always loyal to him. That's why a great bar is now wick & unwelcoming due to minor a issue with a Manipulative staff member & her entourage. Perhaps had Micheal worked to earn his position he'd be more grounded? A good man, but thirsty & gullible.

Awful service - overpriced drinks and food - service is slow and everyone looks bored of being there

My first time in to this pub on the ormeau road, south Belfast, it's a traditional British pub but like most pubs now it's young bar staff who stand at the end of the bar chatting to each other, three of them but seeing me come in turned around to finish their conversation before approaching me. Even one of their regulars looked at them and then me to see if I would shout at them or they would serve me. Expensive for Guinness but then I blame Greedy Guinness owners for that. I won't be going in again, there's a very good pub just a stones throw up the road.

Love it might be cus I work there

A wednesday evening meal and a pint very very nice, Chicken stack pepper sauce 😋, Staff so friendly and pleasant.

Has 6 pool tables on the 3rd floor £2.50 for 3 games

Large establishment for live music serving an extensive menu for food including Gluten Free options!.Large variety of alcoholic/soft drinks aswell

Love The Big House! Food great. Sizzling steak deal and heaped burgers recommended .Service good. Great atmosphere. A real pub with regulars and live music sets. Worth a visit

Good food. Good Guinness. Friendly.

Stopped by here on a whim and what a find it was! Great pub with a really friendly crowd, nice atmosphere and great service. What's not to like .. !

Great traditional bar. Friendly staff and good food and drink.

Great spot for food, sports, snooker tables, three floors.

We had a fantastic day watching the rugby on Saturday at the Pavilion (Big house). It was all thanks to Caitlin who made our afternoon so enjoyable. From finding 5 of us a table, to being her bright, effervescent and helpful self. Our visitors from Spain loved her . Food was delicious too and the rest of the staff were friendly and welcoming. We will definitely be back!!!

Pints great. Service great. Food , particularly the boneless thighs, awful.

Attending a private party - great wee spot - friendly staff.

Great spot amongst a great mix of people for a very decent pint.

Used to be a regular and favourite bar on ormeau but tend to avoid. Gone are the djs and replaced with singers covering songs. You can’t hear yourself think nevermind have a conversation to the point it’s unbearable. Bring back the djs! At least the music was good and the amps weren’t blasting to the point your ears hurt. Lavery’s front bar is also the same! It’s awful! The staff though are all still really good!

Great staff, qujck, courteous service with a smile...went out of their way to accommodate this American wanting to watch an NFL game

Lovely staff and great local atmosphere, nice looking bar

Went here over 20 years ago, got funny looks for ordering a Bushmill's....turns out even ordering a whiskey is political, well it was an Irish one, and theirs don't really count as whiskey, just mouthwash no...? Anyhoo, was a nice night, went with a wee guy (before he got banged up in a Spanish jail) and his sister (before she got banged up by Belfast entire...) Good times!

Went for Monday night comedy. Great atmosphere and a good way to chat with locals and drink some beer 🍺

Still among my favorites bars in the city, after many, many years. Great atmosphere, affordable prices and friendly staff. They have a main front bar, a middle bar for events, usually open at the weekends and a pool room. The food's not to shabby either!

Nice, traditional pub. Great events space upstairs.

Had a lovely evening here. Ordered some food and was pleasantly surprised. It was all delicious, wasn't one complaint from our group. Great selection of drinks and all responably priced. Atmosphere in the bar was great so relaxed and staff were friendly. Went upstairs for the gig that was on, Jet Black Tulips were great for such a young group, we enjoyed up there too, 4 groups for £7 and great atmosphere. Definitely a place to visit for a nice evening out. Even if just for some food and a drink for dinner. Definitely be back..

Fantastic food, very well priced, and great venue for the rugby. Went with 7 mates for the Ireland vs Scotland match, and the atmosphere was brilliant. Staff were efficient and helpful, Guinness was lovely. We will be back!

Great bar, great gigs, especially Monday night comedy!!

Best pub on the Ormeau Road. Decent food. Decent selection of drinks. Good service. Not as bourgeois as The Errigle, but, ultimately, a better pub.

Excellent food in this famous authentic pub where Joe Biden came in April 2023.

I've only been here 3 times for The Battle of the Bands competition recently. It's a great location for live music and also has a pool hall and traditional bar downstairs. Check out it's music scene.

Great pub grub. Grand pints. Cool building and pub.

This bar is always worth a visit. Great staff, plenty of selection, brilliant atmosphere and just an all round great pub.

Unpleasant experience with door staff.

Alcohol-free Carlsberg on tap.. You couldn't beat it.

Fantastic food. The Chicken Heap Burger is a must. Great friendly service too

This has been a local for a very long time. Now its the worst bar ignorant staff, rude and unprofessional Bouncers. Get barred and cant tell you why. I know why i have a son with Autism and learning disabilities. I approached the Bouncers about there behaviour and what training did they have on the JAM and Sunflower Lanyard. The staff didn't understand the sunflower lanyard. Nor the JAM Card. Treated him very badly, won't let him in as he wasn't wearing the proper criteria!! A friend tried to explain he had Autism and didn't understand. He was basically told to stay out of it. Went home got changed to then Bouncers following him around the bar intimating him. Absolutely disgusting behaviour. Stay away!!

Decent bar with good pub grub. Poor Guinness which is a shame but have a very good selection of taps as an alternative but would recommend they look at the setup for Guinness to improve. Would benefit from music during the evenings on weekdays as there isn’t much atmosphere otherwise.

I cannot speak highly enough of the staff and customers in the Pavilion who rushed to help my elderly father when he fell here recently. They were brilliant. Thank you so much for all you did. 5 stars isn't enough!

Very cool place to go. 3 levels. 3rd story has pool tables, 2nd has live music, 1st has bar and tables

Brillo Bar and great service .... Pool tables on top floor to while away the pints with a chat !!!!

When out with a mixed group on Friday night one of the locals went out their way to berate two of the women in our group for being a couple as it was “un natural” When we mentioned this to the bouncers asking if we could move to another area of the bar one of them (who was drinking on the job) said he agreed with the locals and we should all leave. It’s a damn shame in 2023 that people can’t mind their own business and let people be, they clearly didn’t have an issue with those of us in heterosexual relationships. No place for hate.

Not bad, not great. Lacks a bit of atmosphere

Good chilled atmosphere on the third floor for the pool. £1 game. Pool cues are on hand. Some gigs on the second floor and bottom is a typical pub environment.

5 stars all the way for this pub/restaurant on the Ormeau rd Belfast. This bar goes over three floors with pool tables . Numerous TV's when you're in for the sports etc. Food is of a good standard with a menu for all. Vegetarian options if desired. Prices are very reasonable. Highly recommended.👍

An intimate music venue upstairs, good seating with tables and a small bar area. . A stage is provided for the musicians so their audience can have a good view of the session. Pleasant staff.

Lively place, good old fashioned type bar.

Great little pub, only stayed for a couple of pints, but would definitely return

A little loud music, but great atmosphere, probably the best chicken burgers and fast service. We will definitely come back 😎😎

Lovely upstairs venue we had party on 5th November bar staff where great

Poor service. When the bar is empty and 4 different members of staff completely blank me it's not good. Beer is fine but it near broke the guys heart when he had to go change a barrel. I suggest management introduce some customer service skills training and perhaps visit a bar with high quality staff that know what they are doing and how to look after customer needs. 3 trips to the cellar to change a barrel 🤔 Back here again. One barman and 8 of us waiting and he walks off to serve food. Never again.

We held a surprise 60th party here on Sat night for my mum, and I felt obligated to leave a review to say what a great experience I had making the arrangements with the team here. From start to finish everything was fantastic: all my queries were answered quickly, the DJ hired was lovely, the staff were so friendly and helpful, the room and facilities were fab and the buffet was delicious with great veggie options. We had technical difficulties with a video message on the night and Caitlin went out of her way to get it running for us. Everyone had a fantastic time, I am so grateful to Michael and his team for making the night so special for us all, we had a ball!

Absolutely class craic on a Monday night with the Pavillion comedy club which has such a great roster, week after week.

This bar used to be a local bar serving the community. Unfortunately it's now a tourist bar that treats locals with contempt. I've been a loyal customer for five years. But no more. I'm not going to spend money in a bar that treats tourists better than locals. Sad. But. That's business.. Bye bye

Celebrated my Son's birthday with Family, friends, musicians and Runners. A great time.

I wish I had a photo of what their Veggie Heap burger looked like last time I was there and what it looked like today. It was a massive falafel burger heaped with loads of extras. Today it looked like a £1.69 burger from the saver menu. When I.asked what happened to the burger the lovely waiter went away and asked, he came back with the head chef has changed. Well sorry Laverys but your menu hasn't changed. I didnt get what was described on the menu or what I have had 30 times before. Putting prices up and more than halving the size of the portion! What's the point in squeezing profit margins if your going to loose customers? Especially on the Ormeau road where it is all locals and regulars? I've been eating here since Laverys took over the Big House 23 years ago and I will not be back for food. #SackTheHeadChef

Sad the after many many years of great food a new head chef can ruin it. Stop penny pinching Laverys, serve the food advertised on your menu and not the pathetic cheaper version I got today.

Great pint of Guinness, great for watching sport, tvs all around pub

Amazing music and friendly people

Lovely bar and great pool tables.

Great place great food and pint

It's always a good place to go for a few pints with people!! They have a good selection of drinks as well and the staff are friendly and helpful too :)

Security need additional training, especially man with beard. Customer service skills are atrocious.

Lovely bar, great atmosphere, food was just OK

Good atmosphere and good beers.

Great atmosphere and great food as always

Excellent, as always, delicious food n grand service.

Poor service all round. Waiting 25 mins for table service, left waiting for orders or orders forgotten entirely. Saw the high rating on Google and thought I was onto a winner to sit, chill and watch the football with friends. I was wrong. A pint of coke shouldn't cost £4, or be warm for that matter. If I pay over £4 for a coffee, I'm expecting more than a microwaved filter effort in a standard mug.

It's a fine bar, but oh boy the bartender in the top bar during the live music night could do with a word about not swearing under his breath at customers. Otherwise, reasonably priced and excellent live music!

Great atmosphere and excellent food

At times drinks orders are taken by other staff causing delays getting drinks if using table service. You end up waiting with no drink. Especially if you order pints of Guinness.

After over 3 hours seated spending 60 or more on food and drinks, the management in the most obnoxious fashion asked us to move as they had double booked and refused to admit their mistake, offering a pint as compensation. Rude, unprofessional scumbags. No apology made by the management, completely lacking in decorum and professionalism. Folks, there are plenty of struggling bars to give your money to, put this one far down your list.

Service and covid safety good. Guinness wasn't great and the food was really bad.

Very good food and good for kids

Visited on Christmas Eve for a few pints, staff and especially the bouncers were very friendly and efficient when going through covid procedures.

Very good food , went to a comedy nite after eating was a Monday nite . The Mc on the nite was very good the other acts were a bit of a let down but over all was a good nite out

Great customer service as always. Staff very friendly

Menu not very good not much of a choice to suit all tastes.

Such a nice pub highly recommended

Local bar for local people. Outsiders need not apply! But good pint all the same.

Oh my... Can't lie we did a random Google and trusted reviews... Oh my... Talk about beyond expectation! Beautiful food, great value and service. Lovely setting. We enjoyed a wonderful evening there as a family. We will be back xxx

nice pub plenty of drinks to choose from lots of tvs scattered about the place so no problem if you want to watch sports.

Great staff, friendly atmosphere

Lovely staff, excellent food and great atmosphere for sport

We used to enjoy the big house but now i can only say its terrible place. Wont ever be back. Forcing masks on customers exemption or not. I would have left, only i didnt want to upset my son. Food took ages even though place was empty. Order mix up and cold food. I asked for mine to be reheated, by time it came back to me, my family were finished and ready to leave.

Not a nice experience. Trying to get 50p. on a silly face mask that nobody even cares anymore as soon as you in. Ridiculous, but still work on many people instead of turn around and go somewhere else, people buy it. The drinks are very overpriced. The staff don't care about your presence.

Decent bar, only they seated us upstairs which had big groups. Would have preferred we sat downstairs, once we realised that the upstairs was more for large groups! Overall not bad, would go again if we could sit downstairs

Decent bar. Decent cocktails. Didn't order food, only here for the bar. Ordering online cost 10p more for admin fees which was a little unfair in my opinion. Music on the second floor was terrible. Finding the way out was confusing as all we can see was "NO EXIT" signs.

Brilliant, promote Joe to manager