Based on 55 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 55 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 1244 in 1400 in Belfast
Nº 24 of 24 Other european cuisines in Belfast
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Soft drinks, hot beverages, pastries, soup. No ice.
Gerard Clinton . 2024-09-27
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This cafe is safe enough for you to go there alone and there is enough room for wheelchairs and prams and the cafe even connects itself to the ulster Museum and my mother said The coffee tastes amazing and the croissants tastes amazing and the seats are very very very comfortable and clean and the staf is nice and kind and there is toilets near the cafe and the toilets are very very very clean
Robyn Barefield (Smarty Barefield) . 2024-09-17
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Very poor scones. They were obviously frozen. I was asked would I like it heated. After heating it was still frozen in the middle. When I took it back, it was merely reheated, so toasted!!
Fiona Jamison . 2024-08-27
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Had soup. It tasted like thickened green water. Had jambone, it didn't feel fresh. Had apricot pasty which was nice. The utensils were dirty, the chairs were DISGUSTING. Price was OK. Any filthy place will get 1 star from me. Please get chairs that doesn't look like someone pissed on it. Worth noting that every single chair is like this, not only the one on the photo. Please fix it. We don't live in medieval times anymore.
Soniboy84 . 2024-08-10
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Three of us went for coffee. The regular Americano and flat white were fine but the decaff Americano was terrible (really watery). My mother didn't mention this - otherwise I would have complained They only had plain white scones (£3 each with butter&jam) and they were quite dry The coronation chicken prepacked sandwich was ok For the price this was a bad experience to be honest and I wouldn't recommend it. But its convenient and I didn't want to drag my mum elsewhere
First L . 2024-07-25
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Very unfriendly girl Natalie reprimanded us at pay point for helping ourselves to scones….so rude and angry and could barely look at us as we paid!!Would go to Orto next time !
Fionnuala Hunt . 2024-06-02
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Terrible cafe. Visited today, bank holiday, at 2 o’clock for lunch with family. Very limited and poor food selection, hectic service, panini and toasties barely cooked. Drinks fridge almost empty. The tables and chairs were filthy and food all over the floor. I noticed they seem to be renovating the kitchen (again) but this no excuse. They’d be better closing altogether than trying to carry off the current offering. A shame to have this as the cafe facility in an otherwise great museum. Yuk.
Connector64184 . 2024-05-27
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Too many staff talking and not paying attention to service. Pity the lady serving us, as she had to remove earlier customers food from the oven whilst the original server was chatting away. Chaos. Ordered avocado mozzarella baguette. Bland.
Kok Leong Diong . 2024-05-26
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Museum cafe, that can do what it needs to. My coffee was good and the water was nice and cold. Staff very friendly.
Christof Schulz . 2024-05-21
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Great food. Friendly staff. Louisa is a great representative for your cafe. Practically perfect.
Jesse Reed . 2024-05-09
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Brilliant staff nice cafe. Great coffee . Lovely view over park.
Lisa Mckee . 2024-04-10
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Ordered breakfast it was cold severed on a cold plate had to get it reheated the bacon and sausage must have been yesterday's andthe bacon was like old leather will not be back
Peter Russell . 2024-03-17
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Quick bite to eat before exploring the museum.
Noel Maguire . 2024-01-08
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I am a regular weekend user of this cafe. It is coffee with a smile! I find the coffee as good and in some cases better than the much more expensive competition. I tend to gravitate towards the tray bakes/scones and I've never had a bad experience. A few customers appear to have had subjectively bad experiences which is unfortunate, but I've always enjoyed the service and food/coffee. It can be a busy environment for the staff but I've never waited for more than a few minutes to be served. Do expect families to be a prominent feature here, though the cafe is large enough to find a quieter space. The staff have always been polite and personable and it's good to remember that folk employed in hospitality and public facing roles can have good and indifferent days. It's hard to please everyone every time but for me I can honestly say that my experience here has always been good. Coffee is very reasonably priced. £2.50 for an americano is very good value and in terms of cleanliness, I have found the environment much better than several other well known branded cafes in the local area. It's a good place to watch the world go by. But then, that's merely my relativist opinion.
Wander260796 . 2023-12-30
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Not impressed. Service is friendly and helpful. But having a cash only system is ridiculous. Food mediocre and lacking in real substance. Very limited vegan or vegetarian options. This place could be fresh and buzzing. Sadly it is not.
Eithne Ryan . 2023-10-08
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Poor all round, sadly. Tired limited food, sandwicheswraps. Inexplicably Cash Only, which is awkward as there is no atm on site. One vegan option, few vegetarian, and a little tired side salad. Staff members tried their best, but there is a harassed functional vibe. It is a pity that such a great setting of the Museum atrium, does not have a buzzing quality cafe offering.
Eithne R . 2023-10-08
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Cafe absolutely filthy I went to get some cutlery and couldn't believe my eyes... desert spoons covered in food debris ...hadn't been put through the dishwasher properly..I approached a member of staff who had earphones in both ears...he really wanted to engage with customers NOT... seats were filthy.... There's no excuse in this day and age ...we will never be back !
Caroline McArdle . 2023-09-23
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The cafe has some nice tray bakes and sausage rolls. A good stop for coffee after being around the museum but it is lacking in soft furnishings so can get really loud. It also gets really busy. When I was there they had soy and oat milk as DF alternatives.
Sam D . 2023-05-08
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Overlooking a dining area filled with people without food or tables to be cleaned, overlooking the expectedly overpriced food and seriously demotivated staff, we had to deal with somebody claiming to be the manager after returning pastry that was incredibly stale. After politely returning my replacement for the same reason this ‘manager’ challenged me for having touched it. I asked her would she rather I bit into it first to which I was told I have now wasted two. I stepped up to this disgrace of an employee and she had absolutely no problem stepping up more and arguing with a customer. I got my refund however and I advised her unacceptable pastry’s which she blamed on the bulbs under which they were sitting were not the fault of the customer and she was out of line. She could not have cared less. This restaurant needs menus behind the counter, on the tables, the staff need energy drinks and direction and Louise handed a mop and kept back of house! It’s such a shame because it’s a beautiful space. It’s just being run extraordinarily terribly. Bad service happens but bad manners is never acceptable!
IAmCrockit . 2023-04-15
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It was a second-best choice because the café I wanted to go to no longer had anything available on the menu. It's not bad, it's inside the museum, it's clean and the staff is friendly but nothing to write home about. In fact I only had tea and a muffin. It could be better.
Ilaria Fenato . 2023-04-12
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We arrived at the museum and were all really hungry so stood in the queue for 20 minutes, as per other reviews staff are extremely disorganised, two at the till too busy chatting while a massive queue waited for one who did seem to be working to work out hot food. Finally got near the counter and the lady 2 in front of me asked about a tuna melt toastie, when it was picked up with a pair of tongs it fell apart with tuna and Mayo falling out, and the lady changed her mind. I watched the server then pick up a different product with the same tongs and then use the same tongs for putting a side salad on the plate. So already that’s fish and mayo in the salad bowl. When it came to my turn i asked if there was any tongs that hadn’t touched the tuna that could have been used and was told no there wasn’t they only had one pair of tongs. I then noticed sausage rolls and asked about those only to be told that they had an egg wash but everything was cooked in the same oven as the tuna products. At this point the thought of all that cross contamination of fish totally turned us, we had some drinks on a tray already and all that was left was sweet food when we wanted savoury so I tried to say to the girl at the till we no longer wanted our drinks but they were too busy chatting to each other to even notice. Terrible experience ruined our day our because we wanted to eat before looking round the museum, instead we all ended up hungry and leaving earlier.
CMOO_11 . 2023-04-11
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Good place, but these women consider themselves superior to others. The child took a seat, left his jacket, and when he returned, he found that his table was busy, and the jacket was on the aisle on a children's chair.
Denis V . 2023-03-12
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Very slow pace of service when the food prep is simple and straightforward.
heather mcgregor . 2023-03-09
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Erstmal vorab: Das Team war super nett, aber leider unheimlich langsam. Sehr lange Schlange aber von vier Personen zeitweise nur einer der am Tresen gearbeitet hat. Obwohl das Café offen war, wollte man uns den Tee auf Nachfrage nur noch im Pappbecher rausgeben. No go! Die Person vor mir bekam aber noch eine Tasse und wir waren fertig als noch eine lange Schlange am Café stand. Geht lieber woanders hin. Preise für Getränke sind allerdings fair.
Google K. . 2023-02-11
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The best hot chocolate, very tasty 💖
Stefany Faria . 2023-01-14
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We have come here both on busy weekends and in quiet times after school. It takes them FOREVER to serve the line. Staff seem disorganised and unsure of everything. My children refused to eat the kids meals after a couple of bites. We tried both the fish and the chicken, and they were awful. My kids only drink water and they wouldn’t substitute a bottle of water for the sugar filled “fruit drink”. The adult meals were okay - not bad but not great. They refuse to serve any savoury items at 2:15, even though the items are still on display. So after school snacks are only sweet stuff that has been sitting out all morning. Not sure then what they plan to do with the savoury - probably serve it again the next day, reheated. Overall a big step down from yellow door that used to be here. Pity as we would love to stop in frequently but now we go elsewhere.
MphsQueen . 2023-01-04
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This coffee shop is located within the Ulster Museum. After visiting “The Troubles” exhibition in the museum we found ourselves in need of a coffee break. Friendly service, and very good quality coffee.
LauraDaveJames . 2022-12-04
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Today I ate at this cafe, never again! After waiting for service due to a lengthy queue, I ordered a ham and cheese toastie, took my seat and waited to be served. The paper napkins were set on the table and stuck to it, it was so unclean! The toastie arrived toasted on one side, warm and wet on the other with cheese not melted at all. This was so diappointing after all your good reviews, hardly surprising as the two staff taking orders, also cleared tables, cooked food and took payments. they just couldnt manage the numbers they had to serve. Not a good experience!!
Jayne Steele . 2022-10-01
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I haven't come across such a badly organised café in a long time. The staff behind the counter were so disorganised, one member spent the time we were queuing, arranging teapots and jugs. There was no system for taking orders, passing them to be filled and then handing to the customer. This could be a great café if it were organised.
CathyAnne33 . 2022-08-25
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I work nearby & would regularly go here if it didn't take forever to get some substandard food. The few staff are clearly struggling to keep up with demand & what seems to be a bad system of ordering. Today I stood in the smallish queue for about 10 minutes without ordering or moving much at all. So I gave up and left. Hire more staff and pay the ones you have more money, because I'm sure they deal with unhappy customers all the time.
kenm111123 . 2022-08-23
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I and my family recently visited the Ulster Museum,we decided to go to the in-house cafe. I had a coffee and a donut it was dry and certainly not fresh, the other 3 of my family ordered basic toasties and a cup of coffee ,they were ok but certainly not the best. The coffee was ok but didn’t leave me thinking that it was special
9alane . 2022-07-16
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Three meals ordered, one provided shortly after ordering and 45 minutes later the other two hadn't arrived. When I went up to ask about the order, the staff member was really dismissive and said I would have to queue up to ask at the counter (the queue was fairly long at this point!) They said they would bring the food round shortly, but it was clear that it had been forgotten about. When the food did come the kids meal wasn't a toasted sandwich as advised, (just cold ham and cheese sandwich) and didn't include the piece of fruit. Didn't bother asking again as it had already taken up enough of our day. Very overpriced - kids meal was essentially £5 for a ham sandwich, 45 minutes late. Service really lacking. Wouldn't consider returning.
jonathandM5093EK . 2022-03-12
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One of our party ordered a hot meal. We also ordered sandwich from the counter and a children's ham sandwich. By the time the hot meal was delivered and eaten, there was still no sign of the rest of our food. We waited 45 minutes altogether, and when we asked, it was clear that the staff had forgotten. Food was decent, but we'll opt for somewhere else next time!
860beccaw . 2022-03-12
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This cafe is inside the Ulster museum and thay have good range of the food in their resturant. Have heard of them having a good cake variety. I had the soup which was good. The good place after either visiting the Botanical garden or the Ulster museum.
Gunjan Deshmukh . 2022-02-22
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Beautiful lunch and coffee with friends today, such a great feeling to have a nice light lunch with friendly and approachable staff! We had Caesar salad, homemade scone( one of the best in along time), scampi and a burger 10/10 all round.. complimented with a wee glass of bubbles and coffee, both went down a treat! We even asked to buy some beans, maybe next time We will be back
Explore28117299058 . 2021-11-07
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Previous experience of the cafe at Ulster Museum was good and so decided to return for a snack lunch and coffee while attending the museum itself. On this occasion it was a disappointing, although mixed, experience. The staff were friendly and helpful. The scone was good. The egg sandwich was adequate. But the coffee was appalling. My wife had an Americano, which she said had little taste. I requested an Espresso and got the appropriate quantity of a dark, tasteless liquid in a small cup - it looked like an Espresso, but did not taste like an Espresso. Neither my wife nor I finished our drinks. A disappointing experience.
Alan F . 2020-02-23
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Lovely spot. Great views. But please wash your floors in the restaurant. This place needs a deep clean.
anthonydon . 2020-02-09
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Food massively overpriced and not warm. 80p for an extra slice of bacon. Chips were freezing cold. Wouldn't waste my time or money visiting again for lunch.
emztaylor85 . 2020-02-02
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Grossly overpriced lukewarm food served in tiny potions on cold dishes. A complaint about £4 for one sausage roll just got a shrug and “I don’t set the prices” and a stare....then they forgot to bake the sausage roll and didn’t even have the courtesy...
PhilBL74 . 2020-01-26
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The food is quite nice but massively overpriced. I've spent close to £40 in here for two kids meals and two sandwiches. The coffee is gritty and they burn the milk. There are far better and more reasonable places to eat on Botanic Avenue and...
Ross H . 2020-01-11
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We just dropped in for a snack and a cup of tea and found this place to be rather attractive. We were looking for some soft seats but all the sofas were already in use. Part of the cafe was closed to the public- i...
Vincent D . 2020-01-10
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This place has potential to be so popular, it's got an instant catchment but somehow it doesn't quite hit the mark. Takeaway options very limited, as are the healthy options. FInally went for a coffee which was decidedly average.
Loopster9 . 2019-12-30
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Ate here after visiting Botanic Gardens Palm House and Tropical Ravine and before going round the museum. My second visit and, as before, the staff were very pleasant and eager to help and advise. It was pre12 noon when the choices increase but still a...
LuceR159 . 2019-10-29
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Was here last week with work colleagues. We had lunch & hot drinks. Service was very friendly, and the food was very good.I had a Smoked Salmon Bagel and salad, was delish. We were also served pretty quickly. Would recommend to anyone in the area....
Anne-Marie D . 2019-10-22
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We have come here both on busy weekends and in quiet times after school. It takes them FOREVER to serve the line. Staff seem disorganised and unsure of everything. My children refused to eat the kids meals after a couple of bites. We tried both...
MphsQueen . 2019-10-20
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Took my family to the Ulster Museum during the week. Staff very friendly and selection of food excellent. Staff couldn't do enough for us. Will certainly be back in the future. Great place.
jan234186612 . 2019-10-19
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Sour milk in my coffee.... dry fruit scone with 6 raisins in it.... disorganised service, table not wiped down, cold and disappointing. I would advise you nip across the road and try a coffee over there. So sorry guys, but you need to rethink. You...
Suzanne A . 2019-10-12
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We had lunch here today. The child's "fish goujons, chips and peas" was absolutely disgusting. It was inedible! The fish appeared to have its skin still on, which isn't necessarily a problem, but the goujons tasted so fishy and sour, I didnt want my son...
caoimhemckenna . 2019-09-22
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Tried new cafe in Ulster museum after visit to event in Botanic Gardens. Quality of food not great and overpriced especially for families visiting. Will try alternative in future
AmeNath . 2019-09-15
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Turned up today at the museum to enjoy a nice sandwich, which we have done on numerous occasions, we haven't been for a while, on arriving noticed it had changed hands!!! Thot give it a go. Queued for a while, chose a ham and cheese...
Inspire811384 . 2019-08-22
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