i'm thinkin of goin out for a meal in belfast, where is the best spot?? decent feed like, im not talkin the students hangouts like maggies or the other place!! but then not over the top stuff like cafe vaudeville, heard it wasnt that nice and the prices are ridiculous!!
All depends what you are after, are you going to the city centre
i could venture into the city centre, anywhere really, not too far outside it, im just lookin a place where ya can sit down and have a nice meal, well cooked, good service and prefferably with a drinking license!! cant be eating a steak without a nice beer to wash it down!!
Excellent for steak & fish dishes - very upmarket. www.tedfordsrestaurant.com
if you are looking for a good steak, and a pretty good serving, tony roma's on university road is your only place!!
Bourbon (??) Near the Jury's hotel is lovely for a feed of steak.
AZ, it is more across from the Europa than Jury's, but still a good place to eat as well, can be a bit expensive though!
True, I just stayed in Jurys and walked to it, hence 'near to Jury's' :D
I didn't think it was that expensive.
Try Ten Square for a decent feed
Its central & you pint till your hearts content
Tracy's knickers :D :D Only messin!!
Speronza in shaftsbury square is good as well as them other 2 itialian places up by the Uni
I'd like to think anywhere you went to would serve a decent steak! How hard can it be as it must be the most widely sold dish in any restaurant!
L'Etoile on the Ormeau Road. Not licensed, but is bring your own, which is better I think.
yea but a steak is no use on its own!! you need a good sauce and a decent selection of sides, id heard before that toni romas was nice and pretty reasonable, for me its more about feeling relaxed, getting good service etc, then the food tends to be more enjoyable, its hard to find that balance sometimes!
Best Irish Stew I've ever had was in the Crown. You can drink there too!
thought the service in toni's was pretty good, but can be pretty busy at the weekend and it could be a while waiting for a seat. how many are going for the feed?
The Canal Court is hard to whack for steak but last I checked it wasn't in Belfast.
Does anyone else find that restaurant's never really cook steak to your order. It is nearly always a grade pinker than what you order. If I order medium-rare it comes rare or if order medium comes medium-rare. Maybe it's me that is wrong?!
Quote from: Tony Baloney on September 28, 2007, 01:45:11 PM
The Canal Court is hard to whack for steak but last I checked it wasn't in Belfast.
Does anyone else find that restaurant's never really cook steak to your order. It is nearly always a grade pinker than what you order. If I order medium-rare it comes rare or if order medium comes medium-rare. Maybe it's me that is wrong?!
If you were in Ethiopia you would be glad of it, medium rare or not......
Aye but in Ethiopia they aren't paying £15-£20 for a steak!! :P
Dean's at Queen's is pretty good.
i like it a wee bt rarer, i go med-rare myself and like it closer to rare than medium, i think they do that because if they make the mistake the other way they cant rectify it. i,e if you ask med-rare and it comes out rare they can wack it back on for a minute or two!!
theres a place i used to work in warrenpoint, they serve the steak on a hot stone, it is basically rare when it comes out and you cook it yourself to your liking, you can just cut off wee bits at a time and then eat them as you like.
it always garauntees that its cooked to your liking, but sort of defeats the purpose of eating out as your paying to cook your own food.
double edged sword really!!
The best place to eat is scalinis in botanic. I eat out a lot in belfast and have always been really pleased with the food in there.
Olio (behind Robinsons, beside Travelodge). Never had a bad feed in it. Doesnt look like much on the outside, very nice decor in the inside & reasonable.
medium well steak should have a small line of pink through it and well done a smaller line.for no pink in a steak it should be ordered very well done.so i was told by a chef recently
6 Wellesley Ave does a fine steak
Also do pidgeon if your into that
AM/PM on Botanic av is nice
Red Square in the city centre is good
Bo Tree is a good Thai restauraunt
wasnt impressed with Tony Romas that much
Who's going for this meal hen??
Quote from: hardstation on September 28, 2007, 04:33:44 PM
I was in Villa Italia last night. Good grub!
Suppose you had all day to decide where to go and eat.
casa nostra
why has no-one mentioned temps on botanic avenue?
If you really wanna impress this girl i recommend temps. The chicken is so tender and the pizzas are second to none.
Mourne Seafood bar and Ginger.
Former had impeccable seafood and excellent Guinness, latter Asian type fare, top quality.
Theres a lovely we spot on Botanic called Temps, highly recommended.
Malone Lodge is quite nice for evening dinner and bottle of rose, and reasonably priced to boot.
I was in Villa Italia last night too--great steak with garlic butter--u cant beat Villa or Scalinis for italian food, good service and value in belfast. Other italians like cafe milano would put the arm in and charge £3/4 extra per steak or chicken but those places do good portions for the price you're payin. Speranza is nice too but not as good.
Malone Lodge is quite expensive with a bit of a weird menu.
Goodfellas can be an experience!
Sorry to tell ya's lads but Temps is officially closed!!
Rav-the Nostra is some spot, went there by myself for a bit of chicken pie at about four o clock in the afternoon on the wednesday since its in proximity to the Hat!
Was the only place I ate out of last week apart from Helen's for a small fry no beans!
Nail Loney, what happened Temps? It was an institution.
Dunno lad but every day I walked past last week it was closed plus went after Shaws one night and was closed, put the word out the next day and apparently its closed for good!!
You're right about it being an institution though! Legendary in student circles.
Say what you like about it being a shit hole an all but did class pizzas!
Ill never forget the night the resident DJ did a rap about the red sauce i was putting on my burger. Genius.
Temps has nothing on the Kam Wah! Now that place was legendary!! Ordering your chicken ballls through a hole in the wall!I remember the temps dj/owner doing a rap about a cheesey chip one nite! Funny shit!
kam wah was extremely dodgy food, used to be a regular on the way home to canterbury street though.
Where was this kam wah?? How long ago are we talking here?
was the kam wah the place on the ormeau? with susan as the resident taker of orders? many a feed was consumed outa there; felt sorry for wee susan; the quietest women in the world; when the wee locals would come in an start playin fitba; they didnt even have the manners to order a feed.......
The Kam Wah was a few doors up from were Subway is in Botanic. I think it was in the same premises bishops took over. It closed down(for the final time) in 2002/03 season i think.
I remember being in it one night when a young lad got his feed and threw it against the wall. The next time i was back in it the curry stain was still on the tiles.
That Bishops is closed now as well, Botanic would need to wise up and get some new late night opening places because I for one don't want a Subway at two in the f**king morning!!
Had dinner in Nick's Warehouse on Saturday night and have to say that it is one of the most impressive places in Belfast, the food was beautiful, the staff were fantastic and the ambience lovely. Definately now my favourite place to eat.
temps on botanic avenue
Jesus the Kam Wah, frequently ate teryiaki greyhound out of that place. At least thats my presumption. Benedicts resturaunt is superb food. Paul rankin has (had?) a place just past the donegal road on the way down to the europa. The old man takes alot of folks there for business dinners, so It must be up to scratch also.
Quote from: Puckoon on October 01, 2007, 04:08:34 PM
Jesus the Kam Wah, frequently ate teryiaki greyhound out of that place. At least thats my presumption. Benedicts resturaunt is superb food. Paul rankin has (had?) a place just past the donegal road on the way down to the europa. The old man takes alot of folks there for business dinners, so It must be up to scratch also.
otherwise commonly known as shaftsbury square. How long where you in belfast pukoon ?
Alright so Im lost with my geography. What street is laverys on? Keep on it, crossing maybe sandy row? on your way down to the europa. I think you know what im talking about.
Thats it, shaftsbury square. I was obviously never in the best of shape.
Ahem, 5 years bensars. :-[
If you say so.
Cayenne
It's not fancy but if you want a seriousley good feed then the Garrick bar is the place. Great portions and the food is nice.