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 Mediterranean flavour in an informal city centre setting |
Unit 6, Anderson McCauley Building Fountain Street Belfast BT1 5EA United Kingdom +44 28 9032 3087 |
Located at the back of a famous old Belfast department store building, this bustling Mediterranean restaurant serves a great range of flavoured coffees. It also serves as a delicatessen. It is roomy and chic, decked out in bistro style with a fully licensed bar. Expect interesting modern cuisine accompanied by a palate-enhancing selection of wines and oils to take away. The food is cutting edge contemporary and a bottle of house wine will be nice. Classic wines are available for the connoisseur. Erdinger and Warsteiner beers are also served. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Latest culinary installment from TV chef, Paul Rankin |
7 Ascot House Shaftesbury Square Belfast BT2 7DB United Kingdom +44 28 9033 1532 http://www.rankingroup.co.uk/c... |
TV chef Paul Rankin has helped to revolutionize Irish cooking and Cayenne is his latest restaurant experiment. The first recipient of the Michelin star in the city, Rankin has simplified things this time round, creating a light hearted and relaxed ambience in this most contemporary of restaurants on the Golden Mile. Starters are around GBP5-7. Main courses feature vegetarian, meat, local wild game, and seafood dishes in combinations that marry the best of eastern and western flavours and cooking styles. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Elegant French restaurant with excellent set menus |
61-64 Dublin Road Belfast BT2 7HE United Kingdom +44 28 9032 3244 |
La Belle Epoque is a chic, buzzing kind of place, set on the bustling and vibrant Dublin Road. The cuisine is French, with the occasional Mediterranean touch, and it's excellent, if very rich. Pan Fried Breaded Veal Escalope filled with Vegetable Ductile and served with Tarragon, Onion, Vinegar, Tomato, Herb, Black Peppercorn, Egg Yolk and Cream Sauce should give you an idea of the kind of extravagance on offer. The wine list is more than capable of providing a good partner to your chosen dish - house wines start at a reasonable price. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Belfast's first wine bar, and fine contemporary restaurant |
35-39 Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LB United Kingdom +44 28 9043 9690 http://www.nickswarehouse.co.uk |
Nick's Warehouse started off as Belfast's first wine bar, located in an old Bushmills warehouse down on an attractive cobbled alleyway. Nick's has since expanded into a buzzing contemporary restaurant popular for both lunch and dinner. The food here is imaginative - so imaginative, in fact, that it's impossible to pin down one culinary genre - ideas are mixed up, and unusual bed-fellows are forced to sleep together in an enthusiastic orgy of tastes. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Authentic Chinese cuisine favoured by local Chinese community |
38 Donegall Pass Belfast BT7 1BS United Kingdom +44 28 9031 2016 |
Despite the utilitarian decor, this is a restaurant with a friendly ambience. Popular with the local Chinese community, the dishes are prepared according to traditional recipes and are not watered down to suit Western palates. Authenticity in Chinese cooking means variety, and dishes are composed here on the basis of some unexpected food combinations. The Hot 'n' Sour Soup is particularly recommended—a warm and flavourful bowl of just about everything, including melt-in-the-mouth Bean Curd. And the Spicy Squid Starter will blow your head off. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Authentic Thai on the Golden Mile |
117 Great Victoria St Belfast BT2 7AH United Kingdom +44 28 9043 9007 |
This intimate restaurant prides itself on its dedication to authentic Thai cuisine. Set right on the Golden Mile, it is an ideal starting place before heading out on the town. On the menu are beautifully aromatic green curries, wum salads or peanut noodle stir fries. If you want to sample the restaurant's best, and are absolutely starving and with someone else, take on their banquet menu for five courses with tea or coffee. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Nautical theme and excellent seafood by the Lagan Weir |
5 Donegall Quay Belfast BT1 7HF United Kingdom +44 28 9043 4000 |
The building which houses Tedford's dates from 1843. The 2-floor restaurant is broken up into three distinct areas, each of which has a nautical theme. The Porthole Cafe Bar is perfect for enjoying a pre-meal drink before moving through to the bistro area, decorated with wood and brass fittings. Seafood of course is the speciality with some excellent shellfish on offer. There is also a bistro-style menu with food more geared to those on terra firma - steaks, chicken, or vegetarian meals. This restaurant is ideal for a pre- or post-theatre meal, especially given its proximity to the Waterfront Hall. Special function dining is available in the restaurant on the first floor, decorated like an old liner. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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