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Shisha Lounge

Shisha Lounge

(2 reviews)

Queen Quarter

Shisha is a pipe-type instrument which you smoke tobacco mixed with water. It is completely legal…read morewhich I wanted to put out there first and foremost. It was the biggest sticking point for me before I went and I took more than my fair share of persuasion before I went. On my first and last visit, I was with friends who have frequented the place more than once so I followed behind them and did as they did. It's really not the sort of place I would ever visit again. You can bring your own alcohol which makes it more bearable. However, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable throughout it as it just is not my sort of thing. Ironically Shisha is meant to help you relax. For some people, this is the perfect place to go and chill out and for that reason you are welcome to it. I would rather a pub and a club to loosen myself up. It can often be over used but this is the epitome of 'you'll like it if it's your sort of thing'. It's not mine and I really did not enjoy it.

Shisha is something I first tried whilst lazing around Camden market when I lived in London. I…read moreloved it, so when this place opened I jumped right in. It's bring your own which makes it quite cheap as well and because it's Shisha, it can be smoked inside, which is very convenient. On the night we went there was an acoustic session going on which added to the very chilled out atmosphere. Apparently it's been having some licensing issues but hopefully that can be sorted out. It's a great place to chill at lunch or for a night out.

Bad Ass Burrito & Co

Bad Ass Burrito & Co

(3 reviews)

£

City Centre

Another competitor in the Mexican fast food market in Belfast, with more or less the usual range of…read moreformats (burrito, fajita, burrito bowl, taco) and choice of beef, pork, chicken or peppers as filling. Tacos are soft by default, which I think makes good sense in terms of trying to hold them together when eating them. I'm happy enough about the food but after having to wait for weeks turning to months for this place to open, they could have given more consideration to the people-flow aspects of design and layout. If the place is busy, the queue obstructs the flow of people from counter to seating. Then anybody sitting by the window has to cut through the queue to access the waste bins. Surely there are better ways of doing this. The counter could have been operated in the opposite direction with the queue directed anticlockwise around the wall by a balustrade. Then anybody leaving the counter could access all seating areas and bins without crossing the queue or squeezing past it.

Cool burrito bar with a few good veg/vegan options including a veg bean chilli. Had the burrito…read morebowl filled with rice, veg chilli, peppers, onions, guacamole and salsa. Generous portions, really flavourful food and staff were extremely helpful advising about spice/ heat levels. Plenty of tables but with a quick flow of customers so it's relatively easy to get seated. Window-side tables are great for a spot of people watching with views onto the street outside. Would recommend and will return.

The Spaniard - Wall art

The Spaniard

(49 reviews)

££

The Cathedral Quarter

I WOULD AVOID AT ALL COSTS - HOSTILE ENCOUNTER…read more I struggled with writing this for a while, but thought I should just to save future patrons from what we went through. Stopped in here after seeing the wall art and we wanted to look for a place to eat. Bellied up to the bar, ordered a pint, the wife a sparkling water and started looking on Yelp! for our next food adventure. We are not there 10 minutes before we are approached by a local who is so offensive that it took every ounce of my being not to react. Instead, we finished our drinks and walked out. When I say the comment was offensive, I can't even out it on here. He was looking for a fight for sure. We never looked at him, nor conversed with anyone other than the bartender since we were only there for a quick second. We traveled from Dublin to Killarney to Sligo to Belfast over an eight day period, stopping in various pubs, establishments and restaurants, talking with all sorts of great and interesting people and this is the only negative experience we had. I see good reviews here and maybe it was just one bad guy at the same place at the same time, but I tell you what, that's enough for me to warn others of this. I would find somewhere else and not even take the chance.

Popped in to The Spaniard on St Patrick's Day and when I went to check in I realised I hadn't…read morereviewed it since 2010. That's 5 years ago, surely something has changed, and surely they've dropped their standards? I'm pleased to report that they haven't the Spaniard is still everything it was back in 2010, actually it might be getting better, if that's possible! What's new then; The Spaniard has Hop House Lager on tap (a local offering) and seems to have put started focusing on luxury spirits - one chalk board was advertising £20+ shots of rum, which are now on my 'to drink list'. If you haven't been to The Spaniard go now! One thing that has changed is the local competition. In a 100 yard radius there's 5 bars, that I can think of, but The Spaniard holds it's own. It may be small but it packs a punch. It's still the perfect place to go to block out the world, listen to some great music and sup on a pint - one word of advice is to keep an eye on time because the Spaniard has a knack making you lose track and before you know it the house lights are going up.

El Chapo - tapasmallplates - Updated May 2026

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