There are three petrol stations in about a 200 meter stretch on the Antrim Road and this one is a…read morelittle bit different to the others. The other two are Maxol stations with modern Spar stores joint on whereas this garage is a little bit old school, with a smaller more personal local shop attached. There are six pumps here selling unleaded and diesel, they also have a vacum service as well as an air machine for altering the pressure in your car - the air machine takes coins (20p) so there's no need for tokens or to even go in to the shop if you wish to use this service. The shop is paypoint friendly meaning you can top up your gas and electric here - they also serve a small selection of hot pastries and everything else you'd expect from a local corner shop. There's often great food deals on - the counter next to the checkout has the best bargains. The staff are fantastic here, always ready for a chat and generally pretty chirpy! It's next door to a chippy and a chemist too! No ATM at this garage but they are okay about using card for smaller transactions! Needs modernised slightly but does the job just fine!

This filling station is the cheapest in east Belfast, I went to it every week to fill up my tank…read moreand it was always crowded. It is definitely not the nicest or stock the best food or groceries, or even offer the best services. But if you lived in east Belfast I cant think of a filling station that is better value. You'll find it has most of the goodies, drinks, household items and magazines that you would expect it to have. In the past they have had a couple of thefts in the shop from some youths with nothing better to do and at the counter where you pay they have some pictures taken form CCTV footage of youths stealing. I used to enjoy jokingly enquiring every week how the investigation was progressing!!! At the end of the day, most of us need petrol. For me I like to pay as little as I can when i fill up.

When the banks meltdown, accompanying oil price crisis was at fever pitch and the price of fuel sky…read morehigh Grand Parade Filling Station was the one I visited the most. It was en route to work at the time and seemed to have the best prices. A couple of years down the line it still has the best fuel prices and remains very busy. Likewise shop part is unchanging, just a limited selection of food and household items. You can always get a pint of milk in this one, but most certainly not anything healthy like fresh fruit or vegetables, but really, that's fair enough for a filling station first and foremost.

This is a very basic garage on Clifton Street just off the Westlink. The fuel prices are extremely…read morecompetitive - on par with many of the major brands and supermarket filling station. The garage sells diesel, unleaded petrol and home heating oil at the pump. There is also a small shop at the garage and an ATM. The small shop doubles as a newsagents and a grocery store selling bread, snacks and dairy products. This filling station is really handy, especially if you're heading out of the city - there is rarely a queue to use the pumps although be warned the spacing is very tight.

Cooleys is 1 of 2 petrol stations on the Andersonstown road and acts as a hub for convenience…read moreshopping. Over the last 20 years or so, it's been my port of call for everything from Calpol to Petit Pain, open 24 hours and with a cash machine outside, it's extremely handy when you need something outside of the normal shopping hours. It comes complete with its own Post Office with a bureau de change (for travel money) and even has a Subway! It's cuisine de France range is freshly baked on site and there are fresh apple tarts produced on Sunday. What more could you possibly ask for? I will admit it's hard not to pick up one of their treats for £1 deal while at the checkout... They're playing to my weaknesses!

Cooley's garage is really everything it says on the tin. It does all the usual garage services like…read morecar washing, petrol and diesel, water and air facilities and has a good convenience shop as part of it. It is now open 24 hours a day which makes it all the more handy if you need something at an inconvenient time and with a cash point beside it you will never be stuck for cash to get that bag of crisps for the walk home from your mates house at 5 o'clock on a Sunday morning! One of the truly great things about this shop is that it stocks one of the most popular (mostly for sentimental reasons) drinks I've come across in Ireland, especially for Belfast locals familiar with holidays to Donegal...the infamous 'Football Special'! I've only ever seen it sold in Donegal (approx 80miles away) so for it to be available in Cooley's is quite a feat and a very novel idea.

We have been taking our cars to Creightons Garage for servicing for over 13 years. Unfortunately,…read moretheir level of service has declined significantly over the past couple of years. I recently took my car in for a service and an MOT, and it failed the MOT twice. The person who checked the car said the reason could be many things and admitted that he did not know the exact cause. My car stayed at the garage for several days without any solution. I paid for everything they asked for, yet there was still no solution and no refund offered. I no longer recommend this garage for servicing. We have lost a great deal of time, money, and--most importantly--trust.

The price of their Petrol is extortionate. Only idiots fill up at Creightons.read more

This petrol station here is really a large convenient store. There is a great grocery section with…read morespecial offers clearly displayed, good range of chilled and frozen goods also. There is an ice cream bar, deli counter, butchers and hot food. There is an ATM outside also. The hot food counter is brilliant. They do a great range of breakfast items (fry's etc) and lovely lunches available daily too and very reasonably priced. The garage is 24/7 with a hatch open at night for you to be served from. Always lots of very friendly staff available to assist should you require anything.

This has everything, checkout the ice cream selection at the front of the shop, unusual flavours…read morelike red bull flavour. Massive shop and it has a hot food counter and its own butchers too

As far as centras go this one is very good, modern clean and a huge selection of goods…read more I visit here regularly as it is just across the road from one of my offices, the reason I decided to review it was due to their hot food counter which is one of the best I have ever come across in a petrol station store. Fresh made stew, lasagne, pasta bakes you name it they have it all very cheap. My personal favourite is the hot chicken baguette a large sub filled with sliced southern fried Chicken breast and all the salad that will fit in only £3.50 and prepared in front of you fresh. Also worth mentioning is the coffee from the machine inside is decent, freshly ground beans and only £1.50. The ideal spot for a quick cheap lunch on the road.

This Maxol/Spar filling station is the king of convenience. Right, I'll start off with the basics…read more It is obviously a petrol station with 6 pumps selling both diesel and unleaded petrol, it also has an air and water station ideal for pumping up tyres and filling up windscreen wiper spray (technical, I know!). There's also an ATM to the right of the shop on the forecourt. But here's where it steps up a notch. I only found out recently that you can order items online to be delivered to this Maxol garage and then you can pick them up at your own convenience. Although be warned, when you go to pick your items up you'll have to jump through more hoops than a hula hooper at a circus! The Spar shop also has a top up machine for pay as you go electricity and gas users and accepts card payments with no minimum spend. Other amenities include a large fruit and veg section and a coffee machine. Talk about an all rounder!

BP garage with a Mace convenience store where you can get magazines, newspapers, groceries, etc.,…read moreas well as a small hot food bar, It's a handy service station just a short distance from the Balmoral Hotel. Even handier is that it has a Chinese takeaway and an off licence next to it (see my reviews on Man Lee and Fruit of the Vine). It has a car wash and also supplies bottled gas. It's regularly a bit more expensive for fuel than other garages, usually about 2-3p per litre.

I recently utilised the car wash in the last few days at Moor Park filling station which cost three…read morepounds,its been on promotional offer for over two years.Sometime it works and sometimes it doesn't.It washes,waxes and dries your car well some og the time!!I complained to the teenager sales assistant who i purchased it off who inspected my car and told me I was sti.g there was nothing wrong with it.Again I said the wash includes a wax and dry a.d as you can see it didn't do either...He named Marc asked me was I calling him a liar..to my disbelief I was annoyed by his attitude a.d spoke to the manager.She apolgyised for him and asked me did any other customers hear??!I reminded her that I was the customer and that I was annoyed.She told me she would speak to him off his behaviour.She refunded the car wash and he again displayed inappropriate behaviour to me again.Under the sale of goods act 1979 this is lawfully wrong to be selling a car wash and pretending it works. Elaine