The Albany never fails to impress - five stars from me. The food is fabulous, service is great and…read morethe surroundings are beautiful with a lovely atmosphere! Also, the cocktails are absolutely amazing!

On a rainy Sunday, there's nothing better than feeding yourself up with a hearty roast dinner. The…read moredestination of choice was The Albany. The Albany is 1920's chic and has a Great Gatsby feeling to it. This elegance creates a perfect environment to kick back and relax in style. One thing to note is that you have to be wait to be seated when you enter, even if it looks empty, wait for the smartly dressed staff to guide you to your table. One thing that will stick in my mind about The Albany is the tiny tables and the giant glasses. Let me explain, the table we were seated at was incredibly small and we had a lot on out table. Secondly the Bellini's are served in the tallest, most classy flutes you will have ever seen. The food was excellent - we both opted for Sunday dinners, one chicken and one beef and our plates were clean at the end of the meal - if that's not a sign of a good meal I don't know what is?! I'd say The Albany is a treat destination, if you visit too regularly it won't be as special - so get out your glad rags and get down to The Albany.

I'm conscious that my review is based on a single visit mid afternoon for light bites post a…read morefuneral. The setting is t exactly pretty and the car park parking spaces are tight. On arrival at 2:15 a lady told us the room wouldn't open until 2:30pm. No worries. She did return shortly after to tell us to go on up. The food choices were chicken curry rice and lasagne. The curry sauce was five star as was the perfectly cooked rice. I didn't try the lasagne. I wanted more curry than chicken and the lady serving did her best. There were the usual 1 star cheap meat sausage rolls and cocktail sausages - no thanks not for me. The sandwiches I had (only egg and onion) were good but the addition of ham and tomato didn't work so the ham and tomato were removed. Service was good, the room was comfortable. Can't imagine ever returning.

This place looks a lot better than it used to. The bar is at the centre with 360 degrees access…read moreall around. It can be quite cold if you're sitting near the door as there is always a steady stream of people meaning the doors are constantly opening. The pints are usually good but have had a few word tasting ones, as well as the hop house 13 being 'called off' everytime I've been in. Saying that, the music is always good, and now they have Harley's restaurant which is good too

Otherwise known as the PD, has had a revamp in recent years and is beautifully refurbished now…read more This place never seems to be quiet lol! There's always something going on, from pool/snooker competitions, pub quizzes and banter in the bar, to weddings/charity nights and other events in the big hall The big hall itself has been altered brilliantly, adding a balcony now for private parties As it now hosts weddings, the room can look absolutely beautiful!! These are catered for by outside caterers (local restaurant TK One) and the food hasn't disappointed..delicious!! The drink itself is pretty cheap, and the pints of coors go down well (a little too well!) The PD has always been a local fav, and has gone from strength to strength...not a place to miss!

I am here quite a lot. It's clean, modern, super cheap & the staff are amazing. Would always…read morerecommend here. What more do you want other than cheap drink, match of the day on & good craic

Had lunch with the girls here and must say it was a fantastic food experience. Firstly our server…read morewas so friendly and helpful from explaining different foods from the menu to suggesting the right cocktail to try The menu is very extensive thus providing something to suit everyone. I had the nacho starter which could have literally fed all 4 of us it was so big. I then had piri piri chicken breast with garlic potatoes. The flavours were just magnificent, I would have liked a slightly larger portion of chicken but that is my only negative. Will Def be back

Ah there's many a person has come in here after a hectic day's shopping on the Boucher Road. This…read moreis a good-sized pub with plenty of room Traditional wooden style, as you'd expect in pubs over here. This is just the spot to unwind after shopping. The staff are friendly and you can sit back and relax over a few drinks. If the shopping gets you hungry as well as thirsty then you can get fed here too. Not the biggest menu in the world, but I think it's ample for this place - Chicken goujons, lasagne, chicken curry, fish, burgers... all the popular stuff. I had the lasagne with chips and coleslaw when I was there, and it was a hefty feed. It all tasted pretty good. It wasn't like lasagne you'd get at night in a restaurant, but for a pub I was well pleased with it. You won't usually get much in the way of entertainment here at night because of where it is. It's away from the city centre, but doesn't have much in the way of a residential area anywhere near it, so it doesn't really have a lot of visitors to Belfast, or regulars who live locally. Still, it's a sight for sore eyes when you get that shopping lark out of the way.

We happened to spy Browne's as we were in the area and absolutely ravenous and it just so happened…read moreto be the first place we came across. I had never been here before, nor had I even heard of it, but I was pleased with the look of the place, spacious, comfortable, and lots of free space so we could sit and have a good chat while we waited. and wait we did. We were shown to our table reasonably quickly, and the waitress took our drinks orders. We perused the small but ample menu while we waited, and after some fifteen minutes, it became apparent that we had been forgotten about. We managed to locate the waitress who apologised and brought our drinks then took our orders. I ordered the lasagne which someone has already mentioned, and we received our food around 20 minutes later. It was a great big portion, and was extremely tasty - worth the wait! The price was pretty reasonable too, came to just over £20 for two of us which included a few soft drinks too. If I was around the area again I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

The Whitefort is a grand looking pub and restaurant. The impressive establishment is enclosed…read morebetween two pillars at either corner of the front of the building, surely as a reference to its name. Built in 2003, it was recently bought over (after its previous owners encountered tough times and the bank got involved) by a family who own a few other establishments in the locality. When you first walk into the pub, its like walking into the lobby of a luxurious hotel - well laid-out, spacious, high ceiling reminiscent of old Victorian buildings, and a wooden staircase with cast iron (i think) hand railings leading you up to the restaurant. There's also a small bar, more frequented by locals, into the left as you walk in. It's a busy pub at the weekend, often with a local DJ playing tunes from the 80's on Saturday nights, and live music/two-pieces on a Friday and Sunday that create a good atmosphere. As you can tell from the entertainment, they're very much focused on getting the over-25's crowd in. Unfortunately, you can't get Harp or Carlsberg on draught, due to the owners' contractual ties with Bass. That means they sell Tennents, which wouldn't be as popular. Personally, I wouldn't drink the stuff if it was free - in my opinion it tastes like what I imagine licking a rain-soaked Golden Retriever would. It's not a beer I would drink, and I know a lot of other drinkers who would avoid a pub where Tennents is the main beer on draught. They should do a survey in open-houses (bars which sell whatever beers they want and aren't tied to one particular brewery), and I would bet that Harp outsells Tennents by about 15 to 1, with Carlsberg not too far behind. Tennents is also famed (though I don't believe any empirical evidence exists for this, just anecdotal evidence from a lot of groggy people with thumping headaches) for its hangovers. That being said, you can get Stella Artois and Beck's as alternatives, both of which are pretty good beers, the development and introduction of which I imagine saved many a Tennents seller from going under. These are beers I also avoid, as I believe they could be more appropriately used as a propellant in NASA's vehicles - still, two very good beers. All-in-all, not a bad place to go for a night out if you're in the area, and hopefully the new owners continue to promote it with the energy they have been, but if I was staying in the city-centre I couldn't find any reason to travel up there.

We called in last month for something to eat while on the road for a family lunch. It was a day…read moreduring the week and fairly quiet. The thing that got me first was the was no ramp leading into the building so we had to pick up the pram to bring our daughter in but there was strangely a lift to the restaurant area :/ I ordered the stir fry and it was honestly the nicest I've ever tasted! My partner ordered the burger and chips and thoroughly enjoyed it. The food was so nice we were contemplating dessert but had to remind ourselves we still had shopping to do, otherwise I think we would have. The waitress was so friendly and the food arrived quick enough. I would have gave 5 if it wasn't for the ramp leading in, I was thinking about people in wheel chairs and those who struggled with steps but if I find that there is an alternative access for this I'll retract that part and give 5.

Ok so I'm biased towards the Chelsea!…read more This is my local and you will find me here almost every Friday after work. Since the Chelsea was redone it has been the staff that keep me coming back as I'm not a huge fan of the new bar. The drinks are not the cheapest but again because the service is so good and always welcoming I would recommend everyone giving it a try. This is a great place to start your night and then head into Belfast or have a nice quiet night with the little lady.

The Chelesa's seafood chowder is incredible - the portions are huge and the flavours are just as…read morebig. The drinks selection is great - the wine and cocktail lists are some of the best in the City.

Also known locally as Hoppy's/Hoppy Dobbin's, this bar gets particularly popular when something's…read moreon in nearby Casement Park. It's a comfortable little bar, renovated in the last 5 years or so. The downstairs bar is very small, and always has a few punters milling about, given its location in the middle of the densely populated Andersonstown, which is also a hub of local shopping. Food is served upstairs on the extended first floor. The food's pretty good, and gets quite busy at the weekends, although there's always a local patronage throughout the week. I've only ever had a Fry in there, which used to be fantastic because they were a sort of "clean" fry - no greasiness or sausages sliding off the plate as you try to stick a fork in them. The last two times I've had a fry there it's been a bit disappointing though. I don't know if it's a different chef but they just aren't quite as good as they used to be - I still go back though because they're not bad. There's an extensive lunch menu and this is what keeps the locals coming back time and again. When the food is finished, upstairs just becomes a bar, and it's sort of a modern take on a traditional style, if you can picture that. I mean, it's got the whole wooden effect going on, but also has very comfortable and roomy seats. There's entertainment on there a few evenings a week, particularly at the weekend, but this is mostly aimed at a younger crowd. All-in-all, not a bad spot, especially if you happen to be milling around during the day and fancy a pint or two, or a bite to eat.

Biddy duffys.. More like kiddy duffys. The place has had a revamp but it's still the same either…read moreold people or super young people. Cheap drink & during the day it can be really good but nights & weekends you defo can do better

After attending the football last week we fancied a post match pint so we headed for Cuckoo, I had…read morebeen in before but my memories are slightly hazy, not sure why?! Anyway, as expected after the match it was pretty busy but we managed to get in and grab a few pints. One thing I noticed was the great selection of beers on draft. Clonmel, Heverlee and a few other newbies dominated the pumps. Nice to see! We got served quickly as there were a lot of staff on! The decor is ok, it's quite dark, more like a nightclub than a pub and is littered with nostalgic references to the 90's. There's almost a 'dirty element to Cuckoo - not saying it's unclean but it feels like the sort of place you could go and get plastered and you wouldn't feel out place. Maybe that's why it's popular with the Belfast student population. We only stayed for one pint and then left, A-OK in my book!

Cuckoo can have my first born child i love cuckoo. Owner of cuckoo hmu bruh u getting that sloppy…read morefr man i luv u bby