If you're in Belfast city centre and you're a bit fed up tagging along and carrying bags for the…read moremissus while she shops, and you enjoy the occasional bet, this could be a nice place for you to pass the time (assuming that, for some reason, you can't pass the time in a nearby hostelry). This bookies is spacious and comfortable. It probably has the most screens of any bookies I've been in, ensuring you miss none of the horse-racing or greyhound racing. Screen after screen lists odds, results, special bets, and shows the racing. There's also a good bit of seating in here, with benches and chairs throughout the shop, and no shortage of newspapers for you to make your selections. This bookies is always busy, being positioned in a place where people going into, and leaving, the city centre can easily access it. There's many a punter in here just killing time until they get summonsed to go to meet the missus and carry the bags of shopping that've been accumulated.

Since my sister turned 18, she's been itching to do all the legal stuff, bless her. We've been to a…read morepub for a drink, and er, that's it really...but today she decided she wanted to go into an arcade, and this one was strictly over 18s, so that made it all the more exciting. Unfortunately, her dreams of 2p machines ("I'm soooo good at them Lynne") came to an abrupt end when we ventured into Pleasuredome. Apart from a couple of pool tables, there were only slot machines, and a few casino style games. Oh deary. I must admit, I was a bit gutted myself. What is an arcade without 2p machines? If you go to any decent amusement arcade in the likes of Portrush or Newcastle, there will always be plenty of 2p / 10p machines, simulation games, dance mats and the like, so this was ever so slightly disappointing. As my sister uttered on the way out (completely inadvertently), "I am not amused..." Amused...amusements, geddit?

Yikes, what a dump! When we used to be allowed to smoke in public places everywhere was so smelly -…read morewell this place still is - it literally smells like an ashtray! don't get me wrong, I generally love a wee flutter of the 7's machines or a spin of the roulette wheel but this place is nothing but depressing! Wall to wall machines with toilets at the back and a free tea making machine pretty much sums this place up. Forget the glamour of Las Vegas, this is just an awful smelly place to spend anytime - yet i'm sure the regulars, who are probably skint and have a wee gambling problem, might disagree. No skill, no fresh air, no allure at all.

It's a rare time that I would put a bet on, and when I do it's usually using the wonders of modern…read moretechnology. Online just makes life that little bit easier. I called in to this little bookies after a couple of pints (isn't it always the way) to put a bet on the world cup. Now to be perfectly frank my knowledge of the confusingly named 'beautiful game' is lacking, severely and I have no interest at all in league football which is akin to watching paint that's already dried, you don't even get the enjoyment at watching it dry. I stuck a couple of two squid bets on the final outcome of the Slovenia v England game. I didn't win anything but the staff were friendly enough although there was that sense of 'you don't know what you're doing, do you?'

A McLean is a bookies. Not somewhere I'd go very often but upon occasion when there's something…read more big coming up or my customary (always wasted) £10 on Tottenham winning the premier league at the start of the season, I pop in. Like most bookies its dark, looks dated as flip and always has an old guy chilling on a chair he got from somewhere magical that no one else knows about watching endless horse races. The staff seem polite but the drab décor and constant stream of unhappy, newly bankrupt faces leaves the atmosphere a lot to be desired.

We went from Cairnryan to Ireland for a few days and back. Getting a ticket was pretty easy (did it…read moreall online) and the check-in was fast. Larne has some good coffees shop with drinks and light food. Also a small kiosk / souvenir shop. Getting on and of the ferry with the car is a fast and well-organised thing. The ferry has a little souvenir shop, a small "casino", a smoking section and a kid's care. There is a restaurant and a big bar / restaurant in front with the best views (you can take the food from the restaurant here). It's a quick and smooth ride with nice views (weather permitting). A really convenient way to travel. The only complaint I have would be the quite hefty price. I know there's a lot of staff and maintenance to do, but it's still quite high. We were travelling with our dog. Too bad the pets have to stay in the car. But it was ok, she's used to the car and slept most of the time :) All in all a nice way to travel. The quality of the ferries is high and it's all well-organised.

Very good and efficient service with excellent check in facilities for foot passengers. Great…read morecoffee shop with good selection of hot and cold food and drinks. Can get newspapers, gifts and nick backs. There are arcade games to pass the time but no wifi!!

This is usually the last stop off for me and my friend Gary if me and him have a particularly big…read morenight out in town and want to waste even more money having a bit of a gamble. There are all sorts of machines and games to play. Gary and I usually spend all of our time and money on roulette and we have done ok some nights in the past. I think I'm pretty much even for all my trips here, which I think isn't bad. There are also some high stakes slots and poker tables. Poker isn't for me but I don't mind the slots. I would just make sure you know what you're doing before you put in some money because it can disappear pretty quickly if you are playing at the highest stakes. A fun night out or fun to play until 3am, just make sure you set a budget or you could wake up with that terrible sinking feeling the next morning.

Great venue, saw Mrs Brown Boys Live here and the costumer service was AMAZING! Decent sized venue…read moreand cheap drinks!

It really is in a people and disabled unfriendly location. We always opt to walk here now as we…read morerefuse to park in the adjacent car parks as once a concert is over it can take ages to escape. So we park in the city centre and take a 15 minute walk to get here. Once inside the main door and through the bag search we were processed quickly and the staff are always courteous and helpful. Our seats were upstairs and we were quite far back from the stage with a great view. As with most concert venues in this city the seats are barely comfortable, the space between the seats is almost non existent, so you are forced to be very near to total strangers and I'd rather not thanks very much. The food and drink pricing is more akin to airport charging. I noted that the price for a small Coca cola, from a drink dispenser into a paper cup, was £3.10 for an ungenerous portion, or put shortly daylight robbery. If it's comfort and relaxation you want to enjoy a concert I can assure you you're in the wrong place so it's as well Andrea Bocelli and friends were in top form.