Very cool atmosphere. Great menu. Perfect for a date night. Service was timely and polite.read more

Delicious from top to bottom! We were told about this restaurant from our hotel, and so thankful…read more Everything we ordered from drinks to mains was top-notch. Not pictured was the long-stem broccoli with bean paste, the pork dumplings (best we have ever had) the corn chicken soup and the spring rolls, but definitely order those too. The restaurant is gorgeous inside and it gives off a romantic club vibe with low lighting and beautiful woods. Cannot rave enough about this place. Eat here!

Love Love Love it!!…read more Gaze is a fantastic Asian restaurant offering a rue taste of Asia with dishes from Malaysia, Korea, Japan and China etc. The menu is really fantastic and I love their Duck samosas and Black bean sauce. So good. The food is served quickly and the restaurant is really intimate and always busy! Be prepared for a wait though is it's full as they don't take bookings but don't let this put you off. The seating is very much sit anywhere and you could be plonked next to a complete stranger but it's a great way to meet new people if they're the chatty kind. I also love that it's BYOB which makes the bill at the end a little friendlier!

Ah ha! An Oriental restaurant in Belfast that I will happily praise…read more Although Gaze does have a lunch menu which I have eaten from once, and it was delicious, this restaurant is mainly a place for evening/special occasion dining. For lunch I had a youngster with me and I would normally never take a child into any Asian restaurant as I worry about MSG but this restaurant is clean, fresh well cooked food and there is a children's menu. My young pal had candy floss chicken balls - the name helped and encouraged her to eat and they were perfectly sized for her. I also had some and they were very good. I had a lovely meal with my partner recently and we were seated next to some Canadian tourists who were told to come for the lovely food. I find communal seating a bit off putting but on this occasion I didn't mind. I had chicken satay and my fiance had duck and both dishes were gorgeous! I'm salivating just thinking about it. You can't book so just show up but show up early as it does get busy. Don't land in when they have just opened as you will be in for a long wait.

Gaze was recommended to me a couple of months ago and I've been twice. First visit was for a…read moretakeaway and I chose a Malaysian curry. I'd forgotten that I don't particularly like items bearing the name "curry" in a Chinese restaurant and so regretted my choice but was still determined to explore further. On my second visit, sitting in, I had chicken skewers for starters and vegetables in Korean kimchi for my main. Both were absolutely delicious and I don't think my third visit is very far away.

Love the drunken noodles!! Soo good. Great service. Wish we were local here and wish we would have…read morefound it sooner.

I've recently noticed this interesting new addition to William Street, Newtownards, and decided to…read morecheck it out. Well, absolutely "je ne regrette rien"! It's reputation has already deservedly led to its being booked out on midweek evenings so that when I walked in at 6.30pm as a prospective solitary diner, I was lucky to get the one table which still had an hour to spare. I'm glad it was available because what I had was totally top notch to the extent that this would now be my first recommendation for an evening restaurant in Newtownards. I really really like satay so ordered the chicken satay skewers. These were not swimming or drowning in sauce as with so many popular joints. They were neat and all the more photogenic for it, while still tasting delicious. I could also have ordered a satay main course as there was one on the specials menu but I decided not to look like an obsessive and so I ordered the masaman in veggy form, with jasmine rice. This was served with a knife and fork but with the flavour being in the liquid, I asked for a spoon and got it. I'm loath to waste the tastiest part of the dish and therefore think that a spoon should be standard without asking! I look forward to a return visit.

Only one vegetarian option available when I visited Chopstix, a bland curry filled with overcooked…read moremushy vegetables. Had this on top of chips which were as dry and tasteless as the cardboard box they were served in. Counter staff didn't seem to know what they were doing and twice started shovelling food I hadn't asked for into the takeaway box - I had to tell them twice that what they were dishing-up was not what I'd asked for. Uninspiring food and careless staff - I'm not impressed and won't be returning

Not the sort of place I would normally go for lunch, I found myself in Chopstix on Royal Avenue. In…read moremy defence I was a little hungover. The fact that there was a bit of a queue enticed me, as I hadn't been in before. It is a pretty simple idea, get a base of rice or noodles and choose your topping (I went for spicy Malaysian chicken). The service was a bit brusque, but what do you expect, it is a take-out noodle bar, but the food was pretty flavoursome and had enough of a kick to sort me right out. As I say, it won't be an everyday thing, but I'd give it a go the next day I want a naughty lunch.

MMMM, lovely Japanese food. One of the healthier options for a meal out. I actually didn't notice…read morethis restaurant for a long time, and I am in the area around the Omniplex quite often. Before the cinema one night, we fancied trying something a bit different, so gave Ginza a go, and we were glad we did. I got the Teryaki Salmon Fillet, which was absolutely to die for! The food, as is typical in a Teppanyaki restaurant, is all cooked in front of you, which is very interesting, as you can see exactly how it is done. The staff were fantastic, as I needed a lot of advice as to what to choose, they were more than happy to oblige, and have even given me some hints for dishes to try of future visits. Drinks were brought quickly and before we finished someone always came to ask if we wanted more without having to be called over. I can't wait to go back!

My one experience of eating in Ginza was a surprisingly good one, and I would have no hesitation in…read moregoing back soon! Teppanyaki is a modern Japanese style of cooking that involves cooking food on a hot plate in front of the customer, which is really interesting to watch and adds something special to your experience. The staff where very professional,remaining attentive at all times . The food was beautifully presented and was totally scrumptious Everything was reasonably priced too with my girlfriend and me enjoying starters for £4 and mains for £7.My sweet and sour chicken was excellent, with the blend of flavours being just right, whilst my girlfriend's duck was tender and well cooked, with a lovely Oak flavour. The menu will contain something for everyone, but the only real complaint I would have about this place would be that the portions are a little bit small, especially for an appetite that is as fervent as mine!

Conveyor belt sushi; relatively large menu for a la carte hot dishes; good and friendly service…read more(though we had to ask for chopsticks); cozy decor. Choice available for table seating or for "bar" seating (at the conveyor belt). The wait staff spoke mainland Chinese. Menu is in English and Chinese (but not Japanese). There are reasons to think this place is owned by Chinese. Dishes are ok but not authentically Japanese.

I visited Sakura, a Japanese restaurant located in Botanic Avenue over the weekend. This was only…read moremy second visit and since starting a vegetarian lifestyle this year I wanted to find out how their food fared for vegetarians. Being a sushi bar the vegetarian options did initially appear a little limited and sadly Sakura do not have a separate, dedicated vegetarian menu which is unfortunate. However, our waiter did advise us that the Chefs could do any dish on the menu as vegetarian, so that was a huge bonus. Nonetheless, clearer 'suitable for vegetarian' labelling on the menu would help. We opted for deep fried avocado and tofu tempura roll starters and mains of stir fried ramen noodles with mixed vegetables. The food as absolutely delicious and fresh tasting, wine (pinot grigio) lovely and service impeccable. I did notice a 'Chinese Kitchen' section towards the back of the main menu which included options of mixed vegetables with black bean, Szechuan, satay and salt and chilli sauces. I'm looking forward to a return visit and to trying out Sakura's lunch and take away menus as the food was scrumptious. Plus the restaurant itself is beautiful with Japanese décor, relaxed atmosphere and reasonable prices.

Came by myself on a Wednesday night without a reservation. I had to wait a little bit but was able…read moreto get seated. It is very loud, both from people talking and then with music once that started. This is more of a vibe place than a good food place. Misoshiru has too much miso. The mackerel was a bit disappointing, the vinegar flavoring is light and it has that thawed from frozen texture. The rice is good, much better than I typically see stateside. The tuna was oddly sweet and didn't have firmness. The hamachi was spot on though, not sure why the other two were misses. The signature dish is fried monkfish in something similar to sweet and sour sauce, honestly not that impressed. Cheesecake is not as dense as American cheesecake and not fluffy like a soufflé, I think it was a good middle ground. Not too sweet.

Very different (in a good way) dining experience. Dimmed lights, extravagant Japanese-style design…read moreand glorious decor on your way to the toilet upstairs are definitely memorable! The food was simply amazing and arranged like a work of art! We were quite a big group and the food arrived at the same time. The menu is quite varied - from more traditional Japanese style dishes to quite modern cuisine - I for one had a meal called 'Mad crab' which was a selection of seafood with a delicious cheese sauce and poached oak Choi with oyster sauce. The service was very attentive.

We were craving some Asian food after a week of eating a mix of European meals and found this cute…read morerestaurant while walking around. We went in on a Saturday afternoon for lunch and glad it wasn't crowded at all. We ordered 2 of their bento meal sets, a steak yakisoba and one of the sushi boat (the celebrate one) for the 3 of us. Everything came out in a timely manner and the service was very friendly! We enjoyed everything that we ordered including their delicious fruit smoothies! Highly recommend for anyone in the area! They also have other stir fry dishes and ramen for those that aren't a fan of sushi.

great sushi and ramen. friendly and helpful staff…read more lovely design. Been few times with friends and family and definitely coming back soon again.