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    The Albany

    4.1 (19 reviews)
    ModeratePubs, Cocktail Bars
    Open 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    THE ALBANY ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Classy
    Dressy
    Good for groups

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    A fine brew
    Tyler L.

    A very swanky though a bit pretentious bar. Ignore the club feeling of the front room with the wood and velvet and head to the more cozy back where a much larger bar and better privacy await. The beer list isn't substantial, but they pour a good Guinness. They will also let you buy a bottle of whiskey and store it under lock and key on the shelves for your next visit which is fairly novel. Service was a bit slow during the day and we ended up largely having to order directly from the bar. Still quite friendly though. One of the best bars along the Lisburn road.

    Here is the extensive cocktail bar that claims they can make you any drink your taste buds desired
    Michael M.

    Great atmosphere which is why the Albany is booked out most nights. The bar staff are some of the best in Belfast with great cocktail skills. The food is delicious but a bit pricey if your looking for somewhere simple to eat. Come for the food and stay for the nightlife as the bar is always full of interesting people come the evening hours.

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    Review Highlights - The Albany

    I wouldn't often have dessert with lunch but we liked the place so much we stayed for a Sticky Toffee Pudding and lattes.

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    Kings Head

    Kings Head

    3.2(21 reviews)
    0.5 mi
    ££

    After managing to convince their Grandmother to babysit our children for a few hours, my wife and I…read moretook the opportunity to have a dinner date in the Kings Head. The layout of the restaurant upstairs is quite unique and makes for some nice scenery to enjoy with your meal. We made use of the 2 courses for £10 deal and were quite happy with the soup starters. A creamy peppercorn chicken dish served as my main and it was a very nice. The staff were very friendly also. I've been to the Kings head before for pub quizzes and to watch football, only a few times for food. To be perfectly honest each meal has been nice but nothing outstanding yet. I may try again, just in case I'm getting them on a bad day.

    The Kings Head is a pleasant enough place to go for a bite to eat in the middle of the day. Not…read morespectacular, not bad, but nice solid pub food. What swings it for me is that you can phone them up with your order so that it is ready when you arrive - perfect for anyone who has nipped out on their lunch break. I have been quite a few times when on my lunch break and you can be in and out in an hour without stressing. You need to work nearby. Obviously. There are lots of tables, well spaced out and of differing sizes. We had quite a large group of 10 on my last visit and they had no trouble accomodating us. I usually have the Portavogie scampi which is delish. Actually I could polish off a plateful now. I once read what prawns eat and I have to put myself into a state of suspended belief to eat scampi. One I have achieved that, I looove those bad boys and the Kings Head do a nice plateful. Nice tartare sauce too. It cost about ten pounds which isn't the cheapest pub lunch in Belfast but there are cheaper options like panninis for a fiverish. Service is always with a smile and efficient too so no complaints there. Also the Kings Head has its own large car park so there will be no problem getting parked when you're in a rush. These things all count you know.

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    Kings Head - Kings Head Belfast

    Kings Head Belfast

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    Kings Head

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    Brownes Bar & Grill

    Brownes Bar & Grill

    3.3(4 reviews)
    0.3 mi
    £

    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.

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    Brownes Bar & Grill

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    Whitefort - All done up. Place looks very well

    Whitefort

    3.0(4 reviews)
    0.9 mi
    ££

    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.

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    Strawberry daiquiris are amazing!

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    Biddy Duffy's

    Biddy Duffy's

    3.0(3 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    ££

    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

    The Albany - pubs - Updated May 2026

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