Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Northern Ireland

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Northern Ireland? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Bank Square Brasserie

4.8

4.8 (424)

£25 and under

International

Belfast

About the restaurant

Bank Square Brasserie is a place where you can appreciate high quality food and service in a casual atmosphere. Anchored in the city centre of Belfast we celebrate local produces and resources to provide a unique experience, from our drinks list to the flavours on the plate.

Top review

Lisa

Dined 2 days ago

A fantastic evening with amazing food and great service. Catered for vegan, vegetarian and carnivore diets so well- all really delicious! Can’t recommend this place highly enough.

Berts Jazz Bar

4.8

4.8 (1102)

£26 to £40

Bistro

Belfast

About the restaurant

Berts Jazz Bar encapsulates the sleek elegance of the art deco era, complimented by the very best in live jazz, fabulous cocktails and mouth-watering food.

Transport yourself back to the Art Deco glamour of 1930’s New York and the Jazz Age in Belfast’s only dedicated Jazz bar and restaurant: Berts Bar at The Merchant Hotel. Soak up the sophisticated atmosphere and let the cool jazz melodies wash over you. A handpicked list of cocktails completes the extensive drinks selection. A French bistro style menu is complemented by an extensive wine list and, of course, exemplary service. Berts offers live jazz seven nights a week.

All table reservations are for dining purposes only, unfortunately we do not take drinks only bookings.

Please Note Live Jazz Performances for Friday & Saturday evenings are from 9pm-12pm

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Rebecca

Dined 2 days ago

A celebratory meal with great food jazz and company .. can’t recommend here enough many thanks for a great evening !!

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Experience

SPRING EARLY JAZZ MENU 🎷

Experience

Weekend Jazzy Lunch

Afternoon Tea at The Titanic Hotel Belfast

4.8

4.8 (339)

£26 to £40

Afternoon Tea

Belfast

About the restaurant

Immerse yourself in the Golden Age of Hospitality and indulge in a sumptuous Afternoon Tea at Titanic Hotel Belfast. Served in elegant surroundings, our Afternoon Tea is prepared by the same expert team and from the same kitchen as The Wolff Grill.

Let us serve you dainty and soft sandwiches filled with delicious delicacies, freshly baked steaming scones and sweet flaky pastries, all on our best china, and of course tea in a much-loved pot. Experience the epitome of sophistication with our Afternoon Tea at Titanic Hotel Belfast.

Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free menu available on request.

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Jacqui

Dined 6 days ago

Service was excellent - server was friendly, welcoming and great offering advice on the range available. Good ambience, enhanced by the pianist.

James St.

4.5

4.5 (369)

£26 to £40

Steakhouse

Belfast

About the restaurant

James St is a casual and contemporary, brick-walled restaurant specialising in chargrilled and aged steaks. The charcoal grill plays centre stage, cooking not just some of the best steaks and prime cuts Northern Ireland has to offer but also fresh whole fish, pork and vegetables.

With a larger, more established bar area, a large range of wines are available alongside a considered spirit list and an extensive whisky offering. Locally produced beer, cider and gins take pride of place on the drinks menu.

Owned by Niall McKenna since 2003 the revamped James St. will offer locals and tourists a great dining experience in a Belfast city centre.

The restaurant team is headed up by Ryan Stringer as Executive Head Chef & Paul Vaughan as Operations Manager

Bookings may be seated on stools at the bar.

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Helen

Dined on Jun 11, 2025

Excellent steak and spring greens side dish, a delicious lemon cocktail, and great waiting staff

Fontana

4.7

4.7 (506)

£26 to £40

Contemporary European

Holywood

About the restaurant

Simple Food, Cooked Well, Enjoyed By All.
Fontana is a favorite in the neighborhood. Always serving the best of fresh local ingredients in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, Fontana is that perfect place for lunch, dinner or Sunday brunch.

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Peter

Dined on Jun 14, 2025

Fontana has been around a long time and when you visit you realise why. Good varied menu, excellent quality and service in a relaxed and comfortable setting. Will be back

Saga Kitchen & Cellar

4.8

4.8 (90)

£26 to £40

Modern European

Belfast

About the restaurant

Welcome to Saga.

Defined as a long story of heroic achievement, Saga embodies the continuation of our culinary journey from the success of Blank restaurant. With the same dedicated team, values, and passion driving us forward, Saga is more than just a dining experience – it's a celebration of good food and wine for good people without pretence.

We are always be open for walk-ins, but if you know you're planning on coming it's always best to book.

Prefer to speak with us directly? Our reservations team will be delighted to assist you. Simply call us at 028 9040 6399 Thursday-Friday from 4-9pm, Saturday from 12-9pm and Sunday 1-8pm.

Indulge in the Saga experience – where every meal is a chapter in your own culinary journey.

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Ian

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Excellent food in a lovely venue - staff were lovely and very good value for money on early evening (pre-theatre) menu.

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Experience

Meat up Thursday £80 for 2

Doubletree by Hilton Belfast Templepatrick Golf & Country Club

4.5

4.5 (67)

£25 and under

Bistro

Antrim

About the restaurant

We look forward to welcoming you to our new and improved Doubletree by Hilton Hotel (Kingfisher Country Estate Templepatrick).
We have a varied menu and a light lunch menu also available.

Please keep an eye on our social media pages and website for any updates.

We can’t wait to see you.

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Rhonda

Dined 3 days ago

The restaurant is spacious and food was delicious, perfectly portioned to allow for desert. The waiting staff were attentive and knowledgeable about the menu.

3Cs Social Club

4.7

4.7 (420)

£25 and under

European

Belfast

About the restaurant

Winners of the NI hospitality awards 2 years in a row🏆🏆

**ANY PARTYS OVER 4 CONTACT RESTAURANT DIRECTLY OR THROUGH OUR FACEBOOK**

Belfast city centre newest restaurant @ the 3c's here to serve everyone with food of the highest quality at the lowest price, and offers that makes all other establishments blush. Cheapest pints in Belfast city centre (if not Belfast), best offers anywhere. 3 bottles of WKD, Smirnoff ice, Coors, Bud, Corona, Peroni only £8.00 pints from £3.90. Why not sit outside in our new beer garden that sits 150 people and let us look after you hand and foot. cocktails, beers, great staff you will not be disappointed. Belfast's best kept secret has been let out.

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stephenVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Excellent meal with mussels to start and Land Duck Steak Deserts all round too Usual Excellent value and service

The Great Room Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (958)

£41 and over

Modern European

Belfast

About the restaurant

The Great Room Restaurant is undoubtedly one of Northern Ireland’s most extraordinary restaurants. Thanks to the remarkable original Victorian interior with its glass cupola, Ireland’s largest chandelier an array of plasterwork detailing, the space is second to none. Needless to say our chefs search tirelessly to bring the finest seasonal ingredients together in eloquent dishes in thoughtfully prepared menus, just one of the reasons The Great Room Restaurant was awarded 2 AA Rosettes. All this is complemented by expert service and a wine list to which all the superlatives apply!
Mid- week lunch is served Monday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.15

To book our iconic Afternoon Tea, please search for Afternoon Tea at The Merchant Hotel.

Top review

Patricia

Dined on Jun 27, 2025

Beautiful room , food perfect and service excellent

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Experience

Luxury Spring Tasting Menu £90

Experience

Merchant Afternoon Tea From £46.50pp

Experience

Dinner Set Menu 2 Courses £36.50 3 Courses £42.50

FireStone Teppanyaki

4.6

4.6 (288)

£26 to £40

Japanese

Belfast

About the restaurant

Everything about FireStone defies the ordinary, from our displays of roaring fire teppanyaki performance exhibited by our master chefs to mouth watering freshly prepared sushi using the finest local produce and ingredients and so much more. We are open for Lunch and dinner throughout the week with a special lunch menu available.

FireStone offers a delicious menu in a unique atmosphere for guests. Sit back and relax with a cocktail or two and enjoy the service.

Teppanyaki is a shared experience & our tables are made to share with other diners! At the end of the night you may have found some new friends! Our Teppanyaki experience is 90mins per booking & would appreciate customers being on time for their booked slot. All food at the Teppanyaki table is cooked one by one & may not be served at the same time for each member of your party. For all Teppanyaki bookings, please call the restaurant directly to confirm availability as spaces are limited.

Top review

Robyn

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Excellent service, great food, cool energetic vibe.

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