Diners' Choice: Good for groups restaurants in Northern Ireland

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants that are great for groups 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!

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

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

Jospers at Ten Square

4.6

4.6 (1310)

£25 and under

Steak

Belfast

About the restaurant

The clue is in the name....and for the juiciest, most flavorsome steaks around, no matter how you take it, it's hard to beat a Josper-cooked steak! The secret is our Josper grill, a very particular style of Spanish charcoal oven, which is regarded by chefs worldwide as the finest method of cooking super tender steaks, while locking in all those wonderful flavors. So whether it's Sirloin or Rib Eye you prefer, the unique smoky, barbecue-style taste of our locally sourced, prime aged steaks is, we believe, out of this world! If, however, steaks are not your thing, then fear not, as we also offer a wide-ranging & amp; varied menu and quick & easy Light Lunch menu.

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Anne

Dined 7 days ago

From we went in everything was very good From service to food was excellent

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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.

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Robyn

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Excellent service, great food, cool energetic vibe.

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

The Cloth Ear

4.5

4.5 (1073)

£26 to £40

Irish

Belfast

About the restaurant

🏉 SHOWING ALL GUINNESS 6 NATIONS MATCHES LIVE! 🏉
No bookings taken for 6 Nations, walk-ins only

The Cloth Ear provides patrons with a pleasing twist on the quintessential Irish Pub. We are nestled in the oldest quarter of Belfast and we’ve woven a rich seam of our wonderful Victorian heritage into what is ultimately a thoroughly modern experience. At The Cloth Ear the welcome is warm and the atmosphere convivial. We invite you to join us as we celebrate the gentle art of conversation.
Our drinks list combines classic creations and innovative ideas. From punch bowls to hoptails and wine by the keg, we’ve carefully crafted an eclectic array of drinks to quench your thirst, tickle your tastebuds and get the conversation flowing.

We are story tellers and we look forward to hearing your story too.
No shaggy dogs, no braggarts, no windbags. Just tall tales,

All Tables reservations are for dining unfortunately we do not take drinks only bookings.

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Niall

Dined 4 days ago

Great food , it was my first visit there was a group of us food was 10 out of 10

Yardbird Belfast

4.5

4.5 (679)

£25 and under

Rotisserie Chicken

Belfast

About the restaurant

Yardbird is our rotisserie chicken restaurant upstairs above The Dirty Onion. Our menu is small but our flavours are big. Ok, we do chicken, but our chicken is famous!

Our local free-to-roam chicken is marinated for 24 hours in lemon, buttermilk, and paprika. It is then dry-rubbed, cooked and blast-chilled to keep it juicy and finally roasted on the spit. Ribs and wings are also available, as are a choice of sides and homemade desserts. Hungry yet?

We prepare all our food in-house and service is fast!

This is a booking for Yardbird the restaurant, The Dirty Onion bar operates on a first come first serve basis.

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Margaret

Dined 4 days ago

Returned to yardbird after 10 years it was as amazing as when we first visited, this time brought some new friends and they loveded it also

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.

Fountain Lane

4.3

4.3 (387)

£25 and under

British

Belfast

About the restaurant

Our kitchen team serve traditional food made from locally sourced seasonal ingredients. We are open lunch and dinner throughout the week serving tasty classics and modern temptations. Make your Sunday a true day of rest and pop down for brunch or a Sunday roast with all the trimmings (and none of the washing up!).
Kids menu available for the little ones and we welcome your four legged friends too.
Relax and be entertained with live music 7 days a week. ( Please note Open Table is for food reservations only)

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Ryan

Dined 3 days ago

Friendly staff and good food. Steak could have been warmer but that's the only complaint.

Novelli at City Quays

3.8

3.8 (267)

£25 and under

European

Belfast

About the restaurant

Novelli at City Quays is a stylish Mediterranean and French influenced brasserie. Open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Situated right along the River Lagan, with a stunning outdoor terrace, Novelli's is the perfect setting to sit back, relax and allow the world to pass you by.

Only a 15 minute walk from the SSE arena, with nearby car parking, its the perfect base to stop off at before your concert or event.

Bon appetite!

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Ian

Dined on Jun 17, 2025

Great atmosphere, relaxing, overall very pleasant

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