Mitre - Belfast

Living very close by we decided to go here for a family members birthday. We had an excellent experience: the staff members dealing with us were very polite and attentive. The food was excellent and didn’t take too long to arrive (or too quickly either! I’d recommend here to the extent that I’m getting married here next year!

We went to Vespers for a family birthday. The location is hard to beat and made for a great occasion, with drinks in the lounge first then taking our table in the beautifully-appointed dining room looking out to the grounds. The scene was set, then, for a sumptuous meal, one of us taking the vegetarian option (gnocchi) and the others the roast beef. Whilst the beef was reportedly melt in the mouth, the roast potatoes were deemed to be leathery and tough to get through (perhaps sitting under heat as we were a later sitting), with a rather tasteless gravy to boot. The gnocchi was oily and very over-salted; it didn’t get finished. I had a beautiful, subtle red with the meal. Desserts were somewhat ‘nouvelle’ in both portion and interpretation and would have gone down better with the table if they had followed a more classical approach. The Culloden Hotel and Vespers within it are top class locations for a special occasion. Service was polished and unobtrusive as you would expect. The food does need attention and we would not consider a return as things stand. With some attention to bring the menu up to par we’d look at it again for something special.

Having went to the hotel for a special occasion. We stayed Sunday night an we eat in the bar in the hotel grounds. We were looking forward to Fine dining in the hotel on Monday evening ,to be told it is only open Thur-Saturday. There is no notice at restaurant to tell you this. We had to go to bar again to eat ,The same soup was on both night. The same fish special was on the 2 nights. We were the only 2 people in bar /restaurant on Monday at 8 pm. Would never go back to the 5 star hotel again that has no dining room for most of week.avoid.

We attended for an evening meal to be I formed the Restaurant in 5 star Hotel had no a la carte menu no Table D 'hote menu no menu only a 6 course Tasting menu for an expensive £80 pp. Too bad if you do not like the Tasting dishes. Are they even published on the website?

The menu is limited with little for vegetarians. My husband could choose mushroom soup or tempura brocolli followed by a mushroom main . The manager was delightful and said that the chef would make a dahl. The food was ok, nothing mouthwatering. Hotel itself is gorgeous but if you want food modern cooking go to the Fitzwilliam or Cathedral Quarter