Ben Madigans Bar & Kitchen
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About Ben Madigans Bar & Kitchen
On Cavehill Rd in Belfast, Ben Madigans Bar & Kitchen is a bar and grill built around table service and a menu that runs from fish and chips and a smash burger to seafood linguine, scampi and chicken carbonara. Sunday brings a dedicated dinner menu with choices such as nut roast or beef, served in large portions alongside the Sunday Roast Platter, sized for four people sharing. Desserts round out the meal with sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble. Seating is walk-in, though Sunday lunch can be booked ahead. The bar sits within a residential neighborhood, and a sign at the door asks customers to keep noise down for local residents. Dogs are welcome inside.
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Menu & Prices
122 dishes · mains £3–25- Banana Silk£6.95
- After 8£6.95
- Midnight Martini£6.95
- Maple White Russian£6.95
- Heverlee£3.20
- Estrella£3.20
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention smash burger, sunday roast, fish and chips and sticky toffee pudding.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention smash burger, sunday roast, fish and chips and sticky toffee pudding.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often praise the smash burger, called the best one tried by a reviewer celebrating a family birthday, and served with chunky chips and salad. Close behind are the Sunday roast, with huge portions and tender beef, and a roast platter shared among three. Others single out the chowder, scampi, seafood linguine, a vegan curry and a nut roast, plus sticky toffee and apple crumble for dessert. One reviewer calls the chips the best they had in Ireland. Staff are repeatedly described as friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere as welcoming. The complaints are specific. One diner found the fish more batter than fish and waited a long stretch for food after ordering. Another found the salmon tiny and tasteless and the beef and Yorkshire pudding dry with almost no gravy, and misses the seabass from the old menu. A third found the carbonara chicken overcooked and rubbery, and a few call drinks pricey. One reviewer who came for the dog friendly welcome said they would not return.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often praise the smash burger, called the best one tried by a reviewer celebrating a family birthday, and served with chunky chips and salad. Close behind are the Sunday roast, with huge portions and tender beef, and a roast platter shared among three. Others single out the chowder, scampi, seafood linguine, a vegan curry and a nut roast, plus sticky toffee and apple crumble for dessert. One reviewer calls the chips the best they had in Ireland. Staff are repeatedly described as friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere as welcoming. The complaints are specific. One diner found the fish more batter than fish and waited a long stretch for food after ordering. Another found the salmon tiny and tasteless and the beef and Yorkshire pudding dry with almost no gravy, and misses the seabass from the old menu. A third found the carbonara chicken overcooked and rubbery, and a few call drinks pricey. One reviewer who came for the dog friendly welcome said they would not return.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Really good Sunday dinner, huge portions too, I couldn’t finish my nut roast and my friend got a huge piece of really tender beef, service was really friendly and very reasonably priced”
- Google user
“Oh wow, first time visitors here and will absolutely return, great for family's, very good choice of meals all cooked and served with perfection. You can't leave without trying the desert option. Fantastic table service, super friendly atmosphere.”
- Google user
“I would not recommend this place went in at 14.05 got table wasnt busy took order for drinks waited 15 mins then another 15 for food order then around 30 to 40 to get your food .when recived the fish looked big But when you start to cut into fish it was as though i was trying to cut a steak it was more batter then anything else the potatoes etc in the other meal were lumpy at £56 pounds i would expect better food service etc. They are dog friendly thats why we went but will not be back.”
- Google user
“I love here and normally the food but I was actually pretty unhappy with it y'day. The salmon was tiny and tasteless and the beef & yorkie was dry as hell with basically 0 gravy. Still left the same tip, but I feel a bit cheated and I felt the kitchen should know. New menu doesn't seem great. Bring back the seabass!”
- Google user
“Delicious chowder. Unbelievably good. Vegan curry got good report also. Staff are delightful. Atmosphere is congenial. Everyone welcome. Singles, couples, groups, families. A great venue. Great location also. Go there after a workout in the Waterworks.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Show more amenities
- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
Bar & grills near Ben Madigans Bar & Kitchen
- The Thirsty Goat Belfast4.31,9381.9 mi
fish and chips, boxty, chicken and mash
- The Northern Whig4.32,4951.9 mi
seafood chowder, roast dinner, beer garden
- Muriel's Cafe Bar4.41,3382 mi
cocktails, art deco decor, clothing hanging on walls
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Madigans Bar & Kitchen | 4.5941 | — | smash burger, sunday roast, fish and chips |
| The Thirsty Goat Belfast | 4.31,938 | 1.9 mi | fish and chips, boxty, chicken and mash |
| The Northern Whig | 4.32,495 | 1.9 mi | seafood chowder, roast dinner, beer garden |
| Muriel's Cafe Bar | 4.41,338 | 2 mi | cocktails, art deco decor, clothing hanging on walls |
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