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About Portside Inn
Portside Inn is a pub at 1 Dargan Rd in Belfast, beside the exit of the ferry terminal. That spot makes it a handy place to eat before or after a crossing. Inside, historical items from Belfast are on display. The kitchen serves separate breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, and the dinner choices include rump steak with mushrooms, chips and pepper sauce, as well as a chicken burger with chips. Fish and chips is also on the menu. Diners are served at the table. The pub is open daily and keeps going late, so it works for an evening meal as well as a daytime stop.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken burger, steak, fries and fish and chips.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken burger, steak, fries and fish and chips.
Customer Review Summary
Most reviewers come for the food, with burgers and steak singled out first: a chicken burger described as fresh and gorgeous, a burger with cheese melted over it, and a rump steak one diner's wife thought tasted more like fillet. Close behind are the chips, called perfect fries and lovely, along with a stacked chicken and fish and chips plate. Several note the pub's position before or after the ferry, and the portions, prices and friendly, fast service come up repeatedly, including a server who was great with the kids and staff who stood out during a long day's wait for a ferry. Diners also mention outdoor seating, nice music, historical Belfast items inside, and a welcome for dogs. The one critical account found a steak with mushrooms and chips greasy and not cheap, though pepper sauce helped and the front of house staff were attentive. Another reviewer returned for the same burger they remembered from a hospital visit years earlier.
Customer Review Summary
Most reviewers come for the food, with burgers and steak singled out first: a chicken burger described as fresh and gorgeous, a burger with cheese melted over it, and a rump steak one diner's wife thought tasted more like fillet. Close behind are the chips, called perfect fries and lovely, along with a stacked chicken and fish and chips plate. Several note the pub's position before or after the ferry, and the portions, prices and friendly, fast service come up repeatedly, including a server who was great with the kids and staff who stood out during a long day's wait for a ferry. Diners also mention outdoor seating, nice music, historical Belfast items inside, and a welcome for dogs. The one critical account found a steak with mushrooms and chips greasy and not cheap, though pepper sauce helped and the front of house staff were attentive. Another reviewer returned for the same burger they remembered from a hospital visit years earlier.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Will served us and he was very pleasant and helpful, Food was delicious and hot,the atmosphere was a gentle hum of voices and laughter. Just a nice place to go with friends”
- Google user
“It was absolutely brilliant. The girl with blonde hair was friendly and welcoming and she was just fab. Food was amazing too. The burger had the perfect amount of cheese melted over it. So, compliments to the chef. It’s exactly how it was when I first got it after coming from the hospital when I was younger. Anyways, would come again!”
- Google user
“Brilliant friendly pub with delicious pub food at very sensible prices, would definitely recommend it. My wife reckoned her steak was probably the best she'd ever had, rump that was more like fillet, superb. The chap who served us, Will I think his name was, couldn't have been friendlier, a credit to the place.”
- Google user
“Went for some lunch. Jonny was great with the kids and a pleasure through the whole meal. Fantastic portion size and taste.”
- Google user
“Perfect stop of for lunch after the ferry, very convenient and on way out of terminal. Both had the chicken burger and was gorgeous, fresh and lovely chips! Warm friendly vibe!”
Hours
- Monday
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Good to know
“Daily open from 10am till late Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Menus available Dog Friendly”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
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- The American Bar4.67371.4 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
guinness pints, live music upstairs, bring-your-own food
- Harp Bar4.53,4021.9 mi£10–40Wheelchair accessible
live music, separate red hall, beautiful decor
- McHughs Bar & Restaurant4.43,1602 mi£15–30
traditional Irish stew, live Irish music, Guinness
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portside InnWheelchair accessible | 4.41,201 | — | — | chicken burger, steak, fries |
| The American BarWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.6737 | 1.4 mi | £10–20 | guinness pints, live music upstairs, bring-your-own food |
| Harp BarWheelchair accessible | 4.53,402 | 1.9 mi | £10–40 | live music, separate red hall, beautiful decor |
| McHughs Bar & Restaurant | 4.43,160 | 2 mi | £15–30 | traditional Irish stew, live Irish music, Guinness |
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