The Gasworks
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About The Gasworks
The Gasworks is an Italian restaurant on Cromac Place in Belfast, run as a hotel dining room that stays open to non-residents, so anyone can come in for lunch or an evening meal. Breakfast is served alongside an à la carte menu that covers Italian classics and more contemporary plates, among them lamb with red wine sauce, calamari, and focaccia with dried tomatoes. The kitchen runs daily, and reservations are recommended. A step-free, wheelchair-accessible entrance serves visitors with mobility needs, while high chairs make the room workable for families with young children. Outdoor seating gives the option of dining outside.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Paid parking lot · Parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible car park · Wheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsHigh chairs · Kids' menu
Menu & Prices
5 dishes- Focaccia
- Toasted Seeds
- Potatoes
- Vegetarian Mixed Veggies with Rice
- Caesar Salad
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention ongoing construction and refurbishment, bar and restaurant closed, spacious rooms and comfy beds and riverside views of the lagan.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention ongoing construction and refurbishment, bar and restaurant closed, spacious rooms and comfy beds and riverside views of the lagan.
Customer Review Summary
Food carries the strongest praise, led by the lamb, described as tender and lightly seasoned with a red wine sauce, though that same diner found the portion poor. Close behind sit the calamari, focaccia with dried tomatoes and salad one table called tasty, while returning work travellers rate the breakfast and the a la carte. Several describe the industrial interior, the old building preserved with modern elements, as lively and welcoming, and point to evening cocktails and a relaxed brunch, with one lunch guest praising a riverside table looking onto the Lagan. Refurbishment dominates the complaints: two reviewers arrived to find the restaurant closed and the bar reduced to a hole in the wall in a corridor, one advising others to stay away until the work is done, another reporting stained carpets, construction noise from early morning to late, and no reply to concerns raised. One lunch visit stalled at a roped-off dining room with no direction and pleasant but slow service. Warmer accounts note colouring pages and crayons brought out for children.
Customer Review Summary
Food carries the strongest praise, led by the lamb, described as tender and lightly seasoned with a red wine sauce, though that same diner found the portion poor. Close behind sit the calamari, focaccia with dried tomatoes and salad one table called tasty, while returning work travellers rate the breakfast and the a la carte. Several describe the industrial interior, the old building preserved with modern elements, as lively and welcoming, and point to evening cocktails and a relaxed brunch, with one lunch guest praising a riverside table looking onto the Lagan. Refurbishment dominates the complaints: two reviewers arrived to find the restaurant closed and the bar reduced to a hole in the wall in a corridor, one advising others to stay away until the work is done, another reporting stained carpets, construction noise from early morning to late, and no reply to concerns raised. One lunch visit stalled at a roped-off dining room with no direction and pleasant but slow service. Warmer accounts note colouring pages and crayons brought out for children.
Featured reviews
- Matej Semsej
“Hotel restaurant. Very nice food - we had salad, calamari, focaccia & dried tomatoes. Everything tasty. Special thanks and greetings to my country fellow Dagmar who’s been working in the restaurant for 16 years and it feels like she joined yesterday- super positive and enthusiastic, makes everyone feel welcomed. Would normally give 4 and the fifth star is for you, Dagmar🙏”
- opel stu
“Stayed for one week on a work trip. Staff courteous and professional. Room and bathroom excellent. Highly recommend.”
- Jeffery Zulli
“An amazing place with a unique industrial charm! The interior design is simply incredible — they have preserved the spirit of the old building by adding modern elements. The atmosphere is very lively and welcoming. Perfect for an evening cocktail with friends, or for a relaxing brunch. I will definitely come back here again!”
- Linz
“Really disappointed with this hotel for the money we paid. The room was not luxurious as advertised it was dirty with very stained carpets. They failed to inform us they were doing construction work which went on from early morning till late. If we knew we wouldn’t have booked. The view was a wasteland and not nice at all to look at. The bar and restaurant were closed so couldn’t use. I raised my concerns but had no response!”
- Jim Lyng
“The hotel is under huge refurbishment and should not be open right now - or should be trading with huge discounts on rooms. Restaurant is closed and the bar was a hole in the wall in the main corridor. I’m annoyed I missed this which has been flagged by others in reviews. I insisted on having my booking cut to one night when I arrived as this is a shabby experience - I advise you to stay away until they are properly ready for guests again.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
“Stylish neutrally-toned setting for Italian classics alongside more contemporary options.”
- Great cocktails
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great wine list
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free parking lot
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dine-in
- Kids' menu
Show more amenities
- Bar on site
- Casual
- Beer
- Coffee
- Quick bite
- Spirits
- Dining options· 7
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Facilities· 1
- Toilet
- Offerings· 3
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Family-friendly· 1
- High chairs
- Highlights· 3
- Great cocktails
- Great dessert
- Great wine list
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Parking· 2
- Paid parking lot
- Parking
- Planning· 1
- Dinner reservations recommended
Location
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- Joy Inn4.44530.4 mi£15–30Vegetarian optionsGood for kidsReservations
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The GasworksOutdoor seating · Reservations | 4.2140 | — | £15–30 | ongoing construction and refurbishment, bar and restaurant closed, spacious rooms and comfy beds |
| Med-Mex | 5.024 | 0.3 mi | — | chicken or beef burrito, marinated spiced meat, grilled smoky flavour |
| Joy InnVegetarian options · Good for kids · Reservations | 4.4453 | 0.4 mi | £15–30 | cold restaurant temperature, sesame prawn toast, house white wine |
| SteamboatVegetarian options · Good for kids · Reservations | 4.2424 | 0.4 mi | £15–30 | hot pot and korean bbq, mango cheesecake dessert, flavourful broths (satay, spicy, herbal) |
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