Franklins Sports Bar

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  Kin Shing Huo

  ·2 months ago

  “Spacious bar. Great atmosphere for watching sports. Worth attending if you are visiting Belfast. I just bought drinks 🍻.”

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  Stephen adshead

  ·2 months ago

  “Despite the promise of showing the rugby league we were abruptly removed around 18:00 even though the closing time was 23:00. The previous member of staff was attentive and a delight but the staff afterwards were dismissive and lacked professionalism.”

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  T M

  ·3 months ago

  “The fella with the blonde hair behind the bar was really lovely, great chat and overall friendly guy! The place was pretty dead but he was good chat.Will definitely be back x”

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  Dayane Assis

  ·3 months ago

  “I was pleasantly surprised by Franklin’s Sports Bar. I came here to watch the Portugal vs Spain match, and the atmosphere was fantastic from start to finish. The staff were genuinely friendly and welcoming, and everyone working there seemed happy to help. I also noticed that all the customers were respectful and well-behaved, which made the whole experience even more enjoyable. The venue was clean, including the bathrooms, which is always something I appreciate. There were plenty of games and entertainment available, creating a fun atmosphere even before and after the football. Overall, everything was very pleasant, and I had a great time. I would definitely come back to watch another match or simply spend an evening with friends. Highly recommended!”

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  Niall Kennedy

  ·4 months ago

  “NOT A SPORTS BAR. Marketed as a bar that opens until 11pm showing the sports games of the day. I'm a Crystal Palace fan and arrived at 19.40 for the Conference league final only to be told last orders had been called because it was too quiet. Who is running this place? Clearly not a sports fan. Incredibly disappointing not to see the gane after making the trip into Belfast. **Update: i marched up to Laverys and they had the match on multiple screens with commentary.”

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  eamonn blyth

  ·4 months ago

  “Terrible to watch the football at! Went for a World Cup game and they only put the game on the big screen, they had a random F1 show on all the smaller screens the whole evening (not the actual Grand Prix or any qualifying) you could only see the big screen properly from about 10 seats in the whole room! Every other seat had either flags in the way or half the screen cut out from the balcony. The game we were watching kept freezing which is insane to me because it was available on free TV, for a sports bar this is unacceptable! Staff were fine but didn’t clock on to everyone having issues with then watching experience, even when they were told about it.”

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  Jamie Griffin-Smith

  ·4 months ago

  “Disappointed been in the past to watch sports before and was a brilliant lively venue. Walked in a handful of people inside got greeted with by the way we want to close early as there aren't enough people in here on Monday to watch the Arsenal game. Already it felt like we weren't wanted spent money on pints with more people arriving in, the group next to us complained saying can't you wait till the game is finished. Good size screens however, the audio was behind and buffered a few times leading to suspicions of an illegal stream or stick being used which is totally unprofessional. Used to be an excellent venue feel like they don't care about customers unless it's a large group, left shortly after half time to find another venue.”

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  Marco.

  ·5 months ago

  “Visited 19/4/26. Massive screen is good, however the sound is a few seconds out so makes it difficult to watch anything. The place needs a lot of money updating it, a lot of wires hanging down, gaffa tape holding the place together. The bar had very little in the way of drinks available. Most of the seats were damaged in one way or another. Would reccomended somewhere else if you wanted to properly watch an important sporting event”

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  Life Travels

  ·5 months ago

  “Atmosphere is cool, however, what ruined was this… see picture. Screens do not match with one another for time and commentary. One corner is already celebrating the goal while another corner is has not seen the goal yet. Ruined the excitement of watching live football. Management needs to solve this asap… food and drinks were average.”

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  alex boddy

  ·6 months ago

  “Alright sports bar, huge screen in middle.. Staff really pleasant but no Guinness, staropramen or peroni and weren’t showing the darts. Asked the bar keep if they would put the darts on but she wasnt clued up on what channels they had available.”