
Ulster Sports Club
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About Ulster Sports Club
Ulster Sports Club is a sports bar and live music venue at 96-98 High St in Belfast, housed in a social club. The downstairs bar is built around Ulster sport, and merchandise is on sale there. Gigs and concerts take place in the upstairs venue, covering comedy, metal, drum n bass, house and hard techno. The building runs across several floors with a different bar on each, and the interior extends well beyond the first bar at the front door. A back bar has a DJ and a dancefloor. Boundary beer, a local brew, is served, and art hangs on the walls. The club is open daily.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention live gigs upstairs, local boundary beer, multiple floors with bars and outdoor beer garden.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention live gigs upstairs, local boundary beer, multiple floors with bars and outdoor beer garden.
Customer Review Summary
Live gigs upstairs are what reviewers raise most, with comedy nights, metal nights, drum n bass, house and hard techno all mentioned, and one attendee calling it a small, very friendly venue. Close behind is the layout, with multiple floors and a different bar on each, a back bar with a DJ and dancefloor, and an outdoor beer garden. Downstairs, reviewers describe a youthful, alternative atmosphere that suits a few beers during the day. They praise the local Boundary beer and a members only brew, and one singles out the art on the walls. One reviewer found the hipster vibe not meant for them and said a seat outside might have changed that. The most serious complaint is a one star account in which a manager is described as screaming at two young girls over a candle flame, after which a bouncer removed them while they were crying. That reviewer says management ignored their follow up. Another reviewer calls the staff friendly, and one describes a staff member jumping straight into action when a friend was hurt.
Customer Review Summary
Live gigs upstairs are what reviewers raise most, with comedy nights, metal nights, drum n bass, house and hard techno all mentioned, and one attendee calling it a small, very friendly venue. Close behind is the layout, with multiple floors and a different bar on each, a back bar with a DJ and dancefloor, and an outdoor beer garden. Downstairs, reviewers describe a youthful, alternative atmosphere that suits a few beers during the day. They praise the local Boundary beer and a members only brew, and one singles out the art on the walls. One reviewer found the hipster vibe not meant for them and said a seat outside might have changed that. The most serious complaint is a one star account in which a manager is described as screaming at two young girls over a candle flame, after which a bouncer removed them while they were crying. That reviewer says management ignored their follow up. Another reviewer calls the staff friendly, and one describes a staff member jumping straight into action when a friend was hurt.
Featured reviews
- Kathleen Doherty
“What a fascinating bar! Incredible art on the walls, excellent local beer.”
- Ocea Meier
“Went here to see a gig and loved it, such a cool layout to the place with multiple floors with different bars on each, nice outdoor area aswell”
- Bob from Brooklyn
“Good place to see a gig, we saw Ditz from Brighton, small and very friendly venue. Excellent 👌”
- lolouise 101
“My husband and I witnessed the worst manager in this club bullying young girls last night. The story is… a mentioned to my husband that a candle on the next table had just went on caught a big flame (likely due to the staff just keep adding candles into candle holders full of wax) and there was two young girls at the bale maybe late teens at most. They were talking and clearly did not notice, as I said this, someone who I found out to be the manager with a pony tail came up to them and started screaming in their faces aboutcrhe candle, they had no idea what he was screaming. He then walked away and came back and started screaming again asking if they would start a for in their own house and they tried to explain they had not noticed which I observed. They were apologising for not noticing too. So he went and I asked wee they ok as they were clearly upset and then rep bounded came over to remove them for “starting a fire” they explained they didn’t notice and then my husband also explained that they did not light it and stated that we saw the flame rise. The bouncer took this on board and went back to manager and he sent ten em back with plastic cups to remove girls. My husband intervened and said it wasn’t fair as it did not happen and he also explained to Boucher how rude and out ignorant the manager was and Boucher said there was nothing he could do as it was managers instructions to remove them. At this stage the girls weee frightened and crying and we decided to leave due to the managements behaviour. I went to manager and explained the situation but funny enough, he wasn’t so quick to scream in my face. Them kids weee kicked out because of his ignorance bad mismanagement. I reached out to the management who have ignored me so I am putting this up here to warn people about the bullying tactics of the manager to young people”
- Kevin McKinless
“Still the best live venues in Belfast. It's as old as time itself. I've seen comedy gigs, metal nights, drum n bass, house music, hard techno. There's always something on upstairs. Downstairs there's a youthful, alternative atmosphere and it's a great place for a few beers during the day. The upstairs venue goes into the wee hours of the night. The Ulster sports bar is an institution amongst locals. I would highly recommend it to tourists and there's tons of cool swag to purchase.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“Underground music venue set in a vintage social club”
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible entrance · Wheelchair-accessible seating · Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Amenities
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
Location
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- Franklins Sports Bar3.94030.5 mi
huge big screen, out-of-sync audio, football match viewing
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster Sports Club | 4.3850 | — | live gigs upstairs, local boundary beer, multiple floors with bars |
| Franklins Sports Bar | 3.9403 | 0.5 mi | huge big screen, out-of-sync audio, football match viewing |
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