Reviews of The Welcome Restaurant. (Restaurant) in Belfast (County Antrim).

The Welcome Restaurant

359 Reviews

218 Comments

Restaurant

Chinese restaurant

22 Stranmillis Rd, Belfast BT9 5AA, United Kingdom

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Information of The Welcome Restaurant, Restaurant in Belfast (County Antrim)

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This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.

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Reviews of The Welcome Restaurant

T. F.

The atmosphere was lovely, the team was amazing! Defnitely worth the experience of going to eat out. The food was mouthwatering and full of flavour! Highly recommend the set menu for 2, to try a bit of everything, go hungry!! Thank you for a wonderful experience!

A. S.

I really enjoyed my meal at The Welcome last night. The meal was lovely. I had a delicious (and hot) Salt and Chili Chicken and my partner had a Honey Chili dish. Both were generous and tasty. Service was excellent and charming. Recommended for a quality Chinese meal.

C. C.

Fantastic restaurant.... We went for the boneless rub salt n chilli and satay chicken which came out on a sizzler. Both were Absolutely beautiful. Main was Chicken Curry n soft noodles and beef in black bean chilli n fried rice.. again both were gorgeous... Service:- 1st class from front door to leaving. First Chinese restaurant in a long time where the staff were actually talking to customers in a conversation.. they wanted to talk. This restaurant will be a new go to for Belfast.

A. L.

Fantastic food and great experience. We selected quite a few options as it was our first time. The hiney chili chicken was amazing. The portions were generous, full of flavour and warm. Very reasonably priced too. The service was friendly and efficient. The manager even came to introduce e himself and talk to us about the history and menu. I really appreciated this and will be eager to go back. Planning a trip back with parents this week :)

A.

Valentines dinner in here. Service was impeccable, owner was very friendly and gave us some tips on a really good place in Manchester to visit run by a family member. They gave my partner a valentines gift as we left. Only disappointment was that the Char Siu Pork Belly was not available which was the dish I wanted but the normal Char Siu was a great alternative. Will be back

C. R. B.

I had the most gorgeous food here which was very tasty. The service which we received was really warm especially from the host whole I believe to be called Michael. Nice and relaxed ambiance. Would definitely recommend and look forward to coming back again.

M. F.

Overall disappointed. Stopped off here to get something to takeaway. It was busy with people dining in. Member of staff that served us was very friendly and quick. The menu in my opinion is overpriced. Main dishes start from £12.50 with takeaway getting a 20% discount on main meals if you collect, then you have to add on a side which isn't included in the cost. The honey and chilli chicken was very poor, the rest of the food was no better or worse than other places.

n. m.

Great food. Lovely people. Beautiful atmosphere. The roof has to be seen! Best sit in chinese in Belfast

E. M.

Came here for a date night while having an overnight stay in Belfast, the service was fantastic and very accommodating to my veggie / gluten free diet and knew their menu well! the food was not as delicious as I wanted it to be..

S. K.

Very good food. Nice atmosphere. Overall, a good experience and will return.

S. K.

Disappointed with meal tonight. One of the dishes lacked flavour. More disappointing though was the cheesecake we ordered was definitely frozen!

w. t. w.

Amazing place, lovely host, got a wee pudding for free for my birthday, and the price is right for the high quality but it’s not going to leave you out of pocket. 12/10 can’t wait to go back.

E. J.

This is the best Chinese restaurant outside China. I have gone on and off over the last 25 years and the quality has never dipped once. A takeaway this time the usual excellence. The staff are welcoming friendly and patient cannot recommend enough

b. e.

Delicious food, great atmosphere and staff are lovely. Aptly named.

J. S.

Brilliant service, great team, catered very well for dietary requirements, would highly recommend. Keep up the great work.

H. C.

Came to Belfast for the first time last Sunday and we found the Welcome Chinese restaurant completely by chance.We fell in love with the food on the first night here and we came back again tonight as the food is divine.The staff will go out of there way to help you.The owner/manager is a lovely person and again he would go out of his way to help you.We will defnitlet be calling here again on our nxt trip up from Cork.

s. m.

One off Belfast longest established Chinese restaurants Beautiful food at a reasonable price highly recommended for anyone on a night out in Belfast

a. m.

Best Chinese in Belfast been going there for over 30 years now. Edit..I've posted the photo...Sorry it's empty serving dishes..but I couldn't waste time taking photos when delicious food was in front of me....and the king prawn in black bean sauce/spring roll is our usual starter 'delicious' I can't praise this place enough..but make sure you book especially at the weekend.

K. M.

Very nice food and very friendly staff.

D. W.

Love, Love Love this place. Been going here for 20+ years and never been disappointed. Staff friendly x owner goes out of his way to make you feel very 'Welcome '.

B. M.

Beautiful food,excellent service would highly recommend

R. F.

Overall very bland,chicken not top quality,beef in limited supply,rice overcooked,soup disappointed,sorry owner lovely chap but has gone down in grade from my last visit long ago. Not cheap either,so need to step up to the mark or people like myself wont return.

M. M.

Excellent food, exceptional service. The only problem is the food is so nice you don't want to stop eating.

A. O.

Excellent food. The owner is very chatty and personable. Full of information on where to visit in Belfast. Try the duck roll pancakes and peking chicken. Large portions.

T. M.

Got to say the food was excellent, very tasty indeed , every mouthful was full of delicious spices, great . Portions were adequate. Prices a bit pricey, my take away came to 67 pounds but I enjoyed it all the same and would recommend the welcome to friends.

G. S.

Very good quality and fresh food. Generous portions and very friendly staff. Highly recommended

M. J.

Really lovely food host and staff, love the background music too, it made "table for one" much more enjoyable than usual 😊

P. K.

Good place and ambiance. Staffs are friendly. Foods are also delicious.

C. f.

Food was delicious and staff were very attentive.

D. C.

Found this place by chance and how lucky we were. Fantastic service, delicious food and really nice atmosphere. Next time we are back in Belfast we will definitely return. A+++

C. K.

Beautiful setting ..... Friendliest staff especially Micheal who couldn't do enough for us from the time we walked in until the time we left ..... Gave us little tips on where to go & what to see. Definitely recommend this restaurant

T. M.

Food is amazing and Michael was a pleasure to talk too!!!

J. H.

The food was amazing and the service was excellent too

U.

Lovely food, friendly staff!

S.

Wow! had a fabulous family birthday dinner here on Saturday eve. 11 of us, staff were v pleasant, the manager v friendly & accommodating. My food was amazing - prawn starter, monk fish with ginger & scallion for main. Everyone loved their meals!

K. D.

It had been some 20 years since last visiting the welcome we were not disappointed service was great great recommendations given for food choices food tastes fantastic all in all a good place to eat we will be back more often

a. d.

Had a great meal.. Michael was very friendly took time to stop and chat. The crab was fantastic and the char sui worth the wait. Price was good .. deep fried ice cream was tasty too. Looking forward to going back to try something different.. maybe the rainbow duck next time..

E. P.

Absolutely brilliant! Service was excellent. The staff were very kind and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The food was perfection and we didn't have long to wait between placing our order and receiving our meal. Cannot fault this place or the staff! Highly recommended if you like good, classic Chinese cuisine. Fabulous!!!

J. G.

For a takeaway from Welcome for the first time last week. More expensive than the average takeaway but absolutely delicious and I'll gladly treat myself to one again.

C. M.

Excellent food and service.. highly recommended 👌

A. Z.

Great restaurant. The staff were very friendly and helpful, excellent service. The food was really tasty, the dish I had was particularly spicy. Some really good wines to choose from as well. Its reasonably priced - full three courses with wine will probably be around £35 a head. But overall definitely recommend it and I'll be back there again

J. F.

Got a take away as the restaurant was closed due to covid. Called to place order and was offered delivery but I decided to collect. I waited in my car outside the restaurant and the staff phoned me when it was ready to come in and collect. The food is always good and staff friendly and professional. Their Beef and Black Bean is to die for, I'm also big fan of their lemon Chicken.

K. T.

Absolutely loved the food. Delicious & fresh. We didn't have a reservation so it took second thoughts before we were seated, lucky us, because 10 minutes later the restaurant was packed with diners, so might be worth booking in advance. They'd a good option of gluten-free meals from the menu.

N. I.

Fantastic customer service. The portions were very generous and the food was perfectly cooked. If you cannot decide on what to do eat or where to go for a date night; do yourself a favour and book a table!

D. M.

Not only is it possibly the best chinese I've had but the staff are incredible and provide a service worth noting. Michael was fantastic but that doesnt take anything away from the rest of the staff with the chef needing a mention for the excellent food. When I'm in belfast, I will be returning to Welcome!

K. T.

Staff were friendly and welcoming, restaurant had a nice feel to it. Good menu choices available, enjoyed what I ordered :) A few cons though, the service speed is properly slow, could be much better, and dinner was probably a little pricey for what we had. However I think special early bird offers are available, so we'll probably go back and try that next time.

B. M.

Family visit here, great food, lovely staff, overall great experience.

M. T.

Fantastic restaurant and host. Food was really fresh and kung po chicken was delicious. I will certainly be back.

D. M.

What a great place to eat the food is delicious and the service attentive can't do enough for you we had a birthday meal and we had a mixture of ages the staff were excellent well informed as of choices and making sure you understand your order! I will definitely be back and will highly recommend this restaurant

M. K.

Staff was very friendly and helpful.It was a fantastic experience...Fried Ice Cream was made in heaven...it was so tasty that i can't describe. I just loved this place.If you ever go to Belfast you must visit it.

g. a. w. e.

Nice food and setting

S. C.

Lovely restaurant. Food were amazing and the service was great. I would come back here. The only reason why i gave 4 not 5 is because it took a long time to have our drinks taken to us and we have to remind them to give us a bottle of wine we ordered and later on told us they run out of that wine. But all in all great experience.

S.

Lovely restaurant. Beautiful food. Spacious restaurant. Will be back

K. M.

Great restaurant with very attentive staff. Food excellent. Server ( Michael) explained that they will adapt whatever options we required eg: fish, chicken etc with anything we wanted. No need to go into too much detail but would definitely recommend this restaurant to readers. Enjoy and thank you to all at the Welcome for a lovely evening.

K. A.

Great friendly attentive staff. Food beautiful really well presented gladly would recommend

G. M.

5 star for both food and customer service. Huge portions, absolutely delicious and staff were very friendly, couldn't do enough for us. Thoroughly enjoyed and will return again most definitely.

f. c.

Friendly people nice food the malisian beef is tops and the chips a proper crispy chunky ones il be back

O. K.

Best Chinese cuisine in town!!

j. l.

My wife and I ate there last night. The food was amazing, the best Chinese food we have ever had. We went as it was no.1 on trip advisor and rightly so. The staff were fantastic. Soft shell crab was amazing.

C. G.

Have been going here for years birthdays, special occasions. Haven't been for a awhile, I have a gluten intolerance. I was looking at menu and young man came over said to me he recognised me said u have been here before and if there is anything not on the menu say to me and I will get you sorted. He was really friendly and made me feel that they are looking after there customers. Also helped with having my good well prep for my gluten intolerance. Highly recommended. Always lokking after there customers. 😀 Thanks

G.

Great food from lovely people along with brilliant service. Michael the owner encouraged us to try the chips - he wasn't wrong, they were excellent.

A. H.

Fantastic service and the food was second to non. Really enjoyed the food and our server was so helpful. Would highly recommend to try this restaurant as I will be coming back when in Belfsat.

C. C.

Lovely food, staff make me feel very welcome like the restaurant name , will be highly recommend .

G. M.

Took the young lady there. Excellent recommendations by the waiter, majestic food, good portions, reasonable prices and good fun with the staff. We really enjoyed our time. Highly recommended.

H. B.

Have been coming here my whole life and it never disappoints! Food and service is always top notch

A. N.

The original and still the best. Back in the day, much suspicion surrounded Chinese food. The uneducated made various spurious claims regarding the origin of the meats. The Welcome changed all the way we thought. Today, it continues to emphasise what we know is the best in this cuisine; delicious flavours and textures that although most is fried doesn't taste stodgy nor lie in your belly like a small dead mammal. The welcome doesn't stop with the name above the door. The current generation continues the traditions established back in the 20th century, that is, a warm welcome, friendly service and impeccable manners. Do yourself a favour and pay it a visit. You know you should, you're worth it for heavens sake!

R. T.

The food was fantastic and the service was even better. Will definitely be back!

J. B.

Excellent service fabulous food . Been going for years and it's still the best Chinese restaurant out there . You will pay a little more , but when food is cooked from scratch and all fresh ingredients it is only to be expected. Honestly if you haven't yet , you need to try it .

B. M. D.

Great food but expensive, all sides are extra ,

M. B.

Excellent Chinese, been here before even with COVID. Staff wearing masks tables suitable distanced. Service excellent food excellent would highly recommend

G. K.

Fabulous food and fabulous service. We were made very welcome. Will definitely be back and soon I hope.

C. M.

Great food and service.Very enjoyable.Good value for money.

K. M.

Had a lovely meal,the service was excellent and the food was delicious.Staff were very friendly. Will defintely be going back.Highly recommend. Thanks :) :)

A. H.

Wonderful food, very fresh and well balanced. Great hosts - would fully recommend. Thanks for a superb evening. Will definitely be back.

N. S.

Great food and service.. only thing that let it down the room was bit cold but we were there early and I'm sure as the evening progressed the room would have warmed up. BUT food was yummy

M. B.

We had the most beautiful meal, and the staff were lovely, we will definitely be visiting again

A. W.

Friendly attentive staff and good food. I eat here a lot, it's excellent for dining alone or with a group. It has good access for wheelchair users.

I.

Amazing and friendly staff. Great atmosphere and music. Absolutely fantastic food well deserving of the 5 stars no where quite like it

M. M.

Food is PARFUL! Staff are all friendly and welcoming! Sweet and sour is good, curry is really good as well. Good place near museum and university. Must go!

M. W.

Excellent restaurant, the oldest in Belfast

O. T.

By far the best Chinese restaurant I have ever eaten at! The staff are so friendly and helpful, and the food is of the highest standard. I would recommend it to anyone!

A. M.

The food was amazing and the staff very friendly. Spring rolls were the best I've ever had. They do take away as well.

S. J. W.

Probably the best Chinese cuisine I have ever tasted! absolutely Superb! Well worth a visit and overall value for money!

m. d.

Lovely meal here last night before heading to see Shirley Valentine. Great food, efficient service very helpful and friendly staff.

L. R.

Lovely staff, food was excellent, service was good

J. G.

I've been going here for years. Great food really friendly staff and great settings. If I haven't been in a while I get withdrawal symptoms. Just lover it.

K. P.

Family meal for anniversary. One of the best chinese meals I have had in years. Party of 7 everyone enjoyed a variety of freshly cooked food

J. C.

Meal was brilliant and first class service. A must if you are going to Belfast and just along from Queens Uni

A. C.

This place could not be better. Amazing fine dining with amazing service

G. M.

Absolutely superb food, very flavoursome and authentic Chinese dishes, staff also really friendly and professional

m. p.

Had a lovely meal was great seeing Charlie Wong after 11/12 years when I was the head chef for them at the dukes hotel Belfast what a great feed and was made to feel so welcome lovely staff and excellent service 10/10

K. O.

Amazing food. Beautiful setting staff really friendly informative and reasonably priced

N. M.

The best Asian Chinese restaurant in Northern Ireland. Michael and his team are excellent. Great menu at affordable prices

C. r.

Had a fantastic Chinese meal here would very much recommend. The staff where brilliant and pleasant.

D. J.

Food was nice. Wasn't amazing.. The girl waiter was very huffy and had an attitude.. Didn't appreciate that. Don't think I'll be back again unfortunatly .

M. H.

This review is pretty exclusive to the "crispy chicken in honey chilli sauce" "honey chilli" = honey + sweet chilli sauce. "honey chilli" sauce isn't supposed to be pink. If you like(d) gaze and little fat budha's honey chilli, don't even bother. Couldn't finish it, despite not being full.

B. J.

Visited on Friday around six thirty had an excellent meal .menu was great and Micheal made us feel really welcome .will definitely visit again

S. M.

The best king prawns The best green pepper and black bean sauce The fried rice is delicate and fresh too

D. M.

Valentines dinner here .Food Service staff all 5star .A lovely relaxing dinner. Restaurant was very busy but never felt rushed service was excellent and the food just so delicious .My favourite chinese restaurant .

K. S.

Best Vegetable Chow Mein I have ever had & the restaurant was so accommodating offered to make any of the dishes vegetarian which is so unusual but very welcoming.

S. J.

Food was excellent and the staff were very friendly..

S. J.

Food great staff friendly and a very enjoyable meal.

m.

I had the duck, the chef is a wonderful person, told me everything in the dish with recommendation according to what im looking for, delicious.

A. T.

Excellent Chinese food here. Good atmosphere and great service. Will definitely be back

F. W.

Excellent service and high quality meal. Very welcoming and friendly staff

D. M.

Probably the finest Chinese food in Belfast. Spacious and atmospheric restaurant, excellent menu and service.

D. D.

Without question the best Chinese Restaurant in Belfast!!!

P. O.

Fantastic meal tonight.. Service and food was excellent.. Def be back

S. H.

Brilliant food. Great service. Michael the owner , great ambassador for his restaurant.

J. H.

This was our first time at The Welcome restaurant. Diffently will be back. Excellent choices. Staff very attentive

O. C. D.

Nicest Chinese restaurant I have ever been to. Service was great, lots of vegetarian options!

F. S.

Lovely, friendly staff. Salt & chilli monkfish (specials menu) was beautiful. 👍

G.

Excellent, all the food came out very quickly, was fresh and delicious. Best chinese in Belfast!

L. M.

Lovely meal with attentive friendly service, nice ambience. Will go back.

A. M.

Great food - they'll tailor dishes and make "off menu" if they can

M. K.

Just great, the service, the food everything. You wont get better treatment that the wonderful family atmosphere here.

M. M.

Excellent food. Brilliant service. Will definitely be back.

M. G.

Excellent food, friendly attentive staff lovely surroundings will definitely be back!

N.

Go here every week nearly. Their food is delicious, generally have good availability on weekdays and lovely staff

A. D.

Friendly staff and best Chinese I've ever had. Can recommend the satay.

s. d.

Busy Chinese restaurant where the service matches the quality of the food - both very good. Prices are reasonable.

M. O.

First time here in 30 years. Very busy. Good service, knowledgeable staff. Manager is a real gent.

M. P.

Amazing food and friendly service. Would recommend to everyone!

R. M.

Best Chinese restaurant I have been in Belfast very good food and very good staff looking forward to next time

A. P.

Lunchtime deal is really nice. The set menu short, but it is fantastic value for money and the food is very good.

J. V.

Great food, very fair price, spectacular service.

J. G.

Great atmosphere. Great service . Big helpings! Belfasts No1 chinese restaurant. 5 star

D. O.

One of my favourite Chinese restaurants in Belfast. Excellent food and service

E. M.

Good safe restaurant.. Excellent food and service

k. b.

Really friendly and welcoming! Food was great 👌

w. w.

Quality food, great service. Best Chinese in town.

a. n.

Loved the food & hospitality, puts all my locals to shame.

m. h.

Great food, great service - best Chinese restaurant in Belfast by far

N. H.

Great food, great value lunch menu and lovely, helpful staff.

E. O.

Great food very good service definitely will return

T. R. W.

First class,The food and wine that the staff recommended was 5 star.we will be back sooner than later 👌

J. D.

Another lovely meal in the Welcome

M. W.

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C. M.

Just had a fabulous meal in the Welcome. Really enjoyed every course

H. M.

Best Chinese in Belfast, lovely friendly staff and the food is incredible

R. H.

Great meal, excellent service

T.

Lovely night out with family... food, service were excellent.

K. d.

Lovely meal, staff very helpful and friendly

P. G.

Good food great service nice wine beautiful restaurant

L. S.

Very good food and excellent hosts!

M. C.

Best Chinese in Belfast. Fact.

G. E.

Piping hot, genetous portions, great service at lunch

R. S. R.

Best Chinese take away in South Belfast. Consistently excellent

S. M.

Lovely food l. Waiting staff very helpful

R. B.

This restaurant sets the benchmark for service and quality!

C. M. G.

Always the best Chinese in Belfast

T. M.

Fantastic food, lovely venue.

E. E. 2.

Great service and wonderful food.

I. R.

Lovely food, food is delicious, I'll be back

D. M.

Excellent food and service

B. K.

Food is delicious. Will definitely be back

R. C.

Renovations underway but service and food excellent

G. B.

Excellent service, staff brilliant Many Thanks

t. d.

Not as good as the first time sorry to say

J. H.

Nice food, pleasant staff.

C. T.

Food was amazing and excellent service

T. V.

Surprising good!

K. M.

Food nice but very pricey

A. S.

Had a great meal with great service

A. o.

Lovely food great service

L. M.

Fabulous food and service 👌

E. M.

Great food friendly staff

L. C.

Excellent food and service

D. K.

Excellent as always. Never disappointed

D. W.

Friendly staff great service and amazing food

R. D.

Great Chinese...run out of Guinness

V. S.

nice staff....nice service....nice environment and reasonable price

p. o.

Amazing food an service as always

w. g.

Good food and friendly staff

A. U.

Amazing food and amazing service 👍

J. C.

Great food and service.

N. D. L.

nice food

P. A.

Friendly staff and quality food.

H. M.

Class food

C. N.

Overpriced - Average at best - Friendly Service

K. V.

Good menu helpful staff

P. M.

Food was top class

M. K.

never fails so delicious

D. G.

Enjoyable meal and attentive service

P. L.

Great Chinese

A. S.

Brillant food and service

P. M.

Food first class

C. H.

Best Chinese in Belfast

A. M.

Best Chinese in town.

P. G.

Amazing

S. R.

Amazing

E. R.

Best meal in a long time !!!!!!

D. H.

Excellent

K. M.

Fantastic

J. W.

Amazing Chinese

P. M.

Class

D. H.

Great food

M. K.

👍👍👍👍👍

J. W.

Fantastic Food

S. C.

Another fantastic meal from Michael and the team. Restaurant really busy but service a d food was excellent.

O. B.

(Translated) Fine Chinese cuisine. A warm welcome, carefully prepared dishes, scented with Asian spices, a real treat and an incredible choice. Only regret everything is subject to supplement, the accompaniments, additional sauces, some choice of meat or seafood, attention addition can quickly climb. Remember to book, the restaurant is very busy. (Original) De la cuisine chinoise tout en finesse. Un accueil chaleureux, des plats préparés avec soin, parfumés aux épices d'Asie, un vrai regal et un choix incroyable. Seul regret tout est sujet à supplément, les accompagnements, les sauces supplémentaires, certains choix de viande ou de fruits de mer, attention l'addition peut vite grimper. Pensez à réserver, le restaurant est très fréquenté.

K. H.

(Translated) Very tasty and good quality and price. The maître was very friendly and competent. Wheelchair accessible, with a sloping surface at the entrance. Definitely go for the Chinese rice table. (Original) Zeer lekker en goede kwaliteit en prijs. De maître was zeer vriendelijk en bekwaam. Rolstoeltoegankelijk, met hellend vlak aan de ingang. Ga zeker voor de Chinese rijsttafel.

r. 2.

(Translated) It is very beautiful and very clean, it smells good the food is very tasty and it is not that expensive I recommend it. (Original) Es muy bonito y muy limpio, huele bien la comida está muy rica y no es tan caro. Lo recomiendo.

M. Z.

(Translated) The is China food on Belfast (Original) The jest China food on Belfast

J. B.

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D. M.

(Translated) Very good (Original) Molto buono

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