Belfast
Focused reporting on foodservice activity across Belfast’s key neighbourhoods, including the Cathedral Quarter, Titanic Quarter, Lisburn Road, and the city centre. This section highlights restaurant and pub openings, hotel F&B developments, independent ventures, and supply chain movements shaping trade in Northern Ireland’s capital. With insights tailored to chefs, operators, and hospitality leaders, we cover how regeneration, tourism, and local demand are influencing strategy in one of the UK’s most culturally and commercially dynamic regional markets.
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Aug- 2019 -2 AugustRestaurants
Whitbread to launch Bar + Block Steakhouse in Reading
Whitbread is set to launch a new Bar + Block Steakhouse in reading following a “successful” roll-out in Wimbledon, Belfast and Bristol in 2019. The new steak-focussed all-day casual dining restaurant will open on Reading Road in Winnersh on the 16 August. Bar + Block Winnersh will be a 418…
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Jul- 2019 -4 JulyRestaurants
Culloden Estate & Spa unveils new restaurant and bar
The five-star Culloden Estate and Spa has unveiled a £750,000 investment which has seen the complete transformation of two of the main public spaces on the ground floor. What was formerly The Mitre Restaurant is now the Lough Bar and offers guests panoramic views over Belfast Lough and a new…
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Jun- 2019 -4 JuneRestaurants
Northern Quarter food village opens at Belfast International Airport
Catering company Mount Charles has announced the opening of the Northern Quarter of the new food village, at Belfast International Airport. The centre includes four food and drink destinations including, Coco Diablo Mexican Cantina and the Irish brand Freshly Chopped, where food is created in open theatre chopping stations. The…
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May- 2019 -3 MayBusiness
’17 million Brits’ have stolen tableware from a bar or restaurant
New research has revealed that an estimated 17 million people in Britain have stolen tableware – glasses, cups, napkins, cutlery, condiments – in their homes. Catering equipment supplier Nisbets uncovered the results following a survey in which 1,000 respondents were asked about their attitudes towards stealing such items from bars…
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Mar- 2019 -28 MarchPubs and Bars
Beannchor to ‘bring back conversation’ with £500k bar investment
Northern Irish hospitality group, Beannchor, has announced a £500,000 investment that will transform The Cloth Ear bar and create 10 new jobs. The owners of the bar, which is part of The Merchant Hotel in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, have described the evolution of the venue as a “traditional Irish Victorian…
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Feb- 2019 -27 FebruaryNews
Bar + Block Steakhouse opens first Northern Ireland site
Whitbread’s contemporary high street steak brand, Bar + Block Steakhouse is set to open three new restaurants, with the first opening in Bristol on 23 April, followed by the first Northern Ireland site in Belfast on 24 April and Reading scheduled for mid-2019. This takes the group’s portfolio up to…
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Oct- 2018 -25 OctoberRestaurants
Flame restaurant evacuated following fire
Belfast’s Flame restaurant was evacuated at 8pm on Tuesday night (23 October) following a fire on its rooftop. Around 70 customers dining in the restaurant were evacuated and residents at a nearby hotel were not allowed to return to their rooms as the fire service worked to extinguish the fire.…
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Mar- 2018 -29 MarchBusiness
Nisbets adds another store to its retail portfolio
Catering equipment supplier, Nisbets, has further added to its growing retail portfolio with the opening of a new store in Bayswater, west London. The new store – Nisbets’ 32nd retail outlet – will officially open its doors at 9.00am on Tuesday 3 April. To celebrate the arrival of the new…
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