Deerah — Restaurant in Belfast

I normally dont write bad reviews but this i had to. We went there again on our visit to Belfast since our first experince was really good, lovely warm food, good service, we even went to eat there the next night and steak burger was to die for. But this time it was such a dreary place. Dirty floors and tables, food was not good at all, the waiter had long hair which was over the bill when he returned the bill, kept talking to himself while cleaning the table. He served us ok though. He just seemed tired and overworked. Felt bad for him. Since he seemed like a nice person. They seated us right infront of the toilet while upstairs and the rest of the restaurant was totally empty just 2 tables were occupied. There is barely any space between tables. Feels very uncomfortable. Toilet is right infront of the tables and could smell it all the time. Tea was the worst tasting tea in my life. Coke was half coke half water. My 13 year old said its better to drink water instead. Bread was not even made fresh. Same pita bread from any supermarket but not even warmed or grilled. We orderd kebah, chicken shawarma falafel and wings. Wings were good but the rest was so so. Food wa Will never ever go there again. We were so sad and miserable sitting there eating the not good tasted arabic food. I am big fan of arabic food so it was dissapointing. The only yummy part was hummus. I thought may be the owners are changed or sold business to some one else. Because last time it was great, warm and welcoming. On the bright side thankfully didnt get sick after wards. So i gave a star for that. They didnt accept card, cash only for some reason this time. All in all very bad experience. May be it was...

I generally love Lebanese restaurants and been to many of them. Most of the time they are great, but this is not the case. Avoid this place. Service here is not a service, just order taking... Portions are probably smallest I've ever seen in any of Lebanese restaurants. We were seated in the middle of the restaurant on the smallest table... Whene asked to move we were told we are not allowed without reservation ( there was no one else at all at the time we arrived) Later on waiter seated next table with 4 noisy woman right next to us ( the whole restaurant was empty ) . On top of that they were allowed to drink their own alcohol and we're taking and popping bottles od prosecco one after another (from their bags) Last but not least, when the food was ordered and was about to be served, waiter said their card machine is. It working and they only take cash . He mentioned the same to the table next to us, but 10 minutes after just before serving their food (why would not you say it together yo two tables sitting next to each other at the same time when they ordering food)? Of course there was no receipt given at he end and the bill was written on piece of paper ( what else to expect from cash only place)... COMPLETE RIP OFF....

Where do I start with this amazing little restaurant, the food is absolutely amazing i often go here at least once a week, i normally get the Lamb Kibbeh for starter and the Smokehouse Steak Beef Burger for main and wow i don't think I've had a better tasting burger in my life to be honest.

For students they do takeaway boxes for that are very well priced and also have a discount on the regular menu although i can't remember what it was but it's very good.

The staff are extremely friendly and will make sure you get everything you need. The boss is a wonderful man and will always have a chat with you if the restaurant is quiet. He goes above and beyond to ensure you get the best service possible, once i was eating there and he came to the table with a fresh bowl of chips and said that they were fresh and better than the ones I had gotten on the side of my burger (which were perfect in my opinion anyway) absolute gentleman.

Always a wonderful atmosphere with great music playing, would definitely recommend putting this place on your Belfast bucket list...