The Dock Cafe — Restaurant in Belfast

It was so pleasantly surprising for me to discover that this cafe serves everything for free and the donation is entirely on the visitor 's will/ voluntary. Harry, the owner of the cafe is so gracious and a perfect gentleman who receives guests (every single person walking in) with the same smile, humility and compassion and checks on the health and well being. The ladies at the counter/ kitchen serve tea, coffee and food items with the same compassion and grace. The cafe is well kept and spacious and ventilated with enough sunlight lighting the entire space. A good collection of books is available on the shelves for the reader in you. The cafe has a special prayer room and stationery to write down your wishes and prayers and pin to the wired tree at the center. Harry personally said prayers for me and spent a good time talking and discussing things with me. It's a must visit cafe and so our part/ bit to contribute towards something very good and humane. They have provided food and shelter to so many people, who did not have food and home and during tough times. Felt light...

I have been going to this cafe for years as a student, love it to bits. However I have recently been made feel very unwelcome by one man in particular, who seems intent on chasing students out of his establishment and assuming we don't pay for the service. Just today he approached our table and tried to get us to leave after we had only been there for a short time, while he did not approach any other tables aside from ours because we were wearing our college lanyards. He then hovered around and repeatedly checked the time on his phone and looking at us. By the time we had left, many people who were already there when we arrived were still enjoying the café without being hounded out the door.

This is such a shame, the dock has always been so welcoming and inviting and I have always supported it. I do not like being judged a lesser customer just because I...

Love this place! The staff are superb & so friendly. They have comfy seating throughout & serve carmel squares, scones, brownies & loads more. They also have cold & hot drinks which aren't the best but there's a subway & coffee shop close by which you can usualy bring in if they don't supply it. There's lots of window seating & also outdoor benches which all have great views. The walls are covered in local artwork & photographs which personally makes it look quite cluttered & cheap but it's one of the ways they make money as they rely solely on donations depending on what customers feel their experience is worth. Cleverly there's PayPal codes on the tables & donation boxes scattered throughout saving you the awkwardness feeling like your...