The Woodworkers — Restaurant in Belfast

Similar to another reviewer, I came in when it was dead inside - more employees than customers - but it was prime dinner time hours on a Sunday.

Confusing service - told to have a seat to order if I'm eating - different server comes immediately. I needed more than 5 seconds to look at the menu - she never reappeared. So I went to the bar and ordered. Fine. Would have been no biggie had that instruction just been clear.

I enjoyed the beer flight, not many places around with a good variety of craft beers, so glad for this one.

The chicken burger was pretty sad - it was missing a key ingredient, the onion rings, so I went up to the bar to ask. Apparently they were out, and were just not going to say anything, lol. I would have ordered something else. I guess I looked annoyed because some dude brought me some really sad fries to make up for it. But they were clearly ones that had been sitting under a heat lamp for a while. The sandwich was otherwise unremarkable esp for 11.50, and would be at a third of that. Why didn't they even bother to butter the bun or something?

I finished the beer (they were great) and left half my sandwich and all but 2 fries. 23 quid for that. I was really hoping to spice up my Ryan's / Post House rotation especially for the beer selection. Gah.

Even just a bit of kindness or acknowledgment from staff and I'd gladly be back for more pints if not the food, but they clearly gave no f**. Which would be fine, I'm on train idgaf too. But I think that only works when places are otherwise well-managed, and this one...

The Woodworkers: Where Beer is Religion and Bartenders Are Saints.

After a truly abysmal run-in with another pub-that-shall-not-be-named, we wandered into The Woodworkers hoping for a pint and a palate cleanse — and ended up having one of the best beer experiences of our lives.

The place oozes cool without trying too hard: laid-back vibes, an excellent selection, and bartenders who actually like people (a shocking concept, apparently). We were curious about the beer tasting flight — and even though the official “beer experience” didn’t start until 16:00, we showed up fashionably early at 14:00 like eager beer nerds with no sense of time.

Enter the bartender — That young woman is an absolute legend.

Not only did she not roll her eyes or throw us out for daring to exist before beer o’clock, she straight-up went above and beyond. She served us a glorious tasting board with eight different beers, explaining each one with genuine enthusiasm and that effortless Belfast charm.

She gave us more than we paid for, both in quality and kindness. By the end, we felt like we’d just taken a mini craft beer masterclass — and had a few good laughs along the way.

This place gets it. Great beer, good people, zero attitude. Whether you’re a beer geek or just here for a good time, The Woodworkers delivers. And if you’re lucky enough to be served by that bartender — give her a raise and a medal. Or at least a thank-you pint.

10/10 would get accidentally...

Went in on a Thursday night before the comedy night as part of the deal. Sat for 20 mins before we were even given a menu, the staff took no notice of us after being sat down. Then, I had to go back up after another 20 mins and ask if we could order food. The chap then realised we had been waiting longer than we should've and offered us a free drink because of the rubbish service, and apologised, which saved this review from being a 1 star! The food was fresh and tasty, which we couldn't fault. Beers on tap were great. Because of all this long waiting time meant we were last into the show and had to sit at the front row. Good value for the money, but we spoke to others who had done the same as us and agreed the service was terrible, staff just standing around chatting amongst themselves at the bar, management need to take a look at this, they have a really good vibe in here, awesome to see gender neutral toilets, it was so annoying that the service really let...