Ulster Sports Club — Restaurant in Belfast

I went to the Ulster Sports Club on Saturday night for drinks with friends and to catch a DJ set by Iain McCready in the Tap Room on the top floor. I didn't, on this occasion go to any of the other bars either on the ground floor or first floor so this review is only about the top floor bar. Can say however that the door staff were very welcoming on our way in and the ground floor bar was very warm and lively.

The Tap Room is small with maybe 15 wooden tables placed about and quite utilitarian in decor, it's stark but quite cool looking! As I said, we were there to watch our friend DJ and the sound was absolutely amazing, the speakers are placed in such a way that it's just immersive. There's no dance floor as such, but that didn't stop anyone!! It was such a fun and eclectic mix of people when we were there which was really nice because, young and older, rockers and ravers.

The bar staff were super friendly and we didn't wait more than a few minutes to get served. One thing I really liked too was that the bar staff were really helpful wirh offering suggestions on drinks if you were looking recommendations. The ladies toilets were very clean which is always a bonus!!

The only complaint I have was that the drinks selection on this floor catered to a very niche market. My friend doesn't drink so asked for a Coke Zero and he got a Diet Karma Cola instead, which was so incredibly sickly sweet that he couldn't drink more than half of it. There was no alternative offered which made it feel like they're too cool for the likes of Pepsi Max or Coke Zero! The prices were actually pretty reasonable though for a city centre bar, and the lack of non-pretentious soft drinks aside, I'd definitely go back! Updated to add that in the Tap Room it's card...

1 star is too generous. I come here quite regularly, on this particular night I was waiting by the bar to get my drink and I sat down on the chair beside me. I was aggressively shaken by a man and told to get off his seat, which I did. He continued to have a go saying he couldn’t get beside the bar because I was standing in his way, I replied saying I’m waiting on my drink I’ll be Out of your way in a minute. He then said he would get me kicked out of the place and started making a show to the bar staff. The bar staff weren’t engaging and basically told him to wise up. An hour later (once they had rinsed us of more cash) my friends and I were randomly approached by 2 bald bouncers, who were extremely aggressive, and told us to leave. They unnecessarily put their hands on us to the point where I was worried they would try to start a physical fight with us. They have no other reason other than we had annoyed a customer. This isn’t the first time these bouncers have been extremely aggressive towards me or people I know, I would never recommend this place to anyone especially another woman. The chances of being bullied by a bald man is extremely high. If this place has any chance of surviving they need to sack tweedle dumb and...

Approximately around 2AM I was thrown out by a female bouncer for no apparent reason, and none of which was relayed to me. I was leaning against a pillar in the back room waiting for my friend who was in line at the bar ordering us drinks. as I was waiting the staff member in question approached me and told me I had to leave and gave me no reason why when I asked. However, contrary to her telling me to leave, she allowed me to approach my friend at the bar to tell him I was being kicked out, before having to walk the full way out the front to leave, all the while telling her that it didn't make any sense that I was being thrown out. My phone was dead and so I had no way to pay for a taxi home, and was meant to be getting a taxi with my friend who I was unfortunately separated from due to your staff. with no ability to pay for a taxi home due to my phone being dead, I was forced to walk home (approximately 5.6 miles to my home address...