Gnostic Bar & Kitchen — Restaurant in Town Parks

Lovely venue, the scoop is it's a well kept secret, next door to Direct Wine Shipments. There were six of us at Saturday teatime, quite a fussy crowd. The ambience was warm and relaxing. Bar staff were doing a great job on the Mojitos and Margaritas. We went upstairs for our table and the dark and stylish decor continued. Food is based on small plates costing between £8-14. We ordered one each and six sides to share. Favourite of the night were the deep-fried red peppers with feta, served hot and fresh. We ordered a second one.. slow cooked lamb with houmous was well cooked but a bit bland. Duck in the form of a spring roll was on the small side. Seabass with pepperonata was a lot of peppers and a little fish. The cheese plate was delicious, with brie, blue cheese and what looked like manchego, with huge juicy red grapes, home made raisin relish and home made crackers. The Choc Ice dessert, which three of us ordered, was bad. It was a chocolate mousse encased in a heavy hazlenut overcoat which was way too much. So, a few quibbles but mostly good and a sure thing for a return visit. We spent about £40 per person which included a bottle of Holy Snail...

Gnostic

Situated in a Belfast City Quays location, facing the Harbour Commissioner’s Office, Gnostic Bar and Restaurant offers its customers a cozy and intimate environment; a place to meet & mingle with friends and colleagues or to taste and tipple with excellent food and drinks options.

We called in to try the Small Plates selection, and were very impressed with the dishes on offer. The Asian Crispy Duck Salad was a definite winner, as were the Spiced Panisse Tacos, and we were delighted to find a great favourite of ours, Fried Green Olives, on the menu: absolutely perfect bar snacks! And the Charred Broccolini with miso mayo and a soft poached egg, and the Mac & Beer Cheese with whipped feta were terrific vegetarian options.

However, do make sure that you visit Gnostic in the winter months to take full advantage of the seasonal “Hot Tot” drinks menu; the Buttered Rum is like liquid butterscotch with a spicy kick and was...

Very nice, cozy little bar and lounge. We reserved a table for 5 in the lounge but, despite there being at least 2 tables open when we arrived, they told us we would have to sit in the bar downstairs, which was smaller and required pushing two small round tables together for the five of us to eat. It was very hot in there - the two AC units on the wall read 28 degrees and 30 degrees.

Other than that, the experience was very nice. We ordered crispy cod sliders, beef sliders, the Lebanese lamb served on flatbread, goat cheese tortellini, and hit smoked salmon. It was all delicious and served quickly. The drinks were all prepared well and not at all watered down.

For dessert, we ordered the Raspberry and Olive Oil Cake, and the Dark Chocolate Pave.

Although we weren't thrilled with the seating, the server was very attentive and the proprietor/manager came and visited with us and was...