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Zen

  • Address: Behind City Hall, 55-59 Adelaide St., Central District, Belfast
  • Phone: 028/9023-2244
  • www.eatbelfast.com
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.4/5

Fodor's Review:

Entrepreneur Eddie Fung has miraculously transformed a redbrick 19th-century Belfast mill into an Asian oasis housing the city's finest Japanese restaurant. Upstairs you traverse a 30-foot-long mirrored catwalk with a glass walkway to get to the seating area. Choose between wooden booths, or, if you're prepared to hunker down on the floor, Japanese-style, opt for the traditional dining area. Downstairs, handpick your meal at the sushi bar, or choose a discreet table for two under the serene gaze of (reputedly) Ireland's largest Buddha. Zen has a reputation for authentic fresh sushi and sashimi. Purists may be bemused at the phyllo crispy prawns but everyone declares them delicious. Finish your meal with a Japanese malt whiskey: Nikka Black is smoky and mellow and will round off the perfect dinner.

  • Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
  • Closed: No lunch Sat.

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by sally_d5 from Ireland on 10/14/08
After visiting belfast this weekend, i decided to eat here..i went with an open mind having read both good and bad reviews. I am confident in saying that japanese food should be simple yet prepared well.
I found the menu full of dishes with only some elements of japanese food. It seemed the menu was scared of being too traditional which for my taste i didn't appreciate. I found the staff and service to be good on a positive, but my heart sunk when i began my starter..my prawns where like rubber and greasy..my main was average, nothing special because it was overwhelmed by the taste of garlic and was only saved by the rice which was an extra side order. This restraunt looks good but has no real claim on being the city's finest, a good interior doesn't distract from average food..It has a good coktail menu, i didn't try any as i didn't really enjoy the meal. I left dissapointed, dreaming of other great japanese meals i have had all over the world...sorry guys, for me i won't be back in a hurry.

Member Rating: 2.4
Ratings details: Food: 2.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 3.0 Value: 2.0
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