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Deanes Restaurant

Address: 36-40 Howard St., Golden Mile, Belfast
Phone: 028/9033-1134
www.michaeldeane.co.uk

Price range: $$$-$$$$
Cuisine: Continental
Location: Belfast

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Fodor's Review:

Armed with a Michelin star and a sharp tongue (usually aimed at rival chefs), Michael Deane has become one of Ireland's most buzz-worthy chefs. Based in central Belfast, this seductive restaurant, with its muted color scheme, draws the crowds to its tables for both lunch and dinner. Head chef Derek Creagh watches over the open kitchen turning out innovative dishes including breast of wood pigeon, pork belly with roast langoustine, or John Dory in crisped couscous for starters. The main dinner menu offers panfried halibut and squid, saddle of rabbit with smoked bacon, or grilled Dover sole with cured cucumber and brown shrimps. One of the desserts that locals rave about is the poached-pear mille-feuille with caramel parfait and Valrhona Chantilly. The Belfast fish producers Ewings, who supply Deanes, have been in business for 100 years; most of their produce comes from the County Down fishing ports of Kilkeel and Portavogie. So sit back, survey the work of prominent local artists on the walls, and enjoy the sleek and chic interior.

Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
Closed: Restaurant closed Sun.-Tues., brasserie closed Sun.