Fodor's Expert Review The Morning Star
Halfway down a narrow lane is the 19th-century Morning Star, one of the city's most historic pubs, first built as a coaching stop for the Belfast-to-Dublin post. There's a traditional bar downstairs and a cozy velvet and wood-panel restaurant upstairs serving locally sourced food. On the menu you might find venison and game in winter, lamb in spring, and grilled haddock or roast Antrim pork in summer. Also notable is the steak menu; you'd be hard-pressed to find a larger assortment of aged cuts, and they are enormous: sizzling steaks, some up to 42 ounces, arrive at the table in red-hot cast-iron skillets and are served with a flourish by the friendly staff.
Quick Facts
17–19 Pottinger's Entry
Belfast,
Co. Down
BT1 4DT,
Northern Ireland
028-9023–5986
- Grass-fed beef from family farm
- Local mussels
- Artisanal breads