Catch in Belfast

Got one of the platter meals, the ribs had barely any sauce on them, the brisket tasted like roast beef from a Sunday dinner and the hot sauce wings were cold when they arrived. The wifes burger looked good tho. Service was EXTREMELY slow, we arrived early and sat at the bar for a drink whilst waiting for our table, then when we did get seated it took about 5-10 mins before someone asked for our order. After finishing dinner at 19:55, our plates were lifted at about 20:00. By the time it got to 25 past 8, we had not been spoken to once or asked if we wanted desert. We were going to go for a Brownie but decided just to leave and stop somewhere on the way home. Plenty of staff walked past us and not once did anyone stop to see to us. Was very dissappointed and will not be back for quite some time sadly.

So so good! Food was great, service was immaculate (Johnny was our waiter) loved it and will be back soon!

Staff are great, very welcoming. Food is very poor. Brisket is not proper brisket you get a couple dry burnt slices on top of your burger. Value for money is genuinely embarrassing. Burgers are £10-£15 with no side and they are tiny. Loaded fries were so stingy. Spent the guts of £70 on dinner and drinks to walk out hungry. Actually a took a photo of the food they charged near £50 for cause i was that surprised

Dined here last night and I won’t be in a rush back. Initially welcomed, seated and a drinks order taken. The decor and music sets a nice atmosphere. Ordered our food and had a wait of anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour only to have a server then give us the next tables food. Mistakes happen. When asked when our food would be ready I was given a stock “15 minutes” response. I asked for the bill at which point we were told our food would be 1 minute. Hot honey wings were mild at best, ribs were verging on cold, chips were fairly average too. Despite the long wait there was no check back during our main from the team, or the manager. We were offered a free dessert for the wait, I went for the cheesecake which was surprisingly dry… The place has bags of potential, but I work too hard to put any more of my money through the till.

Very expensive for not a lot of food, tasteless food. Seemed good but was given a hand full of chips and 4 small chicken tenders that had no flavour, and was £11.65. There a chipy round the corner that’s 10 times better and cheaper. Just thought I’d give this one a go but would give to my dog. Also it’s really hard to find on google or justeat (takeaway/ meat wagon takeway) seems to be the name. I would also not recommend any food from here. Go round the corner or to the centra down the street.

Excellent service and value! However, the food was excessively salty and lacked freshness.

Good value for money, food was nice however I would definitely not recommend the Katsu Burger as it didn’t take anything like Katsu Curry & the Lime sauce didn’t compliment it at all. Service was quite slow and food did take a while but the servers were all nice, friendly and helpful.

Food was not good at all . The ribs was burnt the chicken was the worst I’ve eaten. Al in all they need to put the chef’s in that police wagon and take them away

The food wasn’t bad quality and had nice flavours although it took a while to arrive as well as our drinks. The service was the part that lacked , for how quiet it was (Maximum of 10 tables ) and about the same in staffing, we waited far too long for Luke warm coronas to arrive and then again for more drinks to be ordered as our our food took a while . The toilets lacked cleanliness and the same as the restaurant as the booth was sticky and the floors where dirty and from the entrance to the restaurant the bar was covered in dirty glasses and open exit the bar was still covered in the same dirty glasses . Probably wouldn’t return - it is however reasonably priced , just needs fine tuned .

My katsu burger was burned and really tough to eat. The loaded fries were really good. It was a Friday evening at 5pm very quiet. I was a little disappointed as I had saw lots of photos and videos on Instagram but the reality was very different.

Went for lunch on a week day. Lovely restaurant. Service was fast and staff very friendly and nice. Food was great and we will be back

Burnt ends were not burnt ends, service was very slow, I did enjoy the ribs

Food was ok, the sharing platters are generally one portion not the two advertised unless you get a big one. Wings where delicious and ribs where fine. Reasonably priced

Never meat your heroes ..... i was gutted. I have wanted to try this place since it opened I love BBQ /smoked food . Missus isn't a fan so took a trip on my own for lunch . Very unhappy bartender showed me to my table then walked away before I even sat down. Ordered burnt ends . They were NOT burnt ends . Cubed beef no smoke no real flavor saturated in sheap BBQ sauce . Tip for the staff if your gonna make fun of a guy for coming to a restaurant alone make sure he can't hear you . Main I got the big platter . Wings were beautiful cooked very well and meat fell of the bone . Ribs were OK but the sauce isn't great . Brisket was embarrassing. Like the inside of a Greg's steak bake ...... SMOKED BRISKET .. Google it . After hearing about the chefs mad one and the waitress still hanging I had enuf and left . Genuinely gutted .

***MOST REVIEWS RELATE TO A RESTAURANT WHICH USED TO OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE, NOT MEAT WAGON - RATING MISLEADING*** Food very bit hit and miss. The brisket was not BBQ - more like a bit of roast beef in gravy. Wings good, ribs OK. Starter of sausages (and just sausages) in a plastic basket was awful. Feels like a place serving OK meat trying to pretend to be a proper BBQ place. Worst restaurant I've been to in quite a while.

Food quality was terrible. Brisket was slimy shredded meat not proper brisket. Ribs were tough. Burnt Ends were nothing like real burnt ends, almost a mush. There are other places in NI doing real BBQ food. Do not eat this. I went with 8 people who all felt the same. Wings were good though.

We ordered one of the smokehouse platters to share. We were not asked any additional questions regarding this, and as it was our first visit, we didn't know any different. However, when our food arrived, the chicken wings (entirely drumstick) were covered in franks hot sauce. They have 4 wing sauce options, including BBQ, which, given it was a "Smokehouse Platter" would have at least made more sense and allowed us to actually eat them. The brisket is served in small cast iron skillets, which were not warmed in order to keep the food warm. I checked this as it arrived at our table so I could move it to my side of the large tray. The brisket was also swimming in gravy, so verging on a soup, which felt very much like a way to cover up any dry meat but each to their own. The ribs were the biggest let down, they were cold through to the bone shortly after arriving at the table. In my opinion and experience with this kind of cusine. Meals come down piping to ensure no matter how you decide to eat and share the platter thst things are still warm. Bare in mind we didn't have the food in front of us more than 20 minutes before we asked for the bill. Cocktails were for me overpriced, especially in relation to the Southside, which in its basic is gin and tonic topped with mint. Order in some tonic so gin drinkers are forced to pay extra for mint. Soda water, syrup, and lime juice are not good alternative. Staff were fine, and generally, I have no complaints about our interaction with the staff bar in the hot wings situation. I wish I'd read the most recent reviews. Changing the business name instead of this being a new business listing the reviews with any positivity are referring to Catch not to The Meat Wagon and even then were pretty poor in the last year.

Nice friendly staff - great food - fantastic location. Down side no parking but plenty of carparks close.

It was ok. Burger was nice enough. the platter was decent, although I'd have liked to have been asked about a flavour of wings. We had to ask to be moved seats as there was an air con problem they seemed to know about. I ordered a milkshake which tasted a bit strange & didn't seem cold. Burger didn't come with a fries option, but double up was cheap. The brisket was a bit underwhelming, but the ribs were outstanding. Our waitress was a pleasant girl who's name I did not get unfortunately. We had to go looking the bill.

I don’t often read reviews but after seeing videos/pics of food from online influencers compared to the food I received, thought I’d highlight to others the difference in food you might receive if you’re not an “influencer”. I was so excited to try this place and what a let down. Myself and my partner went here and and got 2 burgers, 1 portion of skinny’s, 1 portion of sweet potato fries (as there’s no sides included with burgers) and 1 can of beer which came to £36. We were both so disappointed with the food received. The burger I received was pretty pathetic and the chips were honestly basic oven chips with no seasoning and were like cardboard. Photo attached for you to see for yourself. On a positive note, our waitress was lovely and she made the experience more enjoyable - if it wasn’t for her, I would have really been pushing for a refund today.

Visit twice, absolutely loved this place amazing food amazing staff

Cocktails and staff were nice. But that's about the height of it. Corn on the cob was under cooked. Ribs were served either cold or near enough, because by the time I got to them (max 3 minutes from serving) they were solid and inedible. I'd say they were likely served cold as the sauce didn't even seem to have warmed on them. The rest of the food was fine-ish. But if you're serving chicken wings and don't mention ANYWHERE that they are COATED in hot sauce, you're doing something wrong. I understand wings and hot sauce are synonymous, but I was expecting barbeque wings. Spice levels are usually at least specified on the menu so I know what I'm ordering. I wouldn't have ordered them if I'd known they were spicy. Most importantly, I feel like they definitely should have gotten the reviews on here reset when they stopped being Catch, as it's very misleading when the majority of recent reviews since they became Meat Wagon are incredibly poor and I feel like I've been misled by the great reviews for an entirely different restaurant. TL;DR Overpriced for what we got. Cold food. Very disappointed.

Ate here on Saturday night after looking forward to it for 2 weeks. So disappointing. It’s advertised as a high-quality BBQ smokehouse but all the food was bland and clearly hadn’t been near a BBQ or a smoker. They had even run out of beer. Won’t be back.

The brisket is just soup, don’t call it brisket just call it soup. Chips where nice fryer chef holding this place down.

Amazing food and great service, the burgers are to die for and the ribs are juicy! Great selection of foods for the meat lovers in your life! Cocktails are very different and hand crafted. Good music selection as well!

We ordered 'burnt ends' for starters. We were given what seemed like cubes of boiled cheap beef. Definitely not smoked or roasted. Rubber meat with disgusting gravy. Main course of room temperature ribs, brisket which was more gravy than meat, chicken drumsticks coated in hot sauce. I neither ordered nor like hot sauce. Ordered chips with bacon and cheese. We received those with peppered sauce over the top (which we didnt order, or like, but were charged extra for.) Corn was fine. Guy that took our order was lovely. Girl that brought the food basically threw the food in front of us. Approx £120 for 3 people. Starter, main and glass of coke each.

Called in a few times for lunch, staff are always attentive and quick to take orders Food was delicious with good service throughout

Food was very poor, an over expensive version of Bubba Q. Ribs and brisket were just about warm a Dirty fires were average. Save yourself money and cook food in air fryer. Very disappointing as I was hoping for some quality slow cooked meat but in realty you could get better cooking rack of ribs form Asda at home

Very good food and friendly staff

Slow and overpriced. Took 45 minutes for starter to arrive. No kids menu. Asked for a baby bowl of soup and potato and got a full bowl of soup and a full bowl of creamed potato. Most expensive baby bowl ever for baby to eat a few spoonfuls. Trawler plate was missing main ingredient when asked if it was what the waiter had told he said yes and went to the kitchen and chef cooked the main ingredient and came to table with it in a bowl. We at this stage was paying the bill £157 for 4 adults and 1 baby under 1.

They have takeout shop by the side. Great deal for the take out order! Fish is fresh and good size.

Unforgettable evening and dinner

Terrible service, food undercooked (muscles)

I have mixed feelings about my dining experience. The burger was good, but the squid was almost impossible to chew, and while the white fish was tasty, the mussels were undercooked. It seems like most of the food might be cooked from frozen. On the service front, there was a stark contrast. A young waiter was delightful and added to the experience. However, the manager's behaviour left much to be desired. My partner and I, while seated on a sofa and sharing a hug, were approached by a staff member who rudely asked us to leave, claiming we were making someone uncomfortable due to our public display of affection. Rather than the manager assessing the situation to understand that our actions were inoffensive, he chose to be impolite towards us. A more appropriate approach would have been for him to gently inform us that someone felt uneasy while also reminding the complainant that showing affection is not against any public behaviour norms. This would have been a fair and balanced way to handle the situation.

Was in on friday my son got oysters he was violently sick the next day, fish and chips nice but batter not crispy and peas stone cold, long wait for food but our waitress was lovely, expensive for what it is, the chips are the saving grace but not many of them, avoid the oysters

Good picanha sandwich and fish & chips

The seafood linguine is the best pasta dish I have ever had. Staff is lovely. I’d love to take a flight to Belfast just to have this linguine again

Really lovely staff, great service and incredible food. Very happy to have found this gem, will be coming back.

We found this place on the off chance, when looking at Google maps for places to eat near our hotel. A quick scan of the menu told us it would cater for all our party (4 of us), so we booked our table for later that evening. There was plenty of choice on the menu, something to cater for all appetites. In fact, there was too much choice, it was hard to choose. Also, before we went, we all said that we weren't that hungry and would only have one course, but all ended up ordering all 3 courses! It was a Monday evening, so not overly busy, and the waiter (Gary) was very attentive and prompt. The food was exceptional in taste, quantity and presentation. You can tell it is all fresh and homemade. We were all passing spoonfuls to one another to try the different dishes. The previous evening, we ate in another local restaurant where the food cost more and wasn't as exceptional (it was good, but nowhere near as good as this meal). I genuinely feel we did not pay enough for the quality of the food we had, and told Gary as such! We absolutely loved it, and have booked to go back the next night! If I know anyone's coming to Belfast, and I will be insisting they pay Catch a visit!

This is the very best food served well and thoughtfully. Would highly recommend.

Food good. Very little atmosphere.

Waited too long to be served,1 hr hunger wore off had no coffee or tea...food mediocre for the price Will not visit again

Nice and friendly, we had an misunderstanding but the staff was very helpful. We were there to get a grease fish and chips in paper but ended up with only drinking beer.

Beautiful food and fantastic service. Portions are very generous.

Beautiful place. I had scampi and spicy margarita. It was so delicious, cocktail was first class.

A very enjoyable gluten free battered fish & chips. Yummy!! 😋

Went here on Friday night with a booking. Staff member at the door was really lovely and polite despite being under pressure of training new staff on a busy evening. Unfortunately service only went downhill from here when we were seated. Immediately asked if we wanted to place an order within a minute of being gave our menus. Asked for a few minutes so the waiter went to get our drinks. Service started really good besides this, atmosphere was lovely within the restaurant. Mussels starter was gorgeous and a very big portion. Korean bbq chicken wings however were incredibly disappointing. Definitely not Korean bbq, but a very good normal bbq. Mains took a while after starters which we didn't mind waiting on. Linguine was incredibly good and the in house sourdough was the star of the show. The battered fish and chips however was bog standard. The batter had no seasoning and could have used a few minutes longer to really get that nice golden brown on the outside. Salt and vinegar on the table really saved the lack of seasoning in the batter. During this time, no waiter checked on us to see how our food was or if we needed any more drinks which was rather disappointing. We also did not feel as thought we had booked incredibly late (8.15pm but arrived and got seated early at 8pm) however the wait staff clearly did not want to do anything but rush tables out. Ordered dessert which was honestly the best part of the night, sticky toffee pudding was huge and the orange mousse was incredible. However, again, waited a long time for our table to be cleared then our waiter disappeared and sat with a table of what seemed to be staff not on shift? And had a chat. The only thing that prompted our waiter to bring our bill was when I stood up and put my coat on after waiting 15 minutes. Honestly, the atmosphere is good (when they remember to put the playlist back on and not leave the restaurant awkwardly in silence), besides the initial greeting at the start the service is quite poor and food is good but very pricey for the quality.

Catch is my favourite restaurant in Belfast. Their seafood is to die for, the staff are so welcoming and nice and the atmosphere is great. I've been here many times and it's always a fantastic meal

Family dinner for 3 . Booked in advance. Had the cauliflower wings 10/10 spicy and well presented Crispy squid - 6 /10 - a bit bland but OK. Fish tacos - 9/10 - was expecting a bit of salsa , came with purple coleslaw which was very good , but was expecting salsa . Seafood linguine- 9/10 - huge portion with plenty of fish , good sauce , needed salt Chips were 10/0 Side salad - 8/10 , v3ry fresh but needs a dressing . Welcome / Staff very attentive , polite . 10/10 Good choice of spirits , an ipa or 2 would be a good addition for beer choice Will go back

Went for lunch and ordered the calamari starter and chicken tacos. I asked for both to be brought out together. After a long wait for a simple order (and not busy) the calamari arrived cold, looked grey and was over cooked. I sent it back to be given a replacement that was greasier, slightly warmer food (on a stone cold plate), very over cooked, and smaller portion. Chicken tacos - Tortilla was shop bought and not toasted. Chicken looked like a goujon that you can buy a pack of 20 from Tesco, so much coleslaw I have to take a lot and set to the side. Drinks - ordered a sprite and some water. The water I had to ask for twice. Didn't couldnt finish either of my 2 dishes and when clearing the table the waiter avoided asking if everything was ok lol ( I don't blame him). Disappointing as I've wanted to try Catch for a while, certainly not worth the £25 I paid.

Delicious food and great service

I have literally just left here. and I'm absolutely gob smacked and shocked at the price I was just charged. so the lunch time special was £6.... plus I wanted some cheese and curry sauce on top. I asked how much was a curry cheese chip. I was told £4.50. now that's including the curry and cheese because that's what I asked. so that amounts to £10.50. you'd think that to add a bit of cheese and curry sauce on top would prob be £2 tops. if even. £15.20 I was charged. that's day light robbery like. nearly £20 for a few frozen chips. 2 battered sausages. that tbh. isn't even nice. I'm gob smacked.

Great seafood restaurant fancy ambience without breaking the bank

Batter on fish was excellent . Only reason not a 5 was chips had a lot of small end bits.

Brilliant food, brilliant people and all servers are dead on😄

I love this place! Food is so yummy, I can eat fish and chips everyday, I even thought of bringing some food to my home country.

Dined: 06.10.23 A very disappointing visit. Waited a long time for my food and drink to arrive. Oysters were lovely. Steak tough - sent it back. Ordered the catch of the day, but the vegetables were cold. Sent back. I ordered a side salad which was swimming in vinager. Also sent back. Also charged for a side of mixed vegetables which were on the plate I sent back. Had to argue for the vegetables to be taken off my bill. Disorganised service - was asked if I wanted to order a main course after I finished my starter. Offered a dessert even though I sent back my main course twice!

Food was great prices were good to,except for a service charge,at the end of the bill,was in last week never got charge,but everything else ok.

Super vriendelijk jong meisje die ons bediende tijdens de lunch. Het eten was van zeer goeie kwaliteit en erg lekker. Aanrader!

Food was beautiful and fresh ,service was very good.

Good food and friendly fast service

Fish, chicken burgers, chips all great.

Very reasonable prices for "fancy" gastro style sea food. The service was a little slow despite it being 2pm on a Wednesday and the waitress said they couldn't provide me with a till receipt but other than that the food was brilliant and the decor is great

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Got food poisoning from tbe Oysters. Fish from the Fish and chips smelled really old and batter was very stale and crumbly.

Pedimos menú para cuatro de tacos y nos sirvieron lo que quisieron, dijimos dos veces que no estaba bien el pedido y ni caso nos hicieron. Después voy al baño de minusválidos pues voy en silla de ruedas y estaba ocupado por un camarero, lo considero una falta de respeto. Sólo una camarera que ni siquiera nos había atendido, nos prestó atención.

Again, to find this gem in Belast was fantastic. My wife and I had mussels in a rich cream sauce and fish and chips. I had a desert, which was Pannacota. A very good menu and great atmosphere.

This was an amazing accidental find just walking about. The prices for the quality are amazing. The dining area is cozy and cute. We got the muscles, oysters, seafood pasta, and fish and chips. All items were excellent taste and quality.

Had a wonderful salmon dinner with appetizer and nice glass of wine. Great service as well.

Food really good and fresh especially mussels. Staff members were unaffectionate and we took a long time to wait for our mains. I gave 4/5 for this dinner.

Lovely food and the young waitress was very pleasant, she was smiling constantly. Had the seabass which was superb.

Ambiente giovane e carino. Cibo ottimo😋😋

Gorgeous food and amazing value 2 courses for £20.

Vibrant restaurant with great food. The staff were on point!

Delicious food, friendly team. Thank you for everything

Appalling service, don’t understand why no one bothers to even give us the menu and serve us water upon entering, we had to wait for 15 mins, and when asked for the server, he unwillingly handed us the menus. Bad bad service on a Thursday evening. Wasted potential because the food was absolute class. Not sure if I will return for dinners, maybe lunch.

Amazing food and service! My favorite was the seafood chowder.

Also got food poisoning after the oysters :( but friendly service. Maybe just don't get the au naturale oysters and you'll be fine.

Excellent food and great value for the buck. The place is not the more fancy, but has good music and is comfortable. Waiters were knowledgeable and correct.

Per fortuna il cibo almeno era buono, servizio pessimo, personale maleducato e porzioni molto variabili (stesso tavolo, stesso piatto ordinato uno la metà dell’altro).

Giant extremely tasty fish and chips. The chips with gravy and mushy peas are also delicious

Me and my friends got food poisoning after had oysters for three days. There’s no service either.

Good variety on menu. Staff enthusiastic.

Very nice food and service would recommend and would defintley cone again

A very disappointing visit. Waited an extremely long time for our food and drinks to arrive. One of the main courses was also missing. We brought this to the staff's attention, but the missing food still never arrived. Ended up having no choice but to cancel it, as everyone else at the table had finished their meals. What made it worse was that they still charged us for the food that never came! Not only did they fail to apologize or offer any compensation for this incident, but they also added a 10% service charge. Such unprofessional service and quality. Avoid.

the muscle starter was very nice but the batter on the fish was not the best and over priced for an early bird 2 course meal.

The meal set is great! 2 dishes for 19.9 is afordable price. Delicious food and great service. Highly recommend.

Best quality and value 2 course special (4pm - 7pm) I've had for some time. The seafood linguine was packed with quality ingredients and cooked perfectly. This place is busy but service is still good.

Cheap seafood. Not much to brag about.

The food was great, the service excellent. Caitlyn and Abbi were next level attentive and caring. Genuine to their core. Outstanding young women who made everything tip the scales great.

5 people came in behind me all them got there food first..then when I got my fish supper the box was empty I no places getting it tight but this was not a meal fish was like a chicken nugget and it wasn't even a hand ful of chips...the peas were missing.....after a days work I'm raging

I really like in here , lots of choice and bot just fish, good quality food and well presented .. staff r so nice and so r the cocktails 🍸

I visited this restaurant during my short trip to Belfast and it was amazing. So far this is the best linguine pasta that I ever had. The taste and the portion was epic, staffs were wonderful and ambience of the restaurant was really nice. I enjoyed my dinner very much.

It is such a shame to give a 1 star review, as we actually really enjoyed our meal and the staff were great. However I have tried to contact the restaurant to no avail, as me and my husband ate here on Fri 7th and have both been very ill (suspect food poisoning) for the past week. There are 4 other reviews in the past couple of months saying to avoid the oysters, and I would add to that - as we both had these grilled for a shared starter. Some people seem to have enjoyed them and had no problems, but I wouldn't want anyone to risk it and wanted to share my experience in case! I would at least like to have heard from the restaurant once I submitted my comments earlier this week or to be able to get through on the phone.

Excellent food and a very friendly staff. Didn't have a booking but they still accommodated us. Would definitely eat here again!

Fantastic night in Catch on Friday evening for Beckys Birthday Meal. The staff were lovely and even went out of their way to put a banner and balloons up. And at end of evening a sweet treat with candle and everyone singing happy birthday. Oscar and team with him were amazing as always they are a credit to ur establishment and always make you feel welcome and always go above and beyond to make customers happy. Definitely one of my fav places to visit and will definitely be back soon. Not very many places ul get service like u do at Catch 🙂❤️

Had a nice fish and chips, staff are very friendly.

Really enjoyed lunch today with two old friends - the food and attention to detail by the waiting staff was much better than I anticipated. I would highly recommend Catch to all.

Delicious food and the service was great. Enjoyed the overall experience.

A perfect combination of good food and exceptional service at a reasonable price