the merchant is the perfect place to call in for a cocktail (recommend the grasshopper) and some afternoon nibbles and pastries! the staff and fantastic and make every customer feel special! a lovely afternoon in belfast!

The food and ambience, wherever you eat within the Merchant Hotel, Belfast is excellent. The service is 5* and the Staff are totally committed to providing diners with an experience not to forget - Well Done. Been lots of times and never been disappointed

this is one of the best hotels we have ever visited.we had high tea which was good value. the staff were excellent and the building wonderful.

We booked in for special birthday dinner for my daughters. Service excellent, food well presented & top notch. We had a baked Alaska to share beautiful. Can't wait to go back. Highly recommended.

very classy, but relaxed and informal, terrific cocktails, and when in the main bar area v good service.

Bartenders that take great pride in their profession and pay attention to the fine art of preparing a cocktail! Selection of spirits is vast. However, poor beer selection and nothing on tap.

The acid test in my book for a cocktail bar is the classic Martini. I was offered a choice of gin or vodka (gin of course, James Bond was always a bit effete poser). It was stirred the way God intended and I was able to specify my particular level of dry or wet. Don't ask, olive, of course. Complimentary... More

It's trendy to go here and for that reason it is packed at the weekend. I am sure they must let more people in than the fire regulations allow.

We really enjoyed our brief visit to the finest hotel in Belfast – The Merchant. This multi million dollar revamp of the old HQ for the Ulster Bank, complete with many of the original Italian fittings is truly exquisite! It even has its own art gallery! We went to The Bar for a late lunch and we were ecstatic to... More