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- Dinner
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- Full Bar
8 reviews for Mourne Seafood Bar
All Reviews
Mourne Seafood Bar
22/8/2010
You'd think having a white fish allergy would somewhat preclude me from eating here, but alas, shellfish and other assorted seafood is something I adore.
I've been here on a couple of occasion, all of which have been fantastic. The restaurant is a modest sized, welcoming affair. Painted wood, bare wood tables and chairs and a selection of paintings on the wall (some of which are for sale)
The menu is a mixture of fresh fish, seafood and a couple of meat dishes. It does however change regularly with the addition of daily specials (usually freshly caught fish of the day) This is not a plaice (can you see what I did there?) where you're likely to see frozen fish... everything, is caught on the day or within a day or so, during the day the front of this place is actually a fishmongers... which is great.
The mussels are some of the best in the city (although I still prefer my own) Bathed in a light, creamy sauce filled with white wine and fresh herbs they are moist, dense and superb.
You can't go wrong here, if you do pop in do not leave without trying the Oyster Stout, brewed for them by the fantastic Whitewater Brewery. It's essentially an Irish dry stout with oyster shells in the mash, it really works and it's a style that's been around for many a day.
Mourne Seafood Bar
6/8/2010
I'm not a massive fan of fish. In fact before I visited this fabulous restaurant I would have even gone so far as to say that I hated fish - not anymore! I'm not going to claim that my visit to Mournes seafood bar changed my life - it didn't, but it did open me up to a new experience that I had been entirely reluctant to have.
My friends convinced me to go and they would have gladly changed the venue if I had insisted, but I had heard so many great things about Mournes I decided to dive on in and bite the trout!
We went on a Wednesday as far as I recall and the place was bunged, my mates booked it a week in advance because they had heard it gets really busy and apparently lunch is based on first come first served as well because the demand is high. As we approached I could see all the fresh fish on display in the window and was slightly worried about how much toast I would probably have to eat later to fill myself up.
The menu came and I will admit I was scared of everything. I put this fish fear down to years of living with parents who never ate fish and convinced me it was the devils delicacy. I'm ashamed and regretful to say that I didn't get a starter because I didn't like the sound of anything they had to offer. Man, that was a mistake as I sat there with my mouth open and dribbling at the amazing looking plates of food my friends had. I'm a silly sardine.
Right, here goes - my main course arrived and I was ravenous from all the delights around me. I'd just decided to go for it and so I ordered Mourne's seafood casserole consisting of mixed seafood with fresh tomato sauce, potatoes, fennel, thyme and garlic and grilled focaccia. Oh my yummy! The mixture if all the little gems from the ocean was beautiful and the meat was succulent, fresh and almost melting in my mouth. The trimmings were also cooked to perfection. The price was perfection as well - only £13.00 for a great big feed.
Since my wonderful experience at Mournes I have not been back (I will be) but I have developed a liking for fish and now eat it once a week at least - don't tell my parents they would be horrified!
Mourne Seafood Bar
3/8/2010
After going to Kelly's Cellars for a series of alcoholic drinks, I vaguely remembered saying that we had to come back and try this place which is located right beside it. But rather than ignore everything I usually suggest, we actually remembered to come back here. And I am so glad we did. The food is simply out of this world (or out of the sea... ba dum...)
The restaurant has a nice rustic local feel as you would expect with the food being sourced locally. Though it isn't quite flashy and complex decorated, it is the food that makes this place stand out. You don't go to sit in nice seats. You go to have some of... scratch that... the finest fish in Belfast bar none.
We got a seafood platter to share as a starter, and then I got a prawn linguine as I have a bit of a prawn craving roughly once a week where only an over-dose of prawns will suffice.
I washed it all down with Guinness which I'll be honest was a terrible idea because the whole food began to curdle in my stomach so my top tip is if you go here (which you definitely should) you should try to avoid drinking anything heavy.
And with a tab of £40 for two people, it was not as expensive as we thought when we went in, it was a fantastic meal over all.
Mourne Seafood Bar
8/7/2010
I am not a fan of seafood, at all. So when I was dragged along to Mourne Seafood Bar for lunch I was less than enthusiastic. It's location was also a little strange. It's stuck in between the back of a large supermarket and a shopping centre where some of the local homeless like to chill with their finest cheap cider and shout at each other.
Inside it takes you away from it's obscure backstreet settings into a well presented classy little bistro. Sadly, it was a classy little bistro where I just didn't fancy anything on the menu. They did however, have a locally Mourne brewed stout which was to be my very liquid lunch for today. My friends loved the food and couldn't get enough, looking at me as if I have 2 heads because I wouldn't dare try it. So my ignorant, total fear of anything from the briney deep should be ignored and my friends praise and recommendations should be listened to!
Mourne Seafood Bar
31/7/2010
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Mourne Seafood Bar is 'the' place in Belfast to go for well, seafood! It is absolutely second to none! Its situated next t o Kelly's Cellar, which is how I discovered it, and while it is a strange location to have a restaurant, you forget all about it once your inside!
The menu is extensive and everything is local and very fresh! The chef's really know what they are doing in here and offer everything from crab, mussels, oysters to cod and chips! had the sea bass which was absolutely cooked to perfection and so good I could have gone for more!
It has a relaxing atmosphere while still buzzing with the humdrum of expectant and excited diners of all ages. I highly recommend this place for all Seafood lovers and guarantee it is somewhere you'll come again and again whilst in Belfast!
Mourne Seafood Bar
18/7/2010
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This little gem is one of three restaurants bearing the same name, the others being in Dundrum and Newcastle. This one, in Belfast city centre is in my humble opinion the number one place to eat seafood in the city and very affordable as well.
All of their food is sources from their own fish beds so you could not possible get any fresher unless you caught it yourself! I did not develop my seafood palate until fairly recently so I am no expert. But if you don't believe me, take yourself down here for lunch or dinner and try their Seared Queen Scallops for starter or main course and you will soon be singing the praises of this place too.
Mourne Seafood Bar
17/6/2010
You cannot, simply cannot go wrong here. If you are a
Fan of seafood cuisine, then you must eat in here. It's a lovely experience. Now, it's not in the most fantastic location, it's kind of plonked out the back of the large Shopping Centre called Castlecourt, and you would ideally like it to be situated on the waterfront of the city, but despair not - once you get inside you forget all that because the food is second to none. It's always really busy and has a positive, exciting vibe, you're always surrounded by chatty, interesting people, and it's never quiet. They serve everything from Oysters, to mussels, salads, crab, steak and traditional fish and chips. All the fish is freshly caught in Dundrum Bay (where their main branch is), and is well cooked and beautifully presented. And there is always something for the non-fish lovers...my husband was very relieved to see steak on the menu. Go for the large pot of mussels - you won't regret it.
Mourne Seafood Bar
22/7/2009
Having lived in Boston for a decade before arriving here 15 years ago, I pretty much gave up any hope of finding decent seafood here, after so many disappointing dining experiences. I'm astonished by the fact that so much good catch here is exported to the Continent.
Somehow, Mourne Seafood Bar passed me by, partially because of its peculiar location. But one evening Madame Oui invited me out with a couple of her workmates.
This former New Englander can attest that the cuisine at the Mourne Seafood Bar is the best you can get this side of the Atlantic!
My meal started with a bowl of clam chowder. NI cooks have some aversion to one of its main ingredients, potatoes! Not MSB. And good and creamy too.
Main course was fish of some type (memory fails). But it was cooked and served to high standard.
Yet another test for this Yank is cheesecake. I'd love to pass some law here that forbids calling it cheesecake if there's no cream cheese in it! Almost always "cheesecake" is nothing more than mousse on a graham pie base thrown in the fridge. Sorry, but cheesecake contains cream cheese (and sour cream if you're being truly authentic), is BAKED in an oven, then set to cool.
So imagine my delight when the lemon cheesecake I ordered at MSB was just perfect. I really didn't think anyone in NI could pull this off, because lemon and cream cheese is even a little trickier. But it was superb.
I had to pay compliments to our waitress, who had some obvious experience. She explained that the owner was inspired by Legal Sea Foods in Boston (yes, my favourite seafood restaurant in the world), and authenticity is a point of theirs.
