Whitehead Restaurants

The waiting staff in this country-home-come-Japanese restaurant is not Japanese, however the excellent chef is, and the cuisine here is reliably authentic. Have a drink, sweet plum liquor perhaps, while you wait for your table... more

The Pizza Express restaurants prove that you don't have to give up on sophistication just because you're a chain. Pizza Express is fully licensed, with one side of the restaurant given over to a pleasant bar, where you can enjo... more

This is a sweet little place in the University Quarter, with bare wood floors and neatly folded white linens. The menu is rich with traditional dishes, including roasted lamb and tasty stews, all served with home-baked b... more

Located at the back of a famous old Belfast department store building, this bustling Mediterranean restaurant serves a great range of flavoured coffees. It also serves as a delicatessen. It is roomy and chic, decked out in bist... more

Alden's is one of the most consistently good restaurants in Belfast. Chef Cath Gradwell's cooking is full of punch and yet thoughtfully restrained, while the atmosphere is low-key elegance. Start with something suitably... more

This friendly, family-owned Italian restaurant on the Golden Mile is a bit of a Belfast institution. It's been around for decades, and regulars know the waiters by name. Its warm atmosphere is perfect for enjoying the tr... more

Despite the utilitarian decor, this is a restaurant with a friendly ambience. Popular with the local Chinese community, the dishes are prepared according to traditional recipes and are not watered down to suit Western palates.... more

There are always delicious aromas coming from the kitchen of this pleasant, spacious Indian restaurant. So give your taste buds a treat with a vegetable pakoras, paneer makhai (the chef's own paneer in mild buttery sauce), or w... more

This small chain of upscale Chinese restaurants is relentlessly popular, and this restaurant, on the Golden Mile, may be the busiest of all. The attraction is the authentic food in bright, pleasant surroundings. The menu... more

The building which houses Tedford's dates from 1843. The 2-floor restaurant is broken up into three distinct areas, each of which has a nautical theme. The Porthole Cafe Bar is perfect for enjoying a pre-meal drink before movin... more