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The Crown Liquor SaloonvsThe Great Room Restaurant Merchant Hotel
The Great Room Restaurant Merchant Hotel and The Crown Liquor Saloon are both highly recommended by professionals. On balance, The Crown Liquor Saloon scores significantly higher than The Great Room Restaurant Merchant Hotel. The Crown Liquor Saloon is ranked #2 in Belfast with praise from 4 sources including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
The Crown Liquor Saloon
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
46 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BA, Northern Ireland
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"Belfast is blessed with some exceptional pubs but the Crown Bar is one of the city's glories." Full review
Top choice
"Refurbished by Patrick Flanagan in the late 19th century and displays Victorian decorative flamboyance at its best." Full review
"Easily the most impressive Victorian pub in the city, and possibly the country, the Crown Liquor Saloon piles on the atmosphere as thick as fog." Full review
1 Star
"The Victorian Crown Liquor Saloon is a former railway station restaurant with incredible interior decor that calls to mind a Hindu temple, Gothic cathedral and Postman Cheval's Ideal Palace." Full review
"Easily the most impressive Victorian pub in the city, and possibly the best building in Belfast, the Crown Liquor Saloon piles on the atmosphere. The old “gin palace” owes its ornate..." Full review
The Great Room Restaurant Merchant Hotel
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
35-39 Waring Street, The Merchant Hotel, Belfast BT1 2DY, Northern Ireland
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"Inside the lavish Merchant Hotel, beneath the grand dome of this former bank's great hall and Ireland's biggest chandelier, find the perfect setting for a memorable dinner of adventurous European fare." Full review
"The menu matches the decor: decadent but delicious (foie gras, truffles…)." Full review