Zen

Another birthday celebration dinner here, over all this place is excellent. I simply love it. It's always busy, so book in advance . The food is fantastic, flavoursome and well presented. The staff are good but very busy. It's also a bit loud. Lots of people celebrating so be prepared for a bit of noise. But don't let that put you off. Go visit, you won't be disappointed.

I booked a dinner reservation for 5pm. We were seated and served quickly. I don't know the names of the staff but the male waiter had served us previously and he has a great way with customers. We ordered some oysters and instead of 3 which is the usual serving he gave us an extra one so it would be equal. The soy sauce is fabulous, it is superior to any others I have tasted and the sashimi platter was a work of art. it was expensive as we both had starters, sushi and dessert as well as 1 drink each but it was a great experience for my daughters 18th birthday. zen is her favourite restaurant of all.

The food was amazing but we did have to spend a fair while before we were seated. We had a reservation but spent about 20 mins at the bar before we were sat. I appreciate how the seating must be staggered to accommodate the kitchen bit it was a bit long for my liking. The food however was sublime. I ordered the mango and duck and it was fantastic. Very enjoyable and id easily come here again In future

Visited midweek with the family. Restaurant was recommended by a website. A wide selection of drinks at the bar my son had a mocktail and my wife had a cocktail.which they both enjoyed. A good range of food choices on the menu. When I opted for a choice from the menu that didn't say it had nuts the waiter checked to see and kitchen advised the sauce had nuts which was great. We did get one of our main courses delivered to the table whilst we were still having starters but it was returned with no issues. I ordered surf and turf which was a half lobster with steak and crab claw. It was very nice with the Udon noodles. Atmosphere was good with background music at a level where it could be heard but you could still have a conversation. Would recommend a visit if you are in Belfast.

Great experience!!! The sushi was incredibly fresh and delicious. The pickled ginger was some of the best I’ve had, very zingy. The soy sauce is some of the best I’ve ever tasted. I wouldn’t personally recommend the orange duck, it’s covered in a very sweet orange sauce which overpowered the savoury duck. We didn’t finish this. I’ve seen Zen do good spring rolls, however when I had them they ended up in a puddle of their own oil. The salt and chilli chips are delicious, the sweet chilli sauce is unique (not the overly sweet bottle stuff), and the duck pancakes are amazing. I had a great smoothie, the customisation is great (you choose up to 3 ingredients from a fairly expansive list). There is an automatic 10% service charge applied to all tables. The staff are very nice and the service is phenomenal. They give you warm wet towels to clean your hands as you sit. The toilet was a bit mad to get to but was well sign posted. They were very clean, with Japanese electric bidets. Dishes I would recommend: * Tuna tartare * Fresh oysters * Duck samosas * Duck pancakes * Prawn toast * Chilli squid * Sushi platter * Honey peppered shredded chicken * Salt & chilli chips