Acton and Sons

Acton & Sons serve great food and offer a variety of menus including pre-​theatre and dedicated Vegetarian menus. I visited last night for a family meal and it was exceptional. Food, wine, service, prices and ambience was wonderful. In particular my main course of Cajun spiced aubergine with rice and salsa really impressed. It’s so difficult to get really excellent, hot, well spiced food but this was perfect. Acton & Sons definitely deserve a 5 star rating.

There’s a phrase ‘Mother knows best’ and weirdly, a week before Mothers Day, this proverb has been proven true! Whilst searching for a new restaurant to visit for a family outing, my Mum suggested Acton & Sons (a Skandia restaurant, which was previously called Olio) as she’d heard they offer great Vegetarian options. My very good friend Nicola S also told me that her Mum loves Acton & Sons and has frequented it for years with her friends. Well, all Mums should be Unilocalers because they definitely discover THE BEST places to eat!
Acton & Sons was FANTASTIC. I visited it last night with my Mum, brother and sister and everyone agreed it was the best meal we’ve had in ages. On arrival the restaurant was packed, buzzing, noisy and vibrant. I would recommend booking a table over the weekend to make sure you’re not disappointed. Décor is relaxed consisting of wooden tables, framed posters on the walls, candles in wine and gin bottles on the tables and a large dark wood bar.
Staff were delightful and the dedicated Vegetarian and Vegan menu was extensive, well thought out and impressive. Not a boring pasta or risotto in sight! We ordered starters of hot halloumi in honey, warm spiced cauliflower lentil and hazelnut salad and two hummus and flatbreads. Such fresh, tasty and well balanced flavours, so we shared them all so we could taste everything!
My main was the twice baked spinach soufflé with scallion cream and greens which was beautiful. My sister Caroline S went for Cajun spiced aubergines with courgette-​pepper rice and tomato salsa which was spiced hot and perfectly to her liking. I sampled this dish also and it was absolutely delicious. My mum had a hot and spicy chicken Greek salad with flatbreads whilst my brother enjoyed a sirloin steak. We all LOVED the food and agree we’ve found our new favourite Belfast restaurant.
Determined not to leave until Acton & Sons literally closed for the night we sat on at our table and shared a couple of desserts, a fudge galore and a mango pavlova. Two bottles of Pinot Grigio and a Malbec later we eventually headed home and hadn’t even made it to the pub for an after dinner drink as we had initially planned. Instead, we just didn’t want to leave the great food, good wine and chilled atmosphere of Acton & Sons. Our bill wasn’t too bad either! I would highly recommend this restaurant for an evening out and it will suit couples, groups or large parties. Plus with Acton & Sons wide range of menus there’ll be dishes to suit all tastes. I loved it and cannot wait to return.

Ate here last night for my cousins hen do. Lovely space with a nice atmosphere. Service was very good. Good variety of food and drink. I had the burger which was ok, a little dry, but I did have food envy of my sisters Maryland chicken. Crème brûlée to finish was yum!

My wife and I had a delightful dinner here on our first night in Belfast.
The drink menu was superb, with both cocktails (specializing in many types of gin, including one garnished with strawberry & black pepper yum!) and wines.
There are several menus, ranging from vegetarian to dinner. We enjoyed one item off each of each of the two menus. My wife had the Twice Baked Spinach Soufflé while I enjoyed the Irish Ribeye. Our servers (using a team serving approach) were both friendly, warm, and engaging.
An excellent place for a couple or group to enjoy a dinner evening.