Madisons

Stayed here on one of their super Sunday deals … Fantastic value for money!
Standard room … Bed and breakfast and 2 course evening meal for 2.
Staff were very friendly and the meal was lovely. The room was a little small but clean and modern so no complaints.
Would def go back again!

I have propped up the bar in Madisons a few times in the past but had never tried their food — this was until the Christmas holiday’s. I met my brother in the Botanic area and we decided on going to Madison’s for a bite. It was a cold day and we wanted something hearty, good honest pub grub. We certainly weren’t left disappointed with Madison’s.
The menu isn’t huge but we both went for the steak sandwich with peppered sauce. The portions were huge — so large that we regretted ordering two sides of chips. Unlike a normal steak sandwich the meat was cut in to tender strips and there was no shortage, it was served in a soft white bap which made it tasty but impossible to lift. I think the thing that stood out about the grub was the portions size in comparison with the cost!
I found the service impeccable — we were kept topped up with drinks and asked a few times if there was anything ‘at all’ they could help with. I was really impressed with it all — Madisons wouldn’t generally be my first port of call for food but I’ll definitely be back.

Nice food and good cocktail selection. The dance floor below played the crowd pleasers #classics. Toilets good have been better.

Went to Madisons for a work lunch today, figuring it was somewhere a bit more appropriate for food rather than sitting eating a Boojum in the canteen.
We had our lunch «pre-​ordered» for 12:30. Food arrived after nearly 1pm. We were the only table in the restaurant. Clearly some sort of problem with communication.
Food itself wasn’t great. £7 for a sandwich that consisted of a half ciabatta, some salad leaves and an average sized chicken breast with a tiny drizzle of dressing on top. Other work mates choices were equally disappointing. 3 chicken goujons with a tiny bowl of chips for £8? I see recently that they’ve changed their menu and no longer have a lunch menu so to speak, instead opting for an all day menu. I really wouldn’t recommend it, at all. Lower than pub-​quality food at higher than average prices.
At the end of the meal, we were presented with the wrong bill. That’s right, they gave the wrong bill, to the only group of people eating in the restaurant at the time… How does that even happen?
Really disappointing, ended up going into the shop across the road afterwards and buying some things to snack on I was that hungry afterwards.

I’ve had a few meals recently in Madison’s and have been impressed with the balance between quality and value. Most recently I stayed there for 2 nights as part of friend’s wedding celebrations. Breakfasts were tasty although service was a little slow, grand for us but a few other customers were getting frustrated.
More importantly the catering for the wedding was brilliant and honestly one of the best wedding meals I have ever had. In the run up to the wedding staff could not have been more helpful in planning. On the day they were fantastic, the only complaint were steaks were slightly overcooked but kind of to be expected when trying to get so many out at once, in saying that the flavour of the meat was so good nobody minded the steak being slightly over.
Cocktails are great value, particularly during cocktail hour, need to return and sample a few more

I think I have been far too harsh on Madison’s in the past so have decided to re-​review it, uprating it from two to four stars. The last few times I’ve called in for drinks the bar service has been good and cocktails very tasty. Madison’s run a great early evening offer of cocktails for only £3.50 from Sunday to Friday between 5pm and 10pm. If you call in try the Archangel and Cherry Kiss Daiquiri cocktail — they are exceptionally tasty.
Today, a Thursday, I visited with a couple of friends for lunch, which was delicious. The food was extremely good, much better than I remember it being previously. I ordered a vegetable and goats cheese quiche accompanied by a fabulous leaf salad, sun dried tomatoes, red cabbage coleslaw and croutons and it was mouth-​watering.
Madison’s also offer a free glass of red, rose or white wine or alternatively a soft drink with lunch. I had a palatable large glass of white wine, thus in total my lunch and drink cost an economical £5.95! This is brilliant, especially considering that there are many places around Belfast in which a glass of wine alone costs £5.95! My dinning companions tried the chilli and five bean veggie burgers with shoestring fries which looked amazing and according to my friends tasted marvellous too.
Service was quick, efficient and pleasant so you can pop in on your lunch break and not stress about getting back to work on time. I will be returning very soon for more lunches and evening drinks.

Madisons, located on Botanic Avenue, is great for after work drinks. They have a full cocktail list and from Sunday to Friday between 5pm-​10pm all cocktails are only £3-£3.50. The cocktails aren’t the most amazing cocktails that you’ll ever taste but for £3 each you can’t complain.

Madison’s is great for cocktails or for food. They usually do a happy hour from 5−9pm where cocktails are £3, which is great! You can also get mini buckets of bar food if you’re hungry — you can choose things like chicken wings, chips, wedges, spring rolls and so on. Last time we had them it was three buckets for £10 which I thought was good. They also sometimes have a ‘2 for £10′ meal deal. The meals I’ve had were tasty, and I particularly liked a braised venison dish a few months back. They sometimes have entertainment, like live singers, and of course they have rooms for anyone wanting to stay over, though I’ve never stayed so can’t comment on them!

I was going to give Madison’s a three star rating, but to be honest they do such good drinks promos that I had to up it to a four. I’m easily bought, especially with alcohol.
Madison’s is a bit of a classic bar in Belfast, its been around for years with its iconic frontage. The inside is big and airy with plenty of seating. I highly recommend the £3 cocktails they do most nights, personally I’ll recommend the Caramel Russian, its like a cross between a white Russian and a crème caramel!
They also do great mini buckets of bar food if you are feeling peckish. I mean who wouldn’t fancy a wee bucket of chicken wings, chips, wedges or spring rolls (Or all of the above if you’re me!)
My one complaint (And this goes for most bars but I seem to find it particularly bad in Madison’s) is that since the smoking ban was enforced there’s a very distinctive unpleasant ‘stale bar’ smell. As I say this is a common problem, it would be great if bars could find a way to combat it.

Madison’s is a hotel that I’ve spent a lot of time in. Not the rooms, for I haven’t had the pleasure of staying overnight. But for the bar and restaurant, where I’ve pretty much lived for a significant chunk of my social life.
It would seem that I feel at home in a shiny, glittery hotel bar. Which is next to a restaurant that serves top-​notch food. Last time, I had a very soft and tender escalope of pork, breaded, with a sauerkraut-​style pickled cabbage (far more delicious than it sounds) and crispy garlicky potatoes.
The bar offers fantastic service, the usual beers and a wide variety of spirits and liqueurs. If you’re anything like me, and decide to start trying different brandies and whiskeys after a few beers, Madison’s bar could be the place for you. That Hennessy XO is very expensive though. You’ve been warned!

This is a wee botique hotel that is handily situated right in the heart of Botanic Avenue which is the in the main student area of Belfast. But don’t let that put you off, the main raggamuffins of studentdom usually operate their own brand of hooliganism on either Bradbury Place or the Dublin road and there is very rarely any sort of rowdiness on Botanic itself.
The hotel itself is pretty basic. I have been in lots of times for a drink and stayed over one night after a work night out. The facilities were nice enough without being world beating which is pretty much what you would expect for the price you pay.
Its location is pretty much ideal for tourists, particularly ones in their 20s or early 30s. You can get to all the bars by a short walk and it is even handily placed to a train station.

ooh, I love Madisons! Its a funky little boutique style hotel with a bar and restaurant downstairs offering scrumptious home cooking! We came in and didn’t really look past the steaks with all the trimmings! Big chips and mash… we were rolling out later! The staff are really great and they really know their stuff as I found out having stumbled upon their cocktail happy hour! Cocktails for £3 for three hours (5−8pm) and I was literally stumbling out again! A great place offering everything you need fo a great night out all under one nicely decorated roof!

Madisons, the Restaurant of the Madison hotel, serves a great modern menu, fitting in well with the new Belfast of which its restaurant is helping to develop. As the Restaurant is part of the Hotel and where guests will get their meals, it does a smashing breakfast menu, so if you are ever looking somewhere to get a good filling breakfast then this is the place.
It is also a great place to go for an evening meal. I have gone here a few times with my family for a Sunday meal, and have never been disappointed. Strangely however, even though it is a great place for food, I have found that sometimes it is a little empty, which takes away from the atmosphere. Though there is a chance that we just turned up between services.

Now I haven’t stayed at this hotel. Why would I need to? But I have made use of its watering hole facilities. It has a unique feel to it, almost like a throw back to the 1930’s it always makes for a warm, welcoming place for guests of the hotel or revellers on the streets to come in for a quiet drink.
The main reason we would go to Madison’s Hotel is to start the night off in a thrifty manner, in nice surroundings. Between 5−8pm is the bars Cocktail happy hour. The variety is fantastic, the cocktails are made by well trained bar tenders who know their stuff. Each cocktail is priced £3, which is fantastic value considering that the average pint of beer in Belfast is £3.20.

This is a boutique hotel in the centre of Belfast, and is handy to the University Quarter, the Ulster Museum and the Queen’s Film Theatre. Havin lived in Belfast all my life, I have never of course stayed overnight in the hotel, but I’ve dined here and enjoyed a night of fun with some friends.
I really couldn’t fault the food it was really great. We had dinner here again recently, and I started with the Crispy Deep Fried Brie which really was gorgeous, hot and tasty, and then had the Risotto Saint Germain, which was really wholesome and satisfying. They offer the sort of food my husband just loves, big home cut chips, mash and onion rings. He was a happy camper, and he loved his steak and is a hard man to please The staff couldn’t have been nicer and there was a lovely atmosphere, very busy but fun — not rowdy at all. There is a nightclub in the basement — I’ve yet to try it but might do so the next time we eat there.