Went for lunch on a week day. Lovely restaurant. Service was fast and staff very friendly and nice. Food was great and we will be
Joanne Corkill
Great food and lovely
Chris Redpath
Food was ok, the sharing platters are generally one portion not the two advertised unless you get a big one. Wings where delicious and ribs where fine. Reasonably priced
Ricky Harwood
Burnt ends were not burnt ends, service was very slow, I did enjoy the
James Doran
Never meat your heroes ..... i was gutted. I have wanted to try this place since it opened I love BBQ /smoked food . Missus isn't a fan so took a trip on my own for lunch . Very unhappy bartender showed me to my table then walked away before I even sat down. Ordered burnt ends . They were NOT burnt ends . Cubed beef no smoke no real flavor saturated in sheap BBQ sauce . Tip for the staff if your gonna make fun of a guy for coming to a restaurant alone make sure he can't hear you . Main I got the big platter . Wings were beautiful cooked very well and meat fell of the bone . Ribs were OK but the sauce isn't great . Brisket was embarrassing. Like the inside of a Greg's steak bake ...... SMOKED BRISKET .. Google it . After hearing about the chefs mad one and the waitress still hanging I had enuf and left . Genuinely gutted .
GN
***MOST REVIEWS RELATE TO A RESTAURANT WHICH USED TO OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE, NOT MEAT WAGON - RATING MISLEADING***Food very bit hit and miss. The brisket was not BBQ - more like a bit of roast beef in gravy. Wings good, ribs OK.Starter of sausages (and just sausages) in a plastic basket was awful.Feels like a place serving OK meat trying to pretend to be a proper BBQ place.Worst restaurant I've been to in quite a while.
Tjeerd Huitema
Good food at a good price
Clare Burns
We ordered one of the smokehouse platters to share. We were not asked any additional questions regarding this, and as it was our first visit, we didn't know any different. However, when our food arrived, the chicken wings (entirely drumstick) were covered in franks hot sauce. They have 4 wing sauce options, including BBQ, which, given it was a "Smokehouse Platter" would have at least made more sense and allowed us to actually eat them. The brisket is served in small cast iron skillets, which were not warmed in order to keep the food warm. I checked this as it arrived at our table so I could move it to my side of the large tray. The brisket was also swimming in gravy, so verging on a soup, which felt very much like a way to cover up any dry meat but each to their own.The ribs were the biggest let down, they were cold through to the bone shortly after arriving at the table. In my opinion and experience with this kind of cusine. Meals come down piping to ensure no matter how you decide to eat and share the platter thst things are still warm. Bare in mind we didn't have the food in front of us more than 20 minutes before we asked for the bill.Cocktails were for me overpriced, especially in relation to the Southside, which in its basic is gin and tonic topped with mint. Order in some tonic so gin drinkers are forced to pay extra for mint. Soda water, syrup, and lime juice are not good alternative.Staff were fine, and generally, I have no complaints about our interaction with the staff bar in the hot wings situation.I wish I'd read the most recent reviews. Changing the business name instead of this being a new business listing the reviews with any positivity are referring to Catch not to The Meat Wagon and even then were pretty poor in the last year.
Scott Harrison
Food quality was terrible. Brisket was slimy shredded meat not proper brisket. Ribs were tough. Burnt Ends were nothing like real burnt ends, almost a mush. There are other places in NI doing real BBQ food. Do not eat this. I went with 8 people who all felt the same. Wings were good though.
David Lillie
Nice friendly staff - great food - fantastic location.Down side no parking but plenty of carparks close.
It was ok. Burger was nice enough. the platter was decent, although I'd have liked to have been asked about a flavour of wings.We had to ask to be moved seats as there was an air con problem they seemed to know about.I ordered a milkshake which tasted a bit strange & didn't seem cold.Burger didn't come with a fries option, but double up was cheap.The brisket was a bit underwhelming, but the ribs were outstanding.Our waitress was a pleasant girl who's name I did not get unfortunately.We had to go looking the bill.
Catherine Maloney
I don’t often read reviews but after seeing videos/pics of food from online influencers compared to the food I received, thought I’d highlight to others the difference in food you might receive if you’re not an “influencer”.I was so excited to try this place and what a let down. Myself and my partner went here and and got 2 burgers, 1 portion of skinny’s, 1 portion of sweet potato fries (as there’s no sides included with burgers) and 1 can of beer which came to £36. We were both so disappointed with the food received. The burger I received was pretty pathetic and the chips were honestly basic oven chips with no seasoning and were like cardboard. Photo attached for you to see for yourself.On a positive note, our waitress was lovely and she made the experience more enjoyable - if it wasn’t for her, I would have really been pushing for a refund today.
P Wane
Visit twice, absolutely loved this placeamazing foodamazing
Luke McQuillan
Cocktails and staff were nice. But that's about the height of it.Corn on the cob was under cooked. Ribs were served either cold or near enough, because by the time I got to them (max 3 minutes from serving) they were solid and inedible. I'd say they were likely served cold as the sauce didn't even seem to have warmed on them.The rest of the food was fine-ish.But if you're serving chicken wings and don't mention ANYWHERE that they are COATED in hot sauce, you're doing something wrong. I understand wings and hot sauce are synonymous, but I was expecting barbeque wings. Spice levels are usually at least specified on the menu so I know what I'm ordering. I wouldn't have ordered them if I'd known they were spicy.Most importantly, I feel like they definitely should have gotten the reviews on here reset when they stopped being Catch, as it's very misleading when the majority of recent reviews since they became Meat Wagon are incredibly poor and I feel like I've been misled by the great reviews for an entirely different restaurant.TL;DR Overpriced for what we got. Cold food. Very disappointed.
WhiteStar85
We found this place on the off chance, when looking at Google maps for places to eat near our hotel. A quick scan of the menu told us it would cater for all our party (4 of us), so we booked our table for later that evening. There was plenty of choice on the menu, something to cater for all appetites. In fact, there was too much choice, it was hard to choose. Also, before we went, we all said that we weren't that hungry and would only have one course, but all ended up ordering all 3 courses! It was a Monday evening, so not overly busy, and the waiter (Gary) was very attentive and prompt. The food was exceptional in taste, quantity and presentation. You can tell it is all fresh and homemade. We were all passing spoonfuls to one another to try the different dishes. The previous evening, we ate in another local restaurant where the food cost more and wasn't as exceptional (it was good, but nowhere near as good as this meal). I genuinely feel we did not pay enough for the quality of the food we had, and told Gary as such! We absolutely loved it, and have booked to go back the next night! If I know anyone's coming to Belfast, and I will be insisting they pay Catch a visit!
Went for lunch on a week day. Lovely restaurant. Service was fast and staff very friendly and nice. Food was great and we will be
Great food and lovely
Food was ok, the sharing platters are generally one portion not the two advertised unless you get a big one. Wings where delicious and ribs where fine. Reasonably priced
Burnt ends were not burnt ends, service was very slow, I did enjoy the
Never meat your heroes ..... i was gutted. I have wanted to try this place since it opened I love BBQ /smoked food . Missus isn't a fan so took a trip on my own for lunch . Very unhappy bartender showed me to my table then walked away before I even sat down. Ordered burnt ends . They were NOT burnt ends . Cubed beef no smoke no real flavor saturated in sheap BBQ sauce . Tip for the staff if your gonna make fun of a guy for coming to a restaurant alone make sure he can't hear you . Main I got the big platter . Wings were beautiful cooked very well and meat fell of the bone . Ribs were OK but the sauce isn't great . Brisket was embarrassing. Like the inside of a Greg's steak bake ...... SMOKED BRISKET .. Google it . After hearing about the chefs mad one and the waitress still hanging I had enuf and left . Genuinely gutted .
***MOST REVIEWS RELATE TO A RESTAURANT WHICH USED TO OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE, NOT MEAT WAGON - RATING MISLEADING***Food very bit hit and miss. The brisket was not BBQ - more like a bit of roast beef in gravy. Wings good, ribs OK.Starter of sausages (and just sausages) in a plastic basket was awful.Feels like a place serving OK meat trying to pretend to be a proper BBQ place.Worst restaurant I've been to in quite a while.
Good food at a good price
We ordered one of the smokehouse platters to share. We were not asked any additional questions regarding this, and as it was our first visit, we didn't know any different. However, when our food arrived, the chicken wings (entirely drumstick) were covered in franks hot sauce. They have 4 wing sauce options, including BBQ, which, given it was a "Smokehouse Platter" would have at least made more sense and allowed us to actually eat them. The brisket is served in small cast iron skillets, which were not warmed in order to keep the food warm. I checked this as it arrived at our table so I could move it to my side of the large tray. The brisket was also swimming in gravy, so verging on a soup, which felt very much like a way to cover up any dry meat but each to their own.The ribs were the biggest let down, they were cold through to the bone shortly after arriving at the table. In my opinion and experience with this kind of cusine. Meals come down piping to ensure no matter how you decide to eat and share the platter thst things are still warm. Bare in mind we didn't have the food in front of us more than 20 minutes before we asked for the bill.Cocktails were for me overpriced, especially in relation to the Southside, which in its basic is gin and tonic topped with mint. Order in some tonic so gin drinkers are forced to pay extra for mint. Soda water, syrup, and lime juice are not good alternative.Staff were fine, and generally, I have no complaints about our interaction with the staff bar in the hot wings situation.I wish I'd read the most recent reviews. Changing the business name instead of this being a new business listing the reviews with any positivity are referring to Catch not to The Meat Wagon and even then were pretty poor in the last year.
Food quality was terrible. Brisket was slimy shredded meat not proper brisket. Ribs were tough. Burnt Ends were nothing like real burnt ends, almost a mush. There are other places in NI doing real BBQ food. Do not eat this. I went with 8 people who all felt the same. Wings were good though.
Nice friendly staff - great food - fantastic location.Down side no parking but plenty of carparks close.
Restaurantji Recommends
It was ok. Burger was nice enough. the platter was decent, although I'd have liked to have been asked about a flavour of wings.We had to ask to be moved seats as there was an air con problem they seemed to know about.I ordered a milkshake which tasted a bit strange & didn't seem cold.Burger didn't come with a fries option, but double up was cheap.The brisket was a bit underwhelming, but the ribs were outstanding.Our waitress was a pleasant girl who's name I did not get unfortunately.We had to go looking the bill.
I don’t often read reviews but after seeing videos/pics of food from online influencers compared to the food I received, thought I’d highlight to others the difference in food you might receive if you’re not an “influencer”.I was so excited to try this place and what a let down. Myself and my partner went here and and got 2 burgers, 1 portion of skinny’s, 1 portion of sweet potato fries (as there’s no sides included with burgers) and 1 can of beer which came to £36. We were both so disappointed with the food received. The burger I received was pretty pathetic and the chips were honestly basic oven chips with no seasoning and were like cardboard. Photo attached for you to see for yourself.On a positive note, our waitress was lovely and she made the experience more enjoyable - if it wasn’t for her, I would have really been pushing for a refund today.
Visit twice, absolutely loved this placeamazing foodamazing
Cocktails and staff were nice. But that's about the height of it.Corn on the cob was under cooked. Ribs were served either cold or near enough, because by the time I got to them (max 3 minutes from serving) they were solid and inedible. I'd say they were likely served cold as the sauce didn't even seem to have warmed on them.The rest of the food was fine-ish.But if you're serving chicken wings and don't mention ANYWHERE that they are COATED in hot sauce, you're doing something wrong. I understand wings and hot sauce are synonymous, but I was expecting barbeque wings. Spice levels are usually at least specified on the menu so I know what I'm ordering. I wouldn't have ordered them if I'd known they were spicy.Most importantly, I feel like they definitely should have gotten the reviews on here reset when they stopped being Catch, as it's very misleading when the majority of recent reviews since they became Meat Wagon are incredibly poor and I feel like I've been misled by the great reviews for an entirely different restaurant.TL;DR Overpriced for what we got. Cold food. Very disappointed.
We found this place on the off chance, when looking at Google maps for places to eat near our hotel. A quick scan of the menu told us it would cater for all our party (4 of us), so we booked our table for later that evening. There was plenty of choice on the menu, something to cater for all appetites. In fact, there was too much choice, it was hard to choose. Also, before we went, we all said that we weren't that hungry and would only have one course, but all ended up ordering all 3 courses! It was a Monday evening, so not overly busy, and the waiter (Gary) was very attentive and prompt. The food was exceptional in taste, quantity and presentation. You can tell it is all fresh and homemade. We were all passing spoonfuls to one another to try the different dishes. The previous evening, we ate in another local restaurant where the food cost more and wasn't as exceptional (it was good, but nowhere near as good as this meal). I genuinely feel we did not pay enough for the quality of the food we had, and told Gary as such! We absolutely loved it, and have booked to go back the next night! If I know anyone's coming to Belfast, and I will be insisting they pay Catch a visit!