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Vegan-friendly
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Beer/Wine
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Gastro pub which is part of The Merchant Hotel. Offers a full, dedicated vegan menu plus numerous vegetarian options on the à la carte menu. Vegan options include bruschetta, ragout, burger and flatbread. NOTE: Reported November 2023 to have limited vegan options – please send updates to HappyCow. Open Mon-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:30-21:00. Food service hours, bar stays open later.
15 Reviews
First Review by Veganolive1
MindyBean
Points +129
“Traditional” Irish meal pie - Edit
Best meal we had while in Ireland! We really wanted something that felt more traditional but knew the meatless options would be limited. So excited to see a vegetarian pie on The Cloth Ear menu. We had the pie, which came with mash and veggies. It was delish. Flaky and pretty light, for what it was. Also had the avocado salad and breadcrumbed mushrooms. It made for a great meal, split for two. Highly recc!
Read morePros: “Traditional” Irish option, Space/decor, Multiple vegetarian options
Guest
mariamc27
Points +2542
Only one vegan main option - Edit
The only vegan option was a curry, and it was nice but a shame that there isn’t more considering what used to be on offer here. I ended up having to have soup and chips instead of a main cause I didn’t fancy curry at all. My partners curry was good. Come on though - more options!
Read morePros: Service was good, Curry was nice
Cons: Not enough vegan options, Expensive
Guest
leoleomate
Points +37
Only one vegan option, no vegan menu - Edit
Went out of our way to make a reservation and come here, only to be told multiple times that the only vegan option in this restaurant is a curry and there is NO vegan menu!
Read moreCons: No vegan menu
Guest
FrolleinM
Points +1647
Great service but... - Edit
We had a burger with fries and the curried lentil fritters.
Read moreThe burger was very dry (no wonder: There really was only salad, the patty and onions on it), the fritters were ok but nothing special.
The sticky pudding was pretty good, though.
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Due to HappyCow regulations, excellent restaurants that do not only serve vegan food can only receive 4*. To be fair to them, I can give here only. 3* (and that's because the service was good.)
Guest
SusanSmith
Points +520
Fish and chips, or just chips - Edit
They have a couple of vegan items, but you really only need one: the vegan fish and chips. The “fish” was a red lentil patty-type thing. It was pretty good, but the star was the chips and vegan tartar sauce. I could eat three bowls of that.
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CaraLouise
Points +34
Fantastic Food - Edit
My partner who is carnivorous loved his meal as much as I did my vegan non fish and chips. All was hand cooked to perfection, even the sauces. Highly recommended.
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tanyaeddison
Points +10
Happy family day out - Edit
Beautiful place, lovely staff, amazing food, I'm vegan also super happy. Defo would return.
Read morePros: Plant based menu starters mains dessert
Cons: None
Guest
AnastaciaJanowska
Points +555
lots of vegan options - Edit
I've been here few times. Some dishes like sea kelp "fish" and chips are way too greasy. Some are very nice.
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AKR
Points +90
Greasy and tasteless - Edit
The restaurant has a fully marked vegan menu with a good range of options. Unfortunately our meal (hanging skewer and battered sea kelp/chips was extremely oily and bland. Unless you like very greasy pub food I'd give it a miss.
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DomiNika
Points +96
Great vegan menu - Edit
Lovely place good food we had vegan ragu and skewer along with vegan cake. All lovely with ragu winning on taste and freshness. If Im ever back to Belfast this place will certainly be revisited.
Read morePros: full vegan menu inc desserts
Guest
Maire20
Points +265
Full vegan menu - Edit
Lovely bar and restaurant. They have a separate vegan menu with a great selection of food, including dessert options. I ordered the sea kelp with chips which was lovely and really filling, but a little greasy. It would have been nice if there had been some tofu in it along with the veg. Would definitely go back again.
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marepeters
Points +102
Warm, welcoming and yummy - Edit
Excellent service, excellent food, excellent conversation! Every person that we engaged with was delightful and helpful with all our questions. About the food and about visiting Belfast.
Read moreThe vegetable Pie was super and the gluten free Fish & Chips and Broccoli soup excellent!!!! 12 options for Gluten free, 10 options vegan.
I give it 5 stars. Totally enjoyed the atmosphere and music. Don't miss this place when in Belfast.
Pros: Service , Food , Music
Guest
Ellie_g
Points +242
Full vegan menu - Edit
I would definitely class this restaurant as vegan-friendly. It's has a vegan section on the menu with a good choice of starters and mains (I don't know if there are any vegan desserts because we didn't have room so didn't look at the dessert menu). There was even a vegan wine list which Is something I have never seen in a non-vegan restaurant before. The staff were very friendly and looked for a vegan drink list for me (for beers and cocktails) for ages but couldn't find it so I just had a Carlsberg. I really appreciated the extra care they had taken to cater for vegans.
Read moreI was a little disappointed with the vegan burger since the patty/bread ratio was a little low, but had it been right it would have been very tasty. I regret not having had the veggie-hummus-pitta starter and sweet potato fries instead which sounded very appetising.
Pros: vegan menu, vegan drinks
Cons: vegan patty could be thicker
Guest
GléceJatobá
Points +30
Delicious! - Edit
A beautiful restaurant with a full vegan menu. As a start, we had the vegetable board and it was super flavorful. For the main I ordered the lentils and roasted vegetables pie with sweet potato pure on top. A coffee pudding as desert and the meal was deliciously complete!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options even vegan-friendly wines.
Guest
Veganolive1
Points +5314
Delicious Vegan Options - Edit
The Cloth Ear is a public bar, located in The Merchant Hotel, recommended by a friend. The Cloth Ear offers an interesting vegan menu, with some good options, but I went with my friend's suggestion of sea veg and chips.
Read moreWhat a good choice this turned out to be, I have never eaten anything, that looks so much like a piece of battered fish. The whole dish was so tasty, with a very light but extra crispy batter, delicious chips, minted peas and a lovely herby vegan tartare sauce. The fish was actually courgette wrapped in sea kelp. My husband chose from the gluten free menu with vegetable & halloumi skewer and sweet potato fries, another excellent dish.
I love that The Cloth Ear offers a vegan menu and a good one at that and we would definitely revisit, when we return to Belfast, hopefully sooner rather than later.
Pros: Vegan options, Vegan Menu, Plenty vegan choices
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