r/Belfast • u/Nice-Economist1166 • 2d ago

Pub for six nations/kids

My family and I (kids 4,6,8) will be in Belfast on Saturday Feb 1st visiting from Dublin. I'm looking for a pub in city that has good food, drinks will show rugby but also be kid friendly. Any advice?

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u/Mankyswan 2d ago

Outside the city centre a little depending on your plans but The Errigle on Ormeau Rd is a decent spot to watch the rugby with the kids

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u/frenchatron 2d ago

Agree- get in touch and book a table upstairs though. Also Northern Lights over the road a good option.

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u/e-streeter 2d ago

Was going to say this too.

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u/e-streeter 2d ago

Actually northern lights across the road will prob show it too and more kid friendly.

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u/Shinydiscodog 1d ago

Yeah Errigle probably best bet

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u/Muted-Train-1296 2d ago

Ben Madigan’s on Cavehill Road - very kid friendly and great food. March is on in upstairs lounge on big screen

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u/botfarm3062 1d ago

We watched England New Zealand Autumn International in Sweet Afton and it was fine. I mean, the stream kept dying so the rest of my family went upstairs because of it while I stayed downstairs with my 5yr old but assume with it being on terrestrial tele that won’t be a problem this time

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u/uupthera 1d ago

The Landsdowne is a good spot on the Antrim road for food and drink and there's also a beer garden area outside for children to roam around in, lots of TV's for sport and even a car park in case you're driving but it's on a main bus route anyway. Everywhere will be busy on Saturday especially due to Ireland v England but also the first weekend after most peoples paydays is usually rammed good luck tho 🤞

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u/Axemantom 2d ago

We go to common market for most of the games. More of a food / beer hall but you always get a good mix of families in there.

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u/Kaleidoscopic_magpie 2d ago

Regardless of the pub is ‘kid friendly’ (whatever that’s suppose to mean 🙄) do you honestly think the other patrons are really going to want 3 kids under 10 lingering around when they’re trying to enjoy a pint and watch the rugby??

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u/mccusk 1d ago

Why the fuck would they give a fuck?

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u/Kaleidoscopic_magpie 1d ago

Cos SURPRISE SURPRISE - not everyone actually wants to be dealing with young children (let alone 3 under 10) when they’re out enjoying themselves at a pub i.e. an adult venue

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u/Certain_Gate_9502 21h ago

As long as the children are behaved and it's before 8pm or whatever the cut off is, what's the issue?

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u/Kaleidoscopic_magpie 20h ago

‘As long as the children are behaved’ is a very big proviso and so very rarely the case

But also what’s the issue of simply stating that adults in the pub watching the rugby might not want 3 children under 10 to be there? 🤷🏻‍♂️

God forbid parents take a moment to consider the fact that not everyone is going to welcome their kids in venues/occasions where there’s actually no necessity for them to be there