The Lantern Restaurant is a restaurant in St Georges Market, Belfast. Rated 4.7 stars from 1182 Google reviews. Known for roast duck and pork belly and gluten-free menu clarity. Best for intimate dinner and pre-theatre meal. Price range: ££.
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The Lantern Restaurant
| Rating | 4.7★ |
| Reviews | 1,182 |
| Best for | Intimate dinner |
Quick Verdict
A neighbourhood bistro where modest looks hide finely decorated rooms, precise cooking, and service that genuinely cares about the evening.
You want roast duck or pork belly cooked with precision in a room where service remembers what matters.
About The Lantern Restaurant
Seasonal bistro cooking in Belfast rarely comes this considered. The Lantern sits in the St. George's Market neighbourhood, modest from the outside, finely decorated within — comfortable chairs, an intimate room that rewards a closer look. The kitchen marks its menu clearly for gluten-free and vegetarian diners, and follows through: the salmon with sweet potato sauce and broccolini is the dish most people write home about, followed closely by the duck, the pork belly, and a shoulder of beef that takes the slow-cooked route seriously. Sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble close things out the way a bistro should. The pre-theatre menu draws a crowd of its own. Service is attentive without hovering, and the staff — a genuinely mixed, international team — bring a warmth that a party of four or a table for two both feel equally.
What Stands Out
Roast duck and pork belly
Duck and pork belly are the two most-mentioned dishes across Google review topics (42 and 31 mentions), and recent diners name them repeatedly as reasons to return.
Gluten-free menu clarity
Recent local reviewers highlight that the menu is clearly marked for gluten-free and vegetarian items, and one diner with coeliac needs praised the salmon dish and the kitchen's care.
Attentive, invested service
All four recent reviews mention service explicitly—'really friendly and helpful', 'attentive', 'very nice'—and one notes the non-Irish staff and owners bring genuine care to the room.
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Frequently Asked Questions about The Lantern Restaurant
The Lantern Restaurant in St. George's Market, Belfast marks its gluten-free options clearly on the menu, and recent diners with coeliac needs report the kitchen delivers thoughtfully—one praised the salmon with sweet potato sauce and the care taken across the plate.
The Lantern Restaurant is known for roast duck, pork belly, salmon with sweet potato sauce, and shoulder of beef, all cooked with precision. Sticky toffee pudding and apple crumble are the desserts diners mention most.
The Lantern Restaurant offers multi-course pre-theatre menus at a price that rewards the discovery, and the intimate room and attentive service make it a natural fit for an evening before a show.
The Lantern Restaurant is a small, intimate venue in St. George's Market with a finely decorated interior and comfortable chairs—modest from the street, but carefully considered inside.
The Lantern Restaurant's staff are attentive and genuinely invested in the evening, moving with purpose and remembering what matters to each table.
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Hot Score: 67/100 · ranked October 2026
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