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The John Hewitt, Belfast
Belfast
BT1 2FH
Served areas
The John Hewitt
Open for the week from midday - some v tasty beers on and the beer garden is open out back
12:01 PM Jun 13th from LaterMedia
Reviews of The John Hewitt (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve C left this review about The John Hewitt
After visiting a string of tourist traps before here I was pleased to find that the John Hewitt is a proper pub aimed at drinkers. To the right of the entrance are a couple of high tables and beyond is a snug. To the left is a small stage area with seating and seating runs up the left wall faced by the bar counter up the right. The décor is traditional and understated. No televisions, but some background music was playing. The bar supports 16 fonts for premium and craft keg, eight of which were from Boundary Brewing, a local micro. I went for a Guinness. I found the service to be polite, and whilst this place isn’t remarkable I was able to get comfortable enough to stay for a second beer.
On 23rd September 2022
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about The John Hewitt
Came with good reviews but I was pretty underwhelmed by this one. Inside is a blandly opened-up room with a small snug to the right. Dimly-lit interior sporting quarter length dark wood panelling and claret red paint decor with a feel that has surpassed lived-in’ and is now firmly at the start of ‘battered and tired’ – maybe the Unemployed Resource Centre can funnel a bit of that resource into a spruce-up. There are call buttons which apparently work but I decided I didn’t require a second pint so they remained unpressed. Live music-led, though in this case it was a couple of lads practising standards with an acoustic guitar and a tin whistle to the appreciation of half a dozen other punters. GBG listed though the one ale pump wasn’t dispensing. Plenty of interesting local keg though including a sour from Wicklow Wolf. Maybe this is best sampled on a Friday or weekend but I left feeling like I’d need good reason to prioritise it next time given the nearby Deer’s Head. From reading older reviews this place feels like it has lost ground and been overtaken by other bars nearby.
On 19th February 2022
- rating: 6
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The John Hewitt
A good sized and popular pub, it was pretty much full to capacity on our Saturday evening visit, perhaps on account of the traditional Irish band playing away in the corner. Fortunately we managed to grab a table in the snug to the side just as someone was leaving.
Internally it’s primarily one large, open plan room, with etched glass in the windows, Victorian style mosaic tiling around the bar counter and wooden boards elsewhere. Deep red paintwork was on both the walls and ceiling, whilst a dark wooden porch complete with stained glass protruded in to the pub and was something of a feature. A wooden archway to the right led to the snug, and this had a number of framed theatre flyers on the walls, as well as a large black and white photo montage of Irish writers next to the Giant’s Causeway.
The solitary beer on tap was Wadworth’s Bishops Finger, whilst the only cider was MacIvors, which was a new one on me. Overall, not a bad pub, but whilst it certainly had a lively atmosphere, I’m not sure it’s anywhere I’d make a point of rushing back to.
On 22nd October 2019
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes - Lunch only - last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 25 January 2019 by Pub SignMan
- Real Ale : Yes - intermittent - last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 25 January 2019 by Pub SignMan
- WiFi : No last updated 19 February 2022 by Quinno _
