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Kellys Cellars, Belfast

32 Bank Street
Belfast
BT1 1HL

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Kellys Cellars

Situated in a courtyard just off a busy shopping street, Kelly's Cellars is a typical Irish pub with character. There is a small room to the left as you enter, with the main room and bar area off to the right. There is an outdoor drinking area to the front.

All beers are keg - Guinness, Guinness Citra IPA & Smithwick's Red Ale & Pale Ale, alongside Strongbow cider. Service was efficient without being particularly friendly. However, the atmosphere in here was quite good. I overheard one local at the bar wondering why anybody would drink halves. Doing a lengthy crawl, I had a half of the Pale Ale in front of me. Apparently some pubs in Belfast refuse to serve people halves. I didn't find one on this trip. Before long, the local was sharing the table with me and discussing the merits of some of the local pubs without being particularly concerned that I was drinking a half.

Don't expect anything special on the beer front, but this is still a decent old pub worthy of a visit.

On 14^th July 2024 - rating: 5
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Strongers . left this review about Kellys Cellars

Kelly’s Cellars has white painted brick walls, low arches and feels a bit damp, although it is not actually a cellar. The interior is L-shaped with seating across the front which is faced by the bar that supports standard and premium keg. There is more seating up the right to two large booths on the rear wall. There is another seating area to the left of the bar where the gents are also located. There was some background music playing until a couple of fiddlers started up at around 19:00 on a recent midweek evening. The service was very friendly from the two barmaids that were working the room. No under 18s allowed at any time. This is an old Belfast pub that is worthy of a small detour to visit.

On 23^rd September 2022 - rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about Kellys Cellars

Tucked away but worth making the effort as there’s lots of traditional atmosphere here, despite (or because of?) of the dimly-lit and louche interior (which is not, as noted previously, actually underground). There’s a boothed area to the left and a larger area beyond the bar to the right. Pictures all across the walls, jugs, mirrors and breweriana everywhere. Younger crowd in situ so quite lively despite being a Sunday night. Diageo list on keg; I went for a decent Harp and the lady had a particularly excellent Guinness, slightly sweeter than normal and very creamy. It’s worth doing this one for the tourist tick box, it was fun. 7.5

On 17^th February 2022 - rating: 8
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