Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Beer of the Week (w/e 27th April 2025) with Thuck Phat
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Quinno _
Submitted on Sunday, 30th January 2022
With picture contributions to 5437 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (6 more images)
Detail Pages
Sunflower, Belfast
Belfast
BT1 2JG
Served areas
Sunflower pub
This week at Sunflower
11:41 AM Jun 12th 2023 from Twitter for Android
Reviews of Sunflower (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Sunflower
Almost 6 years on from my last visit to the Sunflower, I returned to find the pub in a similar state to last time. Outside, things seem to be much calmer. I recall seeing police Land Rovers driving around with bars on their windows. Belfast does seem a much quieter and friendlier place to visit these days, which can only be a good thing.
The pub still has its own "secure" entranceway which as Quinno says is similar to a cage, but the interior is a friendly and welcoming space and there is also a garden to the rear.
The unusual sight of a handpull in Belfast was promising, but alas the cask ale was off. Keg options were slightly more interesting than most though - Ormeau Pale Ale, Beamish & Mac Ivor's Medium Cider. The barman was eager for me to try the Kinnegar Tro, a black lager. It was quite tasty, but I ended up ordering the cider, which was also pleasant.
Still one of Belfast's best boozers.
On 14th July 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Strongers . left this review about Sunflower
Sunflower doesn’t look like the most inviting place with the iron gate and window grills, but glad it’s still there for historical reasons. To the left of the entrance is a small banquette seating area and more banquettes run up the right wall under pub merch and a print of the Hand of God from 1986. The background music was a mix of pop and Irish folk. Regular live music is advertised. There was nothing going on during my visit but it was still busy with a midweek local crowd. However, the large beer garden out the back was much busier than the bar. The handpump was unused so it was a keg choice of Pilsner Urquell, Erdinger, Whiplash Body Riddle, Grolsch, Kinnegar Rustbucket and Beamish. The service was polite.
On 17th September 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5965 recommendations about 5931 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about Sunflower
Standalone pub in a quiet, run-down backstreet. Seeing the cage in front of the entrance would have put the willies up me as well if I hadn’t done my research (it was deliberately left there after the cessation of The Troubles). It’s a staple-shaped interior with a flagstone floor and banquette seating along the perimeter. Was bustling on my Sunday evening visit and we bagged the last available table. Décor is the usual collection of breweriana which is standard in most Norn pubs alongside some framed album covers. The main reason to come here is that it’s one of the few pubs in the city to offer a more varied selection of wares and also a cask ale, in this case a suspect Hilden’s Halt (NBSS 2), plus 40 or so craft (almost all Irish – the missus went for a Heaney’s Gingerbread Imperial Stout) and some foreign beers. Friendly staff and plenty of them too, unlike many other places. Despite the less-than-stellar cask (I was its only imbiber in the hour or so) I enjoyed the place and would recommend you place it towards the upper-end of your Belfast list. 7.5
On 17th February 2022
- rating: 8
[User has posted 5552 recommendations about 5533 pubs]
View more reviews of Sunflower (5)
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official site of Sunflower - www.sunflowerbelfast.com
- Facebook - Sunflower Public House & Live Music
- Twitter - Sunflower pub
- CAMRA WhatPub :: Sunflower - whatpub.com
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Function Room : Yes last updated 25 January 2019 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes - Friday & Saturday lunch only - last updated 20 March 2014 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes - Occasional - last updated 14 July 2024 by Blue Scrumpy
- Real Cider : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 17 February 2022 by Quinno _
