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The Deer's Head, Belfast

1-3 Lower Garfield Street
Belfast
BT1 1FP
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Steve C left this review about The Deer's Head

Through the Deer’s Head entrance is some open plan seating and to the left is the in-house microbrewery that is viewable through floor to ceiling windows. Raised booths run midway down the right hand windows and then three large staple shaped booths continue up to the rear wall. The bar faces these three booths and at the end of the bar is the ‘Blouse Snug’ which is for woman, or men if they are invited. Apparently this is an old Victorian feature that many bars had back in the day. There are televisions that were showing muted greyhound racing whilst some background music played.
The bar supports standard and premium keg, including the pub’s own products brewed in-house. Food is available until 18:00 so the kitchen was closed before my visit. I found the service to be polite and I thought this was a decent pub worthy of a revisit.

On 18th September 2022 - rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about The Deer's Head

Popped in here as it was next on the list after a pretty underwhelming 30 mins in the John Hewitt. What a contrast here – clean, bright and rammed full of the local ukulele group having a practice night. The interior is P shaped with booths running along the leg of the P; we took a booth seat opposite a large troupe of strumming musos who were belting out an array of pop tunes and the odd traditional standards. Then the icing on the cake, a menu of beers brewed-in house (Bell’s) across arrange of styles (though all keg, but this is Belfast...). The homebrew beers were plentiful, flighted and amongst them were some genuinely quality brews – Horse Fair, Widow Partridges and Black Bull were particularly good, though not cheap. We decided to sack off the rest of the evening and stay here, such a good session we were having. Occasionally you hit a place just at the right time and this was it but even so there was definitely enough to make it a destination pub in the city with or without the music.

On 19th February 2022 - rating: 9
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Deers Head

Although not planning a visit, you really shouldn't walk past a place proclaiming itself to be an "imbibing emporium"... so I didn't. Once inside, one finds an attractive line of booths beside the windows along the main façade. There is also a large raised area towards the back with signage indicating some decent pub food is on offer. The solidly-imposing counter and bar-back are amongst a number of Victorian-era features remaining. No real ale, unfortunately, but I'm glad I found the time to pop in for a quick pint of Smithwicks.

On 27th July 2013 - rating: 6
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