The Lonely Poet

After a busy Sunday running errands and attending the Ulster Bride Bridal Fair at Titanic Belfast, I decided to drop in to The Lonely Poet for dinner before heading home for a quiet night in. I was exhausted, hungry - yet in a good mood. The Bridal Fair had been fun and it was great to talk to so many businesses who offer so many different services for that special day.

We hadn't been to the Lonely Poet before (quite surprising as it is close to where I live). It had a lovely interior with an 'earthy' theme - I loved how they had decorated the place! The live music really added to the establishment and was great to have in the background.



















I got the Homemade Lasagne with Chunky Chips, Garlic Bread and Side Salad and a Steak with Chunky Chips, Onions and Mushrooms and Peppered Sauce. The waiter was friendly and he repeated our order before placing it with the kitchen...Our food didn't take too long before it was served; which was good since we both hadn't ate much during the day.





















My food was fine, simple - but felt like it was lacking something in flavour. On the other hand, the steak wasn't up to standard. The cut was too thin to be cooked medium rare so it ended up being well done. In addition to this, the steak was extremely fatty. I can understand a steak having some fat in it, but this was something else (as you can see in the picture below).

When asked how our meal was afterwards we did say we weren't happy with it. A saving grace was that the staff took our comments on board and gave my meal and our drinks free as a form of compensation. A nice gesture which we thanked them for. It is such a shame that we didn't have a great experience at The Lonely Poet - it's just on our doorstep, so we would have been regulars. Furthermore, I don't think we'll be back for food  again either; it put a dampener on a nice day that we had had together and we had to get something when we got home.