Excellent food and service I took my fiancé here to celebrate a new job. I was expecting it to be good, but it far exceeded my expectations! The setting in the restaurant and hotel is great - with a... Read more beautiful view of the Lagan. The bar is classy and comfortable, and the bar staff were helpful and quick.

For our meal, the service was top notch. Our excellent waitress Stefania made sure to check on us regularly and the food came out in good time. She also made some very astute recommendations that helped us get the most out of our meal. Thank you Stefania!

We started with the breads which are served with the superb abernathy butter. For mains we had the rib of beef which came out beautifully coloured and had a buttery texture, and the fish of the day which was lemon sole which were served with brown shrimp which are my favourite!

Our dessert was the st honoure gateaux which I cannot recommend enough.

This restaurant is fast becoming the "it" spot in Belfast for high class dining and I can see why. Do yourself a favour and go! Read less

  Just keeps getting better! Decided to return here for my Aunt's birthday. Safe to say it just went above and beyond the call of good service and beat the expectatations I had got from my last meal here. The... Read more service was super friendly and welcoming. I went with the Pan seared scallops that had a beautiful taste to them. My main was poached turbot that was cooked to perfection with a flavour filled aftertaste . Desert was as usual brilliant going with my all time favorite brulee. A great evening! Thanks again guys! Read less

  Brilliant Christmas lunch Decided to try novelli at the city quays on a cold winters Friday afternoon decided to try their “festive” menu, when myself and my partner arrived the restaurant was a hive of activity, busy and... Read more a lot of people enjoying themselves a really good atmosphere to walk into. We were shown to our table and ordered some drinks well not for me I had the pleasure of being the designated driver, so my partner order their signature gin and tonic when it arrived It crossed my mind to leave the car and have one myself, we ordered our starters a beetroot salmon and a goats cheese roulade really well executed dishes for mains I had the venison and my partner had the hake, the sauce on the venison with coca nibs (something I’d never heard of but was informed it was chocolate shavings) was amazing and balanced well with the venison, my partners hake came out and it looked vibrant and elegant, apparently it was too good to share so I never got to try it, so it must have been outstanding. Having heard so much about the jcn tart tarte I asked if i could have one instead of ordering a dessert of the festive menu, our kind waitress was only to happy to accommodate my request and she assured me I wouldn’t be disappointed I was informed it would take 15 minutes as it was cooked to order this wasn’t a problem we weren’t in any rush and by this stage my partner had ordered another gin , my partner ordered the bread and butter pannatonne, both desserts arrived and wow, I’m not a bread and butter fan always find it to dense but this was light and may have converted me and as for my tarte Tatin WOW I’ll be back for that alone crisp pasty and sweet caramel, can’t wait to return the food service, everything was just amazing thank you to all the team Read less

  Fabulous meal! The best in a long time We recently stayed at the new AC Hotel and dined at the Novelli @ City Keys restaurant in the hotel. Blown away! The location and views are superb. The service, professional, friendly and attentive. The... Read more food though - Wow! The team use only the finest local produce and boy does it do wonders for the flavor. Pan fried squid with chorizo and crispy black pudding. Beautiful flaky fresh lemon sole served with heritage Irish potatoes. And the finale of tarte tatin, breathtakingly good!! Honestly, one of the best meals we’ve ever had. Top marks guys, be proud of the quality you are serving. Keep up the good work! @Dishyouwerehere Read less

  Great drinks! Great lunch Amazing food and service. Recommendations were en pointe! Lovely afternoon with Billy as our server!

  Light Lunch with Mum & Dad We shared a light lunch overlooking the bay - Yummy food - Lovely views - Good charming service - Reasonably priced

  Corporate Lunch left us loving belfast Monday 5th had lunch for 12 persons organised at Novelli restaurant in the AC Marriott . Everyone was made feel welcome and even though we were early, Billy brought us to our table and organised... Read more coffee and tea on a cold rainy day. Food was superb and Billy was wonderfully charming and regaled us with Belfast humour while outlining the floor to ceiling skyline views from your seat in this restaurant. We all left with warm impressions for the city. Definitely will be back. Read less

  Excellent Vegan/Veggie food! Great staff, great prices, great food!

This restaurant has a separate vegan menu that you can request with a variety of options. Nice to see a creative and delicious menu for the vegan community.

Ordered... Read more a starter, main and desert - absolutely amazing! Will definitely be back again!

Also has a beautiful view of Belfast! Read less

  Fabulous local ingredients cooked to perfection with attentive, friendly service I was lucky enough to visit the restaurant on Friday 15th feb with my husband after winning a st valentines meal for 2.

We were shown to our favourite table with great views and... Read more served by Stefani, who was very knowledgeable about the food and drinks. I find service is always fabulous from all members of staff who are all very professional and approachable making each visit a pleasure and one of the reasons I choose to visit Novellis.

A beautiful menu it really was difficult to choose what to order,we opted for the Artichoke veloute with porcine mushrooms & as I’m a huge fan of JC’’s French onion soup I was delighted that it was on a par with it, perfectly seasoned and delicious. My husband chose the tarte fine of aubergine, tomato, courgette & celeriac with an olive & pest pistou. Presentation was beautiful and it was thoroughly enjoyed.

We chose a lovely chateaubriand served with mushrooms, vine tomatoes, twice cooked chips with peppercorn sauce for both of us. Served on a wooden board for us to share it’s hard to resist quality beef from Peter Hannan cooked to perfection it was melt in the mouth.

With not much room for dessert I chose the caramelised pear & white chocolate galette with popcorn cream, very light and beautifully presented with my husband opting for a cheeseboard, again, great cheeses served with fruit, local cheese biscuits & chutney. We had a couple of glasses of Prosecco and I thoroughly enjoyed a couple of cocktails too! Looking forward to our next visit as the ambiance, friendly staff combined with quality ingredients cooked to perfection makes each visit a pleasure Read less