Waterman Bistro is a very small seater room, we can seat a max of 8/9 guests.

All bistro bookings have a 90 min allocation. (apologies but multiple bookings will not be honoured as one large party)

We can cater parties of 8+ in one of our lovely rooms upstairs, Tasting Room & Cinema Room. Minimum number of 8 for the Tasting Room and 10 for the Cinema Room with no room hire.

We have larger rooms to seat up to 90 guests please see under events for more information or email events@waterman.house.

You can also call our reservations team, Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm on +4428 90434310 for further enquiries. We look forward to welcoming you!

Bistro Opening Hours:
Wednesday & Thursday 5pm-9.15pm*
Friday & Saturday 1pm-9.15pm*
Sundays 1pm - 8pm*
(* last booking time)

Waterman Bistro opened in June 2022 by Niall McKenna, and offers a no frills dining experience in Belfast’s buzzing Cathedral Quarter. The bistro is headed up by Aaron McNeice and offers a local, seasonal menu with influences and flavours from Europe. The food menu offers “house” made pasta, cured pork and Northern Ireland staples of bread and butter. The menu is paired to a short wine list, with a reserve bin end list for the discerning wine drinker, alongside a monthly changing local gin and beer selection.

Although the influence of the menu has roots in Europe, the daily ingredient list is local, supporting artisan producers and farmers. Head Chef Aaron has been working alongside Niall since 2014 and trained as the company's first apprentice and inspired the company wide apprenticeship program.

The restaurant was awarded a Bib Gourmand from Michelin, as it offers an exceptional no choice set menu.

The Waterman Bistro team work with the Cookery School and Events team headed up by Cathal Duncan.