You'd think by living above this place I'd drink there more. Probably a good thing that I don't. Though I have great memories of this place; the first meal I had after moving there (Cheese and Onion Pie as part of their January Robbie Burns celebration), the pint of Guinness I had after being hit by a car. It's a place that's soothing and comfortable. Probably one of the reasons for this is that it's a pretty generic layout as part of the local neighbourhood pub franchises that you can find sprinkled around the city.
The menu is pretty standard cookie-cutter pub fare (Belfast burger? How's a burger from Belfast taste different than if it were made in Ballymena or Burlington?), but the pub specials that they run will tend to make you wonder exactly why it is that you eat at home.
The service I find gets better the more you drink there and get to know the staff. I've known Steve the bartender since I moved into the 'hood and he's always ready to catch up and deal with my thirst. June and Sarah also stand out as servers that feed on familiarity. Normally not a place that I'd go to, but my parents love the place. So, four stars then.