Restaurant review: I'd never been to this much-loved Belfast spot... boy was I missing out
After more than two hours watching the play Nell Gwynn at The Lyric Theatre and missing out on the warm weather we've been experiencing, my friend and I decided on a light dinner and feelings of virtue.
Not a chance. Both of us had forensically examined the menu of Bo Tree Kitchen ahead of entering the restaurant. No one wants to be caught off guard and — take it from us — no one wants to order a wee dinner there.
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