Northern Ireland Group: Plans for new hotel and bar in Belfast announced

Clover Group team attached (R to L Clover Group Directors Jim Conlon, Mark Beirne, Paul Langsford)

A Northern Ireland group has announced plans for two new venues in Belfast which it says will support hospitality trade and footfall within the city.

It will see the development of a new hotel in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter and a new venue which will be an extension of the popular cocktail bar Margot’s. The Clover Group NI, which currently operates eight Belfast bars, is investing £1.4m on the two new projects.

Located adjacent to Belfast City Hall, 'Brat' will provide "a late-night dimension to Margot’s underground vibe bringing together an eclectic clientele with a quality food and music offering". The new hotel will be located in Little Donegall Street and will see the Clover Group working with F&B Creatives O’Donnell O’Neill Design to craft a "unique amphitheatrical development extending over three levels".

The hotel will have 23 self-contained pod hotel rooms, Market Food Kitchens, bars, and terraces with tiered seating that face out onto an outdoor dining area with stretched sail cloth awnings.

"The objective across all our shops has always been to deliver distinctive, interesting, and fresh experiences for our consumers here in Belfast and those who are visiting our beautiful city," said Mark Beirne, Director of Clover Group NI. In order to cater to a wide spectrum of customers seeking the best entertainment and craic that Belfast and the Cathedral Quarter have to offer, Brat and our innovative new hotel project will both contribute fresh bright, hip, and urban options.

We are certain that these new venues will not only provide exciting new elements to the city's nightlife, but they will also serve as a big lure for visitors from outside these shores who are seeking distinctively Belfast-themed cosmopolitan experiences.