{"id":5009,"date":"2010-10-04T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=5009"},"modified":"2010-10-06T10:28:56","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T09:28:56","slug":"food-review-the-magnificent-water-margin-chinese-restaurant-donegall-pass-belfast-with-brian-young-and-paul-emerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/food-review-the-magnificent-water-margin-chinese-restaurant-donegall-pass-belfast-with-brian-young-and-paul-emerick\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Review: The Magnificent Water Margin Chinese Restaurant Donegall Pass, Belfast. With Bryan Young and Paul Emerick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the colder nights approach and the rugby weather settles in, our thoughts are inevitably turning to hot and even spicy food! The Water Margin Early Bird Menu is brilliant &#8211; A 3 course meal from \u00a310.95 PP<\/p>\n<p>We begin here a series of reviews of local restaurants from around Belfast and Ulster which offer some the best food available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First on the list for Chinese food is The Water Margin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Water Margin occupies the corner of Donegall Pass and the Ormeau Road. <\/p>\n<p>Water Margin Restaurant<br \/>\n159-161 Donegal Pass<br \/>\nBelfast<br \/>\nBT7 1DT<br \/>\ntel.: 02890326888<\/p>\n<p>The building itself is magnificent and upon closer inspection you will see that it was once a Presbyterian Church. It is a beautiful building and some restoration work carried out has revealed the original roof trusses and columns.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/water-margin-004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/water-margin-004-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"water margin 004\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5017\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the amazing food there is a little bit of history in the religious past of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Upon entering the restaurant we immediately noticed the size of the interior which is reputedly the biggest Chinese restaurant in Ireland. The space inside has allowed room for a pond with Asian fish and throughout the restaurant there are beautiful painted vases and pots combined with the original stained glass windows. There is a wonderful atmosphere. Karaoke available aswell!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/water-margin-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/water-margin-003-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"water margin 003\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5018\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choosing from the menu was difficult as the 24 pages of dishes had so many appealing choices! <\/p>\n<p>We opted for a range of starters and main courses including, Fried King Prawn with Salt &#038; Chilli, Spring Rolls, and Wan Ton Soup. For main courses Chow Mein, Thai Green Curry and Sizzling Sliced Sirloin Steak with Water Margin Soy &#038; Garlic Sauce. For desert, Deep Fried vanilla Ice Cream and Chessecake. Wonderful food!<\/p>\n<p>All perfectly prepared, and served with various Sweet Corn Egg Fried rice and Boiled rice.<\/p>\n<p>A superb meal. The food was absolutely delicious and we were so well looked after throughout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/water8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/water8.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"water8\" width=\"166\" height=\"125\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5019\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Water Margin is only minutes drive from Ravenhill and would make a perfect launch pad for an evening before and after a visit to an Ulster Game.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to bringing you further installments and updates from the Water Margin, and hopefully c u there.<\/p>\n<p>Water Margin Restaurant<br \/>\n159-161 Donegal Pass<br \/>\nBelfast<br \/>\nBT7 1DT<br \/>\ntel.: 02890326888<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"375\" height=\"300\" id=\"_8933741935\" data=\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/flowplayer\/flowplayer-3.1.0.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/flowplayer\/flowplayer-3.1.0.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value='config={\"clip\":{\"baseUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/video\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/video\/TheWaterMarginwmv.flv\", \"autoPlay\":false,\"autoBuffering\":true},\"playlist\":[{\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/video\/TheWaterMarginwmv.flv\",\"baseUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/video\/\"},{\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/video\/TheWaterMarginwmv.flv\",\"baseUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.iguidez.com\/video\/\"}],\"canvas\":{\"backgroundColor\":\"#112233\"},\"plugins\":{\"controls\":{\"time\":false,\"volume\":false,\"fullscreen\":false}}}' \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the colder nights approach and the rugby weather settles in, our thoughts are inevitably turning to hot and even spicy food! 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