Fish City

B E L F A S T

Located in the heart of Belfast City Centre, a stone’ s throw from the city’ s historic waterfront and Northern Ireland’ s premier shopping and leisure centre, Fish City is an award-winning seafood and fish & chip restaurant that specialises in locally and sustainably sourced seafood dishes.

SITUATED IN THE HISTORIC HEART OF NORTHERN IRELAND’S CAPITAL

No.33

Fish City is located on Ann Street, one of Belfast's oldest thoroughfares and today a bustling pedestrianised city centre street.

With a rich history tied to Belfast's earliest days as a riverside village, Ann Street in the eighteenth century was a residential street of merchants connecting Cornmarket to the banks of the River Lagan. By Victoria's reign, the street housed chandlers, tailors, haberdashers, milliners, cobblers, leather manufacturers and tinsmiths, with them and their families living above their shops. In 1852, No. 33 was the shop of William H. Milligan, a grocer and tobacconist. By 1960, it was part of Johnston's Umbrella Emporium and Manufactory, a worldrenowned manufacturer of umbrellas.

Our restaurant sits opposite Pottinger's Entry, one of several narrow cobbled alleyways that formed the nucleus of a growing merchant city. Named after a successful Scottish mercantile family and first recorded on maps in 1715, Pottinger's Entry, like neighbouring Joy's Entry, Wilson's Court, and Crown Entry

joined Ann Street with High Street on the banks of the River Farset, which back then small ships could sail and moor to the foot of High Street to unload their cargoes on the quayside. Today, the River Farset, the river that gave Belfast its name, flows quietly under High Street, just down the Entry from our door.

▲ Johnston’ s Umbrella Emporium shopfront at Blackthorn House at 31 High Street, where Belfast Exposed Bank Gallery sits today.

AWARD-WINNING

Fish'nChips

Each fillet of MSC-certified sustainably sourced cod or haddock is cooked to tendery, flaky perfection in a light and crispy batter. Served with our twice-cooked, home-cut chips, we garnish with a slice of fresh lemon, and our house mushy peas and tartare sauce.

Our award-winning fish and chips have earned Fish City numerous accolades, including: the UK’ s Restaurant of the Year and Environment & Sustainability Champion (National Fish & Chip Awards, 2023), the Marine Stewardship Council’ s Foodservice Champion of the

Year 2023, the Sustainable Seafood Award and Healthy Eating Award (UK National Fish & Chip Awards, 2018), a Catey for Health & Nutrition (The Caterer, 2018), and Seafood Restaurant of the Year (Seafish, 2019; NI Food Awards, 2020).

TRADITIONAL FAVOURITES

Traditional, popular, local dishes

including our award-winning fish & chips.

SUSTAINABLE

Seafood

We are committed to sourcing sustainable seafood for every dish on our menus. And we are proudly the first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified restaurant on the island of Ireland.

We have pledged to ensure that all seafood products used in our processes are harvested sustainably. This means that seafood is harvested at levels that maintain their availability for present and future generations. To achieve this, we preferentially source seafood from responsibly managed fisheries and farms, such as those rated 1–3 at goodfishguide.org or are certified by recognised ecolabels or standards.

From net to plate, we ensure full food traceability, working with local producers wherever possible, to offer our guests a menuthat is both flavoursome and healthy. Our daytime and evening à la carte menus provide a wide selection of responsibly sourced seafood dishes, and our specials offer guests creative, exquisite dishes that celebrate the sea.

RESPONSIBLY SOURCED, QUALITY SEAFOOD DISHES

DIETARY OPTIONS

A selection of vegetarian, vegan & gluten-free dishes

catering for specific dietary needs and allergens upon request

DRINKS & DESSERTS

A comprehensive offering of beers, wines, and spirits, including local gins, Irish whiskies, craft beers and ciders

Diningrooms

Relaxed. Comfortable. Ambient.

THE FISHERMAN'S

Cabin

With bench seating and a reclaimed Victorian bar fully stocked with a comprehensive selection of wines, spirits, beers and mixers, the Cabin is an intimate, contemporary setting to enjoy a fine dining experience in luxurious style.

THE FISHERMAN'S SEATS 45

Hut

Escape the elements and retreat in our Fisherman's Hut, a relaxed dining room with nautical flair. With charming décor that celebrates fisheries and Belfast's maritime past, the Hut is an ideal venue for large events.

MainDeck

With deep sea blue panelling and Ardglass Fisheries barrels, the Main Deck is a vibrant and cosy first port of call for guests, providing a comfortable and intimate dining setting. With views through the Terrace out on to Ann Street, the Main Deck has a disabled friendly toilet, our ground floor bar, and takeaway counter where guests can order takeaway. THE SEATS 40

Terrace

THE SEATS 25-50

Dine al fresco and take in the buzz of the city centre on the Terrace, our heated outdoor dining space sheltered by awning and framed by seasonal flowers. With a flexible seating configuration in the evenings, in the summer months - weather permitting - the Terrace can accommodate up to ninety guests.

Sustainability

Our commitment for the future

OUR COMMITMENT TO

Sustainability

At Fish City, we are committed to the conservation of fish stocks by sustainably sourcing for every dish on our menus. All the fish and seafood we procure are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified sustainable or responsibly sourced using a number of tools such the Marine Conservation Society’ s Good Fish Guide.

We also source ingredients locally and seasonally to decrease food miles and improve the environmental integrity of our dishes. Our commitment includes sharing and advocating our mission of sustainability with our business partners, team members, customers, and community; and we run a free educational Kids Club for local schoolchildren to learn about fishing and the importance of sustainability to the

fishing industry and the health and vitality of our oceans. Doing our part to keep the oceans clean from single-use plastics, we stock only glass-bottled beverages, and nearly all our takeaway packaging is recyclable or biodegradable. We are a Silver member with Green Tourism, a Gold member with the Marine Conservation Society, and the first and currently the only food establishment on the island of Ireland to be MSC-certified. We were the first business in Northern Ireland to partner with Sustainable Fish Cities NI, a campaign led by Ulster Wildlife, Northern Ireland’ s preeminent environmental charity, to advocate for local businesses to procure seafood products sustainably. In September 2021, we were recognised by the Marine

Stewardship Council as one of eleven regional heroes across the UK for our commitment to conservation. We continually seek to build on and strengthen our ethos of sustainability so that livelihoods in the fishing industry and related industries can be maintained and future generations can enjoy fish and seafood as well. To reduce our paper consumption, we have digitised our records to reduce our paper consumption. We digitally measure our food wastage and are working on measuring the carbon footprint of our corporate value chain. By quantifying the ecological costs of our production, we are looking for opportunities to reduce and, where possible, eliminate our current Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

SUSTAINABLE

SourcingPolicy

This policy sits within a suite of wider company Sustainability Policies, which seek to examine and control the impacts our business has on the environmental, economic and social fabric of not only its locality but nationally and globally.

FISH CITY SUSTAINABILITY MISSION

We envisage a community of responsible and educated citizens who are environmentally conscious, practice social responsibility in their daily lives, and inspire others to do the same. We commit to operating in an economically, socially, and environmentally responsible manner whilst balancing the interests of diverse

stakeholders. We strive to be a leader in corporate citizenship and sustainable development, caring for our employees and customers, seeking to enrich the quality of life for the communities in which we operate, and serve as good stewards of society and the environment.

At Fish City, we believe that the health and happiness of future generations is dependent on our collective commitment to sustainable ways of living and working. We recognise that it is our responsibility to reduce any negative impact we may produce upon the environment and raise the awareness to our staff, guests and communities so that they can help us achieve our goals for sustainability.

We are committed to integrating leading environmental practices into our business and to continually exploring new ideas for improving our environmental performance.

Our wider sustainability approach covers a number of practical issues. We are focusing on practices aimed at:

Energy Management to reduce our consumption of energy (electricity, LPG, fuel oil, diesel, and petrol) with the aim to become carbon neutral;

Waste Management— to reduce the overall volume of waste and maximise recycled proportion;

Supplier Management— to work with suppliers that share our commitment to sustainability; Staff to raise environmental awareness and make sustainability an integral part of our staff culture; and, Guests to raise awareness and actively promote and encourage green tourism initiatives.

It is within this context that this Sustainable Seafood Sourcing Policy is anchored. We are committed to ensuring that all seafood products used in our processes are harvested sustainably. This means that seafood is harvested at levels that maintain their availability for present and future generations.

To achieve this, we:

will not serve seafood from supplies that are ‘Red Rated’ at the Marine Conservation Society’ s (MCS) goodfishguide.org (or similar assessment); will preferentially source seafood from responsibly managed fisheries and farms, such as those rated 1–3 at goodfishguide.org or are certified by recognised ecolabels or standards such as MCS, ASC, Organic, Global GAP, GAA BAP (2-star or better).

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

We aim to increase the number of MSC-certified products sold. We will partner where necessary with organisations, communities, and bodies to identify opportunities to improve upon the sustainability of seafood products, even beyond that which is required by statute. For illustration, such opportunities may be around: harvesting methods that reduce discards; distribution methods that reduce food miles; or, improving handling to maintain the quality of the product. We will seek to develop incentives for suppliers that choose to be part of this process.

LOCAL AND SEASONAL PROMOTION

We will endeavour to source products that are harvested and processed in our local communities. Sourcing products from near to where they are sold helps to support the economic and social sustainability of our local communities. Importantly it will also contribute to the environmental integrity of our product by decreasing food miles.

ACCEPTED HARVESTING METHODS

We will not purchase any seafood that is harvested using illegal methods. We will use only products harvested using legal means in regulated environments and will work proactively with the industry to encourage investment in gear and technologies that reduce the impact of seafood productions on the environment.

We will endeavour to prioritise sourcing through harvesting methods that have the least impact on the environment and the ecosystem and that have the least amount of discards.

SEAFOOD EDUCATION

We at Fish City view ourselves as advocates for the promotion of the use of seafood as a lifestyle choice. To that end, we are committed to educating our staff, customers, and wider communities on seafood sustainability issues. We have a schoolsbased extracurricular programme aimed at delivering learning opportunities to local children.

Potential suppliers will be required to contribute to that programme. Strategically we aim to promote the issue of cleaner oceans; and, in this respect we will pay particular attention to issue of degradation of plastics and other detritus at sea, as well as the subsequent effect plastic is having on the sustainability of seafood.

We will make information available to our customers and communities in a variety of engagement formats that equip them with information they need to make informed and responsible purchasing choices based on their own values around community, the environment, and their health.

TRANSPARENCY

In order to ensure the credibility of our statements, positions and actions, transparency in our Policy and Programme is essential. For us, ‘ transparency’ means the following: Making the Sustainable Seafood Sourcing Policy public; Releasing annual goals and actions in achieving those goals; Making educational material relating to seafood available to the public, including but not limited to: In situ product labels and signage; Websites and Social Media engagement opportunities; and, Public Relations and Marketing Strategy, including materials designed to support communication and engagement with the public and our target audiences. ■

Service

The Fish City team are central to our ethos: well motivated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable with a genuine, friendly approach. We take great pride in the calibre of our service, and guests will be delighted by the warm Northern Irish hospitality of our waitstaff.

Adestination

Popular with tourists, Fish City offers a wide variety of classic and exciting seafood dishes using fresh, local and responsibly sourced ingredients. Highly trained staff deliver first class, personal service, and four dedicated dining rooms provide ample space to accommodate large groups.

Summary

Opened in 2016

Great location in Belfast City Centre, with close proximity to Victoria Square shopping, dining and pubs; across the river from the Titanic Quarter, SSE Arena and Titanic Belfast

Sustainability credentials: Green Tourism Gold Award, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified, Marine Conservation Society (MCS) Gold Member, Ulster Wildlife member, All-Ireland Pollinator Plan member, UK Environment & Sustainability Champion 2023, MSC UK Foodservice Champion & Marketing Champion 2023 & 2025

Award-winning: UK Restaurant of the Year 2023, Good Food Ireland® Supreme Champion 2025, MSC UK Foodservice & Marketing Champions of the Year 2023 & 2025, Seafood Establishment of the Year 2019 & 2022, Belfast's Best Eatery 2019-2021, Best Green Business 2023

Quality dishes: Sustainable Seafood, Award-winning Fish & Chips, Fresh Oysters and Shellfish, with Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten-free options available

Outstanding service from a highly trained Front of House staff; multilingual with menus available in English, Spanish, and French

Already welcoming tour groups; Local tour guides bring their groups for a memorable lunch or dinner at Fish City

With three floors and outdoor dining, we can accommodate nearly all group sizes.

Live music and talks from local historians can be accommodated.

Unique Belfast setting on pedestrianised Ann Street, with unique maritime themed dining spaces, giving a nod to local landmarks and the history of Northern Ireland’ s storied seafood and maritime heritage.

THE CABIN CAPACITY: 32 THE HUT CAPACITY: 45

THE MAIN DECK CAPACITY: 40 THE TERRACE CAPACITY: 25-50

Groupdiningoptions

Luxuriate in the Cabin, retreat to the Hut, enjoy the vibrance of the Main Deck, or dine al fresco on the Terrace. Whatever your specifications for group dining, our dedicated team will ensure that you are welcomed warmly.

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