Umi Falafel Belfast is a vegetarian restaurant at 96 Botanic Avenue. Part of an Irish group established in 2013, it specialises in fresh Middle Eastern food served in a bright, informal format for lunch, dinner, collection and delivery.
Falafel is prepared every morning from chickpeas soaked for more than 24 hours and combined with herbs, vegetables and spices. It appears in Palestinian and Lebanese-style sandwiches, custom wraps, bowls and plates, with tahini, chilli and house-made pickles adding contrasting flavours.
The fully vegetarian menu extends to hummus, baba ghanoush, stuffed vine leaves, filo rolls, cauliflower fritters and batata hara. Salads, lentil and rice dishes, soup and plant-based shawarma offer further choices, while many items can form part of a shared mezze meal.
Fresh juices, hot drinks and traditional sweets such as baklawa and basboussa complete the selection. The Belfast restaurant opens seven days a week and offers meal combinations for a convenient visit. Guests with allergies should check the current allergen chart and discuss sesame, gluten, dairy and nuts with staff.
Address: 96 Botanic Avenue, Belfast BT7 1JR, Northern Ireland
Umi Falafel Belfast Menu
Sandwiches
The Palestinian Falafel
Palestinian bread: pocket full of falafels, hummus, tomato, pickles, fried aubergine, flat parsley topped with chilli and tahini sauce
The Lebanese Falafel
Lebanese bread: wrap full of falafels, tomato, pickles, flat parsley with tahini sauce
Falafel Your Way
With your choice of bread: pocket or wrap | 4 fillings: hummus, tomato, fresh cucumber, pickles, rocket, aubergine, red onion, olives, flat parsley or lettuce | and a sauce: tahini, chilli, garlic, tzatziki, mango or basil (pesto)
The Grilled Haloumi Cheese
Wrap full of griddled haloumi cheese with vine tomato topped with basil (pesto) sauce
The Breaded Haloumi Cheese
Wrap full of breaded halloumi cheese with vine tomato, rocket leaves, fresh cucumber topped with garlic sauce
The Cauliflower Pita
Pocket full of cauliflower fritters, vine tomato, fresh cucumber, pickled red onions, flat parsley topped with tahini sauce
Shawarma (Plant Based)
Pocket or Wrap full of plant based shawarma strips, lettuce, red onion, tomatoes, red cabbage, flat parsley and vegan chilli garlic mayo.
Umi's Burger
Falafel patty, baba ghanoush, tomatoes, red cabbage, rocket, caramelised onions and vegan chilli garlic mayo. served with batata hara.
Mezze
Hummus
served with bread
Baba Ghanoush
grilled aubergine purée, tahini sauce, lemon juice, topped with chopped parsley, olive oil and sprinkle of sumac served with bread
Stuffed Vine Leaves
stuffed with rice and topped with pomegranate molasses
Filo Rolls
Cheese & Spinach | Spinach (Vegan)
Breaded Haloumi Cheese Sticks
with Umi’s mango sauce
Cauliflower Fritters
Fried cauliflower heads, cumin, flat parsley, topped with pomegranate seeds and tahini sauce
Umi’s Batata Hara
spiced potato wedges
Sweet Potato Fries
Salads
Add 3 falafel bites or halloumi to any salad
Fatoush Salad
fresh vine tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, parsley, rocket, scallion, dry mint, and lettuce with lemon juice and olive oil dressing, topped with toasted bread and pomegranate molasses sauce (gluten free on request)
Tabouleh
finely chopped flat parsley, tomato, bulgur wheat, scallions, fresh cucumber with lemon and olive oil dressing
Moroccan Quinoa Salad
quinoa with red kidney beans, sweet corn, olives, red onion, fresh coriander, fresh mint, ras al hanout spices, lemon juice
Giant Couscous and Roasted Vegetables Salad
giant pearl couscous, roasted mixed vegetables topped with crumbled feta cheese (vegan on request)
LENTIL & RICE
Green lentils and rice topped with fried onions, and mild chilli sauce on the side
Umi Meals
AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK
Meal 1
Sandwich of your choice, batata hara (spiced potato wedges) and soft or hot drink – *Upgrade to sweet potato fries
Meal 2
falafel bites, a salad of your choice or batata hara (spiced potato wedges) and soft or hot drink
Meal 3
Sandwich of your choice with small salad of your choice and soft or hot drink
Meal 4
Sandwich of your choice with a lentil soup and soft or hot drink
Soup
Lentil Soup
with bread
Kids Menu
Kids Meal
falafel bites, mini plain wedges or mini salad, hummus dip and bottle of water
Sharing Plates
All Day Umi Plate for Two
10 falafel bites, a salad of your choice, hummus, 2 spinach rolls, 5 stuffed vine leaves. served with hummus dip, tahini sauce, chilli sauce & bread
Falafel Bites
All served with hummus dip, tahini sauce, chilli sauce & bread
4 Large Falafel Bites
stuffed with mozzarella cheese
Falafel Bites
6 | 8 | 10 pieces
Sweets
Baklawa
layers of filo pastry bites filled with mixed crushed nuts and syrup
Basboussa
semolina cake topped with coconut flakes (Vegan)
Extras
Bread
Bowl of Mixed Pickles
Bowl of Mixed Olives
Dips (Sauces)
Dips (Sauces)
Tahini | Chilli | Garlic Mayo | Tzatziki | Mango | Basil Pesto | Garlic Mayo | Chilli Garlic Mayo – Vegan
Cold Pressed Juices
Simply Orange
100% Orange juice
Apple Juice
100% Pure Apple Juice
Carrot & Orange
carrot, orange and ginger
Orchard Blend
red apples, pear, redcurrant pulps and berries
HeartBeet
apple, beetroot, carrot, pomegranate, ginger, and lime juice
Daily Green
spinach, celery, green apples, ginger and lime