Overview
Employees
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Belfast, Antrim
Category
Chinese restaurant
The Wong family opened their first Welcome Restaurant in Northern Ireland in 1973. The Stranmillis restaurant was opened in 1982 by the then Lord Mayor, Tom Patton. Now in it’s second generation, it is the longest established Chinese restaurant in the country. Charlie Wong, son of the founder, took over the restaurant in 2016 after working for over 10 years abroad in places such as USA, Bhutan, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong. The Welcome Takeaways are now independently run by his cousins – a family business through and through. The Welcome Restaurant has won a range of awards throughout the years, including Best Belfast Restaurant, Master Chef and Egon Ronay Awards. Recent accolades include: Tripadvisor - The Number One restaurant in Belfast from September 2017 to January 2018. Tripadvisor - The Number One Chinese restaurant in Belfast since January 2017 Irish Restaurant Awards 2018 - Best Restaurant Manager (Nominated) Irish Restaurant Awards 2018 - Best World Cuisine, Restaurant (Nominated) Golden Chopsticks Awards 2018 - Best Restaurant in Ireland (Finalist) Licensed & Catering News Awards 2018 - Outstanding Customer Service of the Year (Finalist) The Northern Ireland Food Awards 2018 - Best Oriental Establishment (Winner) OpenTable 2018 - Diners' Choice Award Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards 2018 - Top 10 Finalists for Northern Ireland Region (Results TBA 30th September 2018) Irish Curry Awards 2018 - Nominated (Results TBA 23rd October 2018) Good Food Awards 2019 - Winner
