{"id":962432,"date":"2026-05-15T21:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/962432\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:59:32","slug":"take-a-sneak-peek-inside-nis-first-taco-bell-ahead-of-opening-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/962432\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a sneak peek inside NI&#8217;s first Taco Bell ahead of opening date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American chain has landed and we have a first look for youA sneak peek at Taco Bell<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Northern Ireland\u2019s very first Taco Bell is set to open next week and we got in for a sneak peek ahead of opening day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is located at Applegreen\u2019s <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/lisburn\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Lisburn<\/a> North location on the M1 and will open at 11am on Monday, May 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The American chain has become famous for its Mexican-inspired food. They have the likes of tacos, burritos and nachos on their menu to choose from.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_IMG_2605.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Taco Bell opens on Monday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Taco Bell opens on Monday(Image: Justin Millar\/ Belfast Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The restaurant comes with self-service ordering machines and offers a sit in and takeaway service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There are a range of meals that come with their seasoned fries and a drink. Meals include Volcano Burrito, Beefy Melt Burrito and the popular Crunchwrap Supreme.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_IMG_2634.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"We sampled a range of the food while there\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">We sampled a range of the food while there(Image: Justin Millar\/ Belfast Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There are also desserts on the menu if you fancy a little sweet treat. You can pick up churros, which come with a caramel dip, a caramel apple empanada and cinnamon twists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">We tried out a few different items while we were there and put the new <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/food-and-drink\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">fast-food chain<\/a> to the test. We picked up a chicken crunchwrap supreme, a beef taco, a crispy chicken burrito, fries and churros. The meals here start from \u00a37.99 and can be customised in whatever way you like.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_IMG_2657.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The popular cruncwrap supreme is on the menu\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The popular cruncwrap supreme is on the menu(Image: Justin Millar\/ Belfast Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Applegreen currently operates three Taco Bell outlets in the Republic of Ireland and 10 Taco Bells at its Welcome Break business in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The new Taco Bell restaurant at Lisburn North, which will serve customers seven days a week, from 11am to 10 pm, is being opened by Applegreen as part of a partnership with the Mexican-inspired restaurant chain across the UK and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/all-about\/republic-of-ireland\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_IMG_9480.jpg\" \/>Join Belfast Live Social on TikTok<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@belfastlivesocial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Belfast Live Social on TikTok<\/a> will be jam-packed with food reviews, concert announcements, vox-pops of all the important questions and more &#8211; giving you handy NI-centric What&#8217;s On news at your fingertips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Be sure to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@belfastlivesocial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">give us a follow HERE <\/a>and comment the type of content you&#8217;d like to see from the team in the future. We are excited to share this side of Belfast life with our new followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage<\/strong> <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"sign up to our daily newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belfastlive.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=1342b3be-3db3-461a-a6b4-c60bfcaa13da&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The American chain has landed and we have a first look for youA sneak peek at Taco Bell&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":962433,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5011],"tags":[786,86570,1144,16,15],"class_list":["post-962432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-northern-ireland","tag-food-and-drink","tag-lisburn","tag-northern-ireland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116580842639160831","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/962432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=962432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/962432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/962433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=962432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=962432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=962432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}