Ink Castle

Pert (the tattoo artist) at Ink Castle is allegedly the best tattoist in Belfast. I’m here to dispute that. I got my second tattoo here, the Libra symbol on my left wrist. I’d had this planned for ages and was literally gagging for it! I booked my appointment without a hitch, with the lovely receptionist on the phone. I arrived that Thursday after work (they’re open late to 6:30) and was seen quickly. Pert chatted away to me asking me this and that about my other tattoos.
don’t know, maybe it was because it was late in the day, but he seemed disorientated and his mind not on the job. It’s not that he did a bad job (though one line is slightly wonky) but I just didn’t feel he was treating the job with the meticulousness he should have. The tattoo is with me for the rest of my life and I felt he should have paid more concentration. It doesn’t bother me that much, if it did I’d have had it fixed (you can go abck within the week if you’re not happy) but at that stage I’d thought that the scab was still healing and it would look different when finally healed.
I’m not saying that he’s a bad tattooist as I know people who swear by him and he’s obviously got his reputation from somewhere but this is my review and personally I wasn’t overly impressed.

Ink Castle is a tattoo parlour in North Belfast just on the edge of the city centre. I’ve never got a tattoo before, I’ve been to nervous and know that as soon as I get one I’d hate it and attempt to saw off whichever limb I had chosen to ruin with my body art. But I’m always up an adventure to a new place so when a buddy of mine told me he was going down here to get a tattoo I decided to come along for the ride.
What struck me as weird of this place is that according my friend, he didn’t need to make an appointment to get his tattoo. I thought you had to go and discuss what you wanted, maybe get a sketch drawn up so you can be certain its what you want. But apparently not! My friend just walked in and got a cross on his right pec (yep…). As far as he was concerned it was the greatest thing ever. As far as I was concerned it was wonky. Maybe he should have went it to discuss it first…