The Chubby Cherub is a lively Italian Restaurant in Belfast City Centre offering quality Italian-inspired fare. Our Italian restaurant is inspired by the casual glamour and laid-back atmosphere of Italy. Our Italian restaurant offers wholesome cuisine that is inspired by authentic Italian recipes. This means our dishes are packed with as much flavour and flair as possible.
Nothing comes closer to a taste of Italy in Belfast. Our famous pesto and sunkissed tomato tapenade is now available to purchase at The Chubby Cherub Restuarant & Deli. Situated on our former home on Upper Arthur Street is The Chubby Cherub Deli. We've opened our deli to share with your our passion for high-quality Italian Gourmet and artisanal foods.
Nothing comes closer to a taste of Italy in Belfast. Our famous pesto and sunkissed tomato tapenade is now available to purchase at The Chubby Cherub Restuarant & Deli. Situated on our former home on Upper Arthur Street is The Chubby Cherub Deli. We've opened our deli to share with your our passion for high-quality Italian Gourmet and artisanal foods.
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Parmesan Scrambled Eggs Learn how to make our parmesan scrambled eggs with this easy recipe. A quick breakfast packed or simple brunch recipe. Belfast Breakfast Bruschetta Ulster meets Italy with this recipe. Italian sourdough bruschetta topped with Irish bacon, black pudding, tomato mushroom and an egg.
Reviews (23)
Wiki Glaz
Jan 19, 2022
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To be honest the place is beautiful, but all food were spicy (not in the description), the vegan spaghetti were basically carrots, vegetarian lasagna was delicious. On the bill we got charged ridiculously a lot of extras, apart from the obvious taxes, (never seen this much in other restaurants). To be honest, I won't be back.
Frank Connolly
Dec 18, 2021
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Fantastic spot for lunch or just to escape from the weather and crowds. Big book of cocktails to choose from which I'm told are great. I had one of the meat pizzas and it was delicious.. thin and crispy base with simple strong flavours. Thru also have lots of Italian classic dishes which looked great.. I'll be trying them next time
Labhrain Ni Ruaidhr & Iacute
Dec 16, 2021
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Tara H.
Dec 13, 2021
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The staff were absolutely fantastic, we went to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday and they were so accommodating with bringing out candles and helping us celebrate. Unfortunately I didn't get the waitresses names but they are all a credit to their employer and lovely people. The food was delicious too and had brilliant veggie options. I would 100% recommend this restaurant if you're in Belfast
Helen Magee
Dec 07, 2021
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Emily Gorman
Dec 02, 2021
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Absolutely HORRENDOUS! I work in hospitality and never ever again will I step foot in this place! They have a cheek taking a deposit on a Wednesday evening!!! 2.5 hour wait for 4 main courses for a 30 seater… restaurant to be presented with cold, inedible food served in small bowls - smaller than a starter. £16.00 for 5 pieces of gnocchi. A mushroom risotto which was a wild rice dish served with so much chilli we couldn’t eat it. Spaghetti with shrimps on the menu and I was served linguine with 3 over cooked king prawns. Horrendous shocking service - 45 mins to bring drinks to
Carina McLaughlin
Nov 28, 2021
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Susie Harris
Nov 18, 2021
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Lovely welcome but sadly this place didn’t live up to expectations. Quite a lot of the menu is not available from midNovember til the end of the year, leaving diners with a poor choice of starters and mains. Basically it’s a pizza place that offers a few pasta dishes and all the starters are variations on bruschetta. Had quite a wait til our drinks arrived too. Staff friendly, food ok, pretty decor.
Jayde Loco
Nov 15, 2021
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Honestly cannot recommend the chubby cherub more to anyone that loves Italian cuisine. Went for dinner tonight for my birthday and the food and the service were exceptional. my partner suffers with back pain… and we asked if possible could we be moved to a booth from our original table as the chair was making his back pain flare up, this was done without question despite the fact they were very busy they accommodated us. Highly recommended the bruschetta fungi Al Parma, one of my favourite dishes! All around fantastic restaraunt with gorgeous interior, amazing food and friendly and efficient
S. Finnegan
Nov 13, 2021
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The staff were so friendly and welcoming and the food was unreal. We had the sharing platter for 2 to start it was so tasty. For mains we had Lasagne and Chicken in bechamel sauce with mushrooms and potatoes every morsel was delicious. We were so full but dessert looked so good we took it away. Highly recommend this restaurant .
Stephen Weir
Nov 02, 2021
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Amazing food, service and atmosphere. We've been looking forward to trying this restaurant for a while now and a few recent reviewseft me apprehensive but thankfully I went ahead anyway and found no fault with anything, I will 100% be visiting again the next time I am in Belfast.. Service and food second to none, couldn't fault anything 😁
Francesca
Aug 19, 2021
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Beautiful restaurant. A perfect first date location, or a catch up with friends, or a family meal. The menu is really good, lots to choose from including a whole separate vegan section with plenty of options. The food is really delicious and cocktails are great as well. The staff are all very professional, warm and welcoming. Can’t wait to go again!!
Olivia Fullard
Jul 29, 2021
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Danielle Watters
Apr 26, 2021
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Tried here for the first back in September with y husband for our anniversary. Service was top class, they even put us at a table called Cupid's Corner when they knew it was are anniversary. The food was amazing. We had a starter to share and then are main meals. The restaurant decor is beautiful with a lot of attention to detail. I have been back once since and it was as great then as it was the first time. I Will definitely be returning more often after restrictions ease more!
Lara S.
Jul 24, 2019
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Kris K.
May 21, 2018
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Ashley M.
Aug 21, 2017
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Shannon R.
Jun 12, 2017
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We were looking for a nice, local place to eat lunch on our last day in Belfast. We lucked out finding Chubby Cherub!
The meals were perfectly cooked and so yummy. I couldn't have asked for a more inviting, delicious lunch. I recommend the risotto. The bread sampler is so lovely too, with three dipping sauces to enjoy. You can't beat the prices for lunch as well.
Although the beer selection & decor was a little lacking, I recommend this little, unassuming Belfast gem.
The meals were perfectly cooked and so yummy. I couldn't have asked for a more inviting, delicious lunch. I recommend the risotto. The bread sampler is so lovely too, with three dipping sauces to enjoy. You can't beat the prices for lunch as well.
Although the beer selection & decor was a little lacking, I recommend this little, unassuming Belfast gem.
Eda N.
May 15, 2016
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I visited Chubby Cherub last night for dinner and it turned out to be a lovely experience.
When entering the restaurant I was shocked by its size! Very small indeed so I hoped for quick service and I wasn't disappointed. I tried the house wine, a savignon blanc which I really enjoyed. The menu is not extensive but I always prefer a one page menu as I take it as a sign of expertise when a restaurant is brave enough to give you a limited choice: those dishes must be perfectly prepared then!
There were three of us and we decided to share 2 pizzas: Garda and Como and both were beautiful! Lovely
When entering the restaurant I was shocked by its size! Very small indeed so I hoped for quick service and I wasn't disappointed. I tried the house wine, a savignon blanc which I really enjoyed. The menu is not extensive but I always prefer a one page menu as I take it as a sign of expertise when a restaurant is brave enough to give you a limited choice: those dishes must be perfectly prepared then!
There were three of us and we decided to share 2 pizzas: Garda and Como and both were beautiful! Lovely
Andy M.
Jan 22, 2016
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I can't rate this place highly enough!!
This place is really cool, quirky and completely different to most places I've been to in belfast. It's really small so if you do decided to go I'd definitely ring up and book a table just to be on the safe side. I like the fact it's so small, means if there only dealing with a smaller crowd there going to take more time with your food.
I had tagliatelle Bolognese and it was outstanding, once it came out I thought there wasn't very much of it and id have no problem munching my way through it. Oh how I was wrong. It was the
This place is really cool, quirky and completely different to most places I've been to in belfast. It's really small so if you do decided to go I'd definitely ring up and book a table just to be on the safe side. I like the fact it's so small, means if there only dealing with a smaller crowd there going to take more time with your food.
I had tagliatelle Bolognese and it was outstanding, once it came out I thought there wasn't very much of it and id have no problem munching my way through it. Oh how I was wrong. It was the
Eileen J.
Nov 04, 2015
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Called in here for a quick bite to eat before an event. Why? Because it was close and a Tuesday evening and we hadn't booked. We had the most basic thing on the menu some bread, oil and tapenade to share and a 12" pizza also to share plus 2 glasses of house white. The place was empty and the service was ok. Food wise I've had far better for less but hey its the city centre and times are hard in the restaurant business so you expect to pay a bit more! The bread was nondescript the pizza was a bit tasteless. I had expectations of deliciousness as it was £15 but sadly my expectations
Heather G.
Sep 16, 2015
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Really nice food , got the stuffed portabello mushrooms and they were gorgeous , could have ate them all night lol, got the pollo carne pizza which was lovely with an extra helping of parmesan which was a nice little touch, staff really friendly and nice and relaxing atmosphere, would go back again.
Tony M.
May 02, 2014
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In Belfast for the day and after a couple of pints in the Crown Bar and finding that its restaurant was booked out for the night we headed to the Kitchen bar but it was closing early on the Sunday night so Yelp recommended the Chubby Cherub next to Victoria Square.
It was really great. We had a chicken tagliatelle and a Como pizza both of which were super.
The service was excellent and friendly and the decor was lovely. I would highly recommend the Cherub and will revisit when next in Belfast. Total bill including 10% service charge came to £24. There was an option to have the set dinner menu
It was really great. We had a chicken tagliatelle and a Como pizza both of which were super.
The service was excellent and friendly and the decor was lovely. I would highly recommend the Cherub and will revisit when next in Belfast. Total bill including 10% service charge came to £24. There was an option to have the set dinner menu
