Chapter in Cardiff

Nice get together place and arts centre, lively and simple

Lovely place in a great location... It would be great if there were more food/snack options.

Fantastic gig. Tech team were amazing! Also great place to work and socialise

Nice place for all sorts of art events. Cinema is good for the price. Great bar but expensive. Haven't tried the food recently myself but several friends have said its good.

Amazing space Free lunch bag for kids ! Wonderful idea.. Great coffee lovely food to. Lots going on sign up to get information of what's on.

It's good a really good atmosphere. Interesting, animated, staff helpful.

Chapter Arts Centre, located in Cardiff, Wales, is a vibrant hub for creativity and cultural expression. As a multifaceted venue, it offers a diverse range of artistic experiences, including film screenings, live performances, exhibitions, workshops, and more. The cinema at Chapter Arts Centre showcases a rich selection of independent, foreign, and classic films, providing audiences with opportunities to explore diverse cinematic landscapes beyond mainstream offerings. The intimate screening rooms create an immersive atmosphere, perfect for cinephiles seeking thought-provoking narratives and visually captivating storytelling. Beyond film, Chapter Arts Centre hosts an array of live performances, from theater and dance to music and spoken word. The programming celebrates both emerging talents and established artists, fostering a dynamic environment that encourages experimentation and innovation. The gallery spaces at Chapter Arts Centre feature exhibitions that challenge perceptions and spark conversation. With a commitment to showcasing contemporary art in all its forms, visitors are treated to exhibitions that reflect the cultural zeitgeist and push the boundaries of artistic expression. In addition to its role as a cultural destination, Chapter Arts Centre is also a community hub, offering a variety of workshops, classes, and events for people of all ages and backgrounds. From creative writing workshops to children's art classes, there's something for everyone to participate in and enjoy. Overall, Chapter Arts Centre is a vital cultural institution that enriches the cultural landscape of Cardiff and beyond. With its diverse programming, welcoming atmosphere, and commitment to artistic excellence, it's a destination worth visiting time and time again. Whether you're a film buff, art enthusiast, or simply looking for a place to engage with creativity, Chapter Arts Centre has something to offer everyone.

Large dining area, variety of food and drinks including alcohol, cinema, gallery and theatre there. Good atmosphere,toilets, parking for all abilities, level entrance, good for kids, dogs allowed in outside seating area, we went on Tuesday, no wait to enter, nice place to visit

Love seeing films here as no food or drink is allowed in the cinema!

Like a large student bar for all ages.

A great place to visit small cinema a perfomance place various rehursal rooms a licenced bar, great food auditions today for shrek the musical a go theatre production at Sophia Gardens for everyman summer festival 2014

We've been here multiple times for food, drinks and the cinema. Amazing food and a good selection of cask ales. The two theatres are great and the whole place is a great community hub. One of our favourite places

A lovely venue for events, printing workshops, cinema or just a hot drink. Simple food selection but always tasty and quick service.

Nice open-plan spacious place that serves food and drink, and somewhere you can watch a film, but wait for it... They don't sell popcorn, and you're not allowed any food or drink inside the cinema to watch your film, only water! What a complete waste of time and money! It's a great place if you you're Welsh, and believe saying hello in the native language is some sort of superpower, so if you're stuck up, like most Welsh speaking people, then this is the place for you.

Great arts centre, great food, great films

Good food and good place to meet up with friends

Perfect night, music is on top. Perfect.

Surprisingly good cask ale here. Really unexpected.

Great venue for a thoughtful night out

Pity that Chapter colludes in the arty luvvie's compulsion for impenetrable explanations of their art.

Great venue for all kinds of things - good bar and food, plays, films and gigs etc 👍👍

Terrific venue. Lovely and with a good bar and restaurant. The cinemas are terrific with great seating and usually a good audience who respect the rules. I haven't been there for years but after this experience I'll be heading back soon.

Very different to your normal cinema venues, the staff didn't seem to know how to use the disabled lift, didn't have a clue. My partner did most of the work. For that reason I have given a 3 star review

Enjoyed the experience nice friendly place 👍

Great cinema, bar & café. Food is good too.

I absolutely love Chapter - Theatre and cinema is great and shows mainstream films as well as ones you wouldn't usually see. The restaurant/bar is lovely and the food is excellent. We went for Burns Night and had a great time. Highly recommend

Claire always selects a good film for us to watch. She also gives us a brief insight into the film beforehand , which is very helpful. Chapter Arts Centre is a remarkable building, offering food and drink. We'll worth visiting.

Nice place, lots of things on. Breakfast was a bit expensive but good

Saw Anthony Hopkins in "One Life". Enjoyed both the film and the atmosphere of the cinema.

always a good place to visit for a cultured experience

Food is good & well priced considering it's a charity/arts centre and the local area. The fact that you can get a breakfast tea for just £1.25 gets it a big thumbs up, and there's always space to sit for a long catch up or to get your laptop out. However, the bar service is often very slow and I've had more than one instance of café/bar staff just being plain rude - in general, the customer service here could use some work.

Good place to meet friends, eat, chat, visit the Gallery. Should be more prominent signage though that current content not suitable for under 12 years. Friendly, efficient. Free grab bags for kids in school holidays, maybe an idea to have voluntary donations. Parking is not easy but well worth a visit.

Food is delicious!! And cake are amazing.

Love love LOVE Chapter!! Been here to see quite a few films and always have such a good time. It's so much nicer than going to a big chain cinema for literally the same price, and they are much more likely to do subtitled screenings which means I enjoy watching the films so much more. Also went to the cafe for lunch last week, and loved it. The salad bowl was SO tasty and the coffee was brilliant too! They also have a lot more going on so definitely recommend seeing what's on and giving them a visit!

Unique Arts centre and huge in scope

The centre is very multi functional and on this day, we went to watch a choir perform. There is a cinema on site and drinks and food are available.

Had a work Christmas do in the Cwtch last night and the food and service was outstanding- thank you !

Fantastic brass band concert spoiled by someone who complained to the centre management I was tapping my feet!!!!!!

Exceptional service very swift. Reduced menu had Welsh Rarebit and salad Thanks again

We went to see a film on Sunday afternoon and planned to have lunch before the film. The film was at 3.10 and lunch was advertised as available from 12 to 4. We arrived around 1.45 after a journey of well over an hour and found there was no parking available at all. After driving around and waiting for a parking space for some time we eventually had to park illegally. We then went to get lunch at just after 2 and were told the vegetarian Sunday lunch option was already sold out about half way through the service. Fortunately, the film was good, but the experience was totally spoilt by the lack of parking (exacerbated by the inability/reluctance of staff to make any useful suggestions) and the poor planning in the kitchen ("We only serve lunch until we run out" is not an acceptable customer service response half way through the advertised lunch service period). Extremely disappointed.

Lovely relaxing venue for coffee and food excellent

Food and entertainment for the variety of tastes.

I used to go here a lot, but have not been for ages. I recently went to see a film here, and was reminded why I liked this place so much. Nice relaxed atmosphere, large bar area, decent sized cinema auditorium and reasonable prices.

A wonderful arts centre, with a great variety of activities available to visitors. There is a cinema, theatre and gallery. Great workshop spaces. There are also community activities, such as games nights and a wonderful storytelling circle. There's a large cafe/bar area that, while not cheap, is well stocked, with something for everyone. My experience of eating here is very positive. There are also, often, great performances held here by well known stage acts and commedians.

Met with family for a drink and a snack. Very inclusive place, great for families and reasonably priced.

Busy, arty, eclectic, theatre/gallery/bar/meeting-place/cinema. Every time I come here is different. Chapter caters for so many different folks at different times - due to it's diverse program of shows, exhibitions, talks, theatre, cinema, music and other events. There are showings of independent cinema releases as well as classics and children's films. And there's space to meet in the bustling bar too.

Nice atmosphere here with good selection of food and beers. Very friendly staff and the cinema seats were really comfy too.

What a great venue! I never even knew this little place existed until very recently. Attended a show late September, great vibe, nice to sit and grab a coffee/drink pre-show, place was buzzing. Would go back, if only to check out what else this venue has to offer.

Best place in the world in my opinion. A must see if youre in Canton although I dont know why you would be in Canton if not for Chapter.

Amazing place. We are lucky to have a venue such as Chapter in the area. It has something of interest for absolutely everyone

Fantastic place; if I lived in Cardiff, it would have to be near here so I could go all the time. Loved it.

I have been visiting Chapter in both my & it's various incarnations since the early 1980s - for me it is now too "corporate" and has lost that 'something special' edge - however, that is the way things are & what is needed to survive ( apparently!) - we have both lasted much longer than anyone would have thought back then - it is still a great place as an artist, audience member or casual visitor, but the future is not what it used to be 🤔🫣🤪

First time here and it was not a disappointment, lots of events going on when we got there from cinema, cultural and what we came for an jazz fusion instrumentalist. Building is really spacious with an enclosed courtyard that was glass covered. Bar was great with a good range of drinks to suit all. Plenty of seating for small and large groups. My first experience of gender neutral toilets that actually were very inclusive and thought out design. Overall it's a unique setting with plenty to offer.

Wonderfully diverse venue, always something on or happening or to see. Nice food, but it has sadly got very pricey

Beautiful venue, stayed only for a few drinks but great bar selection, good atmosphere and made me want to go back to see more of what they have to offer.

Regular customers turned away on rainy Saturday afternoon as we had the dog with us. Covered outside area was full but there was loads of space inside at the garden end where we've been allowed before. Was told because they were serving food. This makes no sense as a dog on a lead has no impact on food service. Now the weather has changed we'll have to find elsewhere to spend our money.

Nice Sunday lunch, big portions.

It's not been for a while, so I thought as we were passing, we would pop in. Not very busy, mainly people sitting on their laptops. A little run down in the outside seating area, some maintenance required. Went to bar area for cake, coffee and a glass of wine. Even though there was more staff than customers. Purchasing the cake and coffee they made to go to the end of the bar to buy the wine. Didn't make sense as they were joined. So service was disappointing. Wasn't wowed with the experience and atmosphere, but it could have just been down to timing. May try again if passing in the future

Chapter had a decent run about 10 years ago, but I haven’t visited in a while. I returned for a business meeting last year - my partner chose it as a meeting place. A whole bunch of staff - I counted 9 staff for less than 20 customers, all walking around like zombies, totally hating being there and acting like they care nothing about any of the customers. It’s not okay to ask for donations everywhere, to complain about being in danger for years, whilst you have some many staff on - with no interest in helping any of the customers. Chapter is an arts charity, a classic example of everything that sometimes goes wrong with these: the fat cats at the top paying themselves £60k a year, surrounding themselves with people who do the jobs for them, but constantly begging for money from the public and the public purse. It’s fair to say I won’t be going there soon.

Great atmosphere, food and option of entertainment all in one place.

Lovely place to visit for breakfast with my little grandson 😁😁👍👍

I can't champion this place enough. Such a great atmosphere and a range of really interesting and hard to find films.

Rather nice but expensive for food here. Do have days kids eat free sometimes. Only had take out food Plenty going on there staff friendly.

Nice roast dinner and big portion will defantily be back.

Great place. Parking is a nightmare but lots to do and great atmosphere

I have loved Chapter since its inception, and have attended many theatre events and films there over the decades. I was designated driver on Tuesday 8th August so ordered 2x330ml cans of 'Big Drop' alcohol free (though on the can it said 0.5%but that's by the by) I nearly fainted when I was charged £10.00. That's TEN POUNDS for two small cans of beer. Outrageous! I'll drink tap water in future

Be proud of what you all do for all events & I'M A CHAPTER SUPPORTER xx

Visited to meet up with family members. Very popular place quite busy on a Saturday afternoon. Decent reasonable menu though no specials available on the day. Service was quick being quite busy and and excellent bar with various draught beers, lagers and cider. Ideal venue for us to meet and will hopefully visit again sometime. One of my Daughters live quite close and go ofter to various events cinema etc.

Food is always great and reasonably priced. It's family friendly and an aesthetically pleasing space to be in. The gallery and exhibition programme is always excellent and shows so many incredible artists too. Theatr and cinema space is brilliantly curated and I appreciate the bilingualism at the venue. They have a lovely community garden out front and a nice space to sit in the back. Parking is sometimes difficult because the car park is always so busy but there are plenty of bike racks and it's not too far to walk from city centre.

Good, but good and drinks are expensive. I’d like to see it welcoming people and introducing them to the arts, a little more cheaply.

Great place to be! Lovely food and drink. Great cinema. Staff super friendly and helpful.

A great arts centre with theatre, cinema, food, drink and so much more.

A very nice first visit to see a film not showing anywhere else in South Wales. Staff were welcoming and polite and the cinema was cosy but still gave you the big screen experience. Will visit again.

Lovely Cafe Bar, great venue :)

Came here to see a drag cabaret show, and had a great time. Chapter is a lovely place to go for an evening event, great facilities and helpful staff!

Lovely place. Really chilled, staff are all lovely

Nice outdoor space, great drinks, great art films. Gallery for art open again 🙌

It awesome venue and the show we went to see comedy Gavin. Lilley. It brilliant night.

Great place for drinks and so much variety of things to do.

Incredibly valuable place for Cardiff. Great independent shows art and movies, plus good food

A great and diverce mix of art and cinema and music. Great interior design with a lot of light and spce and the events that i've been to there have all been great. The staff are wonderful and it is a great place to go so if you ever see an event on there or even if you just fancy popping in i would definately recomend

Visited chapter for free family film day and was so impressed, lovely little cinema's and a lovely little café to eat at

Great arts venue with cinema, theatre bar and restaurant...

Big cafe is nice and spacious with plenty of space to sit and reasonable prices. I also enjoyed the exhibition space. Very yummy chai

Surprisingly good roast dinner on a Sunday. Staff are helpful and friendly, though some not too knowledgeable about their limited cocktail menu. Good venue for comedy

A bit expensive but probably worth it as good service, good food and a wide range of drinks.

Eaten, drank, been involved in a production and met friends here. All good experiences. Friendly and helpful staff. Good service. Enjoyable food. Plenty of food and drink options. Highly recommended.

Lovely independent cinema and arts venue. Always lots of interesting events and showings on. Plus, the cafe/bar area is a great space to meet for a drink.

Nice place for meetups. Clean place with free Internet facility. Drinks and snacks available.

Great cinema / theatre with a well stocked bar & excellent food.

Lovely communal place , something for everyone.

A good meal, Staff very friendly and helpful

We hired the Stiwdio at Chapter for an R&D and WIP visual arts show. The space was just what we needed, key pick up etc was really easy, staff on the front desk were really helpful, the cafe were happy to lend us jugs and water and we had some help from Chapters technicians. Thanks for having us.

Quite literally the best place in Cardiff. Ever.

I love chapter. Great venue, always relaxed and friendly.

Saw Michelle Deswarte here. My stomach hurts from laughing!! The funniest, best stand up I've seen in ages. Practically snorted my way through the night 🤣🤣 Warm up from Laura Smyth too, who was also brilliant. A funnier, more entertaining pair of women you wont find! Great night, brilliant venue, staff were lovely and really helpful. My only criticism is the bar needed more staff as took ages to get a drink but otherwise massively recommended!!

Great venue to relax, food and drinks well priced, wifi accessibility, nice to do office work away from home

The cakes are amazing. Coffee machines have the tendencies and characteristics of the mcdonalds milkshake machine, but cakes are top notch.

Great staff and food. The quality of the drinks is second to none , no flat ciders or stale beers here.

All roads lead to Chapter. The highest office for culture in Cardiff. Ramshackle and refined in equal measure.