The BellyRub in Scarborough

On holiday locally with our dog and needed restaurants that would allow dogs, this is a top choice for dog lovers dogs are not just welcome they are encouraged :). They are quite small so i would recommend booking, the kitchen is tiny but they are very good with accommodating allergies, the meals are cooked to order and the kitchen is small so there may be a wait but they have a great selection of beers while you wait.

I can't recommend this place highly enough. More beer choice that I could get through and all top quality choices. The food was so tasty, good value and there was lots of choice. I want to go back immediately.

Absolutely love this place, food is amazing,great beer choice and such friendly owners , it's a must visit when in Scarborough

What an amazing place this bar and eatery is! Lynne and Steve are so lovely and incredibly welcoming. The bar is cosy and comfortable, with a large selection of IPA and draught beers and ciders, along with soft drinks and teas and coffee. The menu is unusual and exciting, with vegetarian and vegan options available. I had the Beefsteak flatbread and my friend had Mexican fries. Both meals were generous portions and very tasty. Everything was very reasonably priced, We stayed and joined in the quiz which was fun and relaxed, and enjoyed several drinks! The atmosphere, food and drinks are fabulous with a very relaxed, welcoming and friendly vibe. I would definitely recommend this lovely little bar if you are visiting Scarborough. Added bonus, they are dog friendly too.

So amazing pub to visit, owners are so friendly. We have been there just once and immediately felt at home. Great selection of craft beers, good choice on tap. Very cozy.

Loved this place, dog friendly good mix of craft beers & ciders. Plus the background music was just fantastic & suited the vibe of place.

Went in for a drink but ended up staying for food. Love the selection of cans in the fridge and on tap. Cosy atmosphere. Food was delicious, will definitely be back.

Superb beers, wonderful staff and delicious food! Looking forward to going back! 100/10

Ace little place...friendly and bottled warsteiner... Many thanks

Wonderful craft beer place. Felt really welcomed and great selection of craft beers and local beers. 👌

Delicious food and a lovely atmosphere. We had the Special which was Sweet and Sour pork belly loaded fries and would highly recommend! I also finished off with the homemade baileys Icecream 👌🏻👌🏻 Lynne and Steve who own the Belly Rub as also so lovely. Always have a good chat when we come in! They are also super dog friendly and do a weekly quiz. All money goes to the dogs trust. 🥰

What a fantastic micro pub! Was on a social wander with mates in Scarborough when we happened upon The Belly Rub. Featuring half a dozen tables and a well appointed small bar, we decided to pop in for a few beverages. If you’re looking for a great range of tipples, The Belly Rub can’t cease to amaze you! With a huge chalkboard wall full of beers, ales, and stouts to suit most palates. They even provide tasting notes for each drink, which from our experience were spot-on! Well worth a visit, just make sure there’s room before trying to squeeze in (they *do* take bookings).

This is a great little pub. Lynn and Steve are really friendly, and always have a decent IPA on draft. I go in after work normally if I’m in the area as I sometimes work down the road. Only criticism is it should be open more!

First and certainly not last visit. Flatbreads and calamari were amazing, great beers and owner was beyond friendly, they even whisked up some amazing garlic mayo after I asked if they had any. Super dog friendly 10/10

This is a fabulous small family run craft beer bar. Staff are very friendly and attentive. As well as a huge list of craft beers they also have a fully stocked bar of winesand spirits. They have coffee and a variety of hot snacks such as loaded fires and different filled/topped flatbreads.

Dined with family, service and food fabulous nothings too much

I liked the sound of the menu as it was a bit different to what is on offer in most places. The restaurant is tiny but has a cosy feel to it. I think that eighteen people would fill the place, so best to book in advance. I particularly like the quirky interior and it is a great venue if you want somewhere to eat with your dog. I had the belly pork fries which were very tasty and my wife had the Mexican chicken fries, equally tasty. We could have done with a dessert but other than a cheese board, none appeared to be available. We had bottles of parkin porter which had a pleasant taste but like all bottled beers, went flat in no time. There is an extensive range to choose from but only two draught ales. Nice place with very welcoming staff and tasty food. Was it the best value for money? Probably not.

The Belly Rub was a great experience, the food is not your standard fare. All meals were fantastic, go and find out for yourself. The selection of beers was vast. I need Gluten Free and they had some great options. The service was very good and the lady was super friendly and helpful. Will definitely return.

Fabulous little gem, food is superb, staff can't do enough to help. We will definitely be visiting again.

What a fantastic Craft Beer pub! We spoke with the lady behind the bar, who told us the story of how the business began as it’s her & her husbands place. She was very nice to my wife & I. We will definitely return.

We love trying all different types of beers and the dirty fries are the perfect sides for all those craft beers there! Pork belly fries and cheeseburger fries are our favourite. We also love the halloumi fries. Very relaxed atmosphere and they are dog friendly.

The Mediterranean chicken flat bread was delicious, top quality. The bar has a lovely atmosphere and a great drinks selection !!

Very cosy and unique place, top notch service and the owners are great, bubbly and very welcoming 👌🏻was amazing to see some pooches in there too.

Lovely little craft pub with fantastic beer options , dog friendly and genuinely great staff who are friendly great at their job.If we lived in town we'd be regulars.

Dog friendly. Food was amazing but on the naughty side. Beer and drinks delicious. Very friendly staff. Dog was given homemade treats.

Great small venue with good choice of cans, bottles and snacks with also 2 or 3 on keg. Great atmosphere on quiz night when I went.

Visited Saturday 8th April 2023, early evening. Superb craft beer bar serving great food. A little hidden, you'll probably not accidentally walk past it if you're around the more tourist orientated areas; however, it's worth making the effort to go. Food is either loaded fries or wraps with various toppings and fillings, portion sizes are excellent and the food is clearly great quality. Beer wise there's two craft beers on keg, the rest is bottled and canned, it's also outstanding, expect to find beers from North Riding, Azvex, Track, Polly's etc, genuine high quality craft beer not run of the mill faux stuff. The place is dog friendly and the owners are great, really friendly and talkative, they clearly care about their business and deserve support. We'll definitely be back.

Weekend in Scarborough and ate both nights at the belly rub …. Lovely hidden gem, too many beers to choose from to be honest, the loaded chips are fantastic and portions plentiful, very welcoming and super dog friendly…. Can’t praise highly enough and will definitely return when we next visit Scarborough … thanks for making us welcome, kind regards Rich, Tracey and Maggi

Spent part of New Years Eve here, had a lovely time. Thank you so much

Small cafe and beer shop. Very friendly service. Mainly bottled beers and plenty of choice. Spirits and soft drinks too. Delicious cooked food - flat breads and topped chips. Treats for the dogs.

Very friendly little craft beer pub. Great atmosphere. Food also good and fabulous hot chocolate if you fancy a hot drink. Looking forward to going back soon.

Small and compact, good food and friendly service also dog friendly, 👍

Great dog friendly little pub serving fantastic beers and a really good "street food" vibe evening meals (flatbreads etc). The place can fill up fast so recommend booking a table if you can

Super little, friendly place. Feeling proper chilled sitting here.

My first but not last visit to Belly Rub! I can't tell you how amazing and delicious the food is, or what a huge choice of craft beers they have, what excellent hosts they are or how comfy and cosy the Belly Rub is .... you'll have to go and visit them yourselves 🙋🏼‍♀️ ps it's also dog friendly ! 🐕🐶

Absolutely love this place, fab food, great choice of drinks, lovely hosts,would definitely recommend it

Good selection of craft beers and dogs are welcome

Top beer venue Excellent staff Top food

Fantastic little spot for a drink or bite to eat. Huge selection of craft beers, a few on tap and tons of bottles and cans to sample.

Great little bar. Food was great staff lovely

Friendly, very good selection of bottles/cans craft beer and always two on keg.

Friendly service, great atmosphere, absolutely outstanding selection of beers and super amazing and tasty food.

Awesome micropub, with a banging craft beer list. The food is great, also. You may guess from the name that they are more than dog friendly. My pupper loved it, as did I.

A visit to this gorgeous little bistro and beer shop always feels so special. Great food and setting as always 😘

Fantastic place, great beers and food and the owners are lovely people.🍻👍😋

Spent the evening here Saturday, had the pork fries and the steak flat bread both if which where absolutely delicious. I had wine and my husband had a couple of beers all of which where lovely. Absolutely lovely owners who are very dog friendly which was amazing ☺️ they also do dog treats which was a lovely touch. I would definitely recommend if your in Scarborough

Lovely food very welcome, fun quizzes great night

The best craft beer selection in Scarborough!

Amazing food at very good prices. Hosts are lovely. Enjoyed meeting other guests dogs too 🥰

Couple of beers on. They were nice. It was very quiet when we were there, but it's a small place.

Cool place, we had nice beers and shared some loaded fries which where delicious with unique flavours Our dog was welcome inside and we stayed for the pub quiz which was a lot of fun, Would highly recommend a visit to anybody in the area 😀

Very good food and friendly staff and dog friendly

Had a lovely meal here, and the beer is amazing! Even the dog had his own menu, he loved his bacon bite from Whitbys fuzzy dog bakery, thanks and see you next time I'm in Scarborough.

lovely place, the staff are really kind and the food is amazing.

Great beer shop, just what Scarborough needs. Good selection of DIPAs at reasonable prices.

Really nice to find this friendly little bar very near to our Airbnb. Friendly staff, good beer, conscientiously COVID-safe. Thankyou

Implicitly dog friendly. So welcoming. Great food, fab craft beer selection, excellent music. Five star!

Great little beer specialist bottle shop close to Scarborough station. Very impressed with the selection of local and world beers and especially the choice of dark beers. It's also great to see an almost complete change of bottles from my last visit about a year ago.

Wonderful food, great service and they really made our dog welcome. Will definitely recommend and we will definitely return.

Just spent a lovely couple of hours eating really tasty home cooked food and desserts, drinking an excellent selection of craft beers with attentive, personal service. Our dog was well taken care of too, with peanut butter treats and we left feeling very spoilt! We really recommend you spend some time and money here supporting a local business during this difficult time, whether you're a local or a tourist. We'll be back again soon...

Great service and amazing food .Also drink good too!! Very reasonably priced, wish we could have stayed for quiz as a good atmosphere but early start following day.

Brilliant food, great drink, service is excellent and really great little place that I would highly recommend. Bonus that even the dog was welcomed. Wish there was a place like this near where we live

What a lovely find! Very welcoming (Doggie included). Very clean and although small a lovely atmosphere. Food amazing, service fantastic. Great beers. Would highly recommend. Apparently they do take always too If I were local this would be our take away of choice. Thank you

Nice service, and nice food will try a tapas quiz night. Hopefully that will give it five stars

The best food in Northern England. Heck, I might even say ALL of England.

Amazing friendly place. Went there whilst visiting Scarborough for my birthday. Went in the evening . Had the Moroccan lamb pitta and Mexican fries. So tasty. My husband enjoyed the craft beers. Dog friendly and our dog got some lovely treats. We ended up staying for the Thursday night quiz. Great fun. Lovely couple who run the restaurant. Would definitely recommend. Will go again when we visit Scarborough.

What a find! We were wandering about in te Falsgrave part of Scarborough looking for somewhere to have lunch and stumbled across here. What a lovely lunch super friendly service - we will be back :) worth trying the beer shop around the corner as well

Great themed night, personal service and lovely food

Dog friendly. Excellent food. Owner is so attentive and friendly. Clean, good choice menu. Doggie food as well. Serve wine and craft beers and cider. Also ok for just a coffee or tea.

Awesome independent cafe well worth a visit

I really enjoyed going here I enjoyed the fact that I could take my dog into here and my dog could enjoy the cafe as well with homemade doggy biscuits of all types. The staff were very friendly and helpful also recommend items that were great and the prices were a little on the high side but all in was a great time

A quick visit for lunch after working nearby. It was the varied and “ different” menu that attracted me. I chose a spicy Moroccan minced lamb pitta and was not disappointed. The spicyness was mild so didn’t deter from the delicate Moroccan flavours. However, a home made tzatziki was included and helped cool things down. One great thing ... there was a small accompanying salad that did NOT include those awful trendy limp mixed leaves that taste like dandelions that so many restaurants think are good for you. No, it was a nice crisp iceberg that was full of crunch and flavour. Well done The Belly Rub. Just one small thing was that the coffee was not as strong as I prefer - but then, that’s a personal taste and many people enjoy a smoother, mild flavour so I don’t feel the need to dock them a rating because of it. The service was genuinely friendly and quick and the ambience was great. Overall .... a great little place.

Cozy and friendly atmosphere with lovely staff. Very accomodating for dogs, if you have a pooch it is definitely worth a visit. Unique craft beers, and I highly recommend the rhubarb and ginger gin.

Love this little restaurant. A prime example of naturally happy people doing what they are good at, and doing it beautifully. And our little terrier enjoys it too........

Great range of beer great friendly service

We went for the Back to the Future quiz night and tapas.This is a great little place. They do quite a few different quizzes, we really enjoyed it.The tapas was lovely, never had tapas before and really enjoyed it.The staff were really friendly.Will definitely be back and would recommend this little gem.

Very welcoming, food and service excellent. The selection of beers was super, we were spoilt for choice. Our dog really enjoyed it too and munched his way through doggy gingerbreadmen treats. I wish there were more cafes like this. Good luck with the beer shop and thank you for a lovely lunch.

A wonderful, tasty selection of dishes. Lovely welcoming and friendly atmosphere, Check out the `specials` board for the Chef`s own take on everyday dishes. The flavours and ingredients make for wonderfully delicious eating ! Love this place !

Found The BellyRub by accident while shopping at a carpet store and hardware store. The interior is nicely designed including the loo. Food was very good and fresh. We will definitely return. The owner is very pleasant and welcoming. 5 stars from us.

Visited on a quiet good Friday, food was excellent for us and the dog! Great little cafe would definitely recommend the selection of beers.

The cafe is not far away from train station, great location~ The food was absolutely amazing and the staff was really hosiptable. Can't recommend more. 很好吃的简餐，食物都很新鲜，服务很棒，这家餐厅欢迎狗狗一起来，很多可爱的狗狗主题的小东西也有很多人带狗狗过来，超可爱

It's a new cafe, it's quite nice. Decent coffee as well

I visit the bellyrub on a regular basis. I have tried many of the dishes and I have never been disappointed. The service is excellent too.

Fab little place serving home made food at good prices will go again

We called in for lunch and really enjoyed the meals we had. There is always a friendly welcome and the food is amazing. I had the steak bagel and it was gorgeous, the salad was fresh and crunchy and the steak was fat free and very tasty. My husband had the currywurst fries and they were really good too. We cant wait to return.

This was our second visit and once again it was amazing. You get the warmest welcome where nothing is too much trouble. The selection of tapas is very good & the mushroom special was fabulous. We will definitely be back. The food was brilliant.

A lovely welcome for my family and dog. Very friendly cafe making you feel right at home. Delicious food too - great crunch to the homemade coleslaw. Lovely coffee - would like to sample the amazing array of craft ales next time. Just wish our dog was a bit smaller to keep him under the table! Thank you.

Lovely little place. Very kind and helpful staff (despite our grumpy terrier). Food was great. We had filled bagels and homemade soup, which was all very tasty. Would definitely come back :)

Another visit to Belly Rub for tapas , and a easy review to write ! met with a very warm welcome again you feel happy to be there.

We popped in to check out the new menu and specials board. The new signage out front signals the discreet changes inside and just when we thought things couldn`t get any better ! We tried the Meze sharer platter, it was soooooh delicious ! The Hoisin chicken bagel and the Moroccan minced beef pitta are delicious too. The food was washed down with a glass or two of wine and several beers. They have a fine choice of wines and craft beers. It all made for a pleasant meal out at our favourite Scarborough eatery ! We will be visiting you again soon !

Fantastic cappuccino and chocolate cake.

It was kind of average. Had a tapas selection which was very basic but nice. The pricing wasn't too bad. As a one off it wasn't too bad but I probably won't be rushing back as its nothing special.

Pleasant lunch but rather slow. There were only us and one other couple in yet our food took 40mins to arrive. We had the tapas option which was pleasant but nothing outstanding. Best dishes were the minichanga and the halumi with chorizo. Best of all was the very pleasant rose wine.

Just wanted a pre theatre meal but got much more than we bargained for

Try the tapas dishes cooked by the joint propieter you won't be disappointed! Lovely welcome lovely food. Dog friendly as well

Fantastic cappuccino, beautifully moist chocolate cake, an absolute winner. Friendly young couple that have the place and also dog friendly. Well worth a visit.

One of the best cafes in Scarborough! Tasty food and great choice 😊

We had 4 tapas each all were amazing. The patatas bravas was delicious and so were the pork and black pudding meatballs. The service was excellent and the selection of drinks was really good too. Would definately recommend. Thank you.

This delightful place NEVER disappoints! The quality and standard of the food is outstanding. The owners always give a warm friendly welcome with excellent service and if we could we’d come every night!! I’d recommend this outstanding cafe bistro to everyone!!

We visited with our pooch for lunch and are glad we did. We had the cod and potato bites for the dog and two halloumi and bacon bagels for us with a couple of coffees all delicious.