Reviews in Cardiff and South Wales

I wouldn't eat here - when I tried to ring to book a table the telephone manners of the bar staff were extremely offensive and they were extremely rude and unhelpful

The finest authentic faggots peas and chips in wales

Since discovering this restaurant in Abergavenny we have not gone anywhere else because the food is simply superb,the chef must be the best in town. The service is exceptional,friendly and unobtrusive. An experience not to be missed. Lunch or evening tit is a wonderful place to dine, a little bit of Italy in the centre of Abergavenny. We would highly recommend it to anyone, children are treated wonderfully well, a rarity in itself in most British restaurants. Buon Appetito! 12/09/08

This is a most welcoming pub which serves a good range of local beers and home made foods. Brian, the landlord, is always on hand to welcome both regulars and visitors. We have visited this pub for many years when on summer holiday. The pub is close to Poppit Sands beach and the pretty village of Saint Dogmaels. Well worth a visit. A friendly and comfortable pub. Recommended by David and Jacqueline Parce.

A great place to eat and the highest level of service and quality you will find in Newport and the surrounding area. The Steaks and Fish are superb. The Menu is varied and prices offer great value for money. Not cheap but you get what you pay for! Meal for Four inc drinks £ 141.00. That is pretty good in my book!

Good home cooked food, very friendly atmosphere well done Kevin and Mandy - will be back soon. Marion

The front of house staff were attentive but the kitchen staff are lacking. One person at our table ordered the chef special chicken in a spicy mince sauce....there was no mince. They bulked up all the dishes with large chunks of onion so 1/2 of the dish was lamb, chicken or whatever meat ordered and the other 1/2 was onion. Finally all of the sauces were bog standard from a jar. The chef messed up other orders as well not cooking what was ordered.

Love it!!! We went there with a group of of 7 friends on a short notice, they were very accommodating. The food is excellent. The ambiance is cozy and warm. Definitely will go back there again, highly recommended.

Out of this world... just a friendly and lively atmosphere. A must place to visit, food out of this world I tried the Broschette Special cooked to perfection, it has to be the best restaurant I have been to in the UK. Try out the cookery school I attended last month with Franco Taruschio a brilliant gift.

This is the best restaurant around this area by a far margin.The food is superb along with the outstanding service.

Ate there last night. What a great meal! There was lots of choice and everything looked delicious so it took me a while to decide, I had the oriental duck which was really tasty and cooked well. My partner had the Fillet steak which i did try and was also delicious. Service was very good and the staff responded quickly to any needs that you had. Can't wait to go there again and try something else!!

Tried the pub just after the new owners had arrived. No credit card facility at the time. Staff very friendly and got the impression it was "all hands to the pumps" but did everything to please us. Good beer, food and will be a very good pub when renovations are complete in the bar area. Good luck!

Do not go anywhere near this place

Thursday night Curry night really good value excellent food good atmosphere a family run pub/restaurant, brilliant pint will definitely be going back again!

Good food & real beers, competitive prices with friendly family atmosphere.

Have been to this pub many times with my parents-in-law. Very good food, good service and the staff are all very friendly. Would highly recommend it to anyone. Need to get there on the early side for lunch as the car park is not very big!

How can I recommend a restaurant that trades on its "reputation" yet treats its customers with cool contempt? Althouh we had pre-booked we were shoved away out of sight out of mind in a draughty end room. We probably had the "b" team as it was lunch-time (Aug 17th) but what hard work it was extracting a wine list, the correct cutlery, even obtaining the correct order! To be fair - my sea- food pasta was wonderful but my wife's crab salad was a deplorable mess. Part thawed crab meat (still thawing water into the salad) badly dressed meat ( full of shell ) and tired salad leaves. I had a terrible experience here about three years ago so thought "it must have improved" by now recommended it to friends ( they paid so I couldn't complain). Well it hasn't improved- its a horrid place where "attitude" rules.

My partner and I have been to this friendly little place three times and ate there twice. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals and desserts, very very good. The Whistle Inn was recommended to us by our biker friend - Dai Food:-> need I say more? Lol. We have been warned, however, NOT to order the full grill - Rosies grill I think, as not even the mighty god of food could finish it!!!! But if your hungry, hey - I'd say go for it and fill your boots, but don't have breakfast that day - or the week prior too come to think of it !! Lol. Great place excellent atmosphere!! Brill. Lovely scenery and love the sheep too :-> Will be going back lots. Yum. :->