Reviews in Cardiff and South Wales

We arrived at the restaurant to find there were problems in the kitchen. Food eventually arrived, starters were nice, then came the disasters. I ordered sirloin steak medium/well with chips, what arrived was a piece of charcoal and after waiting for 5 minutes and no chips -I approached a waitress who told me the fryer was not working but I could have boiled, sauted or jacket potatoes. I sent the steak back and asked for sirloin med/well with a jacket potato. What I got was a rare steak and after waiting another 5 minutes I was told that jacket potatoes were finished but I could have sauted or boiled. Having told them to stick their potatoes, I was rewarded with a jacket potato. In the meantime my steak was cold, nearly raw and fatty with gristle. Needless to say, I did not eat my meal and after chatting to the people on the next table, I found that she had ordered a rare steak and was cooked med/well. If they can't get the orders right on a quiet night - heaven help anybody who fancies going on a busy night. The fish by all accounts was edible.

I've been to this beautiful pub three times and never been disappointed. The food is amazing, I've not heard a single complaint from anyone whenever we've eaten there. The specials are always fantastic, the service is great and the pub itself has such character - low ceilings and log burning fires. Great selection of beers, ales and wines. Highly recommended. They don't accept table reservations though so you need to get there early as it gets really busy!!

The pantmawr is serving food again and its great! 2 meals for £7.99!

Had at meal at the carne arms last week. Good service, very attentive and friendly. A warm cosy atmosphere with the open fires in the bar and the restaurant. The food is fab. i had the seabass with a stunning spinach feta salad and my dad has the liver. A surprising range of meals to chose from, from sausage and mash to more exotic dishes like pheasant and pork tenderloin. The wine list has a nice range too and the waitress recommended us a bottle from the specials which we enjoyed for a reasonable price. would recommend this good quality old country pub to anyone.

We went to this restaurant recently and were hugely disappointed with the ingredients, cooking and service. We had high hopes that this would make for a nice, local Italian but it was anything but. We will definitely not be returning.

Truly excellent restaurant with very high standards of authentic Indian cuisine and service. My husband and i have tried many Indian Restaurants around Cardiff and Spice is by far the best ! Friendly, relaxed atmosphere and service always makes it a lovely place to dine and spend the evening . Highly recommended !

I went for a meal with my family on 4/1/08 the door leading to the dining area was locked so we had to walk through behind the bar,the one toilet was dirty and smelly, the table was dirty and sticky! my 12 year old son had pizza it looked like it had been microwaved, all hard and horrible! my 9 year olds son of chicken nuggets and chips was ok my husband had scampi which was average, i had chicken tikka with rice and chips it was all dry and revolting! there was one person behind the bar but she was too busy chatting to serve us drinks, we waited to be offered dessert for nearly 30 mins to no avail, we then decided to leave (via walking behind the bar again)we received harsh looks from the bar person for daring to disturb her chat to pay the bill. I will definitely not be returning to this unfriendly dirty smelly pub.

Do not even think about eating here. It's not a restaurant, just a run down drinkers pub.

Visited for lunch on 5 Jan 2008. Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Excellent menu, ranging from imaginatively prepared pub lunches to beautifully presented cordon bleu-level dishes. Alert, patient and helpful (but not intrusive) waiter/waitress service. Reasonable prices and plenty of parking. All the staff know and like what they're doing, and it shows. Highly recommended.

The gallery is a lovely little place and the staff take great care in cooking the diverse ingredients they use, it doubles up as a bar downstairs where they serve lovely cocktails. It has served as a marker for the area as more and more restaurants are investing down broad street, Its turning int obarry's own little restaurant quarter

We've been going to Pepe's El Paso restaurant for some years now, and love it! The atmosphere is tremendous, Pepe himself is a bundle of laughs, the food is exquisite, and we even take our grandkids there! Nothing is ever too much trouble. Way to go, Pepe!

The best Indian cuisine in Britain/Wales........by far. The food is magic and the staff are unique (especially the owner and his bro') King prawns in garlic butter's a dream, chutney, poppadoms, garlic nans, mushroom fried rice and a very special chicken pasanda for Cheryl is no 1 The atmosphere is so electric and Sam and Mo sets the perfect scene...... just lush ... try it for your self--you won't be disappointed

I am sad to say we had a dreadful experience at this restaurant. The food was overpriced and the staff rude. We were rushed to our table and were told several times we had to eat quickly as other people were coming in. Three out of our four starters were cold. We didn't say anything, as none of us has ever complained in a restaurant before and we simply hoped the main courses would be better. They weren't. Three of the four of us had steaks for our main courses, two of which, we discovered after a few mouthfuls, were inedible as they were pure fat. When we spoke to the waitress about this, she got the manager who came out and rather than apologising to us, argued the point and then walked off twice whilst we were trying to talk to him! The first occasion he walked off to go and retrieve our steaks from the bin to present to us to continue arguing that there was nothing wrong with them. I was entirely shocked. Never seen anything like it. Unbelievably poor service. Would never go back.

An excellent restaurant. The food is always fantastic, the service attentive and the prices very reasonable. They've accommodated all our requests, dealing professionally with parties of various sizes, including an all-female party which would have terrified many establishments. Recommended.

very good food served by warm accommodating staff who knew their product and would help choose from the great menu of the best ingredients, very good ambience, nice place to be will return again and again

The Castle Inn at Llansteffan is a superb example of how a traditional pub should be, the best beer, Brains Dark, and a landlady who cooks fresh food that represents the world.

a warm friendly pub with bubbly happy people that have a warm welcome for everyone. there is a good kitchen and are always ready to knock you something up at a drop of a hat. regularly have themed nights with fancy dress and a good quiz night on thursdays. if passing its worth while popping in.....

very bad service and food is over price for what you get.it was a shame will not go back