I came here because I needed to get my cheer uniform taken in after it stretched a little bit in…read morethe wash. I just needed it in around the waist and this place was recommended to me by another cheerleader who had the same problem. The service was excellent and the turnaround was really fast. I only had to wait a few days (though I think that I probably could have got it back faster had I told them I needed it; as it was I said I didn't need it for a few weeks so they could take their time). It wasn't particularly cheap (I think it was £18 to get it taken in) but it is something that I can't do and it's quite a skill so I wasn't too horrified.

I chose this tailoring company because I've read a good review on the internet. I was interested in…read moreknowing whether it is true or not. I needed to thighten a trousers on both sides from the knees. That cost me £30 which was a bit too expensive. Besides that the service was excellent, no mistake - I like that kind of work attitude.

Ah, dahling. This is where you go if you want to browse a fine selection of well-made suits…read more Set over two floors, Hawkes carries a wide range of suits, shoes, ties, and other accessories for the discerning gentleman. For such a posh shop, the service here is really friendly - I ended up chatting to a fresh-faced young 'in about studying in Tampa for a few minutes, after a gentleman who I presumed to be the manager happily directed me around the shop. If nothing here is to your liking, Hawkes will create a custom suit for you - all you have to do is come in and get measured. It's worth mentioning they've also just made the suits for the Cardiff City team, as well designed custom apparel for other well-respected men about town. Downstairs you'll find a collection of snazzy shoes, with one pair by Jeffery West in black and red leather that only a man with copious amounts of confidence could pull off. Strangely, they weren't priced yet, but the shop assistant told me they'd be priced between £350 and £500. Yikes.

I love Hawkes. To bits. J'adore le Hawkes…read more If you've ever seen How I Met Your Mother, you'll understand what a suit fetish is, and I must admit that I do have a slight one myself. There's just something about a well cut suit that causes all the other clothes to cower under the table in shame. And if Jack Donaghy has taught us anything, there is nothing that can beat a man in a mean power suit. Hawkes, then, is some kind of bespoke Mecca for those of the suit-ishly inclined. The off-the-rack suits are of a quality unmatched in Cardiff. You'll pay a high price for them, but you'll end up getting a suit that will last you until you die, with a fit that, for an off-the-rack suit, is almost perfectly matched to you. However, for the more tailored suit, Hawkes do offer a bespoke service, offering complete customisation of the suit from the measuring stage, to the material selection stage and through to the finished product. If you have a specific set of requirements, Hawkes are happy to provide. Again, you will end up paying a high price for it, but no one ever said style does come cheap.

I am very happy with the service at this dry cleaners. I recently ripped an incredibly expensive…read moreskirt; luckily the rip was only on the seam, however due to the value of the skirt, I was quite tempted to take it to a specialist in London to be repaired (I daren't say where it's from). Instead I decided to try my luck with my local Johnsons, and could not possibly have been more satisfied with the result. They have repaired the skirt so well that it looks brand new, and no sign of any damage. The service cost about £9, which is absolutely brilliant (it would have cost a million times more in London). Without doubt they have a very talented seamstress here!

Don't send duvets to johnsons merthyr rd. I have just had a…read moretop notch duvet ruined by these people and now they are quibbling about it and trying to blame me.

Clothes were laundered quickly, business was clean and tidy, price was reasonable and the staff was…read morefriendly.

Super friendly owner!! Clean and tidy! In and out in an hour, great relief to find this place.read more

Fabricare is a trusted self service laudrette that has been on Clifton Street for the last seven…read moreyears. Luckily the new one way system does not affect them too much, and the recession has not made too much of a dent in their popularity either. The only thing that has really threatened the business in a significant way in recent times is that a new shop has opened up offering ironing services a few doors down. But even this isn't presenting any kind of threat to the livelihood of the business. Fabricare also offer service washes and ironing services. They accept dry cleaning jobs, but send the dry clean items off to be serviced elsewhere, and so you may have to wait slightly longer for this service than at other outlets that have dry cleaning facilities in-house. The business is owned by Mrs Crean,who owns another outlet on City Road, and so has a manager to run this shop on her behalf. It's a friendly little laundrette, with a good number of machines.

My washing was the best I've ever seen from a laundrette, would highly recommend, all fouled nicely…read moreand didn't need to iron it and lovely staff

I left a £2000 wedding dress and a £400 cathedral veil here just before cover. During the pandemic…read moreI went to collect it but each time I went it was closed. I went again a few months ago but they couldn't find it. I have just had a phone call from the manager, who very politely informed me that it's lost. It would appear that they had a clear out after the pandemic... most alarmingly, they don't have insurance. I would advise people not to take anything valuable here.

Freye Dry Cleaners have been around since 1966, so they'll be celebrating 50 years of service…read morebefore too long. That's pretty impressive by anyone's standards, especially these days. It is particularly true of the Wellfield Road site. A lot of businesses try and fail to stick on this stretch of road, and with two other laundrettes with dry cleaning services attached, within easy walking distance of this outlet, and one only a quick stroll around the corner, the competition is more that a little fierce! But Freye Dry Cleaners have got themselves covered. Not only have they got an enviable reputation to trade on, but they have also got the other branches to back them up financially whilst they engage of a bit of a price war with the others. It's possible to get four items dry cleaned for £14.00 at the moment, and any duvet, regardless of size, can be cleaned for £12.00. Whilst I respect Freye Dry Cleaners, if anybody is going to professionally clean my duvet it's going to be the Penylan Laundrette I'm afraid... not because I know them to be better at cleaning duvets, but because the chap that owns this laundrette is a hoot!

I've been going there for a few years and nothing is too much trouble for Mohamed and his Dad…read more Always made welcome. It's like a micro community and I have made new friends there And look forward to seeing everyone on my visits. Thankyou Mohamed and Dad for making what would ordinarily be a chore a very pleasant experience.

Penylan Laundrette is a marvellous place, but I fear that more socialising than washing takes…read moreplace here. Munir Malik, the owner, is a very congenial fellow, who possesses the kind of eyes that speak of wisdom, humour and compassion hidden deep within... although the humour makes a bid for freedom at reasonably regular intervals! He is more interested to know why I don't have any children than he is to enquire about why I haven't had my duck down duvet cleaned since the iron age, and why he's never been commissioned to perform a service wash on my behalf. His face alternates between quizzicality with a hint of condemnation, and alarm tinged with more than a little consternation. I just smile my answers back at him, explaining my position in a light-hearted way that's suggestive of a belief that I have no need to justify my decisions to anyone. I like Munir, and I like his laundrette. It is simple and unaffected, just like the man himself... what you see is what you get. If I ever decide to have my duck down duvet cleaned by a professional, this is where I will come!

I'm not difficult to please, really…read more Normally, I'm one of those people who find that a smile and a courteous manner can pretty much salvage any experience marred by wretched food or an inferior product. So when I brought one of my favourite dresses to Steamer's (as it's the only dry cleaners in Cardiff Bay), I didn't take too kindly to the fact that it wasn't ready on the day I was told. Fine. So I returned the following day, as requested. It still wasn't ready. The gentleman behind the desk told me that the clothes are actually cleaned at their off-site facility on City Road, where he called to check the status. At first they couldn't find it, and the thought of losing one of my all-time favourite items really didn't make me happy. But after nearly half an hour of back and forth phone chasing, they of course located it, but alas, it wouldn't be ready until after I needed it (which was the forthcoming weekend when I was going on holiday). I've gotta say I won't be coming back here, as the whole experience was needlessly unpleasant. It's worth it for me to drive to the Bay Morrison's or make the trek to Cathays or Roath where the customer service hopefully won't draw out the less agreeable aspects of my personality.

I shall be giving this place 4 stars just for saving my bacon alone…read more I'm that guy who no matter what he does, he will get it on himself. As a kid I used to look like a art project as a paint mixer at Homebase. So on a particular drunken night, I managed to spill half my glass of red wine down my brand new suit that was given to me as a present. Waking up with a lovely headache, it was made worse by the offending stain. Cutting a long boring story short, in tears I laid down my suit in front of Steamers and begged them to make the bad thing go away. They rid that badboy and my problems in one afternoon and called me up the next day to say it was ok to pick it up. The persona who served me was great and had a good sense of humour about the situation that made me feel a lot better. All this for a decent price (Anything is cheaper than the price of death) and I came away a relieved man.