Gord and I had a beer on the patio of The Cottage Pub Tuesday evening. It's one of Cardiff's oldest…read morepubs, with origins dating to around 1750. The current frontage is a striking Victorian design dating from about 1895. It's apparently one of the last genuinely old pubs on St Mary Street. Cheers!

Lively bar located on Queen Street. Its has changed a lot over the year's , but is still a favorite…read more place to visit, no food was being served on the days we were there but the service was as good as it always was. Great 80's music being played over the speakers.

This is listed as the Goat Major but is in fact reverted back to The Bluebell. Not many pubs…read moremanaged to keep its original feel as a true pub but the Bluebell has managed to do it. The food was excellent along with the service, the bar staff were engaging and professional which added to the welcoming ambience. Located right across from Cardiff Castle well worth a visit.

One minute walk from the front of Cardiff Castle, this is military related pub is traditional as it…read moregets. It's a proper old man's pub ideal for everyone above the age of 18. Here is a bit of history the name is taken from the Mascot of the Royal 41st regiment of Wales. They carried a live goat on the Russian front line in the Crimean War. The goat survived the War and was introduced to Queen Victoria back in England. Originally simply called the Goat, the pub was renamed the Bluebell in 1813, and finally the Goat Major in 1995. To this day when the Royal Regiment of Wales names a new goat as its mascot they get several column inches dedicated to them in the Welsh press. I've never eaten here - nor would I want to as it strikes me a strictly drinking pub with lots of real ales on the menu and wall to wall dark wood panelling. Wednesday is Welsh night by the way and apparently the pub offers a range of Goat Major memorabilia - I can't say I'd noticed.

Bristol is home to many a proud cider drinker, myself among them. Thatcher's probably take a…read moresizeable chunk of my income every week, providing pint after delicious pint of appley merriment. Much better than Strongbow or Blackthorn, they've got a diverse couple of ciders, and are bound to have one to suit your pallet. I particularly recommend a bottle of Katy's on a warm summers day. To get the best experience of what they offer head to the brewery. You can learn all about the highly technical business of making cider and, more importantly, sample some straight from the barrel. The educational side is fairly interesting actually, and you can take a tour of the orchards, which feels slightly more wholesome than just drinking lots of cider. Once you've sunk a couple of pints you can then make a trip to the giftshop and buy some cider themed tat. All in all, an excellent day out.

The West country is famed for its cider. Thatcher's is a success story and their appley alcohol…read moregoodness stands testament to local flavour. If you have a taste for Thatcher's, take a daytrip to their shop and visitor centre. The pens, umbrellas and t-shirts for sale are a bit superfluous, I say head straight for the bottles and kegs, tastier and cheaper than you can buy anywhere else. They also do some quality fun days for families and tours extensive orchards, it makes you feel super appley!

I admittedly walked past this place many times without actually realizing what it is. It looks half…read morelike a castle keep, with a super modern shell attached to the back. It wasn't until the summer when I noticed all the people drinking outside that I realized it was a bar and restaurant! The inside is an equally odd mix of old mixed with very new. It's a Samuel Smiths bar which means they offer up a unique mix of reasonably priced beers. My bloke was recommended a 'Man in a Box', which tasted better than its name would suggest. I opted for a lovely cider. The menu didn't temp us, especially being a little more expensive than we would normally pay. Nice enough place for a quiet, relaxing drink especially in the summer, but not really anything special.

If you want to avoid the more crowded bars of the bay (Salt and Terra Nova) then head towards the…read morecastle look-a-likee that happens to be a bar called The Waterguard. The upsides are: As I said can have a quite drink and get served hassle free. You can play board games as they have quite a few behind the bar including Monopoly and Scrabble. They have a lovely outside area where you can either sit at a table or on the lush grass in the summer. They have speciality beers. The downsides are: They have speciality beers - some people will see this a good thing but I can honestly say I have never tasted a beer I like here. It can be a bit pricey. It can lack a bit of atmosphere if its too empty.

I really like O'Neill's pubs, but perhaps that's just me?…read more Mainly I would go to O'Neill's for a cheap and hearty feed that can better any Wetherspoons any day of the week. They specialise in Irish food, meaning that soda bread and colcannon abound. My personal favourite in their Fisherman's Pie, with king prawns, muscles and smoked haddock, topped with cheesy colcannon. All for a tiny £5, and I can never finish it. Their sausages are also delicious, particularly the vegetarian variety. They also have a really good range of main meals that only cost £3.49 a pop. The service has always been grand in this establishment (see what I did there?) Although this pub can get very busy on a Friday and Saturday night, or when there is a match taking place in the Millennium Stadium. If that's the case, I would recommend going to the other branch just around the corner next to St. John's Church. Either way. Food good. Drink good. Good.

I was shocked at how rudely we were treated by one of the bartenders here last night. We arrived…read morein Cardiff later in the day tired and hungry. When we went to the bar around 9:30 to order, one of two bartenders informed us that they don't serve food after 9:00 PM. We accepted this and were ready to move on. However, the other one felt the need to chime in, "Learn to read directions!". Sorry? As Americans, we are still trying to learn your way of doing things, but sometimes we make mistakes and did not see that food service had ended. How hard would it be to just be nice and say something like, "yes, we are finished serving food for the night, but I could recommend somewhere close that is still open." Instead, he chose to be be rude and unhelpful! Your menu looked like it had some delicious options, but for today, I'm not into second chances as there are too many other choices for other opportunities to spend our money! We'll give somewhere else the chance to choose to be nice. Lezzet Turkish Restaurant, a short distance away was very accommodating and delicious. We left our server a £10 tip.

I visited here on one of the coldest days in Cardiff and had about 3 places in mind to try Welsh…read morefood but decided to give this one a try because it was closest to the train station and I was super hungry. They have a fairly small Welsh menu and I was hoping to try some rarebit but unfortunately they took it off the menu now. So, I had the lamb cawl and beef and cottage pie. The pie was absolutely amazing, one of the best I have had so far. Lamb cawl was mediocre but I didn't have too much expectation from it to begin with. Everything was very reasonably priced and you can order from the table using their app and have the food delivered at the table which was amazing for a small town like Cardiff. The place in itself is amazing, its an old movie theater converted to a pub and like other reviewers mentioned they did not tear down the theater but just built the seating around it (good decision). The seating upstairs is more private and gives a good view of the whole theater.

Good spot to try some traditional Welsh food, well for a tourist like me anyway. The lamb meatballs…read morewith mash, sauce and peas are very good. All covered in sauce. Light and airy lamb meat balls. The sausage and mash even better, also very light in texture made of leeks and onion. Welsh rarebit comes out proper hot, very good classic. Reasonable prices. Didn't get a chance to try the Welsh fruit cake because the kitchen closed at 10pm. It's a fun, lively pub atmosphere.

They only have drinks and chips. Must visit, though. Yes, it is a oldest...so it's SAD they don't…read moreserve food...just relying upon people who want to have a drink at the oldest pub in the port area.

Just visited after a lovely few hours in Cardiff bay . Me…read moreand my husband waited at an empty bar , apart from one lady being served . After the lady was served he knew we were there and he served two other people that walked in after us . Obviously theses were regulars . Very disappointed with this service , from the outside it looked welcoming, but not inside . The barman was very tall , wearing a vest top and obviously thought the bar was making enough money by the regulars to ignore new customers . We left without a drink . Social & business skills needs approving in my opinion .

Surprise to me that the Conway was a bit out of the city center area However, that is the only…read morenegative given where our hotel was. Everything about this place was fabulous. We loved the service, the atmosphere and light decor to the food! We were first sat in the dining room but a large double family group was too loud for our liking so we requested to eat in the bar - which they accommodated. Starters of Scotch egg and Toasted Brie Cheese was a great to our meal. We both had steaks which were cooked perfectly which we enjoyed immensely. Last but not least we finished with the snickers bar tart which was inspired. So much so I want to try and mimic it at home. All in all, great food and service and we would love to go back.

Found this place near our Airbnb, really good food we had sausage and mash, lamb, as well as fish…read moreand chips. Whilst the kid's burger was a little over grilled, he loved the thin fries. And the staff was super friendly, overall we had a good time and enjoyed our dinner.