Now open where once stood Wellfield Diner, this nice Cafe serves a large variety of teas, coffees…read moreand soft drinks, as well as very good cakes. They serve different cakes through the week, which helps you find something different to taste with your drink when you go back there. But the best reason to visit the place is the food: Stuart and Dorothy are working hard to give you a delicious meal for a very reasonnable price. With dishes inspired from traditional french meals and a twist of welsh cooking, this is a very good place to eat lunch. Just be sure to check their Facebook page or their website to know what the day specials are - coq au vin, beef bourguinon, pâté en croute, tartiflette - all homemade! They also offer a special "Sunday lunch" which is halfway between the traditionnal Sunday roast and the french pot-au-feu. There's plenty to eat and it's really good food. The place is quite small but the music (french, of course!) and the decor, are really nice - I was really impressed by the chandeliers! If you go to Cardiff and visit the Albany Road area, this place is definitely worth a try.

Cardiff is very quickly becoming my favourite city to discover new coffee. With the very new Little…read moreMan Coffee co it is easy to see why. Just being open around 4 months, the place was recommended to me by my Cardiff friends, and was an ideal place for our large group to meet on a Saturday afternoon. The shop located on a corner with massive windows providing a good place to people watch and enjoy views outside. It is very minimalistic yet very spacious with a large array of vintage furniture which gives it an "established" feel despite being a young coffee shop. I was very impressed with that Little Man are very proud to feature at least two roasters at all times. This day I had a soy latte using coaltown espresso blend and a v60 using the wonderful James Gourmet Coffee from the very knowledgeable staff. I saw Aeropress, Chemex and V60 on offer.. I didn't get a chance to peak at the cakes or if they had a menu but I was very curious to see how they can use this huge space for events in future. Such a great Coffee shop with much potential!

Cardiff seems to have a good scene for independent coffee shops and this one is no exception. A…read morecomfortable, friendly coffee shop with a surprising amount of (quirky) seating and big bright windows. I went straight for their own cold brew coffee (that comes in a lovely little bottle) which was excellent, nice and mellow, leaving me refreshed and suitably caffeinated. I'd expect the hot drinks match the quality. I wish I'd had a little more time to be able to settle in or go back, seems a good place to set up for a few hours, and when I left I wished I could take it back home with me to do just that! I suspect that if I had more of a chance to try everything they have this would get 5 stars.

The cafe is very cute and elegant. The food was also very good. Wide selection of drinks.read more

This is probably my favourite bar in Cardiff bay…read more One of the reasons for this is because most people do not regard it as a bar (more a coffee shop) and it is therefore never over run unlike the bars over the other side of the bay like Salt and Terra Nova. Sitting inside is very pleasant as are the staff, especially the manager, who I think i called Hugo but to me its big selling point is its outside area. It over looks the oval basin and faces the sun. I have spent many a summer day having a few cheeky ones chatting away whilst the sun goes into the bay. So if this isn't your bag - stay away (that way there is more room for the rest of us who do).

One is an independent little bar inside the already impressive Wales millennium centre…read more We went for tapas, you can chose three dishes that come with pitta bread for around a tenner, we were feeling a bit flush so had the champagne option which cost us £17 (7 quid for a glass of champagne is a bit mental retrospectively). Of course I chose the veggie options which included Garlic Mushrooms, Mediterranean vegetables and feta in oil and a good stack of pitta. It was yummy, not exactly mind blowing but really tasty. What does make this place unique is the fantastic view over the bay, so essentially that's what your paying for with your £7 glass of champagne and limited tapas menu. It was worth a visit but it's not the kind of place I'd go regularly.

Dough is a real treat. Smack bang in the middle of student town (there was a good business…read moredecision), it offers a huge range of sandwiches, baguettes, salad boxes and drinks. The veritable smorgasbord of fillings will probably mean you stand there for about 20 minutes trying to decide what to order. My advice is just order everything. Although it's not a big place, there is obviously a busy kitchen and it does its best to turn out some excellent home-made cakes and pastries to satisfy any sweet tooth. Beware; in term time Dough gets incredibly busy. The queues outside and round the block would suggest they're selling something other than sandwiches, but maybe it's just testament to how tasty the food is (or how hungry the students are). It's also worth a visit just to see how many girls can fit behind a counter and make baguettes at the same time. There seemed to be hundreds last time... It's inexpensive, tasty and only a ten minute walk from Bute park. What are you waiting for?

Smart and clean, Dough is a great little sandwich shop with friendly staff and low prices, popular…read morewith the resident students living in the area - and some of the workers from the University and other businesses nearby. They offer bagels, paninis, toasties, baguettes and jacket potatoes with a good choice of fillings, including classics such as brie and cranberry, plus mixed salads. For afters, there are some sweet treats such as their delicious flapjacks coated in thick chocolate. Considering the small size of the café, they have a decent amount of outdoor seating where you can sit in the sun on a fine day and watch the students milling around.

I enjoyed a late morning treat at The Plan Cafe. Great vibe inside Morgan Arcade in Cardiff City…read moreCentre. The eggs were done just right, firm not runny. The ham was tasty. I would have preferred it to be on a toasted English Muffin however. Service staff busy yet attentive.

The Plan is wonderful establishment with great food and friendly staff that makes you feel welcome…read moreas soon you walk into the door! Btw the americano coffee fabulous.

Brilliant tea room specialising in loads of different teas. Very friendly and helpful staff and…read morerelaxed atmosphere. Also does great cakes and very nice breakfasts (but don't expect a big fry up). Well worth a visit.

Unfortunately, the one thing that I always remember about this place is that they forgot my…read moremarshmallows. I paid extra for marshmallows, and when my hot chocolate came it was without the little mountain of tiny marshmallows I was expecting. I was still fairly new to Cardiff at the time, and a little shy, so I sat quietly and hoped that perhaps they had sunk to the bottom and I'd find them as I started drinking. Sadly, however, no marshmallows were to be found, and then it was too late to do anything about it. This aside, Waterloo Gardens Teahouse is a lovely little shop, in the quiet area of Penylan with a nice selection of drinks and cakes, and comfy sofas. The coffee is fair-trade, there is a wide variety of tea, and they change the art on the walls regularly, exhibiting a different artist each month, which is a nice touch. Just make sure they give you the marshmallows you're paying for.

This secret garden cafe is truly a secret - I'm surprised there are no reviews on Yelp yet! Open…read moreseasonally and located within Bute Park you can only access the cafe on foot or non-motorized transportation. It's literally located within beautiful garden walls and the atmosphere is simply magical - lush green plants, brick walls, charming lights, wooden tables, and on the way in you'll pass through a massive wooden door with intricate carvings. The coffee, drinks, food and treats are all delicious and made with quality ingredients. I stopped by twice while visiting in town for a conference nearby at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and had to take my lunch to go, but could have easily spent hours in this cafe. It's a bit difficult to find if you're not familiar with Bute Park, but well worth the reward if you do visit this charming cafe.

Situated in the beautiful surroundings of Bute Park, the Secret Garden cafe appears to be the…read moreperfect place to stop for a drink and a bite to eat. The menu offers a good selection of paninis, sandwiches and hot food, as well as both hot and cold drinks. We arrived at the cafe at lunchtime on a sunny (but cold) February day - and this is where things started to go downhill. Things didn't look too hopeful when we arrived to see a queue of people from the counter right out through the cafe gates. However, we found a seat and I joined the queue. 40 minutes later, I had finally reached the counter. We were originally going to have a panini each. However, when somebody came up to the counter to ask whether they had been forgotten (they had obviously ordered food some time ago, and were still waiting), we decided not to. I ordered a coffee and a hot chocolate. The coffee was nice, but the hot chocolate was appalling. It was obvious that the cafe were using the cheapest cocoa powder they could get their hands on, and just adding hot water (not even any milk!). It was so bad that my girlfriend had one mouthful, and decided to leave it - £1.95 down the drain. Overall we were very disappointed with our visit. I appreciate that it was busy, but any half decent cafe should anticipate trade and ensure that there are adequate staff to cover it - this was blatantly not the case on this occasion and I feel sorry for the 3 staff (1 serving and doing drinks, 1 cooking, 1 waitressing) who had to try to manage the woeful situation. Overall - could do better. Much better.

Right, so sometimes you are writing reviews and you think 'That's it, there is nowhere else that I…read morecould possibly review. What am I going to do?' And then you remember that place that you haven't been to in so long, that you really liked all the way back when. This is one of those places (I hope no one's coming to come along and tell me that it's shut now because I really want to visit it again). Let me see if I can remember to what it was like... Oh, yes, it was lovely. The staff were absolutely fantastic, really friendly and up for a little bit of banter. The atmosphere was great, nice and relaxed but not completely slobbish. Oh, I just hope it hasn't changed.

Based in Albany Road, with a green sign covering the top of the cafe. Relax and enjoy this food and…read moredrink with friends and family a nifty little place with an outside eating area at the back. Tasty and delicious food to fill up your stomachs and addictive cravings. I've had a creamy, bubbly milkshake and free, fresh tap water before. They do wonderful toasty sandwiches and Panini's. They also do lovely chocolate cakes; Ice Cream, cheesecakes and carrot cakes. Often under £10's each. It can get very busy sometimes, but they are pretty quick with their waitressing skills. It is a cosy cafe, perfect for lunch or afternoon tea. The staff are friendly enough and quick to give you what you wish. I love going there, as it is a place full of tranquillity atmosphere suitable for all adults and maybe for some children. It is not really a wheel chair, or a baby pushchair accessible place.

When I was little, my mum used to bring me to Floyd's, (I think she knew one of the owners once…read moreupon a time) so I would sleep on the sofas whilst she drank G&T and chatted into the wee hours. As a grown up, this is one of my favourite spots in town, it's like a quiet little sanctuary on one of the busiest/worst streets in Cardiff. There's a really huge selection of booze but the drinks aren't really that amazing. My friend who is a superstar bartender had little things to gripe about. They didn't give him enough gin, his tonic was lukewarm and there were spelling mistakes on the boards above the bar. None of that really matters though because the environment is so wonderful and almost indescribably relaxed. The best seat in the house is the one next to the window because you can look out on to St Mary Street at 1am and see the absolute horror show that is Cardiff on a Friday/Saturday night. Mocking is always better when done from a safe distance.

I've been there once or twice though and most recently, on a Saturday night where it was totally…read moreempty apart from us. It's fairly plush inside and pretty small, being above Floyd Clothing on High Street. The first thing that struck me was the impressively stocked bar. They've got over 250 spirits on show here and a pretty large selection of European beers too. They also do cocktails but the prices scared me off. It isn't cheap to drink here that's for sure. What I like about Floyd's mainly is the secrecy and exclusivity of the place. It does get busy but then it is only very small. 50 people would pack the place out to be honest. I've normally gone up the stairs, taken one look at how busy the place is and left. When there is a bit of room though it's one of the best places in Cardiff. You get the impression that most people don't even know it exists. If you're looking for cheap drinks, loud music and dancing, you should probably avoid Floyd's. If you want to sit down, relax and chat or meet up before a night out, you definitely have to give it a try.