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.

Friendly and helpful staff! They were the first one that we found was open, even though the nation…read morewas mostly closed for the Queen's funeral. They really helped us out since we were traveling through the area.

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 make a point not to buy any clothing labelled "Dry Clean Only", but sometimes a girl has to…read moresacrifice convenience for style, plus my massive winter coat won't fit in my tiny washing machine and that thing stinks after a while. As a previous Canton dweller, David Barnes was my friendly neighbourhood dry cleaners, one that provided exceptional results, every time. The staff here are friendly, always managing to keep a smile after a batty Yank comes in and, yet again, forgets her numbered ticket. Oops. I never really gave much importance to a dry cleaning facility and considered them all pretty much the same. That is, until said facility loses your favourite item of clothing, never to be seen again. Thankfully I never had to experience that at David Barnes, much to my relief. Here's hoping they open a Bay branch so my duvets, coats and suits can get the delicate cleaning care they require.

(I have no idea why my location shows as US as I live in London, UK.) I took my wedding dress to…read moretheir shop and I wish I never had. When I turned up to pick up the dress (after 4 months as they kept delaying it!) they said the wine stain that they had warned me about has been removed and said the dress is nicely packed between paper wraps in a box. When they asked me if I wanted to check, I said no as I had no reason to believe they were lying to me. I wish I had checked it! After a year and a half someone wanted to buy my dress a few weeks ago, as I took it out of the box I realised all the crystal buttons were damaged, they were chipped, all the mud stains were still on my dress and there were yellow marks all over my dress which originally were not there and it seemed like water that had travelled up my dress when they had tried to wash the train. This probably explains why they kept my dress for 4 months before saying that it was ready for collection! I contacted them and after several emails and weeks of chasing them for an answer they said they take no responsibility. My dress second hand is worth £800 and they are not willing to compensate. I will be taking this further to small claims court in Wales but I wanted to make sure you get a true feedback about their business before you decide to ruin your clothes and to be called a liar at the end. I'll keep you posted about the results. If you want to see photos of the dress, take a look at my google review.

The Wash Inn on Albany road is also a Top Hat launderette and dry cleaners. This is confusing! Even…read moreasking Mrs Elliot, the owner, how it all works has left me barely any the wiser! What I do know now for sure is that the Elliot's own this laundrette as well as the one located on Broadway, and that the other Top Hat Dry Cleaners & Launderettes around Cardiff, of which there are several, are owned by other people. But, as to why they call this one the Wash Inn, I remain utterly clueless! I guess they are just playing the multiple name game that most of the businesses in this little stretch of Albany Road like to indulge in... long story! Competition in this neck of the woods for laundry services is pretty fierce. But the people of Roath are clearly well above the national average when it comes to personal hygiene and sanitation. All three of the laundrettes in this area are within a five minute walk of each other, and have been around for an awful long time, which can only suggest one thing. There's business enough for all of them!

Awful is the only word. Very expensive as they seem to make up prices as they choose. If you have a…read moreservice wash your clothes come back smelling worse than when you left them, to the point where they are unwareable. I would have rated 0 stars if possible.

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!