What a nice dinner we had at the Las Iguanas on 7/18/25. The nice person at the host stand Kamilla…read morewas kind enough to get a table even though we had no reservations. The streets seemed busy and we found out there were a lot of university students graduating this weekend. Our server was Hannah. Fantastic is the best word to describe her attitude. Friendly and warm Hannah helped us pick a few items to share. We got dinner and show because we sat across from the bar. The folks making our drinks were working very hard. The gal with the red hair was fun to watch. What great energy the staff brings to this location. This is was worth it!

Las Iguanas is and always will remain one of my favourite restaurants. If you're walking down Mill…read moreLane and start to feel peckish then forget about all the other restaurants down there and treat yourself to a first class meal at Las Iguanas where you will have a great night with awesome cocktails and superb service. The number is too high to mention to how many times I have been to this restaurant. What I like about it is the service, to me service is a big factor that decides whether you will or will not visit again. Las Iguanas continues to deliver excellent service each time I visit. If you like Latin American food then you are in for a treat. As well as good prices they do offer a set menu, which comes to £8 per person. Sometimes the set menu is all I need but I have been known to spoil myself and go for some of their desserts that are to die for. As well as the excellent service and wonderful food they have a full bar that also makes cocktails. They have 2 for 1 on cocktails on certain days so you will be drinking the night away. If you have an iPhone too you can use a voucher on the app 'vouchercloud' to get 20% off your meal. This sounds too good to be true doesn't it? Well it is true. Drop what your doing for lunch and visit Las Iguanas. You won't regret it.

We had a very relaxing weekend staying at this restaurant with rooms on Porlock Weir. The building,…read morewhich is a really big custard-yellow house with well-tended gardens, has a gorgeous position looking directly out to the sea over the weir. Delightful. The furnishings are kind of homely and a little bit ornate with splashes of modern thrown in - but comfy and very clean at the same time. The place has a good and quite laid-back feel to it. I felt that the outstanding review by Margaret Drabble a few months ago in the Guardian was a little bit too gushingly good. Either they are not trying so hard now that so many people are beating a path to their door, or she caught them on an exceptionally brilliant day. Minor irritations included a saniflow toilet in the ensuite to our room (Brrrrng, shluuuuurp etc in the middle of the night); a hairdryer that would only work intermittently; and pre-prandial snacks in the bar that weren't very nice (olives too salty). None of these are exactly hanging offences, are they? Although one thing that was definitely an issue was the stumpiness of the menu. Basically a choice of five starters, five mains, five desserts. With no specials. So if you only fancied one thing on the menu and were staying for two nights on the inclusive deal, you'd have to eat the same dish twice! This is a real problem if you are a bit of a foodie. Or a vegetarian. The food we did eat was executed pretty well and was gently imaginative. The wine was not fantastic. Some issues with the food included the fridge-coldness of some dishes (the quail's egg with salmon starter as well as the rather bitter creme brulee) and the perhaps over-enthusiastic use of spices like mace or cardamom throughout many of the dishes. Also very little in the way of nice fresh veg with a number of the meat dishes which were all rather rich. Having said that, the cheese (which sits in its own bespoke cheese cabinet in the dining room) was exquisite and at perfect ripeness & temperature - something which is an all too rare treat given the way that many restaurants give you something tasteless yanked out of the fridge. The cheese selection was exceptionally fabulous, and we wished the servings could have been a bit bigger than the weight-watching portions dished out for us. Would we stay there again? Yes, but for one night not two - and we wouldn't beat a path to the door as part of a gastronomic pilgrimage, which is what we thought we were doing when we booked it. It's good value, unpretentious and friendly.

My wife and I ate here while celebrating our anniversary last June of 2025. We had THE BEST curry…read moreever. During our three weeks in the UK no other curry came even close. A feast of flavor beyond measure. We were only sorry that our travels were going to prevent us from coming back another time. We ate outdoors enjoying the lovely weather and the area. Las Iguanas made our visit to Cardiff absolutely memorable.

The service, location, and food were all great…read more It's right on Cardiff Bay, which is convenient and a great people watching spot. I highly recommend going for lunch, where there are appetizers under £3, wine and beer for £2 (one glass only), and many mains for £7.50-8.50. For vegetarians, vegan, and gluten free folks - they have a very extensive menu that is very clearly marked. ( I personally recommend the vegetarian enchilada.)

Dunleavy Drive is in a peculiar part of Cardiff Bay, overlooking other retail estates I can't…read morequite see the appeal of setting out to come here. However since we were hungry and happened to drive in the park by accident we decided 'why the hell not' I actually hadn't been in one prior to this so wasn't sure what to expect. Now if I thought TGI's with a better menu than I would of guessed correctly. It's pretty much the same but with a far more wide ranging menu that delves in to American big boy platters and more delicate Italian staples. We went big boy platter and my oh my was it a biggy. Chicken, loaded potato skins, chicken, breadsticks, chicken, BBQ sauce and some more chicken. It was very filling and very tasty I thought. Service was pretty good and food came very quickly. I was pretty chuffed coming out as I was thinking I was going to go into a style over substance restaurant and came out pretty with the opposite opinion.

This is my mum and brothers favourite restaurant. I have been to Frankie & Benny's all over the…read morecountry, many, many times, and despite the fact that I nearly always have the same thing (Meatball Siciliana Calzone is AMAZING) I'm not sick of it yet. While all Frankie & Benny's are pretty much the same, and all look awesome, have great music and do fantastic birthdays, this Frankie & Benny's is not quite as lovely as others that I've been to, and I was a tad disappointed. For one, the staff aren't as upbeat as they are in others where I've had waiters go to all kinds of lengths to make my brother's birthday as special as possible. And even when it's not that busy, it doesn't seem to run very efficiently. The other thing that saddens me about this place (and it's only a really minor point) is the layout. It's smaller than most F&B's so the bar isn't as separated from the rest of the restaurant, and one of the things I love about Frankie & Benny's is being able to watch the kitchen, which it's not possible to do from the tables by the windows here. Regardless of these things, Cardiff F&B's is still fantastic and I'd recommend it to anyone going for a group meal or a birthday, and their Christmas meals are great too- perfect for the office party.

We had to wait ages for our food#dirty#mayonnaise on floor#we had to wait over an hour for our food…read morethe service was horrible

We ordered online. Per their specifications, we called the shop after placing our order as my…read morehusband has Celiac and cannot eat gluten. They told us it was a slow night and they could give him a gluten free bun and he specified his burger should only have the burger and cheese, nothing else. They confirmed. When the order arrived, it was loaded with everything. Thinking it was a simple fix, we contacted the store and asked they send out a new burger as he could not consume what they sent. They told us they would not send out the item again and said it was our problem as we ordered online and they don't accept customizations, eventhough it says to call if you have an allergy and when we did call, they said they would oblige the request. When I asked to speak to the manager, suddenly their tune changed and said it was incredibly busy and the manager could not come to the phone. I confronted her with her own words shortly before where she stated that is was a slow night. She then pivoted and told me it was late (it was around 2hrs before they closed) and the manager had other things to do than speak with me. I was furious that they would screw up an order, then tell us it was our problem, lie about the manager being unailable then tell me the manager had better things to do. WOW! JUST WOW! I cannot stress enough that this is a horrible location and I do not adivse you patrongage this establishment as they will tell you it's your problem if they mess up and you'll be stuck paying for something you can't eat.

Disappointing!…read more Reservation: Reserved a table and it was mentioned that we were there for our wedding anniversary. This detail was completely ignored throughout our time there. Food: Pollo Nero - Meal sent back because the vegetables were smothered in oil and butter, and I mean smothered to where that's all you could taste or smell, even though requested to come without (dry) anything. Chicken and sauce was good on the first but the waitress took my entire plate away, just for new veggies, and the replacement was not good at all; basically flavourless cream with pepper corns thrown in it and veggies that were boiled to remove the oil/butter, but didn't eliminate that flavour. Plus, the potatoes were essentially thicker chips that were cut in half and deep fried. Lasagna - Flavourful but the pasta itself was dry and crunchy. Drinks: Asked if they could make a red wine sangria, but the waitress said no without checking with the bar staff, even though they had all the ingredients on hand based on the listed drinks menu. We had water because the staff didn't care about suggesting an alternative. Desert: Wasn't asked if we wanted anything, so requested the bill and we left. Staff: Didn't see one member of staff smile the entire time we were there. They mostly mulled around the tables looking for something to do, but when we actually wanted someone they had all disappeared. If there was a manager present the only indication was he wasn't dressed the same, but not once did he check on any table or even come by when my meal was taken back to the kitchen. Ambiance - Felt like we were in a pub and not a restaurant, with a TV on the wall and music playing far too loud for the environment. Overall - A production-line Italian restaurant which neither stood out nor was worthy of us returning. They also added a (non-mandatory) 10% tip to the final bill... this is not the US, where tipping is at the customs discretion and Not automatically added, whether one could request it be removed or not. Gave them 2 stars but it was a 1.5 star experience at most, because both the kitchen and front of house staff require extensive training and re-training. If you've low standards and okay going somewhere that's absolutely nothing special, then this place is a perfect choice to waste your money.

Walked from hotel to Giovanni's! 14min. Took a GF MARGARITA Pizza back! Which was outstanding, was…read moregreeted by a fine gentleman who took my order very promptly & cooked to perfection! Thanx to an awesome restaurant & staff! Highly recommend! In from Chicago.

I have just had a really nice meal here. The Seabass cooked in rock-salt was well presented and…read morefilleted at the table and came with chips and vegetables. It was mid week and by the time I was leaving the restaurant was quite full. The decor is pleasant and the service quick without hurrying you at all and polite. I hadn't intended eating here but I'm glad I did. As the filleting at the table added to the enjoyment of the food it showed they cared about what they were doing and so they get a rare 4 stars from me. With the mussels to start and a pint of bear I paid about £26. X = You've gotta be kidding me XX = trying but not reaching the standard expected or advertised XXX = achieving the standards expected/advertised however high that might be XXXX = they're doing something special here, above expected standards of service XXXXX = WOW! you gotta go here!

Poco Poco is Bridgend Towns resident Tapas Bar. The food is amazing, and the service is also very…read moregood. It is owned by Franko, who also owns and runs Zia Nina which is situated less than 30 seconds away. They have a good selection of wines on offer at very reasonable prices. My only gripe is the fact that there is only one toilet per gender (and a disabled toilet) which means you can be waiting to use the toilet for a short while. However, the toilets are very clean. It is very reasonably priced.

Disappointing.. This is the second time we dined here. We really enjoyed re first time, however…read morethis time round was not as good. I think the best way to describe it is an expensive restaurant for Cardiff standards, while offering get up and order from the counter service. We all had the fish pie which was lovely, however the price did not reflect the food, even if it was a nice fish pie. We spent many years in London dining, but we paid London prices but did not receive London food or servings to reflect the price. What did not help the venue was the ambiance. While dinner had a great atmosphere, lunch was depressing. Empty quiet and dead light upstairs. There were lots of staff on, however only one could speak enough English to actually tell us about the menu or hold a conversation. Just to ask questions of the menu was an ordeal. All in all it's sad after we enjoyed it so much the first time. Who knows in the future we may try again

What I like about this restaurant is that I know how clean the kitchen is! There is a JobShop at…read moreour university which sends students to employers for random one-off jobs. One day I got sent to Le Monde, to be a waitress for a big event they were hosting - something about the launch of a new wine? Someone did tell me but I didn't really listen that well... Anyway, so I know from that experience that the food is prepared well and safely. Not that I usually worry but it's an extra point. The food here is quite pricey but I do feel that it's really worth it. Sometimes you've just got to splash the cash a little to get some decent food. And it's worth it. I left feeling full of light, delicious, high-standard cuisine. The service was also great. Full marks all round, Le Monde!