When you come there may very well be a line but it's worth the wait. It moves quickly though. I saw…read morethe positive reviews and decided to give them a try and the sandwich was so good I had to come back a second time during my trip. This is a grab and go spot so you'll want to get your sandwich and then run home as fast as you can, or back to work, or find a nice bench to eat it. The prices are very reasonable and staff I interacted with on both occasions were nice. To skip the queue, you can place your order the day before and I think the morning of up to a certain time. Would definitely recommend if you're in Cardiff and want something good to eat.

What a fabulous place! Truly a hidden gem. Everyone is so friendly and the sandwich's are…read moreincredible. Options for all, bread is especially delicious and makes the experience. The line may look long when you first join but it moves quickly and is so worth it! Accessible for all mobility and flexibility for dietary concerns! Thank you Fresh for fabulous lunches, one of Cardiff's best!

i have been a regular user of Crumbs for as long as it's been there, which is at they very least…read more50 years. However, my last visit has been just that, my LAST, as it's now under new ownership. They may be using the previous recipes but the standard of service has certainly dropped, portions have been noticeably reduced with noticeable price increases. I dared to politely complain and was confronted by a rude woman (I can only assume was the new owner) who informed me that I was obviously getting too much previously. Crumbs is no longer my value for money go to place for lunch with 2 friends and we are finding alternatives.

Long-running (over 50 years!) casual cafe in the middle of Morgan Arcade with a bunch of vegan…read moreoptions, including a vegan breakfast, avocado toast, beans on toast, simple salads, and other dishes. I just wanted something small, so I got some granary toast with jam (£2.40) and a double espresso (£2.50). Simple but did the trick. Decent spot for a no frills breakfast, brunch or lunch.

A little hidden away but worth the search to find!! I love…read morecheese so this was a wonderful place for me!!! Excellent customer service and friendly wonderful staff! Delightful place. A definite must go if you are in Cardiff! The salad was fresh and interesting and delicious. The cheese board was excellent. The Welsh rarebit was Devine!!!

Probably my favorite place to eat in Cardiff. Every time I go back to visit my family in Cardiff I…read morehave to make a point of eating at madame fromage. The Welsh rarebit is amazing and so is the goat cheese on toast with salad. I totally forgot to take a photo of my food, but I did get pics of everyone else's lol. The Camembert with maple bacon was a favorite too. Parsnip soup was good, but I love the potato leek better. The rarebit and welsh cowl are a must.

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.

All 5 stars are well deserved! This place is amazing. Try…read moreeverything, and get something else to go. Beautifully prepared. Exciting menu, and so veg friendly! My new favorite across the globe

One of things I miss the most about moving to Wales from California is my precious Mexican food. To…read morebe honest, when I first heard about Wahaca I was extremely skeptical at how good it could be but with all the glowing reviews on Yelp I just had to give it a try. I mean, I was getting some serious Mexican food withdrawals and needed a fix. Wahaca scratched my itch straight away and then some - the food here is absolutely gorgeous! Mind, it isn't 100% authentic. It isn't the greasy, heavy, but utterly indulgent Mexican food I'm used to. Wahaca is more of Mexican cuisine with a modern twist but they do pay some pretty accurate homage to the spices and flavours of Mexico; they even apparently have a trusted source in Mexico for certain ingredients. ~ Atmosphere: Wahaca is sneakily massive. When I first walked in, I thought it seemed pretty tiny but there are actually 3 different floors for dining with the top floor having a stocked bar for a bit of lounging as well. Because their toilets are on the top floor, they actually have an ELEVATOR in the restaurant! ~ Customer Service: Really friendly. The waitress asked if we needed any help with figuring out what to order from the menu but since I was already really familiar with Mexican cuisine I didn't need it. However, rest assured if you're new to Mexican food the waitresses are happy to help (don't feel embarrassed to ask!). Food came out pretty quickly and they have a unique system where you can pay using wi-fi as well. ~ Food: The absolute highlight. My partner and I wanted to skip the "ah"s and "um"s with deciding what to order, so we just went for the Wahaca selection for "adventurers" - £32.50 worth of food. It came with: * 2 Salmon Sashimi Tostadas * 3 Pork Pibil Tacos * 1 Large Chipotle Chicken Quesadilla (cut in half) * 2 Pea & Mint Empanadas * Frijoles w/ Chorizo * Broccoli w/ Green Goddess Dressing * Grilled Corn on the Cob * Churros y Chocolate The highlight for the meal for me was DEFINITELY the Salmon Sashimi Tostadas - they were absolutely perfect and the salmon was incredibly fresh! I regret not ordering more! To be honest, when I first looked at the menu for the taster plate I was skeptical about how much I'd enjoy a lot of the other stuff. I thought the broccoli, corn, and frijoles would be a tad boring but I'm so glad I was proven wrong. I never thought that I'd be enjoying just a plate of broccoli so much but it was perfectly cooked and went very well with the dressing. Normally, I'm not a fan of corn on the cob either (I just find them a pain to eat!) but again, Wahaca managed to take something I normally don't like and turn it into something magical. The sauce on the corn was flawless. My least favourite part of the meal were the tacos, but that's only because I've had better (not fair though seeing as I'm from California). However, they were still very delicious. --- The only downside to Wahaca is that I feel it's very pricey and you don't really feel too full at the end either. After we finished our meal, my partner and I were still feeling a bit hungry. I would say that Wahaca isn't great when you're looking for a filling dinner (unless you're willing to pay a lot) but fantastic if you're looking to appreciate food and enjoy different flavours. Even though it was expensive, I couldn't rate anything less than 5 stars since the food here is among the best I've had in Cardiff!

I am pleased to make Gourmet Burger Kitchen my first review on my trip to Cardiff, my latest of…read morecities visited, in the capital of Wales this time, and I hope this place sets the tone for the rest of my stay here as it was a relatively good experience I had here. GBK have 53 stores in the United Kingdom, and as I recall they have 3 stores in Cardiff, the capital of Wales alone, this branch is classed as "The Cardiff Library" branch for some reason and is apart of the St David's mall, and is right next to Wangyama and Carluccio's, rival restaurant chains specializing in different cuisine, being asian fusion and Italian respectively. My server here seemed pretty friendly, and got me sat down quite quick, and made sure I had visited GBK before so I knew the essentials such as ordering at the bar and the cool loyalty scheme with there app which gives you free sides, milkshakes and burgers, for visiting, for example every other visit you get an award, if you visit 3 different branches you get a free burger, if you try all 6 milkshakes, you get a free one, so that is pretty cool. This GBK was quite nice, and cool inside however it was smaller than my local branch in Spinningfields in Manchester, it just seemed nicer with a cooler vibe, due to its location and decoration in Cardiff. I decided to order a Gluten Free Cheese and Bacon burger, with Applewood cheese with some skin on chips, using my free loyalty code on this occasion having ranked up two previous visits on my loyalty card at my local Spinningfields store, and of course I tried a milkshake, working my way up there offer were you try them all for a free one. I was served at the bar by Conor, he seemed pretty friendly, and I did ask him for a few recommendations such as the best cheese, and the best milkshake, and what Applewood Cheese like, and decided to order a banana milkshake and the Applewood Cheese based on his reccomendation. As always, the milkshake taken a while to come and taken much longer than my friend's San Maguel, as well as being priced more expensive than his San Miguel at £4.30, however it did taste fresh and it was very nice, and I did also enjoy it, as I did previously with there lime flavor at their Spinningfields branch, although this wasn't my favorite milkshake at GBK, having preferred the Lime, I still was pleased with the drink and enjoyed it. Moving onto my burger, this also was quite nice however it was abit to overfilled to what I expected, even with some sort of habenero jam and relish, which sadly wasn't very nice, it was the typical gluten free bun GBK use from a bakery in the north of England, which was good to see, and my burger was quite nice, minus the lettuce which it was stuffed with, and it just tasted and even felt hard and low quality, and the habenero jam or relish gave it a horrible taste too and worsened the burger sadly, and I had to scrape this off. My chips were average, they were very hot however the portion just seemed a little small, and it definitley wasn't the best chips I have had from a GBK branch, I regret to report. Overall, this place is quite cool and I am pleased that they helped get my Cardiff trip off with a bang, but sadly I can't help but feel this place has only done enough for a solid three star rating in what is actually a landmark for me being my 300th review which awarded three stars, making three only the second rating I have awarded over 300 times to joining two stars in that case, however don't be confused I am giving this branch of GBK a well deserved three.

Well this isn't no Macdonalds that's for sure. You can actually see the fresh ingredients that go…read moreinto the burgers and taste lots of lots of different flavours. I like having the option of choosing whatever ingredients you want in a burger! I have eaten the most amazing burgers in the world in New Zealand so had very high expectations of GBK, sadly though these burgers are never quite as amazing as they sound on paper and I don't feel they justify the price tag. Luckily they have lots of offers and vouchers so everyone can have a try for cheaper. I'm quite happy they sell New Zealand beer too to wash down my burger, while my boyfriend is a massive fan of the Oreo milkshakes! I like this restaurant more than the Cardiff Bay one, its bigger and feels less plastic and clinical. I say give it ago, just maybe don't expect the best burger of your life.

Large place that is welcome to tourists. Carne pizza was amazing. Had a tinge of spice and all the…read moreother flavors meddled together to make it a solid pizza that was able to be split between two people. For beer, we got the house Mango and Pilsner. Both stellar and I would get another round if we had time. Happy hour is £2.50 pints - can't get better than that. Parking around the building was atrocious, to say the least. Take public transit if you can. T took us 30 minutes to get out of the tinyiest parking garage known to man. Other than that, I hope we stop by again if we're ever in Cardiff.

We happened upon this place by chance as we drove by it early in the morning. I noticed all the…read morebrewing kit at first and just thought it was a micro distillery but turns out it was also a bar and restaurant so we decided to head back down once it was open at 12 for lunch. The staff here are incredibly friendly and helpful. Although not on the menu, we asked if we could sample all the beers they make which was no issue at all and all surprisingly cheap. They had a variety of beers from light mango beer, through to chocolate beer and even a 'black' beer. The smell from each beer was incredible and the bartender told us the reasoning behind each recipe and the flavours we should be able to taste with each glass. To line our stomachs as we drank we ordered a couple of things off the menu. We had the sharing starter which was smoked salmon , tomatoes, Parma ham and goats cheese on ciabatta followed by the thermidore mussels. Both of which were very good, the sauce on the mussels was Devine, incredibly rich and creamy ! They do have quite a limited menu here (mainly mussels, pizza and salad) but what they do have looks and tastes brilliant. They have a great open kitchen with an impressive pizza oven and each pizza looked incredible. I'd definitely come back here when we have a little more time and spend a bit longer trying to beers and taking in the atmosphere. Some days of the week they even have the distillers in operating the kit while you eat and drink which I am sure would be most entertaining ! Great place 4/5

FINALLY managed to make it to New York Deli after living in Cardiff for years. I'm an American and…read morealways had it in the back of my mind that I needed to visit a little slice of America in Cardiff. I had the "New York". Unfortunately, when I went they ran out of hoagies so I had to get it in a bagel but it was packed to the BRIM. Although when you look at the prices you might grimace at it seeming expensive, because of the generous portions the prices are well worth it. This is more than just a simple sandwich people!!! 4 stars because the bagel itself was just alright but the fillings were delicious. However, I do have it in my mind that I have to come back and try some of their hoagies. Don't skip over this place! Overstuffing your face is what the good ol' USA is all about!

Open since 1990, The New York Deli is home of the kinda sandwiches that you see on Man Vs. Food…read morethat make you shout at the television - I could eat that!? Yet I'm pretty sure that when faced with the deli delights, like myself - you would struggle and ask for a takeaway. TIP: Try and get your hands on a menu prior to visiting as when faced with all the options and ingredients you're likely to panic pick! Rookie's Guide: Choose your bread, Choose your spread, Choose your fillings, Choose your Salad! On my last visit I had the Reuben: Salt Beef, Swiss Cheese, Coleslaw with the addition of Jalapenos - £3.90. *please take moment to appreciate the magnitude of the meat to bread ratio* Delicious yet ridiculously filling - The New York Deli is open 7 days a week. They slice ALL their meats and cheese daily, support local charities AND use local suppliers for just about everything. They even deliver if you order before 10am!

As part of the Harvester chain, I've found these restaurants to all be similar across the UK. You…read moredon't come here for 5-star dining. You come here for consistent food at a good value. I arrived at my nearby hotel late in the evening and struggled to find anything other than fast food that was still open. I was thrilled to find out they were still open. When I arrived, I was quickly taken to my table. Because I've been to these before, I was able to quickly decide what I wanted. I got a sirloin steak and a Pepsi Max. I'm from the US, so I'm accustomed to all restaurants including free refills of soft drinks. I drink a lot, so I miss that when I travel to other countries. The first time I visited a Harvester, that was actually my primary reason: I saw on their web site that they offered free refills! My meal was prompt (despite there being a couple of larger groups there) and reasonable quality. As I said originally, I went to Harvester because I knew what I could expect and they completely met my expectations. The chips were fresh and crisp and my steak was properly prepared at medium rare. This one is in a great location if you are near Cardiff Castle and I think it would be even better on a nice day, sitting outside watching all the people passing. Unfortunately, I was there late on a rainy night. I would definitely go back again if I was in Cardiff.

To be honest I don't even want to give this place one star as I have never been to a restaurant…read morewhose services are this bad. I absolutely love harvester it's really good food for really good prices, the one near Ikea is great and there is one in Swansea I go to with my grandparents all the time that has really good service. This one in Cardiff City centre is by far the worst harvester I've been to and worst restaurant in general. It's such a shame because it is a great location for the chain. When I arrived it was quite busy but that was expected as it was a Saturday, I gave my name to the host and she said it would be a 15 minute wait. Me and my friend was having a chat in the waiting area when I noticed it was 30 minutes later and people who arrived after us were being seated, I thought I'd give them a chance as there was only 2 of us and they probably just wanted to to place the larger groups. The last straw was when these two girls came in and were seated straight away. I immediately complained and they said sorry they got confused because there was another person with the same name as me. This was a bit of a lie because my surname is not very common and I didn't understand how they got "confused" when they wrote my name down. They sat us straight away and offered us free drinks. The salad bar was horrendous there wasn't much option and it was very messy. They got our orders wrong because they think they can remember our orders without writing it down. The food was poor quality it felt really rushed as my chips were undercooked and the chicken was really dry and rubbery. In the end they charged us for the drinks and when we said our drinks were free the waiter left for more than 10 mins to go check before coming back and saying the manager said they weren't free. We argued before they finally took the drinks off our bill. Really disgusting service. Even though this was a few years ago the service is still just as bad as my sister went there the other week and said it was the worst dining experience of her life. Never again!

Whilst souvenir shopping during our visit to Cardiff, we stopped by the St. David's Shopping…read moreCenter. And whilst we were there, we asked an employee for a lunch recommendation. She quickly recommended Nando's. We'd never heard of Nando's, since I don't believe they've made it out to the west coast of the US just yet. But based on the recommendation and the description of spicy/seasoned chicken (YUMM), we checked it out. We were very pleased with Nando's. Nando's gives kind of a semi-formal vibe. Like, upper class fast food. We were seated, and then shown how to order on our phone, right from the table. Then we were given our drink cups for self-serve, and shown the self-serve utility station. You just grab your own preference of sauces, silverware and seasonings (salt/pepper) whenever you're ready. When the food is ready, they bring it to your table. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. When the food came out, we were very pleased. The chicken was tender and juicy, with lots of flavor. I got a plate of chicken, and my wife got a chicken sammich. The spicy rice was also very good. The fries (or "chips" in the UK) were good, with a nice seasoning on them as well. The maca maca cheese was just ok, I thought. The service was fast and friendly, and the food was really good. I'd say the prices were not too bad, especially by today's standards (dang inflation), and again, it's a little elevated over fast food. All in all, we were happy with our Nando's lunch and would recommend it to anyone, especially if you've never tried it.

This is my favourite branch of Nando's, of all those I've been to, mainly because I like the lay…read moreout - with its slightly separated areas. For a meal with a bunch of friends, the main part of the restaurant has generous tables to sit larger groups, while in the glass conservatory area you can enjoy a quiet meal for two. Obviously the menu is the same as at all other branches of Nando's, with an emphasis on simple but delicious barbecued chicken with your choice of spicy sauce (depending on how hot you like it), and side dishes such as corn on the cob, chips, coleslaw, spicy rice and salads. There are some good vegetarian options as well, though, so it's not only for meat-eaters. The roasted Portobello mushroom and grilled halloumi cheese burger is by far my favourite veggie option. One word of warning: on Wednesdays this place seems to get heaving with groups of students, perhaps after they've been playing sport - so you can be fighting for a table if there are a few of you.