The Hot Pot is the best cafe in the Welsh Valleys, fantastic meals for a very reasonable price…read more Highly recommend this place.

Nice range of coffee and the quirky decor is so fun. Great for hikers too as you can take your dogs…read morein! The lady who runs it is very chatty and can't do enough for you.

The name says it all really. With friendly staff, excellent…read moreservice and good prices, its a must if your in the area. Gets busy at times so be prepared to wait but it is worth it.

A good little cafe on the main road through Treorchy. The tables are at the back but there aren't…read moremany (about eight). Their checked blue and fawn tops look like tablecloths! Some are a bit wobbley so you have to be careful not to upset your drinks. The decor is also blue and fawn and quite attractive with pictures around the walls. There is waitress service and quite a lot of choice. Everything is freshly made and good quality coffee too, including lattes and cappucinos. You can choose different types of breads and fillings for sandwiches, have them hot or cold, and they come with extras like salads, sweet corn, coleslaw and/or crisps. Several hot meals and dishes of the day available - see menu, or the blackboard for 'dishes of the day'. Very reasonable prices too. They also offer buffet catering and other services. The uni-sex toilet was clean and there were some nice touches like flowers in a vase and scented soap in a dispenser.

Great free place to take the kids, mine loved it! Takes you back to the mining days and how…read morefamilies used to live, makes you appreciate what you've got. The surrounding gardens and park make this an ideal place to spend a sunny afternoon with a picnic, Free entry makes this even better!

Another one of those hidden gems in Merthyr, but this time part of the cyfartha castle Museum which…read morein itself is worth a visit. The cafe on ground floor level at rear. Very delightful, good coffee tea and quality food off the menu. Have used it several times taking visitors. Highly recommend.

Les Miserable... or at least he will be if he visits here…read more It was a rainy day and I found myself stumbling around the Welsh valleys. I was on the hunt for the dreaded Butterman. A strange monster claimed to lick the melted butter from freshly made toast. The swine! The fiend! The dry bread monster of Aberdare! After a camel back treck across the savannahs of the Brecon beacons and a short Canal journey down the new heads of the valley road I found myself taking a dump (the first one in three days) in Aberdare public toilets. Relieved, I found myself starving hungry and a short jaunt down the road from Les' Golden Kitchen. I arrived at the front door, plumes of cigarette smoke poured from two people; neigh smoke machines, beside the main entrance. As I approached I convinced myself Darth Vader was about to emerge from the smokey doorway. I battled through without my trusted penguin skin gas mask and sat at the table only to realise I'd fallen back in time to the 1980s. It was like stepping foot into an episode of 'Stranger Things'. The crumbling interior left alot to be desired. The waitress was very helpful and friendly. Staff were on the whole, pleasant. That was except for a man looking for Jean Valjean who threatened to bring Russel Crowe out if I didn't enjoy the food. So politely I nodded and said "I can hear the people sing, and they shall hear the rant of this angry man!" Food was nasty and frozen. I would say cheap as chips, but I feel you'll struggle to find cheaper nastier chips anywhere. Frozen piles of mush. Rancid instant gravy. All felt as if it was courtesy of Chef Mic... rowave. I paid my tab, tipped the staff as they were the only redeeming quality, and boarded my flying canal boat home. Les' Golden Kitchen 2/5

The best place (and only place worth a visit) in Treorchy to have a Coffee and slice of cake. This…read morequirky little shop doubles up as a gift store and tea rooms, serving freshly baked cakes and scones. They also have a great collection of English and Wlesh birthday cards, cute muffin teapots and vintage style soda bar glasses for sale.