Great rehearsal space. Jonny's very welcoming and a great laugh. Very reasonably priced, especially…read morewith gear hire being £3 per item for the whole session, rather than being hourly. Can't recommend Green Rooms enough.

From the owner: 4 Practice rooms and a licensed live lounge in Treforest Industrial Estate. We offer 4 clean, well…read moremaintained rehearsal rooms, plush lounge and licensed bar all under one roof. Well looked after gear from the top names inc Blackstar, Mapex & Shure

Clwb y Bont is a jewel in Ponty's crown. It's somewhere you can chat in Welsh, if you want to (and…read morecan!) or somwhere really different to go if you speak any other language! I grew up in Ponty and had some wonderful nights in this pub. There's no where else like it for miles and that makes it worth a look.

It's easy to miss this great little club as it's down a side street of Taff Street. It's a club run…read moreby it's members, who's aims are to provide a venue in the town for people to socialise in Welsh, although everyone is welcome - the staff and locals make you fell very welcome. The club hosts all types of music nights from traditional Welsh music, to jazz and punk. They serve real ale and all the drinks are VERY reasonable. You might be lucky and catch the resident choir (Côr y Bont) have a practice when you visit.

This is a lovely pub, really warm and welcoming. It's right on the A473 between Treforest and…read moreTalbot Green with plenty of parking at the back. The inside has recently been redecorate with a warm neutral feel and the outside is currently being painted purple! There's a good selection of real ales (my housemate is a CAMRA member and he loves their choices). For non beer drinkers then there are plenty of other options available both alcoholic and soft alike. We often go there for the quiz on a Sunday and they put on a lovely selection of sandwiches and the friendly rivalry and banter is great. If you are going for the quiz, get their early to secure a table otherwise you won't hear the questions!

Really happy with the quick service and the food was excellent it was so well done out the due to…read morethis covid 19 stuff very professional there thanks again we will be back in the future 5

While I've had many good nights at the Pick and Shovel over the years, there's no denying that the…read morefood, definitely lets the pub down. When I first moved to the area, the food was awesome; great value for money, delicious and a decent portion size too. By the time I left three years later, the price had gone up, the quality had gone down and the portions had shrunk considerably. Prime example; after a long night of slaving away on uni coursework, my housemate and I ventured down to the Pick and Shovel for the mighty "hangover cure" fry up - the biggest breakfast on the menu. An hour and a half after ordering, it finally arrived, colder than the draught I was sitting in yet, somehow, overcooked. This would not be the last time I had to wait an annoyingly long time for a meal, only for it to turn out below my expectations. Once or twice, these kind of mistakes can be forgiven but when they become a regular occurrence it's no longer a mistake but just poor standards. Ah. Now that I've vented my anger at the shoddy food, on to the positives. If you're not sitting down for a meal, the pub is a great place to socialise, as everyone tends to know someone there at any given time. The drinks are well priced for the surrounding student area and promotions are held on various nights of the week. There is Sky Sports, making this an ideal venue to watch a big game and the pub is always packed with sports fans on big match occassions. Also, the music is usually top notch as the jukebox is a comprehensively stocked with more tracks than Simon Cowell's iPod. So if you're looking for a social pub to watch the latest Premier League game with a pint and some friendly banter, the Pick and Shovel is a good choice. If you're after some great tasting, quality food with excellent service, I'd probably look elsewhere.

Great little pub, popular with students and locals alike. Good range or drinks and promotions (try…read morethe bayside cooler cocktail if it's available - it looks like trafic lights!). Activities (other then eating and drinking) include darts, pool, music quiz, open mic nights and guitar hero competitions on the wii. The staff are really friendly and the food is pretty good too for the money.

Toms is a Rock Bar located on Wood Road in Treforest. It is named after welsh legend Tom Jones as…read morehe once lived on this street. Inside the pub you will find lots of band posters and memoribillia. They often have bands that play here which used to draw in a crowd but this has slowed down now and is mainly kept open by regulars who sit there drinking and watching scuzz. There is a pool table and lots of retro video games.

Tom's is located on wood road in Treforest and is so named after Tom Jones who was born on the same…read moreroad. It often has live music bands and has even hosted burlesque events. There are 3 seperate rooms one of which has a pool table and arcade games. I have heared it is fairly quiet now and not like it once was.

Having spent three years at Glamorgan University, I had plenty of time to get well acquainted with…read morethe local pubs and bars. Some were fun, others were absolute dives, but out of them all, Flagstones ranks as my numero uno. Flagstones is a small tapas bar in the centre of Park Street, Treforest, that serves up a selection of tapas food such as seafood, various cured meats, and olives, among others. It is a great place to go and relax with friends and leave the stresses of day-to-day life at the door. The chilled out surroundings, the mellow music and the stone interior make this place different to most and there is a noticeably calm mood to this uniquely cool bar. On the rare occasion the sun is shining, there is a beer garden out the back of the bar that is perfect for lounging around and catching rays; an experience made all the sweeter if you are sampling one of the varied selection of beers and ciders available at the bar. Whether it's a sunny afternoon or a lazy evening, Flagstones is the ideal venue to kick back and enjoy a quality bit of 'me' time.

Great Tapas served here. It is opposite the train station in treforest so has easy access to…read morecardiff making it popular for a few drinks before hand. Gets busy in here on the weekends.

No-one ever passes through Gwaelod-y-Garth. Unless you live there, you need to make a special…read morejourney. The Gwaelod Inn is worth that special journey. The village of Gwaelod-y-Garth lies midway between Cardiff and Pontypridd, a hamlet of fewer than 500 souls in the middle of nowhere, but within a 15-minute drive of half a milion people. Even many Cardiffians don't know of its existence. The village lies on the eastern slopes of the Garth Mountain, a 1,000-ft giant that guards the entrance to the Rhondda Valleys and that was made famous by the 1995 film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain starring Hugh Grant. The Garth cradles the Inn lovingly in its bosom. (One of the pics will give you an idea of how the village lies.) The village began life in Elizabethan times as a source of iron ore, and was given a new lease of life in the 19thC when ore became wedded to coal. Many of the dwellings in Gwaelod are old miners' cottages. Such is the layout and context of this hillside village, that new houses are, thankfully, difficult to build. Owing to its monoply of village pub business, the Inn has always been a locals' meeting place. But until the present owners took it over, it languished sadly under a period of poor management. Now happily order has been restored. Barbara Evans and her partner Richie have carefully refurbished the Inn and converted the upstairs into a fine restaurant. Yet the flavour of a locals' local has not been lost. A good-sized room is dedicated to pub games with darts and pool prominent, and these games give way to live entertainment on a regular basis, with Soul, Blues and Jazz acts often appearing. The pub has fully embraced village life once more, holding events for children such as a Halloween Party, regular Charity Nights, and more usual events such as Quizzes. Apart from the Bar, there is an L-shaped Lounge which is really two rooms. The walls have been exposed back to the original stonework, and they are adorned with interesting old prints of the village, and antique bric-a-brac representative of old Welsh life. Log fires roar as soon as it gets cold, which is often. Drinkers can enjoy Hancocks HB, Otley Ale (brewed in Ponty!) and at least two other guest ales. There is a good choice of wine by the glass. Bar meals can be enjoyed downstairs, prepared by the same hand that graces the upstairs restaurant. The menus will always include local specialities: at the moment for example you will find Welsh Laverbread with Bacon, Roast Garth Mountain Lamb, and Vegetarian Glamorgan Sausages. Sunday Lunches are very popular and feature a choice of 7 dishes to start and 10 mains. The Home Boiled Ham with Parsley Sauce is a delight. What more to be said? Ten out of Ten.

If you're looking for a small country pub just a few miles outside Cardiff the Gwaelod Inn is the…read moreplace for you. I went there recently with my mum for lunch and had a great time. The lunch menu was varied and although not cheap the food was very good value. As it was lunchtime we both settled for just a main course, mum having the sea bass with braised fennel (£15) whilst I had the beer battered cod fillet at £9. For those of you who like beer this is a real ale pub and on warm summer evenings I imagine it would be an ideal place to sit outside drinking a pint!

Situated at the mouth of old Llantrisant, The Cross Keys is a one of the more lively pubs in the…read morearea and has lots to offer locals looking for a good night out. There is a pool table for when the pub is quiet enough to use it, however, this is a rarity on the weekend. They regularly have bands booked up throughout the year, offering a variety of musical styles from week-to-week, from ska to classic rock. While this small pub can get cramped and overcrowded at times, making pint spillage a frustrating fact of life, it definitely makes up for this in atmosphere. The rowdy, fun mood of Friday night at the Cross is always enough to bring the most boring, depressive introvert to the point of impassioned drunken air guitar. Friendly staff, great bands and an enjoyable atmosphere; what more could the pub-going regular want?

The Wheatsheaf is a great local pub found in the heart of Llantrisant…read more While it has seen a revolving door of owners since the death of its long time pub owner, the Wheatsheaf has recently been refurbished and given a new lease of life from its newest and current owner. With a new restaurant area and a lively, fun atmosphere, this pub seems to be back on track as a staple of nightlife in the Llantrisant area. With local beers and friendly staff, there's nothing to dislike about this pub. They also boast semi-regular entertainment with bands and solo artists frequently passing through the pub for a performance. A likeable and enjoyable pub that offers a lot to the locals looking for a good night out in the area.