Pretty good BBQ place not far from where I was staying. I was with a large group and they were able…read moreto accommodate the seating. It wasn't busy so that helped but either way accommodating a large group without reservations is a plus in service. The food was delicious and the meats were cooked well. Everyone got their order accurately as well. Top notch

I have looked for decades to find beef brisket better (or even rivaling) the brisket at Martin's…read moreBarbecue in Nashville, TN, having been promised at every restaurant, "the best" of some comparison. I had to come to Cardiff, Wales to find its equal. And, truth be told, Smoke Haus of Cardiff probably uses a higher quality beef! Outstanding, great taste, wonderful sauce, and best I've ever eaten, all fall short in describing the results of this owner's quest in his trek across America to find the best way to present barbecue. He did it! If 6 stars were awarded for a sports bar, this one would get all of them.

I was craving a smash burger and this place hit the spot! They have a variety of burgers to choose…read morefrom and even vegetarian options too. Friendly staff! And great for a quick bite before a concert or game.

Beautiful service from staff, they're not afraid to strike up a small conversation about…read moremiscellaneous things: (One guy has always got some really cool band shirts on). The burgers are great, and friendly for my severe allergies: Nut, Peanut, Lupin. 10/10.

This was my fifth visit to one of my favourite restaurants. I deliberately travel out of my way to…read moreeat here. The restaurant has a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere and serves up an American-style BBQ menu. Portion sizes are big and the quality of the meat is never in doubt. On this visit I discovered their chicken wings, which have to be the best chicken wings I've had in the UK, and I'm struggling to remember any wings sampled in the U.S. that would beat them! The secret is definitely in the coating - I'm just gutted I didn't discover them sooner! Their southern fried chicken burger is my favourite burger from here, however unfortunately on this occasion they served it with blue cheese on top rather than the regular cheese I asked for. No problem though, they were more than happy to make a fresh burger which was just as delicious as always. The Surf, Bird & Turf Combo and BBQ Ribs are also great choices. My biggest plus about this place though is their fries; the best fries I've ever eaten. Consistently awesome on every visit, beautifully crispy and well-seasoned. Big 5 stars from me as I've had 5 fantastic meals here, and they have Brahma on tap which is a bonus.

As an American traveling in the UK for work, I was happy to find this American inspired bar and…read moregrill. The food is very good, the restraunt is clean, and plays a variety of music. They even have Bud on tap. Worth a stop if you miss some Americanized food.

delicious burger, amazing frozen custard and very friendly service (especially the long haired male…read moreemployee, ace- went above and beyond). Thank you!! Get the welshcake ice cream with peanut butter sauce!!!

I was looking for different and unusual places to try in Cardiff since l come here on business…read morequite often, since having worked in America and lived in New York in my younger days I was quite looking forward to trying shake shack as they do have one In New York. Atmosphere. This is a purpose build place in a shopping centre where everything looks new and fresh, but still l think this place lacks in any or much character. First impressions. Two of us came here one evening just to try this place and was met by a very unhappy male member of staff who looked rather like shaggy from Scooby doo. He handed us a menu, if l was a potential customer walking past l wouldn't have bothered going in as all staff looked miserable & depressed. This is still quite a new place and the restaurant area looked rather empty but still that didn't put us off. I saw on their menu that they served ice cream floats so l ordered two root beer ice cream floats. Around fifteen minutes had passed and was told that they didn't even have root beer. Overall not a well run place too many dizzy staff that fail to communicate with exact other.

booked a table for 12 midday today as we were going to see the jersey boys in the milenium theatre…read more Arrived on time , placed order and I waited one hour twenty minutes for my food. The food wasnt very hot , I've been here before but will never go there again, very disappointed.

Eli Jenkins is cheap but not necessarily cheerful…read more It is only cheerful if you ignore the indifference unwelcoming attitude of the staff who invariably like to get through serving as many customers as possible with minimum of personal interaction. I can only put Eli's popularity down to its location and competitive prices as the decor hasn't been touched in 10 years, the toilets leave a lot to be desired hygienically and the food is just a little better than passable. I have been to Eli loads of times and have often asked this question to people I've been with: Why is this place so popular? Maybe you should go and find out for yourself.

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.

Dropped into the City Arms to get out of the rain. The last time I was in this pub was on…read moreinternational day. Just one drink no food --- no one else in the pub. Not a good experience.

The City Arms is perfectly located for a drink before a night at Clwb Ifor Bach (also known as the…read moreWelsh Club) - and, also being near the stadium, is handy (but rammed) when there's a match or concert on. It gets pretty packed out on any weekend nights, in fact - so there's lots of standing up rather than sitting down for most people. The place has a really sociable atmosphere, though - and you often find strangers striking up conversation with one another, which can make for a fairly random but interesting evening! It's a bit grubby, with fairly grim toilets and a rather sticky floor - but at least that probably helps stop drunk people from slipping over on the dancefloor! If your eyes are still able to focus, the walls on the lounge side of the bar are full of interesting photos of Cardiff's history.

Useful stop between Salisbury and Exeter. An impressive menu including, burgers, entrees, salads,…read moresubs and breakfasts. Pulled pork was a new addition and we ordered a Chicago pulled pork burger and a mushroom Swiss burger. Burgers start at £8.95 and include salad, fries and slaw. Our orders were taken quickly -a good sign as the place was packed. The food arrived in minutes, was piping hot and freshly prepared. Everything was homemade (except the frozen chips which I can forgive as they were straight out of the fryer and crisp). Not gourmet burgers but very good and great vfm; with a Bottle of Kaliber and a chocolate icecream shake it came to £23. From pulling in to pulling out, we spent 45 minutes here. What's not to like?

This was a hidden treasure for us. Were driving home from Devon and stopped off. Sublime decor,…read morenice bathrooms and good food. Will become a regular stop for us!! You won't disappointed!

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.

They only have drinks and chips. Must visit, though. Yes, it is a oldest...so it's SAD they don't…read moreserve food...just relying upon people who want to have a drink at the oldest pub in the port area.

Just visited after a lovely few hours in Cardiff bay . Me…read moreand my husband waited at an empty bar , apart from one lady being served . After the lady was served he knew we were there and he served two other people that walked in after us . Obviously theses were regulars . Very disappointed with this service , from the outside it looked welcoming, but not inside . The barman was very tall , wearing a vest top and obviously thought the bar was making enough money by the regulars to ignore new customers . We left without a drink . Social & business skills needs approving in my opinion .