This picturesque restaurant is part of the Manor Parc Hotel just before Caerphilly mountain on…read moreThornhill Road. Its only a ten minute drive (traffic allowing) from Cardiff's City Centre but it feels like you are in the middle of the country with its well kept landscaped gardens surrounded by mature evergreens. The service was great and an AA rosette and an RAC restaurant award are testament to the high standards and superb food. I had the signature dish which was the low-braised Welsh lamb shank with rosemary, root vegetable mash and port and redcurrant jus £15.50 - it was DEEELISH!!!!!! You'd think this place would be pricey but its not. Early diners (Monday to Friday, 6pm until 7.30pm) can choose from the table d'hote menu, which offers three courses for £21.50. Within and after these hours, and on Saturdays, there is an extensive à la carte menu with main courses that range from £14.50. Sunday lunch is available at £20 per person and advanced booking is recommended.

I like a good roast and I know that a lot of people out there who enjoy Toby Cavery. I like the…read moreidea of it but I find the food quite average really. My other half loves the place, mainly because he can have piles and piles of food and i'm quite happy to go along so I don't have to cook a roast myself. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, I just don't like having to wait ages for a table and then stand in a queue to get my dinner- kinda reminds me of being back in school. I don;t know if other branches are always this busy so maybe i've just been unlucky when i've been here. It also annoys me that the car park is always full and I usually end up having to wait for someone to leave. I do like the selection of food but there's nothing quite like freshly cooked, homemade food and this is bit too manufactured for me. I will be going back, and it'll be pleasant enough. Cheap and Cheerful sounds about right.

Slowest ever service with clearly an incompetent kitchen manager. People queuing for a carvery…read moredefeats the whole object of a carvery which is supposed to be fast and efficient. My colleagues queued for 45 minutes with just one member of staff ha doing a line of 20 people! As one joint disappeared he made everyone wait instead of asking if people prefer to have the joints available! Madness! Finally after 45 mins another carver deigned to appear. Everyone complaining and one fella gave up and went next door to Tesco to get a sandwich. If I was the owner I would be looking at the kitchen staffs management style and organise things better. Appreciate that there was a member of staff off sick but reading other reviews suggests there needs to be a better organised system. Only the waiting staff kept a positive tone despite the stress!

The Wimpy restaurant on Cardiff Road holds many childhood memories for me. Every half-term my…read moregrandparents would take me and my brother to the Wimpy at the top of Caerphilly for some quality, greasy grub after a day out. It was the law, it was tradition, and it was a traditional law that I enjoyed being enforced. However, as the years went on and we grew up, the trips to the restaurant faded and so did our childhood. No more school holiday visits to Wimpy, no more overly greasy eggs and no more partially diced fully-circled sausages half-buried beneath a mountain of beans and chips. While I don't miss the greasy fry ups (unless I'm hungover), I do miss those days sometimes; spending quality time with family, sharing a laugh and a joke with people who are no longer here. Time changes a lot of things, but there are certain places and venues that have the powerful ability to instantly take you back to a time when things were so much simpler and the only thing that mattered was that moment, there and then. This particular restaurant is one of those places.

The Wimpy half pounder with cheese is still the best fast food burger available. Shame most Winpys…read morehave now gone and been replaced with Burger Kings :(

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!

The Piccadilly pub is found at the heart of Caerphilly's Piccadilly Square…read more Despite walking past this pub countless times, I've only been inside on a small number of occasions. Every time I have been there, the staff have always been friendly and the beer has been pretty damn close to perfect. In addition to the top class pint pouring, there is also a very decent food menu that includes all the usual dishes you would expect from a good British pub. The steaks here are superb and are cooked to your preference, as well as being accompanied by a delicious sauce that is worth the visit alone. The interior is also a lot nicer following its refurbishment, and has given this old pub a new lease of life.

Don't bother, Nobody goes to the Piccadilly now. No food…read morenow. Price of the beer is quite pricey. Even on a Friday or Saturday night there is nobody here.

The Ty Nant Inn is the place to be in Radyr. Possibly because it's the only pub left. But luckily…read moreit was always the best pub. There are lots of cosy corners to sit in as well as an extensive outside area complete with children's play area. We go here for a family night out, a meal is reasonably priced and there are plenty of vegetarian options. It's owned by Brains, which is good because that's our Cardiff brewery but not so good if you are a beer lover as the selection is not that extensive. The big events are the quizzes on Sundays and Wednesdays. In theory the Sunday night is easier. Despite frequent attendance, and therefore practice, we've as yet to actually win.

This is a great Family Pub and the fab is wonderful. It has a good selection of dishes and always…read morehas specials on everyday. There is an outside area where you can eat and drink outside and a small childrens play area which is well maintained. It is in a good location not far from the A470 with a large carpark and it is in a good location for walkers. Also with a good garden centre just across the road. All meals are large portions much favorite isthe Lasgane and even I struggle to eat it all.

The 'Nine Giants' this pub refers to are actually the nine giant trees that surrounded the…read morebuilding's garden until recent years, when presumably they became rotten and unstable and were taken down. This pub was originally a Summer House in the 1800s, built by the Coryton family. Today it's a poplar place for families to eat and drink - particularly in the summer, thanks to its huge grassy garden with a wooded area to one side. As far as food goes, they're part of the Sizzling Pub Co, best known for their burgers, rib & steak combos, and so on - so great for meat eaters but less exciting for the veggies amongst us. To be honest, I think people go here more for the surroundings than the food itself, and for the fact that both food and drinks are very reasonably priced (especially if you're heading out for a big family meal).

Went there for my mothers birthday there was ten of us orderd our starters and mains four…read moreoff us had our starters then our mains came the other half of us had not received our starters our mains were finished before the others even had their starters my sister didn't get what she orderd then waited another half hour after we all finished for my brother and sister in law meal to come she eventually had hers they forgot my brother he went home hungry the week before that the meals were ok but we ordered wine and had to drink it out of half pint glasses they didn't have wine glasses won't be going there again think it's under new management the amount of people complaining was crazy

The Ty Glas is a pub/restaurant located just shy of Llanishen Leisure Centre on Ty Glas Avenue…read more With an extensive menu and great offers on food and drink, this is a great place to unwind for those who work in the surrounding area, while it is also the ideal location to put your feet up following a day of shopping at Ty Glas Retail Park. The "Two Meals For £10" offer is particularly attractive, even more so when it applies to a mixed grill. This particular deal lured me in many times when I worked nearby and is also the main reason this pub became my destination of choice following a long day. Two meals for a tenner may have been a regular occurrence at Pavarotti's breakfast table, but it's a rarity in most pubs these days. Reason enough to warrant a visit in my book.

I have been here a couple of times now for family meals and have really enjoyed myself. The food is…read morepretty good value for money especially if you opt for their 'two for £10' options. It's mainly your typical pub fayre with a few Italian style dishes and curries thrown in. The staff were really friendly and the décor was very nice. There's plenty of parking at night, and in the day it's full with workers from the nearby offices. My only criticism is that at night the place can feel a little sparse, so maybe not for couples. Best for a small/medium gathering of friends and family.

I hate it here meat is dry it took 30 mins to be seated when there were around 10 tables empty that…read morewould fit us.But I do not recommend the food was dry veg was only consistent of peas ,disappointing very. Also got spiked

Didn't even get to eat. The family and I went in to get a table, was told there was a 30 minute…read morewait for a table although there was at least five empty tables in the restaurant area. When we questioned the waitress, she walked off while throwing her arms in the air. We left straight after she showed us attitude.