A friend introduced me to this place and I've never stopped going back. Think of the quintessential…read moreEnglish Tea Room, put it next to a small beck in the middle of the English countryside, with a garden overlooking the Somerset Levels, with Glastonbury Tor on the horizon. Add some locally sourced organic food, and a proprietor that caters for dietary requirements AND an art gallery and you'll get close to Annie's Tea Rooms. Probably the best Banoffee Pie I've ever tasted, not to mention the salmon and pasta; oh and the ice cream. This a place where you can wake up and smell the coffee and STILL be in the same place!

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.

Imagine your Mum hosting a garden party, in the shed - using ALL the different chairs and chinaware…read more in the house. ....that's pretty much what the Forest Tea Rooms in Tongwynlais are like, yet in the best possible way. Located a 100 yards North from the entrance of Castell Coch. This forest hideaway serves a range of hot and cold SNACKS. *Caps necessary to ensure you don't expect poached eggs and hollandaise sauce (I was hungover and had a craving). Opt to sit inside near an open fire or outside where there is an abundance of plants and wildlife - there's even a neighbourhood Peacock! We had toast for two, coffee and a tea - served by their friendly staff which cost only a few pound. Next time as apposed to driving straight there I would choose to take on the Taff Trail ending at the Forest Tea Rooms as its apparent most use it as a post cycle / long walk reward.

If you want to spend half the night queing by the bar and the other haf queing for the toilet then…read morethis is the place for you! The worst night out ive had in ages. The place was so packed i could barey move. The drinks were quite cheap when you could actually get served!

Photo link: https://www.drivehq.com/web/dragonpm/dragonpm/images/dragonlogo-grey.gif…read moreThis is a great new coffee shop. Fab atmosphere and amazing staffGreat coffee food. I am now going to be a regular there ! Highly recommended. A great location to meet people for business also.

Great coffee shop just outside of city centre!! Good location. Great staff and superb coffee!! oh…read moreand don't forget the food and cakes!! Nom Nom! Open 7days a week!! :)

This was the Tea shop we visit in Cardiff. It's located in…read morethe Castle Arcade, in walking distance from the historic castle. The restaurant was beautiful. It had a lovely cozy feel with plush velvet seating and charming small tables. The service was nice. The guy who took care of us was also manning the bar. He was busy, but made sure to take care of us well. The tea service was very good. We picked our tea from the list and had a pot steeping while our sandwiches and pastries were being made. The sandwiches and pastries were lovely. A proper afternoon tea in the UK!

Would have loved to try this place but no idea how to get in. None of the doors seem to work nor do…read morethey have a sign anywhere saying how to get in. If you solve this mystery is the tea free? Good luck mate.

Cardiff is very quickly becoming my favourite city to discover new coffee. With the very new Little…read moreMan Coffee co it is easy to see why. Just being open around 4 months, the place was recommended to me by my Cardiff friends, and was an ideal place for our large group to meet on a Saturday afternoon. The shop located on a corner with massive windows providing a good place to people watch and enjoy views outside. It is very minimalistic yet very spacious with a large array of vintage furniture which gives it an "established" feel despite being a young coffee shop. I was very impressed with that Little Man are very proud to feature at least two roasters at all times. This day I had a soy latte using coaltown espresso blend and a v60 using the wonderful James Gourmet Coffee from the very knowledgeable staff. I saw Aeropress, Chemex and V60 on offer.. I didn't get a chance to peak at the cakes or if they had a menu but I was very curious to see how they can use this huge space for events in future. Such a great Coffee shop with much potential!

Cardiff seems to have a good scene for independent coffee shops and this one is no exception. A…read morecomfortable, friendly coffee shop with a surprising amount of (quirky) seating and big bright windows. I went straight for their own cold brew coffee (that comes in a lovely little bottle) which was excellent, nice and mellow, leaving me refreshed and suitably caffeinated. I'd expect the hot drinks match the quality. I wish I'd had a little more time to be able to settle in or go back, seems a good place to set up for a few hours, and when I left I wished I could take it back home with me to do just that! I suspect that if I had more of a chance to try everything they have this would get 5 stars.

We were disappointed with the meal from the deli, chicken was undercooked/ chilled in the scone…read moredish, child's cheese sandwich was two thick slices of bread no butter and two huge cheese prefab slice, breakfast bagel was ok but drowned in egg mayo with the emphasis on the mayo, which was a substitute for omelette? Prices were high too for food wrapped in paper and disposable cups.

My partner and I have been very excited to come here for a long time due to the creative and…read moredelicious looking meals they post on their social media, as well as a good vegan menu. We took the family here as our first time eating there, and we have never been more disappointed or embarrassed with the food - especially after hyping it up to the parents just how good this place is supposed to be. We all began with a sharer starter which consisted of Glamorgan sausages, olives, chorizo, dipping bread, and (I forgot the name) bacon wrapped around prunes/dates. Most of this was pretty tasty in all fairness, besides the olives which for some reason seemed to be pickled, or at least heavily doused in something acidic - these were not nice at all and not what we expected when ordered. This was all fairly tame and not much of an issue. The mains however... Two of us, including myself, had the pork belly. The menu only mentioned that there was going to be pork belly, purple sprouting. cider gravy and black pudding. What arrived was a big plate of unpleasant surprises. There was a few sprigs of *regular* broccoli sprouting, which was hidden amongst all the less desirable asparagus - neither of these are substitutes for purple sprouting! The potatoes were drowned in what seemed like half a jar of mustard - even if I did like mustard, this would have been way too much and killed whatever other flavour was there; having some with the pork still tasted overpowering. The gravy was very sparse and didn't give add much moisture or flavour to the pork. The pork skin/crackling was really thin and chewy instead of being crunchy. To give credit where it's due, the pork was quite nice, it just needed some gravy and more attention to its crackling. The flavours on this plate just generally did not mingle well at all. Also we didn't realise that we were not given black pudding until 2 thirds of the way through our meal. Cobbles did compensate us with free cake as desert so I will not knock them for the black pudding. Unfortunately this doesn't make up for the rest of this disastrous meal. One of us had the 'white' (why not just say the fish?) fish and chips. This was largely fine apart from the triple cooked chips. These chips looked like beastly wedges of quartered potatoes, and go figure, they were really under cooked and firm in their centres and the skins were not very crisp. Triple fried chips done wrong is quite an impressive feat for the Welsh Restaurant of the Year... My partner had the vegan to-fish which we all agreed was the most miserable dish out of all of us. The chips were the same as previously mentioned, but the 'to-fish' was just a huge slab of tasteless, un-marinated, unpressed tofu wrapped in a sheet of seaweed (forgive the lack of proper name for the seaweed, my memory can't recall). Granted, the seaweed tasted kind of fishy, but it did not cut through and balance well with the big watery sponge of tofu. It seemed like a really poor effort on what was an attempt at a vegan fish and chips. We appreciate the inclusiveness of vegan items on the menu, but please do not put something so slap-dash and tasteless on there. As feedback we suggest battering or frying the tofu, or perhaps do a battered mushy pea fritter instead which we have known some chippies to do. But as it is, it is just an expensive and tasteless insult. Just an additional note, we were sat right next to the kitchen's music speaker. It was quite deafening for my partner who was sat there, and couldn't make out the conversation we were having after being blasted with Linkin Park in one ear, and Ed Sheeran in the other. Not all bad though! The service was lovely, and the cakes were delicious. Including the vegan Oreo cake (you really wouldn't know it was vegan). I will always credit a restaurant for sourcing their meat locally and free range too. If this restaurant becomes honest with their customers by coming clean with what is out of stock and what will be on the plate when the food arrives, then maybe this could have been a 3 star review. Tweaks to the vegan menu is much needed also.

Eclectic coffee shop located in one of the many victorian arcade's in Cardiff. Ordered the…read moredoorstep bacon sandwich and a coffee, picked up the coffee and the sandwich was served by our attentive server. This location was busy but not overwhelming. Great place to watch the world go by.

This was a lovely and elegant cafe we came to for coffee while in the area…read more We got a couple of coffees to go, so we didn't stay long. The service was nice. We were greeted and taken care of pretty quickly. The coffee was fresh and delicious. A nice spot in the Arcade for a quick stop while you explore.

Mm, mmm, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!…read more My step father is a continental confectioner and also a Master Baker... you have to be careful how you say that, or it can cause eruptive bouts of hysteria! Anyway, he makes things that are out of this world, but he has somewhat inconveniently moved to Holland with my mother! They say your first fix is free, and they're not wrong! I'm now utterly addicted to the finer things in life, and this is where I come to get my hit! The stuff that these guys do is equally as good as, if not better than what my stepfather used to make me... sorry Ray! You have got to try this place... it's a total must! And if you like it here, then you have to try Simply Steve's in Splott (Clifton Street).

This authentic French patisserie brings a continental flavour to Whitchurch Road, baking great hand…read moremade produce on site, in view of its customers. Although it's quite new, it already seems to have gained a good following, with plenty of people sat inside the window whenever I wander past. They sell cakes, tarts, savoury pastries, tea and coffee, and also make up fresh sandwiches - but it's their cakes that will be luring me back in through the door. They have a mouth-watering selection, but my favourites are the ones with crème pâtissière sandwiched between flaky pastry.