Cafe Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre in Torfaen

Delicious afternoon tea. Tasty sandwiches, delicious scones and cakes. Will visit again soon. Good value.

What a lovely find. I can remember the Arts centre and they had an anniversary celebration going on when I first revisited at the end of last month. i since have been back twice! Anyway the first time had delicious coffee and a very tasty bacon and mushroom quiche with salad. Mm! Second time coffee and a yogurt flapjack fab as well!

I visited this tea room twice in May what a great venue for a lunchtime snack. The food that is served is mainly vegetarian and the staff are really helpful, especially the two ladies on my second visit, think their names were Suzanne & Helen, nothing was two much trouble a credit to the establishment. The only thing I could suggest to improve the menu would be to perhaps offer some meat based food for those who are not vegetarians. The tea & coffee is excellent. I would recommend everyone visit.

The Cafe serves a good variety of food and the arts centre is a great setting to enjoy a quick coffee or a light lunch.

We had a wonderful afternoon tea at the Orial cafe in Llantarnam Grange. The table was set beautifully and the staff couldn’t do enough for us. One of our party was a vegan and, despite them never having prepared a vegan tea before, it was delicious. All the food was homemade and gorgeous. The tea was served on proper china and the teapots didn’t leak! We are all sat here very full indeed with boxes of left over cakes to tempt us later! Even the baby! We will definitely be back. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.

Quite quiet when I visited, just had tea and toast. The tea served in a proper China teapot and China cups is a lovely touch. The food on previous visits has been lovely.

My favourite café in Cwmbran, this is a great place to pause for a cuppa or a snack. The food is lovely and well presented. Prompt service from friendly staff. Clean. And the added benefit of top class works of art and craft to look at, many of which are for sale. It's a win win.

Excellent afternoon tea with 6 friends today. Our table looked beautiful, set up with all decorated China crockery, so much attention to detail with small bows around our cutlery it looked wonderful. The food was delicious as always, sandwiches, cakes, tarts and the scones were fantastic. Excellent value for money we all had cakes to take home as we just couldn't eat any more. The food is always excellent and would now definitely recommend afternoon tea as well.

I visited this lovely cafe recently for afternoon tea with family. We were all very impressed, the food was not only delicious but beautifully presented. The staff were very welcoming and it was evident that a lot of effort had gone into the food. Not to mention it's very well priced considering the amount of food you get! I Will definitely be recommending to friends

I visited this lovely little cafe with my daughters for a Mother’s Day treat. The table looked beautiful and an enormous amount of effort had gone into making it as perfect as possible. The food was delicious, service was outstanding and staff were lovely, a special thank you to Hannah for the extra touches, I will definitely be visiting again.

Went to the cafe today with my grandfather after weeks of him saying how its the best coffee in cwmbran, I now too think its the best coffee in cwmbran! Lovely little cafe with a selection of cakes that are beautiful and delicious, the decor of the cafe makes it such a nice and calm place to go for a coffee and cake, very satisfied customer and will be with you again soon! This cafe really deserves more attention than it looks like it gets, staff are lovely too! With a exhibition in the same building as a café you really shouldnt say no :-) thoroughly enjoyed my time at Llantarnam Grange arts centre and cafe and I definitely recommend :-)

Recently visited Llantarnam Grange for afternoon tea for a friends birthday. Very good sandwiches (nice touch with white bread one side and wholewheat bread the other), gorgeous cakes and a warm and friendly atmosphere. Will definitely come again.

Shamefully, even though i’ve lived in Torfaen most of my life, this was my first visit... The lunch was lovely!! Myself and my husband had jacket potatoes with cheese and salad. Piping hot and a great portion size. We were very happy and then we saw the cakes, so obviously had to try those too! Yummy!! I was going to buy some jams and pickles but i’ll pick them up next time! The lady and gentleman that served us were super friendly and the food tasted great. Prices were good and the place has a nice atmosphere. We’ll be back!

This is an excellent place for lunch. Located just off the town centre it provides superb home cooked fayre. We had the homemade soup with cheese scone, this was filling and delicious it never disappoints

Good place nice food,nice to sit outside in warm weather,such a shame it is surrounded by bloody awful concrete complex and carpark

Booked an afternoon tea for a treat for my mum and it was perfect. We had a few dietary requirements and so we asked it we could change a few things and they happily helped us. The order was tailored to all of our likes and dislikes. Presentation was gorgeous, tea sets pretty and a lovely table cloth.

Éramos los únicos clientes durante nuestra visita a Oriel Cafe. Nuestra orden fue bastante simple - 2 cafés americano (solicitando leche en el lado ya que sólo tomamos un guión), junto con un bollo. Dos muy lechoso, cafés débil sirvieron con un bollo de pan tostado. . ¿por qué nadie tostadas un bollo, no es un pastel. El café estaba insípido y el bollo estaba seco, en polvo y pan tostado! Hubiera pagado cuando realizó el pedido y así que simplemente a la izquierda y nos dirigimos a la cafetería en la casa de Fraser. Es evidente de algunas de las excelentes críticas (ref: té de la tarde y comidas de picnic en el sol) que se puede obtener café Oriel justo - quizá esa es la razón por la visita de esta tarde fue una decepción.

Hot sunny day. Best place for homemade cakes and tea. Sat outside under the trees. Bliss. This is really a good place to be. Relaxed and great service.

Visité este café con mi Mam como queríamos probar algo diferente. Se llena bastante y tuvimos que esperar un poco para ser servido, sino la comida merecía la pena. Ambos pedimos sopa de queso con un bollo. Fue absolutamente deliciosa! Y el bollo de queso casero rivalizó con nuestra receta familiar. Fue servido con queso en el lateral que terminó saliendo bien. Estábamos demasiado lleno para probar los pasteles, pero no tienen muy buena pinta, tengo que regresar para una degustación.

Visitamos el sábado a mediodía. Casi todas las mesas de abajo ya estaban reservados, pero hay más asientos updstairs. El lugar estaba vacío en este punto, aparte de una mesa ocupada por dentro. fui al 1830 para pedir donde me ignoraron por 3 miembros del personal. Sé que me había visto esperando pero seguían me ignoraba y continúe hablando. Esperé unos minutos más al punto en que decidí salir. Muy grosero un pobre servicio al cliente. No volveré de nuevo.

A menudo he disfrutado de una comida ligera en la cafetería y había prometido un té por la tarde, ya que siempre parece tan encantador. Mi hija y yo disfrutamos de nuestra té especial Día de la madre. La mesa estaba muy bien, con mucha atención al detalle. Había más que suficiente comida para nosotros, con una buena variedad de rellenos de sándwiches. El postre de limón merengue era divino, como los pasteles, especialmente el chocolate y brownies de frambuesa! Nos lo pasamos de maravilla y lo recomiendo de corazón. Gracias al personal encantador para su trabajo.

This cafe is an oasis in the middle of Cwmbran town. It has vintage china, homemade cakes and soups, and friendly staff! The decoration and details are beautiful! Great spot for coffee and cake, and they also do a beautiful afternoon tea. Would defiantly recommend.

This is a small unimpressive cafe. Out of the way if you just want a cuppa. Handy if you or your children are doing an activiity in the Grange.

Called in today at 12.25 and tried to order three soups only to be told that they had just sold the last portion.I couldn't believe it as their lunchtime trade only started at 11.30am and this is half term week when more customers are likely to visit. I tried to get a feed back form at reception (they didn't have any) and whilst there a member of staff came and said they now had some soup. I expressed my shock that they had sold out at what was basically the start of their busy period and was told they had had a busy morning.and as the soups are freshly made, this was why they had run out. Management need to look at food preparation. It may be that as they had been so busy no-one was available for food prepping. either more staff needed or better organisation.

Popped in at 2.45. Asked what the soup was and was told they had stop serving food. Menus were still out on which it is stated that food is served until 3pm. Another customer was then delivered a bowl of soup. Why were menus out if food was no longer being served and was it just me they didn't want to serve?I used to use this cafe quite regularly however have decided that there are plenty of other places who serve at the times they say. There were plenty of cakes which were offered and this seems to be the focus sadly I wanted a late lunch so I'll not be rushing back as this is the 2nd disappointing experience.

Yesterday the wonderful ladies at the Cafe at Llantarnam Grange did my daughters Hen Afternoon Tea I was absolutely over the moon and lost for words. We were treated like royalty, our every request was met, the assortment of sandwiches and cakes were perfect and everything tasted delicious. The photos have been added to my daughters review Jessica L the room looked stunning :) Will be back very soon. Many many thanks for making my daughters day xxxxxxx

Today I had afternoon tea with family and friends for my hen party. There was 12 of us, and there was so much food, turkey, ham, beef, cheese and cucumber sandwiches. A cupcake each, chocolate brownies, Victoria sponge, chocolate malteaser cake, meringue and lemon drizzle, and so much fresh fruit, and then scones with jam and cream. I have probably forgotten something but it was just so incredible. The room was done up to a girls dream tea, balloons and bunting, tea pots and fancy cups. Everyone was catered for, allergies were taken into account and the staff were always there for more tea, coffee or water anything we needed. I had such a special day and the staff here made it even more special, I can't thank everyone that was involved enough for what they had done. And I know there will be more bookings coming your way from people who were there with me today.

Took my mum who has dementia for afternoon tea.They had baskets of wool and knitting needles on the tables to encourage you to knit a square for blankets they were making for children with cancer.Mum hasn't knitted anything in years with some encouragement from us and the staff who understood how to deal with customers with dementia, mum began knitting, they gave mum a bag of wool and knitting needles to take home.Tea was served in pretty floral cups, the tea was piping hot the teapot had a knitted tea cosy.The scones made that morning were lovely full of fruit.My sister had cheese scone served with their own apple and walnut chutney, which was excellent.So good we have booked the Christmas tea.A lovely art gallery to wander after tea.A big thank you to all the staff, who took time to talk to mum.

We visited as a family of 3 adults and two tweens and a 3 year old. They serve a children's afternoon tea for those under 7 (or can cater for any fussy tastes if you request it). We had an enormous amount of sandwiches (cheese, tuna, ham and cucumber) between us. The 3yo old had his own teeny sandwich versions with minature tea (squash filled) pot and cakes.There were enough cakes to sink a battle ship. Scones with clotted cream, blueberry muffins, lemon curd filled meringue and fresh strawberries and cream. There was an endless supply of tea and coffee. The staff couldn't do any more for us. They provided colours for the kids and there were toys if we needed. They even cleared a table and brought some over. One of my kids is a fussy eater, I didn't make a fuss and she didn't eat just pushed a bit of ham around her plate. They made her her own sandwiches and got her her own ice-cream and cake. They go way beyond customer service. You just need to ask. Super friendly, lovely lovely place.

I enjoyed my visit to the grange cafe and gallery but it needs more help from the staff to promote it. People just don't know it's there. Please please please change your marketing

I have booked Afternoon Tea at my daughters request for the afternoon of her Hen do. I have had coffee and cakes on numerous occasions and all I can say is.... Beautiful, delicious and tasty. The staff go out of their way to meet your every request and make you feel welcomed and relaxed. I will need to visit a few times to make sure I make the right choices for the hen afternoon my excuse and I'm sticking to it !!

Recently visited the cafe for my 4th Afternoon Tea , Everything looked Delicious consisted of ... **Drum roll** *Plain cheese and plain Ham sandwiches (as requested because of preference)*Mini amazing cheese scones*Stawberries and cream served in a wine glass*Fresh fluffy scones with Jam and Fresh Cream*Large Lemon cupcakes*Fresh Lemon and fruit meringues*Fresh Raspberry Muffins *Amazingly moist Chocolate BrowniesAll served on fine china and cute cake stands (as an afternoon tea should be!)Oooooooo and dont forget the Ribbons everywhere !! Attentention to detail with presentation is out of this world for such a little cafeAll staff were very attentive . helpfully refilling our teapots of tea and coffee !! Definatly go again well worth the £12.50 Also what you dont eat ... Just get in a goodie bag So excellent all round ... Must go!

This lovely cafe is friendly, caring and helpful. They cater for so many types of allergies. And if a question is asked they can answer it. All home made food and always fresh. The smell there in the morning when fresh food being prepared and baked is delightful. The small but calming seating with a vintage and easy on the eye setting. Also they are very quick to serve. And will try and help in anyway possible. Love this place and will be having an afternoon tea here in the next few months X X

A disappointing experience today. No soup - informed as the weather was hot, this limits choice even further as the menu is limited anyway. Poor selection of cakes which looked a bit old. When I asked for one of the rather nice looking scones I was told they were special and for the booked afternoon teas, I was there at 12.45! The young woman serving was pleasant but lacked any sense of customer service. I had to ask for napkins, and milk for our tea. I visit this cafe regularly but of late the service and selection has been poor. I get a sense that they focus more on the pre- booked afternoon teas than general customers now.

A friend of mine recommended this establishment for the homemade cakes and food as she knows how much I love cake and I frequent various establishments for cakes and afternoon teas . The cafe is lovely ! A lovely selection of cakes. Love the tea pots, tea cups and saucers .The staff were lovely and attentive . My husband and I ordered homemade bread pudding . This was beautiful and tasted lovely . My mother in law ordered Malteser cake and said that the cake was cooked to perfection and lovely and moist .The quiches looked delicious . The staff were brilliant and advised that they listen to customers and cater the afternoon teas to suit customers needs and not like other places do a standard menu .The prices are reasonable . We will definitely return ! And try the afternoon tea

Excellent service. A good range of light meals, salads and cakes.Visited several times and never been disappointed.

Lovely little cafe. Really delicious lunch and excellent value for money. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Would definitely go again. Lovely gallery too with some interesting pieces.

Lovely little arts centre nestled next to BowlPlex, lovely tea and cakes, arts and crafts gallery to look around and shop, also run very good kids holiday art classes

Can't recommend this place enough. We had my daughter's 4th birthday party here on the weekend and it was absolutely perfect. The staff had gone to so much effort to make everything look lovely and all the food was absolutely delicious. Fairy Bluebell was amazing, a big hit with all the little ones (and big ones actually). Worth every penny.

Loved the venue - where better to enjoy a high tea than in an art gallery! Loved the food - a fabulous selection of sandwiches, scones and cakes and plentiful too. Loved the atmosphere and first class service. Had a lovely visit for a special party and Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre Cafe made it an occasion to remember! Thank you x

Decided to pop in for lunch as a change of venue. What a surprise compared to a few years ago! It was either soup of the day, "bread" of some form with either ham or cheese or a scone. Needless to say with such an uninspired choice it was off to somewhere else.

My daughter's decided to treat a friend for afternoon tea as a birthday treat. The whole experience from phoning to the visit was exceptional. Fantastic value for money, lovely choice of food, fab service, nothing was too much trouble and we can't wait to visit again soon. Thankyou so much Libby, Eve and Nicole

I visited this cafè 2013 and fell in love with the adorable tea cups and presentation of the food, there was a member of staff, a young girl, only 17 that was extremely helpful and efficient, I will never forget her kindness she had a very unusual name. However my previous visits have been very disappointing, the quality of the cakes have dropped, their customer service skills are now very disappointing, what has happened I do not know but I shall be taking my service elsewhere.

The Oriel cafe in this Arts Centre has a limited menu for snacks and lunch etc but everything about it is just lovely. There are vintage cups, hand-knitted tea cosies (!) pretty displays and such friendly service. Thoroughly recommend the home-made soup and cheese scones with salad. If ever I am anywhere near this town, I try to get there - beats the coffee chains hands down and wonderful arts and crafts to view before and after - take a full purse.

Staff were lovely, children enjoyed playing with the toys, food was homemade and full of flavour, highly recommend

A nice relaxing retreat in the urban town of Cwmbran! Nice coffee and a lovely cafe to spend an afternoon nattering with friends.

If you are visiting Cwmbran. The Grange is definately worth a visit. They usually have a display of craft and art from local talent and the cafe does lovely homemade lunches, or try their delicious home made cakes.

Popped in here on Sat for a coffee; sadly disappointed, service was very very slow, I think there was a function on somewhere as ladies kept passing in large jugs of juice and flasks. Had a small scone and it was small but I will say it was delicious but not worth the £2.00 I was charged. Looking at the menu it should have come with butter but all I received was the scone on a plate looking somewhat lonely. Basically it has potential but needs to be staffed to deal with functions as well as off the street customers - to be fair the staff apologised for the long wait.

I met friends for lunch at the Gallery's cafe. The whole experience felt very special. The staff were so friendly and accommodating. We had soup taters in cute cups with saucers to see whether we liked it - we did! Home made produce was tasty and wholesome; excellent value for money. The finishing touches right down to the heart-shaped croutons in the soup, a shared salad platter and 3 different cakes with our coffee cut up to share made our dining experience feel all the more special. Then we browsed the art exhibition and the beautiful craft. Beats the restaurant chains in the locality hands down for light lunches with a great atmosphere.

Visited twice during the past few weeks and on both occasions food delicious. Really liked the soup and the fact that this was served with cheese scones, a bit different from the usual bread. The service was good and the staff were excellent with my young daughter, getting a highchair and toys for her on our arrival. Will definitely return again soon.

Visited the Oriel cafe with my husband on a Thursday lunchtime, ordered coffee and 2 cheese and tomato toasties. The service was fast, and the young girl serving very friendly and efficient, and the cafe was spotless. However the portions were disappointingly meagre, there was hardly any discernible cheese between the bread. The salad was below par also. Cannot comment on any other food, as this is our only visit, and would not choose to eat here again.

A first time visitor to Cwmbran, I consulted Tripadvisor to find somewhere a little different to meet a friend for coffee. What a pleasure it was, and only minutes away from the bustle of the shopping centre A warm welcome waited as soon as we went through the door. Lovely coffee, served in pretty china. No rush or stress. So good was it, that we braved the rain for a hour's shopping then went back for lunch . The menu is light - soups, salads, paninis etc, but freshly prepared , and sandwiches served with a generous and varied side salad . The Arts centre itself is lovely. My only suggestion , which is utterly personal, is that only savoury scones were on offer- I would have quite liked a scone and jam with my morning coffee. However, the delightful waitress did offer an excellent alternative in the form of a toasted teacake with its own little pot of jam. Hats off for initiative! To be recommended.

My second review - still good - but no bread? Oriel serves a basic range of food to a very high standard but, on this occasion? No baguette and had run out of some fillers...and at 12.50 pm. Sorry, should have the basics in place. Anyone can do a basic sandwich at home but we wanted something a little different, hence the fact that we were at Oriel with great expectations! Sadly, on this occasion, Oriel didn't deliver the goods! Here's to next time (as it's still a great little cafe!).

Superb food, brilliant prices, and surroundings to die for! Visit before everyone finds this place!

The Oriel is a fabulous little cafe, serving wonderful light lunches and home-made delights. - all in the lovely surroundings of Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre. Great food (soups, salads, paninis, savoury scones, together with scrumptious cakes and good cofee etc). Didn't really want to share this information as I don't want it to get so popular that I can't find a lunchtime seat but, hey, they deserve to be better known.Well worth finding - maybe ask Cwmbran Shopping for a few more prominent signposts to the wonderful little place?

This is a hidden gem in Cwmbran, Gwent.Within the lovely Llantarnam Grange Art Gallery is this delightful cafe serving freshly made cakes and hot snacks. The best thing about it is that it's a little off the beaten track, it's quiet, it caters nicely for children, and you can take your tea and cake outside and eat it off a picnic blanket.However, the icing on the cake for me is that it's all done with proper bone china, teaspoons, china jugs and knitted woolly tea cosies. Marvellous.

The Oriel Cafe and Gallery is only a few minutes walk from the shopping centre in Cwmbran, but it is worth the effort. Set in the grounds of Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, it is a peaceful alternative to the generic cafe shops and restaurants you find in the shopping centre. The food is all freshly prepared, with home made soups, cakes and sandwiches. The menu is not extensive, but there is enough to please most people and vegetarians are well catered for. There is a cooked breakfast for both meat eaters and vegetarians in the morning and their menu for the afternoon changes from season to season. They try to locally source their ingredients. Their coffee and Tea are also excellent. The cafe is cosy and well lit. It is not massive, but you can always call ahead and book a table. Examples of local artists are displayed on the walls. The service is friendly and attentive. Once you have finished in the cafe, you can explore the gallery. There are at least 3 rooms with a variety of painters, sculptors and craft-work. It’s nice to have a look around and see what the local artists are producing.