Cegin myrddin in Carmarthenshire

Spotted on our way up Blue Street - looked like excellent food on offer - returned for lunch & wasn't disappointed with our choice - even took advantage of upstairs seating area

Hoping this is a one off with how bad the food was. Unfortunately it hadn't been fully cooked, had no taste and resembled what I imagine a prison lunch would be like. Had heard good things about the place and thought it would be great but it wasn't this time.

Great choice but way over priced and overrated. £7 for a baguette and packet of crisps. And the quality and portion was a joke. I was very disappointed and will not return. Do not recommend!

I'm givong this place one star because there is no option for zero stars. On first glance this looks like a lovely little deli. Great looking artisan sausage rolls and quiches in the window and lovely looking cakes. Sadly, we were hugely dissappinted with everyrhing we ordered. The bacon and sausage baguettes were awful. The bread was shop bought and part baked and had not been cooked properly, the bacon was insipid and fatty, and the sausages were cheap and unpleasant. The so called artisan sausage rolls were tasteless and cold inside (even after being microwaved) and the beef pasty was soggy and bland. Tea was from a machine and served in takeaway cups and there were no plates or cutlery offered, just a paper bag to eat from. We went upstairs to sit down and discovered dirty tables, stained carpets and a musty damp smell. It was as if we had stumbled through a portal into the 1980's. We left quite quickly and went to the Cafe Nero across the road. Don't waste your time or money here unless they change the menu, provide cups and plates and give the place a thorough clean.

Called in for soup and a roll. Red pepper and tomato soup and cawl with a lovely cheese, crusty bagette, so fresh and delicious, took a triple chocolate cheesecake home. So friendly, made to feel welcome. Stunning food. Can't wait to go back. Not many around as good as this and so reasonable. Good job we're only 1 hour away!

Didn't really fancy a huge lunch, so popped in the shop to see what was on offer. A lovely selection of home made pies and quiches, and ready delicious looking cakes. Of course everything we bought was incredible. We'll definitely be back when we're down here again. Highly recommended!!

Cheerfully but emphatically saying 'No!' to being asked if speak Welsh, given the name of the place. That's not the attitude in the Welsh speaking heartland. Food was good.

Called in this afternoon to purchase something for tea When asked what I required I requested the quiche that I fancied in the window To be told that I can’t have those ones! So I said I prefer to have the ones in the window because the pastry was baked to my liking the lady serving was having none of it I had to have the ones behind the cabinet!! Great customer service I thought being it’s a dele with a choice on offer my understanding is you can choose which item you would like I did notice that this establishment has 4 hygiene rating ,The person serving me had just returned to the shop from a break I think, anyway she didn’t wash her hands or use sterilisation gel before serving me Enjoyed the quiche but won’t return again will go elsewhere

After a day of Christmas shopping, my partner and I fancied a quick snack. It was almost half past 3, and even though they were closing at 4, the lovely lady behind the counter was more than happy to let us eat upstairs. The food was delicious, and the Christmas decorations were really sweet. The only down side was the polystyrene containers it was served in.

Had a lovely chicken and leek pie with a fresh salad! Staff were lovely too! Didn't try the deserts but they had plenty of variety too offering cheese cakes and brownies

This place is fantastic, amazing variety of pies and quiches, also the salads look brilliant. Had the chicken and leek pie and took home red current and brie quiche. Both items were really flavourful. Will be back again.

Just don't bother waste of time and money.Bacon was see through and bread was Tesco value.Greggs from now on

Food not at all nice came out cold in polystyrene box not a plate as is the norm seems to be ready meals warmed up in microwave not cheap either Won't be calling again

Never been before and been eyeing it up for god knows how long and gave it a go.! And we're not disappointed.! Wife loved the jerk chicken flatbread and I had an amazing turkey stuffing, cranberry and gravy baguette.! Awesome.! Will definately do again . Just seen the comments on packaging and would agree though.

We were tempted by the display of nice pastries and quiche in the window display but found it hard to believe food and drinks were served in polystyrene containers for eating in. The amount of waste generated is massive, as illustrated by the full bin in the upstairs seating area. In addition to the environmental impact, it was very challenging to eat with the flimsy wooden cutlery which is easy to break. A shame as the food was nice.

Visited here with my partner and daughter the welcome is good and the staff friendly and helpful. The food is well presented and of a very good standard and reasonably priced. The hone made pies are excellent as is the choice of salad and various dishes. The only thing that lets it down is the seating area upstairs which is up a very narrow and steep staircase. Apart from this I would of given it a 5. Overall well worth a visit on a lunch time

I bought a number of quiches, salads and cheese, potato & spinach pie to bring home for a small family get together. Everyone raved about the food! Loved the perfect crusts and flavourful fillings. I was sorry I hadn’t bought their cakes as well! Next time.

Bought in stuff is nice. The food cooked on site is tasteless. Complained to staff and had the pleasure of a grumpy sweaty cook confront me. Never again thanks to his attitude.

My husband had been looking at the gorgeous sausage rolls for months and months and finally today bought me for £6 which I thought was very expensive. Got them home. And they were disgusting no seasoning and texture was strange and they just tasted of nothing !! Never again One disappointed husband !! Less £6 in his pocket !

Great Tea and cakes, pleasant staff and a nice seating area upstairs. However very disappointed with the use of plastic packaging & cutlery and disposable cups when sitting in. A poor experience apart for the obvious environmental downside.What’s wrong with metal and ceramics? Even for take away this is unacceptable bearing in mind we now know we can’t trust “recycling”.

What an amazing place. The window display enticed is in and what a choice inside. All homemade pies, quiche , lasagne , shepherds pies - we found it so hard to choose. The homemade sausage rolls were awesome !! Very friendly staff - will definitely return - thank you!!

Food always looks appetising from outside so eventually went in to try.Big mistake yes food was average to good but served in plastic containers with plastic cutlery and then seated upstairs via very narrow stairs with phone ringing next to our table please what sort of standards are they trying to deliver awful experience not to be repeated

The owner of this shop always goes out of his way to sell his own produced hot and cold food. Always outstanding, with excellent, reasonably priced,healthy food on offer and friendly service. Easily the best in the area.

It was a Monday and we saw the take away offerings in the window and decided to see what else they had for eat down food. Went inside, and they had hotplates of main dishes. Again, they looked fine. I had pasta and I forget what my wife had. Served in polystyrene boxes, but you can eat upstairs at a table. So we took our food upstairs. After a couple of mouthfuls of my pasta it when in the bin up there. My wife's dish closely followed. Possibly the worst cafe food I have ever tasted!

What can I say. The staff are so friendly, the food is brilliant and reasonable. We happened upon this café thinking it was just a bakery. To our delight we saw the home made produce and noticed a sign saying tables upstairs. Although the produce were in take away containers it didn't detract from the delightful tastes. There is only enough room upstairs for about a dozen, but the seating was comfortable and relaxing. I saw another customer eating something unusual, so I asked her what it was. Turned out it was chicken and peppers on a skewer with salad. I had the same and enjoyed every bite, my partner had the homemade sausage roll and remarked that it was the best he had ever tasted. They are excellent cooks.

A totally unpretentious place with great food and a very personable and friendly approach from the owner. He did a great job of talking us through things and making us feel comfortable. We chose 2 fresh lasagnes and salad with hot drinks. We took the food upstairs to sit and enjoy. OK, the serving of food in the polystyrene containers is not michelin star, but they don't claim to be. Just quality, honest grub served swiftly and with a smile. Would without doubt use this place again!! We also bought some food to take away for the kids when we got home. The sausage rolls are exceptional and the cakes were very good. Well done, great job!

Small cafe at very corner, locally famous of their sausage rolls and pastries, great quiches and pies too. They have amazing cheesecakes and cakes as well as jams and preserves, great to take away although there is sitting area upstairs too.

Was just looking for an independent coffee house, then found this, the food on offer

Food in window looked ok so we ordered two quiches plus two coffees to eat there.

Don’t understand why this venue is so low in the rankings for Carmarthen. Staff are friendly and helpful, portions are generous, food quality is fantastic. Such a colourful array of salad food, nice meats. I think basically a take away venue but there are tables upstairs for you to enjoy your food indoors. Disposable cutlery and containers not everybody’s up of tea but hey, we ate two fantastic meals with bottled water and it only came to £9. Strongly recommended for a meal that is different

Popped in for a lunchtime salad and the choice is fantastic.great choice of lunchtime snacks, salads, jacket potatoes and a lot more. Will definitely be back

Called in today with my 2 daughters, the staff were so welcoming, the salad bar was an array of colours and was full of a wide variety of lovely fresh foods.

Wow. Tasty food, I had the daily special toasted sandwich. It was more than a sandwich. I couldn’t eat it all. Attentive staff.

There's always tasty a 'dish of the day', and the quiches are delicious. Good size portions and great value for money.

Well we got In to town late and was trying to find some where to eat nearly went to Greg's but we went he hubby had cawl I had curry and rice and it was lush defo going back for more and defo recommend to go to this place

Lovely choices of mains and deserts to eat in or take away. Good value for money. Although odd to eat out of a take away box in the cafe with plastic cutlery. But it was amazing tasty food.

Recently moved offices to Carmarthen and this cafe was recommended by a work colleague.. new job = healthy new start, I want to eat well and not rely on sandwiches or boring salad. So glad I took the advice to try this cafe, there are always lovely salads there and the dinner is beautiful, so never a dull boring meal and never the same meal! I really want to try the stunning cakes, but that will be my Christmas treat. However, if the savoury have anything to by then I know the cakes will be beautiful. Without it sounding like an after thought... the staff are fab, and will always help with some ideas for something new.... well done all, I love it.

Don't be put off by the small shop front there are tables and toilet facilities upstairs. Whether you want a take away or eat in the pies and pastries and tremendous exotic and varied salad offerings are well worth visiting for. Add to this some...

Pies, salads, quiches, tray-bakes, cakes etc. a visit here wont disappoint you flavoursome food, while not to expensive. Tables upstairs, and down also, the cakes were good. Service was ok but its the food I went for. Great to stop off for breakfast, lunches etc.

Fantástica selección de ensaladas, pero finalmente eligió turquía crabberry caliente y baguette. Muy sabroso, no demasiado caro, de hecho yo creo que en la zona más barata pero de alto nivel, un montón de otras opciones y postres para morirse. Tartas y quiches son impresionantes...

Me encantó. Un llevar con mesas y sillas de arriba. Envases de plástico con cuchillos y tenedores de plástico. Tarta de pollo y encantador con zanahorias puerro guisantes y patatas hervidas. Sin lujos pero encantadora en comida casera.

Este es mi secreto culpable. . Intentando perder peso pero una vez a la semana me registré aquí. Desayuno en la baguette descarado camino al trabajo. Pasteles de exuberantes jardines. Hoy un pollo bastante fabuloso kebab y ensalada por 3 libras. 50!

La comida es increíble aquí, por favor, prueba el cawl es el mejor que he probado, venden comida fría y caliente, y qué variedad de comida para elegir. Ensaladas y baguettes, Lasaña, Curry, carnes calientes, pasteles caseros y quiches. Mis felicitaciones al chef John como...

Siempre me encanta venir aquí para mi para llevar almuerzo, tienen una buena variedad de comida caliente o fría. Desde baguettes, ensaladas, patatas chaqueta, tartas, tortas, etc. El personal es amable y servicial. Los precios son muy razonables.

The food here is amazing! Super fresh homemade food. However me and my partner came in to sit in and eat. The girl with orange/red toned hair was extremely grumpy! Someone else in the shop asked her what flavour the cheesecake was and she just stood there blanking him. When she served us she didn't smile once, hardly spoke, and never received a thank you. Lazy miserable young lady, she made us feel very uncomfortable and awakened eating in the place! This place would be a 5* if it wasn't for her terrible service!

Really friendly owners - gave us tips on where to eat all round the UK (Heston fans!). Good food and very good prices. Homemade Millionaire's Shortbread Cheesecake was a revelation - not too sweet, not too rich. We often pass through Carmarthen and have struggled with a lunch spot; we now have somewhere to go.

Popped in for an early morning sausage & bacon baguette and a cup of tea. Dogs allowed, extremely warm welcome and best value breakfast ever! Best I've been to in Wales.

Lovely salad bar with lots of choice to make your own salad box. Good selection of baguettes, panini, jacket potatoes etc. We ate our food upstairs. There were about 6 tables and bins for your rubbish.

Popped in with family on a Saturday afternoon. Nice to find a small, friendly and individual take away establishment selling a quality-range of pies, cakes, pastries, baguettes etc. Linited and comfortable seating also available.The service was friendly, the food delicious and, all in all, great value for money.

Warm friendly staff. Excellent value for money. Always hear people recommend and praise this place. The chef is a hoot.

Used this place few times. Not a huge menus but everything on menu is very nice, pastries, cakes, baguettes very good and plenty of hot or cold filling. Staff great. LATTE VERY GOOD.

I had a beef, pork,turkey,stuffing and gravy baguette. It was just WOW, luckily for me I get that food everytime I see my dad (the cheff) and from what I know he's been a cheff since his first job in Hamilton then the old big bite now Cegin Myrrddin. I absolutely love the food their and I'm not just saying that because he's my dad but because it truly is. I'm their every Saturday working doing the dishes but I really do enjoy it. I love that food. I recommend Cegin Myrrddin to you because you will not be let down.

Call here once a week for a breakfast roll and coffee and always receive a warm welcome and great food.

Excellent food, with a great range of choices in savory and sweet. Warm and friendly welcome from staff. Reasonable pricing.

Bizarre set-up which takes away how nice the food is. We visited for a late afternoon lunch and we were pleased to see that there was still a good choice. We ordered a veggie soup and quiche. The quiche, which came with a choice of salads, was served in a take-away container (the thing you get kebabs in). When the bread was put in a paper bag and the soup was put in a take-away 'mug' we reminded the person serving us that we were eating in. By all accounts this makes no difference. As a result we ended up eating nice food, in pleasant surroundings with plastic cutlery(tea spoon for the soup) from take-away containers. No idea why they serve lovely food this way; it spoils it. Fine if you want a take-away but not if you want a nice eat-in lunch.

we popped in for a late breakfast and ordered breakfast baguette - baguette with bacon sausage and scrambled egg, came with a mug of fairtrade cappuccino - how much? £2 !!! unbeievable - i would not have felt robbed at £5 what a bargain and delicious too. WEent back later to grab some homemade steak/ale/mushroom pies to bring home for tea. Packed full of meat, abolutely delicious. how much? £3 each!!! Unbelievable.

Has to be the best place in town for lunch on the go. Good value, lovely fresh salad cold meats and quiches and hot meats and cooked dinner to go. Cant go wrong.

Love coming here! £3 for a beef dinner, can't beat that! The beef melts in your mouth and is beauty! There's a great choice of food to eat in or take away. Baguettes, soup, jackets, pies, salads...all beauty's!

Call here when we can for a breakfast baguette and coffee or sometimes on a Saturday if I'm only in town for a short time we take home fill up trays of ham and salad etc. Food is always of excellent quality and the service is great.

Initially looked like a takeway baguette shop but there is seating upstairs. Tried the beef, stuffing and gravy hot baguette, quiche lorraine and salad - both really nice. Shame the quiche was heated in the microwave as the pastry wasn't crisp! The bakewell slice was the stand-out - absolutely delicious! Definitely would go there again.

Forget the best china , you get a styrene box, plastic cutlery but some of the best and cheapest food in town, great pies & quiches, good range of salad and veg cooked just right. Breakfast special- a big baguette, bacon & sausages , mug of tea or coffee all for £2, mains work out about £5-6 but are really generous portions

Had a lovely hot meat baguette, excellent choice of salads and home cooked pies and curry.The only issue is there were no plates or proper cutlery, seems to operate purely as a takeaway despite the fact there is ample seating upstairs. Was ludicrous eating a beef & gravy baguette without a plate. Got very messy.Think they are really missing a trick by not encouraging eating-in as there's a lack of decent cafes in Carmarthen.This cafe is almost there, just not quite.

This place has an excellent choice of delicious sandwiches and salads as well as friendly service. There is plenty of room upstairs if you want to eat indoors too. It's a great choice for lunch when you don't fancy a burger. Good portion sizes at a decent price.

Visited for lunch on a weekday.Service was fast and a little brusque. Food was was average. Salad bar looked intriguing. Upstairs pleasant but plastic cutlery and containers were annoying.

I have visited Cegin Myrddin a few times to take food away for lunch. Theres always a great choice of food and it tastes lovely - real home cooked for and for such great prices you can't go wrong. The service is very friendly and always quick. If I could I would visit daily! Love it.

We had breakfast here with friends, four x bacon and sausage baguettes, 1 tea, 2 lattes, a cappuccino and a bottle of water, all for £8.60. That is not a typo! The other food on offer looked great, especially the pies. The only thing that stops this place from getting a five from me were the sausages which were lower quality, but I wouldn't expect a top sausage for the price. I will add they were perfectly edible! The service was friendly, the upstairs seating area cozy (no large tables), and I'll be back next time I'm in town...maybe to try one of those pies...

I go to this restaurant whenever I can whilst in Carmarthen square. Amazing food (Those Nutella cakes get me every time!) And for such amazing prices! The seating upstairs is quite cosy. I also liked all the decorations upstairs, very nice! Fresh baguettes are delish! Thank you very much.

Couldn't believe we'd never tried here before! The food is good - not amazing, but certainly good - but the value is incredible. We had two meals (Lasagne and a Cheese & Potato Pie) with a very large salad and a bottle of water to share and the whole thing was only £7.20! The seating area upstairs is comfortable but not very accessible for anyone with a disability.

I buy my lunch every day at Cegin Myrddin in Blue street. A fantastic choice of food and stunning home made cakes? Service is excellent! Lovely staff and atmosphere and very reasonable prices. You cannot get better in town.

A good selection of hot meat filled baguettes, quiches and hot pies with vegetables also soup available. Let down by having polystyrene food containers and plastic cutlery

Best place to eat in Carmarthen by far! Fantastic choice of hot meals, filled baguettes and an excellent salad selection plus desserts to die for! Staff are friendly and the atmosphere is fun and relaxed. Would definitely recommend