Church Inn in Cardiff

Nice pub, nice staff - but the glasses are seriously stinking. They need a proper deep dishwasher clean!

Called in on dog walk, first time here and will be returning. Didn't have food but what I saw looked good. And a good Guinness.

(We didn’t order food) Come here with my boyfriend for the Karaoke we’ve come here every so often for that. We record ourselves every time to show to ourselves and family in the morning after when we’re sober. A patron became rather aggressive towards us for the filming despite our previous time there was no complaints, it was dealt with rather quickly the staff were helpful and understanding about this which was much appreciated as the night ended he came up to to us in the beer garden whilst we were smoking a cigarette and seemingly had put all the issues behind him and we started talking friendly as strangers do exchanged our jobs and how our days went etc… to which he turned sour towards me because of my job and threatened “to find me” even if it was drunken words it’s still a threat that he wanted to attack to me. To which my partner became defensive towards the man. And where we were yelled at by a member of staff who said that “we were part of an agenda” what ever that means? the guy who hurled abuse was let go Scot-Free due to him being drunk, but the disrespect we received was awful and I wouldn’t recommend coming here at all. You get threatened by customers, but if they’re too drunk to be held accountable it’s your fault? Awful service

Fue por el cumpleaños de nuestras nietas. Todos tuvimos comida y estaba delicioso. Encantador pub amable, el personal era agradable y la comida era buena. Recomendaría

Stopped here on my way back from work for a drink and a bite to eat. Great food and great service. Will be back!

I love this place the staff are so friendly and welcoming the beers are always kept well well worth a visit.

Lovely pub. Food was good and staff were friendly. Definitely worth a visit.

Food used to be lovely here, they did a cracking deal of 3 sides for £10 and now they’ve upped the price to £13 for 3 sides and the quality of the plates has dropped drastically. Very disappointing.

Shocking customer service will not come here again. I asked for a particular item not to go on my plate as I’m allergic but I was served with this item I specifically asked not to go on my plate because of an allergic reaction. I’m sure the woman in a black maxi dress was the manager who took my plate and threw the item off my plate. She was not happy because I asked them to be taken off my plate. She had a face like a slapped arse and was extremely rude. Atmosphere. Food was delicious shame about customer service. WILL NOT COME HERE AGAIN AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY

First time visitor and a nice pub and staff. Food was very good and will be visiting again soon with family.

A trip to a place that has valuable memories for my family

The best fish and chips we have ever had .

Meg was so professional and very helpful

My wife and I organised to have the side corner room booked out for our daughter’s Christening. We had 35 guests with plenty of room. The buffet food and service from the team was great! Really recommend for small gatherings or parties.

It's a pub in llanishen village

Really nice place!!! Feels like a family place 😊

Ate here today food was excellent staff were helpful and friendly

Came with my daughter the service was good no problems at all food was amazing atmosphere was amazing they had a bad on we stay for the show good show as well will defo come again

Great, apart from a wobbly table in the corner

Had the fish and chip platter, lovely! Nice pint of Guinness, friendly staff. You pay for the car park at the rear but you get it refunded at the bar. Nice atmosphere with live football. Will definitely return!

Had the misfortune to eat here today. The service was horrendous, food was bad and they took cash only and gave us a receipt saying that we had £20 off but we didn’t. The barman didn’t know what a shandy was he as looking for a bottle 😩 They got the order wrong, not rocket science. Wouldn’t go there again if there was no where else to eat

The landlord has to be the nicest, friendly and most accommodating landlord of any pub in Cardiff. I'd come here just for the service alone.

Great food, great service. Best fish and chips around, few too many teles for our group of senior citizens!!

This pub look so cozy and all staffs are friendly/ respectful. My family enjoyed the food and drinks. We will go there again .

Booked in for a festive meal. The table was beautifully presented and the food was delicious. Really good value for money with friendly attentive staff.

Trainee Chef Keith whipped up a great mixed grill, asked for a rare steak and that’s what I got, he is young Gordan Ramsey in the making

An absolute gem of a pub, welcoming to everyone the staff are excellent and the food and beer are as good as it gets

Nice pint, nice food, nice staff, 👍

We were a large party. Two of the meals were sent back as they were inedible! 18£ waisted. After telling staff that the chicken was like rubber and I would like a refund, twice! Nothing was done. I live locally and use this place for all family bdays etc, very disappointed in our experience there were 12 of us and they made a lot of money! The least the manager could of done is apologise but no apology from anyone and No Refund!!!!! BAD Service

Horrid staff. Rude, belittling and with zero customer service skills. I’d rather chew off my own fingers than go here again.

Excellent place to eat and drink

A frequent visitor to the Church Inn. Took a party of 15 adults last week all very pleased with the visit, food and staff excellent.

Stunning Sunday lunch one of the best I have had! Highly recommended and the staff were so attentive and friendly

I wouldn’t work here if i was you, will fire you without notice and leave you financially out of pocket, Not very nice of them. Don’t speak to you very nice either, very agressive on times. will take my business elsewhere Reply from their reply- It was actually 4 times, which i do have stomuch problems i could have medically have shown you. so i see your point but you gave me no notice whatsoever, the “advice” you gave me was shocking, to let a boy who doesn’t have a clue try and tell me what to do. I am expecting my full pay for what i did and when it comes to lateness, im sure that was 2 occasions; but i do also recall your other staff being late often. Seems to be just me you had an issue with though. Left me financially out of pocket and you don’t seem to care. I will happily take to social media to make others aware of your horrendous company policies and ethics thought you guys were better than this.

Decent pub, not the best but ok.

Didn't have food. Apparently the oldest pub in Cardiff. Had a good night there.

Lovely burger and chips, friendly staff.

Great local pub, great beer garden, good atmosphere and ok food, but serves late at night which is great. Good beer options which are advertised but not available at all times, would like to be more aware of which times the drink selections are available.

It's got a lovely friendly staff there

Called in here for lunch and drinks on Tuesday food was rubbish,pubs great for drinking an tv just don't eat here.

Great local, that I always visit when in the area. However, we were disappointed on Sunday 2/7/23 as I called in the morning to check food service times, and was told they were serving until 9.00 pm. We arrived hungry at around 7.00 pm, to be told that the kitchen was shut! Disappointing to say the least, and not the usual good service we've come to expect.

Lovely village pub, good atmosphere & friendly, helpful staff. We had Katsu chicken with rice, really delicious. Only complaint being that most desserts came with vegetarian or vegan toppings no real custard. Therefore the reason I only gave 5 stars for the food.

Food wasn't the greatest. Onion rings over cooked and greasey and looked like they were cooked in old oil. Chicken was dry. Nacho dips were vinegary/on the turn. But bar tender and owner were very helpful, polite and accommodating

Excellent meal but a shame the Rev James beer was not on. Llandow beeer is not so good.

First time I visited this pub and never again. I drink Stella and when I went in for my second pint the bar lady advised me that she had no Stella glasses left. I offered her to use my previous Stella glass, but I was told abruptly that this was not allowed due to covid restrictions date today when I visited this pub was 14/06/2023 (I WOULD SAY IT WAS DUE TO NOBODY COLLECTING THE 100 EMPTY GLASSES LEFT ON TABLES OUTSIDE, WHICH WAS THE REAL REASON THERE WERE NO STELLA GLASSES IN THE BAR) but they allowed glasses to be taken out in to the beer garden instead of plastics. The Bar staff were very rude and over all no customer service, and they didn't really look happy in their jobs. For a pub in a well off area of Cardiff, it's very poor and not very welcoming at all. You would get better service and more friendly staff in the local weatherspoons down the road for half the price. Never again I would also like to state the atmosphere in and outside the pub is very intimidating and not somewhere you would go on either a date or a family occasion. Definitely not a place I would want to take my children. ROUGH PUB

First time I visited this pub and never again. I drink Stella and when I went in for my second pint the bar lady advised me that she had no Stella glasses left. I offered her to use my previous Stella glass, but I was told abruptly that this was not allowed due to covid restrictions date today when I visited this pub was 14/06/2023 (I WOULD SAY IT WAS DUE TO NOBODY COLLECTING THE 100 EMPTY GLASSES LEFT ON TABLES OUTSIDE, WHICH WAS THE REAL REASON THERE WERE NO STELLA GLASSES IN THE BAR) but they allowed glasses to be taken out in to the beer garden instead of plastics. The Bar staff were very rude and over all no customer service, and they didn't really look happy in their jobs. For a pub in a well off area of Cardiff, it's very poor and not very welcoming at all. You would get better service and more friendly staff in the local weatherspoons down the road for half the price. Never again I would also like to state the atmosphere in and outside the pub is very intimidating and not somewhere you would go on either a date or a family occasion. Definitely not a place I would want to take my children.

The food was absoloutley gorgeous ... i had fishand chips with mushy peas .. bareley anuthing left on plate .. think the 2 others had burgers .. aa again barely anything left on the plates ..

Great food would definitely come back. Staff are also lovely and welcoming.

Really friendly & welcoming staff, food was all piping hot & lovely & fresh tasted lush.. will definitely come again xx

Very nice food, having turned up by chance all our meals were lovely and lots of it, staff very pleasant Chef and his recommendation was spot on we will be back thank you xx

Lovely staff, great service and lovely pub :)

It's always a great pint and excellent food

Great food, super friendly and great atmosphere - love the live bands too!

Meal and drinks for 6 for under £80, good value imo..kitchen was slow but we got a free round. Definitely would eat there again

Excellent local pub. Staff very helpful and friendly. Good selection of beers and gins and beers well looked after. Food excellent and delivered promptly. Beware the hot spice wings! X-rated for the connoisseurs of spice. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

Great pub great and great locals, fantastic food, well worth the visit

Asked if there were any tables for food. Was told to wait whilst they cleared tables. Sat there for 20 minutes and watched them clear 5 tables but nobody came over to advise us of this. Walked out and went to a lovely pub down the road.

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere, lots of TV's showing different sports. Dog friendly inside. Nice beer garden. Have not eaten here

Popped in for a quick drink recently having never been here before. Looks like a nice, traditional oldie worldie pub from the outside. There is parking onsite and an outdoor seating area. It was late on a Friday afternoon and it was pretty busy - but nice busy rather than packed. The inside matched the traditional pub look and I liked the atmosphere. The customers and staff were friendly and they had a good range of drinks including Magners which is what I opted for. Would visit again 👍

Visited for short time in the garden for a pint 🍺 and resting on the way to other destinations. We liked it very much and promised to visit again for more maybe a eat something. It was a sunny day and for the small space they offering plenty of tables to enjoy the sunny day and a drink.

Oldest pub in Cardiff, food great and good selection of ales

Go to this place for food, the best burger in Cardiff, we absolutely love it here good value for money and good food. Hard to get a table on the weekend as it can get busy. So get booking

Nice pub, great staff. Prices are good too.

Been a couple of times and each time the meal was excellent will go again my wife and her friends go once a week

A classy nice bar in Llanishen. Very spacious with a large outdoor area. The indoors are spacious as well. It’s a crowded place, especially during games and weekend nights. They have burgers + drink option starting at 7£, which is a good deal. Have read other reviews about their good customer service - which I couldn’t notice much probably because it was too crowded at the bar. It was an amazing experience, however, despite the crowd. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ambience ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ customer service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ drinks menu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ value for money Verdict: the go-to pub during Llanishen visit

Great pub with excellent food, chef and bar staff! Always warm and cosy too which is a huge bonus. A great evening out with a friendly atmosphere..All in all such a great local pub!

Nice gastro pub,small skittles alley out the back.

Excellent food and pleasant polite staff. Good value.

My daughter and I went for Sunday lunch a few weeks ago and it was wonderful. Proper gravy and lovely food. The only thing that spoilt it was the seriously bad language from the men talking loudly by the bar. Just wasn't necessary 😕. Wouldn't like to go there with children.

Cracking little pub, friendly locals. Made to feel part of the place straight away! Lush!!

Great customer service and delicious food

Good service and decent beer. Sunday lunch ok for the price point

Great place ! Staff friendly ! Only negative was paying for parking.

Lovely Turkey Roast! really good value for money, staff very attentive

My daughters favourite place to go for food. Always a pleasant experience with nice staff. Also, the oldest pub in Cardiff at maybe 700 years old.

Lovely pub and very friendly staff and customers

Food fine The behaviour of the locals lets it down. Eat and leave is our best advise.

Met family for birthday drinks and bar food. Friendly staff, great food, ales and spirit selection

Staff are really friendly, good service and good food. Carianne was amazing.

Really pleasant hour spent in the garden friendly staff.

What an amazing start to our holiday a lovely meal before going away really loved the starter bites they were lush deffinately be back xxxx

We had a nice lunch here, I booked via their website and asked for a table by a window..which we had! Will definitely ho there again and recommend to others. Nice staff, prices were pretty good for food....not over the top! :-)

What a lovely little pub the Church Inn at Llanishen & the staff are very helpful & very friendly also its spotlessly clean & with a really great party atmosphere with all their customers 👌 We're really looking forward to our next visit 10 out 10 well done church inn Llanishen 👏

Great food cheap drinks lovely friendly run pub love goin here often 5 stars definetely

Me and my brother enjoy visiting our local pub the Church Inn!! The staff are all nice ☺️ and the food is tasty!! Well worth the visit!!

Quick service, lively pub with locals. Show some sports, good food and service

Good value food if you don’t mind ‘spoons type quality. Beers are OK but could do with a better selection of Ales/IPA staff are always fab 👍🏻

Lovely food, reasonable prices, very accommodating and friendly. Nice ale and atmosphere too.

went for food and drinks service good and friendly helpful staff

Absolutely terrible booked a table for 7 & only 3 could eat as kitchen had to be cleaned so other half of table would have to wait over half an hour to to be served absolutely ridiculous.

Local friendly pub. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Typical pub food menu. Slow to bringing food out. Plant based burger was burnt. They served food on paper but once the paper got moist it tore and broke up with the food. I would recommend removing the paper if possible before eating. Other wise it was OK.

Kelly was so friendly and lovely, really made us feel welcome! Thanks so much!

As always, the staff are friendly and the food hits the spot.

Came down for a Sunday lunch, food was great quality and the drinks were cold to go with the hot weather, staff members were kind and compliments to the chefs for getting the food out in good time Would highly recommend

Nice food friendly staff and good value

Very nice food and excellent service

Great to go back to childhood haunt

Busy pub but speedy service from polite staff

Nice burger, great onion rings, recommend

Lovely welcoming pub .Great value food and booze .