Crwys in Cardiff

The Crwys is a prime example of a well managed pub. The staff are all obviously hand picked by Dan the manager and provide an excellent service. Dylan, was exceptional offering a warm and friendly welcome and exceptional bar service. It's a great pub. Jeff Another great early evening at our favourite pub. Terrific staff, great service and quality food. We had fish and chips which was amazing and exceptional value. They even serve Guinness Zero now and accept Blue Light card for discount on food. We really can't fault this place, it is so well run. A rarity these days. Thank you all. Jeff and Jane

Always clean, polite staff and prompt service. The food is nice. I love coming here on a Sunday for a roast!

Very polite staff and lovely pub.

Always a good place for a pint.

Love the new Bayside Lager , well done Brains. Great service, and staff really good on social distancing rules. Well just tried the Skull Attack real ale. What an Amazing beer we'll done Brains.

Met my daughter here who is at Cardiff University and lives close by. Great place to stop and chat and have a drink together. My daughter booked through a QR code at the table and then they were brought to us. Thank you.

The food was absolutely incredible, and came to our table really quickly

Great time at the quiz. 30% offer very satisfying evening meal.

Enter with confidence. You won't regret it

Steak and ale pie nice, burger good.

Good pub quiz. Reasonably priced beer. Standard chain pub grub food. Not the best but it does the job.

Always come on a Thursday night for the quiz and the charisma of the host Darren Tipples

A comfortable stay with pleasant staff and tasty food

Came in for a pub crawl, staff were friendly and inviting and service was outstanding.

First staff member that served me was friendly the second gentleman was not when I asked him if I could get a small top up of coke he said I got what I paid for. Stingy with pepci from the tap.

Fantastic pub, excellent service! Don't get to come very often but the bar staff are so welcoming! What a gem that Teresa is!

We had a lovely time! Great prices and food selection. we were served by Sophia who served us with smile and gave great food recs! Highly recommend

Land lady with red hair behind the bar absolutely delightful

Everything was really good. Everyone we met were lovely, polite and friendly

Great local pub with lovely garden to enjoy the sun, Sophia behind the bar is always really friendly, would recommend!

Teresa is the best barmaid there is!!! Wouldn’t be the same here with out her

Amazing pub! Very much recommend the Thursday quiz or any day for that matter!

Absolutely loved coming here. Will definitely be coming more often. One of the best pubs in Cardiff. Friendly staff

Theresa was great service was excellent

I came in with some friends on Friday and the drinks were great quality. We were served by Eabad who was friendly and welcoming- would recommend as somewhere to go for a pint.

Terrible team of bar staff on Saturday the 4th - clearly a bunch of students working at the bar with school like attitudes. I went up to the bar and was waiting 45 minutes at the very front to be served with my boyfriend. It got to the stage of ridiculous when at least 50 new people that came in were served before us. We had just finished work and were tee total - it was completely deliberate and uncalled for. People were walking up to the bar and the bar staff would say “who’s next” I would say hi and they would completely ignore me until about 45 minuets later once we were practically the last there we were served. I work in Roath and this isn’t what working within the community is like.

I was only visiting, so not the normal customer. I suspect the pub is mainly used by people watching sport. The food is very standard pub grub. Asked for a bitter shandy, and was surprised there was some hesitancy if there was any bitter. Also, only 'normal' coke, none of the usual alternatives. Ordered two jacket potatoes, took about 30mins to come to table, one barely warm, but thankfully still edible. The garden area looked quite impressive, but way too cold that Saturday afternoon, only enticing a couple of smokers.

Best pub in Cardiff. No question about it.

Best pub in Cardiff. Especially Teresa. Brilliant chef and the best manager ever. Love the place.

friendly staff, food great, whilst there was no fish and chips on the night we attended

Overall I had a good experience at the Crwys Hotel Pub. Unfortunately when we visited in the evening they were out of a lot of food, our family enjoys a good steak and just out luck that was one of the things they were out of. I had the chicken burger & fries and I must say it was delicious, I opted for added mozzarella on mine. Others had gammon, egg & pineapple- this was fine though not the best that they've had. Overall, a solid 4-star experience, staff were kind though lacking a few food options.

Always clean and pleasant... great fast service, hot tasty food.

Great pub atmosphere on a Thursday for the quiz, staff are great and always quick service!

One of my favourite pubs in cardiff. Great fun every time

Don't bother trying to go on a Thursday.. have to prebook a table in a pub it's absolutely ridiculous..

Our new favourite pub in cathays. Teresa was amazing, we loved celebrating St.Patricks day with her and the team. Excellent atmosphere and service, will definitely be visiting again soon!

Absolutely loved my trip to the Crwys. The staff very excellent and the service was efficient. Looking forward to coming back again soon!

Love the staff Theresa is the best 👌

The service from the hot red head was excellent 👌

Lovely pub very local and friendly to us all ways in here with family and we always enjoy are time spent here

Fabulous food today at the Crwys. The pub was full with every table taken yet the food was fantastic, hot and freshly cooked! Wonderful service from Abi and super food! We will def be returning

Great day out for the rugby. Shame the result didn't match the service. Lovely place for a friendly beer

Went to watch the six nations was a great pub with friendly staff!

Been there on a couple of Sundays so far to attend the pub quiz, and had amazing experiences both times! Located at cathays, not very far from the city centre and City Road, it's very accessible with free roadside Parking. The pub gets crowded towards the evening after 7 PM - and could see almost all the tables booked (probably for the quiz) but I was lucky to find tables for us! The pub has an amazing ambience with a lot of tables. The food and beer are good and worth the money! The service was also super quick despite the busyness. There's an option to place the order and pay using a QR code from the tables which makes it super convenient and hassle-free. My selections were: Drinks - 1. Draught - Pint Shandy - Brains Barry Island Shandy (£4.65) 2. Draught - Half Shandy - Brains Barry Island Half Shandy (£2.35) 3. Pub classics - Mac & Cheese with BBQ Pipped Pork (£12.79) 4. Pub Classics - Hunter’s Chicken (£10.79) 5. Starters & Sharers - Chicken Wings (£4.79) Given that there are a handful of items (Snacks/ Drinks) under £3 pounds, it's a good place for a cheap but good meal if one doesn't wish to spend much! Everything I tried tasted good, was fresh and filling. Coming to the quiz - It happens every Sunday at 8.30-10.30 PM. It's hosted by Jamie - a very friendly Quiz master, and has an overwhelming participation. It's pretty long, 40 questions plus a curtain raiser round of another 20+ questions which - all on paper. The latter is distributed about half hour before the start of the actual quiz. A raffle also takes place with some good prices at stake. My verdicts: Food Quality ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Food Quantity ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plate Presentation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Food Menu options - Non Veg ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Food Menu options - Veg ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Drinks Menu options ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hot Beverages Menu options - 0 Service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ambiance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Crowd demographics - mostly Older generation Value for money ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My verdict: The only con is that it can get quite noisy thanks to its older crowd (which certainly is not something in anyone’s control). Nevertheless, it's Definitely one of the better pubs around, and highly recommended.

Busy pub when students are around nice atmosphere lovely garden when sun shines

Friendly staff , good came quick , best chicken burger I’ve ever had.

Lovely place. Gammon steak for just £7.50. I went to take a picture but (as you can see) I couldn't wait to eat it. 😋

I've not had such excellent fish n chips for ages! The freshest batter covering lovely, tender fillet plus tasty mushy peas.

The Crwys hosted us on 14/12 for our run club Xmas meal and party. Everything was brilliant: The space set aside for us. Really nice venue and table arrangements. The food - brilliant. Speed of service - I don't know how they managed to do it so well. Staff - all of them super friendly and helpful. The Crwys really didn't put a foot wrong here. Massive thanks to them for such a good night from everyone Albany Road Run Club. Dave club coach

Theresa and Dan were amazing with our students on Monday, really friendly atmosphere :)

Went there on Monday for a Christmas party for students with additional learning needs and the staff, atmosphere and service 10 out of 10 would recommend this pub for people of all ages!

We held our college Christmas party here. The whole experience was snaxing

James glennan the service was exceptional. What a charming young man. The food was delicious and fast and poured the best guinness I’ve had. Top notch!

Had a lovely Christmas meal food was really nice

We love coming to Darren’s quiz every week! Really varied and something for everyone, go Darren!

We love the Thursday quiz night with the wonderful Darren, he’s the greatest person I’ve ever met! ..and the chips are nice too!

Always freindly bar staff we visit every other week always nice food

Always a lovely welcome and Teresa is most definitely the hostess with the mostest!!

Dog friendly pub. Staff are lovely and the food is proper pub grub :)

Fantastic food and atmosphere! Lovely bar lady Teresa

Ordered a well done steak that was well done on 1 half but other half was medium-rare turned me off my friend ordered medium-rare it was blue sent it bk cane bk still rare, no mushrooms wernt told till we sked where they where n onion ring were so small i didnt even see them on the plate peas hard as bullets, won't gmbe going there again

Called in after arecommendation from a friend in the area as we aint feom here12/11/23 2 steak meals ordered.. paid extra for chips. Then had to go back as they forgot them 1 steak was meant to be medium rare but was cold inside so sent back the 2nd steak as pictured was ordered well done but as you can see still quite pink.. no mushrooms when asked they didn't have any, but wasn't told prior to ordering peas like bullets and cold.. not value for mk ey as the portions are more for a teenager size.. most of the steak wasted as very tough. Wouldn't recommend this place at all.

Quiz really enjoyable. Service good. Staff very efficient and helpful.

Excellent and friendly service,lovely food in comfortable surroundings, and a great quiz every Thursday evening!👍

Teresa went above and beyond for me and my boyfriend!!! She was at our back and call and is just a funny , kind person to be around 🫶🏼 amazing atmosphere will be coming back !!!!

Great pub, good service. Teresa stood out for me with her great efforts and went that extra mile!

Came here for a family meal Sunday. Was delicious and Teresa couldnt help us enough. Thank you will definitely be coming back.

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Just had the nicest fish and chips I think I’ve ever eaten. Guinness is on point also.

Witnessed an assault in the bathroom last night. Reported it to the staff and the victim of the assault got victim blamed by one of the bar staff. The perpetrator wasn’t even asked to leave the venue and other staff members denied it happening. Disgusting handling of the situation. Was an absolute shame as prior to this the staff had been excellent in looking after everybody

Nice pub, really nice beer garden

Great atmosphere, staff are always friendly even when it's busy!

Came in after the half marathon amazing atmosphere, staff were brilliant on a really busy day

Love spending my weekends here, reasonably priced and great for a pint with friends in the evening. Great for students like myself and the for the family as it a dog friendly! Highly recommend!

Could not have wished for a better experience in the Crwys, Danny and James made our visit rememberable and will be heading back soon!

Staff absolutely fantastic and Zach is an absolute star

The best pub to go in Cardiff, amazing roasts, friendly staff and always guaranteed to be a good time! Danny the landlord always goes out of his way to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves. Spend most weekends here!

Two enjoyable meals, one which was Gluten Free, in mid afternoon, fulfilled our appetite. Best wishes to the staff of Crwys Hotel, We'll be back again with you soon.

I had the burger but the meat had a weird texture. The staff were lovely

Love The Crwys. Always friendly.

Danny and the team have been amazing over the last 10 years or so that we have been going to the crwys. Always good food, always good service and we will continue to come for many more years

Great little Brains pub. Good food and good beer.

Love the crwys - lovely friendly atmosphere

Excellent food, drinks and lovely staff.

Came down last weekend from Newcastle for the speedway final at the millennium stadium We were staying around the corner Stayed for over 3 hours on Friday afternoon nice beers Lovely staff popped in again Saturday afternoon for a few more scoops then ended up back on Saturday night till closing can highly recommend nice chilled atmosphere in the beer garden 👍 😀

Bit of food watching the United game.

I was able to book a table beforehand via the website easily. We were welcomed with a smile on entering the premises, a reservation placard had been placed on our table to inform other guests the area had been taken. Ordering food and drinks was a delightful experience with a friendly barman and an extensive menu. The food was delicious and served in a timely manner by another happy staff member. Checks were made to see if we were content with the meal and we were said goodbye to on leaving. The entire end-to-end journey of the Crwys was magnificent and we look forward to returning.

Just went for a quick pint staff friendly and good service

The Sunday lunch was not very warm. I didn’t get the horseradish with my meal as requested. The apple crumble was lovely I asked for it with cream and got custard. Both my courses were incorrect then and I had to wait for the correct accompaniment to my course. Disappointing as these were simple things that the kitchen had to do.

We use this pub quite often. We arrived early this day, this wasn't a problem, our table was ready and we were able to eat earlier. The staff are friendly and accommodating. There is a wide selection of drinks. The beer garden is great if we have the weather. The areas including the toilets are clean and well kept. There is a good selection of food on the menu. The food is always superb and of a high quality in taste and presentation. Food and drink is reasonably priced. Definitely the best pub in that area at the moment.

Brilliant Gluten free menu. Staff friendly, helpful and professional.

Quiet when I arrived only tv on with American football on, not applying. Service was good, ran out of my choice but both people that served me were nice. Well worth another visit.

Pints were good, servers were friendly and prices were decent (by today's standards anyway, am I right). Had a few nice times in there now. Happy for it to be my local

Friendly pub , love visiting on a Thursday night for the quiz hosted by Darren. Always a great welcome and good atmosphere.

I've been coming here for the pub quiz every Thursday for are two years. The atmosphere is amazing and the quiz is great (even though my team normally comes last). The food is delicious and I highly recommend either the burger or the mac and cheese. The staff are also lovely and incredibly friendly. They'll happily chat with you and are just generally welcoming.

This place has something wonderful in the air. It may be the joy of the customers, the smell of the delicious food in the breeze or the fruity smell of cider or all of the above. Tis truly amazing.

Been going here for 2 years now, always feel welcome. Food is always good quality. Will miss this place once I leave Cardiff.

Great night out, decent prices and do an NHS discount. Thursday quiz nights are the highlight of my week. Would recommend to anyone

Lush pub, always a great time when I’m there. Amazing staff and booze

All the bar staff are lovely and polite. You are guaranteed good food that arrives in a decent amount of time. Pub quiz on thursdays is always fun with a mix of quesrions for the different generations.