Daffodil in Cardiff

Hidden gem. Lovely food, great staff & service. Fantastic cocktails. Had a lovely meal here with family. Enjoyed it so much will be visiting again very soon.

Amazing place, great food, tables are a bit close together

Visited on the 26th of November. The food was excellent, reasonably priced, and the service top class. If you're at Cardiff highly recommended! I am looking forward to my next visit.

Came for the roast this Sunday, veggie options was brilliant and I’d recommend the sticky toffee pudding. Chris, our server, was brilliant - great service!!

Group meal for 20 and it was very good. Nice food, pleasant staff and good value

We were here when storm Darragh hit so while we had fabulous service because of the storm it was quite understandably empty. I think the party vibe was missing because of that.

The staff is friendly and the food was great!

Just No. Sat at the rear of the restaurant in some sort of conservatory right next to the disabled toilet/baby changing area which was filthy and whose door was constantly swinging open and a hand dryer stuck on. People walking through the restaurant with McDonald’s to eat it in the beer garden. I Ordered the chicken breast in pancetta, absolutely no pancetta and the chicken breast had a leg bone in it so it wasn’t chicken breast! The meat was covered in skin and full of cartilage and grisly. For 2 mains and two drinks the bill was £70! We then sat at the bar to kill time before going to the theatre. I asked the waiter for the same Italian wine I’d had with my meal to be barked at that “ I’ve NOT POURED any Italian tonight so you haven’t drunk any Italian wine here”! Which I CLEARLY ordered from the menu. He then proceeded to swear at every ticket he was given behind the bar and go off slamming doors and cupboards! Really unprofessional and unpleasant man. I happily will never go here ever again.

Our second visit and most certainly our last. Food was ok, drinks were too except the cocktails which were below average. 7 of us ate and spent a few hours enjoying our afternoon. We had a bottle of Prosecco a bottle of wine and some French coffees after our meals and upon finishing and paying for our meal and drinks which were in excess of £350, we decided to head for our final drink whilst waiting for out taxi home, only to be refused service as we were apparently too drunk??? I’m writing this whilst at home and am most definitely not! I was was gobsmacked but accepted that was the staffs decision which was relayed by the manager to me at the bar. So returned to my seat, finished our drinks and left to grab our taxi. Manager then appeared a few moments behinds us outside to confront us. Stating ‘I don’t appreciate you bitching about me’ 🤣 wow, just wow is all I can say. He could clearly see we were no where near drunk or slurring. No bitching our end just our opinion that we couldn’t believe that we were treated this way and we were very polite and understanding and left quietly. As a fellow landlady & club manager I have never cared to follow anyone out of the door regarding their opinion. If my decision was to support my staffs say so then the fact I refuse service is enough to know I’ve done my job. To go after a customer who didn’t kick up a fuss of leave drunk (as accused) is absolute nonsense.

Always a great visit here. Very central and ideal as a meeting place.

It's a amazing place to eat. 100% a place to go.

Perfectly wonderful dinner! Good service. Nice pub atmosphere. Tasty food!

Estuve aquí en el pasado y tuvimos una comida encantadora, sin embargo, reciente disminución en la calidad. Tamaño de porción minúscula y elementos que faltan. Comida ni de lejos digna de precio. El personal de servicio sigue siendo muy amable y servicial. Sentí por ellos sacando los platos pequeños.

Laid back feel to this nice place near the theatres in Cardiff. Will definitely come here again.

Reservamos un espacio de 5 - 7 pm mientras asistíamos al Teatro Nuevo a las 8 pm, y solo 5 minutos a pie, y nos habían recomendado. Una gran elección, tuvimos 3 platos relajados, vino y 2 cócteles por £ 130. Todo el curso fue impresionante, y tenía el mejor martini expreso que he probado. Fue una buena cena en un ambiente relajado con un excelente servicio - volveremos!

Absolutely one of the best club sandwich I’ve ever had. Service was good and the staff is really kind. Great for a late Saturday brunch. I highly recommend.

Fui a almorzar con amigos para ponernos al día después de mucho tiempo. Lo pasamos genial. El personal era muy atento, pero tampoco nos molestó todo el tiempo para que pudiéramos disfrutar de nuestra conversación. Estábamos sentados en una cabina más tranquila y la comida era fabulosa. Todo el experimentado se sintió muy relajado y sin duda volveré

Gran pub en el centro de la ciudad Hace unas semanas después de la carrera de Cardiff 10 k mis amigos y yo estábamos buscando comida después de nuestra carrera. Tuvimos la suerte de encontrar esta joya. Estaba muy ocupado, pero el servicio era genial y nuestra anfitriona Elena era fantástica. Como estaba ocupado, exceptuamos que el servicio fuera un poco lento, pero ese no fue el caso. Todos tuvimos la cena del domingo que fue genial con muchos lados, y el ambiente era genial Otra ventaja es que es agradable para los perros y mi perro amigo se portó bien y disfrutó de estar allí. Recomiendo encarecidamente visitar para la comida y el precio definitivamente vale la pena.

Really nice food, but very expensive for what it is and not particularly good value compared to similarly priced places.

Had an excellent brunch here. Great food and service.

Service a little slow. The food was tasty.

The worst dining experience I've ever had ! Sunday lunch 2pm , 3 out of 5 starters not available, no vegan/vegetarian roast available, apparently sold out by 2pm on a Sunday! Was offered a vegan burger as a roast instead of the sold out Wellington served with the smallest potion of roast potatoes I've ever seen ! My side order of Welsh potato cake did not turn up at all, we were not offered any condiments,  mustard, apple sauce etc and when we did ask for them they didn't turn up either, the salt and pepper we requested at the start of the meal turned up as we were finishing eating. Medium roast beef came well done and had to be replaced, it took so long our friend had to eat on his own after we had finished eating with cold shared vegetables that had been sat on the table for an hour by then, when fresh/warm veg was asked for it did not turn up either! All in all a terrible experience with very poor food, we were all hugely disappointed.

Probably the worst experience I've had, We dinner with them in August about 6 or 7 of us and we had a great time so we came again yesterday for Sunday lunch. 5 of us came, 3 people were told they could not have what they asked for as it had ran out, baring in mind we were not informed at the start, so now people are panicking ordering. Ran out of any Veggie roast by 2pm (absolutely ridiculous) 1 beef roast had to be sent out as wasn't cooked as requested, meaning he ended up eating alone, no offer of fresh hot veg, untill we complained, which actually never arrived.no salt and pepper and when asked arrived towards the end of our meal, no condiments offered either again asked twice and also did not arrive, we rescued apology after apology! excuse after excuses, Our Welsh potato cake did not arrive, What a shocking experience. None of us will ever return and sadly would not now be able to recommend this place to anyone either. I've had a better experience at a pub. how can you run out of so much food by 2pm and not be informed untill your ordering it. if I could give 0 starts I would have. such a shame .. I really hope they do better.!

Nice place to be, lovely welcome form the staff and the premises are very clean and well presented. Not the best selection of beers but enough for everybody. Food was very good, although unusually the veg was cooked better and had a better flavour than the meat. Cheese board is recommended. Will probably come back next time I'm in town but booking ahead is essential.

Such a lovely experience here. Alicja was very attentive and a great host. The beef roast dinner was beautiful and the best stuffing balls ever! Rarebit croquettes to start were beautiful too. Highly recommend and will definitely be back.

Lovely food, proper chips! Nice venue and atmosphere

Good food and friendly service. My friend’s meal took quite a while but overall it was a good experience. The quality of the food was great.

This week the lamb was a little fatty but hay that happens. Will defo be back. Cracking place!!

The atmosphere is nice and the food was lovely. Unfortunately the service was a little bit of a let down.

I often visit the Daffodil and I’m never disappointed. Jen the manager is such fun! Food here is delicious! The Sunday roasts are almost as good as me mams! You can’t go wrong with a roast here on a Sunday, best place in Cardiff for a Sunday roast.

Amazing food and really friendly, helpful staff!

Grazing menu is a must! Welsh tapas is a 10/10

Love this place, food and service excellent

Came here for a last minute lunch and was so impressed. The sandwiches were amazing and the wine list just as good! Elenor served us and was incredible so friendly and attentive. Would recommend.

Very tasty, reasonably priced, beautifully presented food and friendly down-to-earth staff and atmosphere, would definitely go back.

The perfect blend between pub friendliness and the quality of fine dining. An excellent lamb roast and the vegetables we extraordinary. Wonderful staff and excellent bar tender. The Irish Coffees are particularly good!

The buttery leeks were excellent and my kid liked the sausage.

Been here about 5 times now, it is always amazing. Staff are super friendly. Food is always presented well and tastes amazing. Recommend anyone and everyone to go to the Daffodil!

It was an absolutely beautiful place we really enjoyed our brunch. Thank you for a lovely service

The food was lovely and well timed. The waitress was not very friendly and slightly spoiled our dining out experience although the waiter was very friendly and helpful.

Genuinely one of the nicest Sunday roasts I've had while eating out. Everything was delicious and well cooked, and the vegetables and gravy sides were very generous

The good points.The bar is very clean and staff welcoming. Toilets also very clean and tidy,how customers with disabilities cope though as I needed to clime a steep set of stairs to reach the men's toilets. I went on a Sunday so base this review on the menu of the day. I chose a starters of lamb kebabs and the roast lamb dinner my companions chose the vegan options and the third member of our party chose olive's and main course of pork dinner. I found the kebabs contained 3 small lamb squares and a mint sauce. The dinner was taste not overly large but adequate, my main concern was the lamb that came with the meal was tough hard to cut and I would have had to my borrow my Gsd teeth to chew some of it. But that was my meal. The others thought the vegan meals were limited in choice but tasty and well cooked and my companion thought the pork dinner was well cooked. To round up I thought the menu a little pricy. My dinner guests would return. I would go again perhaps I chose the wrong option on the day.

Went with work colleagues. Very well organised and the burger I had was delicious. Great outdoor area and conservatory. Couldn't fault it to be honest.

Fab food, lovely staff, great cocktails, highly recommend

Nice atmosphere, very good service and very good food.

Charming pub with an intimate-style small beer garden. The food is really great, in the upper category for "pub food" ("petite restauration" we'd say in French), much better and refined than a lot of others I've been to. The staff was really kind and joyful. Had a lovely lunch there with friends.

Not the best experience. Cold food , next to nothing service . We carried on eating the food as staff didn’t check on us and we thought might never get sorted . Asked 4 times for more gravy it eventually came when we finished our meal . Condiments like mustard , mint and horseradish were brought in jars with no spoons . Waited ages to be asked if we wanted a dessert and it felt like we were an inconvenience . Won,t be back gone rapidly down hill

Lovely pub in the city centre. Food is fab. Service is excellent and lovely beer garden.

The lentil lasagna is delicious and vegan 😊 I am pretty positive everything is handmade and I could taste the love. There is also a private room you can reserve upstairs if you have a larger party.

I dined here with my family for Sunday Roast on the weekend. I was shocked by how rude, unfriendly and unwelcoming the staff were. It did not appear as though any of them wanted to be there and it reflected on their service - their mannerisms and the way they spoke to our group was unacceptable. Very poor experience.

I hardly ever complain in restaurants or leave bad reviews online for businesses which I know are having a rough time at the moment. However, my family and I were just made to feel so unwelcome here I feel compelled to write this. We had Sunday lunch today with 4 adults, 3 toddlers and 2 babies- and the staff couldn't have made it any more clear that they didn't want us there. Despite serving kids roasts they made as feel as though we had inconvenienced them by having children: any reasonable request; some smaller cups for the kids for example was met with a scowl and a curt instruction to use what we already had. When there was a mix up with the main meals we were made to feel it was our fault despite the incorrect meal being put down in front of us. No staff smiled at us or said anything remotely friendly to us or the kids the whole time we were there. We only got one word responses to questions and an attitude on the edge of blatant rudeness. When paying over £120 for a family meal it is unacceptable to be treated this way. We were left wondering if we could have done something to offend them or if the staff were having a joke at our expense.

In a group of 13 friends celebrating a 50th birthday yesterday. Had cocktails and dined in the private dining room upstairs--all of our meals were yummy and the service was fab. We will all definitely be back…a lot!

Wow, what a find this place is. The food is absolutely fantastic, the atmosphere nice and relaxed and the service was excellent. I can highly recommend Daffodil for a family meal.

Came here on Easter for my birthday roast. Was amazing!! Perfect and attentive service and brilliant food. Left with a food coma (in a good way). Thank you to all the staff who provided an amazing experience and the chefs for yummy food.

We asked a passerby to recommend a restaurant, he immediately pointed us to Daffodil. Thank you it was a very good choice. We were won over, as were our children aged 4 and 10. Very very good table.

Great food & ambience, perfect for lazy bank holiday lunch

Top marks all round. Love calling in when in town

Great spot for food and drinks. Kieran provides some great entertainment too!

Kieran was fantastic and looked after us well! Food was also solid. We will be back.

Great to have a drink before heading home

Lovely Sunday roast, staff were v friendly as well :)

Early evening pre theatre bite to eat. Taking the time to write this review as the meal we had was outstanding. Will be back!

We visited September 2023, for Sunday lunch. Really hard to find a place that does a non meat main other than a nut roast. We had the halloumi, sourdough and pork belly bites to start. For main I had the vegan option which was wild mushroom, parsnip and sage wellington. I thought it was absolutely delicious and I couldn’t even tell it was vegan (I’m vegetarian). My partner enjoyed his beef too. Will definitely be back!

Loved the restraint went for brunch before afternoon theater mushrooms with cheese on sourdough bread and hash with ham hock and fried egg wonderfully the other was chicken skewers then avocado poached egg and camarthen ham beautifully couple glasses wine Irish coffees to finish would highly recommend

Enjoyed our meal at this lovely gastropub in Cardiff. Warm and welcoming on a wet and cold evening. Excellent choice on the menu. All our meals were well cooked and tasty. Parsnip soup starter was so lovely, I could happily have it for lunch every day. Service was friendly and efficient. Would go back regularly if it was local to me.

Food good, waiters don't write down orders, so forgot 2 things, and really distracting large screens everywhere which repetitively advertise the very place we are already in (and show nothing else)!!

Fablas food, steak was perfect and pork bites were delicious 😋

Lovely Sunday roast. Added to our small list of faves

The food in general was pretty good, large portions or the Sunday lunch. Meats were slightly fatty (lamb and pork). However the meal was let down by poor service from start to finish. On arrival there were several empty tables with left over plates and glasses scattered. The table was not ready and we were sat next to the staff polishing cutlery which is not the most pleasant of noises when trying to enjoy a meal. This was followed by a long wait to order, no check back or offer of any additional drinks and then no one deciding to clear our plates. This put us off ordering dessert, and ended up paying at the bar as there seemed to be no one interested. The bar cashier finished it off nicely with not a single thanks following payment.

Great place for great food and drinks. Great atmosphere after the Rugby. Have booked again for meal after the Italy game.

Unfortunately a very long wait for drinks, poor and rude service from staff. Food was great, couldn’t fault that but the front end staff let it down.

Fantastic hidden gem in the centre of town food was incredible and staff were lovely

I ate here with two friends prior to going to the New Theatre. We all really enjoyed our food. I had the chicken supreme, friends had the fish and risotto. Washed down with an excellent bottle of reasonably priced v i o g n i e r. Service was prompt and cheerful. Will go again soon.

My partner and I ate here for the first time and wow, this is a hidden gem that more people should know about. The food was so good. The chicken was succulent and tasty, actually might be the nicest chicken I’ve ever had. The menu is a great balance for people who are a bit more adventurous (like my partner) and people who are a bit more fussy (like me). The food is an amazing price for the quality. In fact I think I spent less here for a starter, main and dessert than I would have in a chain like Zizzis - yet the food is 10 times better. No complaints at all, we will definitely be back and I can’t wait to try the Sunday roast 😋

Visited with friends for dinner and we were all very impressed with our meals. Beautiful flavours and accomplished cooking. Front of house service also very good. Reasonably priced and deserves to be supported. We shall certainly be back. Thank you Daffodil for a very enjoyable evening.

Arranged a dinner for 20 work colleagues from across the country. The online ordering system was easy and worked well. We were given the option of sitting in the Windsor Room or the conservatory. I chose the conservatory which was perfect - 4 circular booths of tables of 5 - great for conversation. Food arrived in a timely manner, was well presented and really tasty. The staff were very friendly, efficient and helpful - they were excellent. Some colleagues hadn't ordered dessert but this was no trouble for the staff. I would definitely return and would recommend. High quality, local food in a relaxed and comfortable pub setting at very fair prices. Excellent!!

Went in December and had the set meal and went back today being NYD. Excellent food and service and the cocktails are amazing .

Really lovely service, really exquisite Sunday lamb and plenty of delicious veg to go with it. I would rate this as the best Sunday Lunch in the city center. A hidden gem that deserves to be found by many more people.

We have visited once before for a drink and really loved the atmosphere in this place. This time we tried the food - one word - SENSATIONAL!!! The steak was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious. I can not rate the Sunday roasts high enough! We need more stars for the delicious food!!! Fantastic place - we’ll definitely be back.

Food was excellent staff were really attentive it’s was very busy so overall great day

Really excellent food! Decor could do with some update

This place is really unique, trendy and cute. An eye watering £9 for a glass of wine, the waitress was a little bit abrupt and pushier than I like if I am being totally honest. The food was so tasty, small portions but with food so rich it was enough. I did find the menu a bit limited, unless you like meat or eggs there was not much else, I chose a ham dish which was beautifully presented. I would not rush back, but if I was in the city centre and fancied an upmarket brunch for around £30 with a drink, I would pop back as a treat. Tips for the staff, friendly and welcoming, but the blonde waitress quite abrupt.

Fantastic place to go out and enjoy a meal with friends, family or work mates. Would defo book again

Lovely ambiance to this absolute gem of a pub, wonderful friendly staff, polite and professional. Did not eat today but have before and the food was faultless.

Truly scrumptious. Great service. Friendly cosy place

Had the Christmas menu which was really good. We all had different things and not one course was poor. Really good value and great service. Will be back soon

Fantastic food! Fantastic service! Awesome atmosphere. The restaurant is more on the pricier side though. In total I spent £50 for two mains, two desserts and a bottle of wine. I had a lamb shank and my partner had a lentil lasagne. My food was amazing every element of it was really tasty. The lentil lasagne was bland so would definitely give it a skip. The lamb shank was so good though that I'd still rate Daffodil a 5 star! Which is very rare for my reviews!

Nice & comfortable but much of it is reserved restaurant seating, too much really. Not a huge range of drinks. Good service generally. Not very cheap for 'happy hour' @ £5.50 a pint.

What a fantastic restaurant,food ,ambience,staff all superb . Went last night ,we were a party of 7 ladies and couldn’t wish for a nicer meal .Will certainly go back soon.Ohh ! and we certainly recommend the cheese and port experience .Many thanks to all the staff for making our evening so memorable.

Most unwelcome pub I have ever been too. Well depending who is working. It’s a luck of the draw. Some staff are very rude and not friendly

Absolutely incredible food, I honestly think this was some of the best food I've had! I had pork belly with colcannon mash and string beans and it was to die for. The place was busy but didn't feel crazy busy, it was a nice atmosphere, and we didn't have to wait too long for our food. Staff were lovely and friendly and happy to help. Have told everyone about the food here and will definitely be going again!

Great food snd drink in lovely surroundings.

Booked dinner with friends for a big birthday. The one disappointment was that I mentioned that it was my friend's birthday on the form when I made the booking on the hotel website but this was totally ignored by the staff. The other negative was the acoustics in the restaurant. While it is great that restaurants are busy once again, it isn't good that you have to almost shout to be heard by your friends sitting across the table. There were several very large tables near us that were being quite noisy and more focused on necking drinks than eating the excellent food. The upside is that both the service and food were excellent. We started sharing some sourdough bread and pork belly bites - these were really tasty. I had two starters, a pear and blue cheese tart for my first course and the scallops for my second course. Both were excellent, especially the tart. My friends had the squid starter and the pea soup, followed by Sausages and mash and crayfish & crab linguine. I thin the sausages were on a special's menu. Both friends were very impressed with the quality of the food. We shared desserts, a lemon meringue pie and a vanilla panacotta. My favourite was the panacotta which arrived in a little jar with raspberry sauce. Although when you book you are told that you have the table for a limited time, we did not feel rushed at all and stayed longer than our booking. We all agreed we would return but possibly would be not returning on a Friday night!

Had a great time for my 70th! Wonderful food and plenty to drink

Had lunch there today the food was amazing and service was excellent atmosphere very relaxed and we had a baby with us service food was wonderful

Menu very good, six in party of which two had seafood linguine which was only warm and should have been sent back. Four very happy with their selection. Would give them a second chance.

Just had an excellent Sunday dinner at Daffodil. Just one veggie, 2 beef & 1 lamb. Such a good selection of veg plus tasty gravy & Yorkshire puddings. Meat was so tender & tasty, best I’ve had in years. Ample portion sizes. Excellent service with a smile. First time for us but my son & his fiancé have been before & loved it! We travelled up from Bridgend so glad it was worth the effort! Highly recommend & will go back again.

Cosy atmosphere in a pub with an open fire.. didn't get food but the drinks were reasonable especially when it was Happy hour

What a find. Beautiful old building. Spaced seating. Gorgeous wines by the glass. Cocktails too. The food is wonderful. Bit more veggie, maybe. The chef came out to meet us. Ambience and food are charming. See you again soon.

Absolutely fantastic place, food was lovely, service was great 👍will definitely go back.