Duke Of Wellington in The Vale of Glamorgan

Waited an hour for food when restaurant wasn't at all busy also waited quite a while to be seated even though had booked and restaurant was not busy , food was nice

Myself, family and friends visited for a birthday meal. The food was amazing, and the team went above and beyond to make us very welcome. We were also showed there amazing banquet hall for functions! We will definitely be back

Fish & Chips gorgeous. Service good and friendly. Drinks extortionate, 250ml Savignon £11.25. What a pity, I am reluctant to go back.

A very satisfying lunch - the fish was one of the best I’ve had.

Basic food but gorgeous Cod & Chips, also excellent service. The price of the drinks "extortionate". So off-putting when paying £11.25 for a glass of wine.

Recently moved to the area with my family and so happy to find such a cosy family friendly local. The staff were polite and attentive and the prices weren’t bad at all for the quality of the food!

Me and my wife really enjoyed our food on our recent visit there, staff were friendly and polite, tall guy I think he was manager looking after everyone well 👍

We popped in here for some food as a group. The venue has a fantastic ambiance, and felt really pleasant. The service was really quick as was the food ordered. I had the burger which was fantastic and good value for money. Only one downside. A colleague was informed that a particular soup was on, only for a completely different soup to be brought out because the original had sold out. It would have been good to have the opportunity to ask the customer if they want the change and if for some reason it couldn’t be communicated then a little system to address this would be helpful. There was an immediate opportunity to take it back to the kitchen but we were in a relative rush. All in all a really nice experience and would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting (though I’d consider some of the pictures in the bathroom to be a bit off taste (but maybe I’m just becoming sensitive as I get older)).

The food was very good. Couldn't fault the service. Will definitely return

Had a great time here on Sunday, amazing Sunday roast beef nice & pink, it was very busy but the team could not do enough. Chefs & kitchen team were great. Definitely recommend Sunday roast and will be back. Looking to book Christmas now.

Great Sunday lunch, excellent service, good value. Highly recommended

Excellent value for money. Good service.

Visited Duke of Wellington with family. The food was excellent and the service from Tony and Ieuan was fabulous. I would definitely recommend this place to others and look forward to visit again. Thank you for looking after us

Great meal, chefs & kitchen team were great

Excellent place to go atmosphere amazing staff really look after you, served by Michelle who looked after us well done all

Food order not delivered despite waiting for one hour, no explanation or apology

Here's a glowing review for that pub meal. Had an absolutely delightful meal at lunchtime! The atmosphere was cosy and welcoming, perfect for a relaxing meal. The staff were friendly and attentive, making us feel right at home from the moment we walked in. Highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a great meal and a wonderful evening out. Can't wait to visit again!

Christmas lunch for our family. The pub was understandably busy for Christmas Day. The maitre d' was keeping an eye on things, the young blonde man wearing a Christmas hat and serving us was delightful, the dark haired chap served with a side of compere good humour, the older guy wearing a Christmas jumper was jolly, the blonde waitress in black, Hannah, was sullen, bordering on rude, and slamming down items. The food was great, all three courses, the ambience excellent, overall super, thanks. We'd come again!

Lovely place! Plenty of options for sitting arrangements. Only negative was the Brownie Sundae was served with orange chocolate ice cream rather than normal chocolate as it's noted on the menu but it didn't damper the evening

The Duke of Wellington offers a fantastic dining experience, blending a cozy atmosphere with a top-tier menu. The staff are exceptionally welcoming and attentive especially our waiter Tom. The menu showcases a great mix of traditional and contemporary dishes, with fresh, high-quality ingredients that burst with flavour. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, making it perfect for both casual dinners and special occasions. i thoroughly recommend!

What a great evening me and my family had! The team were all absolutely incredible and the food was hot, fresh and plentiful. They could not have done more for us and I genuinely thank you. We can’t wait until we’re back in the area to come and visit again Came back again and had the best time again, Kevin and the team honestly are so welcoming. Could not ask for more from the pub, the team or the food and drinks. We enquired about the festive menu as we have a big family and wanted to all get together and Kevin took care of it all for us. We can’t wait to come for it

Absolutely fantastic service. And what a beautiful place. The staff were very friendly and so helpful. I do suffer with an allergy and the manager couldn’t do enough to make sure I was safe while dining. Everything came out hot and was so tasty. Everyone enjoyed their meals. We will be returning regularly

A reasonable selection of plant-based food and reasonable prices. Good service, nice venue. I had the sweet potato & chickpea curry which was very tasty. I’m watching the old endothelium so didn’t have a dessert (although vegan option looked very good)! I requested coffee with oat milk prior to the meal but was told that they didn’t have any plant-based milk so I couldn’t have any. I had a cold drink instead. On paying I mentioned to the manager(?) that the meal was lovely but I would have liked a cup of oat or soya milk coffee with it. He said they don’t keep any on site as there’s not enough demand but he would have got me some oat milk from the local shop if he’d known. I hadn’t been there for a meal before. Was I supposed to have insisted to the waiter that they get me oat milk? Come on restaurant owners, have a bit of sense, if you’re offering vegan meals then offer plant-based coffee at the outset. I would have given it 4 stars instead of 3 if I'd had my coffee!

Excellent food and beer. Highly recommended....

Went for Sunday lunch today, the welcome, the food and the most wonderful waitress Michelle who totally made our afternoon, will definitely be back.

The perfect place to enjoy your Sunday!

Booked a table, what was the point? When we walked in we’re just pointed and told to sit wherever.. no menus given, no advice on protocol on how to order etc. Ordered starters and mains, starters weren’t cleared, only when mains were brought out, no check back, wasn’t asked if we needed anything else. £90 spent just leaves a really bitter taste in mouth. Food was awful, but no check back. Chef walked past in grey ‘whites’ going for a smoke outside the front with someone from the bar, great impression.

Shittest birthday meal I’ve ever had. Poor service, bar service was lousy, chef was also bringing the food out instead of a waiter or bar person. Asked for sweet potato fries but still got normal chips and was still charged for the extra price. Luckily I’m only just passing through, would never go back, not worth the £90 spent

New general manager kevin is such a nice guy, he looked after myself and my family, great customer service

Drove past and thought we would give it a try really good atmosphere got chatting to the landlord/manager Kevin very welcoming person so we decided to have food it was really good top quality we will be coming back thank you kevin

Came for lunch today with my partner, had the 2 course set menu, food was amazing, new landlord & his wife were very friendly, been coming here for years & glad to see they are having such an impact on the place. Tables were actually clean & what Veronica has done with the ladies toilet is amazing. Keep up the good work & I will see you soon!

Amazing Service from Kevin the manager! Very helpful and so accommodating for our stay. Food was wonderful. Will definitely return.

Me and my friends decided to meet at the Duke of wellington and we was let down! Was greeted warmly by the manager kevin who was nothing but amazing while we was there, we decided to try the Sunday lunch, and it’s was one of the best roast dinners I’ve had in a long time and that opinion was shared by my friends, the beef was cooked to perfection, the gravy was flavoursom and our server Michelle was amazing, even after we finished our meal we was still treated exceptionally at the bar by Andy, overall the Duke of wellington is definetly my go to place in the area for the amazing food and outstanding staff and management the atmosphere was so nice and welcoming! Will be back again next Sunday 100%

The staff are always cheerful and helpful, we all enjoyed our meals and our friends said they are looking forward to visiting the hotel again in the new year.

Superb lunch and great service.

Popped in for a few pints. As a local found the new manager very rude to staff and customers. Atmosphere was awful. Won’t be rushing back

Great meal, the fish and chips and pies were especially good. Friendly staff where nothing was too much trouble, will be back soon!

I love this place. Staff are so lovely, very calming atmosphere. Used to pop here alot. Came here other day and Blair the manager has left. Very disappointed as he was so friendly. The new manager was rude to staff. Won't be back.

Family booked this for my brother’s birthday. We love Sunday lunch and it did not disappoint! The meat was succulent and the gravy was amazing, they even gave you more when asked! We loved the casual atmosphere as it allowed the 6 of us to talk and not get distracted by the staff. They were attentive enough to be on top of things but not too much to allow us to talk. Michelle needs a special mention for helping us at the end of the meal by having a nice chat about our meal too. Although we think we needed more veg and maybe a quicker greeting when we sat down for drinks, but these are just small things for a great overall meal.

We had a lovely time on table 11, it’s the best table in the house!!! Welcomed by Michelle, Cara and Tony who were all really friendly whilst working in such a busy restaurant. We were a party of four and had the Sunday Trio of roasts which was delicious! Desserts and coffees to follow, the chocolate fudge sundaes were massive! Toilets were fresh and clean and the front of the property looks like it’s had a good spruce up, more inviting for people who may not know the pub! It’s always been our favourite pub in our local area, lovely people, lovely food and welcomes dogs. Front part of this pub is lovely, open fire, really old bar and window seats to watch the world go by!

excellent food with a fgood choice of food and drinks at a very good price.

Waited over 1hr 30 min just for a main course.

Food took an hour from giving order to food arriving at the table.

Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Given 3 stars because it was £30 for 2 lots of chicken tenders and fries, a pint of Guiness and a pint of Pepsi

Had a meal, if you can call it that, at these premises tonight. A lot of the menu was not available. I asked for chips with my sea bass and they were awful, frozen and had a nasty taste. 2 small pieces of sea bass, had bigger pieces for less money in tesco. I decided to have a pudding as I was really hungry by this point. When it came the custard was in a small pot but you could still see the lumps. I showed the waiter, he offered to change it, but by this time I was fed up, so declined. I haven't been to this place for over 40 years and won't be going back again in my lifetime. Wouldn't recommend this pub.

Good food generally good value service was generally good but could do with improvement, we had to ask for water, The tomato sauce was in a bottle that needed opening and we had to ask for extra bowl to serve our dessert. We had a 30% off voucher and I would certainly go again.

Amazing food and great service, it got really busy at one point but the waitress jackie was brilliant and got everyone seen too quickly (she was lovely)

Quiet Monday night. A bit draughty. Nice food. Service average.

My wife and I were celebrating our Emerald (55!) Anniversary so we went to an old favourite- the Duke. Lovely friendly & helpful staff ( Jackie) and what a lovely meal especially my huge mixed grill having loads of tender meat (non vegan!). Good wine and a fabulous pint of Rev James. We were in the conservatory which was echoing from 3 loud patrons hence only 4 stars. Really enjoyed, thanks…

Good food and friendly service, will def return

Great food but it took a little time to come out, but very nice

Had a late lunch, friendly bar staff, good food, relaxed atmosphere, dog friendly.

Great place- lovely team and great food! Will definitely return soon!

Lovely lunch in the garden. The staff were excellent very helpful and friendly. A lovely pub altogether.

Been frequenting this Pub for many years and regard the staff especially Jackie who is very professional and obliging as are all the staff

Friendly and welcoming staff, very obliging and helpful, let me taste the beer to see if I liked it! Can't grumble at the prices: steak and ale pie £12.50, beef lasagne £10.95. Food really good and plenty of it (lots of extra gravy with the pie). Only very slight complaint no soap in the Gents. Will return soon. Returned on 19th June 2024. We have lunched at the Duke of Wellington many times over the years, so we expected a good experience as per usual. The whole place seemed scruffy, dirty and uncared for. Cigarette butts on the entrance mat was not the most appetising of welcomes!The sole cubicle in the Gents had no lock or any way whatsoever of fastening the door. Staff were not very welcoming either. Menu was unexciting and expensive for the type of food. We left without ordering and went to the Bear instead.

We have lunched at the Duke of Wellington many times over the years, so we expected a good experience as per usual. The whole place seemed scruffy, dirty and uncared for. The sole cubicle in the Gents had no lock or any way whatsoever of fastening the door. Staff were not very welcoming either. Menu was unexciting and expensive for the type of food. We left without ordering and went to the Bear Inn instead.

Had a lovely sandwich for a lunch. Jackie served us with a great hospitality. Enjoyed a lot!

Always a warm welcome and the food is good too!

Wonderful experience in the beautiful village of Cowbridge, South Wales. The Duke of Wellington Hotel is a fantastic blend of old and new with the best of both. Congratulations and we will be back. John and Diana, Melbourne- Australia

My friend & I had lunch there today and it was excellent. The service was really good and Jackie our waitress was so helpful and friendly. Good atmosphere, cosy and not too noisy.

We went there for early evening meal We both wanted bangers and mash but were told they were out if mash can you believe It seems that it’s all shrink wrapped so no chef involved just ping cookery I have to say that the manner of the girl behind the bar was very offend We will ot be returning

Lovely welcome from staff. Roast trio Sunday Lunch was absolutely delicious. The portion size was excellent and genius slices of mouthwatering, and melting, Beef,Pork and turkey. The Pork crackling was so tasty, crispy and tasted like real homemade crackling. It was a pleasure to my taste buds. I shall definitely be visiting again and will highly recommend to everyone. Thank you for a wonderful and memorable Sunday lunch.

Lovely food freshly cooked.great service

Nice pub, I like the atmosphere. The drinks were alright.

Well, firstly the staff were, and always are, extremely polite and very accommodating, very professional and really friendly. The food was fantastic, we have recently been to another establishment which wasn't a patch on 'The Duke' and so returned with much relish. My wife and I had the roast beef, which was, as usual, delicious. My daughter had a cheese and bacon burger which disappeared with gusto. Due to my ever expanding girth I was advised not to have a pudding by her who must be obeyed. But next time I might perform a small rebellion! Thanks everyone at The Duke, we definitely won't be leaving it so long till next time.

Beautiful meal here today ! Gorgeous him cooked food and deserts ! I literally can’t wait to come here gone such a pleasant experience x x

Excellent team coordination there …pleasant , food good , nice surrounding…needs a decoration upgrade looking rather tired

Had many of Sunday Roasts and they never disappoint! Quality & portions are always spot on, staff are always lovely & welcoming - definitely Recommend.

Had a lovely meal from start to finish. Keeley was amazing with catering for our intolerance. One gluten free person and the chicken kebab was excellent. Keeley is an asset to your establishment

Was looking forward to Sunday but meat tough. Veg mushy & all cold sorry to say that service was also quite poor. Disappointing!

Good to see the manager back, makes a big difference to the place.

A wonderful place, very very pleasant to sit with a great atmosphere. The food was also really, really tasty and there was a huge selection of fresh beer 😍🍺

Food here is always great. Andy the manager is the best! ❤️

Lovely service and excellent food. Keeley served us and couldnt fault the service. Will be returning

Great food. Great service from Keely she was splendid.

Great service from Keeley. Efficient and Welcoming. Food lovely. Caesarea Salad in particular.

Booked an early table because some of us had to leave early. Some of the party arrived very late but the staff had no problem splitting things up and serving us at different times, even though it meant serving some of us with desserts while others were still being served their main course. Thankyou

Great time. Very friendly and helpful

Fantastic venue great service as always 5*

Lovely Sunday Lunch, staff are always very friendly! Would definitely recommend and be coming back again!

Perfect classic pub great atmosphere Sunday roasts are amazing as well as everything else on the menu atmosphere is very nice and chill and service is very quick

We took our family out for Sunday lunch and as we hadn’t been before we decided we would try it…. And I have to say we will not be returning. Our 2 grandchildren had meals from the kids menu and is adults had the set Easter Sunday menu. Ordered our starters and asked for the little ones food to come out same time..starters were lovely and the one child’s meal (chicken nuggets and chips) was also great however, fish fingers and chips for the other child was not. Chips ok but the batter on the fish fingers was so dark and rock solid. There was no way she could even eat them (she is 4). On raising this to the attention of staff they were quick to cook another portion. . The waiter (colourful shirt & trainers) brought the new lot out by which time the chips from the first plate were cold . He said and I quote ‘it’s the oil hit these are done they are not overcooked’. They were darker and more rock hard than the first lot. How on earth he had the cheek to even bring it out of the kitchen beats me. He knew that he should never of let it leave the kitchen. Thanks to the common sense of the waitress who took the price of the meal off our bill and agreed and apologised for the fact that it was over done in oil I might add that was too hot and not fresh fresh. We ordered them 2 ice creams in a bowl to be served with our mains. Mains came… flat and so dry and overly crispy, beef which we 2 of us had… very dry and hard to chew…veg… one carrot baton and 1 parsnip baton, handful peas and surprisingly mange tout… the latter is a new one on me with Sunday lunch. Then said waiter brought my grandchildren their bowls of ice cream… he just in a nutshell pushes it in front of them… how dare he. Another waitress came over and was so sweet and she said let me take them and put some choc sauce on them and get them a wafer. I have to say it was so disappointing… every 2 mins I had to call one of them (and was so embarrassed that I had to keep doing that)…waited a while to have our drinks order.. I had to ask in the end for some service…needed another placement (we were a booking of 5 but only 4 laid up.. more napkins, asked for horseradish sauce with roasts… had to ask for that to be brought out, were told that little ones could have colouring and crayons to keep occupied… had to chase that. I get that they may have had a really busy day… mistakes happen… but whoever cooked our food needs to be given some more training or be shadowed because their standards seriously have slid. Very obvious everything is cooked and reheated.. most things rock hard, dry or mush. The male waiter who may be a manager ?.. was so clearly miffed by the way he just dumped the ice creams in front of a 4yr old and a 3yr old with no sauce or waiter or even a spoon. He needs customer service training as his certainly was amiss today. I have had training with Marston’s in kitchen, restaurant and bar. I will not be returning.

We took our family out for Sunday lunch and as we hadn’t been before we decided we would try it…. And I have to say we will not be returning. Our 2 grandchildren had meals from the kids menu and is adults had the set Easter Sunday menu. Ordered our starters and asked for the little ones food to come out same time..starters were lovely and the one child’s meal (chicken nuggets and chips) was also great however, fish fingers and chips for the other child was not. Chips ok but the batter on the fish fingers was so dark and rock solid. There was no way she could even eat them (she is 4). On raising this to the attention of staff they were quick to cook another portion. . The waiter (colourful shirt & trainers) brought the new lot out by which time the chips from the first plate were cold . He said and I quote ‘it’s the oil hit these are done they are not overcooked’. They were darker and more rock hard than the first lot. How on earth he had the cheek to even bring it out of the kitchen beats me. He knew that he should never of let it leave the kitchen. Thanks to the common sense of the waitress who took the price of the meal off our bill and agreed and apologised for the fact that it was over done in oil I might add that was too hot and not fresh fresh. We ordered them 2 ice creams in a bowl to be served with our mains. Mains came… flat and so dry and overly crispy, beef which we 2 of us had… very dry and hard to chew…veg… one carrot baton and 1 parsnip baton, handful peas and surprisingly mange tout… the latter is a new one on me with Sunday lunch. Then said waiter brought my grandchildren their bowls of ice cream… he just in a nutshell pushes it in front of them… how dare he. Another waitress came over and was so sweet and she said let me take them and put some choc sauce on them and get them a wafer. I have to say it was so disappointing… every 2 mins I had to call one of them (and was so embarrassed that I had to keep doing that)…waited a while to have our drinks order.. I had to ask in the end for some service…needed another placement (we were a booking of 5 but only 4 laid up.. more napkins, asked for horseradish sauce with roasts… had to ask for that to be brought out, were told that little ones could have colouring and crayons to keep occupied… had to chase that. I get that they may have had a really busy day… mistakes happen… but whoever cooked our food needs to be given some more training or be shadowed because their standards seriously have slid. The male waiter need customer service training as his certainly was amiss today. I have had training with Marston’s in kitchen, restaurant and bar. I will not be returning.

Thank you Andy for lovely lunch service at The Duke today :)

Friendly, helpful, kind to children. Food is great & good portions .

The Duke of Wellington has always been a favourite when visiting Cowbridge but today was different. Our starters were fine, but the main courses were poor. My vegetable tart was obviously pre-cooked and the re-heating rendered it almost burnt. The other meal was just average. There was a shortage of staff and those working were clearly unhappy. Finally a dog was allowed up to the table and spread itself onto the table and remained there for the duration. No-one advised the owner to remove the animal. Disappointing.

Had an evening meal had 2 of the vegetarian tarts with roast vegetables. It looked really nice on the plate and the tart was nice. The veg wasn't very warm also the roast potatoes were very hard on outside as though cooked early and then just warmed. Should of complained but just didn't bother and nobody came to see if it was OK. Not really exceptable to warm the leftover veg from lunchtime when could of easily made fresh mash which was on menu with other dishes. The meal could of been so much nicer. It has probably put me off from having a meal here again unless ordering a different meal that's cooked fresh. Your paying for a meal I would expect it to be nice I feel i would cook better at home. Would call in just for drinks as it is a lovely old pub.

Thoroughly enjoyed the experience for my dad's birthday ,large table for 12 ,all food came out at the same time ,piping hot ,waiter came up time to time asking if we needed drinks or anything else x

Sirloin Steak meal was rubbish. Very small meal,one little mushroom large tomato chips and fatty steak. Don't think I will be going there again.

Lovely lunch - all 3 of us enjoyed our fish and chips, plant burger and gammon and chips. 30% off mains so the whole meal with a large red wine, a pint of Rev James and a white wine spritzer for less than £52 was excellent value. Cosy, friendly atmosphere in this charming old pub made even better by outstanding service by Jackie who was so friendly and helpful and made us feel so welcome. We will definitely be back

We've been coming to 'The Duke' for a while now, and without exception the welcome is always warm & friendly, in an inviting setting, with fabulous food and great service. I cannot recommend it highly enough! A pleasure to come to.

We come here regularly and always find the staff to be very friendly and welcoming. They are always polite and helpful, greeted with a smile and ever since the first visit we have been welcomed by name, made to feel like they truly do care. They take a pride in their food and customer service. There is a good variety of food and everything that we have tried has been of a very good standard, plentiful and tasty. Today I had pork belly which was a special and it was delightful, perfectly cooked and coated in maple syrup which gave a sweet and salty flavour. Would highly recommend the pork belly and the Duke of Wellington in general.

What a fall from grace. Live just up the road and used to quite enjoy coming here. Food quality has been falling for a the past few months with portions getting smaller and the prices shooting up. Went tonight for dinner and it was frankly shocking. They had run out of a few items, I mean how do you run out of frozen chips and pies?!? Had a burger and it was tiny, there was savoy cabbage in my burger and in my slaw. Garlic bread was just dripping with grease and the portions are frankly shocking. It’s average £15 for a meal not much bigger than a happy meal. I don’t know what’s gone on here I don’t see the old friendly manager there anymore and the service has gone down the pan too. You won’t get away with that kind of food quality and service in Cowbridge not when you’ve got the Bear down the road at a similar price point.

Great food, excellent service. Everyone was happy with their meals and staff were all pole and friendly

Booked a table for an evening meal Staff were very polite and friendly and the food was exceptional; lovely flavours and well presented.

Food was appalling! Staff rude! Will not be returning!

Great pub. Lovely food. Good service.

Absolutely awful, food is shocking, chef needs sacking and I definitely wouldn’t recommend to anyone

Good honest quality pub grub. Super convenient for locals with a menu that caters for everyone. It's pub grub so you know exactly what to expect helped with a great choice of beers. Staff were lovely and service was excellent.