Ego at The Schooner Inn, Penarth in The Vale of Glamorgan

First time visit will definitely be going back steak was amazing

Great service Great food Comfy atmosphere Dog friendly I think empty bottles could be put away quieter behind the bar

We had a great time at Ego for my daughters 20th birthday. The food was cooked to perfection, the atmosphere was chilled and very relaxed. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Delicious afternoon tea with my 85 year old Mum and 4 of her best friends. A little noisy, being seated near the kitchen, but the quality of food made it a memorable afternoon.

My husband and I ate there yesterday 13/4/25 at lunchtime, the food was very good and the young gentleman who served us was very polite and courteous, however! we were seated at a table for two extremely close to the tables either side of us! there was no privacy to talk whatsoever, we could hear everything that the couples either side were saying as they could hear us, added to the fact that we were directly opposite the serving area with all that added noise it spoiled what should have been a relaxing lunchtime meal.

Great place, great food at a good price and helpful friendly staff. Great location when the sun's out too. Definitely going to be visiting more often

I had the scolops for starter and felt very ill after eating them and started vomiting after I'm never going back again

meeting friends at a midway point I was the one to choose an eatery so it had to be a good choice. This restaurant certainly fit the bill, all courses (12 in all ) were exceptional. Service was second to none thanks to the lovely Vin Liesl The quality and presentation of food fabulous and value for money. We expected to pay more for this meal. We will most certainly return

Excellent value, one of the nicest meals I have ever had. Food was cooked to perfection and staff attentive. The sauces were superb and the wine reasonably priced.

We as a group of 7 people celebrating a birthday have been a few times but today we waited over an hour for our meal and the only after I complained it arrived one of our party ordered pork so that she would have dauphinoise potatoes and when it came she was presented with boiled with no prior warning I think that was unexpectedly yours a unhappy customer Avril French

Had a lovely meal, all hot and fresh. Staff were very friendly and kept checking that things were to our liking.

Excellent steak the best around

The food might be delicious, but the portion sizes? Absolutely absurd. £10.95 for a mussels starter—and what do you get? A large silver pot holding a pitiful 10 mussels, three of which arrived as nothing but broken shells. Completely unacceptable. I complained, and sure, mine were replaced, but my son's? Not a chance, because apparently daring to start eating is enough to void any replacement. Ridiculous customer service. Meanwhile, just down the road on the pier, there’s a new restaurant serving 20+ fresh mussels for only £9.00. A stark reminder of the blatant rip-off this place is pulling. Truly disappointing.

I visited Ego last Sunday with my elderly Mum. I’m a funny one when it comes to Sunday lunch as I’ve had so many bad ones. I’m of the opinion that if it’s not as good or better than the Sunday lunch I knock up, it’s not good enough! Anyway, always a great sign, it was busy there. I absolutely love what they have done with Ego as far a decor is concerned. Beautiful furniture, and lovely ambience. Mum being a pensioner ordered the child’s Sunday lunch. There were a few items not available such as the nut roast and the stuffing. I ordered the 3 meats Sunday Roast. All cooked to perfection. Piping hot and stunning roast potatoes and the best Yorkshire pudding I have ever eaten. Mum and I shared a prawn cocktail starter which was nice but definitely had been pre prepared as arrived a little too quickly. I would have preferred if this had been made up freshly. The Tiramasu pudding was gorgeous to be fair. There were a couple of niggles re the food but our waitress Liesl made up for it. An absolute grafter who was very attentive and always smiling. A great asset. If you can get a few of the minor issues ironed out, this could be an outstanding restaurant. It was a little pricey too at just short of £60 for a prawn cocktail, child’s lunch, adult lunch, 1 pudding, a Malbec and an orange juice and lemonade.

Thank you Jacob for your amazing service and very helpful you are doing a great Job at Ego Pernath you are an asset to your workplace ❤️

Sunday roast beef was tough and unedible rest was fine although the Yorkshire pudding could have had a few minutes more, desserts good, drinks were wrong but we drank them anyway as guy was clearly newish and we couldn't be bothered with drama.

Booked for a birthday celebration however we were disappointed to be placed in the darkest part of the restaurant in the corner. Two pints of Rev. James arrived cloudy and sour; these were replaced but still charged. A ribeye steak at nearly £30/ head arrived overdone, but we didn’t have the heart to send it back. Then some odd confusion with having two bills delivered to the table with no explanation. Overall a bit dismal and disappointing especially considering the prices.

So on this occasion not as great as always. People come here for Sunday lunch but when we turned up at 4.30pm (which we have done before) we were told no beef and no lamb left!! As this place is famous for its Sunday lunch how can they run out of meat? Poor planning? In the end my three guests all had roast pork but as that’s not for me I went for the pizza, which was undercooked and still doughy. It went back in the oven for 5 more mins. Staff as always were great so no complaints there but better planning of having enough meat would help in the kitchen. On this occasion Ego did not excel but will be back for sure and hope next time it’s better. 👍

First visit here for many, many years. Last time it was a Harvester and was cheap and cheerful. This time it might have been cheerful but certainly not cheap even with 2 for £30. I started with garlic mushrooms as did my partner. Described as with a baguette but in reality came with two thin slices of hard bread. These tasted OK but were only slightly warm, in fact tepid might be a better description. On to mains and I had halloumi kebab which was basically a large metal skewer with raw veg. A bit more colour would have been nice. The pitta was hard and very small. Partner had sea bass which he reported as OK but bland. Our friend had a very small, black and hard piece of lemon chicken Milanese. He left part of it as it was too burnt to bite. A reasonable night out but food underwhelming. Seems popular with the local ladies with a couple of large groups getting progressively louder as the night went on. Would I go back? Probably not. Sorry. Service was good although seemed to get confused with the wine list....

The best Tiramisu ❤️❤️❤️ and good service by Callem (As I remember)

On a busy day after a lovely day walking. A group of 12 of us ages between 8 and 70 had a delicious lunch with something for everyone. The service was quick accurate and friendly. We would definitely return in the future.

Lainey, the waitress was pleasant and attentive plus well groomed and polite. An asset to the business.

Absolutley love this place, food and service was amazing, thanks Niamh xx

I had lunch with three friends before going to see the latest Bridget Jones film. It was the perfect start to a lovely afternoon. Niamh and Lauren looked after us and they were so friendly and helpful. Sometimes a service anywhere can spoil a perfect day. Not so yesterday. The girls were fabulous! Thank you

Location, parking, ambience, food all great. However our server was not attentive and went missing for long periods.

Great menu and good value for money.

First time for us having lunch, surprised by the dine out menu, excellent value and quality. Excellent service by Charlotte. Look forward to our next visit.

First time, won't be the last time!

Lovely place to visit and dog friendly. Staff are helpful and efficient. Good choice on the menu and lunch time specials at a reasonable price.

We took our friend to Ego for the first time for her birthday. Food was great and the mocktails were surprisingly lovely! We were served by the one and only Charlotte Oliver. She made our visit so fun and playful. Very informative on what menus were suggested as we had discount and her recommendations were spot on. We didn’t have any chance to leave a tip but next time we will make sure we do because she went above and beyond.

Another lovely meal here with friends last night. All the food was good and they offered a good choice of gluten free options. Service could do with being more attentive. Difficult to catch their eyes, had to ask twice to get water and they didn't check we were ok with our meals. Overall though I would recommend.

Enjoyed our visit, the welcome, food and service were first class. Excellent menu choices and we will certainly be going again.

Great food and service, and generous portions.

Very nice food. A little pricey, but the service was excellent .

A really lovely meal. Group of 10 and every single person loved all parts of their meal.

We had a lovely meal, served by Charlotte, a very attentive, friendly waitress, who has served us previously and never fails to give 100%. Thank you.

Booked for lunch and our meal was good, tasty , well seasoned. Friendly staff, good service .....the only thing that let the experience down were the deserts , the smallest sliver . At its widest it was only one inch wide , cost £16 for two minute slices of tart, very poor value , shame everything else was good .

Out walking locally...decided to drop in about 2pm. Standing in entrance was ignored by waiting staff twice....youngish girl on reception was on phone, did not acknowledge our presence. Finished phone call and immediately went on computer. My partner went over and asked if we could get seated. Told that she was busy...on the computer. Waited, waited, waited...still on the computer. My frustrated (female) partner once again asked a bit more forcibly if we could be dealt with ...she was told that her manners and language was not appreciated. Wow. Wow. If the owner or manager is inclined (or has the courage) to phone me it's 07785 253357 and my name is Phil.

Not a pleasant welcome, Waiter seemed to profile people and was attentive to people who were upper middle class and looked down his nose at several customers who did not meet his criteria. Food was mediocre. Service was no thrills,off putting and the waiter seemed to hover to present the bill as soon as the last fork full was swallowed.

Regularly Come Here As Not Far From My Home. Very Warm & Welcoming, Lovely Terrace Outside, Great Lunch Menu & There Doggy Friendly. Great Place For Lunch Or A Cheeky Glass After Doggy Walks In The Lakes Opposite ♡

I’ve just returned from a meal at the Penarth Ego and I was so disappointed with my main course! My partner had the pork, which was lovely, and I had the mixed kebab skewer, which was shocking!! There was hardly any meat on the skewer and what was there was burnt and dried out. It was so inferior to our previous meals here , and I was here for my birthday. The only bonus was that our greeting and waitress were perfect, thank you!!

Lovely restaurant, especially as 50% off mains!! Recommend

Food selection first class and all well cooked. The Pan fried cod risotto was lovely. Only downside was we were seated along a wall with 4 other tables full when the remainder of the restaurant was empty.

Delicious food as always Thank you charlotte

Lovely atmosphere great service and very nice food

We stopped here for lunch after driving past a few times, but unfortunately, it was disappointing. While the starters were nice, we had to wait a long time for the food, and the mains were very oily and quite tasteless. On a positive note, the staff were kind enough to remove the mains from our bill, but overall, I wouldn’t return.

Really lovely service and atmosphere for a family Christmas meal. Through the booking system our food was served very efficiently and easily for all 13 of us. Food was delicious - would definitely recommend.

Went for dinner tonight, Food was so lovely and the service was great. The mocktails were lovely too! Will definitely be coming back again soon.

Beautifully decorated for the festive season. Staff were so friendly and welcoming Service was fast Food was beautiful

Very good excellent quality *service

Tried twice now to eat here. Both times very long wait times. The food is good when it's right, my steak was missing the correct sides and they eventually turned up 10 minutes later. The wait staff seem either quite inexperienced or just disengaged. Unfortunately not sure we'll be rushing back.

Fantastic Sunday lunch at Ego yesterday, food was delicious and service was great

Always had a fantastic meal here. Staff friendly, can sit in dog friendly bar area.

We had a lovely meal from the festive menu on Christmas Eve. The food was very good quality and the service from Beth was excellent . Would definitely recommend.

Ordered 2 meals and they were brought to our table within 5 minutes. I asked the manageress if they were freshly cooked. Her reply was yes..... Yeh right. The food was mediocre at best....

Very good food and staff were very pleasant

We had a nice meal and wonderful service the young lady was superb and very attentive.

First and last time here. First of all we were spoken to so rudely by a member of staff, nanina I think her name was, brown hair pregnant lady. She’s not very nice atal spoke to us all like crap the whole way through our visit! So this made us not want to return before we even had our food. Then the food was over priced, and vile! I had stale bread, the meat skewer I had was disgusting like eating hard coal. Didn’t enjoy nothing about this place. Definitely avoid!!

All really lovely family meal, only negative was the beef was a little over cooked

Lovely venue for a gathering. Food was very good and pleasantly served. There is ample parking and a friendly vibe in Penarth

Not very vegetarian friendly. Sunday lunch with family, 1 vegi starter & 1 vegi main options on the Sunday lunch menu. When the main arrived it was 1 tiny sliver of nut roast compared to 3 generous cuts of meat for all the non-vegi mains. All on my table remarked on it because the difference was so obvious. So I mentioned this to the waitress who agreed “Yes it is a little piece of nut roast” but did nothing about it and went away.

Disgusted today , won’t go there again and been going there for many years My birthday was ruined , couldn’t even use the disabled toilets Please sort the place out

Lovely building with a ot of parking. Thr service was good however there was a long wait between ordering and the meal being delivered to the table. I ordered Beef bourguignon and was extremely disappointed. It consisted primarily of good mashed potatoes and very little beef. Sadly would only revisit if chosen by friends.

Wrap would have been nicer hot. Raspberry eton mess had no real raspberries

Starters were very nice. We had pil pil prawn, calamari and garlic mushrooms. For main course I had a Moroccan lamb. It was ok, but wasn't enough meat in my dish. My daughter had a fillet steak and she was happy with it.

The six of us had steaks. Three of them were not good, so were not all eaten. Two of us asked if we could have fried onions. When the meals came and I queried why no onions. The waitress looked at me as if I had two heads. The other waiter came and stated they don't do fried onions only onion rings. Why couldn't that be addressed at point of order. It was our Wedding Anniversary. Not impressed.

Lovely gem of a place , and dog friendly to boot

Lovely food and plenty of it. Excellent service. 100% will go back. Went back on 5th March and again food was lovely. Another great evening was spent at Ego with excellent food and great service. Took friends who had never been before, and they really enjoyed it. We have been back again, and the food was lovely, and the service was excellent. 26th July 24. Back again on Nov 8th, 24, and again, excellent service and lovely food.

Had a lovely afternoon tea, with friends. I fully recommend this place.

Been there today and what a lovely meal good value plenty of choice and lovely staff

Had a really lovely 2 courses from Dine out at Ego menu today. First visit to try out on my birthday and will definitely be returning. The Gambas were gorgeous and my paella was so good and very generous. The Prawns were superb😋. Hubby had morrocan lamb with cous cous and again really delicious. The staff were lovely and there was a nice relaxed atmosphere. Looking forward to another vist😁

Food is reasonable with a big selection and the cocktails are quite good. Food portions are quite small though for this type of restaurant and therefore not really value for money. Nice size restaurant too.

I recently had an upsetting lunchtime experience at Ego in Penarth, where the manager's behavior left me deeply disappointed. Despite a quiet restaurant, we endured long waits and inattentive service. When we politely questioned the delay, the manager shockingly falsely accused the query as rudeness and cited that as the excuse for our wait, without basis or apology. His dismissive and unprofessional manner made us feel unwelcome, and other diners expressed similar frustrations in the carpark as we left to dine elsewhere. I have raised this with head office, hoping no one else has to endure such poor treatment.

Lovely first experience at this restaurant! Staff were courteous and patient whilst we looked at the menu, which we greatly appreciated. Starters, mains & afters were fabulous, i hope to eat here again :) Thank you for a lovely experience!

Food was nice, cocktails were not palatable, I couldn't finish them absolutely horrible was given another one in replacement for the the two I didn't drink, then was charged over £70 because the offer wasn't ammended. Probably won't go again. I didn't tip which is unlike me.

Lovely, friendly atmosphere. The place itself looks slightly upmarket more of a restaurant than a pub that does food. Really pleasant dining experience with menu choices to suit all preferences and budgets. Would thoroughly recommend.

If you have the time to wait around for hours, then eat here! 40 mins before we were offered drinks. 1 hour and 20 for starters to come out. Over 2 hours for a main (we had a 6 year old with us too) Even called the manager over who didn’t even apologise for the delay after we made them aware of how long we’d been waiting. Food is nice but that’s about it. A birthday celebration meal that was pretty much ruined due to the long waits.

Great food, service, especially by Lucy was excellent . Table layout in our area was a bit close, was too easy to overhear others conversations but overall very good. Will definitely visit again.

Me and two of my friends came here for a birthday celebration, food was bland, service staff was not attentive and overall the place has a weird vibe. Honestly wouldn’t recommend this place at all.

Where to start? Small table, tucked away - the place was nearly empty so why? My friend had a voucher for 20% off the a la carte menu and 2 glasses of prosecco. Over 10 minutes wasted trying to get on the WiFi to call up the voucher. Eventually they agreed to honour it but then decided the lunch menu wasn't included (obviously the prix fixe wasn't but there was no other exclusion shown) so nothing suitable for my friend, who has allergies, and no compromise offered; there was no alcohol free alternative to the prosecco. After 20 minutes we left and drov⁸e to another restaurant where we had a very nice meal at a much nicer table. Interestingly, despite a smaller menu they managed to provide a better selection for us.

I suppose where you normally eat is relevant, but, I live in France and thereby hangs the problem. Aperitifs weren't accompanied by "nibbles", the mushroom starter was delicious but no bread basket (50-70 pence?) and my medium rare steak (with all the tasty fat cut off!) was well done. A pleasant evening with family, would I go there again, no.

Great meal on Friday. Excellent food, attentive service, and nice service. Big shout for Liesl.

Lovely meal, and the staff were friendly and helpful. The starters and mains came quickly, but we were waiting quite a long time for dessert

We had a nice meal. I had a tagine which was lovely but let down by the flat breads served with it. I'm pretty sure they were just pitta breads straight out of the packet, not even toasted. The atmosphere felt 'old', which I wasn't expecting from the website. We were not a young group but felt we significantly bought down the average age.

Food was good, the wait time was a bit long but the service was attentive.

Had lunch here 12/10/24 and compared to our last visit two years ago the food and service was disappointing; the two younger ladies were perhaps lacking in humour, one knocking over a bottle of beer which fortunately had little left in it, perhaps it had been a busy day for them. Regarding the food, the Iberian style pork I had two years ago was exceptional; but it was not on the menu today. The Moroccan lamb I chose was pleasant but not in the same class. My wife’s vegetarian pizza had a tasty base but the topping was also uninspiring. We were asked when being served if we would like any sauces to go with the meals; when we enquired of some balsamic glaze for the pizza (a fairly common accompaniment for pizza) we were told they didn’t do it. However, the venue is very nice indeed and the deco tastefully done and is kept well. It is also good that they have a section where you can dine accompanied by your pets. Will I rush back? Probably not for a while. But, it may have just been an off day for them, which happens at any establishment now and again.

Overall, the food was very good......except the choice made from the children's menu. Spaghetti Bolognese....totally bland, tasteless and watery which led to a very unhappy child...

The menu has been updated since my last visit and there was a lot more of choice. There is a lovely variety of different foods on offer, I had a piella and it was lovely.

Great service and good food, nice atmosphere, dog friendly, bar staff make great cocktails. Only thing is the menu has been the same for a long time and we are running out of things to eat and are fed up with the same options.

Great Sunday lunch, good service, we will return.

Gorgeous pizzas and great service and free parking would def recommend the Sunday roast dinner 🍽 😋 👌

Had to send my meal back as I asked for my beef medium and it came pink!

Excellent menu with choices for all palates. I had a vegan option. Great staff and lovely atmosphere.

Lovely food as always, but disappointed greek salad. Tasty but mostly onions and two olives. Best tiramasu ever had. Xx recommend

Food, staff amazing but waited 40 minutes for drinks and hour for food Very disappointed

Excellent service. Lovely staff. Meals were delicious. Will be back.

Always good food, pleasant and friendly staff

Fantastic, professional, friendly service, good range of quality food and drinks on the menu with occasional fantastic value special offers and they are dog friendly one has to eat in the bar area which is fine. Recommended

Always great service, food and experience. Also try the cocktail desserts, WOW!

Lovely helpful staff, fantastic food.