Founders & Co in Swansea

A cafe bar with a fun concept and a good atmosphere. On the day I visited, an art class was being held in the back space, and a dance class was being held in the entrance space. Meals can be purchased at food stalls or ordered at your table using an app.

Amazing service today for our bottomless brunch, and lovely food. Staff very friendly and brilliant fast service highly recommend.

Lovey atmosphere with delicious range of food. Good for kids also

Had a fantastic evening at the oktoberfest with the oompah band. Really good night, though some of the people with me had to wait ages for food. Fab venue.

Went in for a group of seven. Was told could take any free table without a reservation sign, so we did. Ordered drinks then 15 minutes later before our drinks arrived a staff member said that they'd need the table for a reservation in 20 minutes time and put a reservation sign down. We were told if we ordered food it would come in time for us to eat and leave. If we had known we wouldn't have bothered wasting our money on drinks in the first place. Was told we'd have help to find another table, which didn't happen. Ended up rushing our drinks and leaving. The reservation system is a mess and should be better organised, rather than making it clear in good time which tables were reserved they let us sit down and waste our money on drinks and thought we could order and eat in 20 minutes.

Paint along was brilliant. Good food and drink too.

Such a clever concept. There really is something for everyone here in a relaxed, child friendly environment. The food options are fantastic and the drinks options similarly extensive. Whether you're there for drinks, food, both or even just a coffee, you'll be catered for excellently.

Booked the potting shed for my 30th birthday and Meg was so amazing at helping with any queries we had, the food and service was really good thank you so much!

This place is so cool. Food is amazing and has a great vibe. Will be back many times!!

Great place for good and drink lots of choice for meat eaters and vegetarians. Highly recommend the burgers with 'meat matters' beef.

As food halls go, I've been to alot, and this is a nice place. 4 traders is a little lowly for the size of the venue, and the burgers are priced far to high, but the Mexican was good, and pizza boys know what their doing too.. tukka tuk is hit and miss. Nice atmosphere, reasonably priced drinks, and well located. Park in Parc tawe and register your parking in the cinema for free.. (That just an idea, not a must do...) Worth a visit.

My friend called in before going to an event in the Waterfront Museum. We both had meals from MAGS. Absolutely fab Infact my friend said Ur was the best burger she'd ever had. Founders has a lovely atmosphere and all the staff are helpful and friendly. Will definitely return.

Great for a casual business meeting or pre-show food and drink. The lunch deals are fantastic value and very tasty - highly recommended.

Went hear for a friends leaving do. We booked a table, when we got there the staff greated us and took us to the table and explained how to order food and drinks. Did take me a few attempts due to my inexperience in this stuff. Plenty of choice of food and drinks. I ordered the 3 meat tacos with chips and added the chippolte sauce. It was lovely little bit too spicy for my but lovely all the same. A few ciders helped to wash it down. Will definitely be back again top place

Fantastic place to eat & drink, staff are great and really helpfull, will be back

Fantastic spot. You can order from the table via phone and they have different stalls you can order from. If you sit at the bar like I did you can even charge your phone. I had the tandoori chicken on Naan with Bombay fries and it was delicious.

This is a nice place. Definitely worth a visit. However, there where quite some tables which were messy and dirty. The food was good. I had the naanwhich. I can recommend it.

Been comming here a few years now. Great coffee and good agile working environment. Good food and for me I like that staff don't bother you much. They are there if you need them but you can go in, grab yourself a table and be left alone. The only down side is that if you want something for breakfast/lunch your pretty much out of luck. Every time I have been here (alot), the menu is completely sold out, though it doesn't seem busy enough at that time to be. On the flip side, good pastries if your happy to settle for just that. Great street food. The pulled beef dirty fries and pizzas are incredible! Though some might consider it over priced, it's worth noting you are paying for the environment also.

I don't hear of many people talking about this place but they should...or maybe not to keep it a little secret! Great little place but lots crammed in. Street food, good beers, vintage clothing and a chill out space. I had a burger but you can have Indian, pizza, chicken. Brilliant stuff, we'll return!!!

Took the family here after googling somewhere to eat. Such an amazing, relaxed place. There are four different food places to eat which is great for us as we all have different tastes. We were comfortable and had a great evening. Would recommend to anyone.

Founders has become our new regular food place! Dog friendly, AMAZING food, great customer service and the nicest atmosphere to relax in, what is not to love?! We are always greeted by the nicest staff and they even give Rufus (my pup) a fuss which he loves! It's become his and our favourite place to be! Great variety of food. What is not to love?!

Great choice of different dishes from various vendors, as well as the bar for those who only want drinks.

Perfect for a few drinks and good food with friends.

A massive venue with a cafe, a bar, several food vendors and plenty of seating

Just had bottomless brunch here, food was lush, drinks were fab and the service, by Emsie, was out of this world. She's an absolute credit to this place. Couldn't have had a better birthday afternoon, thanks to her amazing personality and brilliant service.

Went here for bottomless brunch, 15 of us and not 1 complaint, Jack our waiter was amazing a credit to the company. The food was exceptional. We all had a wonderful day and would definitely return, I'd highly recommend to anyone.

First time at this place with my family and it was great. The woman Kiera in particular made our experience really brilliant.

I absolutely cannot fault the food in Founders, I've never had a bad experience, it's just a shame the drinks prices are so high.

Usually have a really good experience yet today was a real let down. My friend and I went outside to have a breather as we were overstimulated. We left our jackets with our remaining food knowing we had our table booked for another 40 minutes still. Yet the server came outside with my jacket and upon returning to our table it had been cleared and a new party was sitting down. We had clearly not finished and feel like more communication should’ve been made.

Really cool place where you can get different things to eat from various places, e.g, pizza, burrito, and massala fries.

Pretty decent spot to eat if you’re in the city centre. Had a burger and Bombay chips which were pretty scrumptious.

Went here with friends for lunch. There is no actual menu. You have to scan a QR code on the table to see what dishes are available. I'm no spring chicken and found this quite annoying. There's quite a wide range of dishes available and a good selection of drinks. I had the loaded fries with chicken tikka and a cheese sauce. Once I'd flicked all of the sprinkles off that I didn't want to eat, I was disappointed at the size of my dish for the price charged, Luckily, I ordered food and ate it before needing to pee. The toilets are shared male and female, please, please, please, change this decision. The seats and the floor around the toilets were covered in pee splashes, and the room stank of urine. If I had seen the toilets beforehand, I would have left without ordering.

Post Half Marathon meal. Food was good and service was friendly and efficient. Meals came separately, with the last one (of 3) significantly later but we ordered from different vendors so that's to be expected. Beers arrived promptly as well. It was full and lovely there with a friendly vibe!

A little gem in Swansea, really nice little street food set up, fast service and good selection of food stalls.

Really lovely food nice place great atmosphere will be going again!! 😃

This is a fab little place tucked away at the bottom of wind Street. Very tasty food and reasonable priced. Nicely done out with a great atmosphere. I would definitely go there again.

A choice of food options and good quality beer. My only downer for the 4 on atmosphere is that they encourage app ordering which means on arrival your staring at your phone until you know what you want. I mean, you CAN order at the bar. But naturally ordering from the app is the norm.

Lush food, lush staff, banging cocktails 🍸

wonderful birria tacos and spiced chips from Cwtchitas!

Great place to spend an afternoon catching up with friends. Food, drinks and service was all fantastic.

Can't use cash. That's enough of a reason not to go back

Excellent coffee! Nice spot to hang out for a few hours and do a bit of work, if you like working in cafes. Lots of outlets, nice mellow atmosphere, and outdoor patio as well.

I had a pizza and a drink and both arrived quickly and tasted AMAZING. Also massive shout-out to Emsy for taking photos of our group, being so friendly, and leaving me a cute note on my takeaway box :)

Recommend the tequila tasting and plenty of options for food

Megan was great host! I would love to visit u again!! Cheeers ! 👋👋👋

I ordered Naanwich Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Wings and Chilli Chicken, Naanwich tastes awesome, it's a must try dish. Chicken wings and Chilli chicken is also good though but not sweet. Over all it's worth visit again for Naanwich tandoori chicken.

We went here last Sunday 4 adults and 2 little ones, no welcome from any of the staff, we picked our own table and 2 high chairs for the little ones. I went to the bar ordered 2 cokes, 1 lemonade which were filled to the top with ice ! and a pint of madri, went to pay with cash only to be told "card only" I asked my son "Where's the menu? " to find it's QR code only ! Frustrating when your phone is only on 20% asked the barman for a proper menu, there aren't any only QR code only, asked if I could charge my phone to order, no chargers available!! At this point I'm losing the will to live, downloaded the QR code only to be confused even further with the menu, phone now on 10% My son asked are you okay ? Nope ! (My anxiety levels are through the roof at this stage.) I said to order me anything as by this time I'd lost my appetite. I had a chicken burger with fries which was okay but not the best and came on a metal tray which was a disappointing presentation, my wife had a burrito wrap which was very dry and only eat half of it. No condiments on the table, I asked the waiter for salt, which he supplied but no offer of any sauces, and didnt ask if everything was okay? The meal came to £73 excluding drinks. Was it value for money ? Founders & co.have some consideration for us older people who are not savvy with download codes and menu's, as when you go back page it logs you out, download the QR code again and again. On a final note please, please sort the drainage smell out from the mixed toilets 🚻 this wafted through as we were finishing our meal. One of the worst experiences I've had at a restaurant 😕 I would have messaged you directly with this review, but this wasn't possible on your "contact us" page A very dissatisfied Stuart Griffiths Llanelli

Burger was disappointing, too small, smashed so thin it wasn't there. Chips were nice but not hot! Service was good on a busy Saturday night.

It was OK,just really,really busy

Great place for beer & good selection for food

Just popped in for a coffee and also had a look into the retro clothes shop, great atmosphere, the friendly and helpful staff made the already great tasting coffee even better :)

Great atmosphere here. The food was lovely. And it was served really quick considering there was a lot of us. Its a very busy place but that doesn't take away from how good the staff are there they can't do enough for you would definitely recommend and I would go again. Thank you.

Great social venue with plenty of events. Amazing food.

Food is okay but the stalls should rotate more to get more variety in. The options have been the same for at least a year I'm sure, some haven't changed in longer!

Lovely evening here with the paint along lady. Fab table service from staff for food & drinks

It's a cool place to go to! Excellent food, drinks and service.

What a fantastic place, something for everyone one, will visit again, very soon.

Great vibes, delicious food, and reasonable prices. Highly recommend the Truffle Pizza 🍕

Emsie was the best hostess so warming and welcoming as Annie ill be back!!!!!

What a find this place is!!! Founders has the most amazing vibe, I’ve never felt so welcomed & comfortable at a restaurant. We were greeted on entry & found a table; immediately impressed with the chilled atmosphere, which only improved when people were bringing in their dogs! 🩷 Using the QR code on the table was easy to do & gave us time to browse the menus of all of the food outlets on offer. Each place offered something different & unique to them, & the bar was well stocked with plenty of options for both alcohol, soft & hot drinks. The food was brought to our table & we were blown away; hot, fresh, tasty, presented beautifully. Our burgers from Bwyta Burgers were simply the best we’ve ever had anywhere. Onion rings were freshly cooked, in fact nothing was reheated or pre-prepared & you can tell. We also ordered the chicken goujons & cheesy garlic bread from The Pizza Boys & it was absolutely fantastic. Piping hot & so incredibly delicious. We are not local to Swansea & I’m gutted but we will definitely be back to this stunning venue!

Nice place with good atmosphere and a different choice of foods including stone baked puzzas, Mexicam tacos and Indian food. However, the app for ordering was pretty poor compared to other apps and was only accessible via scanning the qrr code on the table to get the cloud app. Would advise enabling the download of the app to make it more efficient. It was also too complicated for the lay man to use. I'm a computer scientist and I gave up and ordered at the desk! Food is nice, especially if you like spicy food but it is very expensive for what you get (£10 for dirty fries with chicken tikka bits on top,, £7.50 for small plate chicken tenders. Would not go again.

Went here with a large group because I’d checked ahead and there were gluten free options. I asked every vendor and they said that they cook everything in one frier and one one hot plate so extremely high risk/borderline guarantee of cross contamination. I asked them why they list gluten free options and they said because it doesn’t have gluten in it and it’s for people with a mild allergy. I understand that some kitchens have gluten free items and cannot guarantee against cross contamination, but this is not that everything is cooked in and with everything. I’m typing this alone from another restaurant whilst the rest of my party who had all already ordered during the conversation are eating together. What a wonderful night.

Great place to hang out. Friendly staff

First time visiting and was very surprised! Was fairly busy for a Tuesday afternoon. The atmosphere was nice and relaxed. The menu from different vendors was varied and plentiful. Could easily have ordered loads to try! On arrival food was lovely and good portions. Not silly prices either. Would definitely recommend a visit.

What an amazing team and amazing venue! We held a team night at the Potting Shed and it was the perfect space for us all to catch up. We grabbed some delicious food beforehand and then had drinks and a tarot reading session in the Potting Shed. We’ll return again and again!

Really enjoyed our time here. Very much an indoor street food venue. Ordering was very easy, just scan the qr code on the table. I went with the Korean fried chicken burger, followed by an ice cream sundae. Will definitely visit again.

Recently attended a friends engagement party here, it was in a separate room called the potting shed and was lovely! The food was delicious and drinks were good too! Shall definitely be going again some time soon.

Great time here with the paint along activity! Good food, good vibe and lots of fun!

Awesome place for food and/or drinks with friends

Brilliant venue, great service with the table QR codes, just what Swansea needed!

The food is amazing, and the overall experience of the place was amazing too

The food was really tasty. I had loaded fries, my partner had tacos & he said they tasted fantastic. The drinks were quickly brought to the table. Will definitely be back.

I absolutely adore this place and visit regularly and often with my big fluffy dog Juno. Atmosphere is great and service always impeccable. Food I find difficult as i was gutted when the original burger bar closed and wasn't fond of the other places but, my friends have eaten at the other places and loved it.

Nice food, great atmosphere and quick service. Not been to a place like this before but combining a number of street food outlets under one roof and letting you order from any, all online, is quite nice 👍 The only downside for me is that the food offering is quite limited and mostly far from healthy, every other option is also full of jalapenos with no option to deselect when ordering.

Fantastic little gem in the heart of Swansea. Cozy seating area with a very relaxed atmosphere. You order via the qr/nfc tag from the multiple vendors and everything is delivered to the table. We ordered from multiple vendors and the food came in no particular order making it like a tasting menu of everything you like. Will definitely be returning.

Great set up Each table has a barcode that takes through to all the food options We choose food from Pizza Boys and Tuka Tuk and drinks from the onsite bar All ordered through the app and delivered fast and efficiently with friendly staff Great concept

If you want something different this is it. Great food and drink from various vendors inside one big complex which is perfect for large groups. It may be easier to go up and pay at the vendor and wait a short time for the food to be brought to you rather than ordering through the suggested website.

1) Superb New Foodie Destination! Brilliant concept of Pop Up Kitchens/Food Trucks + Cocktail Bar + Cafe & souvenir/artisan crafts shop on site 👌 Had One Pizza (Artichoke & Olives) from Dusty's which was actually One of The Bests ever had in Swansea, burgers which been very disappointing unfortunately (way to long waiting time, food itself was full of fat and tasteless), and I took some mango-colada - interesting, refreshing but quite pricey. Modern, sort of post-industrial mixed with street art ambient made nice impression but the true JEWEL is a SERVICE! Never experienced so friendly and happy to help staff! 👏👏👏 2) Have had second visit recently during Swansea Fringe Festival and had a huge pleasure to try some stuff from Mexican themed CWITCHAS - Best Food from F&Co. now definitely 😋 More of review on Cwitchas profile! Nevertheless my impressions about a bit to high prices and wonderful of drinks didn't change at all! 3) Third visit after a year. Some changes happen: the place with souvenir shop been replaced by Vintage Clothes shop (local brand! 👍) - which is still awesome 😎 Dusty's gone and Pizza representatives become Jack's well known Pizza Boyz! We had theirs Special One 🍕 with Fig Jam on and it was as always F A.B. 🤩 We tried BWYTA Burgers as well (which took that place from someone else but we cannot remind what was there before) and we have to admit that 🍔🍔 have been looking very tasty but there was some lack of favours at the end. But fries 🍟 been pretty good 😊 True ⭐ which tooks all of ours 'ohhs - ahhs' was mango cider by Lucy's (again !) 🍺😋 Still like this place very much! 👌🙌 Definitely worth to get back and check what's new going on! 🆒

Cannot fault this place, food was awesome

Great place for impromptu work meetings!

I had chicken tikka naanwich and my son had pulled beef. They were very good and I got my hair cut as well!

It was very crowded, possibly the reason for the service being not Adequate. The food that I did try was very good, especially the Indian food.

Establecimiento acogedor muy grande y con muchas mesas, muy buen ambiente y mucha variedad de cervezas y comida es interesante visitarlo

Excellent atmosphere and food worth a visit good for groups and families casual dining experience Tuk a tuk and papa pizzeria are worth trying espcially the nanwich and wings

Staff very friendly and helpful. Food ordering site works well. Very quick service. Fantastic pizza and mexican street food. Nice touches for a birthday celebration.

Nice place but beer is far too expensive. Swansea Council squeezing businesses as usual.

Great place for food a coffee or a drink with the family. Outstanding staff and atmosphere. I

Amazing food, great coffee and a brilliant atmosphere. One of Swansea's best!

Cerys was an absolute gem with our bottomless brunch this afternoon. The best customer service in 2023! Thank you for looking after our table. Lovely venue with independent dining- perfect end to the year xx

Always a great , fun place to visit. Easy to order food on the QR code , but the bar is easier to order drinks. Good atmosphere, and seats always available even when it's busy.

We were a group of over 40 people. We chose Founders for the relaxed atmosphere and ability to order food as and when we wanted, rather than as a sit down meal. Everyone enjoyed! Will hopefully be back again for our next staff do.

Un po' pub, un po' mercato. La miglior scelta in centro per i gruppi con gusti molto diversi fra loro

Editing my last review, the place is where I like to go to chill out in town. Good food, friendly staff and plenty of seating. The small independent businesses inside are a fantastic bonus :)

Paint along here was amazing. Best mulled wine I’ve had. Can’t wait to visit again, really want to try the food.

Our grandson recommended we eat here so we took him yesterday for our evening meal. They were very busy but the lady on the door was very helpful and friendly and booked a table for us in comfortable seats, which were available when we turned up a little later. We collected drinks from the bar and ordered food at the table from 3 different places. The food arrived at almost the same time and we each enjoyed our meal. It was well run, the food was delicious and we all enjoyed the experience. Would highly recommend trying it! Good choice Max!

Fabulous place for a party. Can choose multiple different types of food and both the food and drink is brought to your table. Decor is nice. Drinks can be expensive though.

Great trip to Founders & Co. Great atmosphere and food.

Founders is a wonderful venue, with a good selection of top-notch street food options. Coffee and cake is excellent, as is the bar. They have a number of bookable breakout rooms that can be rented. Atmosphere is similarly really rather good, and they host some fantastic events. Can't recommend the place highly enough.

Lovely atmosphere, good for drinks with colleagues and for a coffee while working from home/doing work

Great food, quick, reasonably priced, good staff