Glantaff Inn in Merthyr Tydfil

Brilliant service, food was average pub grub but massive portions, quiet corner was nice

Wholesome pub classics, fantastic staff and a cosy atmosphere. The staff were top-notch, super friendly and made us feel at home from the moment we first walked through the door. Later on, the owners even personally came and asked us if everything was okay with our food. We were served some of the best pub food we've ever had. Beautifully home made, tasted fresh, very generous portion sizes, piping hot and not greasy at all. If you're in the mood for good food, great service, and a warm atmosphere, look no further than The Glantaff. Trust me, you won't be disappointed. The review by chrissym484 seems worlds apart from what we experienced so please don't let their negativity put you off!

Lovely meal. Warm, friendly welcome. Only issue is parking. Would definitely recommend it.

I will always give this place 5* my grandparents go to the Glantaf every Wednesday religiously, my nan has dementia and the staff are absolutely amazing with them, they are so friendly and accommodating. They treat them like family and it's great to know there is a place my grandfather can relax knowing my grandmother is comfortable. I have been a few times and the food is always great, staff and service and top notch. I can't say a bad word about this restaurant they do go above and beyond!!!

We went to restaurant 28th march food was awful fish and chips cold friends had lamb shank greasy mash potatoes cold gravy full of grease. We also telephoned three times in regard to cheesecake homemade was told amazing on three occasions was told yes cheesecake available. Friends arrived first thing they asked was for cheesecake told it was not available and that they didn’t want to say over the phone because we would have cancelled eight people disappointed. On telephone call with owner advised me if we wanted desert we could have always have gone to Nelson cake shop really how rude.

Great local pub with food. locals welcome everyone bar staff great. Specials as well as regular meals . Meals quite large but generally home made tasty food . Do a quiz once a week also accept dogs with a smile

Booked a meal this afternoon for a birthday meals are excellent massive portion bar staff amazing can't do enough for u will definitely be booking again .

Visited in a Sunday and the dinner was fantastic. Thank you

My parents came here for food a couple of weeks back and were impressed with the staff and the food. According to them, one girl with curly hair in a bun was very helpful and they would like to say a very big thanks to the staff in particular. The food was also well-cooked and delicious!

Let me first say the food was amazing really tasty and looked good did not disappoint but that said the place was ram packed and the noise was horrendous we were sat right by the toilet which wasn’t the nicest place to sit but you couldn’t have a conversation as everyone else seemed to be shouting as well. Being so busy we had to ask for menus although our food did arrive surprisingly quickly and was amazing I couldn’t wait to leave . The place is good but had booked to many people in

Absolutely amazing food & customer service A ***

We stayed above this pub in the bunk House after a day riding in North Wales, the staff were extremely helpful to us on our stay. We had dinner in the pub after booking a table, the food was good and the atmosphere down stairs was great.

Fantastic Ambience and really good menu. Attractively Priced Steak cooked to perfection friendly attentive staff spotlessly clean

We received the warmest , friendliest Welcome from Michelle and the team. A lovely cosy beautifully clean interior with lots of character. The service and food was impeccable. My wife and our daughter ordered steaks and were presented with the largest steaks we have ever been served both cooked perfectly. The other dishes ( scampi and fish ) were equally generous and all cooked perfectly. My daughter’s dog was made as welcome as we were , not only by Michelle and the staff but by other diners too . Great value and quite possibly the friendliest pub / restaurant we have ever visited. Our first visit to the Glantaff but definitely not our last . Looking forward to our next visit to the area . If it weren’t for the five hour drive from home we’d be regulars in this fabulous place . Diolch I bawb . Thank you everyone.

Was fine until two guys squared up to each other and when we left they were outside punching two lumps out of each other then fell into a parked car. Didn't feel safe then

Went for a family of 6 meal for my birthday. We had the Sunday roast and it was stunning. Didn’t have to cut the meat it was so succulent. The staff couldn’t do enough for us and the atmosphere was terrific. Only thing we could critique was the parking aspect. Will definitely be back soon.

Fabulous Sunday lunch great service and a fantastic welcome from the landlord would highly recommend a visit.

Lovley staff and the food was amazing.

Great food and service as usual. Possibly best Sunday lunch around 😋

A wonderful happy pub with a very warm welcome and excellent service. Ambience was superb even though it was early evening. Food was excellent, portions good and children ate all of their food..

Very good substantial meals and good prices and a warm welcome unfortunately the heating was very low so needed to keep my coat on

Lovely staff & nice dishes. Thank you

Lovely atmosphere good food good service

Delicious food in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Fab service too.

We love this place. We pop in for dinner every couple of months. Really good home cooked pub food at really reasonable prices. Loads of it too. Personal favourites, ham egg and chips and the cheesecake of the day. Pop in, you won't regret it!

A traditional heart with a modern exterior. Situated on the Taff Bargoed River, with a balcony on the upper floor and plenty of seating outside, you really can imagine what this lovely Inn would be like to stop off on a warm summer day! THE FOOD!!! Starters - fish cakes with chilly jam. It's not my go-to starter, but I thought, why not give it a shot. overall, it was a decent choice. The fishcakes were cooked perfectly, and the jam was sweet and spicy. I think a small side salad or something to accompany the fishcakes would have really brought it all together, but it was enjoyable. Mains - I chose the beef and what a suprise i had when it came! The dinner comes with everything you come to expect from a traditional pub dinner although i will add the veg comes pre mixed so if your a fussy eater you may be in for a shock but i thought it was a welcome change! You get colliflower cheese as standard, too! The juciey bit!!!! The beef came out, and wow! I've eaten in more than my fair share of places, but I've never had such a substantial piece of meat. It must have been an inch thick! it was juciey and tender and really made the meal for me! (Being a vegetarian/vegan must be so boring) I would definitely recommend the Inn and would highly recommend it when the weather is more pleasant. Food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Price ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Selection ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Seating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Atmosphere ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Parking ⭐️⭐️

Visited on a Tues evening for meal for friends birthday.Owners were very welcoming.Service was excellent as was the food.Very enjoyable experience .

First time here and we will definitely be back, Lovely warm welcome as soon as we arrived. Didn’t have a booking but was seated straight away. Great service by the lovely ladies working tonight and the food we could not fault. Thank you for a lovely evening and we will be back soon ❤️ Dog friendly which is also a bonus!!!

Absolutely amazing great atmosphere and the food was excellent

We have been to the glantaff several times,they appreciate your custom they are a family run public house &restaurant food is very nice and it's pretty local for the family to have a get together

Great place to eat, friendly staff and regulars, fantastic beers 😁

Been here a few times Valentines day and Mother's day And other occasions First class Highly recommended.

Went here for a meal with the hubby and I have to say the food was lovely had the homemade curry which was very tasty and then dessert. Will definitely be taking our daughter there for a meal now

Super welcoming team and atmosphere on Monday lunch time! A gem of a stop off from the Taff Trail. Thank you for your care of us, our babies and bikes! Nothing was too much trouble and lovely food and facilities. Look forward to coming back!

The meals were excellent. We all had the turkey which looked like a turkey steak (so tender). All the vegetables came in turines and there was loads and a nice variety. The meal also came with a dish of cauliflower cheese, that just topped it off for me. The staff were so lovely/friendly and welcoming. Good value for money, will definitely return. Highly recommended. You will need to book early as it gets very busy.

Throughly enjoyed our meal, the staff were friendly and the atmosphere was brilliant.

Couldn't recommend this lovely little pub more for some good food.

Outstanding welcome and so attentive to my wife's allergen Will definitely be back!

Family meal with my fussy kids 8yo and 10yo on a mid week evening. Service was swift and friendly. The home made meals were absolutely spot on. Deserts were fantastic too

My wife and I were looking after my Son and his Partners home in RCT ..for a week whilst they had there summer holiday in the Baleric island of Ibiza...so was a great opportunity to visit the Rhondda Valleys, and had a trip to Aberfan memorial site,..after we were travelling back when we passed through quakers yard,Myrther Vale area,and came across this very inviting Pub restaurant, and we had Dinner ,lamb shank,and Chicken curry,which was well presented and very tasty,..Compliments to the Chef,amazing cuisine!! Highly recommend,Great Ambient atmosphere, and excellent Customer service, and know next time where to go for a value for money experience well done to the staff at the Glentaff Inn Grace and Gary..Southampton Hants.

Nice friendly atmosphere from staff and customers 😀. In fact, 3 older gents (regulars) who were offered complimentary chips and fish by the manager offered me to take some. Which was a lovely gesture, both by the management and the gents 👏 😁.. I had a nice Lamb and mash. It is not a Gastropub, but as per above, it is a nicely decorated local pub, serving food with a great feel 👏

I went to the Glantaff Inn with a small group of friends. We all agreed that the meal was pleasantly presented and very tasty. The pub itself has been nicely decorated but we felt it was over crowded as the tables were much too close to each other causing an issue when people wanted to move in and out. I spent much of my time getting up and down to allow people on the next table to move around which was very annoying especially when eating and we couldnt help but encroach on each others space as I couldn't move my chair without hitting one of their's and they kept apologising for doing the same to me. The other issue we had was that the music was extremely loud causing it to be difficult to have a conversation. I would visit again but may ask for the seating not to be by the staircase in the hope that we would have more room.

Amazing welcome as soon as we arrived, excellent service, friendly banter with the staff and a lovely atmosphere. The good was also fantastic and served piping hot and nice portion size too. Stunning views on the roof terrace overlooking the river, and I can't wait to come back.

Lovely welcoming pub. Good food great atmosphere

10/10 great welcome as I stepped into the bar asked if I could bring in a dog no problem. I ordered a Sunday Lamb Roast it was delicious had brownie with ice cream dessert all very tasty staff very attentive. Stephen (landlord) and landlady delightful especially after I had a bad experience in a nearby pub in Mountain Ash I would highly recommend this place A* thank you

Cosy and food looked really nice

Been here a few times and the welcome you get is second to none. You'll need to book if you want to guarantee a table, which speaks for itself. It's deceptively big, but that does not mean you have to wait long for meals. Everything we've had here has been excellent. Portion sizes are very plentiful and I've still not had enough room to try the puddings yet. Perhaps I'll start with them next time:-)

A party of 3 people visiting for food after a long day of riding trails at Bike Park Wales. Really impressed overall, great place to get some decent quality food. Gorgeous hunters chicken was served in a claypot, the 16oz rump steak was HUGE and very impressive, the cajun chicken was well seasoned but lacked the 'wow factor' of the other two dishes. Beers were excellent - A decent pint of Guinness! Overall, really happy we chose to visit and would recommend. Total bill was £85 for 3 starters, 3 mains, and 6 pints of beer and cider, which I think is totally reasonable. Would've loved to have had room to try the desserts!

Spend a lovely afternoon in the beer garden on a sunny day. Andrew and Sandra, we're their usual happy and friendly selves x

Came here for a couples date night as we heard the food was supposed to be good. After weeks of hype and finally managing to get a table booked we were thoroughly disappointed. My partner and I orderd the minted lamb shank. The lamb itself was very average despite everyone building it up and wasn't minted, we just received gravy with mint sauce in it. The gravy was quite possibly the most watered down mixture that I have ever taste. The fries were also very average. For the price, we felt robbed. My friend ordered the Cajun chicken breast, which was quite clearly overcooked and extremely dry. As for his sauce, you got literally taste the flour in the mixture, clumpy and inedible. For dessert we all had the sticky toffee pudding, which was very bland, lacking any sort of depth. There wasn't much toffee/caramel on the pudding and the taste of cinnamon was overwhelming. As for the service, the staff were very quick friendly and tentative. I would not recommend sitting downstairs if you book here too. Its very loud downstairs with the locals.

Our table was booked for half past 2, my mother and sister were there for twenty past and we arrived 5minutes late at 14:35. At 3pm we got up and got our own menus. We then had to ask to be served. At quarter past 4 our lunch still hadn’t arrived, there were 4 children in our party who were starving. I asked the waitress, )who I learnt afterwards was the owner) how long our food was going to be and her reply was that because we were late we missed our slot?!? Disappointed in the food we had two trays of veg and potatoes between 11 of us. We will certainly not be eating here again. There was no apology for our near 2hr wait either. People arrived after us and got service before us.

I always said how brilliant it was until yesterday 16/7/23, arrived a 2:05 for 2:30 lunch , my daughter & her family came at 2:15 , my other daughter arrived at 2:33 only late because they were going around in circles for parking space, at 3:30 we weren’t even given menus, my son in law went and got them, there was 11 of us 7 adults 4children, at 4oclock my daughter went to ask could we be served, she was told we’d missed our time slot, never heard of so much rubbish , I’d been there from 2 , eventually at 4oclock they took our order,wish we never ever bothered, they obviously forgot about us, as the only things cooked right was the meat, only reason we stayed was my one daughter had travelled up from Newport,and it was a big birthday meal, never ever again.

Great service by landlord Stephen and all Staff Welcoming professional service With beautiful homemade food

Amazing friendly atmosphered pub with great food, choice of ales and all round amazing service. Would return here time and time again!

Walked through the door with my daughter for the owner/manager to say "what you want love bag of chips is it?" Along with this he laughed and so did everyone else around him. You wasn't funny when I walked out and said shame on you!! Disgusting service

Great stop for lunch..for 16 of us!! Lovely food..Good price..lovely staff and novelty urinals..thank you

First time here, every member of staff was nice, pleasant and helpful. Food was lovely, prices were good, highly recommend and will certainly be back Well done all

So the pub itself is very pleasant, however, some staff could be a bit more friendly, the manager was brilliant and catered for us. The food is expensive for what it is however the meat was great. The desserts we got were not cooked however the owner/manager sorted this out for us and sorted it on the bill too. The pub is lovely and the locals are friendly too.

Me and my husband dined her last night with friends and thd person behind the bar who i assume was thd landlord was very cheerful took time to interact with us at the bar and took great pleasure in letting us know about the food on offer on the menu you could tell how passionate he was about his homemade product s on the menu and i must say none of the food around the table disappointed us the pork burnt ends were amazing and my husband said his rib eye was bloody lovely and the best steak he has tasted in a long time . Will definatly be returning but i will say if you are thinking of dining here and having 3 courses don t eat too much through the day as you may go home stuffed as we did but who could resist rasberrh ruffle white chocolate cheesecake Well worth a visit you won t be disappointed with the welcomd the food or the value for money

Fijne plek, bier is goed en zeer verzorgd en gezellig. De enige reden waarom je zou stoppen in dit dorpje...dat wel.

Nice lunch ,nice to see regulars in the pub. Only downside was parking

Lovely food lovely pint welcome is amazing 😁

We called at 12.30pm and we're fitted in for a 2.30pm Sunday lunch. The food was amazing, some of the best lamb i have ever tastsed! , The service fantastic, all of the srving staff were attentive and polite. The atmosphere was second to none, the owners always around and talking to customers, with treats for kids and our furry child! I can not recommend this place enough! We will be back soon for meal off the regular menu. Thank you all for an amazing, relaxed experience! See you soon

Had scampi and chips. It was lovely plus the service was very friendly. Price was good value for money

Popped in on the off chance for lunch service was really good . Food was amazing couldn’t ask for any better . Staff very friendly.

Called on on off chance for food .no prob . Sat down and was served great food soon after.great pub and staff. Don't miss it.

Lovely friendly atmosphere and excellent food. Staff are very helpful and service very prompt. Will definitely book again, thank you.

Looked for child and dog friendly pub. This exactly fitted the bill. Indoor and outdoor seating,warm welcome, friendly staff, excellent choice of meals and drinks. Felt really comfortable and cosy. Must book for meals

Great accommodation run by great people. Pub food good as well

Haven't been to the Glan for over 10 years but went with friends last night and was very impressed. Amazing atmosphere and the food was amazing. The staff were all very homely and welcoming and I totally recommend it to everyone.

Had a very nice meal and friendly staff ,will be going back .

8 ladies we meet up every month for food but we all enjoy a nice pudding,,we check the menus before we book.., food was excellent quality&served nice..puddings was amazing&again served lovely..staff were very welcoming&also the disabled toilets were amazingly clean,,we will definitely go back as...

Good food at a reasonable price. Lovely lady serving drinks, what more can you ask for.

A good pint and warm, friendly service

Fab food fab service, parking is my only niggle

Reasonably priced and value for money.Excellent Courteous Service. Will call again. Very dog friendly too.

What a wonder pub so warm and welcoming. We been coming here for a few months now and we brought our friends who enjoyed it also . The staff are fantastic but the food wow 🤩 I had the steak last night Saturday 14 April...

Stunning food, service and atmosphere

Staff were lovely nothing was too much. I had chicken, ham leek and pie it was stunning full of filling. Chocolate cake was also delish. I highly recommend.

Fantastic Sunday lunch, best we've had for ages. Well done and thanks 😊 👍

Lovely staff, although food was disappointing.

Organised to have my parents 60th birthday meal there as a surprise, staff where very helpful, polite and friendly they couldnt do enough for us from helping set up baloons takong orders bringing out a cake they where brilliant, the food was amazing as always iv been a few times prior this visit and have never had bad service or food regardless how busy they are they always provide excellent service and standard... thank you to all staff.

I can’t believe that I haven’t been to this place before?! It’s about 3.5 miles from my house! Went there in heavy snowy conditions today… fantastic welcome, delicious food… very good wine at an unbelievable price. I’ll be going back there very soon!

Highly recommend a visit to this warm friendly establishment. Just had Sunday lunch to die for. Suggest booking in advance to avoid disappointment 👍

Fabulous friendly staff, food was stunning, lots of homemade dishes, lush, reccomend!

It was an epic place to stay near #bikeparkwales. The food was very enjoyable, decent portions and well priced. The bunkhouse is a secret gem. It was really comfortable and much nicer than you would expect. Highly recommended for mountain bikers, call the owner. Brilliant.

Good food and great atmosphere when we had lunch there

Great pub.... Good choice of food and generous portions!

Superb valentine's meal . Service and food second to none. Xxx

First time in this friendly place. Ordered Sunday lunch and surprised we only had 2 roast potatoes each. Veg wasn’t great and although it was cheap I would rather have paid more for a fuller plate. Difficult to get to the bar because of locals...

Excellent service, excellent food.! 10/10

Steak was like shoe leather and egg was burnt. Urinals looked cool though!

First time visiting Glantaff Inn. Very friendly staff, so nice and warm on a cold evening. They managed to squeeze us in despite having lots of reservations. We had a lovely meal at a very good price!

Excellent quality food lovely owner and staff fully recommended was here Wednesday 👌👌😊

Good service excellent food. Great ambiance and staff are very welcoming.

Booked a table for 6 in 13.1.22 everyone’s meals were fabulous’ thank you

Brilliant Andrew and Sandra it's a good place and we'll organised

We had a family lunch at the Glantaff today as it’s located about half way between where we all live. The staff (particularly the lady with the pink hair who served us) were fantastic, not just attentive but really happy and friendly too. Our dog...

Fab staff, nothing is too much bother to them. Great choice of ever changing real ale. Always a warm welcome awaits. Would recommend booking for a meal as always a busy pub/Restaurant.

Great beer, friendly staff can't wait to go back and try thier food