Les's Golden Kitchen in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Les Miserable... or at least he will be if he visits here. It was a rainy day and I found myself stumbling around the Welsh valleys. I was on the hunt for the dreaded Butterman. A strange monster claimed to lick the melted butter from freshly made toast. The swine! The fiend! The dry bread monster of Aberdare! After a camel back treck across the savannahs of the Brecon beacons and a short Canal journey down the new heads of the valley road I found myself taking a dump (the first one in three days) in Aberdare public toilets. Relieved, I found myself starving hungry and a short jaunt down the road from Les' Golden Kitchen. I arrived at the front door, plumes of cigarette smoke poured from two people; neigh smoke machines, beside the main entrance. As I approached I convinced myself Darth Vader was about to emerge from the smokey doorway. I battled through without my trusted penguin skin gas mask and sat at the table only to realise I'd fallen back in time to the 1980s. It was like stepping foot into an episode of 'Stranger Things'. The crumbling interior left alot to be desired. The waitress was very helpful and friendly. Staff were on the whole, pleasant. That was except for a man looking for Jean Valjean who threatened to bring Russel Crowe out if I didn't enjoy the food. So politely I nodded and said "I can hear the people sing, and they shall hear the rant of this angry man!" Food was nasty and frozen. I would say cheap as chips, but I feel you'll struggle to find cheaper nastier chips anywhere. Frozen piles of mush. Rancid instant gravy. All felt as if it was courtesy of Chef Mic... rowave. I paid my tab, tipped the staff as they were the only redeeming quality, and boarded my flying canal boat home. Les' Golden Kitchen 2/5

Ordered beef dinner and steak pie peas and chips.asked for gravy on side instead of on pie and chips.we waited 35 mins which I think is long for a chip shop.my steak pie had 1 piece of steak in it and the rest was just mush it was inedible.my mams beef dinner was boiling hot but not because it was freshly maid but because it had been microwaved far to long and consisted of 2 boiled potatoes,lumpy mash and a few carrots and peas and her dinner also had to much gravy on it terrible place not very clean will never visit again if it was the only cafe open in aberdare I’d rather starve if I could give it a zero I would have

Warm and welcoming. Cheapest jacket potato in town - but they are microwaved not baked.

I hadn't been here in a very long time. Can I say how freindly and helpful the lovely ladies working here are. The food was also very tasty. Thank you 😊

This is a lovely, family owned cafe with inexpensive meals, freshly cooked and their milky coffee is to die for. My family and I have been regulars for over 20 years and 3 generations have enjoyed David, Becky and Tom's lovely hospitality.

Watched the chef microwave a plate of chips. Smell of cigarette smoke was strong. Staff cleaning with strong smelling chemicals too. Staff were friendly.

Great staff, always enjoy the food and they make a lovely chocolate milkshake 😋

A great place for a good old traditional fried breakfast with all the trimmings. With choice of beans or tomatoes and bread and/or fried bread. Lovely staff and enjoy our visits. Very affordable. Close to all the amenities of Aberdare Town center.

One member of staff very rude. The wife asked how long the food was going to take, we had been waiting 30 minutes. She was told to have patience. And to stop being so impatient. With that we cancelled food payed for are drinks and left. Do Not Go There Till Staff Have Respect For Customers, and know how to speak to them politely. If you want that sort of service or if you would like a shouting match with staff here is your place to go. !!! Service level -100% Staff - 100% Politeness-100%

They gave my children free sweets.

Basic chip shop with pleasant staff in a friendly atmosphere. The food is freshly prepared to the usual chip shop standard for eating in our takeaway, and service is quick enough even at busy periods. Child friendly. The outside seating area is normally available. Not as good as it used to be but still a reasonable able basic standard.

Been twice there now with a work colleague and will visit again if im in the area, nice food and friendly enough staff, prices are very reasonable too, we both enjoyed our generous portions. Really don't understand how some people can give a 1 star review for this restaurant, I've had by far worse breakfasts at other restaurants to what they serve here. Give Les's a try 😉

Service very poor waited over.35 minutes for food only rissole and chips and sausage egg and chips in the end food still wasn't ready so we just give up and left never go here again shocking service went to cafe next door eight minutes food was cooked

Greasy spoon of aberdare chips were dry probably left over from yesterday the sausage was dripping in fat was bard the next day at all costs avoid 🤮

chips and gravy highly reccomend reasonably priced too

Food was disgusting. It's like they have cooked everything together and all you can taste is oil. Definitely don't recommend and won't be going back!

I went in for a Saturday lunch and ordered a Full English Breakfast. They allowed me to vary the contents and what I had was acceptable although not perfect. The coffee, which came with he £5 package was excellent.

a bit off a bad experience here,, a rushed overcooked food, tough meat, overpriced venue, feeling queasy all day

All I will say is after eating fish and chips here, my mother was ill. Benefit of the doubt until I checked the hygiene rating.

Used to be amazing before new management took over. Quality of food, customer service and experience has gone downhill since then.

It's. In. Aberdare by. Stachen.

Food was disgusting. Had a breakfast, the sausage and fried bread was deep fat fried. The bacon and egg was over-cooked then the toast was soft and chewy with spread instead of butter. Even the latte tasted awful, try somewhere else this place is bad.

Eaten here several times and it's been excellent every time, real old fashioned style Café/Chippy. Food is great can highly recommend the Corned Beef Pie chips peas and gravy, very generous portion so make sure your really hungry when you go there, staff are really friendly too.

Worst dining experience in Aberdare - possibly even Wales! Ordered pie & chips at lunchtime (place suspiciously empty despite everywhere else being busy) - pie was microwaved and burst over the plate, chips were greasy and soggy. Absolutely disgusting. To make matters worse, chips repeated on me all day! An experience I'd rather forget. Avoid!