Penylan Pantry in Cardiff

Great spot, great food, great service, great drinks. Enough said.

Excellent choice for coffee and cakes.

Wonderful! Feels like home but better. Awesome menu, authentic and tasty. The seasonal drinks were really delicious! Thank you! My favorite place for breakfast in all of Wales.

Not our first visit, so expected good food and service. Firstly the table we sat at contained a wad of used chewing gum stuck in a leaflet. Not impressed - it was disgusting. I would note the staff are very friendly. Beautiful coffee, however VERY disappointed with lunch. Quiche was dry and really unappetising. Frittata, likewise, was overdone and dry. Bread was like cardboard. Won't be returning in the near future.

Absolutely lovely food! Small, friendly and lots to chose from!

Absolutely love this place - it’s been one of my favourite spots in Cardiff for lunch or a coffee for years. The quality of food is consistently excellent, the staff are so lovely, welcoming and accommodating, including with dietary requirements (I have a nut allergy), the coffee is excellent and the atmosphere is lovely both inside and outside. I also love the little extras they sell and often pick up presents for people in here. My favourite is the Glamorgan sausage roll, especially with their salads, and LOVE the salted dark chocolate brownies. Would probably come here even more often if they were dog friendly, but appreciate this might not be possible in a small space.

The best coffee and breakfast I’ve had in Cardiff. Cannot recommend enough.

Such a great place! Always a warm welcome, gorgeous food and the best matchas!

Staff always friendly, cakes are amazing and lovey tea. Toilets nice and clean too. There are also tables outside, nice local coffee shop 👍

Well, what can I say?! It’s not often you find an absolute gem of a place perched on the corner of a leafy suburb. The wife and I were in Cardiff helping our daughter move into new digs a few streets over. She’d raved about the coffee and cake and insisted she take us as a thank you for our help… Kids aye? So high and mighty. On arrival, we were met by a young gentleman sporting the best moustache I’ve seen since Burt Reynolds. He could not do enough for us, chatting away as if he’d known us for years. He and his American?! colleague chatted through all the items in the deli counter after I’d asked. We originally planned to grab coffees to go but ended up sitting with our very own kitchen style table around the corner and feasting like Greek gods! It’s so nice to have had personable service by younger professionals who aren’t false/overbearing or miserable. We were made to feel welcome and relaxed. The wife and I shared a “Glamorgan Roll” and a salad. We were expecting something little that we could chow between us quickly, but Jesus Christ, the portion sizes are incredible! The rest was boxed up and inhaled by the wife whilst I drove… dirty tactic. We’ll return soon to sample the sweet treats and cakes. Will hopefully see the same staff again as they were an absolute blast! Cheers!

Great 'hippy' food, quite pricey but nice. Well worth a visit if you are into healthy eating. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‼️

Absolutely delicious food, wonderful cakes and the best staff! Thank you for feeding me today team 🧡

I loved the coconut matcha! the atmosphere was a bit busy for me but thats because im an introvert 🙈🩷

Lovely little coffee shop. About 8 tables indoors and 3 or so outside. Can get busy but well worth a visit. Amazing cinnamon buns.

I found some lovely sauces a relishes here that I love but could not find anywhere else in Cardiff

Lovely food, super friendly service. A great experience. Definitely will be back.

A hidden gem. Great coffee, good food and lovely atmosphere.

Nice place to have a morning coffee, also tasty menu. The onion sausage roll is just amazing. Highly recommended.

Like a cafe from a British romcom

A very cute and cozy place for breakfast or coffee. They have delicious cakes and different vegetarian and vegan options too.

I simply ADORE this cafe. As an Australian I feel like I have some good experience cafe-ing and this little pantry cafe is just a dream. The food is fresh and delightful with a mix of cabinet salads / sausage rolls and baked goods as well as a kitchen for freshly made menu items. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming and the coffees are delish. Plus it’s doggie friendly!

Absolutely my favourite coffeeshop/deli - love it, love it, love it. The staff are all brilliant, and so friendly, and the atmosphere in the Pantry is always really welcoming. Coffee is fantastic, food is lovely and all in all just a lovely place to sit and watch the world go by.

An amazing little gem, absolutely tasty food that's not your regular fair and cakes that are too good, everything made fresh in house, also very polite and welcoming staff. Just give it a try, it's how things should be done.

This is hidden gem of a place if you don't live around the area and looking for a little something to eat and drink this is a place to go.staff very friendly and helpful

Lovely wholesome cafe. It’s my mother-in-law’s local and she brings us here every time we visit! The coffee is excellent, the meals are high quality, and they have lots of local products including artisan bread. The sausage roll was one of the tastiest I’ve ever had!

One of the best for breakfast, great food, and friendly staff. make sure to check their opening time before you go.

Great spot for lunch or just a coffee/drink. I had a lovely salad bowl filled to the brim with a range of options - all of which were vegan. Loads of baked goods too like sausage rolls etc (meat and veggie) and cakes! Great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Wonderful friendly authentic service and the most amazing smooth coffee! Frittata with a homemade jalapeño sauce is a must! Many thanks we will be back!

I just love this place. The service is always super. There’s one person who works here (I’m sorry to not know their name) who just brings so much joy every time we visit. Always tasty options available and great drinks selection. I love that they’re cat friendly and we’ve been able to enjoy brunch with our adventure cat both inside and out. Thank you!

This place is a little gem. Tucked away, so we've walked past it hundreds of times. But it's lovely. Food is amazing, coffee top class, service excellent. Highly recommend.

Amazing locally run cafe, been a fan for years all about organic, local seasonal produce. Everything homemade, the best chai in Cardiff, second to none. One of my favourite haunts, great deli too and produce to buy. Lovely staff and amazing food!!

Very nice, good quality coffee shop and Deli. Go there - you won’t be disappointed. The sausage rolls are excellent (yes I know - but just try them). Friendly privately run place with a great selection of cakes, jams, pickles, teas etc. It’s worth the detour👍

A lovely little gem of a cafe/deli.

Lovely food and fantastic staff . Went in Friday for a late lunch and had a very enjoyable time.

Very friendly staff and great gormet food options

Delicious fresh food & amazing coffee

Amazing coffee. Almond and pear cake (gluten free) and Tea Bara Brith absolutely outstanding! Didn’t need lunch afterwards either!

Slow service. Ordered 2 coffees and waited 15 minutes and it wasn't busy!!

Delightful Coffee Shop ☕🧋🥐🥪🍰🥮 selling local home made Pickles and Jams - Fresh Veg too 🥕🍅🧅🥔🥒🥬 Lovely, polite staff. It's a Gem, in a lovely location 🌳🏘️

It would be nice if they changed the deli selection every now and again. It is the same thing every day! Staff are lovely, coffees great.

Always a delicious selection of cakes including gluten free

Stopped by for lunch this week and enjoyed the sunshine in the outdoor seating area. Super tasty, healthy, freshly prepared food. Highly recommended. Coffee is fab too 👍😀

Lovely cafe that I go to often. Great for a takeaway coffee, but absolutely delicious food if you have time to sit (though much of it is take away too). They also sell cheeses, preserves, dairy, meats, and gifts. Lovely staff too and always great service for me and my dog.

Lovely little artisan corner shop. I visit here frequently when I stop at my friend's who lives in the area. -coffee -bread -glamorgan sausage -milk -cake -cheese What more do you need? Little expensive but what else is money for? Too many questions... Not enough information.

Local, largely organic, small corner coffee shop+. Pricey but nice. Can get busy.

It was my first time going after the lockdown. The menue had shrunk and they do no longer offer the platters. The salads were delicious. The warm savory pastry was perfect. My friend had a coffee cake, that is to be avoided as the frosting was extremely salty. But they had the most delicious hot chocolate that I ever had. This cafe uses great ingredients and have a lovely atmosphere inside. I home they do well, as it is a gem.

Went there to buy cheeses on basis it has "Cardiff's largest selection" - had no cheeses 🤷🏻

Always quite a lot of options for cake/food in general (highly recommend the chai carrot cake) and great coffee. Really friendly staff too!

Such a lovely cafe & shop. Staff are all so friendly, food is amazing and made with the best of quality ingredients. One of my favourite shops in Cardiff.

The food is always really tasty here, and it’s lovely there’s a little selection of items to purchase in the shop. It has a nice organic farm shop / cafe feel about it. Our only complaint is there’s not enough setting, especially during COVID.

Excellent coffees, pastries and salads. Ery friendly staff too. One of my favourite places in Cardiff

Always good service and friendly

Lovely little cafe with a lot of products and produce from independent businesses, I love coming here!

Lovely place. Excellent coffee. Delicious salad. Very friendly. Looking forward to going again.

Fantastic bread! Really good setup during covid - very safe and clear instructions.

Really friendly service, lovely coffee and cake. Just had a cracking Cumberland scotch egg from them!

Great selection of local goodies. Friendly staff who know their way around a coffee machine.

Great local store for all food organic. Free range eggs, bread, milk and coffee etc. Organic foods. You can seat to enjoy tea, coffee or snacks all organic. Love all things organic. You can pick up fresh organic vegetables and a service with a smile. Great staffs 👌

Good food and nice coffee. Will have to go back to try some of their other things.

Visited today and managed to sit outside with a coffee just before it rained. still friendly place to visit and I hope they go back to normal as soon as possible. Lovely place.

Had some excellent food delivered to the Covid wards I have been working on. It's been a great help to have such a nice and nutritious meal during my shifts there from yourselves and other companies too. Thank you

Living in Cardiff for a few years and been on the hunt for something like this that offers not only good food but service too. Great place with quality produce used to make fresh dishes. New weekly Customer guys and keep up the good work

So glad I discovered this place! Bought the orange and almond cake today which was to die for and such a big slice I nearly couldn't finish it! Definitely come again

Small, quirky, great smells and great food. Nothing not to like!

Great coffee shop and Deli.Great staff. Great food

Great food, drink and service. Love that everything here is ethical and organic.

Estábamos en Cardiff para un concierto y no nos apetecía el desayuno en el hotel. Ya había estado en Penylan Pantry una vez antes y pensamos que valía la pena caminar para intentar tomar el almuerzo. Tuvimos la suerte de conseguir la última mesa (sábado por la mañana) y pedimos los tazones de desayuno de carne y verduras. Mucha variedad de alimentos en un tazón, algunos calientes y otros fríos (no estoy seguro de que el frío, pero los huevos cocidos blandos muy bien cocinados, sean mi preferencia sobre el caliente) pero todo sabía muy bien y fue muy satisfactorio. El café también era bueno. Había visto unos deliciosos cruasanes de chocolate cuando pagué en el mostrador y pedí que empacaran dos para poder llevarlos a casa. Fueron, sin duda, los mejores que hemos tenido, un verdadero placer. Es un pequeño lugar sensacional y vale la pena visitarlo.

Delightful coffee. Do you like that? We love that.

Thry catered for 60 people at my birthday party and I can't recommend highly enough. Fabulous cheeses, chutney, fish and meats and the best breads. Guests were well impressed. Friendly, attentive service, Mel put so much thought into putting it all together for us.

Mel and team have catered for us on two family occasions now. The care they take in finding the right menu for the event is reflected in the quality of the food and service: nothing short of superb. I cannot recommend them highly enough - on so many levels. They are also incredibly nice people who will go above and beyond to ensure the event is a success (even when given the wrong dates!)...suffice it to say, we are huge fans!

Lovely place with great food. At busy times, it takes a while to get food/drinks but it's always amazing!

The breakfast bowl was incredible, the black pudding was the most flavourful I've ever had and the staff were wonderful. I will be coming back again and again.

Delicious! Friendly! Wonderful! I had the breakfast bowl; all of the elements were delicious and the black pudding is the most flavourful kind I have ever eaten. The service was fantastic and there was such a happy atmosphere. Can't wait to go back.

Had a wonderful brunch with friends - the BEST brunch in Cardiff! So tasty and food that’s good for the soul!!! Great vibes, awesome service! Highly recommend!!!x

Everyone should have a Penylan Pantry

A small but perfectly formed local feel coffee shop with great vegan and vegetarian options - breakfasts are fab and even the toast and jam. Thoroughly recommend

Awful visit at penylan, staff were rude to begin with, food was undercooked & overall was an shocking service!

Alissa and Melissa provided cakes and catering for the 4th birthday of my daughter. It was a though task as they were asked for dairy, soya, and gluten free food. Cakes (chocolate and carrot) were simply delicious and looked stunning. Catering was outstanding for quality and taste. Presentation was also creative, with lots of ideas to make food look fun (no spoilers here). That made children eating healthy look easy. It was nice to see the little ones, some with dietary restrictions, all picking up food from the same table without having to worry about the ingredients. Absolutely recommended!

Lovely food and a good selection. Friendly staff. Indoor and outdoor seating. Very nicely decorated inside and lots of things available to buy.

Far too clique clientel5 staff rather dis courteous abd far too expensive. service poor! they have a couldnt care less attitude. & too expensive

Warm, friendly service. Wholesome homemade food, cosy, personal atmosphere. Can't give it enough praise.

Ordered a 'cheese tower' from sister company The Cheese Pantry, not only was the customer service second to none, the cheese was amazing and much commented on, all at an incredibly reasonable price. Thanks again team!

Absolutely wonderful! I recently went here with my toddler and baby daughter and the staff were so helpful and kind. The quality of the food and produce is exceptional, we can’t wait to come back!

Decided to eat here as one of busiest 'restaurants' in vicinity, so hoped it was good.While extremely hectic and busy we were able to order very quickly and a 'fairly well' presented light meal appeared quite quickly.Quantity was not too good and items clearly had been pre cooked and maintained warm for a while.However waitress service good and no doubt far far better on a 'normal' week or weekend day.

Lovely place. Good food, vegan choices, prepared well. Lots of interesting food items and sundries on display for sale

Brilliant breakfasts and deli. Love this place

A busy lunchtime but space found, very friendly and thoughtful staff serving delicious food. Yes, it was pricy, yes the service could have been quicker but the food was carefully prepared and very good. No hesitation in recommending this Cardiff secret!

The food was ok,fairly pricey, you can get a 2 course lunch just down the road for under £10,but it wasn't that,the staff are rude and not friendly at all,I asked for a seviette, and it was like I asked to lend £10,if you serve a sandwich or any food please bring a servette with it,and salt and pepper would be a bonus, and please smile,we are after paying for the food

I have only ever written one review- and that was for a hotel, because the service was so good. This time it’s the opposite and I’m so frustrated I have to put it in print. When the Pantry first opened, near to where I live,I visited several times. A little expensive, slow service, but pleasant enough and an asset to the local community. In the last couple of years I have been there and left on 5 occasions without being served, and the sad thing is- I’m not sure anyone who works there would even be aware! Once my partner and I left because we waited 5 minutes plus at the counter and were ignored by 2 members of staff, 1 of whom was cleaning the counter right in front of us! No acknowledgement/ no,’ I’ll be with you in a moment.’ I’ve also sat outside, at uncleared tables, on 2 occasions with the dog on the way back from a walk and been ignored completely by staff who come out to serve others. Today, the third time took the biscuit. Having been subject to the poor service in the past

I had a delicious salad box with salmon at this deli. It really was ever so tasty but at £12.95 for a small (but packed full) box of salad and salmon and a coke, I don't think I can afford to return that soon !!!

We waited nearly an hour for food, after reminding the staff of our order we were told we were forgotten about! In regards to this, they gave us a free pot of tea and refunded our meal - the customer service was great, they were very apologetic and the food was amazing once it arrived. I would recommend going there.

Best place in the entire universe !

The food, the coffee and the cake is really good. I love the black pudding, it is really tasty. 誰說英國食物不好吃，卡地夫有好的好吃咖啡店呢～

Después de ver la despensa de Penylan anunciada en las redes sociales y muchas personas deliraron al respecto y mi hermana y yo decidimos probarlo.

Lovely coffee and wonderful beans on toast ( homemade ) Love this place

Lovely coffee, delicious cake, and friendly and interesting place so couldn’t ask for more unless of course one of the tasty meals or snacks

Love Penylan Pantry Love the salads and coffee Yum Yum

This is a wonderful organic deli and coffee shop in a beautiful part of Cardiff. Definitely treat yourself to a cup of tea and cake here, then pick up some wonderful cheeses or veg and other bits and pieces to take home. One of my favourite places, and a place I love to take myself to as a special treat.

One of my favourite places for a coffee & cake in Cardiff. So many lovely flavours on the deli, there's always something new no matter how many times I visit. Get a window seat, perfect people (and dog) watching spot.

Been here loads of times now and love the commitment to great food and great service! Absolutely love that they source locally and that they’re committed to reducing waste too. My favourite place to have a bite to eat in Cardiff! ❤️