Plough & Harrow in The Vale of Glamorgan

Was lovely food after an afternoon at llandow circuit

Met up with some friends for lunch here today and was not disappointed, a lovely old pub with a bit of history attached to add to the atmosphere. From walking in and finding the open fire roaring to the delicious food served and the staff being very helpful and polite . We were very pleased and will definitely be visiting this place again and have no reservations about recommending this place. Well done P + H.

Probably the best pub we have been to in a very long time. Think of what you want in a pub, this place has it, in spade fulls. Service would embarrass top London places, outstanding. Great team there. The menu had something for everyone, and the food we had was top notch. Great selection of ales as you would expect. All wrapped up in a warm and cosy atmosphere. As punters we felt welcome and valued. Next time we are in Wales this amazing pub will be at the top of our list.

Always very happy with this establishment. Ate pie of the day accompanied by a dry cider. Sat by the fire and celebrated the 🎂 of one person in our party. A desert with candle was provided with the servers singing the birthday jingle.

Fantastic place.....we hadn't been back to the Plough for a few years, but it was wonderful to be back and find it as good as ever. Very friendly and welcoming, dogs are welcome in the bar , our lurcher was very happy. Extremely well kept selection of beers and ciders. Despitre it being pretty busy the food we ordered arrived very quickly and was fresh and tasty. Already looking forward to our next visit.

Brilliant Welsh hospitality, what a friendly locals pub. Love it

Beer wasn't great,tried 2.it was quiet but service was thin . ordered a pint that didn't come and got charged for it.food was reasonable but not cheap.

Great real ale pub. Excellent local ale, real fire and great atmosphere. Landlord Ian made us feel very welcome. We will definitely be returning!

Lovely olde country pub, good food, really popular Saturday lunchtime/afternoon. Excellent choice of beers i.e. Real ale or premium lagers. Really worth a visit.

We were travelling from Australia and were shown this pub by our welsh relatives. This pub is a must to stop in after a walk along the beach nearby. There were great vegan/ vegetarian options for my sister, I had the fish and chips which I recommend. The staff were very welcoming and accommodating and the pub had the perfect cozy and warm atmosphere. If you’re near the area Plow and Harrow is a must do!

I've been going to this pub for 50 years. My dad's been going here for a lot longer! Judging by the meal we had this place is really well run right now. Not only were the usual menu items great but also the Faggotts (local butcher) were amazing. Exellent beer. Exellent food. Exellent service. If you've never been it's worth diverting off the beaten track to find it. A true ancient pub unspoilt by modern trappings. Also there's a good walk to a wild beach. No wifi, no phone signal, you have to talk to people ! This isn't a huge pub, sometimes it's quiet and sometimes it's overrun. If it's busy you might have to wait to be served.

A quaint old pub with good food and a blazing log fire

6 of us for a Sunday Christmas lunch get together. Good menu choice, roaring fire, attentive service. Nothing was too much trouble, including veg & gravy top ups. Can't wait to go back!

Firstly service was extremely lacking . And very dis jointed . Drinks were bland and over priced coffee which tasted like warm milk. Meals brought out wrong . Veg cold. Roast potatoes were like cubed jacket potatoes and fried . Dry and skins on. Yorkshire dry and not homemade. Gravy like water. Overall tasteless and not great value extremely overpriced . Service was awful . Don't waste your money . We left disappointed and feeling ripped off and hungry . We was really looking forward to it lovely pub with family get together..... such a shame .

Very disappointed. Food was cold flavourless and overpriced for what u recieve. Nothing about the Sunday roast was homemade. Gravy like water. Yorkshire's are bought in. Veg for cold and again probably frozen veg. Roast well what were they roast with skins on and dry as hell. Service was extremely poor. Pictures you see on Google reviews need updating the Sunday roast you see on here and expect to get is not what you have . £18 roast not worth it . Only good thing about the experience was fire was lit .

Booked a Sunday lunch here. We had one turkey and one roast beef. Cooked to perfection. Very good ingredients and produce. My beef was beautiful. All home cooked. Had nice prawn starters too. Ales on were Glamorgan Brewery Jemima’s Pitchfork, HSB…Wye Valley. Wine was nice too. Great pub, gorgeously atmospheric 14th Century building and friendly staff. Definitely one of the best pubs nationally. A real gem.

Great country pub. Great food and choice of ales and a friendly welcome as always! Need to visit more often and being dog friendly and having the bus stop just outside is a bonus. Da iawn

My wife and I were staying locally and wanted a pub to unwind and have a meal and a drink, after a long drive. This was just the place for us. Fantastic food, great atmosphere (next to a cosy log fire in the bar side of the place), with great service (thank you Dean) that was just enough, at exactly the right time and always friendly and engaging. We loved the food and we were made to feel really welcome. Definitely coming back. (For reference, we got the lamb shank, gammon steak, cheesecake, chocolate brownie, 2 pints of Inch’s cider and a large glass of white wine for £75.30 [02/11/23] and we thought it was excellent value 👍😃)

Great little pub with friendly and professional staff. We had Sunday lunch which was excellent. One star off which may be just personal to me, but the lamb was roasted with garlic. I have a severe garlic intolerance and would have appreciated a comment on the menu that garlic was being used. Otherwise, really pleased and will definitely be back. Well done all! .

Have been a frequent regular to the Plough and Harrow for years prior to lockdown and thought we would return to try the Sunday roast. Atmosphere was not very welcoming, staff seemed stressed and it has lost its relaxed vibe. Food arrived quickly. Beef and beef gravy was delicious and tender, the rest was a disappointment. The vegetables were obviously frozen and very under cooked, the cauliflower cheese was just a bland cheese sauce and there was sweetcorn, which is not a veg I would put with a roast. The Yorkshire pudding was hard and had been hanging around and the roast potatoes were reheated. It did not arrive hot, more luke warm. For £18 I would expect to be exceptional. We paid and left quickly. Sadly we won’t be returning.

This is a lovely country pub and restaurant. The food is great, and their new menu addition of bara brith bread and butter pudding is to die for! There's a great variety of ciders or real ale available, and its cosy atmosphere makes it well worth a visit.

We eat here a couple of times a year and have drinks a few more. Last week we took our son and our parents so six of us for Sunday lunch. We each had a roast and there were a choice of Beef, Lamb and turkey plus a vegetarian option. The food was delicious as usual. Each dinner is served with a generous portions of thickly sliced meat and bowls of fresh perfectly cooked vegetables. The pub was busy and our dinners came in ten minutes. Homemade desserts next and they were as good as the roasts. The service is pleasant and efficient with nothing too much hassle. The cask ales are excellent. We will be back!

Great location, amazing beer, proper old pub. Good service, food average. Vegetarian options very limited, Glamorgan sausage contains only potatoes. Been visiting here for 40 years and won't be eating here again. Visited here more recently and I have to say that not one of the staff looked at all happy. No one thanked me for paying, borderline rude. Don't think I'll be back till it changes hands again!

Absolutely outstanding food and service. Definitely worth a visit 😃

Didn't eat so can't rate the food. Nice big beer garden. Always a nice glass of something when we visit here.

Flavoursome food, great cider options, would have preferred to eat in the restaurant side which was occupied by a private party, just personal preference. Paella served for the private party looked amazing. Good atmosphere, rugby was on, attentive and accommodating staff. Will be back if in the area.

Just a short walk from our camp site. Very popular at weekends so book early food of a high standard

This was my first visiting The Plough & Harrow but my wife has lunched there before. We received the warmest of welcomes and the food was delicious and good value as portions were generous. I had the cod and chips any my wife had sausage and mash in an onion gravy. Couldn't fault either dish; both were cooked perfectly. Will definitely visit again soon to sample other dishes on the menu.

Proper ploughman's, loved the lamb burger and a very pleasant informative bar man. All that you would want from a lunchtime visit

Nice old traditional pub. Only had drinks so can’t comment on the food. Although it was a sunny day, we sat inside because of the characterful decor. Expect it would be lovely in winter as there’s a large fire place.

1st time the fire was not lit, thank goodness as lovely warm day. Beer excellent and food good as always

Fantastic food on Thursday 24th August. Compliments to the chef, i had beef and ale pie which was the best I have ever had and my husband had curry. Would definitely recommend and will be going back. The staff were exceptionally friendly, we were gutted we couldnt go back Friday for the open mike night.

I have the greatest of affection for the Plough. Food has been greatly improved recently with the arrival of a new chef. But if only the beer lineup could be improved. The ‘guest’ selection has been in residence for years and the brief appearance of some alternatives for the recent beer festival proved to be a one-off. With so many inventive and deserving breweries nearby (Dog’s Window, Tomos y Lilford, Crafty Devil, Tiny Rebel etc etc) the endless homage to HPA and Jemima’s Pitchfork Is a massive disappointment. Please liven up the list and I’ll be a regular!

Had Sunday lunch not very good overpriced, underfed

firstly I've got to say I've had some very nice meals at the Plough and Harrow, however, Sunday lunch today wasn't one of them. The nut roast looked like a slice of cake and tasted of nothing. Very little veg provided. The two stingey looking parsnips were the same colour as before being cooked. The veg was indifferent. The Yorkshire pudding was cold and rubbery. I and my friend both found it very disappointing. I won't do Sunday lunch again there but will ago on a different day.

Sunday lunch nice beef disappointed with quantity of vegetables given

A traditional country pub in a coastal location serving a variety of unusual beers, outside seating and ample off road parking

Unfortunately the vegan option for Sunday lunch was awful. It was a spinach something ( not what was on the menu although we were told it had changed ). It come covered in a big mound of rocket to hide what looked like a small mound of Pedigree Chum. There was far too much sauce dolloped between potatoes on the plate, to pad out how little food there was. The accompanying veg came in a bowl far too small for 2 people. We were asked when it arrived if we wanted more and said yes, but it never materialised. In a world where there is such choice for vegans now, this was a poor option. I would have had a baguette but there was a choice of ham and cheese or Brie and bacon. Lovely pub, nice people, but need to cater better for non meat eaters.

Excellent as always. Great place to go for a ride out in the evening. Super lanes and great 'B' road.

Lovely food. We had two curries which were really tasty and quite spicy and our friends had gammon and egg, which they thoroughly enjoyed. Beers were well accepted. We will certainly return

Great Ploughman's and a stunning Steak & Ale pie, you didn't need to hunt for the Meat!! Service was great as was the Black Dragon!! See you soon.

The plough and Harrow is an oldie worldly pub tuck away in beautiful country side. Dog friendly gardens and bar area. The staff welcome is genuine from all staff, always attentive to make sure your order is fully enjoyed, their knowledge of the beers and wine are excellent as is their knowledge of the food menu. Within in minutes of arrival we were given a warm welcome and made to feel at ease. We were lucky enough to book one of the holiday let’s just across the road. Over a three night visit we had different but wholesome meals, with small wait times. Food tasted great and looked home cooked with local produce. The accommodation was modern with a no nonsense furnishings, very clean and bright. The bed was extremely comfortable. So all in all great accommodation with fantastic staff great ale and local food. We will be back. This was a fantastic find. The last thing I noticed they had a good local business where holiday makers are made to feel welcome

Gorgeous traditional pub, serving delicious food and a fantastic selection of drinks.

Great friendly. I will go back to eat next time. Great beers and spirits fab old building, great pub like great old days

Surly, miserable staff, particularly landlady. Large group of very rowdy customers continually shouting and using bad language. Met another couple visiting Wales for the first (and probably the last) time. Staff made no attempt to control this behaviour. Will not be returning and will not recommend.

We had a fabulous meal on Friday night, the linguine was delicious, my husband enjoyed his fish and chips, our waitress Izzy was very attentive. Thanks for a lovely night.

Impressive in the Summer. A Great beer garden and very tasty food on our visit. A very nice find indeed Food was great no frills just good food and nice atmosphere. I will definitely return.

Great atmosphere. Atmospheric with possible presence of monks and rescued wrecked passengers from wrecking

Nice country pub with a friendly vibe. Plenty of outdoor seating in a large peaceful garden at the front, perfect at the end of a long hot summers day. Good food, in particular the chicken curry (a firm customer favorite I was told). Easy to find with lots of parking.

What a great pub this is!! We have eaten here twice in the last week and we were not disappointed. It’s tucked away nicely in the lovely countryside and has a wonderful dog friendly beer garden. On both occasions the reception from the bar staff was fantastic and there was a good selection of beers to try. The Butty Bach was excellent. The food is terrific and the menu extensive. My wife had the fish cakes on both occasions and said they were excellent. I had the faggots and on my return I tried the ploughman’s lunch and they were both delicious. There were also specials available. We will definitely be returning

Called in for Sunday lunch on the of chance They managed to fit 6 of us in for a late Sunday Lunch which was absolutely wonderful Food Great Drinks Great (especially the HPA straight from the barrel Staff wonderful and very accommodating Thanks for making it a memorable Sunday

Food was OK- but didn't live up to the old reputation this pub had as a fantastic food venue. Staff were OK- ignored us when first walked in but OK after that beer was good

I have never experienced a more fantastic pub restaurant than the plough and harrow, the food is bespoke and beyond delicious, the staff are are friendly without hovering, and the atmosphere is beachside easy going, locals and higher class mostly, fantastic! I have never rated somewhere as 5*, this place deserves it!

It might seem odd that I rated the Plough & Harrow 5 stars but only gave the food 3 stars and the service 4 stars. All I can say is go there and you'll probably understand. It is an amazing old boozer, great beers, chock full of character and history, perhaps more so than any other pub I've ever been into ... and I've been into a lot (a lot!) of pubs. We've been going to the Plough for a long time now, sporadically rather than regularly, but enough to know it well. Like all pubs, there are times when they go through changes and that is what is happening to the Plough now. The food, where it was once reliably good pub grub, is now a bit not reliable. For example, my lamb burger was overdone. And then the methodology of getting the plates to the table, where the slightly frazzled slightly communicatively reticent co-owner stands by the door and bellows out the order numbers, is a bit, well ... could do better.

Lovely country pub with great food and ale definitely worth a visit if you'rein the area

Wir haben gemütlich draußen gesessen und die leckeren Speisen, Hamburger und Lasagne, genossen. Die Preise sind fair, die Portionen ausreichend groß und der Service freundlich.

The baguettes were lovely and the chips were amazing

Sunday Lunch - very bland , vegetables came in a dish all covered in Cheese , carrots , brocoli, cabbage, parsnip, - never had covered in cheese , don't like cheese but no one told us . The dish of VEG served for 4 people...

Wonderful old Inn & Restaurant. Excellent staff who were very attentive. Food was extremely good and the pub/restaurant had a good choice of beers and other drinks. It was a family occasion which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Definitely come again.

A good selection of beers and ciders, and a cozy little pub with a nice atmosphere. The food however leaves something to be desired. We booked a large group for Sunday lunch, and the organisation was a bit of a shambles with the staff not knowing how many dishes had been ordered despite ordering ahead. The beef was overcooked and tough to chew with stringy bits throughout. The roast potatoes were clearly frozen and not freshly prepared, they were tough on the outside and dry as plasterboard inside. The carrots and cabbage were overboiled and left swimming in water, and the gravy was big standard bisto quality. The saving grace however was the dessert. The cheesecake was amazing! By all means... The bar food and drinks may be good, with a great range of beers... But for a meal, go elsewhere.

What a waste of time! May 24th, pos' the warmest evening this year so far. ...'Let's go down to the 'Plough and Harrow' for an evening meal, sit outside'. Check the website before we leave, it's a half hour drive. Yup, Wednesdays, kitchen cooking from 5.30 pm. Arrive 5.28 pm...perfect. Drinks first, £10, then order. 'Can I have a menu please?' ......'oh, no we're not doing food tonight, in fact we sometimes don't always on Wednesdays.' ...'Your website doesn't say that'. .....'oh sorry, I'll get that changed'. The point is, I would not have bought 2 drinks for £10 if I had known we would not have been able to eat. And the second thing, a party of four were already drinking, and went in to re-order drinks and order food. Why were customers buying drinks not informed 'by the way just in case you want food we aren't doing it tonight' before serving drinks. Anyway that's it, many other places to eat, and the party of four are joining us.

An out of the way country pub with delicious food and a warm welcome

Nice little country pub on the way to the beach. They get busy so I would recommend you book but we turned up early and they managed to squeeze us in for 45mins which was nice. 4 stars instead of 5 as they only had roasts on the menu on a Sunday and I was already booked in for a roast later that day so we were limited to starters in the end. The soup was great though.

Rude landlady, unpleasant staff. Will never return purely based on this, would rather spend money somewhere friendly and welcoming.

Visited today for lunch, very rude landlady, and 2 further rude and miserable members of staff. The food was nice, but place let down by the extremely poor service, and for that reason would never return or recommend. They simply don’t deserve the custom.

Popped in for lunch and a pint. Steak pie for me, chicken curry for Kath. Excellent food, lots of chunks of steak, puff pastry top, lovely. Highly recommended

I have been coming to this pub' for decades and it never ceases to enthral. It has changed a lot over the years from a rustic farmers' watering-hole with flitches of bacon hanging in the bar, to a trendy out of the way boozer and now more of a gastro-pub. But there is no obligation to dine and the selection of real beer is excellent. The only real disadvantage is its remoteness; public transport is infrequent and unreliable - a huge pity. Best get a group together and hire a taxi. Beware that it is exposed and can be quite chilly sitting outside, even in Summer. The walk west to the Cwm and down to the beach ~1-1/2 miles, is wonderful in late Spring - do wear hiking-shoes.

Great food at reasonable prices. The waiter forgot my glass of port, which I ordered as my dessert, but over all a positive dining experience.

I can't praise this traditional pub enough. Superb setting, lovely food and very friendly staff.

Beautiful pub with a large garden. Great selection of beers, good food and excellent service.

Warm cosy welcoming excellent food get down there first class

Hubby and I called in here and had a lunchtime meal. Lovely to see an open fire blazing away. I had the lasagne and he had the pork and leek sausage. The service was excellent and the barman was very polite. The food was lovely...

Staying at a nearby campsite at the weekend we were drawn to The Plough & Harrow having heard how good the food was. We were not disappointed. A very friendly greeting from Matt who led us to a table by the roaring fire. We both...

Love this pub lawn bowls in the summer log fires in the winter just fab

Great food and atmosphere lovely bar man jack stayed til last orders with the regulars x such a nice local Pub. Dogs welcome will def be back

The homemade chicken curry is boss, hope your hungry!

Good pub grub . Dog freindly with lots of outside space .

Nice location, food came fast. Food was average, had to collect my own cutlery. Limited condiments. Semi rude waitress

Great beers and generous portions of unpretentious food. Good beer garden and nice setting. One of my favourite places to visit. Could only be improved by some cycle parking.

What a gem of a pub. Extremely friendly staff and a great selection of beers. Highly recommend. Great walks in the area.

What a gem of a pub. Extremely friendly staff and a great selection of beers. Highly recommend.

What an amazing find after a windy day in south Wales. We hadn't booked but the staff were happy for us to share a large table with a couple. The atmosphere was fantastic on a Saturday lunch time - made even better by the roaring fire that was constantly stoked. My Mum and I ordered the king scallops and blackpudding special, and my Dad ordered the beef and ale pie. The scallops were just amazing, and Dad's pie was chock full of meat! Dad had a couple of pints (HPA and then a local golden ale), he said they were good pints, well kept. I/we will definitely be back to visit the Plough and Harrow, hopefully staying for more than lunch next time.

Only had coffee, but beautiful pub. Lovely ambience. Good menu. Staff pleasant

Was here on mother's day very very busy there was a few of us food looked lovely I had the lamb Sunday lunch Veg was lovely but a small dish of veg between 6 not good. 4 had beef 2 had lamb I had lamb ....lamb was tuff. Beef was excellent.

Great place lovely open fire food was good lamb tough but beef exceptional had to ask for more veg not enough for a party of 6

Lovely stay at cottages opposite pub, which has all you need for your stay. Friendly staff, service and food excellent. It was a fantastic stay for us with our dog. Relaxed and a quiet place to chill with lovely walks around the area!

Great old pub with good quality honest pub food. Lovely fireplace. We'll worth a visit

We had a fantastic roast here today after a nice walk down the coastal path. The bar staff were attentive and seemed to genuinely care about the customers experience. We'll definitely be back

Perfect place to pick up a post plod pie and pint

We were directed to a reserved table in a busy room, next to a lovely open fire. A list of local ciders was read to us by a friendly host and the pie of the day was explained. The drinks and food we ordered were...

Great place full of character, ghosts and good beer.

Nice, local atmosphere, good quality food and decent portions. Pub has a great, old local feel.

Great small traditional pub well known for putting on quality solo acts and bands

Fab grub, great choice of well kept beers and ciders and good company. One of the reasons we moved to the Vale.

Had a coffee after a very long and muddy walk. Lovely atmosphere and roaring fire. Food looked yummy too.

Saturday night bands and singers are entertaining and a good atmosphere. Food is typical pub grub - fish n chips, pies - which is good value.

Lovely country pub very inviting with great staff definitely worth a visit

Lovely food, very welcoming staff

Great country pub food excellent,staff couldn't do enough.

Warm friendly atmosphere, welcoming staff. All round its a lovely place to visit, I will be back.