Porter's in Cardiff

The sign says it all! :o) the open mic nights are always top tier.

Super friendly service, made to feel very welcome. Very reasonably priced drinks. Open mic nights if you fancy, or plenty of space in the adjacent bar if you don't.

Great independent live music venue for seeing new bands

An already unique vibe created by Dan, with lots more to come in terms of live performance!

I went on the pub quiz on a Sunday, the building can be hard to find as it's behind a wooden fence But the atmosphere was great, and the lady who ran the quiz kept it interactive and great (I forgot her name) Also the only pub that I've found in Cardiff that does Früli The live music has always been good (not seen since the move to the new venue)

Great venue with friendly staff and a lovely abundance of live music. Brilliant outdoor area full of out of the box decor from cinema seats to tv's arranged in a tidy fashion. Been meaning to attend based on the good reviews and also because I share a last name with the venue

Fantastic, large portion of tasty nuts

What an amazing little live music bar, only popped in as its next to my hotel but what a gem of a find

A really great find when looking for some live entertainment and a drink with a friendly and interesting atmosphere. Right next to the Citrus Hotel 🏨 - well worth a visit 👍😉‼️

One of the best, if not the best for beer choices in Cardiff. Highly recommend if you're after a nice pint!

Love it. Friendly staff, quirky fun and interesting events, more live music than you can shake a drumstick at, unique outside bit. It feels like a place that accepts you as you are.

Nice bar, went here to end the night after being in town. Live music was good.

Crazy, alternative vibe. Live bands great atmosphere. Outdoor space very David lynch but really cool, well attended.

1920's decor. Great live music. Expensive drink (but what you gunna do?)

Amazing industrial design pub! Super live events! Hope the new venue will be as good as this one!

Porter's is a very fun place to spend the evening( in Dec and Jan). I went with friends for bandaoke ( it's on the 3rd Friday of each month). I always leave happy and with a massive smile on my face from laughing and singing the happy songs. Such a good therapy. Entry free and drinks cheap. I will support this local business as much as I can. They have other regular events that I would like to try. Check their website. I used to save the events on their fb page but you can't anymore.

My favourite bar in the city centre! There's always something going on and the drinks selection is great. The beer garden is really cute and cosy.

Probably the best bar in Cardiff.. my favourite anyway. Love the open mic and bandeoke nights, always have great live music on too. Bar staff always brilliant! So disappointing they will have to change venue.

They have a really cool and aesthetic atmosphere

Gen is a great host, don't close this place down

Liked the vibe, shame its closing i hear

Lovely little place that I'm super glad we found. Would quite happily have stayed here instead of meandering through cardiff bars. Lovely selection of beers and a really chill atmosphere.

Awesome atmosphere if a bit scruffy, great pub quiz and an eclectic array of drinks - first place I've found Früli in Cardiff!

I highly recommend this place. Safe place for foreigners. Good music, really nice people

Came to see a band. First experience was nice, drinks don’t seem to be too badly priced for proximity to the city centre. Definitely would come back.

Great place don't want to see it go ... to be replaced by a phallic symbol.

Just love this place. Great outdoor area, things happening there often, pub quizzes, live music.

Oh my god, I couldn't even enjoy the music ironically. Next time vet your guitarists to make sure they don't exclusively use an e-bow 🤣

A really niche and artsy place. Feeling so young (again)!;) An amazing selection of beers as well!

Good fun, quirky bar. Always some sort of entertainment going on. Awesome place.

Great bar with good atmosphere and nice choice of drinks

Great bar with excellent live music, good range of drinks and lovely bar staff

Band was marvellous! Lovely place for drinks on Saturday night?!

Beautiful find . The bar maid open up the choc bloc gin and encouraged testers. It was nice to try new drinks. The bar staff so friendly its like walking into a friendly local . The band got everyone dancing . Everyone danced loved it .

Porters was the kindest bar/venue I've ever been to. I've only been once so far, but a man at the door told us all about the events, and when I exclaimed surprise their quiz nights are free and that other bars charge he said "they're shafting you mate." I saw a gig there, open mic night for first year music students at USW, and it felt like a great big party of family and friends. I will absolutely recommend Porters.

Good selection, reasonably priced, cosy outdoor seating, pub quiz on a Sunday night 👍

I love Porters, it's a really friendly pub with great beer on tap and in bottle. Always there for the weekly Sunday pub quiz as well.

Good venue with a decent beer selection (Paulaners and Blue Moon). Love the outdoor area - great vibes. Wish there were food options (there wasn't when we went).

Nice pub and theatre ,would have given it another star but for it being so cold

Highly impressed with the drink service during the show.

A must if you like live music, Glass Jackets were amazing sat 14th march 2020

Great place with a nice vibe. The theatre shows interesting young work and there's good live music

Came here for the pub quiz whilst on holiday and it was amazing! Clearly a student bar - but everyone seems to know each other and everyone gets on. 10/10 for the quiz master in both hosting skills and quiz creation - we were suitably stumped throughout. Bit disappointed the bar team won though, house wins I guess! (Joking aside) When we come back to Cardiff we'll be visiting again.... and getting more jelly beans...

Good venue for live music. Seen two acts there now

What a place brilliant venue great atmosphere A bit expensive on the drinks but hey ho it's Free to go in most places you would have to pay The Duppybusters Brilliant Band

A wonderful venue for live music. It was my first visit, and I loved the ambience. Also an impressive range of bottled and canned beers from the UK and Belgium

Quiz night! Made for a good one with the gang

Great staff, great music, great beer.

Very cool spot. Went to Cardiff for a work thing and ended up hanging out and watching a few acoustic acts. Cosy with great ambience!

Jane's Calamity, Open Mic Nights, awesome drinks, boardgames, perfect place. Just wish their Pizza would make a comeback, that was awesome pizza!

Amazing bar that has a plethora of events targeted art the student population and discerning goer of art, film, literature and music.

What a great venue! Lovelld the Jane's Calamity night ! Great fun and entertainment!

Nothing out of the ordinary. When I visited it was busy and cramped.

I always have a great time in Porter's, great beer, great company and the open mic on Tuesday night is such good fun

Nice pub. Good range of beers. Shame no live music on when I visited but looked like a good venue for it.

Quirky place..nice vibe....try it!

Typical pub. Open mic Wednesday is super fun. Perfect for a beer :)

Ever wanted to sit in a repurposed cinema seat, outside with a somewhat expensive pint? Go here. It's actually class though. Plus they have board games and occasional jazz bands.

Always a great atmosphere, have to get in early tk guarantee having a seat though

Great place for live music and small scale theatre, not cheap though, not too pricey but not cheap

Amazing venue! Went to watch a friend do a gig there tonight. Atmosphere was amazing; really chilled and relaxed. Good choice of drinks and fair prices. Looks like they do lots of different events, too, judging by the leaflets left on the tables. Definitely recommend!

The pub quiz on a Sunday is epic the venue is very cozy, good selection of drinks and a relaxing, friendly atmosphere.

A truly unique central Cardiff bar. Good booze, great entertainment, and a strange yet brilliant beer garden beneath the underpass. Toilets are a bit "agricultural", but overall it's a very cool venue.

brilliant beer and a great atmosphere and live music. What more do you need

Amazing place, good atmosphere, even better with live bands.

Decent bar, didn't stay long as we had a gig to get to but I'll definitely come back

Disabled access for wheelchairs is abysmal. 2 locked security gates and no way of alerting staff you would like to enter. Disabled toilet only has boiling hot water, and the hand dryer is as effective as waving your hands around. Emergency exit has a step. No one ever seems to answer the phone either, so unless you have a friend to go in and alert someone wheelchairs obviously aren't welcome.

What a brilliant night Jane's Calamity is!!

Really interesting time. Stopped here after a night exploring Cardiff. The place was packed. I stepped up to the bar and heard some local boys ordering up rounds of Coors Light. Maybe I heard them wrong because from where I come from thats not the greatest beer and why not enjoy the local brew lol, its a lot better than Coors trust me. I was here with my father and we were enjoying some nice pints. We had a blast. I went up to the bar and ordered a final round and there was a local woman there who had a few.. she was yelling somehthing at me. I coudnt tell if she was hitting on me and wanted a date or if she was mad at me. We had a really great time here. If you are in the area do stop in for a pint or four

Great live music. Good beer. Great venue.

A mixture of student, thesp and dilettante there's something for everyone at this hidden treasure. Sometimes you want to go where no-one knows your name

Bar staff always provide a great service. A very rustic, yet homely pub for a nice drink or two.

Really great atmosphere, great sounding live music and friendly staff. Would recommend anyone to go there.

Loved the atmosphere and the pub quiz is lots of fun! Thanks guys!

Don't know, I only walked passed it

Pretty cool bar, didn't even notice it until recently! Crowds here seem friendly and it has a good atmosphere.

Difficult to sit down and see/listen to bands if you're interested in the music rather than self indulgent loud conversations from others. Does get really busy at times and when this happens it is a poor music venue but probably a great social meeting place. Not for me most times. Still worth visiting though. Must be really disappointing for some bands. Free entry mitigated by drinks prices.

Had an amazing night. Great atmosphere, such a nice environment for a fun night out!

Good food and drink. Toilets are a bit far away tho.

Good live music and student prices

Drinks are pricey. Music great and people watching excellent.

Great little pub. Haven't been in for the bandaoke yet, but looking forward to the day I make it!

Nice time. Perfect place for enjoying a pint or a cocktail with great live music.

Live music, clean and student deals

Nice little pub with outdoor seating area with heaters which occasionally show plays and live bands.

The best pre-gig drinks in Cardiff

Nice atmosphere. A place where you can actually hear what your friends are saying.

Lovely place with amazing atmosphere! The drinks are very decent price with student discounts available. Especially worth a visit during one of their bandoke or Musical Sing-along nights, sometimes even with star guests like Lin-Manuel Miranda! Definitely worth a visit

Good beers and great entertainment.

Quite simply the best bar in Cardiff

Quaint city center pub/venue that doesn't look or feel like the rest, with unique events on regularly. Excellent selection of 'different' drinks, but still drinks/beers/spirits you actually want to drink. Could be a little cleaner(sticky tables and a bit rough around the edges) but that adds to the 'independent buisness' feel. Super friendly staff and importantly very friendly door staff(a rarity in Cardiff). A gem in Cardiffs generic pub scene. Only down side is the 'beer garden'. It's under a car park(they can't help this tbf) could be set out better with actual furniture rather than old cinema chairs and sofas(I understand that's part of the brand but still). And could really do with more heaters! A must visit though for people coming to Cardiff. I hope they don't get priced out of the city center!

Love this place, great spot in the centre of Cardiff, 5 mins away from the hustle and bustle. Lively atmosphere, fab music, great drinks, loads going on throughout the week. Go visit 🍻

Empty no people in there, and bottles of beer to exenspive

Lovely bar and always good live music

Came for new year. Lovely staff and friendly atmosphere. Reasonable prices. Awesome place.

Great place for live music, original music, theater and open mic nights. Awesome staff too!

Jane's Calamity Christmas. A fantastic evening of pure entertainment of music to singalong with. 🎄🎶🤶

A lovely venue for a lovely evening out

Rooms are nice the corridors look like something from a horror film

Good night, trendy crowd, visit for bandaoke, a good laugh