Prince's Resturant in Rhondda Cynon Taf

I used to love this restaurant years ago, so persuaded my husband whilst visiting Pontypridd after living away for many years to have lunch here. An absolute disaster!! The Manager looked stressed and didn’t know where to sit us (or the couple in front of us) and eventually we were shown to the area upstairs. A number of people arrived after us, we chose to sit at one of the tables laid with a nice white tablecloth. Eventually the waitress arrived -but moved us to a bare table explaining that the table we were at was for “afternoon tea” only! We were finally asked for our order after other people had given theirs. The couple in front of us having almost the same non-existent service-then walked out. We gave our order for our first and main course together with a request for wine to accompany it. After half an hour the waitress having served other tables then finally brought our two glasses of water …and gave them to the next table! We asked if we could at least have our previously ordered glasses of wine whilst waiting…. Still Nothing arrived! We then reluctantly decided to follow our fellow diners example and leave which is what we did. Such a disappointment! We will never go there again!

Wonderful, popular cafe and amazing choice of cakes baked on premises. Visited twice in two days. - a local lady recommended the custard slices and she was right, they were delicious! Staff were friendly and polite at an extremely busy time. Diolch!

A beautiful traditional Italian cafe with excellent and friendly service and amazing cakes! My first visit due to the Eisteddfod and I can’t wait to return. Diolch yn fawr!

Looks wonderful, from the outside, but we sat in and had tasteless cheese on toast and horrendous coffee, it was my first time here, and my last

Such a friendly welcome to this Pontypridd institution. My first visit. Attentive service and great food in such lovely historic surroundings. Hope to come back soon. A pity some other customers seemed not to appreciate what was on offer, and gave the staff a hard time. Diolch yn fawr iawn.

1 cornbeef triangle (not wedge) overheated in microwave with hard pastry, with a small bit of salad and 2 small boiled potatoes £10. Not great value. Sandwich for partner was ok.

Have been visiting the princes for over 40 years best cafe in wales the cakes are fabulous and the staff are always friendly

My first visit to this beautiful art deco gem of a café, perfect to recharge our batteries after a lido swim. Excellent service, amazing range of cakes and other baked goods and also very good value.

We usually call in Princes when we go shopping in Ponty - it’s almost a tradition. They bake lovely bread, and their fresh rolls and tea is a lovely combination. My favourite is the corned beef wedge with beans & chips. Always excellent service. The only disappointment is their custard slices.

Visited for afternoon tea on the weekend. Great service and good quality food. However, the only thing that would improve the experience would be the pastries having at least one vegetarian option such as a cheese and onion pasty. Overall great experience.

Came for lunch on our first outing with our newborn, food was lovely and staff went above and beyond to make sure we were ok. Thank you for such a wonderful experience

I now live in Port Talbot so was lovely to revisit as I try to do at every opportunity! Had chicken curry, rice and chips. Plenty of chicken, tasty with hot lovely chips, decaf cappuccino, tasty all under a tenner! Really helpful friendly waitress. The owner was buzzing around, checking everyone was happy, just like his dad and uncle used to before him! Was like stepping back in time.. perfect!!

The chips very rock hard and there was hardly any chicken or curry, inside the chicken curry pie. Very disappointing as the place has an excellent reputation

Sad to say but this once lovely cafe have gone down Orderd cappuccino couldn’t taste the coffee like hot water with sprinkles on top and a horrible cheese toasty which was so salty couldn’t eat it And yes the toilets at the bottom of the should never be there with people back and forth going to the toilet leaving the door open while people are eating not good

These sell the best and biggest eclairs I’ve ever had , beautiful, cant sit in to dine tho because it smells of pee, shame really

This place is the gem of the Valleys. The food is wonderful, the portion sizes are large and the service is quick and friendly. Above all else, they have retained that wonderful art -deco interior which helps create lovely ambience.

Visited for afternoon tea with family and friends for a baby shower, the food was amazing, so fresh and plenty of it, by far the best afternoon tea we’ve had. There were 39 of us and the service was fabulous, William and the lovely waitresses were very accommodating and could not do enough for us, a big thank you to you all for a lovely afternoon. Would highly recommend, we couldn’t fault it.

My wife and I travelled from Llanelli to Pontypridd yesterday 24/11/23 and we found this gem. As you enter the atmosphere was superb, the selection of cakes, pastries and savoury was outstanding. The staff were very helpful. We stayed for lunch and were seen to by the waitress Barbara. She was courteous, friendly, efficient and professional. Thank you Barbara. When we visit again we will definitely call with you. Highly recommended.

Great local venue. But needs to open 30 mins earlier for breakfast. Greggs and Costa are stealing’s a march on the Princess.

like stepping back to 1966.. the atmosphere and ambience are the *teamrooms of the past*, like you would see on downton abbey or upstairs & downstairs,,, there is a upstairs section, the staff are very friendly, a tea for two and various deals are great..., also the prices are very reasonable... the princes is very famous for bakery, i can see why its so popular with queues forming, probably the best welsh cakes in the town,, & the rhondda valley, tourists, vistors and daytrippers come to the restaurant just to see , the decor, furnishings,,,,thats why its normally very busy...

First visit and really impressed. Ambience feels like you're stepping back to an era of good food, fantastic service and real value for money. Had coke floats, delicious trifle, cannoli and fresh cream scone. Felt looked after and can't wait to come again - next time, afternoon tea!

Really gutted after our visit today. Haven't been in years but loved going as a child. Took my partner and really hyped up the cornbeef pie, was always a favourite with chips,peas, and gravy. We arrived and found a seat. A table turned about about 5 minutes after us. For the waitress to walk past up several times and take no notice of us. We might as well of not been sat there. She then took the other tables order still ignoring us. After taken there order she brought the drinks back and still ignored us and went to a table who were already eating to ask if they would like more drinks, by this point my partner was ready to leave, I then went and looked for a waitress to be told wil be woth you shortly. 10 mins later a waitress finally serves us. We waited longer for our drinks to come than it took for the food, when the food came the cornbeef pie was as good as I remembered(thankfully) chips weren't cooked and just tasted really bland. The cutlery was dirty we asked for serviettes which never came, didn't see a waitress for the remainder of our time there, so ate our food sharing cutlery. Really gutted as was overall a really poor experience and will not be going again.

Had lunch and we were very disappointed. Cheap burgers, chicken no imagination of something akin to a hunters chicken, roast beef served with froxzen carrots and dried out roast potatoe. Waitress very friendly and helpful, but the food is awful.

Very tasty rolls made here & freshly cooked pies, pasties etc. Nice cakes too. Love their chelsea buns. Average prices these days.

Really impressed with this lovely venue and an absolutely beautiful afternoon tea. The staff were so friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The food just kept coming with a great savoury and sweet selection and everything was just so fresh . We all left with boxes to take home and the whole experience was faultless. We are coming back to sample the rest of the menu very soon . Thank you everyone at The Princes .

Visited for a celebratory retirement afternoon tea. Great selection of sandwiches, savouries and cakes. The two of us filled up on tasty food and were able to take plenty home for those who weren’t able to join us. Would definitely recommend for an indulgent treat.

Staff really nice. Food delicious and a really good selection. Variety of hot and cold drinks available.

We came from Cardiff today, lots of people have told us about the place, more than we expected. Super nice staff, delicious and yummy cakes, good coffee, 100 % we will be back. And not to forget not overpriced, so we bought some bread and cake to take back home, 👍🏽

Wanted some eats to take away earlier this week so popped. It wasn't busy but the lady serving clearly wasn't listening to me. I orderd 1 bacon slice & 2 soft white rolls with beef, salad & onions. What i received having then seen at home was 2 bacon slices, 2 soft white rolls with beef & salad but no onions! How had was that order to get right? Also is it my taste buds or are some of their items beginning to taste a bit bland? Change in cooking methods maybe? The bacon slices are sometimes too peppery & seem not so meaty any more. The custard slices are much less sweet than they used to be.

I was thrilled to see this still open in Pontypridd. I used to come here as a child with my nan almost 40 years ago. I was so happy to find it still here when I visited last weekend with my now 19 year old daughter and was able to tell her that my nan used to come here (sadly she is no longer with us). Great choice of cakes and plenty of them. Wish there were more places like this around :)

Been coming here since I was born, my parents and grandparents would always bring me here. I love the place and love how authentic it is. I would always have a lemonade float and some grub! Amazing food, amazing staff and just an all rounder. Deffo a place to visit if you haven’t yet!

An excellent cafe. Lovely food and friendly staff. Great atmosphere and really nice period decor. Will definitely visit again.

Best community hub in town with friendly staff and owners, great cakes etc. Spend hours here eating drinking and chatting with friends

Went for afternoon tea with the family. Totally blown away by the beautiful food & the amount of it. So much food we took plenty home too. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be returning.

I like it here generally, the food is very good. The baked goods are excellent. However the price of 25p for the tiniest little packet of jam is a tad extortionate on top of the purchase of toast, coffee etc. Not enough for 1 slice...

I absolutely love Princes . I have been going there for years . We went yesterday for the first time since the pandemic and was so pleased to see it was still the same. .Yes it’s been refurbished but still the same service ,lovely food...

We are soon to go into a 2 week lockdown so I needed to do a big Iceland shop and I was luckily enough to get a home delivery slot. After doing the shopping I bought some presents from Warren James the Jewellers, H Samuels,...

Haven't had a soft white beef, salad & onion roll for long time due to covid. I'd almost forgotten how delicious they are! I also like their cakes & their pasties etc. Thank you to the staff.

Many years ago, when I was a student in the area, Princes' was my go-to bakery for pies and pasties and baked goods. Now, I find it difficult to justify buying anything from there. The quality is awful nowadays. I mean seriously bad. The bread...

Went in for food with family.. I had a roast beef it was terrible, very basic with packet beef a few peas carrots an a Yorkshire.. My mother had fish and chips they were absolutely disgusting.. Fish was shop bought I've cooked better from iceland...

This is one of the only places I know that is real vintage rather than decorated to look vintage, its truly beautiful. I had the pie and it was gorgeous hearty food, my husband opted for the veggie burger which he really enjoyed. I have...

Love this place! A real regular for me! Really friendly and polite usually - great atmosphere - a great place to meet friends! but not on this day in between Xmas and new year! Iv been going over it in my mind what the older...

This place really is the heart of pontypridd. I went in with friends for a meal and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. The service was exceptional they couldn't do enough for us. We also all agreed how it's such a nice atmosphere there and how...

First time visit here for lunch and found it to be delightful, there's tables for 2 or 4 people and the overall appearance has an Italian flavour, it's reminiscent of cafes in St Mark's Square in Venice. Service and food were all good and at...

4 adults, having a breakfast on a Saturday. Food & drinks was excellent & plentiful. Teas came in substantial teapots, hot & good quality tea. Frothy coffee was hot & milky & frothy. Toast was doorstep like & hot & fresh. Bacon roll, large, fresh...

I always call here ,if it’s just for coffee,a snack or a meal,been going there since I was a child I’m old age now

It is a gem this place! We have stopped here for coffee many, many times before and always enjoyed the service, the ambiance as well as the coffee! Today we decided to eat lunch - so glad we did. My steak & kidney pie and chips was great tasting and scrumptious. My wife chose plaice which she thought was superb. I went upstairs to view the dining facilities- totally Art Deco, beautiful, Noel Coward would have loved it! Downstairs too is really atmospheric. Service is excellent indeed. Enough said:- this is the place for a good cup of coffee and a great lunch! Just try it!Thank you Prince’s!!

Nice enough place. Food is basic but good quality. Building interior is quite interesting, looking like 1940s / 50s art deco style. And despite ornate fittings and ceilings the place is very clean.On a weekday lunchtime it was packed too with people queuing for tables. A little quaint and old fashioned for my tastes but clearly very popular with the regular locals.

Pontypidd's secret is awaiting you and by golly what a yummy secret it is. Visited yet? you must, you will never forget but more importantly never regret as your transported back to days gone by and pampered with goodies savoury and sweet, baked right there, downstairs beneath your feet, just sit back and delight in the tastes and the people you meet.Go on, get to Ponty' CF37 4SU and taste the delights that await in this restaurant from yesteryear, (its as old as me, I'm not saying) will live in your heart forever, or until your next, inevitable visit. From teas and cakes, quiches to coffees, savouries to sarnies, wafers and waitresses, yes, waitresses primly dressed to attend your table and cater to your every fancy, yes even a fondant fancy, this gaff has it all. You've been warned, get there pronto or regret it forever, if your tongue finds out what your depriving it of it will never forgive you. When I'm not writing or filming there's nowhere I would rather be, in fact if they were not so busy I would sit there all day typing away and ordering regular pots of tea!Even if you happen to have a little mishap, I did last Friday when a latrine door lock decided not to cooperate in letting me exit so I could carry on with life but hey there was someone to save the day with a screwdriver and a smile and hey, an excuse to have another refreshing cuppa to get over the shock lol. The waitresses are waiting, why are you waiting? Get a move on and enjoy.Tony

I arranged for Princes to prepare a buffet for me that catered for 20 people at my home. William was brilliant taking my order and helping to load up the car when our order was ready. The food was amazing and all my guests couldn’t compliment the buffet enough. Princes welsh cakes were a particular hit especially with the visitors from England! Thank you so much for your contribution to a lovely family gathering. Highest recommendation given.

I’ve visited Prince’s on many occasions and although it’s always a bit hectic due to being so busy it’s a lovely little place. The Art Deco interior is wonderful and upstairs is a lot quieter to sit in and eat (when it’s open upstairs)

The beef salad crusty rolls, not forgetting some onion, or indeed soft white rolls are totally delicious to take home for tea along with a huge range of cakey delights. Nice staff, very helpful. Comfortable to sit in too especially for toast & coffee or a bacon potato slice nicely warmed.

First time I visited the princes, Lovely Resturant, staff were friendly and cakes were delicious plenty to choose from and very fresh😋 definitely go back again!!

I went to the princes restaurant for the 1st time with my family, well let’s start with the amazing cakes in the window made my mouth water before I even went in, we were greeted and sat to a table, the service was excellent the staff cannot do enough for you, very friendly, so much to choose from on the menu, will definitely be going back again.

Called into “The Princess” on my lunch break, the cakes in the window lured me in. They looked absolutely amazing, therefore I purchased one of their “finest” custard slices. Well JESUS THEY ARE VILE, I WOULD RATHER EAT A DOG THAN THAT RUBBISH 🤮🤮

Anytime I go back to Wales I have to go here and buy a couple of pies. The range is fantastic and the quality amazing. I spent two years buying breakfast from here whilst a student and it really hasn't changed. Try it and step back to a time when service wasn't an extra...

Visited back in may and I am one to say I’m not disappointed at all the staff were amazing and very helpful the cakes are to die for especially the custard slices and pancakes

Excellent home made products but very crammed and old fashioned. Needs upgrading. The two owners hovered around my table the entire time me and my friends were eating due to being busy lunch time. I felt rushed and didn't enjoy my food

I have visited the Princes for nearly thirty years

I popped into Princes for a takeaway roll but the staff were busy cleaning behind the counter so I waited patiently. The staff, two ladies, saw me standing there and carried on cleaning. Then two customers came in, man and lady, and stood behind me. The man asked if they were still making rolls and one of The staff said yes and what would he like. I walked out as I was disgusted with being ignored.

Have not been to Pontypridd for years but remembered this place before . On arrival we were approached by a smartly dressed gent in shirt and tie who couldn’t do enough for us .

I’ve been going here since I was a young girl , now I’m an adult it is the only place I like to lunch , their cream cakes , corned beef slices , sandwiches we’ll everything is fresh and yummy.

Chocolate Eclairs wow. Took a long time to get them to clear the table on our arrival plus sweep up the food on the floor. Very busy place. Meals served as well as cakes.

Yes - this is good! As stated in title, I went in for a quick coffee and a toasted tea cake, it was lovely! Fast, efficient service in a very busy cafe which was full most of the time.

My wife likes to shop (no surprise there guys!!). She was tired (really!!) and decided she wanted a coffee..

Came here today with my young Son. Yes the place is beautiful and is very vibrant, what I call a proper old school Cafe. However I specifically asked for my Bacon to be well done, request ignored. I hate it when the Bacon squeals when you bite into it.

Love love love it here;never disappointed.classic place that will always be home cooked and yummy;a place you have to visit if you ever go to pontypridd.custard slices and corned beef pie are heavenly 👌👌

Had a Prince's Afternoon Tea as part of a Birthday Gift. Absolutely most enjoyable tea with various cut sandwiches, pastries, cakes and scones with clotted cream and jam. The service was first class, our table had been reserved for us upstairs in the restaurant and was immaculately laid out. The staff were most friendly and obliging. A Truly Scrumptious Afternoon Tea. Excellent value and much better than other more expensive Afternoon Teas we have had in more expensive venues. Essential that you give Prince's 48 hours notice to book your tea.

Visited late afternoon on a Thursday. Tried to order a toasted teacake but was informed that they "don't toast after 12.30"

Had a lovely breakfast in this great restaurant good service friendly staff the setting is Art Deco lovely copper urn for water Also great takeaway for rolls pastries and a great selection of cakes the windows look very tempting

Lovely place in the middle of ponty. Good hearty food. Not too expensive. Staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. Lovely and clean. Best welsh cakes in Wales in my opinion. Visit every few weeks for lunch. Haven’t been disappointed yet

Been going here for years Nothing changes Packed out but managed to have pie peas chips and gravy Epic! Nothing more to be said!

I’m so glad this place is still running.

Always pop in here for afternoon tea lovely service and cakes are to die for! Worth visiting if in area or after a spot of shopping.

Generous servings, gorgeous food and excellent serve. Will certainly be visiting again. Great value for money!

Called in here today thought I'd get 2 custard slices.wish I didn't as they were tasteless. the pastry the custard and the icing all tasteless no flavour

Paid them a visit twice late last year and their quality and service has not altered. Visited twice last week, always happy staff with a smile. The surroundings are as they were in 1948 when it opened, plenty of atmosphere and decor.I ordered cheese on toast it came with an extra round of toast. Until you have been and experienced their toast nobody believes me when I say the tost is to die for and is about 25+ mm thick!!!

Just a coffee! No, have a toasted bun with it - yes! Oh, both lovely, rich coffee and fresh, soft nicely cooked toasted buns. A pleasure! Have another coffee, ok!

The best custard slices ever...and so cheap! Unchanged decor and service for 40 plus years..an institution!!

Princes on Wednesdays and Saturdays an institution! A classic South Wales valleys "Brachi's" from Bardi! Its busy, cheerful and the decor is classic and unchanged - This place is a treat in itself!

Never disappoints . Good hearty food in the heart of this Welsh Valley town . Authentic and carachterful in Italian style decor. The service is always good and we have never waited long in such a busy bustling cafe. The cakes are mouth watering in the wonderful display in the window.

These do great cakes that are delicious and fresh. The staff are friendly and helpful. Prices are reasonable.

went for lunch today ,waited over half hour for cold food .cottage pie tasted like tinned stewed steak mushed up .horrid frozen fish and chips they were awful .curry came and was concealed and unappealing. best thing to order here is pasty and pies ,cakes and rolls .all these things are done fresh and the bacon and ham slice i had was lovely .if u want chips go across the road ,it's better tasting and better value.they have even stopped packing your cakes in boxes with their logo.its horrid polystyrene cartons .this used to be a place for a treat but not anymore

Excellent meals. Food was great. Children’s menu good. Waitress was very good and had good service..

Menu has a good selection of food and desserts. Food is excellent quality and staff are friendly. Cafe is in a good location

This cafe is one of the best in the Pontypridd area and its Art Deco interior is interesting. I personally love the frothy coffee here and its range of quality cakes, pastries, sandwiches and meals is brilliant. The one negative is a lack of provision for GF customers.

waited about 7 mins the staff was to busy gassing to come and serve us thanks for the use of the toilets thou

this Cafe is situated in the middle of Pontypridd and is a traditional Italian cafe with frothy coffee. An extensive menu of traditional cafe food, sandwiches, cakes etc. Very popular with local people, spotlessly clean and excellent friendly service from the staff.

I would really like to love this place, but I have had food from here numerous times over the last few months, and I find it expensive, some times the quality is not there, I have found some staff have issues saying thank you, I remember the days when this place couldnt do enough for you, these days it's like you are doing them a favour. Though it can be quite busy inside, the decor of the place seems to be of the old style and with pushchairs and prams in there the room can be tight. Mind you they do a vast array of foods and and fresh cream cakes.

They have amazing deserts in the window that you simply can't walk passed!

Always stop here if in Ponty. Love that’s is so old fashioned. Always giggle at young Mr Prince (don’t know his name sorry) Corned beef slice gravy and a crusty cob (got to be crusty).

This place is fantastic, food & cakes etc are delicious.

The waitresses are immaculate,polite and efficient. The cafe is spotless and prices reasonable.Although the cafe was crowded at lunchtime,our modest order of coffee only was served without comment.

Called into the bakery as the pies an cakes looked lovely. Had a custard slice and bacon an potato slices as well as a custard tart and a coffee shox bun. The bacon and potato slice was awful way to much pepper if you like pepper you were ok but i hate pepper it was far to seasoned with pepper an the custard slice pastry was soggy on the bottom was over priced for the quality of the food the only thing I enjoyed was the bread rolls

My wife and I decided to eat lunch here, my wife had the fish & chips with peas, I had a ham salad with chips, my wife’s fish was swimming in oil & the batter was uneddible,my ham salad was a joke, the tomato was rock hard, the cucumber was cut so small it was hard to see and the red onion was dry, this to me isn’t a salad, the croutons were so hard they would have been better used as a door stop, even the tea we had was awful.

Old fashioned Italuan style cafe/restaurant that has been in Pontypridd for eons! Lovely food and coffees and their cakes are delicious! Well woth popping in for a break.

This is a lovely café , good fresh food and helpful staff . The café is really good for money . I will always be back .

We visited Prince's two weeks ago for afternoon tea for three. We booked a few days in advance & when we arrived we were seated upstairs. I have nothing but praise for the whole experience! The service, food & atmosphere were all excellent!

Great service and lovely food. This is a proper old fashioned tea shop come restaurant. They sell great bread, cakes and savouries and if you eat in you get waited on which is lovely.

Nothing for ceoliacs. . For a "normal digestive sytem" there is a full range from toast and tea to full cooked meals. In this day and age all eateries should be catering for allergy sufferers.