Rockin Chair in Cardiff

Honestly the best lunch of this year! Chicken, sweet "dumplings" and sides were delicious + great atmosphere.

Picked up a takeaway here tonight, tried a lot of Caribbean and african food outlets and first time with one on my doorstep, The Rocking chair.. Can't believe I missed this one! Great food guys well done. I think they do baguettes in the daytime (which I will be back for!) 😁 (Ex. award winning chef)

Masterclass ! Very good food and nice people.

Amazing food and incredibly friendly staff. Thanks for a great time 😊🙏

Came for a gig at Stefan Dale’s invitation. Wasn’t disappointed. Relaxed atmosphere with talented musicians.

Guys the rice tasted burnt. Defo not what were used to here in london.sorry hope this helps to improve the food

Best place in Cardiff for a good nite ov regge tunes and sum rice&peas ,Ana Jamaica punch to wash it down, Go and injoy

Easily my favourite bar in Cardiff, great food, great music and perfect staff. Utter joy to be sure!

Always a warm welcome. Friendly staff, good food. Occasional live music but good dj'ing. Very reasonable prices. A gem.

Amazing atmosphere, authentic Jamaican food and the best host experience I have had in Cardiff

My friends and I had a fantastic night here. From the moment we walked in all the staff made us feel so welcome. The barman made us a special Caribbean cocktail 🍹which was so good. We headed here before a big night out so also had some food. Soul in a bowl. Delicious. Food and drinks were so reasonably priced. Music was great too. We felt like we were on holiday. We danced and laughed the whole time we were there. Thanks so much to all the staff who work together to make this place great. We will be back for sure and next time we will bring all our friends. Xx

Very tasty food, friendly and nice staff. Good value.

Welcoming experience yet again from taking orders to chatting at the bar whilst waiting.

Nice environment sweet reggae music, friendly staff good location

The Jamaican vibe🔥🍹🍸food was great

Fantastic bar with a great atmosphere and service!

Excellent food...so generous and very friendly staff

Quick friendly service and staff 👍 Delicious food 😋

Top place friendly and full of atmosphere. Cheap drinks great food

Excellent food and music and a great atmosphere 👌

I moved from London to Cardiff 4 years ago. My family is Jamaican. I had given up of getting any authentic yard food. That was amazing. Perfectly spiced, fall apart meat and so much food I have lunch for tomorrow. I will definitely be back to try everything. Thank you. I'll actually take my Mum. Best compliment I could ever give!

Was a lovely chilled atmosphere with great music.. staff were polite and friendly. Food looked amazing (I didn't eat but some of the girls did) .. will be going back again :-) x

Best carribbean diner/bar in cardiff, beautiful music and chilled place. Would recommend to anyone who love carribbean food.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. So tasty and great value too!

Always outstanding food and services. Just need to add, I went tonight and I can honestly say that that was the best priced food and the best cooked food I have had in cardiff. Th service was personal and friendly made me feel like I went round a family members for food, even my 11yr old eats everything. Thank you guys for another special night. ❤ Went to the rocking chair again with the family and once again the food was outstanding the service was 10/10 this place is special. Honestly if you don't like this place or the staff you got something wrong. Love you guys thanks a million for more memories ❤

Absolutely stunning food, gorgeous restaurant and fab staff

Amazing hospitality amazing atmosphere absolutely AMAZING food. Highly recommend you try the snapper beautiful 👌🏻

Excellento!!!!! Great food great staff!!!

What an awful experience- never again! Beware if you decide to attend this place ensure Mark 'the chef' is not on duty. Mark was stressed (by his own admission) he told us upon arrival that he was stressed and was very rude in his communications. In his 'stressed' state Mark also admitted to attempting to 'put us off attending' when we booked our table by stating he told us he was preparing for a big birthday party that night. Zero customer service skills displayed and an absolutely shocking experience .... He told us there was no food! what a crying shame because this place had been highly recommended to us. If you are expecting good customer service and food check first that the 'stressed chef' Mark is not on duty. One books a family table, attends an eating place only to be greeted by a chef proclaiming he is stressed and there is no food...No thanks!

Really really disappointed with the Chef who we were directed to upon entry. We had already telephoned prior and booked, but when we arrived Mark the Chef told us he was "stressed" due to a 21st birthday celebration and was unable to feed us after all!. We had travelled to Cardiff for the weekend as a family with our children. A kind gentleman at the door helped us to find a great place called 'Irie Shack', not far away. Will not recommend this place until the Chef and staff LEARN how to deliver great customer service! Rubbish venue!

Great place. Tasty food and good selection of rums.

Lovely friendly place and excellent food.

Went to watch the Wales game recently and was made to feel very welcome as soon as we arrived. Very friendly and the service was top notch along with the food. Well recommended and will go again.

The Rockin Chair is a relaxed Caribbean bar & restaurant. Mark, Dennis & the other staff are all very attentive & friendly. We decided to book for Father's Day. The food was delicious. Everything from curried mutton, jerk chicken, chicken curry, snapper & an ital meal. All accompanied with fresh salad, slaw, fried plantain and rice&peas. Cold red stripes, mocktails & mango juice helped quench our thirst while reggae music played in the background. Our table was a mix of people & ages & they catered to all. If you're into down to earth hospitality with a West Indian twist & very reasonable prices then get down to the Rockin Chair.

The place has a good atmosphere but the bar prices are horrendous no beer on draft. Easy place to park outside food beautiful I had the mutton curry and plantain starter with salt fish beautiful My daughter had the Jerk chicken when it arrived she was given the banquet when she queried it the guy told her just to eat it we were a bit gobsmacked to tbh she didnt mind as the banquet was a lot more money At the end of the night the guy tried charging us 50p for.plastic containers for a doggy bag needless to say we refused All in all it was a fab night I'd go there again for the mutton curry and starters

Been here at least 3 times with my family . Food is always top notch. Friendly staff and chilled atmosphere ! Great place for Carribbean food that won't break the bank ! Good selection of rums aswell if that's your thing Only downside no draft beer but happy with my can of redstripe

Friendly staff great food and just an all out great vibe if its carribean food you like this is the spot

Fantastic food/ambience Great people. It is a must to visit

Great atmosphere & hospitality! Food & drink wonderful 😃👏🏽

Had the Mutton curry which was delicious, very authentic and excellent value.

Relaxed, reliable food quality, rocking chair rocks, rum in cocktails, rock chick music, ritually clean hands, rock cake desserts, room in the Inn, round table conference outside, robust toilet but not the seat ( ha ha ha ), rolling chairs entrance, random acts of kindness, rich and strong coffee, red stripe very strapping good, rum cocktail takes you to outer space and cloud reality, ready to serve staff if you can see them, rootiful veggie food, rocking good food, right for me to stress release, remember to leave a tip for the extra costs incurred by staff that deserved to have the right to have kindness returned, right civil people hanging on the wall apart from about 5 more that are not there, but hey no space? Right hook metaphorically given to miss behaving clientele - after all he is on the wall the Rasta man, respect to all! Rose cheek making spicy food that le chef puts in da food - apparently all sorts of spices from a foreign land like Jamaica, rice and peas that are beans really - hey they are the same plant family - so keep yer Curley hair on! Ready to eat and to take away and enjoy the football at home, relax, respect, rejoice this rockin chair.

Nice vibe, great service and music x

Fantastic place, fantastic staff and absolutely gorgeous food very reasonably priced too

Was a lovley place for a pint or two. It has changed a lot since i last visited. The bar keep was friendly an helpful. Good food an beer.

Great place, cannot wait until local lock down is over. Great food n ambience

Friendly and helpful staff, they can't do enough for you. Even though I didn't hear a single Caribbean accent, which I was looking forward to (missing it) these guys were so lovely. The place is clean, comfy and welcoming. Tables are nicely spaced out for social distancing, it wasn't crowded. Music was good and set the ambience. You can see into the kitchen through a window and watch chef work his magic! I was hesitant because many "Caribbean" restaurants, anglicise the food and ends up tasting unauthentic, but I was very pleasantly surprised with The Rocking Chair. It tasted so close to home, best I've had in Wales. I would just add, you should know Caribbean folk like a bit more gravy. 😁. I judge Caribbean restaurants by their jerk chicken, once they get that right I will try other dishes. Ital next for me! I would definitely recommend, it ticks all the boxes. (Except please make more veggie and beef patties! 😂) Tip: on the menu it just says "plantain", the whole plantain is sliced and fried. I was curious how many pieces, but it was enough to satisfy this fried plantain lover. Another Tip:the takeout menu is cheaper than the dine in.

The Curry goat, is absolutely fantastic

Im very sorry i cant give a half or even a quarter Star.Chicken very dry not a pinch of jerck seasoning. cold red stripe best thing going about the place.

A hidden gem fab staff fab food near to cardiff centre great prices very welcome

Well had such a good New Year’s Eve celebrating With my wonderful friends music was fab supplied bu Newport’s own ecko vibes, the rocking chair is a lovely little place very welcoming lovely people and I must say the food was outstanding beautiful I wish you a good and blessed 2020😊

Had a great time good to see friends

Wonderful atmosphere, food and customer service. A place that the family can enjoy themselves.

Friendly, funny , gorgeous food...Nowhere in cardiff will you hear the music thats played all day in this plce it wicked ...but im biased because i love this place, check it for yourself..i promise you will be back for more 🎶🍦☕🍵🍗🍻🍺🍸🍹🍗🍗🍌🍌🎶🎤🎷🎺📀📺📻🎵🎶🎵🎸 xxx

Nice raggae bar. Jamaican music and good food

Good food reasonably priced. Friendly staff and good music.

Class service everytime I go in and sit down to eat, food is on point everytime, this place is a must try.

Excellent food, really kind service, great music.

Popped in here for a takeaway when I was on a stag do. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Ordered a mutton curry and a couple of festivals. The food was amazing and the portions were massive. Probably could have fed 2 people with it! I'll definitely be coming again if the opportunity arises

Awesome food,great price, wicked staff highly recommend

Nice company , staff are lovely and good place to be

A 5 - 10 minute wait.. ended up waiting 20minutes for 1 portion of fritters and 2 dumplins. Not bad food tho

About five years ago... when I first encountered this restaurant, it was the real deal. The best Jamaican restaurant in Cardiff. Considering there were all these other fake wannabes, disrespecting my culture, ones flopping around the place. So when the Rock in Chair closed down a few years ago... I was heavily disappointed. After hearing they were back in business I was very surprised but delighted, as the food was the real culture taste. Sadly though not after today. It became part of that same fake wannabes Jamaican restaurants in Wales. After seeing and tasting what I did, by same people but not the same taste in food, was shocking. Disgusting and sad representation of what Jamaican food really is. Pathetic! If you've eaten real Jamaican food and know about Jamaican food, you'll know this is BS. Shame I have to even give one star. If I had my way they get f### all!

Great atmosphere, good service, generous portions, lovely food!

Really great atmosphere and the food was increadible! Ordered a mutton curry and came in such big portion, definitely going to come back!

Great jerk chicken (and other food) really friendly service and exceptionaly reasonably priced. Well worth a visit.

Authentic and very good Jamaican food...forget those 'restaurant' chains. This place is a hidden gem 😋

My family and my self had a cracking meal last night on 02/10/18 in Rockin’ chair. My mother had this fish mixed with vegetables in an onion bhaji style with salad and homemade sweet potato chips and myself and my father had this Jamaican style chicken with Jamaican BBQ sauce and kidney beans and rice with homemade coldsaw and salad. For sides we had this homemade doe balls made with Fried fresh bread and a small dish of mild Lamb curry and the food for me 10/10 as it was the nicest meal I ever had in Rockin’ Chair. Red stripe is the nicest Jamaican larger that I had out of all the largest I’ve had ever. I would definitely recommend this place for a meal, night out and etc...

Fab food music and friendly staff true caribean food home made enjoyed

Friendly staff good food, good music layed back