Tai'r Bull Inn in Powys

Nestled in the embrace of the Beacons, the Tai'r Bull Inn is a cosy country pub offering fabulous food for all. Katie & team welcome you with genuine warmth, a cheerful smile & a professional ease that makes for a relaxed & and enjoyable visit. I know I'm preaching to the converted if you've already dined here, but if you haven't yet sampled the delights on offer, then what are you waiting for? We have eaten here many times over the past year, from both the regular & special menus & each time the food has been amazing! Everything is cooked to perfection & and the portion sizes are not for the faint-hearted. Service always comes with a smile & nothing is too much trouble (a special thank you to Jasmine). So, if you haven't done so yet, get yourself booked in, you won't regret it.

Excellent food and wonderful helpful staff I would definitely recommend this country pub

Cosy, friendly pub with warm atmosphere. Staff couldn't be more welcoming. Food was unpretentious and in generous portions. Lots of gluten free and vegetarian or vegan options. Perfect to refuel after walking!

Good food reasonably priced and the staff are friendly and accommodating. The beer is good too!

I came here with a party of 28 family members, including 2 children. We had pre-booked and pre-ordered food as there were quite a few of us. The staff were ever so friendly and greeted us wholeheartedly on arrival. Had to request WiFi as there is little reception, but staff were more than happy to give the password. The food was delicious and brought out swiftly and hot, which was impressive as there was almost 30 of us! The staff had our names on the plates so they knew who had ordered what (which was great if some of us had forgotten ourselves) and this ensured everyone had the correct meal and no one was left out. The staff were great with our little ones, they made an effort to smile and make conversation too. All members of staff were polite, efficient, and very accommodating. The place itself is cosy for a nice lunch, however the music was a little on the loud side for me, especially in the bar side- we were sat in a separate dining space which accommodated our entire family. I would definitely eat there again on our next trip to Wales and recommend the food and service to others.

Called in for a meal. The steak was amazing but the chips were a huge let down. We had 3 meals and they were all the same. Looked like wet slugs. Zoom in on the chips and tell me they even look nice

This pub was so good we went back the next day! Lovely, friendly, local pub vibes. Cosy on the inside but amazing views from their outdoor seating. Dog friendly, including bowls of water and cut up sausages FOC, so cute! Well located after walking around Brecon, near local campsites. They kindly managed to find us a table without a booking on a busy night but I would definitely recommend booking in advance so you don't miss out. And the FOOD! Best rump steak! With all the trimmings and the mushroom sauce was so tasty. Clearly a lot of love and skill goes in to cooking really fresh ingredients to make superb pub grub. Oh and the puddings yum yum yum! White choc and baileys cheesecake was the bestest, no photos of any food mentioned as it was all too tasty! I did manage a quick snap of the profiteroles as they just looked so pretty.

Our family of 8 adults and 4 children had an evening meal at the Ta'ir Bull on a Wednesday. We found the food very good. The meals came out within a very short time, all together, and all hot. Everyone found their meal tasty, and we thought the chips were delicious, unlike a previous reviewer. We thought the portion sizes were very good for the price we paid. Kate was so kind and helpful, finding us a cushion for my 3 year old grandaughter who doesn't fit comfortably in a highchair, and whose booster seat I had forgotten. Her daughter who was waiting at tables is exceptionally pleasant and friendly. Altogether we had a lovely family meal in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. We were staying elsewhere, so I can't comment on the rooms.

We did not stay. Good was OK, service was little slow but it was busy time.

Great place to stop for a bite to eat and a drink. Lovely view of the Fan. Staff ever so nice. Food was lovely.

Didn’t stay here just ate Sunday lunch and it was probably the best roast dinner I’ve had in a restaurant. My brother had chicken curry and chips and said they were the best chips he’s ever had. Clearly they know their way around a potato. Big portions, great value for money, and very good service.

Always a warm welcome and lovely food - we're so lucky to have the Tai'r Bull as our local, virtually on our doorstep and always enjoy the evenings we spend there. Thank you to Katie, Kayleigh and the rest of the lovely TB team

Amazing food, lovely staff, log burner which makes for a really cozy feel this time of year, beautiful views of the brecon beacons in the daytime, just perfect xxxx

Great food, great staff, great setting. I don't want to say how good the food was because you will want to go and try it, and then it will take a while to get a booking for us. But seriously the food we had was some of the best we have had from a gastro pub in a long time. Staff were very accommodating, the wife has an intolerance to fructose, and the service was excellent.

Katie and her wonderful family opened up especially for our big hiking group on a Sunday evening. Pre-order process was smooth and the food was extremely good quality, the service incredible and they handled cooking for 33 of us at once amazingly - everything came out together and they even did separate bills for everyone without us even asking. Cannot recommend this pub enough and we're so glad they were willing to accommodate us. Thank you Katie and family!

Fantastic family run pub! Great service and very friendly staff. Went for dinner with a large group and the staff were very organised, efficient and polite

Absolutely gorgeous food, friendly staff. Love coming here, it's our first choice, always. Thank you x

This was an absolute gem of a find. We were a group of 10 staying in the nearby YHA and booked a table for Friday and Saturday night. The communication was timely, the food surpassed our expectations, and the family who run the pub were so lovely, friendly and couldn't do enough for their guests. We'll be back

We arrived post hike to this Inn. It was already very busy. Unfortunately nowhere to sit inside that could be made available. We wanted food but no table available inside. So we opted to sit outside. Service was very quick and meals were very much enjoyed. Overall enjoyable but booking in advance highly recommended.

The food was lovely and the staff were pleasant.

Great lunch, good service, lovely food

Called today for the first time.Absolutely superb food and drink and excellent friendly service.Will definitely call again.

Although not eating I was given a warm welcome. The pint is very cold and fresh,the staff are very friendly and got to meet a farmer by the name of boyo who has a great sense of humour and was a nice character

Very nice place meals are good value for money and staff very nice and well presented definitely going back

Tai'r Bull is an Inn that serves excellent quality pub food, for us it is well located to meet up with family. It is good to see it up and running again after disruption with Covid etc. We visited today 21st March, definitely the best pub in the Brecon area. Also a bit of a rarity in that it opens for lunch. View from the pub below

Went for a special meal with the family and our dogs Good meal good friendly service Would use again

Fabulous Sunday lunch for our family, which includes 3 vegans, 1 nut allergy, 2 veggies, 2 omnis and a dog! No fuss or drama, excellent food, good beer, lovely relaxed atmosphere and fast friendly service. Perfect location for walking in the Brecon Beacons. A terrific find, we're looking forward to visiting again! Thank u! 😋

Lovely pub and super friendly staff. Totally dog friendly

We went for dinner, and the portion sizes were definitely worth it, and the staff and atmosphere were very homily. It's in a brilliant location - definitely worth a visit.

Outstanding Sunday Dinner and service.

Wonderful Christmas dinner! Sadly not a B&B at the moment but the food is still worth the trip and the ladies were all lovely. Really can't fault anything.

Had the joy of visiting Tai'r Bull Inn yesterday for dinner and cannot recommend enough. The staff were all so kind and happy to help in anyway they could, the food was fantastic and the atmosphere was so warm and cosy. The experience was truly enriched by learning about the family's connection to the inn and their history together. A really fabulous experience and definitely somewhere we'll be coming back to. A massive thank you to everyone at the Tai'r Bull Inn, especially Jasmine😊

Fabulous Christmas Dinner, excellent food fabulous service. Great traditional style pub.

Excellent Sunday lunch, great service.

Great Sunday lunch served by very helpful staff.

Lovely friendly staff & great food

Great meal with excellent service. Very helpful staff for our particular needs. There were nine of us. Only comment would be bad parking area - not enough space.

Good food, good portions, great beer, nice staff. What more do you want?

One of THE best Sunday lunches I’ve had in a long, long while. Gorgeous. Especially the rosemary roast spuds. Banging. Great spot, great views, lovely staff. A pleasure to eat there today. Highly recommended. Oh, and the doggie Sunday lunches? A genius idea. The hounds loved them!

Just had a drink but the food looked delicious 😋

Great find on a day out. Fantastic meal, great atmosphere. We are going again.

Lovely, reasonably-priced food.And staff made an effort, decorating the table, after telling them that it was my wife's 50th birthday!

Very friendly and welcoming young lady behind the bar. Excellent pint of Butty Bach. Update August Bank Holiday Monday 2023. Back in the Brecon Beacons and as this place had a good "feel" about it on my last visit I thought I would dine there. The sign outside said " Food Served All Day" and as it was a Bank Holiday I went early - 17.45 -and was prepared to wait for a table. The Bank Holiday Menu stated that food would be served until 20.00. I felt sorry for the young girl who served me who explained that they had experienced a busy holiday week end and so the chef had left early and they had stopped doing meals. Still a good pint of Butty Bach but very disappointed.

We stopped in here at 7.30pm on a Thurs. It was quite quiet but the staff were so welcoming. The food choice is good and the portion size is massive! The burger was so tasty and my partner had the curry which looked delicious. The view was spectacular up the valley and across to Pen-y-Fan.

Lovely home cooked food and friendly service.

Best pub food I've had in years. Staff so friendly and accommodating. They had a fully booked party of 23 on the night we popped by but they squeezed us in and made us feel very welcome. Very warm cosy environment and will definitely be back again next time I'm in Brecon.

This place was absolutely wonderful for such a traditional pub, the atmosphere there was great and welcoming, the workers are friendly and always have a laugh and I highly recommend the pen y fan patty, it is big, packed with flavours and has a wonderful homemade sauce 😋

Good value food. Friendly service.

What a fantastic team. On Wednesday 26th July 40MPH winds drove me and my 14 year old sons off the mountain after something of a late emergency 'break camp'. We arrived, desperate, at the Tai'r Bull Inn shortly before 10pm, they were just closing; we were almost 10 miles from our parked car. Without hesitation the manager packed the three of us and our soaking wet rucksacks into his car and drove us through torrential rain to our car. I am so grateful for this extraordinary kindness.

We went for a three course lunch here after going for a trip to Alpaca My Boots. The food was delicious and the service was great. Would highly recommend this pub. Prices were very reasonable too! Changing facilities for babies are good as well.

Great value, great food, and friendly service. Highly recommended.

The carpark was overflowing and the pub was full so glad we'd booked. Really lovely food and very friendly service. The dog was just as welcome (maybe more) with her own dish of sausages followed by Welsh doggy ice-cream. I was driving but they'd got a wide selection of interesting beers too.

The best lamb I've ever had in my life! Highly recommend and not just the food but the staff were so polite and friendly 👍

Phoned up in the off chance of a table when staying in the area. It was busy but they let us know how long it would be and we had a drink outside while waiting. Lovely friendly and helpful staff. Very dog friendly, water bowl brought out for our lab without asking and when we ordered food some complimentary sausages for her too. Food and drink were excellent Would recommend.

Fantastic food, impeccable service. Awesome views. Can't fault a thing, already looking for an excuse to come back. Well done to Katie and all at Tai'r Bull Inn

We enjoy a lovely lunch sitting in the garden looking at the view. I have a gluten and dairy intolerance and i was catered for. The food was really tasty

No my type of pub!! All tables were set up for lunch and all booked. No where to have a quiet drink. Even the bar had tables set up against it. Gave 3 stars only because they had a table that had been booked for 3oclock(we arrived at 2) so they let us have it for an hour.

Lovely friendly staff with amazing food. Fantastic view of the pen y fen Peak whilst eating or drinking. Would highly recommend 👌

Lovely pub, didn't stay in rooms so can comment. Staff were wonderful and the fact they have a dog's menu made it for us.

Only called in for a drink a couple of times, staff very pleasant, food and restaurant looked nice.

Called here on the way home from Brecon. Had a lovely meal. Recommended.

A fabulous family ran pub with the most amazing food! The four of us had roast dinners and they were all spot on. Lovely people ❤️

Haven't been there for a while but definitely go back,good food friendly welcome,

We ate here as it was close to where we were staying. Well we lucked out ! The food was fabulous, the beer was good, the young lady serving us was chatty and friendly, and I wish it was our local.

Amazing Sunday lunch but must book in advance. Sunday lunched 12:00-19:00. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Definitely recommend

Staying at a local campsite last year we found this pub and loved it - on our recent 5 day visit to the same campsite we ate here 3 times - Katie and her daughters couldn’t be more helpful and friendly and between us all we must have tried about 10 different dishes and all were delicious - highly recommend and look forward to our annual trip next year so we can visit the pub again - also very dog friendly and Blake loved his roast and sausages 🐾

Katie I presume the Boss she attacked me at my table in front of my guests and the entire restaurant because I queried the cauliflower cheese ‘portion size which was 3 tiny florets in cheese sauce having specifically asked and paid for a decent portion. She raised her voice altercation style at me and bitterly laid into me screaming they were busy, the place went deadly silent. My advise Katie retire while the goings good. Unfortunately the meat wasn’t freshly roasted as per the menu, ie Welsh shoulder of Lamb etc etc, instead processed frozen tough as old boots meat. In the restaurant game it’s all about care and quality - which was not directed at my table whilst she was happy to have my cash. Last point the lovely girl behind the bar can easily supersede Katie and the beer is good.

Just had a wonderful meal, with a fantastic atmosphere, staff were very friendly and helpful great location , superb views. Thank you,

25 years ago while hill walking in the Breton Beacons we found ourselves at the Tai’r Bull Inn. Summer 2022 we spent some time in Wales. Looking for a Sunday roast beef dinner, we found ourselves at the Tai’r Bull Inn 25 years later. What a treat! Same cozy dining room feel, great food and service, and great company.

Just got home, we had a lovely family meal,there were 10 of us. The staff were very accommodating to our needs and all our plates were empty. Definitely coming back THANKYOU!

Lovely country pub ..food amazing friendly staff always great welcone..

Great food and excellent service.

5* roast dinner, 5* cheesecake and 5 * service. Incredible taste to every single part, a proper cooked fresh dinner. I would highly recommend and return. The young ladies serving were extremely polite and efficient too.

One of the nicest Sunday lunches I've had in a long time. Great service, a lovely country pub.

We came with the family for a nice roast dinner and was not disappointed. Great service and lovely food. They do allow dogs in the bar area.

Amazing local pub on the way into Brecon. I have been lucky to eat here on several occasions and the food is always amazing. Small village pub with homemade and great tasting food. Would be five stars hands down however they are understaffed and service can be very slow.

Lovely food, lovely staff, and really welcoming to a big loud bunch of us. Perfect addition to the weekend, 10/10 😊

Popped in for some food which was nice although the service was terrible. Was took to a table and waited ages for the menu which did not come so went asked a staff member which their response was they had forgot. Then once we had the menu no one come back after 10-15mins even though it was half empty in there so then had to find another member of staff just to take the order. We was probably only another 10min away from having to cook it ourselves.

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I love this pub, great food, great beer, great service and so very friendly

Lovely pub five minutes drive from pen y fan car park. Delicious food & friendly staff.

Excellent stop off after a walk . Recommend the curry and rice option

Amazing hosts amazing clean place and the best is the owners they are just fabulous they go to the extra mile. Just a tip if you are close and looking for a place for breakfast you should pop in the best perfect I had in my life. Thank you so much you two are amazing keep up with the good and amazing work you doing.

Cannot fault it very highly recommended

Beautiful roast beef dinner. Other had pork and lamb and puddings after. Stunning food. Kate and all the staff are friendly, welcoming and helpful and the atmosphere was fab. Will definately be back again.

Brilliant friendly pub, serves food all day which was great after our walk. Food was fab, and the dog even got a sausage for his lunch!!

awesome food and really good value, as a chef myself I find it hard to find good food places as I'm overly critical so expect a higher standard, the chef here has got talent and knows what he's doing, you can tell by the flavours that he cares about his food so no complaints from me. just wish I didn't need to travel an hour each time I want to eat there. will be back soon though.

Did not see the rooms, but the staff and meals were excellent, will definitely be going back

Lovely place amazing staff...highly recommended x 5

Wonderful staff amazing food! A hidden Gem 🤗

Called in an off chance as passing by fair play they slotted us in despite being quite busy…I am so glad they did the food was stunning (whoops can’t remember what we had for mains) I had the syrup sponge pudding with custard for desert it was…words cannot describe so good. We will be going again service very good and quick. Staff friendly and helpful. Lovely old pub cosy feel to it….wood burner was not lit at the time but lovely when it is I should imagine.

Had a wonderful warm welcome and great hospitality from Katie during my recent two night stay. They certainly know how to make people (and their dogs) feel at home and nothing is too much trouble. Great location, only 5 minute drive from Storey Arms car park which is perfect after walking Pen Y Fan or the nearby National Park. My room was spotless, bed was comfortable and careful thought had been given to every little touch from the dog treats and water bowl, tea, coffee, and biscuits to the lovely soft towels which were much needed after a day walking in the rain . I ate both nights in the pub and the food was great and all home made. Nice to be in a real pub for a change where everyone was very friendly and helpful. I'm looking forward to booking my next stay!

Simple and delicious pub food, staff were friendly and attentive. Exactly what we needed after a long day of hiking!

Absolutely loved this pub - beautiful location, brilliant food at very fair prices and one of those authentic pub interiors which seem to be so rare these days. Some fabulous walks in the area, which makes this a perfect rest stop.

Absolutely amazing, stopped in for Sunday roast, best I have ever had, owner and staff all fantastic, they even tried to keep my tiny 🐕 tikka 😆 🤣. Can't wait to come back next year. See you in 2023.Kim and Sam.XX

Very welcoming staff who couldn't do enough to help you, food was beautiful! Family and dog friendly. Will definitely be returning

Lovely welcome, fantastic staff and amazing food at a very good affordable price. Will be back 100%

Served quickly, no wait for a table, food came quickly,

Lovely Sunday lunch here today. Well worth a visit. Staff were very attentive and pleasant.

Didn't stay here as we were camping nearby and visited on three occasions. I would happily stay here though bow I know it exists👍. The staff are really friendly and helpful, particularly with helping to keep our dog cool in the recent heatwave, plenty of water, doggy ice creams etc. They also do dog meals as well as human meals but I didn't try a dog meal😁. We did however eat there twice and the food was superb, as was the beer. I wish the current owners every success with this lovely pub and would like to thank them for their hospitality.