Tambinis Express Cafe in Neath Port Talbot

Was out early in Port Talbot and needed somewhere for breakfast. Read some good reviews here and went along. What an absolute delight. A genuine local restaurant rum by the very pleasant owners. No frills but a great value for money breakfast. I had the full breakfast, my wife had the veggie avocado one. Both very good hot and freshly cooked. Had seen a few posts complaining about the coffee. Well it might not be the very best I've had but it was perfectly OK for the price paid. If your passing through on the motorway I really would recommend this little family run gem over the big chains, it beats them hands sown for authenticity, friendliness and value.

First class breakfast, served in a traditional very friendly environment 👍. Plenty of parking spaces available close by

amazing breakfast with top quality ingredients and staff are very polite. many different options with great prices. would definitely go back again

I have never tasted a better cup of coffee anywhere in the world Tambinis coffee is unique It truly is

We asked Sonia & Marco to cater a buffet for our anniversary between Christmas & New Year. What they provided was exceptional. Excellent variety and quality all freshly prepared and beautifully presented. Our family & friends were full of praise & the compliments were flowing. We will have no hesitation in recommending them, and will certainly be using them again.

Best Tea and Toast anywhere also fantastic Breakfasts and Specials including Italian food And home made Soups every day. Service and Atmosphere Unique.

the owner Marco has looked after my Dad and deivered food to him since I lost my mum in July, he goes above and beyond and is a really nice guy, his wife is also a very nice person and they have both been extremelly helpful to me and my family. As a child I would visit the cafe after training with Margam Boys club and get a quater of boiled sweets, and play yhe arcade machines, A lovely little place and great staff.

Been coming here for 30 years. Never changed and fabulous welcome. Food lovely and would go out of my way to get here

The coffee is not good. Sorry bout stick to tea! Other items such as rolls etc are great and good value.

I have had food here a few times and the it has been very nice, when you enter you feel like you are in the old style Italian Cafe and there are not many left. Food was served for three of us and we left with clean plates and the feeling of being full. Will be visiting again soon.

Very good small cafe, been here since i was a child, and when i was at he local school, good menu and great coffee

Went thinking Italians know a thing or two about coffee. Couldn’t have been more wrong! After standing there without acknowledging me for over 5 mins whilst he cleared away we finally got served. The coffee was premade in a jug by sink and reheated. Taste wise it was worse than instant desire fact requested cappuccinos. Saw food coming out which basically looked like supermarket frozen crinkle cut chips! This place could be fabulous and retro but instead it is just pitiful.

I don't know what generation of Italian own/run this scruffy place but a print of the Castle in Bardi and a sorry example of the Italian flag does not justify this being portrayed on TA as an Italian cafe supposedly representative of the bye gone Bracchi era. The first thing that will attract your attention will be the scraggy piece of net curtain doggedly flapping in the Margam breeze and the mismatched counter arrangement that looks like a make shift set up at the village fete.The furniture is old and while I can get past the age I just can't get past the general grubby feel of the place. Next let me tell you about the service-there was none.We waited for over 10 minutes without any form of contact from the server who was more interested in the contents of the dishwasher than in attending to us.When he did eventually think we were worthy of his attention -breakfast service was over-by ten minutes as it happened.I was glad of small mercies. We went on to the Garden Centre at Pyle and enjoyed the surroundings of a contemporary clean restaurant,great service and a very enjoyable breakfast.

Great little cafe with Marco at the helm (although his wife is the boss) coffee is great and the food also! Very warm welcome!!

Called in for breakfast with hubby, our first visit but not the last. Great tasty food and plentiful, pleasing atmosphere from owners and locals.

Called in for a coffee and breakfast. very impressed with coffee and food. place old fashioned but spotless. Staff very polite and locals friendly.

This cafe took me back several decades. I dont think it has been modernised since the 1960s and is all the better for it. There is very good parking and I felt comfortable as soon as I got through the door, it was so much like the Italian cafes I remember from my youth. The present owners took over from their parents etc. and it remains in a wonderful timewarp. The breakfast was filling with decently thick bacon. My usual quible applies about catering sausages rather than the quality sausages available from local butchers but otherwise it was lovely. To nit pick, an option of black pudding would be nice. The meals are all very good value. Unusually the cafe has no toilets which was strange. Otherwise I loved this cafe

I have tried the Sunday lunch today after hearing great things, what can I say other than I was not disappointed, The welcome you receive when first arriving. Marco the owner comes to take your order and it’s not long before your food is on the table. The food was piping hot, and the beef was like butter, very tasty, the selection of vegetables was amazing seven different to chose from. Homemade roast potatoes the best I’ve ever tasted. And the gem of any dinner is the gravy and was faultless. Sonia cooked the dinner to perfection. I would recommend the Sunday to anyone and will be coming back next week, I’ve tried lots of places and they have fallen short of the mark. I can truly say that Tambinis is a hidden gem in margam Port Talbot. Give them a try if like me you won’t be disappointed. Well done and thanks again 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

From the minute we walked in we felt so welcome and the meal was amazing value, if I lived in the area I would never cook Sunday lunch again!! Went back during our week's visit and we weren't disappointed.

Gracias Marcos y familia para un almuerzo tradicional maravilloso domingo. Perdió la cuenta de cuántas muchas verduras que había en mi plato, pero estaban todos deliciosos! ! Probar y dejar espacio para el postre, ya que son super!

Every 2weeks the cafe doesa fulll Sunday dinner and its well better than anything nearby. Some fanilies get it delivered all 3 courses.Next Sunday is a cook day again cant wait a bit more taste than the twelve knightrs and a happy price too

Nice breakfast and genuinely friendly service. I miss the Thayers Dairy Milk Ice Cream of about 30 yrs ago. Tea is always nice and so to an Evans Pie with Sauce at only £1,40, I understand they have Sunday Dinners every 2nd Sunday

Often have breakfast here on a weekend. Very friendly couple who run it. Food is inexpensive and tasty. Service is good

Hemos estado aquí un par de veces y cada vez me dieron una cálida bienvenida. El servicio con una sonrisa y una cálida bienvenida. La comida es de buena calidad de café. Volveré.

This place is sealed in the history of margam when I was in school Mrs Tambini used to make me...

Tambinis is a family run cafe with Italian connection. Marco and his wife are so very friendly and are always welcoming. They create delicious home cooked meals including breakfasts and lunches. On Wednesdays they serve the traditional Welsh dish of faggots and peas and now they serve Sunday lunches with a home delivery service.Like all cafes you have the choice of beverages and ice creams.For those that like a little bit of history there is 'The Round Chapel', this chapel use to be sited just passed the Margam westward entrance to the M4. The village was named Groes and was very similar to a Costwold village. The Chapel's stonework was dismantled and stones all numbered to be rebuilt in its present location.It is still a working Chapel with a reasonable good number of members.

Excellent food & coffee in a traditional style Italian café run by the same family for 50 years at least. :) Great for breakfasts, lunches etc. Good service too. :)

Been coming here for over 25 years, lovely family café, their Sunday lunch is plentiful, tasty and well priced. Got to have a 'frothy coffee' every time I go in. Can't fault it.

Friendly family fun cafe that serves up a delicious cooked breakfast and Sunday lunch. Will definately be ordering my Sunday lunch from there again and just booked to have another cooked breakfast this weekend. :-)