The Boat Yard Tea room in Torfaen

We are regulars at this amazing little gem right beside the canal. The food is lovely and their toastie’s are amazing … well worth a visit.

Can't fault the service or management! Our scout group turned up to canoe on the canal on a wet Sunday. The gentleman cooked us all lovely hotdogs & kept the leaders topped up with hot coffee! Couldn't have been more friendly or accommodating! Thankyou!

I arrived on a wet dismissal Sunday afternoon, all.beit around.3.45 pm.to see if the cafe was still going as having heard so many stories that the cafe was going to be shut down and all boat mooring stopped as the whole area was going to be revamped by the water ways board and turned into some sort of leisure centre. I sincerely hope NOT as the boat cafe is the talk of not just the boaters who use the canal but many visits from far and wide .I myself have been there many times and have always had good food and no problem at all.. Hope to see you all in the very near future.

A cosy barge at the canal ..outside seating some undercover… picnic tables etc .. a delight after a lovely canal walk ..excellent value tasty hot food .had the best ham & cheese toastie and latte ..highly recommend …

Love the boat yard tea room have been visiting for a couple of years now food great and staff very friendly and obliging, reasonable prices always enjoy my visits and long may it continue.

Amazing value, great service and the best coffee for miles in a beautiful location. Recommend the bacon rolls. 😁😁

Great food, a proper fried breakfast. My only grumble was that it is a bit cramped inside. Great for sunny days (as it was when the three of us visited) we ate at a picnic bench just outside. The outdoor seating in the sun made the trip worthwhile.

I love this little caff. In a world of that's full of bland shops, boring restaurants and resentful service - this place is real and alive and full of character. Great breakfasts, good cakes and always super-friendly. I've never come in here and not had a chat with the team behind the counter, or with the others being served. Honestly, going for a walk along the canal and then a cup of tea, eggs on toast, maybe a scone - simple pleasures really - but can't beat it - and sadly, you can't find this sort of place elsewhere anymore.

This is one of my favourite places to go after a walk with my dog. Lovely food great coffee and always very welcoming. Prices are very reasonable. It’s a little unique gem.

After a lovely walk along the canal this is the perfect pit stop, we had a beautiful vegetable soup with lovely crusty toast. We will be back ❤️

A lovely place to stop for a breather and cuppa. Staff really friendly, great menu at very good prices. I reccomend.

Heard about this place whilst visiting nearby County hospital and decided to check it out. We had a really warm welcome despite the horrible weather. Cups of tea, toasted travels & toasted cheese and onion sandwich were excellent. Will be going back but in a nice day!

Ideal when cycling along the canal. Lovely breakfast buns filled to overflowing, really tasty and filling. Very much enjoyed !

The overall price was cheap but you do pay for what you get. This is not my cup of tea, tin tomatoes swimming with the beans on the plate overall not good, it may have just been an off day? Dog friendly and a nice spot to be early in the morning.

Lovely little cafe on the canal. Great food and drinks selection. Let’s hope they can generate enough business to survive

It seems like this would be a lovely place to stop for a well deserved break and a bite to eat, but looks can be deceiving. On numerous trips along the canal we have stopped here only to be told they are not serving food. Now this you would think is a one time thing but that's not the case. On different days at different times we have been met with the not serving food reply from the can't be bothered staff. To not be serving food at 12:00 on a Saturday I think is poor not only was we met with this but also they are only serving cold drinks. 0/10 complete fail. Why open if you are not offering the service you would expect from a "cafe"

Really lovely food at reasonable prices, great place to stop after a ride. This hidden gem is going to become a regular stop now I’ve found it.

Great to have a walk along the canal and have a soy Latte at the end of it. Quaint location and dog friendly

Strange location tucked away by the side of the Brecon canal (with limited parking) but a nice spot to sit outside on warmer days. Good selection of snacks and drinks. Fine for a cup of tea and a sandwich but travellers from afar might be disappointed. Dog-friendly.

Lovely spring day. Piping hot home made mulligatawny soup with thick buttered toast. Generous portion. Friendly staff. A hidden treasure.

It's basic. Nothing fancy. Just good honest food at sensible prices. I loved my huge breakfast roll, egg and bacon and sausage, for next to nothing. Delicious milky coffee. Friendly. Very pleasant sat out in the sun watching a canal boat trying to turn around in the basin. Having cycled up from Newport, along the canal, it was a nice place to find and recuperate.

nice cup of tea and lovely snacks eaten in a quirky little cafe made out of an old barge. very friendly and welcoming

We left home early at 9;00am to go for a ride and after looking on TripAdvisor saw the Boat Tea Room. We found it alright after studying the directions decided to give it a try. What a delightful secret hidden away in Pontymoile, seating outside was plentiful which was ideal due to the hot morning. Our welcome was lovely and friendly and my breakfast was excellent value, my wife only had brown breaded toast but looked great. We absolutely loved it and will be back soon definitely.

Little cafe of bridge 52 on the old mon brec canal. Great value for money, proper food, friendly staff. Had bacon butties lovely bacon butcher quality nice coffee all for a few pounds. Going there again tomorrow after walking the dogs wth some friends. Oh, yes they also make a fuss of the dogs with some dog ice cream.

Excellent service,cuisine and cleanliness! I have visited many cafes/tearooms but this ranks as the best! Absolutely outstanding value!

At last i got to take Mam to one of my favorite eating places set in lovely surroundings at the Basin in Pontymoil , just off Fountain road .. situated next to the much photographed and painted Roundhouse at bridge 52 ..Weather was nippy but the sun was shining and no sight of rain .. Yee haargh to that .. I have visited this little Cafe many times in the past and have to admit that the food is second to none , James's home made soups are a Joy to palate ... always tasty and hot and a different soup every day .. accompanied by a wedge of fresh bread or toast ... Breakfasts are cooked fresh to order and the Sandwiches are delicious ... homemade cakes are available for your sweet tooth along with fresh made tea and coffee .. service is very friendly and outside seating around the area is available ... Today we had Beef stew and chunky bread .. spot on it was .. nice walk up the Canal bank and the a bit of retail therapy to end the afternoon .. "A little Jewel on the Canal " can't wait for the next visit .

well, they havent got any close by competition..decent little place for a cuppa after a walk by the canal..

Although not specifically noted on the menu, they provided a sumptuous meat-free breakfast on request at a decent price. Crusty bread toast, beans, mushrooms, hash browns, tomato, fried egg and omelette. If you're vegan, you can just request they leave the eggs and butter out. It's not often either of us get full enough to leave toast but we had to leave the final bit. Lovely setting on a static narrowboat with walks along the towpath to work off the calories. They are dog-friendly and have doggie ice-creams!