The Buck Inn in Swansea

The festive mixed grills came out warm at best, with no egg and over cooked chicken. The one pot prawn Caribbean curry was lovely. The salmon was also lovely. We were disappointed to find out after we had ordered our food that the carvery was still available, yet the signs said it had finished. Some of the staff were great, but there were long waits. Nice range of choices on the menu. Bit of a mixed bag experience wise.

Preordered food as requested. My dish came very late. Everyone had finished. Plus was they took my meal off the bill. Food was delicious when it arrived

First time for Tuesday carvey, really well cooked food, meat choice of Turkey or Beef really tasty, very friendly atmosphere.

We had a mixture of carvery and normal menu as a party of 9. We all ate together. Food was delicious and we will definitely return

Absolutely tremendous staff go above and beyond.beautiful place

We had a good meal at the Buck, it was Sunday lunch all round. The only thing was the presentation, everything was put on top of each other. Now I like a tidy plate of food, I don't like y food piled one on top of the other. I couldn't find my roast potatoes as they were under the cauliflower cheese. The swede was on top of my roast parsnips, The idea of a carvery is that you put the food on your plate yourself. All the meal could have been hotter, the food was only luke warm. Hotter food please. Oh and another thing AVOID THE TABLE OPPOSITE THE DOOR, IT WAS COLD EVERYTIME THE DOOR OPENED.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at The Buck Inn in Pontlliw for their carvery, and it was truly exceptional! The variety of meats was fantastic. A choice of beef and turkey, which was perfectly cooked and tender, with all the classic trimmings to match, the stuffing was outstanding! The vegetables were fresh, and everything was piping hot. The Yorkshire puddings were deliciously crispy and the gravy....wow. The staff were warm and attentive, making sure everything was just right, and the atmosphere was cozy and welcoming. It's the perfect place for a traditional, hearty meal. Plus on Tuesdays its buy one carvery, get one free!!! Highly recommend it to anyone in the area – can't wait to go back!

Love the sinday dinner here, one of the best dinners around.

Food was fantastic. Service and atmosphere was great too. Very accommodating

First time in The Buck, recommended by a work colleague. Easy to find with Google maps. Found parking was OK, was lucky to get a spot as its so busy here. The garden is fantastic and roomy and the smoking area under shelter with tables and cushions on long benches. Went for the Sunday roast dinner, The Calverley was amazing and plentiful of various vegetables, 3 kinds of meat. Great selection of desserts as well from menu or from the dessert trolly. I would definitely recommend giving The Buck a try.

Young staff were very pleasant and food portions generous. Unfortunately our experience was let down by a more senior member of staff who was non-communicative at best and damn right rude at worst.

Food was really good and good value, service was fairly prompt,nice atmosphere

Really good food, nice staff. I had really nice date night

Great food, brilliant staff, Maddie is a treasure.

We ordered Chicken pie completely tasteless, chicken like rubber. Chilli con carne rice rock hard & no spice what so ever in the chilli. Steak with chips & poached eggs on the side. Was told they can’t make poached eggs as they always go wrong. Steak was tough & full of fat. We won’t be back £85 bill & had way better in a weatherspoons. Who can’t cook a poached egg that works in a kitchen? Given 2 stars as the waitress was lovely.

Very busy for a Monday... staff pleasant and attentive. I ordered the Jerk chicken burger, chicken was luke warm in temperature and dry, poor cheap bun and a bit of lettuce and tomato came with French fries which were OK. Table was sticky and place looked tired.

This place is amazing to go to the barman that served us with our drinks was really good and the waitress was friendly. The food is amazing the jerk chicken is unbelievable and the west Indian chicken curry is to die for. my friend said the lasagne was really good as well. would 100% recommend

3RD TIME AND LAST TIME we have given this place 3 chances and we are totally done. The last time we went was the worst...appalling food and service all round. We booked a table for 6 people at 7PM for my partners birthday (on a Wednesday, so not a busy weekend evening). After ordering and eating our starters, the service was so painfully slow that by 9pm we had had to ask the waitress where on earth our mains were, as two of our party had to get home and hadn't had any food. The waitress then came back with the entire food bill! We explained that we still hadn't had our food and weren't ready for the bill. Two hours from being seated is a ridiculous time to wait for a main meal. Eventually, our mains arrived, but we were not so much as offered a drink while we waited, due to the inconvenience. And what was the food like? Dire. Dry, overcooked jerk chicken which had a strange, horrible flavour...tiny portion of whitebait...watery mushrooms in a thin cream...that was just the starters. The mains were equally as bad. The burger was just that, simply a burnt burger with fries, with no garnish or side salad, more overcooked chicken and overcooked salmon. What a waste of money. We will never, ever return.

3RD TIME AND LAST TIME... we have given this place 3 chances and we are totally done. The last time we went was the worst...appalling food and service all round. We booked a table for 6 people at 7PM for my partner's birthday (on a Wednesday, so not a busy weekend evening). After ordering and eating our starters, the service was so painfully slow that by 9pm we had had to ask the waitress where on earth our mains were, as two of our party had to get home and hadn't had any food. The waitress then came back with the entire food bill! We explained that we still hadn't had our food and weren't ready for the bill. Two hours from being seated is a ridiculous time to wait for a main meal. Eventually, our mains arrived, but we were not so much as offered a drink while we waited, due to the inconvenience. And what was the food like? Dire. Dry, overcooked jerk chicken which had a strange, horrible flavour...tiny portion of whitebait...watery mushrooms in a thin cream...that was just the starters. The mains were equally as bad. The burger was just that, simply a burnt burger with fries, with no garnish or side salad, more overcooked chicken and overcooked salmon. What a waste of money. We will never, ever return.

Lovely atmosphere, excellent food, well presented

Finally a place in swansea with authentic food, im from London and I was amazed at the quality of the dishes will definitely come again, hats of to the chef

My husband and I had steak. It was cooked well and was lovely. The only thing I would say is tho for the price I would have expected to see some mushrooms onion rings and maybe some salad on the plate ..not just steak chips peas and half a tomato. Service by the young staff was very good and they were very busy. We will be back again but just felt our plates could have been dressed a bit better for the price paid.

Went for Sunday carvery - absolutely disgusting!!! Food stale, dried up and cold. Then when paying bill, they charged us twice for the drinks we had.

Lovely atmosphere, great service good food

We were 8 friends having a lunchtime meal today and the food was delicious, well presented and all meals came out together. The service from the young staff was excellent, pleasant, efficient and nice to see them smiling and engaging in conversation with us. Thank you.

Visited here for food with friends. Nice food and lovely friendly service.

The carvery lunch was as good as a home cooked Sunday dinner. The serving was plentiful and keenly priced. Representing great value for money. The staff were friendly and polite.

Food and service good, haven't been there for a good few years. No complaints

Great service and really nice food. They've got a Sunday lunch and some West Indian dishes too... Would highly recommend

Always a pleasure...was 3 years since the last visit..still the same..well done guys

First sunday lunch and quite disappointed. Served up like a school kid with scoops for mash and small portion..I had to ask for a bit more. Cabbage stalks I was given the middle hard bits i would throw away at home. I mentioned to the server and she said she would mention to kitchen but never came back. As a carvery you weren't allowed to go back for more where most places you can. Screaming kids near us not under control by anyone. We have been midweek and the food is lovely. So disappointed with carvery and the price. Still a lovely place though.

Food is first class and well priced service second to none

Delicious carvery and bar meals

Fantastic service and food. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff or manager. We travel over from Penygroes to eat here passing numerous other eateries because everything is so good at the Buck. Will be back.

Lovely meal and great service . Will definelty visit again the Pork Bites were to die for ❤️❤️

We ordered 3 takeaway Sunday lunches, nearly £50. Probably the worst Sunday roast ever. Fake mash, fake roast fake gravy, stalky cabbage, bist gravy, hard parsnips. If I had eaten at the restaurant I would have refused to pay. Really really poor quality food, stealing a living

Food Is pretty good but the atmosphere is absolutely horrendous! The manager there has the worst attitude I have ever seen! She is extremely dramatic and expects you to whisper the whole time your inside and what ever you do DO NOT LAUGH OR LOOK LIKE YOU ARE HAVING ANY SORT OF FUN WHAT SO EVER! Aparantly she doesn’t make any money on beers even though they charge £5.10 a pint and so you are looked down on for not ordering any food even though on the outside of the building it states they are a pub! PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A NICE TIME.

Awful pub with very unfriendly staff. The parking is an absolute nightmare but I wouldn’t recommend parking anyway, just keep driving.

Very loud and rowdy atmosphere, anyone with sensory issues or who is offended by foul language should avoid. Manager also very aggressive and obnoxious.

Went back a second time and was very poor quality. Had fish and chips which were awful. 2 people with us had wrong curry !!! At this point , probably wont go back and certainly with a miserable waitress

The last time I was in this pub would be well over 45 years ago, when I had a rather odd and amusing encounter with the then landlady! Called there recently by chance on a Tuesday lunchtime in June 2024. Glad we did as they have a carvery on that day. Fabulous meal, very polite and diligent staff, nice atmosphere. If I had to be picky, we were handed two menus, one was priced, the other a lunchtime special had no prices on. The carvery seems to be something of a secret as we had to enquire if it was available and there appeared to be no indication of price. Small detail. Highly recommended...shan't wait so long to visit next time!

Had a wonderful lunch last week Service was great . Would definitely return

Great Sunday carvery, generous portions and delicious food.

Called in today, 30th May 2024. Bright, cheerful and traditional venue. We had a lovely welcome and were shown to a table. The lunchtime menu had variety, food was served by a personable staff member. The staff generally were attentive and friendly. Very comfortable with a nice vibe and finally, no loud music blaring out. Most enjoyable and we will return.

Great choice of dishes. Expensive for what we had

phenomenal level of service and food was so much better than i have come to expect from places like this. restored a bit of faith! Will be back to try the rest of the menu. Highly recommend the jerk chicken and the banana curry!

Lovely food and nice atmosphere .

I took my UK-based staff to The Buck to celebrate Amie's 10 year work anniversary. I have great staff. No-one has more respect for my staff than me. And Amie is a fantastic girl. She has blonde hair like Ivanka. Courtney, Ellie and Sophie are also great girls. Courtney has black hair, Ellie is a brunette and Sophie is blonde. So I was with 2 blondes, 1 brunette and 1 black-haired girl. It reminds me of the night when I was judging Miss America. But my lawyers have told me not to talk about that. The Buck has a huge choice of food. Thousands of starters (well 12) and millions of mains (actually 57). Including 13 different types of burger. Even a Mexican burger. But none of us had that. And massive portions too. Enough to satisfy the appetites of my guys, Marco, Big John and John The Younger. Marco is a great guy. He's Egyptian. I love the Egyptians. The Pyramids are so cool! I wonder if the people who built them are still alive. I could get them to help build my wall. Big John and John The Younger are my minders. They keep an eye out for me. Fantastic guys. Anyway, the food was delicious. Cooked to perfection. And the service was amazing. All of us served quickly and at the same time. The owner is a lovely lady and the waitresses were top-notch. Even though I was in shorts and a T-shirt, not my regular suit, one of them recognised me. I invited her to back my room to read the Bible. Let's see what she says. Great value for money too. 250 UK pounds for all 8 of us. Now that's a bargain. My only disappointment is that The Buck resort does not have a golf course. But you can't have everything I suppose. PS Even though this review is written in a tongue-in-cheek quirky way, the details are ENTIRELY TRUE. We had a great time for Amie's party and will return soon.

Food was stunning, nice atmosphere

On a wet windy day ideally you’d like some warmth not only was the host very cold and unwelcoming but so was the food. No one checked back despite being several young people standing in the hallway. I asked for a table in the main room however was seated right next to the back door. I decided to check for tables and at 4pm service was quiet as you’d expect and a customer commented on this there was 17 tables free yet the host thought it be best we sit by the freezing cold door. All customers except us where directed to bar area despite restaurant only having 2 tables seated at. The host needs retraining she was very bossy & unfriendly . Would never go back to that establishment. The way she conducted herself with staff was really quite shocking.

Beautiful food really enjoyed!! Prefer staying there for food rather than take away.. only downside to takeaway was there wasn't enough gravy, otherwise absolute perfection!!

Amazing food loved the steak cooked to perfection.

Was on a coach trip and organising had booked us all in to have a meal both food and service was excellent

Very pleasant afternoon Good staff Good food Will definitely be back

Great traditional pub menu also with a Caribbean section - my West Indian Chicken Curry was delicious. Will definitely return

We went to The Buck for a family meal last November and the Jerk chicken I had was extremely spicy and delicious, and in such a large portion I had to ask for a doggy bag to take the spare chicken home...we returned on the 4th of April and the food was so disappointing in comparison...I had the banana curry and had specified a 'medium' strength. Service was prompt, but the food was bland, tasteless and without a hint of spice. There were a few sad little chunks of chicken and the rice portion was miniscule. I left a lot of it. My cousin had the same dish, which he had had last year and really recommended it to me last night. After our meal, he agreed with my assessment, and that it had been much better previously. The Baileys Sundae was quite good, but there was only a very small hint of Baileys in the bottom. The Buck's main point of difference is its Caribbean food. That is why we went there on both occasions. Yes, it adequately delivers standard pub classics, albeit with the cheapest form of skinny fries available, but those are available anywhere. I hope, for the Buck's future, that this was a one off, and that the usual chef responsible for the Caribbean food was off for the night. They need to return to the level they held last year, especially considering the prices they are now charging for what was just quite substandard fodder last night.

Excellent service with very friendly and helpful staff. Accommodated is even though we were significantly late. Thoroughly recommend the special curries.

Called last minute on Sunday to see if they could do two takeaway meals as I was in Ponlliw. Fortunately they could so I picked them up 10 minutes later. Got home and thought the portion size was very generous for a takeaway and it tasted great too. The staff were all very polite and helpful which is always nice.

Been to the buck many times but was very disappointed this time The dinner was very watery and tasteless and the gravy was also the same but couldn’t believe they charged us £15 each for dinners including the two takeaway dinners. Wasn’t worth this at all.

I’m absolutely disgusted by the way your staff/management has just spoken to me. I have never heard such a rude and arrogant women in all my life to speak to customers the way she did. Trying to book a table for my family and she said I needed to pay a deposit, I stated I’ve been to the buck many many times, 1 time being 2/3 weeks ago and never paid a deposit. She then goes on to tell me I’m a liar and I must be confused with where I went. How rude! I’ll be sure to put a bad review over every possible site I can about you and will not be returning again! Absolutely disgusting and learn to treat some people with respect!

Booked a table for tonight on March 3rd, for friends, only 3 of us, only to turn up & be told that all tables were cancelled as a wake was held there instead. I didn’t cause a fuss in the circumstances, but to be told there was no contact number left, which I know not to be true, is a shabby & abysmal way to treat people. This obviously wasn’t a last minute alteration. My phone number would have appeared on the display when booking & having booked & attended numerous times previously, Waters isn’t a very common surname, it wouldn’t have taken much effort to contact me. I think to turf us out like that, without prior warning is appalling customer service. Suffice to say it’ll be a long time before we go again.

Carvery was lovely and got in and out nice and quick as well.

Excellent Sunday lunch,very tasty,will definitely be going back

Used it for evening meals twice in one week, good range on the menu not just the normal pub fare.

We had a great time there atmosphere is good with great food as well I had the king prawn curry with fried rice on the side was great tasty, well worth a visit there the drinks are good do serve cocktails to.

Booked to have Mother’s Day here. Food was good. But don’t know what’s happened to some staff. Very rude. And it was shambles. There was no communication with the staff. And really didn’t make u feel welcome. And a couple visited with there child who needed a high chair and was told they couldn’t have one due to where they wr sitting. think it was the manager came over and said no for the highchair. But not once did she offer an alternative place to sit to accommodate a highchair. . Absolutely disgusting. What did they expect the small child to sit on parents lap and eat food. We had a few that didn’t turn up with us so we told them to sit on our spare table so they could have a highchair for there child. Think attitudes need to change with the staff. As I’m sure half of them didn’t want to be there. Yes it was busy but learn some customer service.

Visited as a party of 9 on mother's day. Didn't realise that the whole menu was on offer and not just the carvery. We had a mix of carverys, mains from the menu and children's meals. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed all of the meals and the carverys were huge and you could help yourself to more if needed (not that we could). The staff were attentive and friendly despite the restaurant being busy. We are all looking forward to returning another day. Outside space looked lovely too for a meal in the summer.

I love the Buck- walking distance from my home 😁. Friendly and helpful staff, great food

Average and overpriced meals...food quality has dropped....generally now over rated...in our opinion

My choir had a carvery here. Polite helpful staff. Beautiful food.

Best pub!!! All the food is really really good. From the classics to the carvery, and from the Caribbean to the deep fried brie. Legit across the board. Great for the craic at the weekends too. Very lucky that this is my local x

My favourite pub in Swansea area. Good food in a nice cozy spot 😋

Food was really good, tidy size portions, we went for lunch which was reasonably priced. Service was quick and efficient, very polite and friendly. They are dog friendly which is always a bonus for us

The Sunday lunch was delicious, service is excellent, must try the Caribbean menu next time.

Fantastic food and service, our new go to place to go

Lunchtime visit for family of four adults. Service friendly and efficient. Large choice of food. Sadly that’s where the positives end. Two of the main courses had to be sent back due to the lamb tasting off. In fact it was disgusting. Spoilt what should have been a pleasant lunch. The rest of the food was very disappointing. Overall a poor experience!

Garlic bread covered I oil and had horrible leaves on it. If I order garlic bread I want garlic bread not leaves with a but of bread on it Chips where equally horrible Who put oil and leaves on garlic bread? Are they insane? Also 3 star hygiene is a bad sign

Traditional village pub serving good food in a friendly atmosphere. If you're passing definitely worth a visit.

Went Saturday night with my wife .Second time we've been and both times good food and service brilliant.Looks like this is going to be regular now

Below average dinner it’s not carvery you do not help yourself. It was pretty poor to say the least Be aware that all children are made to eat from small bowls although my daughter was 10 the bowls were tiny apparently I’m the first to ever say my daughter would need a plate not a bowl! They then proceeded to say she would have to be charged as an adult although the same went on said plate as bowl! I asked for a small bowl for my baby should i have been told they were going to be charging me £3:75 for a tiny bit of mash and swead I wouldn’t have bothered as most of the bowl was water! Wouldn’t be returning Also the managers attitude was as poor as the food!

No complaints. Food was delicious. There was so much to choose from on the menu! My friends and I will be back to try it all! Couldn’t recommend more!

Came here for Caribbean food yesterday , I have been here in the past and food was good . We travelled 30 miles to get here . I ordered jerk belly pork I was served jerk chicken which they changed , in the meantime my partner was eating alone he ordered lamb curry which her did not finish due to eating alone . My jerk belly pork came and it was served in gravy no jerk seasoning or a hint of spice, cut in slices not belly pork just a pork slice .i also ordered the jerk chips which were served in gravy not a hint of jerk or spice just gravy . Overall absolutely terrible not the meal I have had in the past . Service from one member of staff behind the bar not nice( no apology or help trying to sort the situation. obviously they do not have any jerk seasoning in the kitchen or no chef .i will not be returning to receive Caribbean food served in gravy instead of jerk . Whats going on the Caribbean food used to be good here. I must say our server was lovely and helpful.

Quite busy for lunchtime after Christmas, but service was efficient and the food was good

Great food, fantastic service. We will be back!

Very tasty food, their Caribbean menu is delicious, and the ability to tailor the spice level shows a great deal of knowledge on the cuisine. Great atmosphere, feels like a real gastropub.

After visiting Newton house, we stopped for a Xmas lunch, we were pleasantly supposed with delicious carvery; turkey, beef, pork, gammon with trimmings and good selection of vegetables. Excellent! We will go back very soon.

Absolutely Fantastic!! We had gone as a Family of 6 and 1 Baby to have Lunch and this was the 3rd place we tried as we hadn't booked a table. We actually rang them from The Harvester and they booked us straight away. We were all very impressed and will definitely return. The Service was outstanding and the staff all very friendly. Meals came very quickly and the range on the menu was impressive. It pleased everyone as 2 wanted a Turkey Christmas Dinner and others wanted Steaks etc The food was cooked and presented well and piping hot! Lovely and tasty and we ended up having 3 courses as the desserts are to die for! Haven't actually been here for years, but will definitely be back soon and another plus the Manager said they are hoping to accept Blue Light Cards in the New Year!!

An absolute fabulous place to have food and drink. A real nice social environment, staff are friendly, and couldn't do more for you. Would go there again for sure!

18 of my family went for xmas lunch,food was OK,my only complaint was it took quite a while for us to all be served with food and drinks,which was understandable but 2 minutes after having our desserts delivered we were told we had to eat and drink up within half an hour,

Always good food at the buck especially the carvery. Take away available, but need to book to be sure of a table on a Sunday.

Very friendly. I asked for my steak to be redone as it was overcooked, but they changed it straight away and it was perfect. Lovely food. Nice atmosphere

Fabulous food as always, great staff and good value for money

Lovely carvery with lots available. The beef was perfectly cooked, carrots could have been a bit hotter but everything else was great! Big jug of gravy served to the table. Plenty of parking and a nice beer garden. Staff were really friendly and the venue was warm, relaxed and inviting.

Not the best of experience from the Start as I visited the bathroom on entry front of house seated my partner in the restaurant,we I came to front of house I was told that the was no table booked under my name and was told to wait as she decided to serve others customers,I had to phone my partner to see were she was in the restaurant as I could not get passed front of house,my partner came to get me and front of house didn't have the decency to apologize.awful start to the experience followed by a dirty bottle of ketchup on our table.

Great pub and superb food. Gluten free options aplenty on the menu and clearly marked... including the most delicious chips!

Great night staff were excellent and food was lovely it was busy and we didn't wait long for the service well worth a visit good atmosphere aswell 😀

Used to come here often for the cavery in the week until they stopped it.The've started back up again now so we though we would try it.Firstly it's not a cavery the person behind the counter serves you what you want and you have a jug of gravy brought to you.Food was lovely except the stuffing which was bread and onion in mush.No thyme or safe in it.Much preferred the way it was serving yourself.The Bridge in Llangennech and the bird in hand in Hendy you help yourself

after booking a table at brewers fair swansea and not having any carvery we tried here in off chance , perfect lunch and great service will return many times now

Excellent service at a speed that suited the group. Good quality meals at a reasonable price.

Lovely lunch I have been here several times before and love the sausage and mash with onion gravy. A lovely warm homely dish for this time of year however I was disappointed that my onion gravy didn’t have any onions and tasted like bisto…