The Cafe At Ridgeway in Newport

excellent service and coffee with a beautiful ambience

Good coffee and sweet things. You can chat, drink and eat in an outside pod, very civilised.

Really buzzing on Sunday morning - even had a gluten free biscuit bar ✅

What a cracker of a cafe! It’s been years since we were here and this is a real shock. Lovely staff, great coffee, and the pods are fabulous!

Great coffee, cakes, lunch options in a stunning location. Dining "pods" available which are fun if a little chilly in winter.

It's a great little dog freindly cafe offering good coffee and sweet treats with picturesque views.

Love coming here for a coffee and something to eat. Nice area to have a walk.

Must say I just had the worst sandwich, which was falafel and chilli sauce. I asked the waitress if there was any salad in this sandwich? It was served on a paper plate and looked like something the cat threw up and at the cost of £8.00 for this sandwich and a juice!! Unfortunately I had to eat it as I have had to fast regarding food for a hospital appointment so was very hungry. I used to sometimes grab a sandwich here before covid, but I must say the food is definitely not made with any care and thought. The cafe has become a mixture of different makeshift conservatories and isn't the nice pleasant establishment it once was. If the owners could look upon this as pull your socks up and don't let the general public pay £8.00 pounds for this.. never or will I recommend this cafe.

lovely cafe with outdoor seating qnd good selection of drinks and snacks

Variety of cakes and hot drinks. Don’t have to sit in the main section you can get privacy in a pod which is spacious. Choose to eat in or takeaway.

Beautiful place and atmosphere except the one member of staff behind the food counter she is so miserable

Been here on numerous occasions always lovely ç

Lovely coffee in a wonderful setting. Looks ideal after a walk.

Excellent food and service. Delicious cakes, breakfast options all very tasty. Pods are warm and clean. We keep coming back.

Birthday visit with family - 2nd time for me after a "not so good 1st experience". I ordered the BBQ Chicken Wings with Blue Cheese sauce - so glad the sauce came in a small pot as it didn't suit my palate at all - but the wings were very nice. Mains was a Chicken & Chorizo Pasta, made with onions, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, garlic & herb creamed sauce. WOW! Amazing dish - probably the best pasta I have ever had. Large chicken pieces (very tender) with the sauce flavouring through them. It didn't look to be a huge plate of food but the dish was deep & the portion size was very good. I had a medium sized glass of Pinot Grigio - a Chilean white wine that complimented my meal. No room for dessert but so glad I had given the Ridgeway another visit.

Great place for a coffee and a cake snack. Nice warm and cosy place in inclement weather.

Will certainly return, fabulous choice of drinks, snacks and cakes.

It’s a shame that some of the staff do not carefully listen to customers requests when ordering, we wanted a good experience and ordering coffee and cake should not be a difficult process. Three times I have had to return with my order due to the wrong milk or wrong size cup ‘be mindful of allergic reactions’. One member of staff spraying perfumed disinfectant onto glass bottles to clean them whilst coffee and food is being prepared and who wants to smell that!! The private pods closed at 3:30 due to shortage of staff again. Someone lit a cigarette next to us on our last visit, no fault of the cafe and again added to the experience. We will return and hopefully the manager can look into making some improvements if they have one and will this post last longer than a day!

Fantastic dog friendly coffee shop with the most amazing cakes and beautiful coffee

If you want to have a nice coffee and enjoy the scenery, this will be a place to visit. The coffee shop is good, but the view from the hill is amazing.

What a lovely cafe. Really friendly staff. Lovely looking cakes and excellent choice of drinks. Great location with views. Lots of covered seats if wet. Spot on!

This is always our essential stop when heading from London to Oakwood (Pembrokeshire) to ride roller coasters! The sausage sandwich is one of the best you can find (and we have tried a few travelling to theme parks around the UK). In addition, it is reasonably price, there is always free parking nearby and it has great views. When you come across the Severn Bridge, don't stop at the overpriced services, take the literally 5 minute detour off the M4 and head here instead (Unless you need fuel - they don't do that!). Heading back there in a few days.

Good coffee and efficient service. Nice place to go and grab a takeaway to enjoy the views nearby.

Great place for superb hot drinks, cakes and pastries. I love the place. Order buzzers a bit noisy are my only comment.

Nice cake & coffee with great view

Great coffee, cakes and toasties

Gorgeous coffee and choice of cakes

Loved it and the pods you can just sit and talk and enjoy the weather looking our what ever the weather.

Lovely place to chat and have a coffee

Good food, friendly helpful staff, reasonable prices, nice location, happy to there again

Tried their falafel panini and caramel frappe. Both were amazing and delicious.

Ordered an Oat Latte, chicken, cheese, bacon baguette & a carrot cake. All were lovely, what a great place.

Can’t complain about the food here and a good variety of cakes on offer too. The coffee came in cardboard style takeaway mugs with a plastic lid which perhaps is something they could move away from, but it’s probably cheaper to create that way although it must generate considerable waste even if they are biodegradable. The outer area has enclosed pods which are a nice touch except for some reason dogs aren’t allowed in them and we had our two Border Terriers with us. I was expecting that the dog friendly area would be in the pods and not in the main area; no doubt they have a reason for this approach. Even so, it’s well worth a visit if you do have a dog with you.

Very nice victoria round single cake .They sell Joe's ice-cream which is a bonus. Nice for a pop in .

Had a lovely coffee morning catch up here. Perfect for great coffee and snacks.

Had a take out, food was good and staff friendly

Great spot for a drink, some food and great views. An added bonus that it's dog friendly 🐕

Coffee good, very smooth. Maybe slightly not hot enough. Sat in pod which was lovely. Service excellent

Great coffee, lovely cakes ! Staff friendly and facilities clean. Dog friendly in and out, just not in the booths. Parking is on road outside and there's an electric charging point for cars

Fab place to visit. Enjoy the views whilst you eat and drink. Well worth a visit

What a beautiful coffee shop and bar, situated at the best view in Newport! On a clear day the vista of the western valley is amazing. Great place to exercise yourself and the dog before heading for a creamy latte. I've watched this place grow since it opened from a public toilet to a cafe. Now it has quaint private booths that you can use for 40 mins or rent for longer... I've seen a few negative reviews, what more do people want, some people think they're looking for a Michelin Star in a busy bussling café, please look at the big picture of the views, the drink, the exercise and relaxation you can have! Stay humble and be thankful! In my humble opinion, this is the best café bar in Newport. Shame it's not open for longer than 6 pm, as I would use it until darkness to watch the sun go down. You'll love the place, friendly staff, speedy service plus you can have a wine or beer. Parking is free and plentiful. MOST IMPORTANT TO ME, IT'S DOG 🐕 FRIENDLY 🐕👍🏻❤️

Popped in, en route home from central Newport after staying over for the Wales v France 6 nations match (2024). Slightly disappointed that there were no actual cooked breakfasts on the menu, as were recommended for this. However, the Bacon/Sausage sarnie was pleasant enough and not too expensive compared to 'home' The dear other half was not impressed by the Veggie Sausage sarnie, though (not a Vegetarian, but fussy with processed meat). Was more like a 'bubble n' squeak' patty, than any other form of Veggie sausage. Service was great and atmosphere was pleasant enough in the little 'pods' outside, which you can request to use, (for free for the first 40 mins). Pecan pie to takeaway was expressly consumed, when returned home after a 2.5 hour journey. Very nice, with a cuppa..

Unusual cosy lodges for up to six people for 40 minutes, available on request when ordering. Good coffee, small range of paninins etc..

Lovely sat in the pod catching up on paperwork with a coffee and cake

Good value food in a stunning location. Great for dogs.

Friendly staff, good coffee and delicious cakes. The café is lovely to sit in, great on a rainy day. Toilets were very clean and lovely to use.

Love the pods. Great food. Favourite place in Newport.

Only just found this gem of a place 5star absolutely fabulous Must definitely go again great coffee and food only wish the pod had heating

Lovely place, food a little decadent, but really worth coming.

Prospers food, great price, very homely, friendly staff, warm atmosphere

Nice place. Had a sausage sandwich, which wasn't good. High cost for a sandwich with bland cheap sausages.

First and last visit.Been reviewing cafes for a while.We went in trying their food .Decided to try a pod as the sun was out .We had sandwiches coffee two off us then decided to have cake and was told we had too pay £5 for another 40 minutes because we had been their for 30 minutes.My friend paid good job it was not me that went and ordered are cake .It was not busy so saw no reason why they wanted another £5 when we had been eating and drinking.We are parents off a outstanding cafe in Devon . I think the pods are a good idea but remember that your customers are your your bread and butter .

A lovely café in a quiet and beautiful location. It's a little expensive, but the food and drinks are delicious. Great views and friendly staff make this a little gem and well worth a visit. I would definitely recommend. Dogs are welcome and there are areas to walk them close by.

Had a nice cuppa before a walk along Ridgeway, then bought cakes to take home with us. Couldn't decide on one so took several, all turned out to be delicious.

Love this little gem. Nice little stop off.

Meet up with an old school friend great place👍

Just visited (28th Oct), ordered sausage sandwiches and coffee. We sat in a pod, which are time limited to 40 mins. Whilst we were within the time (the alarm hadn't sounded on the little gadget they give you) my friend went to the counter to order more coffees and cake but was told we would have to leave the pod and find other seats. There were no seats inside (on low tables) but they still wouldn't allow us to remain in the pod even though there were 3 empty. I spoke to a staff member who advised me that "they are not our rules, you can't stay in there unless you pay £5 for an extra half an hour" I would completely understand this policy if we were sat in there without purchasing anything or there were other people waiting to use the pods! We left without ordering as they clearly don't value our business. We will not return even though we have regularly visited, and loved, this cafe in the past.

Met there, with a couple of friends, before going off for the day to play golf, we all had breakfast sarnies with tea or coffee. Sarnies were delicious, quality sausage & bacon with fresh bread, very tasty as well, service with a smile 👌only negative was, it was a bit pricey.

Super friendly staff, nice coffee and massive super sweet cakes. Grabbed a perching seat against the bar to eat before wandering up to the viewpoint with the drinks.

Former public toilets transformed into a cafe. Only had coffee to go from there but others food looked good.

This has always been one of our favourite places to grab a drink and sometimes a bite to eat until recently. Iced drinks through the summer were basically a whole cup of ice and very little substance. Breakfast sandwiches with dry bread and the bread seems to have shrunk to what it used to be, very disappointing due to not meeting expectations on more than one occasion. It seems they need to up their game as there’s plenty of competition around. Such a shame as it use to be the place to be for a lovely breakfast or lunch.

Unless they have space in their booths the seating area is very unappealing. I believe that they do good coffee and the cakes looked delicious, but we opted for nachos and their paninis and we were very disappointed. The paninis were dry and tasteless, and the nachos were just a mess. Poor ingredients used, stingy fillings and probably a lack of care in preparing.

Not the cheapest coffee shop around but very nice nonetheless.

First visit here apart from the week before when it had just closed. Today I had an ice cream and a half lager. It was so nice to sit outside and just watch the world go by Oct 23 - changed supplier of crisps preferred pipers chilli.

Went with my two friends for 11:00 midweek. Very limited menu which’s the same all day which has waffles, bagels, panini, toast, all just bread, no salad, no soup, obviously lots of cakes. I also didn’t like paper cups, plates & cutlery. Tea served with tea bags in a cup. Lots of dogs. I just didn’t like it there at all.

Great location. Lovely pods to eat in if you're in a group. Great idea. Nice cakes.

Had a lovely flat white coffee after a dog walk

Passing through we found this wee place for a family lunch. We decided to wait for one of the pods which are free for 50 mins (I think) as they are popular and you have to pay after that time - you are given a buzzer to let you know. Loved sitting in the pod which was nice and private and kept you warm. It was lovely and clean and the food - paninis, baguettes etc were delicious. Lovely cakes too which my son and husband couldn't resist - definitely recommended

We used to come here regularly before the pandemic and loved it. However, since moving further away we’ve not really been back since they rebranded and renovated. We went back to try it again when in the area and were so disappointed. Seating choice and availability were great, lovely setting, and the food was nice but extremely expensive. For £5, you too can get a lone bagel with bacon and cream cheese on a paper plate. We had two bagels, a diet coke and a coffee for £15 😳 As someone with an allergy, I had hope when I saw how well some of the counter products were labelled with allergens. However, upon asking if I was safe to eat there I was met with a pretty clueless look and guesswork as to what may or may not include the allergen. They did say they would check the packaging but I was rather nervous when they later checked to see if I was okay - which is kind but doesn’t fill you with courage!

Such a cool little locale with a very put together vibe. The extensive menu has drinks you'd expect and drinks I don't often see anywhere else. Definitely you will find something to suit your tastes and the servers will bring it to you with a smile.

We visited here after a lunch elsewhere for a cake and coffee. The coffee was excellent, as was my doughnut cake. Staff were very friendly and the ‘pods’ are an excellent idea, especially if the weather’s not great. We will be back again soon!

Love this place, great food and friendly staff with beautiful seating area inside and outside

Love this place. Great menu and places to sit. Also good to get a takeaway coffee and sit on top of the hill to enjoy the view.

Even on a rainy day the service was great, loved that my pup came and sat with us in the new conservatory area

Had a lovely soya latte, while my friend had a lovey vegan flapjack, and the pup enjoyed my coffee froth

Nice enough cafe, we asked if we could use a pod this time which wasn't a problem for them, but we were glad it wasn't sunny as they are roasting even on a hazy day. Wouldn't use a pod again. Food and drink all good, staff friendly

A lovely place for a quick coffee

Nice area, friendly service, good coffee and amazing cake

First visit for my husband and myself although my son and family are frequent visitor's,after tennis,we had a pod for eating our lunch in,yes it's a bit pricey but we really enjoyed, service was excellent,if we can find it again will definitely come back,we don't live down there but our family lives in Rogerstone.

A very nice place to spend an hour or so watching the world go by and enjoying some tasty food. I had the 3 'ch' panini (chicken, chorizo and cheddar) which was nice. My partner had a bacon and sausage bap, which was ok but was let down by bland, cheapo sausages. The coffee was nice and definitely better than average. We'll be back ❤️

Great food to eat in or take away 😍 very tasty paninis, cakes, cold and hot drinks. Clean and tidy. Lots of seating. Even the little lodges in the garden! Staff very very friendly and helpful ❤️ plenty on street parking 🚗🚙🚗

Lovely place to rest and relax with a drink and some food. Friendly staff. We'll worth a visit.

They do a lovely selection of cakes. I managed to resist so just had the bacon sandwich and a coffee.

My favourite hangout for coffee and cake!

Excellent place with good food and a good cuppa. I had just driven from Haverfordwest on my way to Southampton and needed to charge my ev. Had a sausage sarni and cuppa, then the car was charged up. GREAT!

Smelt like sweat. Coffee was weak. Can get better in the corner shop. Turkish guy was rude and pervy. Couldn’t keep his eyes off my 12 year old

Great bacon sandwich and cappuccino, sat in a great cabin pod!

We took a group of pupils and was warmly welcomed by the lovely young waitress, who spoilt our group with kindness. We had tasty coffee and excellent cakes. Thank you for your service and kindness you made our morning good

Whilst pods are a good idea 40mins from when you order food is not long enough if you want to sit and chat. Why not have it for 1 hour. I took relatives there that I don't see that often and instead of a nice relaxed cuppa and toastie we kept looking at our watches. Would have liked to be able to turn music off too. Food good and staff polite.

Nice place to grab some refreshments when stopping to take in the view. On street parking is available and most of the time there are spaces either side of the road. Be mindful when visiting that there is a speed limit of 20mph in force and camera vans do visit the place.

Used to be lovely and have a great atmosphere but the outside seating has been reduced for private pods which has killed the atmosphere and you aren't allowed to take dogs in the pods....much better when it was the communal gazebo...shame.

I LOVED THIS PLACE !!! 😍They didn't disappoint !! I really wish if I went there more than once !! They were situated in a wonderful environment. A very wonderful place to have a tea ,or meet your friend ,or for lunch ,or even for a casual date !! It could be a romantic place as the location is very very nice surrounded by many trees 🌳/ greens & it's on the hill with a fantastic view point near by !! I've read about this place when I googled to find a nice place to have a bara brith ( unfortunately they didn't ! And the young employees had no clue about what that was ! Lol ) I had a good tea & nice tea cakes & JOE'S ICE CREAM ( made in WALES ,they are from Swansea !! ) ,blue which was a bubble gum flavour ! It was DELICIOUS 😋 Tasted nostalgic to me ,reminded me of some shaved ice 🍧 w/ a strawberry syrup ( in a container ,forgot the brand's name ) I used to buy at a shop near my 2nd house in a mountain in Japan during every summer as a kid .There were many people walking by with their dogs !! A great place to do so !! A couple of people were there with their dogs at this cafe also & there was a water bowl left for their dogs at front ! A very nice gesture I always love whenever seeing it !! The area is a very nice neighborhood where lots of a half a million dollar houses around ,they were much larger houses than other houses I saw in Newport ,Wales ! I'd love to live in the area if I was Welsh !! Some very nice couple who was about to get in their car parked on the street to leave answered me as I ask that what I saw was water ( ocean ,I was wondering ) in the distance from where I was standing & that was England side ! I really loved the area & people visiting there ,or walking their dogs there !! A nice old man walking by with his dog made a joke as they came toward me that made me laugh hard !! Very friendly people were there !! Young girls working there were very friendly & very nice ,too !! They close early ,so check the business hours before you visit !! I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND this cafe to everyone !!

It was ok but there I couldn't see any vegan options. Lovely location though and there is a rapid car charger outside

Great coffee, cakes look amazing and great views

Lovely location, food excellent.

Very nice food, friendly staff and excellent service. I would highly recommend, well worth a visit!

Had a coffee and sandwich in one of the lodges. It was so peaceful and private. You get 40 minutes in the lodge, but then you can sit in the cafe if you want more time.

I absolutely love this beautiful cafe, they do need to start catering for Vegans a bit more though as the menu is limited for vegans. Other than that I can't fault it.

Brilliant every time we go there

Lovely little cafe on top of ridge way lovely views pet friendly fab staff