The Captains Wife in The Vale of Glamorgan

Food was lovely had three courses and all three were tasty and well presented. Thank you to Johanna our server who was excellent :)

Lovely atmosphere and setting. Seabass dish was delicious and fresh. Staff very helpful and friendly. Please pass on our thanks!

It was well worth a visit today to the Captains Wife in Sully for Lunch. The surroundings and menu were excellent and the food very tasty and well presented. The drinks glasses were sparkling! Always a good sign! Lloyd who looked after us today was lovely. He was good at his job and made us feel very welcome. We are planning to return soon.

3 of us went today for a family lunch. It was busy but not overly so. It took 2 hours for us to consume a 2 course meal. It took 20 minutes from ordering our drinks for them to arrive, starters were all nice but they had run out of many options on the menu, the vegetarian choice was tiny and when, eventually, the mains arrived they were luke warm at best. We ate because we were ravenous by that point. Overall, very disappointed.

Welcoming, efficient, good food

It's changed over the years but still a good place to go for a cosy atmosphere and good food.

Suprise 30th birthday party. Food was excellent quality and plenty of it. The staff were both very friendly and helpful, making sure it was a great evening. Would definitely recommend as one of the best in Cardiff.

Very disappointed with Xmas day experience overall

Robbie the chef who cooked my steak was perfect and all around amazing service was tier will visit again soon thanks

Nice pub with great friendly staff. Good selection nof beers and real ales but it's a bit on the expensive beside. We didn't eat but what others had looked nice.

Was a smashing visit. The food was absolutely superb, the drinks delicious and the staff super nice.

Hi, after visiting you for a lovely tea we decided to bring our granddaughter for Sunday lunch. The food looked lovely but was cold. Childrens menu needs to be looked at as our 4year old was given an adult meal when we specifically ordered from the children's menu. Staff were attentative and atmosphere pleasant.

What a wonderful experience fabulous well looked after by Leanne food superb a must place to come wow Brill

Excellent food, and excellent service from Leanne.

Great food, service is a tad slow as with all hospitality staff shortages plus the location may not help but a great time had by all

Lovely food and a fine bar selection in relaxed atmosphere. Great for mid week lunch escapes as quite quiet; weekends, particularly in high season, can get busy. Plenty of parking and good views out over the channel (nice that the 'beach' is being cleared too). Outdoor seating is nice in the summer, if a touch breezy being on the coast, and there's a children's play area. Dog friendly bar dining area too; bonus points :) Fireplace isn't just for show; it's a lovely live feature in the colder months and is fabulously festive around Santa Time. Our latest visit was particularly lush; a last minute Sunday lunch booking to lead us into the madness of the season (December '24). The steak and venison pie comes highly recommend, as does the bramley apple and mince pie crumble! Bit full now though... We were looked after very nicely thank you by our host Katy, and we'll probably be back for more soon. NB. Car reg needs poking into the tablet by the door on entry, to appease the parking gods.

I've been a regular diner at The Captain's Wife for years, but last night's experience was incredibly disappointing. I paid nearly £17 for fish and chips, only to be served a plate with no more than 13 chips, and they were barely warm. There's been a strong downward trend with this place over the last year.

very nice food (especially the Banoffe choux bun) atmosphere was great very lively food came suprisingly quick

Just here for drinks this time. Past experience with food has been excellent. Limited bar seating. Pleasant and efficient staff.

Had lovely Food, the Fish and chips were perfect crispy batter and crispy chips fluffy inside. Service was great from Leanne.

We really enjoyed the festive menu and Johanna our waitress was absolutely fantastic. She couldn’t do enough for us.

Beautiful location, lovely atmosphere, great experience. Highly recommended.

Service was dreadful. Our waiter wore dirty black jeans & trainers. He just dumped a pile of cutlery on the table & when he brought the wine to the table he just put it in the middle unopened & really couldn’t care less. The starters were small & not worth the money but the main courses were ok.

Lovely food, and our waitress Leanne was amazing x

Great pub lovely atmosphere and great service

Lovely meal of fish and chips. Wonderful service from Johanna.

Mark the head chef made me a cracking meal for lunch

2025 - Getting better as the time goes by. Even the smiles are getting wider. We enjoyed our food and atmosphere. 2019 - Brilliant as ever. The settings help too.

Spur of moment visit with wife .

My husband and I booked a last minute table on Monday night and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The food, especially my lasagne, was very tasty and plentiful. However, the service was the best part. We were served by Johanna and she was fab. Very kind & not too intrusive. We will definitely visit again!

Had tried to find a good dog friendly pub where we could also eat, bingo! Excellent service, dog areas, treat and water station and excellent service. Midweek treat but when next in the area we'll be back!

Johannesburg always gives a warm welcome, the service is a bonus to the great food. Will be coming back very soon for my birthday, it's nice to be spoilt and a great place to be spoilt at the captins wife 😀

Popped in for lunch after a nice walk along the coastal front. Team was lovely! Food was amazing! Definitely coming again.

Excellent service and very good food.

This was the 5th visit (30th October) we have had at The Captain's Wife and we just keep coming back.(in fact we have another table booked tomorrow) The food is outstanding, The Servers and Chefs are always helpful and accommodating for my son who has additional needs and we all love the calm welcoming atmosphere. It is worth the 1hour drive we make from Swansea each time. Thank you all 👏

Food was delicious staff very helpful and wheelchair accessible. Johanna served us and was really friendly and helpful , would definitely recommend

A lovely place to relax and enjoy wonderful food, with a beautiful view and plenty of outdoor seating. An amazing spot to spend Sundays with a delicious Sunday roast.

Expensive. Starters are out the freezer. Meal was cold and the lamb tough. Its dog friendly on another level. There was about a dozen. One lying on a table eating

1st time to visit won't be the last. The food was absolutely delicious and the staff couldn't do enough for you.

Hard to beat the location but you pay for the privilege. Food is good but pricey as pubs go.

We had a lovely lunch, food was fabulous, comfortable surroundings, and a very nice atmosphere, staff were very helpful and friendly, And also a dog friendly, with water bowls and dog biscuits.

food menu was restricted due to items on the menu out of stock no Pies and not enough burgers despite pre booking a table for 8 people .

Top hole on the food. Slightly odd smell on entering brings the score down a little. Service was excellent, but we were interrupted mid sentence twice. Atmosphere amazing - the setting is wonderful, and the real fire was appreciated. Compliments to the chef who was the real star of the evening. Exceptional meal and even the coffee and espresso cheesecake was something special. We will come again when in the area, I am sure.

Excellent service and food plus offer saved us money

Came for Sunday lunch with friends All food was excellent except my beef....inedible and my yorkshire burnt and inedible

Having stayed locally for a few days we tried The Captains Wife and found the food, service, atmosphere and views from the pub absolutely top notch. Joanna (Server to her friends!!!) gave great friendly and professional service and deserves a pay rise after putting up with me during our frequent visits!!!

Nice place to have some time with friends.

Nice Sunday lunch . Quite busy and a little noisy. Good portion size , prompt service. Veg cooked nicely .

Really nice pub with good food, Dog friendly which is a must. 27.11.2019 I've just been informed that you might have blocked the doves from their home? Can you confirm as I could not understand why a respected business would be cruel in this way. These birds are protected.

Well looked after, great menu, busy atmosphere

Food was delicious! Garlic and cheese mushrooms- STUNNING! I had seabass, very well presented and tasted amazing. Sauce was out of this world! My partner had halloumi fries (amazing!) And a steak- yummy! (Yes I did try ALL of the food whether mine or not!) I would rate 5 stars but there was quite a wait on food- we waited 45 min and it was a relatively quiet Monday. We will definitely return :)

I came here in 1991 and can thoroughly recommend.

Lovely restaurant and very lovely food and service the gluten free range is exceptional

our table that we booked was given to someone else the food was not hot was enjoyed

Lush place to stop for a while, nice food and a good pint. Excellent staff, especially Ailsa. So kind. Thank you.

Very pretty location. Food was very tasty, just not very warm unfortunately. The table hadn't been cleaned properly and was sticky from previous seating, but the server cleaned it with no issue. Would go back. Rated atmosphere lower, as I was on my own.

Excellent as always. The staff are mega friendly, the service is top notch and the atmosphere superb. Although I rarely eat there the food also looks fab. I cant fault it in any way.

On the evening of Monday 9th September 2024 - a close friend & me visited this establishment for the first time. I was greatly impressed. For, people without a vehicle it's dangerous due to a very tight country lane to access the establishment from the main road. Yet at times, no pavement exists on the meantioned country lane. Ask, the venue BEFORE attending if any alternative routes for pedestrians exist to the business away from that specific country lane. If, you DO have a vehicle pay attention to that tight Country Lane leading to the Car Park of the business sections of it have the potential of creating road traffic accidents.

Long wait after ordering and when food finally arrived, numerous dishes were found to be overcooked. Unfortunately fell short of our expectation and difficult to justify a repeat.

Lovely pub, bar service was slow. Food is reasonable. But drinks are very expensive. Paid £21 for 4 pints of lemonade and 2 fruits shoots. Which I think is salty to say the least.

Lovely staff even though it was a mega busy bank holiday

My wife and I had lunch at the Captain's Wife. My wife had the Sea Bass and I had the lamb, both were very good. We were served by Tegan who was very busy but still managed to be very attentive. We have no complaints, so will definitely eating here again. Thank you very much.

We visited as a group of five on a busy bank holiday and sat in the dog friendly area. We were greeted straight away by Lloyd who took us to our table and informed us on who the would be looked after. The food was cooked to perfection as always. Can not recommend more highly.

Nice atmosphere great service from Tegan

Lovely restaurant, the food is good and the atmosphere feels cozy

Disappointed that after speaking to staff about the menu, taking a photo of it and saying that I was enticing my family to drive over for lunch, I was told on their arrival that they were now fully booked. Zero mention of the need to book or any such recommendation when I was chatting to them and absolutely disinterest and indifference when my family arrived. A waste of a journey and poor service all round. Update - I appreciate the response and I also appreciate the context. But some forethought when I was first chatting and some empathy when we spoke later would have gone a long way.

Beautiful pub, gorgeous location and great service and food.

Wow 👌 What a brilliant place to eat food.Excellent atmosphere spot on and the service spot on. Long time since I've been to a place like this. You've gotta try.

The hunters chicken was the best i have had ,thank you

Not a good place. Limited menu. Poor choice

Really nice food with friendly service in a lovely location. We have been here several times now and it has never disappointed 👍🏻

I have visited several times with my son whom is a resident at a local special needs residence. The staff and friendly and welcoming food always fantastic and was lovely to sit outside today under the covered area and enjoy our food and drinks. Have to also mention the staff are always on hand to help my son when he visits with his care staff. Highly recommend the signature burger. Big thank you to Jack who always manages to accommodate for us and very pleasant too.

Decided to detour from Cardiff as we had a £10. Voucher to use. Euro parking in car park now…need to enter reg in bar. Place very run down now with plaster coming off the walls and the stuffing falling out of the chair I was using. Food was ok but they wouldn’t accept the voucher as it had to be at least 6 hours old 😡 nice location but need updating . A lot of choices not available from the menu.

Very enjoyable food, decent selection of beers and friendly and helpful staff.

Rice with chicken curry was very wet and under cooked. The kids burger was hard as a rock- clearly already cooked and reheated. This place used to be something special. Its sad to see it take such a dive.

Sat outside today for 2 hrs surrounded by dirty tables, which wern't cleaned for the entire duration. seagulls eating off the table, enjoying the food more than I did. I've eaten here a number of times and not had an issue. Short staffed or no management I guess. Big let down today.

Don't bother. Terrible choice of menu, unless you love unhealthy eating

Lovely old pub / restaurant with beautiful views over the Bristol Channel. Good menu choice & friendly staff.

We had a lovely Sunday dinner, 26 of us and so well looked after by Louise, we will absolutely be back!

Everything about this place was fantastic! The location has great views. Can't wait to go again 😀

Great setting for drink or something to eat. Lovely food on Tuesday afternoon after a great day out at the ICCW for my son's graduation.

Decided to try the place after not visiting for years as was told it was under new ownership. We queued for over 10 minutes just to get a drink, only to be told we needed a table number to order food. We found a vacant table but were then moved on & told that unless we'd booked by telephone that we couldn't order food due to staffing issues. It was a Fri night & very busy but really poor first impression & won't be rushing to go back. Missed opportunity by Vintage Inns!

Such a lovely setting and amazing food. Great service.

Visited on a Thursday evening. I had fish, which was cooked perfectly. The tast was lovely and the batter was light. I asked if I could swap the chunky chips for fries. When the food came the plate was full of the most tasty fries. My wife had a burger which was also perfect. Good value tasty food and a good atmosphere, that's all you can ask for. The staff are very friendly and nothing is too much trouble for them.Will be returning.

Excellent pub, friendly and cosy atmosphere. Staff were brilliant, food tasted great. Will definitely be back soon!

Lovely place and excellent service from Ellis, always happy and we had a lovely chat about our collection of shoes while we waited for our food. Now on a hunt for fish flip flops for myself. Overall would definitely recommend to a friend and will be returning soon

Beautiful place to eat outside when the sun is shining. Young team of staff do a great job of making you feel welcome. Food is too a high standard.

Lovely place. Ellis is very friendly and knowledgeable. He really went out of his way to welcome us. Always ask him about his story of the time he was on a rowing boat and the ice cream incident!! Very funny.

Food was good but didn't get everything same time, the service needed to be organised in a better way.

10/10 experience, staff were very friendly and nice, speedy service, food was amazing, definitely recommend

I had an exceptional experience from start to finish. The ambiance is warm and inviting, making it the perfect spot to unwind after a long day, the staff where amazing and we were warmly welcomed by Ellis.

The Captain’s Wife is the best pub in the Penarth/Sully area! Ellis was especially great and his service was exceptional! I would highly recommend this pub following our experience with them! Great food and wine

Such a lovely pub, great atmosphere and really loved the food here. Shout out to our server Ellis, he was so helpful to our food allergies and recommended us some amazing alternatives :) will be returning soon!!

Good food lovely Sunday lunch well worth a visit

Fantastic Sunday roast lunch, great quality, very generous portions (had to take some home!) and excellent value for money. We love the location by the sea with the option to walk to Sully Island, as well as the pub's great atmosphere and setting. Really friendly staff, always willing to help and we really appreciated they could provide us with a "tub" to take some of the leftowvers home and not waste food!

Leanne was an absolute super star. On a very busy Sunday afternoon service. She went out of her way to make sure we were looked after. Would recommend, especially if Leanne is on shift 😘

Sunday roast typical Sunday food.

Beautiful Food, lovely place, and views.

Delicious food, great venue and views of the sea, and charismatic and lovely service from Leanne. Couldn't ask for a better meal with the family.

Service was excellent from Leanne, food was delicious and presented perfectly. Would highly recommend 😊