The Cardiff Cottage in Cardiff

Great place, and great atmosphere

They've done it up recently and it looks good. Those floors are super sticky though.

Nice little pub with good staff. Great cask beers

Was in the cottage for the Wales V France game, bar was flowing very fast and staff were amazing despite being overrun by drunken rugby fans. A great space, back again on Saturday 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

New Pub discovered in Cardiff, cozy, warm. Thanks to the waitresses for the photo of Enly 😜

First time back here in years and thankfully it's still great. Beautiful exterior and interior, beer choice not the best and no craft but they serve a very good pint of Guinness. Really nice atmosphere for city centre and friendly staff. Not sure about the food situation as I couldn't see any menus

Love this place, great crowd pre 6 Nations

Great newly-renovated traditional pub in the heart of Cardiff

One of Cardiff’s old pubs that was Brains for many years. Following Brains demise the pub closed and subsequently re-opened. A reasonable pint of Guinness and fairly busy inside.

Great service and atmosphere, great to have it open again.

Nice, clean place city centre pub, olde worlde atmosphere, warm and not loud as ceilings are low.

Friendly atmosphere, staff were great, Guinness was good

Awful generic Brains beers. Nothing special.

Really nice refurbishment of the old pub. Great pint of dark

Really nice traditional pub. I haven't been here since it was reopened, but I was pleasantly surprised at the refurbishment. Still had its character inside and out. We just shared a bottle of white wine, which we thought was expensive at £30 but I guess that's Cardiff prices. Probably my favourite Cardiff pub.

Great classic style pub with a good atmosphere!

Great Guinness. The bar was quite busy but it was still an excellent two part pour. The person serving me quite rightly took another order whilst waiting for the first part to settle. The glass was very clean as well. Had a couple of pints, both poured by different people, and both were very good.

Great place for a beer stop when shopping

Nice quiet pint at a decent price in the city centre.

Excellent pub recently refurbished.

Great pub with lots of original features

Great pub or as they would (could?) say in the old days, a proper boozer!

More spacious pub than the Blue bell

As one of the original Cardiff pubs , I'm glad to see it's been refurbished sympathetically.

Brilliant!!! It’s back and better than before. Brains SA and Dark + 2 others. Reopened to the public 06 Oct 2023, support your local!

Great old pud with good beer and friendly staff, quiet on a Wednesday

Always a good pub to visit when in town. Beer always kept well, shame they don't serve the "gold" range. Good news, they now sell SA GOLD! Bad news, Marstons have started to move their beers in starting with HOBGOBLIN.

Great pub barman work brilliant fair play

Stopped for a quick pint on route to train Station.....traditional pub

Lovely place and pints are good value for money . Dog spoil by great barman.

Excellent staff great service under huge pressure from crowds of rugby fans , best pub in Cardiff

Great music, great beer and great service. Thoroughly recommended

Really lovely guys at this place, fab service 👌🏻

Always a great visit to one of Cardiff's well know public houses.

Excellent traditional pub. Good friendly service and a nice cosy interior.

Lovely nice pub. Staff very friendly. Enjoyed our day

Loved it. First visit to Wales and horrendous weather. Popped in here for a pint and stayed for 3 hours. Friendly and welcoming.

Friendly service and good beer.

Beautiful listed building that has not been vandalised. Stunning glass in windows and a very old pub that has stood the test of time.

Located in City Center. Old pub serving a generous portions of traditional pub grub. Friendly staff.

One member of bar staff very rude made the whole experience not a happy one. Asked about drinks not very helpful!!

Such a friendly and welcoming pub. Others take note. This is how a pub should be run. No drama or over the top Covid s**t! Well done. We'll be back soon.

Very very very friendly staff! Nice place, good food! Strongly recommend!

Great to pop in here and have a pint of Brains in between shopping. Staff are really freindly and there is a small sitting area outside that gets the sun on a lucky day. Plenty of space onside even though covid is still causing havoc. They do treat covid seriously in here and details and social distancing are required. They do meals, but did not get a chance this time, but hopefully plan it a bit better for our next visit.

Nothing fancy here, excellent choice of Beer,packed today due to the cancellation of the Wales v Scotland match, don't know if they serve food,reccomended, K

Small but very central location. You'll struggle to sit down during peak times.

A real pub but in Cardiff. No loud music people enjoying a beer with their mates.

Bonne ambiance dans ce pub avec des serveuses sympathiques

Always pop in for a pint when we're in Cardiff, friendly, cosy atmosphere, great for a quiet drink

Decent Brains pub, more of a middle aged crowd

Brilliant atmosphere, wonderful staff, would highly recommend.

I did NOT visit this place and never have

Very good. Not as good as the city arms but very good.

Great iconic cardiff pub, proper pub meals available and a wide selection of drinks available, pub staff are welcoming and friendly.

Smells bad and had a lot of flies hanging around

Food is very good. Had to wait about, 40mins for it to arrive but worth it.

A piece of Cardiffs history, still living and breathing. I love to go here for a pint of Brains Black, the Welsh equivalent of Guinness. They serve such a good pint of it here I prefer it to Guiness.

The heating has been broken for over a year. Time to go to a warmer pub.

It's an old Brains pub But it's cosy great food and great staff will call in soon.

Nice pint great staff ..up the boro

Good oldie type brains pub friendly atmosphere, brains and real ale fayre. Good friendly staff. Didn't eat

Head here for cocktails and beers served at the bar or delivered to the seating area, while you catch up with old and new friends. The staff here make the difference, Cardiff at its best.

Cardiff lovely place for shopping but too much walking wish I had my scooter

Was quiet a bit to quiet but staff were friendly with a good selection of beers, worth popping in between other places to chat and plan the night

Nice place for a pint and to people watch 🍺

Very interesting traditional pub with authentic atmosphere. Good choice of beers and food

Loved it. Great location and top service

Precioso lugar, personal muy amable

Very enjoyable would certainly go there again.

Ist time I've ever been in there and wasn't impressed dark and dingy inside

Nice pub. Nice pint of Dark to be had.

The staff and the owner was welcoming.A quiet place we went to have diner.We tried the nachos to share and the portion was generous.I had the home made fish pie which was a very good choice:tasty ,creamy,cheesy,it was a very good place to eat.

A pub which doesn't seem to have changed very much over the years, which is a good thing

Nice traditional Brains pub. Long and narrow. Nice traditional customers. Occasional outside seating. Brains beers. Can't fault it.

We went here on a Friday night and it wasn't overly busy - we got a seat easily. The ambience was very good and a nice friendly atmosphere. We went past on the night after, Saturday, and the place was really busy, with people drinking...

Delicious food and very competitively priced.

Quiet this morning but the beer is well kept

Good food beer and banter with Keith the barman

A truly Welsh pub, with a variety of food and drink.Ideal venue for a drink. Friendly welcome and service.

The barmaid was very welcoming and helpful. We had a nice cheap fish and chip. 2 meals for £12: can't beat that :)

Went into The Cottage for a couple of drinks and a quick bite to eat before going to the cinema. If you want the Ritz pretension this is not the place for you. But if you want an old fashioned pub with very friendly staff,...

Called in this proper pub as I fancied a change from the usual chain experience. Very friendly staff, great range of Brains beer at good prices. I didn’t eat as I had only a short time but the menu looked good. Recommended if you want...

We did not stay as it looks so run down. Seat so worn the stuffing was showing! Barmaid was nice though hence the 3 stars for her nice welcome

I visited the cottage on Sunday (3rd Feb) and had a wonderful time with my partner and little boy. The food was lovely and well presented. It was fairly quiet which was an enjoyable atmosphere to sit down and eat in but the most important...

This pub is one of the oldest in Cardiff. In fairness the place could do with a face-lift, but the staff and food are top notch. Always a friendly atmosphere whatever time you are there. Sara. Diane. Kay. Aaron. And Steve are all brilliant. Oh...

My son wanted to eat here. We all agreed and the food was really good. He and his father had burgers and I had Cajun chicken. The food was brilliant cooked well and it all went. The staff were attentive and friendly . They are...

I am not happy by the way that iv been treated by the manager today over the phone about the incident that happened before Christmas and they have called me a lier no one as said nothing to me that am only allowed 5 pints and i feel like a target now an the cottage pub as lost my custom and they have upset an hurt my feelin an i will be taking it further

Great pub a little slow at serving but does have good food 😉👌

Always friendly and chatty staff. Food is generally consistent. Gets quite busy at lunchtimes.

visited yesterday with a group of friends.very warm welcome from the staff food was lovely and piping hot ,big shout out to diane she was an star outstanding customer service we had such a laugh with her 😁😁 thanks again to sara and the gang...

Good beers, friendly service. Toilets could be improved.

Awesome place with awesome people.

Super sted at spise og drikke god øl

Popped in a couple of times whilst staying in a hotel nearby. Great service every time. Very friendly. Beer was good. Had food on the second visit, for a decent pub meal this is the place to go. One of the nicest pub meals we had. Would definitely come back.

Traditional welcoming pub, especially great amongst all the expensive chains

This is a difficult review to do. The Cottage is architecturally, a really interesting and attractive building. But owners, Brains Brewery, have allowed it to become tired, worn out and quite frankly, tatty. Trying to balance this neglect by the owners, whilst giving credit to...

An old building which I like, very friendly and obliging staff and good pub food.

Popped into this traditional old pub for lunch and a beer. Delicious ravioli. Great beer too would highly recommend.

The best place in Cardiff to try Brains beer!

Visited The Cottage on a Tuesday afternoon for some lunch. I had fish and chips and my friend had the chocolate cake. Both meals were delicious, the service was lovely and the vibe was really relaxed. The place tends to attract an older crowd, but...