The Castell Mynach in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Excellent lunch cosy by the fireplace warm and friendly welcome from Lola, Jane and Sarah

Wow! Can you go to a place a second time and it gets worse? Sadly, yes. The Castell Mynach was highly recommended to me a long time ago. I didn’t enjoy the below par food then, but thought, let’s give it another chance. Here’s my honest opinion. Parking at 7.30 full. Good sign? Waited while Mr Bean finally freed up a space and in we went. Fairly swiftly we were led to table 5. Relatively clean and in a great setting. It looks the part. The menus gave the clue. Cheap and nasty. I mean cheap. So to the food. I plumped for Freshly cooked haddock in batter? and “Triple cooked chips.” From ordering to being served it took approximately seven minutes. Really— that quick! How? It was clearly because the food hadn’t been freshly prepared and was a result of nothing more than a heating up. The batter didn’t just look greasy— it WAS greasy; and I mean GREASY. It wasn’t crispy, it was too oiled up for that. The fish itself was bland, It was watery and honestly, I’ve had better tasting fish fingers from Tesco’s. The title “Triple cooked chips” seemed to reflect that the nonsensical title was because the chips were probably returned three times and reheated. They were that hot that my wife has a blistered mouth as a result. True story. I didn’t want the mushy peas or any dressing so can’t and wont comment on them. I challenged myself to the “Triple scoop of ice cream” oh boy!! The dish when served looked like the ice cream had been served using a children’s toy spoon they were that small. To put into context, if you put all three together you’d still not make a standard sized ice cream lolly from Sainsbury’s. It equated to £2 a scoop which was an insult. The vanilla marbles (they really were that small) were full of hard ice. Clearly not home made and kept in a freezer at too high a setting. The chocolate marble was full of what I’m still debating were either glacial fragments or chocolate pieces. I really am struggling with that aspect. The waiter we had was awful. He spoke three words and looked grumpy. I don’t care if he was tired, he is paid to be tired. i give healthy tips to smilers through tiredness. He got nothing. The only good thing about the experience was the pint of shandy I had. At least that tasted as it should have. I would have spent a few hours in there and good money enjoying a great atmosphere but honestly, it was so rushed you felt compelled to leave. I did. Note: The gent who took my money was genuinely concerned about my disquiet about the food and offered me the manager. I don’t do scenes and care little about the £60 it cost. That money was well spent being able to warn people to be guarded on eating there. It seems consistently bad. Were there happy customers? It seemed like, I so wished I was one of those. To top it off, I was bitten on the neck by something that’s stinging like crazy as I type this. You couldn’t write it. Actually, you can— I just did. My apologies go out to my beautiful wife whose birthday was spoilt. She was happy ish with her food but knows I wasn’t. Poor show Vintage Inns. You need to wake up and get your act together. Nos Da.

Great ambience and a good variable menu. The food is very nice, the sea bass delicious. The staff are pleasant and friendly and service is good. Parking is easy and plentiful, a nice restaurant for a family occasion. Only thing I would mention is that food was a little late in arriving but I wouldn't let that put me off.

Drinks taken and given promptly, starters within 15 minutes and main course not 10 minutes after starters were taken away, food was amazing, really couldnt fault it, i had the mushrooms and for mains the new lamb shank, ow wow absolutly stunning, although the home made pie looked just as good, lovely staff, nothing was to much even tough u could see they were extreamly busy, brilliant fair play!!

Great Sunday lunch, roast beef was delicious and the trio of meat was stunning. Good portion size and for a reasonable price.

After having plesent meals lunch times in this pub I booked to take friends for a birthday treat.. The service was not up to standard we waited over hour for our 2nd coarse the drink orders were wrong on 2 occasions the waiters were very plesent but obviously the venue had over booked the tables. The drink menu available is really expensive for area and did not expect yo pay £6.80 for pint of ale & £5.40 for bottle of alcohol free beer also £2.80 for bottle of tonic to go onto of price of gin is unacceptable for this reason we won't be returning to this public house The interior deco ambience of the pub is lovely

Had a lovely midweek meal here with a friend! Food was lovely, nicest lasagne I've had in a very long time!! The environment is very warm and welcoming and the staff attentive and friendly. Will definitely be a returning customer 😊

Great food, lovely staff.. Thank you

Thank you to all staff for a spectacular evening for my Auntie's 80th Birthday. Everybody in the party enjoyed the wonderful food and the fantastic service.

Good food and excellent staff but seems to be turning into a kennel. On a previous visit saw a dog sitting on a chair shortly after I had seen it leaving a deposit on the grass outside. On my last visit , in the bar area there were 9 customers and 4 dogs along with a man in the restaurant area eating food while cradling his dog. Disgusting, dogs should NEVER be allowed in dining areas. Do the management ever take into consideration that the customers - who are the ones that spend their money , might be allergic to dogs. Apparently not , seems like dogs get preference. One unfortunate result of COVID seems to be an epidemic of dogs in pubs.

The food and the service was friendly and simply exquesit.

Amazing food, good size portions, stunning decor and phenomenal service, we will definitely be returning

Absolutely everything was just perfect...the staff were so friendly and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. Ceri looked after us so well, we felt as though we had made a friend, which was really lovely! I also had a takeaway meal to take home to my partner....he thoroughly enjoyed it....his words were 'DELICIOUS'!

Had a lovely family meal. Although it was busy, it didn't feel busy and we were wonderfully looked after by Nikki. The friendly staff are very attentive and we were topped up with drinks frequently. The food was amazing! I shared the camebert with my daughter as a starter and it was absolutely lush! Just a lovely evening. Thanks to everyone!

My husband and I had a lovely meal last night. Our waitress Caitaln was wonderful and very helpful. Thank you

Sunday lunch is delicious, other meals had were below expectations

Always lovely food. Fast and friendly service!

Pub was really cosy and welcoming with free parking and wifi. Food was delicious and service excellent . Staff were very accommodating with our requests. All the team including Caitlin and Sarah were really helpful and polite. We needed to charge a medical device whilst at the restaurant and the staff were happy for us to do so, which we really appreciated. Will definitely be back soon and highly recommend.

Visited with friends for Sunday lunch. Good ambience, good quality food which was well presented. Friendly, helpful staff

Cant fault a single thing! We wanted x2 Sunday dinners at 7:30pm as most places are shut by 4pm we tried The Castell Mynach. Easy access and parking, welcoming and friendly staff (Thanks to waiters Ben and Josh), great size portions, beautiful food and a fair price on a bottle of red. Quick and friendly service, great food, fair prices and value for money with portion sizes. Nice environment also, Vintage Inns chain but individual with its own character.

Had a lovely family meal. Loved the way tables spaced out so you are not right on top of other customers. The food was well cooked and presented. Not cheap but we all enjoyed so was worth it. Will be returning

Enjoyed it very much food was good, service was excellent very friendly atmosphere. Only thing I would say cutlery needs to be a bit clearer, otherwise great

Lovely Country Pub , serving a great range of quality food & drink We couldn't fault our visit and will certainly be back when we are next in the area

Took advantage of the 40% off mains offer so it was very busy. Despite this the food was of a very good standard and service from some of the staff there was excellent

Had a lovely 2 course lunch special here today with friends. Thai veggie curry was delicious ( look out for those chillies though) we all enjoyed our meals. Albeit hurried as we had a tour date at the Royal Mint! Service brill too, thank you

Fantastic service, great menu choices and well cooked food.

Friendly service, good food, good beer. Perfect!

We had the most memorable experience when we decided to book a table last minute at the Castell Mynach as we were visiting Wales last month. We were a group of 10 people and every single person thoroughly enjoyed the food. The staff went above and beyond and were so friendly. We all would definitely recommend the Castell Mynach to anyone looking for good quality food, great service in a beautiful pub.

Been here twice now and will definitely be back. Food lovely service fantastic. Stay at the manor up the road also had food thete but wish I had go back to the castell to have evening meal aswell food alot better at castell mynach

Been here twice and will definitely be back and take clients from work. Food stunning staff very good. Last time here I had lunch here with the wife. We then went on to the manor up the road and had food there but wish we had gone back to the castell Mynach for food would of been the better choice. IF YOU NOT BREN TO THIS PLACE YOUR MIDDING OUT GIVE IT A GO

Planned a 14th birthday meal for my son. Food was excellent and the staff were friendly and very accommodating! Well played Castell Mynach, well played.

Great evening, nice meal and coffee. Our servers were very friendly and helpful, it was very busy but Chloe and Euan met our needs with a smile.

Ticked all the boxes for a quick afternoon lunch

Brilliant customer service, food was amazing

Caitlin was absolutely AMAZING!! She couldn't have done more to make our evening more enjoyable, taking photographs of dishes to help make our mind up. Ben was really helpful too, making us feel really welcome. Highly recommend The Castell Mynach.

Called in the castle mynach for lunch to finish off my holiday the food was amazing Sarah and Nikki were so lovely and accommodating had a lovely time will be back very soon

Just got of a flight from Spain as we were on. Cruise and we stopped of for lunch and it did not disappoint at all. Loved my duck pizza

Very enjoyable, would recommend, very nice portions.

Great gluten fee options. Staff were friendly and helpful. Booking system was great. Great food portions and really tasty. Curry was lovely and creamy. Triple cooked chips were perfect.

Walked into be greeted y lovely friendly staff. They had also read my booking about having a gluten free menu. I was given a tablet to order from which was easy to use and had a great selection of foods. The curry and triple cooked chips were beautiful and the best chips I've had for a very long time. Quick service and lovely staff. Will definitely be visiting again.

Enjoyed our 3 for £10 bar snacks and Ice cold peroni on the patio at the Castell Mynach. All staff very welcoming and friendly as always! Definitely recommend for any occasion even if it's just to pop in for the odd one or two drinks! The sunshine was out and even had parasols available to have some shade! Thank you to all who welcomed myself and my parents we had a very pleasant visit as we always do! Looking forward to all updates and upcoming events via the Facebook page:)

Absolutely amazing food and service. The staff are friendly and welcoming and the food is spot on. A huge thank you to Alison for the friendly service.

Absolutely great place, great food. Great and friendly staff! The signature burger is 10/10

The staff are really nice and welcoming the atmosphere is cosy and the good and drinks are second to none. I asked for a window table and that was waiting for us when we arrived the waitress was at the table within minutes and the service is amazing

Nice clean modern old world pub, friendly staff, good food and good beer selection. I recently had Sunday lunch which was particularly good and nice outside area for a beer

Hannah the waitress was excellent Food was good

Didn't have food but nice pint of Madri and good service

All the staff are great, very helpful and friendly. The restaurant is nicely laid out and easily accessible. Some of the dishes are a little expensive for what you get, but the ones I’ve had have been well cooked and nicely presented.

Hannah was absolutely delightful, so friendly and welcoming. An absolute star and the best waitress ever. Thank you so much and the food was first rate. Bob and Lynn

all good.Quick from order to delivery very enjoyable . Will order again

Good grub and very friendly staff! Will definitely be visiting again

Brilliant service excellent food very friendly

We love this place, always our go to for a date night, stunning food and drinks with a great atmosphere. Service is brilliant, Alison and Josh made our night tonight… thank you!!!

Situated on the outskirts of town with an ample car park this is a great spot to stop for food or a drink, if a little on the pricey end of the scale. The food is excellent and the service great too. My only gripe is that, as with so many places now, they have introduced a monitored parking system using a third party company. So you need to remember to sign in when you arrive. Quite why somewhere so far from anything needs this I don’t know. I have had issues in other places with this where the third party company issues fines even though I registered and, at that point, you end up in ‘computer says no’ hell as the pub can’t help and the parking company doesn’t care. Sadly this one thing is enough to put me off anywhere using these systems if I can find somewhere else that isn’t.

Had sunday lunch here today and it was the best Sunday dinner I've had out in a long time we really enjoyed it. All freshly cooked. Also very good service. Would highly recommend 👌

A table of 7 of us came in for dinner yesterday, staff were amazing they couldn’t do enough for us. We had enough space and didn’t feel crammed as we were a big table and we were lucky enough to have Hannah as our server. Food was also beautiful. Would highly recommend to anyone, we will be back 😁

Good food and service. Check the vouchers if using, as 24 hour activation time required.

Lovely food. Friendly staff. Will be back.

Staying in the area visiting the family and we have eaten here fir lunch on day 1 & dinner on day 2. Fabulous service & food on all occasions. Thank you to Ben the lovely bar man, waitress Jane, Emily & all the chefs

loved the burger and its the only place my mum enjoys the fish and chips

Lovely staff and always welcome nice place

What a lovely afternoon we spent at Castell Mynach for a late three course lunch One of us has dietary intolerances and it was no problem whatsoever The food was delicious I recommend beetroot arancini followed by sea bass (mouth watering) then honey bombe We drank elderflower mint and lime sodas which on a sunny day kept us cool and refreshed The gluten-free choices made were calamari followed by curry and triple sorbet a palate cooling dessert The service was good and a happy relaxing atmosphere If you’re looking for good food in great surroundings try this one

Lovely food and very attentive in their service. Will be back again!

Staff very welcoming, food lovely and piping hot when it arrived. Alison, who I spoke to when I wanted to book, was very helpful and kind. Couldn't fault anything/anyone

The food was really average, the pizza was soggy in the middle. Garlic bread was cooked on one side but not the other . What a waste of money. Would not go there again

lovely food, great service. 👍 plenty of room for wheelchair

We were visiting family in Cardiff, and recommended we go here. Nice our door seating area with lovely views. Very friendly staff

Love this place for it's easy relaxed atmosphere, food is good, service could be little better, but it's not too bad when they're not busy..overall good easy going place 👌🙂

Good restaurant with very good food. The portions are large and the prices are reasonable. A very clear recommendation.

Lovely pub - great setting and ambience inside and out. Service is always excellent. Staff are always as helpful as can be. Quality and portion size of food is excellent. We come every few months as a meeting place, as it is convenient location wise for us all offering a wide variety of choice as well as lovely Vegan options too.

OK we have been coming here on and off for many years, the last few visits were less than inspiring to be honest . Today we thought to give it another go and I'm so glad we did. One of the nicest meals I've ever had. It was lovely, just couldn't fault it. We had an Elderflower soda , then starters of Calamari and soup followed by sea bass for the mains. While it could be argued that the Calamari was marginally overcooked the sea bass was cooked to perfection and the accompanying veg was inspired. Dessert was a shared sticky toffee pud that was again light and tasty . Now it's definitely going up the top of our list.

Lovely Sunday lunch we had friends over from Bristol and all 6 of us enjoyed our meal, definitely return

Friday evening, great ambience. Seated Swifty and staff were attentive. Waitress was attentive and ensured we were checked in on. Food was awesome. Highly recommend the prawns and chorizo as a starter. Would highly recommend and will be back soon

Really enjoyed our visit. The “Happy Birthday “ plate that you gave my daughter was greatly appreciated and a really nice gesture. Thank you

Came for food was served by Jane she was so nice and the food was amazing the manager Lola was so lovely can’t wait to visit for Sundays dinner xx

Chips were almost cold and inedible. Fish was ok but no grease profs paper in the box. I took a photo that I’m happy to send.

Lovely food, a very happy tummy. Food was hot and of a very good standard. Service excellent. Friendly staff..thank you.

Great food and atmosphere, team very professional and happy as always. Lovely steak and ale pie with my favourite tiny rebel on draught

Service was great, atmosphere was great. Lovely staff. Food is overpriced though.

Signature burger was really nice usual tiny rebel on draught also

Excellent Food and service with a smile superb roast dinner 👌

Excellent food and service. Would definitely recommend.

Grown to love this place. Came across it by chance after needing petrol when travelling on m4. Now its a must visit every time we pass! Drinks and food amazing. Really enjoy it here

Great 2 course meal at home plenty to enjoy

Great food great quality plenty to enjoy

Always fab in here, we were meant to go to a different restaurant in Talbot Green but were let down by them and our first thought was to go to The Castell Mynach instead. Literally saved the day, always spot on food and service. Lola was great and always goes above and beyond. The food was perfect, shout out to Josh who did our food tonight. Best lasagne I've ever had :)

Excellent Friendly Service... Absolutely Lovely food...😋 Didn't have to wait long either.. Highly Recommend 5 Star ⭐ Big Thanks to Sarah and Caitlin 👋

Lovely staff, a credit to the pub

Lovely team and great service. Made us (& our dog) feel right at home. We booked here after the pub we’d booked over a week ago cancelled our reservation on the day of the meal. However, we were delighted with the delicious food offered at the Mynach and ended up winning!

Food is nice, typical pub grub really, but to a decent standard. Service friendly enough but where to experience was a let down was craming 4 tables of people right next to the toilet in a half empty dinning room. It caused problems for the server waiting for elderly people to get to the toilet and, well, who wants to get a whif of the gents while trying to eat! Maybe plan your table arrangements better for bookings.

Just had my birthday meal free bottle of Prosecco and two of us had lovely cooked Ribeyes and our eldest son had a lamb dish which he polished off in minutes and said was delicious. Like to thank Hannah who was extremely helpful in suggestions and her service was excellent. Also like to thank the manager who was extremely friendly and engaging. Will definitely be back soon.

Went at for a late lunch today and the food was lovely and friendly staff. There was one problem we had to sit at the casual end as we didn't have a booking, but that was our fault.

We booked un for Fathers day and I have say the food and the service was absolutely superb. The food was so tasty, well presented and plentiful. All the staff were so attentive and very efficient. Thank you

A lovely Sunday lunch for Father’s Day, nice three course menu and excellent service from Ceri. Great atmosphere and great local. Thank you

Amazing meal, amazing service thank you josh!!

Fantastic my pooch loved his chicken! Thank you place is lovely and welcoming and the touches like brining a dogs bowl for my dogs chicken is so heart warming! Thank you

The pizza and pie dishes are top-tier, and definitely worth a visit.

Food is immense, staff lovely and venue really smart yet modern traditional. Lovely enjoyable Saturday lunchtime 😊

We had driven past here loads every day but never actually tried it. I wish we’d tried it sooner! The place is decorated beautifully with a real attention to detail and atmosphere. The food was delicious and quite reasonably priced, hard to find at the moment in this economy! The staff were so helpful and friendly. Would highly recommend and we are looking forward to returning.

Very good choice of food, which was very tasty and well presented. The staff were so lovely and friendly. The atmosphere was relaxing. Car parking on site was ample.