The Commercial Inn in Caerphilly

Just had a great set of meals with the family and not for the first time. Food is always top notch (we had Steaks, Gammon, Pancakes and fish goujons). Atmosphere is really friendly and staff attentive. They also always have a great selection of drinks, currently a Bavarian selection due to Oktoberfest. Looking forward to booking a Christmas lunch

My wife and I visited today (the first time) for Sunday lunch, and we must say how friendly and welcoming the establishment was. The food was top notch (thank you chef) and the service we received was absolutely superb. Tasty food, lovely staff, amazing service and a great atmosphere....We could not have asked for more. It's 5 stars from us, and yes, we will be returning.

Lovely friendly pub and the food was amazing

Great quality food at terrific prices.

We stumbled across the Commercial Inn on a random shopping day with a friend to Risca, never been in before and heard it was lovely years ago as my husband had visited. WOW!! the place was spotless, the 2 ladies behind the bar couldnt do enough to help us (I have egg allergy) and the food was all cooked fresh and beautiful. I even rang my husband while I was there to tell him how nice it was and we must come again. Lush little Gem in Risca, if you're not sure, go, take a chance you will be pleasently surprised.

Great place to visit, all staff are wonderful, great service food and drinks, lovely separation of bar and lounge plus a lovely sun terrace out front to eat or drink, well kept place, child friendly with clean and modern toilets too

My sister today was looking for a good place for lunch, I told her to go to your pub as I've had fantastic meals, and great service Unfortunately her family had terrible meals, she had scampi and the salad was all wilted her daughter ordered garlic bread with cheese which was rock hard, she had her grand children with her and only one eat her meal. I feel incredibly angry as I told her to visit your premises

It's a very nice pub to either have a nice meal or to go to to just hang out and enjoy yourself. You can play darts or pool too nice friendly staff .a real homegrown pub enjoy

Very disappointed. Celebrating a birthday of 13 people from a supported living home. Food was warm not hot, Yorkshire puddings were dry and not edible. Overall very disappointed and won't be back im afraid. We spent 270.00!!!!

My friend and I decided to go to the Commercial Inn Risca for a drink and possible lunch on a Saturday. We ordered the drinks and looking at the menu,we were told it would only be sandwiches as the chef was on holiday. We decided to have the Chicken and Bacon with Mayo and fries. What a disappointment, when the sandwiches arrived, there was a token of salad on the plate, the fries looked ok, but the sandwiches were filled with Spread. All mushed , no chicken or bacon to be seen, at £ 5.50 , I thought it was a rip off.

I was at the commercial Inn yesterday on my own waiting for mot on car to be done.The staff were friendly and took time to speak with me i ordered a vegetarian breakfast and it was presented lovely and tasted good I had egg 2 onion rings in batter tom thick slices of toast mushrooms beans would certainly return 😋

A lovely welcome with great follow up service. The food was excellent. Highly recommend the chorizo, black pudding and bacon starter. Had fish and chips for the main and the batter was super crispy. Definitely a place to come back to.

Passing through and through and thought we would give it a try. There is street parking but time limited, best looking at a side road. We had the all day breakfast with the double up option. The food claimed to be excellent, not sure I would go that far. The bacon was really thin streaky and little of it, mushrooms were deep fried full of oil and the toast was soggy, not worth the £12 a head, not awful but not great either I've had better for £9. On the plus side nice and friendly pub with TV area and helpful staff

We called in on a quiet Wednesday afternoon and were pleasantly surprised by the good food and service. We had the Thai fish burger & Neils double bacon beef burger, both were excellent and the chips were the best we have had in a while. All the food portion sizes were large, and the price was excellent. Great selection of beer as well.

Beautiful Sunday roast landlady so lovely and a great atmosphere

came here this week soon as i walked into the pub people were looking at me like i had done something wrong i suffer with Anxiety and i didnt feel at ease in here what so ever so just had the 1 drink and left.

Went for lunch with friends what a lovely experience, food was amazing the atmosphere in the pub was so welcoming staff so friendly was well looked after by Louise and Stacey lee would highly recommend a visit and will definitely be returning

Took my friend for lunch, but there was a very, very poor choice of vegetarian meals. She had the all day breakfast because there was virtually nothing else to choose from. However, there was plenty for meat / fish eaters. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal, service was great and prices reasonable. Unfortunately, my friend won't go back there.

It was my first time visiting this pub yesterday and I will definitely be visiting again. As soon as I walked in, I was greeted with a smile and a friendly "hello" . I had my 2 children with me and the bar staff made friendly conversation with them and made them feel comfortable. I was shocked that a pint of carling was only £3.50 which is a very good price compared to other establishments that I have visited previously. I didn't have any food but the menu seemed amazing so I will definitely be ordering some food when I go next

Great atmosphere, great prices topped of with excellent service.

Wot a great place very welcoming lovely staff can't do enough for you

Lovely little pub, the staff and landlady are really friendly and attentive. They were really welcoming and couldn't do enough for us. Definitely worth a visit.

A great local pub. Service always great and plenty of tables. Prices very good too.

Lovely pub. Always stop here when in Risa for food. Nice & clean, friendly staff and good pint 😊

Went for a drink here before my work party so dis not have food so unable to comment. Great atmosphere and reasonably priced.

Needed a quick meal recently when passing through. The pub was very dated and in need of refurbishment. Personally, I didnt enjoy the food as it didn’t seem fresh and I disliked the atmosphere from staff. I won’t be returning or recommending.

Had an enjoyable evening, lovely and hospitable. Great service from Vicky too! Highly reccomend!! Thanks Vicky A++++

Well this was an unexpected treat. Stopped initially for some food, had the burger, was exceptional. I mean exceptional. Beer is beautiful obviously take good care of them lines and cellar. Have been back a couple of times since as well

Friendly place but need to work the bar better. Standing at one end and no service at all.

Eaten here before and the food has always been lovely, very disappointed today...Yorkshire pudding still frozen in the middle, gravy tasteless, veg rock hard, complained and was spoken to like i was 12 by the land lady, very rude and condescending trying to tell me i was wrong, asked me why i didn't say something was wrong when the waiter asked if the food was okay, hun i was still putting my mint sauce on the food had only just touched the table, anyway the pudding was nice, warmer than my main course and it was ice cream😂

Went for funeral, but pub was lovely,food superb. Nice to see lots of old friends. Spent a lot of time there in my you. Lots of changes since then. Done out nicely though . One of those pubs on your doorstep but don't use as font go out these days,but will make an effort in the summer as had lovely beer garden

Always a good atmosphere and the Guiness isnt bad either.

Decided to visit after reading the reviews, and was not disappointed.The welcome was lovely, the food a definite ten out of ten, and the service was superb, and so friendly.Will certainly be returning! Thank you all, for a lovely experience!

Great service really look, after the customers

chicken pie taste less in a thin wet sauce. hard fries 🍟 should not be served in the poorest of cafes bullet peas when the waitress ask if everything was okay we said yes and she replied are you sure as if to say really!!

yeah nice pub only be there twice but yeah its good and friendly

Great pub with brilliant atmosphere. As they weren't serving food at the time they were happy to let us buy a take in from the local Kebab shop.

Sunday roast today was absolutely fantastic. So much food, all freshly prepared along with homemade roasters and Yorkshire puddings. I highly recommend to anyone looking to try somewhere new. Chef Steve was great and the service from Sarah and Julliete was spot on too.

A very nice Sunday dinner . A generous portion of meat and 6 different veg. Good value for money and can't wait to go again.

We came here for Sunday lunch and the roast potatoes were hands down the best I’ve ever had , the attention to detail with the food and the care from the staff was top tier , beautiful place and even better food 10/10 can’t recommend enough , chef even came to say hello and was impeccable service from beginning to end - thank you!

Great menu! Sunday lunch was tasty, starters and desserts were also delicious. All freshly made to order. Staff very attentive and even the chef popped out to see if everything was ok! Great selection of ales, cider and gin too! Will definitely be back!

Amazing Sunday dinner, amazing service, amazing price, oh and amazing gravy. Definitely worth a visit. We will be coming back. 👍🏼

I really like this place, great bar staff and lovely feel to it

Sunday dinner with family was great plenty of veg good value and tasty food. Sad no roast Lamb my favourite staff friendly thank you all

Beautiful dinner yesterday, garlic mushrooms were a dream, lovely and creamy with a perfect Sunday dinner to follow (Yorkshire puddings were the one!) credit to the chef and staff.

This is our local pub. In our opinion it is bar far the best in the area. Great selection of guest beers and good food.

Great pub fab atmosphere excellent prices

Great pint, lovely atmosphere brilliant range of drinks

Sunday lunch! What a beautiful meal! Lucky to get a table for 3 at this popular venue despite ringing Sunday morning. Had a beef Sunday lunch. It was so uniquely presented and so delicious!The beef was so thickly sliced and melted in your mouth. Roast potatoes, pig in blanket, beef, stuffing, parsnip, carrot, gravy all resting in a huge Yorkshire pudding which filled the serving dish. Vegetables, (Cauliflower in a sauce, broccoli, peas, red cabbage) served separately so you could help yourself. Fab meal! 30 April 2023

Lovely food and very helpful and friendly staff.

Good food and a choice of real ales / craft beer. What's not to like?

Good food and great selection of booze!

Nice food and lovely atmosphere

Lovely pub, we popped in after a curry.

Popped into the Commercial for some lunch after a bit of shopping. Really disapointed with the standard of food. Bland and luke warm. We have eaten here a few times before and always found the food nice. After chatting with some of the locals, we learnt the pub is under new management and have a new chef. Shame .....

Unfortunately went there for a friend's wake,pub was very friendly&good prices as well.

This lunchtime we visited the Commercial Inn at Risca for our usual Xmas lunch outing. The pub was as usual decorated very well without going over the top. The new chef, Tom is now in situ and my wife and I started with a prawn & salmon salad which was excellent. This was followed by a modern day twist on the traditional Xmas turkey which went down well. The dessert was a white chocolate & hazelnut cheesecake which proved to be the star of the show. Quite simply it's right up there with the best. My wife & I would like to thank the commercial team for looking after us this afternoon. Hope you all have a great Christmas & a Happy New Year.👏👏👏👍

Myself hubby son and grandson went for dinner at the commercial Inn,very disappointed with the food,for 4 the size of the veg were very poor,small dish of peas just enough for 2 , 2 small pieces of broccoli and red cabbage,just about feed me yet alone 4 people no gravey boat just a bit of gravey on the plate,my son had the chicken which he said was nice ,the other 3 had pork belly,all in a Yorkshire pudding which you could not cut,burnt around edges,disgusted won't be going there again,I think they are under new management,very poor the other menu was for better

Not like it used to be has it changed ownerdhip

Had a lovely meal. Food was amazing. Friendly service. Clean toilets. Definitely recommend a pop in with the family for lunch and a place to relax.

Delicious burger and a good beer selection

I really like this pub everything tastes so fresh and local. (This is my 2nd time coming here). This time I had a burger fries and side order of onion rings absolutely beautiful. And for dessert I had the Biscoff Cheese cake the taste buds were alive eating this it was so heavenly I could have easily ordered a 2nd!! except I was quite full. Staff wonderful and pleasant very polite. I'm going to try a make a habit coming into risca when I can. 10/10

Unbelievable pub, couldn't ask for much more

Did not enjoy the food not a lot of variety, a lot of burgers. A lovely pub but the food disappointing.

First time very nice also the food excellent and bar maid made me welcome got to use it again thank you

Great food great beers and lagers good service nice out side smoking and non smoking areas nice seats inside and out good hospitality and welcome

Visited yesterday for dinner with a friend. Menu had changed so was a little apprehensive. Opted for the pulled pork and brisket and OMG it was incredible, my friend had the same (she changed her mind 3 times). It was hot, full of flavours and just perfect…. Only downside is I wanted more… the lady who served us all afternoon her fave food was also the same as what we chose, and she was very friendly as were all the staff we encountered. I’m a regular for nights out in risca with work but not for food but I’m already planning my next dinner date back here Thank you all keep up the good work

One of the best pubs my family and I have visited. The food was tremendous, especially the brisket croquettes and the chicken wings. There was a widespread selection of drinks, including a range of craft beers and flavoured spirits. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip and will be visiting again very soon! 5 🌟

food was very overpriced and overrated. pub staff are friendly and beer is what you pay for a nice local pint, however i don’t appreciate paying city prices for something i could make better at home 🥺

Friendly local pub with good selection of well priced drinks - real ales and still ciders are a feature and change regularly. Pub is in CAMRA good beer guide. Food is good quality pub food at reasonable prices. Pool table, plenty of TVs to watch the sport and a fully covered outside seating area at the front to watch the world go by

Disgraceful staff member. Went with my family last week, the girl with the dark hair was absolutely lovely but the blonde girl with the fake eyelashes was awful. The blonde girl put down one of our orders wrong so one of us had to sit and wait 10 minutes while we ate before they could eat. We then ordered 3 desserts but only 2 came out to us, so when we said that there was a third dessert but it turns out the blonde girl hadn't put down we ordered 3 deserts despite taking payment for the 3 desserts. We were polite, never rude or anything just wanted what we paid for. Then the 3 of us went to the toilet and the blonde girl was talking to her friend (who was visiting the pub as a customer) blatantly about us as we walked past and her friend followed us into the toilet to listen and see if we were going to say anything about the girl who served us (she literally just stood there and stared at us and left when we did) but why?? She got our orders wrong, we politely corrected it and that was that. Its not that deep. Shouldn't be working in the industry if she is going to take getting an order wrong that personally. The dark haired girl again was so lovely and apologetic, didn't need to be, mistakes happen and we all make them. But after the blonde girl sent her friend in the toilets after us all I can say is my experience was absolutely disgusting and will not be going back as that girls behaviour was atrocious and intimidating.

Had a day out and we were looking for a nice little pub for something to eat on our return journey home . We hit the JACKPOT with this little diamond !!! The staff were lovely and friendly . It was 39 degrees so we wasn’t wanting a full on meal just some sort of snack or picky bits …. We went for the steak and onion marmalade sub , the 1/2 bucket of chicken wings , pulled pork dirty fries and dirty onion rings …. The wait wasn’t very long at all , maybe 15-20 minutes . The food was presented beautifully and looked soooo good I was too excited and my partner and I got stuck right in ( unfortunately I didn’t take a photo first !!! ) What can I say … absolutely beautiful …. There was not one thing I could have said could have been improved !!! Everything cooked to perfection and so much taste and flavour !! Deffo hand shake to their chef !! The pub itself is also set out perfectly … they had an area where you can watch football with no music , so all you footy fans can hear the commentary …. For us music lovers there was another section where you can listion to music without having to hear the commentary !!! The music they played was also really good tunes !! Hats off to who ever planned the layout … you’ve thought about everyone !!! This pub definitely deserves more then 5⭐️ ✅ Great food ✅ friendly staff ✅ great atmosphere If we lived closer this would deffo become our new local … well done guys

Gone down hill food Isnt what it was menu is aimed at youngsters

Disappointed that the website said meals available. However kitchen doesn’t open for another week. Still enjoyed the warm reception and cool beer.

Meal was lovely fair play, good price i th6as well

Great place to eat and drink. Meals have always been faultless, good portions and great variety always cooked how you want.

Great food and beer at very reasonable price.

Friendly and served a good pint.

Staff brill always a fantastic welcome

Yet again another lovely lunch ,this place does the best good .highly recommended, lovely staff will definitely be back

Keep serving Clwb Tropica and you'll keep your 5 stars 😉

A very spacious authentic pub that provides good customers service and excellent food

The best meal myself and hubby have had in years highly recommended. We will definitely be back xx

Lovely, friendly pub with good quality beers and IPAs on tap with very affordable prices. Definitely recommend a visit

Good home cooked food and great service from staff. A local place definitely worth supporting.

Stella, madri what more could one want.

Very lovely pub with wonderful food and very well priced, recommended.

Friendly atmosphere, great selection of beers/spirits, loads of tv's to watch the sport 👍

Nice choice of beer staff very pleasant

Me and my wife were looking for a place to have lovely food and a drink on the way home from a break. We decided to stop at the Commercial as it had been highly recommended by family & friends. Soon as we walked in we were met by friendly staff, and a clean, pleasant environment. The food and beer was more than more than reasonably priced. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meal, and we will definitely be back!! We will recommend The Commercial to all our friends and family and also anyone else who is looking for a great place to eat or drink in a lovely pub. Thanks again to all the staff at The Commercial!

Came across this place after visiting a local brewery. (We wanted to eat there but they could not provide a written menu except by scanning on your phone!.) After placing our order for food and getting our drinks, we were then told there was a 30 min wait for food, however we decided to stay. When the food arrived, it was hot and tasty, I had the gammon and my wife the chicken. The portions were ample and the meals were good value for money. The staff were warm and friendly. Next time we are in the area we will visit again.

Great staff amazing variety of beers . Really enjoyed ourselves

Called in before visiting local Indian restaurant. Sat outside, decent beer and welcoming

Very good food and a good price. 👍

Had a lovely home cooked meal, highly recomend

Reasonable prices,great food.Service by Polly excellent

Good beer, good food. Pleasant staff too. X

Lunch with my wife and elderly father-in-law. Service was quick and easy. We all enjoyed our meals in a friendly atmosphere. Great to be back to some sort of normality. Keep up the good work Mark, Jeanette and the team.

Pleasant staff and nice atmosphere

Omg so cheap and the best fish and chips ever eat here now!