The Dock Bar & Kitchen in Cardiff

Very very busy Great barman did wonders on his own Jay the waiter did not stop Pleasant & helped where asked Amazing young man Great service

Looking at other reviews we must have visited on the night the chef was off, the food is less classic pub and more 'microwave and deep fat fryer'. The food was cold and badly presented, when we returned it to the bar the chap behind the bar just gave a knowing nod. Bar only had 6 people in and two of them were on the phone telling someone they were in Weatherspoons. Well worth not bothering.

The bay has a new hot spot. The sun finally arrived in Wales the night we went and the bar was so busy. Staff managed superbly. Enjoyed ourselves, felt looked after and the live music was excellent. Cardiff Bay has needed a bit more than chain places for a while. The old Dock was good on a positive night. The new one is better. Very pleased.

Classic pub food! Enjoyed it thoroughly, also had cocktails which were very nice! Atmosphere was chilled on my first visit and on my second there was a singer which made for a good ambiance!

What a fab place to celebrate a birthday ,staff and manger (Tom) made our time there really special ,food was great will be going back there soon, great day out

Just feel really ripped off - and what a shame ‘cos atmosphere is great and they have a live band. 2-4-1 cocktails until 8pm. My husband and I presumed this included the spritz. My husband ordered first round (2 limoncello spritz) and I ordered the next. I checked before paying and it was not 2-4-1 on the spritz cocktails. None of the bar tenders made that clear. Crossed the street to the Botanist. Live music. Much better cocktails and spritz. Will be going straight to the Botanist in future.

Went for a meal,with the family.lovely food,and caitlin my server,was really helpfull.we were happy with the food.and overall,we had a lovely night out as a family.we will definitely be going again.

We attended the Dock in Cardiff Bay with our 2 year old little girl. We didn’t have to book a table and we all ate Sunday Lunch - really would recommend its good value for money and looked over Cardiff Bay. The service was also brilliant!

Brilliant service upstairs by Caitlin, amazing cocktails on the happy hour offer and the fish and chips was delicious 😋

Having a wander around with friends we popped in for coffee. It was a shame that 3 coffees were barely warm. We should have had a beer like our 4th companion. However stayed to sample a couple of pints. And really enjoyed them

Be very careful people we had the same 4 drinks everytime and were charged differently on every round ranging in the region last time of £8.00 difference cannot understand how this happens and when we approached the manager he could not give us an explanation just kept asking if we had receipts which sadly is something we didnt ask as you assume you wont need them and we also paid cash, wont be frequenting this establishment anytime soon if ever.

We don't come here too often but whenever we do the staff are always friendly and the atmosphere is always great! Good range of beers too.

Visited here for the first time recently whilst in Cardiff. Great bar with a fantastic atmosphere. Arrived around 5pm and 2 live bands played, which were both amazing, nice to have live music at early evening. Bar area and toilets were spotlessly clean Would definitely recommend and will definitely be back!

If the food police did exist then the person masquerading as the chef at this place would surely be arrested and without doubt found guilty, convicted and sentenced to life without parole. To have the audacity to actually to serve the horrendous slop they think is food beggers belief. Stone cold, vegetables surely cooked for a minimum 8 hours, so mushy would have been better to eat with a straw. Something resembling meat but could not be sure. Gravy so thick you could walk in a pool of it without sinking. And not a Yorkshire pudding in site. Avoid at all coats.

Awful food. Roast beef dinner looked like something that would be served up in an old people’s home - beef burnt, overcooked and tough as old boots. Flat Yorkshire puddings. Fish gone off. Simply disgusting.

Throwback of Welsh lunch at The Dock on Boxing Day. Located at Mermaid Bay it was difficult to find options that day because we were far from the market let alone trying to buy some laverbread or proper Welsh Breakfast. Scanning the area, it was the usual chains except this one which was slightly hopeful. Ordered the welsh cawl and welsh beef lasagne. The cawl was diced lamb, carrot, swede, potato, leek stewed and served with Alex Gooch sourdough. I was a bit disappointed with the cawl because all I could taste was parsnips which got me wondering if the parsnip was Christmas leftovers. While looking at the menu, I discovered a parsnip soup they had at Christmas so it was definitely leftover parsnip soup with lamb added in. The Welsh beef lasagne was ok, ordered it only because it was made with Welsh beef.

Just popped in for a drink, but very welcoming and dog friendly which was brilliant. Cocktails on 2-1 great value. Really good service from a delightful staff member when we accidentally spilt a drink ! Great live music added to the experience too.

Sunday lunch Average food not even hot ! If you want Yorkshire or stuffing it's extra ffs! The 6 TV screens blaring out with sport is vile not nice place meet talk to friends avoid !

As always great atmosphere and good food. Staff are ace. Only thing is why with the great food do they serve sub standard cheap coleslaw. They need to maybe copy the Ocho Lounge in Penarth!

Cracking pub grub was really impressive. Fish was crispy and delicious. Burger was meaty and tasty too along with fries. Easily order from app which you can download from QR code or order at bar. Great place quick service would highly recommend visiting

Visited Sunday evening at the tail end of Happy Hour. We were originally looking for dinner but were tempted by the 2-4-1 offer of a pre-smdinner drink. The atmosphere was nice and the menu was interesting so we had a drink and decided to stay on for dinner. I must admit it was a mistake. I had the Welsh cawl for £11 and my son and husband shared a seafood platter for £23. I felt let down with my soup (bread was so stale I nearly broke my tooth). There was almost no flavour but the veg was cooked nice. The seafood platter was all deep fried and greasy but we were hungry - unfortunatley we left disappointed.

Went for an early lunch with my wife who had been there before and said it was good. We found the menu had been changed "the previous week". The choices were not as good as before. I had the pie (no further description) and my wife had fish and chips. The batter was the only edible part of the fish and on my meal the only taste came from the gravy. Smaller portions than you'd get elsewhere locally. Would not recomend eating here.

Great views of the Bay. Staff really friendly. Jamie is really attentive and polite,a credit to the pub

Great staff, great place, special call out to Jamie but all staff are great, food fantastic, drinks fantastic

We visit the dock most weekends. The staff are friendly and cannot do enough for you. Great food at good prices. We love the live singers on the weekend. (Can be a bit loud though). Shout out to Jamie who serves in the restaurant.

Lovely food and drinks, in a great location and James looked after us beautifully. Would definitely come back

Great view overlooking the bay, Jamie took good care of the clients outside on the terrasse, he was nice and smiling, gave good advice on the drinks, all was quick and easy, thank you for a pleasant lunch!

Great place to eat and drink , whith great evening entertaiment just let down by the toilets . No locks on the doors and in need of e re vamp .

Very slow service on a quiet Friday night, we waited 40-50 minutes for 2 meals to arrive the other 4 on our table had finished there meals, chased up order twice , told by the manager on duty the reason for the wait was due to having garlic bread to start & if you order from bar instead of table service they can’t track orders!!! Duty manager no help just came up with ridiculous reasons.

Nice outside seating. Good selection of beers and wines. Very polite and helpful bar staff. Small bites were ok. Burrito was a bit too juicy and made the tortilla a tad soggy. Bao bun was crunchy on the corners. Beetroot halloumi was lovely. Needed more flat bread though. Food came out quickly, perhaps too quickly. Sitting outside you can sit and stare across the bay and watch the world go by. Would happily return for a drink and to try other things on the menu.

Service was slow. Waited 20 minutes for breakfast to be bought to me. Music was too loud and some had swear words to them, so unsuitable for kids

What a fab place to be in. Staff are lovely , despite how busy they get. Atmosphere and ambience is lovely . And the two for one drinks between 16:00hrs - 20:00hrs is even lovier 😅 And the food is great to. Live singing some evenings Even the toilets are always clean . Tables are cleared as soon as people leave . This is the second time we have stayed at Cardiff Bay for our holiday , and our second time at The Dock. We will be back .

Having arrived by boat at Cardiff Bay, we were looking for a place to relax and have a cold drink and a nice lunch. We had a nice pint of cider (after I was offered a sizeable taster!) and I went for the Swawarma chicken (normally £10.95) and my friend went for the Lamb Kofta (normally £12.25) - both were delicious and a good sized helping, particularly the chicken! What delighted us was that the friendly and helpful female bar staff told us that at lunch time they are £7.50 each, so excellent value!

On a weekend trip to Cardiff, we spent two fabulous happy hours at this place overlooking Cardiff Bay. On the second night, following an amazing rib ride, the amazing manager bagged us a table on the top level balcony with the most gorgeous view of...

Popped in for evening meal after visiting earlier in the day. Staff were very friendly and table was readily available. Lots of treats for dogs were available. Nice views across the bay. Would recommend.

Lovely place for a drink, food was good too, my only comment would be if you are going to advertise showing sports then actually show the sports? I had to ask for the football to be put on instead of the screens showing adverts on...

Amazing evening celebrating a Hen weekend, venue was perfect, live music and lots of dancing. Had a good table so all could sit together

Nice location on the waterfront and air conditioned, cool atmosphere. Staff were friendly enough and helpful. Food was average. Nothing special, but nothing wrong with it. Good for a cheap eat at lunch and plentiful portion sizes.

Not Impressed. I booked a table for a family meal for 6 people. I went to the Bar and informed a member of staff that I had booked a table for 6 people at 6,00pm. To which she responded we have no booking under your...

Fantastic. I’m an expat and this is the first time I have been home to Cardiff in 19 years. Wow has Cardiff Bay changed!! Went to The Dock for nibbles and cocktails. Beautifully presented, tasty cocktails - my first time having a Pornstar Martini. Staff...

Garbage service staff were arrogant and incompetent won’t be going back . Might be cheep but it showed

The staff were nice and friendly, they made some good suggestions on drinks. The drinks were also very well priced, especially during happy hour. The food was better than expected. The location is also really nice in the evening next to the bay and they...

Friends of ours from Spain visited us for the first time, so we wanted to show them as much of South Wales as possible. We had a very busy day visiting Penarth, Lavernock Point and Cardiff Bay, but before heading home we visited the Dock...

Top notch gaff decent food, fast serving and the staff where very friendly. Live music was a good touch to Will definitely visit again

Top notch food, and great music nice bar stuff and a great owner. Atmosphere is really pleasant and a nice place to visit

Excellent food, live music and drinks. Service was quick and friendly. Have to visit if you’re coming to Cardiff bay! 😁😁

Delicious food and huge portion. We also went there in happy hours, which was a pleasant surprise. The house wine was really nice. The staff was friendly, and the food came fast ( although we didn't go in rush hour)

Fabulous venue. I’ve been in here a few times since it’s opened which has always been a lovely experience. I had food for the first time and it was blinking lovely. There’s live music too. I’ll frequent this place!!!! Staff are lovely and helpful.

Visited the dock for a quick bite to eat. Since its changed hands, it seems more like a bar which I quite liked - seems like a decent place to have a drink. The food though is awful. Ordered a cheeseburger which tasted of nothing...

Came for cocktails and a meal. Cannot fault the quality of the drinks however we were given wrong cocktails. Food however, don’t waste your money. Definitely operating more as a bar than a restaurant (good bar atmosphere and sky sports) but better and cheaper food...

Visited on a really bad weather day en route to the theatre! Lovely warm atmosphere on entering. The staff were welcoming & helpful. Nice drinks selection - had my mums fave wine so great start! Decided to stay & eat too & we weren’t disappointed....

Booked a table for 2.30pm 7/4/23 great views👍. Staff were helpful and friendly. Food was really tasty and came out promptly. The music there made it a nice fibe. Surprised to read the last 3 reviews as ithat wasn’t our experience . Aw

Came on Easter Sunday, the venue was packed and live music was on, lively atmosphere with a great drinks range, substantial menu but didn’t eat, will visit again

Sat outside Very busy all round Ordered cheese burger at 12noon Still no burger at 1pm Someone else ate it No more burgers! Do not waste your time Can't cope with more than handful of customers Service appalling

Went there for drinks and coffee. The place was soehow "cold" with no real atmosphere. Also prices were quite high. Probably much better on summer time as the location is very nice.

Ugh…waste of money. I don’t mind fast food, you know what you’re going to get for your money. The food here was grim. A dry club sandwich on cheap dry bread, I asked for mayo…which arrived with a skin ( clearly been sat around. The...

Atmosphere was plain and boring Employees where dead inside with negative attitudes Food was ok but small portions Coffee (latte) was disgusting Glad there was dogs inside to lift the mood

Great venue with an amazing view of the Bay. Went for food and cocktails recently and would highly recommend. When we visited, they had a Happy Hour running so my friend and I were making the most of 241 cocktails while watching some Live Music....

We came here for a belated Valentine’s Day meal, the food was great! I really enjoyed my vegan meatballs on flatbread and we charged some Padron pepper to share! Atmosphere was great, they had a band on! We’re definitely going to go back!

Really sad to write this review but it's needed. Came here as for pre drinks before heading off to the glee club. Not particularly busy. Approached the bar with my partner to get drinks. Asked for archers peach schnapps with lemonade and a pint of...

Amazing food and drinks from Shiv and Tracey, will definitely be coming again! Food was cheap and service was very fast!

Staff were great - Hayden in particular at the bar was incredible and very efficient and friendly to all of our staff who were there for our Christmas Party. We had food upstairs, followed by drinks downstairs. After some confusion with our pre-arranged and submitted...

We had a reserved area and a drinks package for my sons 30th birthday . The staff were superb and communication was excellent in sorting it all out Many thanks to them

rude answering for my call when booking an event, not nice service at all. some staff wants tips before providing the services

I visited with my husband and baby daughter today. We were served by Courtney who was very attentive. The food arrived really quickly and we didn’t have to wait around long for a dessert menu or the bill. The food itself was delicious. We shared...

Our family group of four wanted to get some food before our theatre show and had been turned away from other restaurants in the area, as we hadn’t booked. From the moment we arrived at the door of The Dock, we were greeted by an...

Jamie was fantastic. Lovley chap. Food was amazing , service was fantastic. Nice atmosphere . Friendly staff.

We had a lovely afternoon at the dock. We had the best time, the food was lovely, the service was great. 10/10.

Good experience. Come here for a friends birthday. Very cosy atmosphere and good food very tasty :) recommend! Lovely restaurant

Came here for a friend’s Birthday! Not had a bottomless brunch down the Bay! Lovely change to town! Lovely food. Server’s are also friendly :) thanks!

Came here for bottomless brunch for my friends birthday, drinks were really lovely, staff were attentive. Atmosphere was great, we felt really cosy and Christmassy. Food was also really nice - would definitely come back and recommend to friends

Fantastic service from Jamie at The Dock! The food was beautiful (I had the shakshuka) Fast drink service and wonderful atmosphere. Definitely be coming back!

Great bottomless brunch lovely friendly staff. Was able to change my pre booked meal. Recommend to anyone

Morgan, is absolutely amazing and so welcoming. So lovely and what an amazing guy so welcome and lovely x

John and Ben are stars. Lovely cocktails. Highly recommend!! Great dance moves, an experience you cant miss!!

Haydan was working the bar on the evening of our visit, provided brilliant service and made us a number of cocktails which were incredible! I would highly recommend!

This place is the spot You could never knock The quiz and the prize pot Bla bla bla I’m filling the last characters

Went to the monthly quiz for the fourth time and it never disappoints! Barbora is the best host so friendly and welcoming and the bar staff are great too!

My and my friends went to the quiz night and I can’t lie a lot of fun and good atmosphere, great drinks and an amazing host ..

Amazing quiz and great staff!!! Really impressed with everything and will be back as soon as possible!

Great night with friends, fun quiz! Loved the prizes on offer. Great selection of drinks, and really nice food!

My second time at the monthly quiz night and just as fun as the last! It’s becoming a regukar outing for me and the work pals! Love it!

We had the Bottomless Brunch and it was lovely ; We were sat upstairs with a great view across the Bay, nothing was too much trouble for the staff, especially Damon who was our server for the two hours ; 1st Class Service, Value for...

Came in for a drink with a friend, was meant to only be one and then move on into town. However ended up staying the whole night. Super relaxed atmosphere, good wine selection and the view is stunning. Bartenders were friendly and the manager(?) on...

We were given a warm welcome at The Dock and were seated with a great view of the harbour. Our food was delicious from the starter, tasty roast beef lunch and gorgeous baked cheesecake which was recommended to us by our lovely waitress Stephanie who...

Great service . Value for money. Food was amazing great choices . Staff very friendly and helpful . Will definitely go again

Came in today with my family for a roast and from start to finish it was lovely! Most of us chose a roast dinner and each of them were amazing! I had the roast beef which was cooked perfectly! All staff there were lovely, chatty,...

Had a wonderful meal with friends , staff were amazing and the food was to die for . Can't wait to go back again soon to try more they have to offer !

Had a lovely walk over the barrage and booked The Dock for lunch. Had a stunning view over the Bay at our table. Two of us had Sunday beef dinner with plenty of gravy and two of us had tasty burgers. Stephanie served us ,she...

Had an amazing night out which was made perfect by the excellent service. Paige was incredible at answering any questions we had and Hayden was very helpful. Will definitely be back for drinks!

Came to the dock a couple of times, had perfect service from both Paige and Hayden. Will definitely be back again due to the staff going the extra mile!

Had some time to kill before our movie started at the everyman around the corner, turned out to be the best decision of the night! Nice drinks and accommodating staff that chatted away with us, during which Hayden (our bartender) roped us into the monthly...

Today served by Hayden great customer service, great drinks, chilled atmosphere and definitely would visit again

Served today by Ben, great customer service and chilled atmosphere. Had a mocktail that tasted great!

We had great food, with quick and efficient service from Stuart , especially nice on a sunny day to eat out on the balcony overlooking the bay

Ben - Very accommodating to our hen party. Made a special cocktail for the bride and served us going forward. Highly recommended!

Lovely location. Great food, drinks with a nice atmosphere. Excellent service was provided by Stuart. He was very helpful and attentive

Lovely view over the dock, with a great atmosphere and choice of food. Our waitress Stephanie was very friendly and so helpful and accomodating to my nut allergy which made me feel comfortable. Food and drinks were good.

Stuart was a great waiter, very attentive. Nachos were very good. Keep up the good work stuartttttttt!

Had a wonderful night with the good food,, good vibe and good service. Stuart was nice and attentive to our need.