The Four Elms in Cardiff

Went to celebrate my son's birthday eight of us, the food was a real let down. Two of us ordered fish and chips, the batter was over cooked rock hard and as for the chips we'll if you called them chips more like scrumps and rock hard. Will never eat there again.

Came here to celebrate my partner finishing her masters! Good pub with excellent beer range! Owner was really friendly, gave dog ice cream for the little pup with us! Big beer garden- really nice! Didn't eat so can't review

Great local Camra pub which has good range of lagers, beers and ciders amongst other things. Good pub grub too, including a good value Sunday carvery. Pub has lots of tvs for watching sport plus a fab beer garden. Bonus - mens toilets have just been refurbished. Ooooh

As a french... It's amazing, you have to try their plates !! Miss this pub and the atmosphere so much but I think i miss the fish and chips the most !! Can't wait to come back !!

This is a pretty big place, with multiple areas to choose from - there's a cozy area by the bar, an open and a closed one skirting the beer garden, and the beer garden itself. The food served is surprisingly good and the on-tap drinks options uncommonly varied. Four Elms seems to be mainly frequented by locals, giving it a great unique charm and ambience. Sporting events are always screened with a baffling amount of available TVs to enjoy the events on (15+). There's no table service, although the food is brought to the table once ready, but the bar staff is fast and always nice. Highly recommended. Edit 2024: Stable quality, same experience.

Always great service and very friendly. Food is fresh and tasty, with good portion sizes.

Excellent choice of beers. Good food. Fantastic large beer garden. One of my favourite cardiff pubs.

We arrived at the four elms in hope of some food. This used to be our local but since moving away the whole place has gone downhill. We started by having a Guinness and an Aspalls off draught which both tasted watered down, so both decided to opt for a coke instead which also tasted the same - we run a pub ourselves and we’re certain that either lines had been messed with or they can’t look after their cellar. We then ordered 2 rump steaks, one medium rare and second rare, (which used to be our regular order when we visited before), timing was quick however im surprised as to why because both steaks were rock hard and very well done. The chips had also been left in the fryer too long so all chips were hard and really greasy. We sent these back and the waitress was very apologetic , not her fault in the slightest regardless, and said the ‘chef’ would make us a new steak. Whilst we waited we had ordered a portion of the sticky pork bites which pretty much tasted like deep fried flour, to the point my teeth were squeaking whilst chewing - 2 pieces of meat can I also add out of the whole portion. The new steaks then returned, both cooked exactly the same as the 2 previous steaks we ordered. The waitress came back over to check everything was ok , which to then we asked for a refund because pretty much I didn’t want to eat anything else that came out of the kitchen. We were given a refund and fair play to the bar staff there was not a problem with the way they dealt with the situation. It’s just such a shame what was once a lovely pub where we looked forward to eating here we’ve had such a bad experience food wise. No idea who is in the kitchen but they need some serious training to keep up the standards of such a lovely pub.

The young man was amazing ! Really welcoming, fast and efficient + Always busy doing something ! The tattoed girl could be more polite. From France, someone who worked in hospitality too.

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION , the whole point of disabled toilets is that they are accessable to disabled people , they have fitted a code lock on the door that i was told i have to que up at the bar and have a member of staff put in the ' secret ' code to unlock it EVERY time i need the loo, they said its because there are flats on the same corridor but those flats have their own locks and keys so does NOT effect the disabled toilet, filthy place , poor hygeine and rude staff , they wont even tell disabled people the code , they make u wait around spilling the contents of your colostomy bag whilst u wait for a barmaid to walk you to the loo whilst they input the code whilst covering it so u cannot use it without them escorting you! the wheelchairs will not fit in the loo as it is filled with old shoes, boxes and general crap they use as a cupbaord, soin short if your disabled you cannot drink in this pub!

Went to the four elms on a Sunday evening. Far from impressed. Ordered a burger and my boyfriend ordered chicken wings. The burger and chips was DRIPPING in oil. Chicken wings were dry and tasteless. Worse than that. The service was AWFUL. Had to go get the food myself because we heard the bell from the kitchen ringing for over 20 minutes. The waitress was very rude and uninterested. 1/10. I know Sunday evening is not the best time to eat, but i paid 14 pounds for pure grease!

Fantastic Visit to Four Elms Pub! The burgers are amazing—juicy and flavourful. The selection of Welsh beverages is impressive. Huge thanks to Gareth and his team for their outstanding service. Can't wait to visit again!

Great atmosphere and a separate cider bar great beer garden for those sunny days and evenings

What a great place to watch sporting events. The food is excellent.

Quick and polite service, amazing food

Amazing halloumi and Chips, atmosphere idiosyncratic

Lovely pub to gather with friends and family staff are always smiling and happy to help. Food is lush and so is the atmosphere the outside garden is great when the sun is shining plenty of seating

What an amazing pub I avnt been there for 40 yrs couldn't believe the difference its twice as big with lovely big beer garden which has got its own bars in summer I was well impressed probably best pub I've been too for yrs and I go to different pubs & places all over uk

Top pub top people and cute dogs!

Just finished eating a Sunday lamb roast dinner. The meat & roasters were cooked to perfection and the vegetables and gravy were very nice too. Due of my acid reflux I very rarely eat more than half a dinner. However on this occasion not only did I eat the whole dinner I asked if I could pay the extra to take an extra one home with me. I'll be coming back here that's for sure

Great experience, great food, lovely beer garden

£4,99 pin is expensive.. 🤔 Mixed Grill delicious and Diane sauce..😋 warm and delicious pork cracklings.🥓🐷

grand plaisir à découvrir ce pub gallois dans la tradition britannique, qui permet aux touristes de savoir où s'alimenter pour un prix raisonnable

Often come in here and the football is on which loses stars for me. Also, the service was very rigid around the deals - we couldn't get the Tuesday buy one get one free deal because it didn't include vegan option. It was he same price as other meals but they wouldn't budge because of "the system". This just screams commercial and profit to me rather than a good local and homely pub

This place was just around the corner from where we were staying. We wanted the authentic fish and chips experience at least once while we were in the UK. We also got a jacket (loaded) potato, onion rings, mushy peas and two old mout ciders. We were both stuffed by the end. We loved the fish and chips. I'm very used to eating whole peas and was uncertain about having them 'mushy,' but was pleasantly surprised. We both learned that we are in love with Old Mout Cider while here, although unfortunately it's difficult to get outside of the UK. Very pleasant experience, will return if we get a chance.

Doesn't allow children so wasn't actually able to go in as I had my son with me. Please update your website to advise this. It's unusual for a pub to not allow children during daytime and will probably catch others out too.

Lovely little pub close to the centre. We didn’t have food but I did see food coming out and it did look lovely. We just had drinks but was a lovely atmosphere and the beer garden is great too!

Love this place. A proper pub which Cardiff desperately needs more of. Craft beer selection is ace.

Great place to spend a match day, and even when it's super busy you can usually find a table outside in the beautiful beer garden. Great beers on tap and some decent wines too.

Debbie was a very good server and helped me with everything I needed

Had a Great Day & Enjoyed the Food, The Staff were very Friendly

Cheeky pint of Aspall for breakfast £4.99

First time I have visited the four elms. I was surprised by the quality of the food, both me and my friend thoroughly enjoyed our lunch we had there. It has a very large seating area and a fantastic beer garden for the summer with lots of cover for her winter too. The staff were friendly and the food was served promptly. A very pleasant suprise and I will definitely be visiting here again soon

Fantastic selection of beers and great atmosphere for the six Nations. Definitely a hidden gem

This is clearly one of the best pubs in Cardiff. The selection behind the bar is great, they serve hot pork scratchings, there's a little garden, and the staff are all super knowledgeable and lovely. Treat yourself, go tonight

Always friendly staff, great choice of beer, fantastic atmosphere, spacious beer garden, pet friendly. One of the best pubs in Cardiff. I highly recommend this place.

Easily my favourite pub in Cardiff, I am there much more than I care to admit! Brilliant pub, staff are friendly and service is great! Massive selection of taps and am always served quickly at the bar. The food is lovely pub fare, highly recommend the elms smash burger! Gareth the manager makes us feel safe and welcome, and there is always a great atmosphere!

A very pleasant pub serving good wines at a reasonable price. Lovely garden out back but as the weather wasn't great we didn't spend too long there but I would imagine that it's a stunning place in the summer. Friendly locals too!

Great place with the best beer garden in Cardiff, a great variety of booze to choose from and decent food! Honestly my favourite pub, also the jukebox is 10/10

I go to this pub regularly and will always choose it over another for a number of reasons. It has the best garden/smoking area in Cardiff. The staff are lush, so welcoming and quick with service. The prices are affordable for food and drinks. The menu has a good range of food, even for a vegetarian like me, and it all tastes great! 10/10 pub, 100% would recommend.

I go to the elms on a regular basis with my friend and we always feel like we’re being greeted by family. It’s such a gorgeous pub and we always feel safe. Particularly as a group of girls and gays. I couldn’t fault any of the staff, they’re all brilliant and have great chat. The elms will always be our local!

Great big pub with an almost equally large garden. Top notch staff and a great pint. Highly recommend.

Great pub, great service, great people. The beer was ace - ABK and Flowerhorn on tap :)

Just popped in for a drink on our way to St Peters RFC to watch a game. Really nice pub with a great range of beers. Didn't sample the food, but friends say in their experience it is very good, especially Sunday lunch, so will be back. 👍👍

Re the manager, he's surly, unfriendly, rude and tends to sit at the bar texting with half his backside hanging out whilst there are four or five people waiting to be served. Disgusting. Won't someone in the company have a word with him? Not going there anymore. Enough is enough.

Good selection of beers, welcoming pub, reasonably priced.

What a fab atmosphere in here! Will definitely return!

Good place to watch sport and beer and food is pretty good too.

Ich war während meines Aufenthalts in Cardiff 2x da und hatte jedes Mal einen wunderschönen Abend. Das Personal ist super freundlich und aufmerksam, das Essen ist wirklich sehr gut und auch die Auswahl an Bieren hat mich super zufriedengestellt. Die Atmosphäre in diesem Pub ist einfach super - ich kann ihn wirklich nur weiterempfehlen.

Good venue, more of a white collar pub but great atmosphere and zero tolerance on drugs and shady groups. A place to relax and enjoy a good night.

Close to my hotel,,, really good food and atmosphere

My local and favourite place to hang out during the week and for a Sunday roast! Good atmosphere, great beer garden and dog friendly!

Welcomed by charming and well informed barstaff. Unable to comment on food as I only popped in for a quick pint Excellent selection of beers Served well, orange in blue moon etc.

Top food in here! Always a good burger 👌🏼👌🏼

Nice friendly pub, a bit worn down furniture could do with upgrading and refurbishing.

Place with huge offering of tap beer. Probably one of the better offering in Cardiff

Enjoyed it here. Has quite a good selection of beers,ciders, and lagers,very friendly staff and customers and prices are reasonable,food looked good,I would recommend it if you not been before, will definitely be back 😀

Great pub. Nice atmosphere and its dog friendly.

Huge, noisy, crowded pub. Avoid in the evenings.

Gareth and team put a great effort in for Oktoberfest, it was a great night

Ein typisches Pub mit sehr großem Außenbereich und vielen TV-Geräten, auf denen Sport übertragen wird. Wir haben den Elms Smashed Burger gegessen, sehr lecker und preislich absolut in Ordnung. Spätestens am Donnerstag sind wir zum Burger Thursday wieder da 😁

Great selection of beers. Used to love the food but the new burger buns are Horrid and there are no tater tots!!! Disappointed

I was in Cardiff visiting relatives. I grew up here, but every time I go back I get a bit more depressed. The place seems to be in a never-ending spiral of decline. I think everyone who had any 'get-up and go' got up and went. I have known about the existence of this pub for about half a century, but today was the first time I went in. I was very pleasantly surprised. The staff were friendly and helpful, the beer offering was wide and interesting and even the music was ... OK (I generally hate music in pubs). There seems to be a focus on eating. I couldn't tell whether it was part of a chain or independently owned. The only thing which was clear was that it was not a Brains pub. (As a Cardiff boy, I feel like an apostate for saying this, but Brains really is a pretty lousy brewery, I'm sorry to say.) Anyway, this is a jewel in a distinctly non-jewel-like part of town. If you are in the vicinity pop in. You'll be pleasantly surprised, especially if you've visited a few of the other pubs in the town.

Great old local. Much bigger than you expect. Large beer garden at back. Superb choice of beers and lagers.

First time here. Lovely food, staff are very friendly and lovely, great space and awesome beer garden. They are also dog friendly which is fantastic for me. Would highly recommend

A pub that doesn’t get half the love it should. Massive outdoor seating area, solid selection of beer, some proper dirty (in the right way) food that goes perfect with a few beers. Bar staff are always a laugh. Manages to feel like a proper pub without the outsider feel.

Fantastic place garden was lovely as well definitely will go back

We visited this pub for the first time for lunch on a Friday as our daughter had moved to Cardiff recently. It was quite popular. The menu selection was varied. We chose a burger, and bangers and mash, and both were excellent. Service was friendly and the atmosphere was too. Will definitely be back!

Good selection of beers, friendly staff.

Best pub in Cardiff. A hidden gem!! Great craft beer and 'regular lager'. Something for everyone!

Great vibes! Amazing open air back yard!

Great place to have a beer and great atmosphere.

Food was ok. Staff are friendly. Lovely beer garden. Great music if you like rock/metal/alternative

An American in the pub! Just moved to the area and thought I'd check out the pub and get some wings. Pleasantly surprised. Wings were spot on and the chips were also as food. Great selection of drinks including Blue Moon. My favourite. Definitely will be back.

Fantastic chilled out pub. Especially like the beer garden

Great pub good mix of clients, outdoor area

Great pub with lovely staff and a really lovely beer garden, great options of food and drink. I would recommend booking in advance for any sports events if you want to go for food as it can understandably get busy.

Really nice pub..with a beautiful spacious beer garden... Staff are lovely and very dog friendly Would highly reccommend to everyone... My dogs even had a Utterly mutterly ice cream off the manager.

Always such a lovely atmosphere in this local! Great food and amazing beer garden. Gareth & his staff always make people feel welcomed so if you’re looking for a decent pub with a great selection on tap, hearty pub grub then The Four Elms is where it’s at.

If J.W.Bassett did pubs they’d be the best pubs in the world. This is easily the best pub in Cardiff. Great drinks selection, top notch food and a great beer garden. The landlord and staff are fantastic, they are the reason we have been going back for years. On bank holidays, rugby days etc. expect the place to be as busy as a city centre pub. The high demand speaks for itself. This one goes up to 11/10

Absolute banging pub with amazing staff and great atmosphere

Doesn’t look like much from the outside, but it’s probably one of the best pubs I’ve ever been in. Fantastic variety and selection of drinks, friendly staff and such a large pub, with a lot of large screens to watch football, variety of seating area both inside and outside. I didn’t get any food but even that looked top notch.

A lovely pub with a lot of excellent staff. As much as I have enjoyed it a very abnoxious man behind the bar just makes the place feel very unwelcoming. He acts rude everytime I order drinks, and gets my order wrong, and tries to charge me twice. He seems so ready for confrontation he is distracted from being able to listen to my request for a beer. This big loud guy just turns me off the place, otherwise the pub and the staff are fabulous

It's a nice pub with nice staff. But there's a really obnoxious rude fat guy at the bar who makes you dread ordering your next pint! The guys put me and my mates off the pub now. Shame because the others are lovely.

Good food, good service and few queues despite being busy on a Saturday afternoon in the sunshine

Stopped here Saturday for food and a drink. Wonderful pub with a great atmosphere. Such a wide selection of drinks to choose from and food was really good with a good selection of veggie food available.

20oz of pure meaty pleasure, devoured by Thomas the tank 🚂

Great food and a friendly welcome recommend the cauliflower wings, best thing I have tasted in a pub in years!

This pub is brilliant, it’s deceptive as it’s way bigger on the inside. Lovely Beer Garden with heated lights for the colder evenings. Great atmosphere for rugby matches. They do good deals on drinks too like certain amount of bottles for cheaper! One of my favourite pubs in Cardiff!

Always a friendly welcome, open to all. The beer is excellent, food is good. Especially the curries.

Great pub with a fantastic beer garden. The Guinness tasted great although there was a long wait for it as they only have one tap.

Great choice of beers and ciders. Solid menue of good pub food. I was only in the area 3 nights but called in twice. 2nd visit European football (not a fan) on the TV but each to their own.

Always great food, beer and service

Went on a quiet day but staff are lovely. Really good selection of beers. Food is fantastic. Quality means a lot to this pub and it shows! Our new local from now on.

This bar has really elite beer place mats at the bar and I really want some of them myself. It also serves a “nice” pint of Guiness. This is really a fantastic compliment because most of the Guiness I have tried throughout many pubs of Cardiff tastes like someone’s armpit

Have to say I’ve frequented this place a lot in the past and have had no issues, but unfortunately it cannot handle an international day. Wales v Ireland 6 nations, 4 staff behind bar, men’s toilets flooded with urine as urinal blocked, when mentioned to manager was told to piss outside or in ladies🤷‍♂️. Tip: hire more staff, be more friendly, listen to customer complaints

Edit: Hasn't changed and didn't need to. Good food, good atmosphere, good drinks. I dont go anywhere else in the area. Feels like a Tardis, looks small from outside but the recent extension to the building makes the floor space considerable. Beer garden is amazing.

Great food, lovely heated beer garden and the staff are great

Voodoo Ranger hazy IPA to accompany the blisteringly hot Voodoo Ranger Burger. So hot, the barman makes certain that you read the menu warning and checks that you really, really want to order it! Friendly pub but not so great for parking for an out of towner.

Fair play. The pub has a really great atmosphere, service, food and drink. Love my local.