The Head of Steam Cardiff in Cardiff

Divine place, food especially Hector did not stop serving with a smile and good vibes to everyone thanks we will return! We love Cardiff Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

£7.30 for a pint of Rekorderlig cider is absolutely scandalous. Why Head of Steam think they can charge these prices just on an ordinary night with no event in town is beyond. Extremely overpriced.

Good service, good atmosphere after the match

We had the chance to meet Alex. Great welcome Great atmosphere Great food See you soon.

Great pub, nice beer selections and good value on cocktails during happy hour, and good music/atmosphere.

I don’t usually leave reviews, but I feel like I have to provide some constructive criticism. The venue and selection of beers is great, and exactly what Cardiff needs. However, the service is notoriously slow and has been for some time. Even when the bar is dead, it still takes 5-10 minutes to be served which isn’t ideal. I don’t blame the bar staff, I think the bar is understaffed, which is a management issue. Want to see the place flourish, but it’s very hard to endorse it when the service is so poor.

Excellent drink selection with a range of craft ales from breweries in the south west / Bristol area. Great friendly service even during busy periods like Rugby time. Didn't eat there so can't comment.

Nice staff, but a bit too expensive.

Great pub with a busy vibe but it didn’t feel cramped as there’s plenty of room. Staff were really helpful. Food was quick and tasted amazing, especially the pizza!

Friendly, good service, good food ,good atmosphere

Spend the night in Cardiff and found this place. Menu all looked great but we settled on the gyros. So delicious. Lovely place to eat

Celebrated my friends hen party here and the staff couldn’t have been more helpful, we pre ordered our food and it was served within 15 minutes of arriving, food was delicious and plenty of it. All the staff were attentive to our needs and very friendly. Would highly recommend, whether it’s to host an event or to pop in for a drink and a bite to eat

What an amazing place to have our hen party, we had a ball, fantastic service, thank you to all the staff for such a great job ❤️

A huge Thank you to Jowad and team for a lovely evening !

Great place for a large group of hens, given plenty of space in our own section. Fantastic food and atmosphere. Staff were really friendly and helpful. Had fun in several bars over the long weekend but this was the best of the bunch by far. Would definitely visit again

Great place for a beer and to watch sports

Great bar with fantastic selection of drinks. Good atmosphere with a good amount of seating and space for standing. Good music with a rocky vibe. Shuffle board to play on too. Live sport on tv. Friendly staff with fast service.

Absolute disgraceful, £7.20 a pint of flat bieere Morretti, when questioned the barman, he blamed the glass 😂 Shocking, avoid this place

Excellent in every way, drinks variety, food and atmosphere are all exceptional Staff are brilliant Music is varied and good I would 💯 recommend this venue 👌

Team away day and ended up here. Food was good and plentiful. I had the chilli loved fries and was more than enough on the plate. Menu had, pizza, gyros, burgers and different loaded fries. Live music on and we were told before we ordered incase we all wanted somewhere quiet. Great food, great different Ales and if you're after a night out with Live music, would highly recommend.

What a bearded place. Full of the best types of men

Top pub with a great beer selection & shuffleboard

I spent a few hours here and really enjoyed it. The food was nice and the variety of drinks was good as well. I especially enjoyed the music they were playing!

Great place serving incredible range of various beers from lots of breweries, not the cheapest but you get what you pay for

Lovely staff. Great knowledge of the beers on tap and Cairo was really helpful explaining the children's menu. Great food, reasonably priced.

Qué lugar maravilloso, con personal atento, que no podía esperar para consentir a nuestros perros con golosinas y un tazón de agua. La comida era excepcional. Gracias Cairo por hacernos sentir tan bienvenidos.

I had an amazing time at Head of Steam Cardiff. From the moment I walked in, the atmosphere was warm and welcoming. The staff was incredibly friendly and attentive, making sure we had everything we needed throughout the evening. The selection of drinks was top-notch, with a great mix of craft beers and classic cocktails. The food was absolutely delicious—everything from the hearty pub favourites to the more creative dishes was cooked to perfection.

Increíble lugar para algunas bebidas para ver el rugby. Personal amable y gran selección de bebidas! Muy buen ambiente.

Had a yummy drink and lovely atmosphere! Hector at the bar was great!

Vine a Cardiff para almorzar y pasear con los perros. La comida era decente. Gran selección de cerveza y perros recibieron golosinas, alboroto y agua sin que nosotros preguntáramos

Irish bartender was amazing at her job! Definitely deserves a raise!!

Red haired staff member with tattoos on her face serving on the bar is as rude as it comes, and shouldn't be working in hospitality. Won't be visiting again.

Esta es nuestra primera visita y nos atendió Emily. Ella era muy servicial y nos hizo sentir como en casa. No puedo esperar a visitar de nuevo y sin duda recomendaría a todo el mundo ☺️

Well stocked bar and a good selection of beers on tap. The menu is an upmarket selection of pub food that was all done very well. Nice atmosphere, fairly quiet when we went but you can imagine it can get pretty busy when sport is on but to cope they don't have the commentary on at all times unless there is a large crowd to watch something specific. They also have a large bar, lots of seating including an upstairs and a pool table.

Absolutely brilliant pub in the centre of Cardiff.

Great beer selection! Lots of options for vegans and veggies too (drinks and food).. I came in the other day with my pup and was served by Nadia and Cadi - Brilliant recommendations and customer service! (they love dogs and always bring a bowl of water when you bring them in!) Will definitely be one of my regular pubs when I'm out drinking in the differ from now on!

Amazing experience! 10/10! Came here for a family meal and Cadi served us. Not only was the food fantastic, but the service was beyond. Recommending amazing ales/spirits, based off similar drinks we like and generally getting to know us. Lovely environment. Will be returning and hoping she is my bartender again :)

I visited with my family last week and we thought the food and selection of beers was excellent. I'm vegetarian and I was very surprised at the amount of food options available to me. The staff were really friendly too!

Great day out for the Ruggers with the lads!! Class atmosphere and service. Even better Beer 🍺 👌

This might be my new favourite bar in Cardiff. Clean lines and crisp beer with attentive staff. I brought some friends here the other week who were visiting and we had a thoroughly enjoyable day watching all of the rugby, what a cracking atmosphere despite the result! A special mention to the bar manager that day who was very accommodating to the specific needs of one of our party members.

Amazing food will definetly be back again

A wide selection of different beers, some that you rarely see elsewhere and some household names. General atmosphere was good bar could sometimes be hectic but that's a Saturday afternoon thing.

Gran servicio y la comida llegó muy rápido. Excelente elección de cervezas también. Buena música también. Sin duda volveremos la próxima vez que estemos en la ciudad.

I popped into the Head of Steam for a quick drink after a meal in town and was pleasantly surprised. They had a great selection of alcohol-free drinks behind the bar (beers, ciders and two of the Whitley-Neill gins - raspberry and rhubarb and ginger). I don’t know if that was a dry January thing or year round. Lots of space and different seating areas, with another area upstairs that has a bar. The downstairs bar reminds me of pubs I’ve been to in Belgium with lots of glass ware around. There’s also a pool table.

My partner and I and Bayley the dog had a fab time staff were so friendly and amazing with our Dog food was amazing a fab selection of Drinks at reasonable prices only one down fall it was rather cold no heating apart from that we had an Amazing time and will be returning 😀

Lovely pub, friendly staff and great tasting food.

Vamos aquí regularmente cuando estamos en Cardiff. El personal es amable y servicial. Permiten la entrada de perros y el personal siempre trae un tazón de agua para ellos. La comida es ‘Pub food’ pero debo añadir que siempre es muy sabrosa y cocinada a la perfección. Tuve pizza hoy, principalmente porque el perro espera que comparta, pero he probado la mayoría de los otros elementos del menú anteriormente. HOS también tiene una buena selección de cervezas de barril. El personal siempre da una buena recomendación!

Nice pub with decent ales.. and as it says in the toilet... A nice place to poo

Great bar food and amazing choice of beers, craft beers and specialist beers.

Half the taps were out of action. Seem to have issues managing their orders. Fine if you want a bottled beer, nice large venue and friendly bar staff

What a lovely place, good music, warm, nice staff and the food was very good, I had sharwarma loaded fries.

Great venue in cardiff. Visited her for works night out, would book again

Good Ales, I had the Oystermouth Stout

Beer was good, but all the food was sloppy

Popped in for a bite to eat and a few drink for a family celebration! We were served by Nell! We cannot fault her at all. From service to knowledge, she was top tier!

Cracking range of beer. The lighting provides a really cosy atmosphere along with the furniture. Staff are very friendly. The delirium on tap is a lovely tipple.

Great night early this week, big shout out to Hector who realty looked after us all

Great pub, fantastic selection of beers, friendly and helpful staff, good food, lots of space and screens if you are wanting sports.

Great pub fantastic selection of beers

Had an amazing time, atmosphere was great! Jac made a lovely cocktail, very photo worthy

Excellent place with great atmosphere. Served by Richard Johnson, outstanding service from him! Couldn’t recommend enough!

Was served by richard johnson who was very welcoming, enthusiastic about his job and very informative showing me the gluten free options for food and drink! Will 100% come again!

Great range of beers. A chap called Rich was able to provide some stellar recommendations for a decent tipple. First class service.

Great pub with a really good range of drinks. I was served by Rich who was really helpful and gave some really nice beer recommendations. Would definitely visit again!

Great pub, tasty food. Service from Richard Johnson was top notch, can’t fault any of it.

Good food, good beer and exceptional service from Richard in particular

Went there for a rugby day and other than not being able to see a screen because of the booths having panel above obscuring the view, it was a very good experience. Richard behind the gave great suggestions on beer, especially peach beer, and food.

An excellent 'pub in the centre of Cardiff and very busy compared with some others in the area - that speaks volumes! Swift and polite service; reasonable prices; I found Brains Dark at last (I was told by some regulars that this is the ONLY 'pub in Cardiff which serves it) - superb and only 3.5% abv - another excellent session ale. It is a rugby-themed 'pub, I can imagine how busy it must get on an international day but well worth the effort. I did not eat so no comments upon the food - next time maybe and I shall be back.

Good beer, absolutely stinking toilets.

El pub en sí es genial, pero teníamos una mesa reservada y no había un miembro del personal a la llegada para llevarnos a la mesa. Una vez que encontramos la mesa no había sido limpiada y luego no pudimos encontrar a alguien que la limpiara. No es la bienvenida que desea, especialmente con los miembros del personal que vienen especialmente para las bebidas de Navidad. Sin embargo, jugamos al shuffleboard que todos disfrutaron y tuvieron un gran ambiente. Las bebidas son caras, lo que el grupo comentó. Me lo pensaría dos veces antes de venir de nuevo, pero tampoco un no definitivo. * Un pensamiento para los huéspedes con mesas reservadas. Una bienvenida, una mesa limpia y quizás las primeras bebidas tomadas en la mesa. Haría un largo camino para que te sintieras especial.

Yo solía ser un fan de este bar, pero creo que £ 7. 30 para un trópico clwb es un poco salado, especialmente con un pequeño rebelde a 200 yardas de distancia. También la señora detrás de la barra fue grosera.

Delicious food, great atmosphere.

Great pub with a fantastic selection of beer & stout on tap

Lovely overall. Staff were friendly and left us be for the most part.

Great place for a pre rugby match pint and some food.

What an amazing bar.. about 100 different beers...an absolute must for any belgian beer/craft beer enthusiast...pool table, warm, great music!!

Qué bar tan increíble. Unas 100 cervezas diferentes . . una necesidad absoluta para cualquier entusiasta de la cerveza belga / cerveza artesanal . . mesa de billar, cálida, gran música! Alimentos:   5 / 5 | Servicio:   5 / 5 | Atmósfera:   5 / 5

Awesome place to sample some ales and craft that you don't see in the other pubs. Big selection on the bar and in the fridges. I personally recommend the Vault City Iron Brew sour. Lovely stuff. They also have Shuffleboard tables which are VERY fun and addictive. Friendly staff and decent doormen too.

Been a couple of a times now, really good selection of beers staff friendly

Didnt have food but fairplay nice pint great service and you can pay by cash none of this card only nonsense

We went there based on reviews. I would go to an Italian place for Pizza next time.

Haven't eaten here But amazing selection of world beers & ciders

£8 for a larger and lime! Rip off

Great place with friendly staff, good pub food and a fab selection of drinks

lots of high quality beers, but also good dishes if you're hungry

Good selection of ales, beers etc. Great atmosphere. Staff friendly and always clearing up. Been a few times and always no trouble.

We first ate here a few months ago and came back for my daughter's birthday. Service was great and the beer very good. However we are puzzled as to what has happened to the food. We compared photos of the burgers from April with what was served this time. The burgers have shrunk and so have the chips. If it wasn't for the photo we would have believed it was a different venue. So very puzzling

Great variety of beers, lagers, ipas, and cocktails food also very good. Highly recommend 👌 could do with more staff serving behind the bar as it's always packed at the bar and takes a long time to get a beer

Stopped by for a couple of beers with some collegues. It’s a big old place with seating upstairs also. It’s an a good spot with a number of good restaurants in close proximity. Huge selection of beers from around the globe. We opted for a Belgian experience and they did not disappoint! I’m sure the floor was a bit uneven as we were leaving….. actually, perhaps it was the Le Trappe rocket fuel that we were drinking! Staff were friendly and efficient and I’ll definitely be returning next time I’m in town.

First time in Cardiff and we ended up going several times in our short stay , they had a range of craft beers my other half was happy with , staff are so lovely they even managed to get help for a local homeless man. They have games and a lovely relaxing atmosphere.

Quick drink before a stadium gig. Superb selection of alcohol free beers, IPAs, session IPAs, all sorts, probably the best selection in Cardiff. Really friendly bar staff, good atmosphere. Highly recommend and will be back

Great food and selection of drinks on offer

A great place to visit and a very extensinve selection if beers.

Lovely atmosphere excellent choice of beers

Seems a lively bar, with non standard beers 🍺🍺, plus you can have a taster

Great selection of pints, some great GF options and some great low/no alcohol options too! Food is great, burgers are top notch and relatively well priced. Recommend to book if you want a table on busy weekends but it's quiet enough if there's nothing in Cardiff on the day.

Had a lovely lunch here. Unfortunately they were operating a reduced menu and a few things we picked weren’t available but, what we had was delicious and fresh. Staff were helpful and very welcoming

Pasé a cenar tarde. Tengo el pan plano de pollo shawarma, doble hamburguesa con queso y hamburguesa vegetal. Genial que los bollos fueran marcados con el nombre del restaurante. La comida y las bebidas eran sabrosas y el servidor era muy amable.

Todos tuvimos un tiempo encantador aquí. ¡Pruebe un catador de IPA por £ 10 y disfrute de cada uno! Personal encantador y sin duda recomendaría y traería gente aquí de nuevo. Aimee era increíble detrás de la barra era absolutamente increíble - lo que un buen camarero! Respondí a todas mis preguntas y fue muy útil, me gustaría animar a cualquiera que visite Cardiff a hacer una visita aquí x

Good bar for beers 🍺 and you can pay 1 £ to play pool. It has a nice atmosphere to go with friends and grab a beer