The Swan Inn in Bridgend

Sunday dinner is the best... Yet to try dessert as always too full after main meal. Couldn't ask for a bigger dinner and fabulous service

A great Sunday lunch. Friendly staff.

One of the best meals in years good value for money

31/8/24: Great food, service & atmosphere. Great pub 👌 6/1/24: Seen lots of posts on Facebook of people saying it's a nice place, so thought we would try. Arrived just after 12 & it was busy, which is a good sign. Warmly greated by all the staff working & asked if we wanted to open a tab as we was going to order food. The good thing is that we could sit anywhere even though we had our dog, mist places stick you in the corner. We ordered jacket potato with prawns & a chicken tika wrap with a side of home cut chips. Took around 15 minutes for our food to arrive & by then there was no tables left, just seats at the bar. Food was amazing, not only in taste but value for money. Staff: 10/10: Welcoming, friendly & knowledgeable. Food: 10/10: Only the first time eating here but was amazing & looking at the other dishes coming out, my mouth was watering. Atmosphere: 10/10: Nearly everyone was talking to each other & not on their phones (except the kids). A genuine local pub. This is definitely a warm & welcoming village establishment & will highly recommend to family and friends.

Gabby and man behind bar very friendly and professional. 1 Very Unpleasant unnecessarily Rude woman ' working ' there. Food excellent. Good wine too.

Had Sunday lunch here today food was Ok apart fro very small portion cabbage hardy worth including was so small but main gripe was wait food 45 mins had enquire how much Longer we had wait No offer discount or free drink while waiting very disappointing 15/20 mins is an acceptable time but 45 mins far to long spoilt our visit

Had a smashing meal. Staff so friendly.

Loved the atmosphere at the pub, food was excellent as were the hosts. If you visit Porthcawl then you must stop by.

Staff great, atmosphere brill.....👍

Didn't eat food, but saw what was being served and it looked really nice. The staff were excellent and the atmosphere was really good, ended up staying till it closed at 23:30 on a Thursday. Will definitely go again! And highly recommend the pub to all who visit Porthcawl.

Fab meal as always. Really busy as the girls skittle team had their end of season presentation so glad we booked. Served our drinks at the table to make it easier for us. We were 4 dinning. Such a lovely evening of good homemade food and quality drinks. The girls serving were lovely and made us feel welcome. Will be back. Well done the Swan Inn

The most amazing food, fast service, and lovely staff. All home made and big portions. Lots of choice on the menu, as well as a specials menu. Lovely location with plenty of on street parking really close by. Food and drink very good value. Lovely beer garden in the sun. We had Thai fish cakes with potato gratin, salad and peas, full rack of ribs, salad and chips, and ham, chips and peas for our little one. Would highly recommend.

Best Sunday lunch I’ve had in a long time. The roast was spot on and plenty of it. Great price, very friendly staff. Will be coming again and again. 5*

Easter Sunday lunch was amazing service and staff were very good. Took my dad who is 93 and my partner. We love going to this place even just for a drink. Thank you

Excellent Sunday lunch, possibly the best we've had in South Wales so far. Need to come again to check it wasn't a fluke! Plenty of happy staff buzzing around and the service was top notch. Very well done and keep up the good work!

Our 2nd time to visit The Swan, very friendly staff, food was great, with an above average portion size, great for a family meal. We will most certainly be going back soon.

We went for a Christmas meal and it was outstanding. Plenty of meat, vegetables and gravy. Good size dessert. Don't have the cheese board if you are full, big portions and choice of cheeses. Great attention by the staff.

Fantastic old world pub. Must visit

We're never disappointed with the quality of the food and the warm welcome. It's nice the whole family are made welcome, including the dog 🐕

Went with 7 friends on Friday for the Christmas 2/3 course meal. Absolutely fantastic service and the food was the best quality. All homemade and so tasty. Staff couldn’t do enough for you. Would highly recommend all their food.

Sunday lunch has to be the best in porthcawl. I honestly havent had such mouth watering beef like our incredible sunday lunch today before. It was 10/10 from our welcome to the service to the absolute insane meal. The size of the portions are incredible for the price. Great value for money. A real welsh traditional pub in the heart of village life. Thank you to the outstanding chef and the swan 🦢 staff.

The bold manager was very aggressive and made us feel unwelcome

Always good. Beer and food best in nottage

Wow! What a meal! Amazing taste, huge portions and great service! 👍 Would definitely recommend! Brilliant value for money! We will be back!

We took my autistic grandson, so never easy, but they are so obliging. Very helpful staff. Good food as well.

Amazing Sunday lunch. And lots of it.

Superb first time for Sunday lunch. Huge portions, plenty of veg and gravy. You will not be disappointed

Once again I’d like to congratulate the staff a the Swan Inn, Nottage. We booked Sunday lunch last weekend but it was so warm we asked if we could eat outside even though we’d reserved a table inside. The food was brought out within minutes by extremely pleasant staff. Nothing was too much trouble. The meal itself was delicious, beef so thick and tender ( cooked long and slow in Guinness I later found out). In fact there was so much I asked if would be possible to box up what was left, not for the dog but for me :) Theresa great beer selection with some cracking local brews and a good choice of wines. The staff were, as always, great. Always helpful and happy. So once again thanks to all the Swan gang both front of bar and in the kitchen for a great meal. Da iawn pawb, see you again soon. Rich and Kath Morgan.

Absolutely beautiful food. Dog friendly and made to feel very welcome. If we're ever in the area again 100% going back

Beautiful pub, amazing fresh food and well priced roo. Staff were amazing

Fantastic pub, delicious food. We always come here when we are in porthcawl

Didn't eat, but service and atmosphere excellent

Always a warm happy welcome coming here and lovely staff . Chicken Tikka starter was out of this world. Cooked beautifully 😋 will be having food here again

Cracking pub, lovely setting. We had a few drinks, good choice and we all had food, which was very nice, homemade steak& mushroom pie was cracking! The service was friendly and welcoming.

A great pub. We had Sunday lunch, the food was good, and the portions were generous plus reasonably priced. The staff were really lovely. My only criticism is the tables outside; although they look nice, it is very easy to knock over a drink due to the curved grooves. Will definitely return!

Absolutely amazing food and the staff were lovely and friendly. We all cleared our plates. Definitely value for money and will definitely be back. Keep up the amazing work guys.

Fantastic food and a great beer garden.

Great beer and food, sunny beer garden (most times…), one of the best pubs in Porthcawl.

Fantastic food and service. Would highly recommend

Birthday lunch for 5. Told that there would be a bit of a wait OK. Soda & lime with no trace of lime, when asked for more lime to be added was told he’d already squeezed 2 halves of lime into soda. Meals took ages to arrive very disappointed to find gammon,burgers undercooked, when we complained was told that a thermometer used was the right temp & cctv was in kitchen to prove it. On leaving a regular at the bar kept shouting CRACKING MEAL . Will not be returning !!! No SURPRISE THERE !!!

Food was great and good value for the money would go again.

It's a pity kids are allowed by their parents to use the outside seating area as an adventure playground running over the seats and climing the walls ,

I went to the swan with my son his partner and my 18 month old grandson, we arrived at about 5 pm and sat outside it was very quite, my son went and got some drinks and menus and the larger was excellent. we ordered some food about 15 minutes later Lucky for me I was not very hungry so ordered a jacket potato with chicken tikka masala and side salad, my son ordered ham egg and chips, his partner had chicken tikka skewers and chips and my grandson sausage cheesy mash and beans so not a difficult order. After waiting about 30 - 40 minutes our food arrived and I wished it had not, my jacket potato had loads of chicken in it but it was so dry and hard it was inedible it had been cooked and cooked and then cooked a bit more, I tried 2 pieces but could not chew through them and had to put them back on the plate so I had half a jacket potato and some curry sauce that was not worth what it cost, my sons ham and egg was okay but his partners chicken tikka skewers were the same as mine dry dry dry, the only good point of the meal was my grandsons sausage cheesy mash and beans which he did enjoy apart from the beans. Nobody likes to complain but believe me I would have if any of the staff had the good manners to come and ask if everything was okay or if we needed anything, But that is down to bad management and poor staff training.

Staff was absolutely fab food was lush lovely atmosphere

Fantastic food and amazing staff.

I don’t know where to start! Our friends were back from Australia and were craving an amazing Sunday lunch. The swan went above and beyond. The staff are always super friendly and efficient. You always get a huge welcome. The food though is another level. Exceptional!! Really tasty and so much of it, we couldn’t move ! Adding to that although we went late and the kitchen had closed, one friend was craving a good home made desert ! And they opened it back up for her !! Outstanding! Definitely recommend

Lovely golden wedding lunch. Thank you.

Absolutely fabulous the food was to die for, thank you, can't wait to go back. Good value for money.

What a great place to eat. Had to drive around to find a parking space and quite a walk back to the Swan. However, it was well worth it! The .enu has a good choice that should suit everyone. It's not a bad price for the quality of the food. I would definitely recommend it. I had the pie and chips but it was hard to decide. We sat out in the beer garden my only criticism is the weight of the wooden chairs. So difficult to even move to sit down. I don't think it would be suitable for small children unless they just sit at table or you're willing to chase around after them as it goes straight out onto the road!!

Just had lunch and have nothing to complain about at all. As we entered, the front patio area was spotlessly clean. The inside of the pub was just as clean. It was fairly busy but we were quickly served by friendly staff. We selected a seat outside and didn't wait long for our food. We had a chicken tikka salad, prawns in Maryrose sauce sandwich and a side of sweet potato fries. The food was fresh and tasty and generous portion size. The prices were very reasonable and great value for money. All in all, a great experience and we will return and certainly recommend this place to others.

Love this place. Fab staff and really welcoming

Lovely pub with a nice atmosphere, good food . Great staff

Good beer. Fair price. Good company. Perfect.

Friendly village local serving great pub meals - spoilt for choice from the wide selection, generous and well prepared. Dogs allowed in bar. Lots of outside tables.

We have had a lovely warm welcome from Joe in the bar, he recommended the beef pie and chicken tikka kebabs. The food and service was lovely, the best kebabs I’ve ever had, made by Adam fresh every day, the chicken was succulent and beautifully spiced. My husband enjoyed the beef pie too. Dog friendly pub, wonderful people so friendly thank you very much

Amazing experience, top drinks, food incredible and service unreal - Chris was the best waiter/bar man ever - give him a bonus! X

We have just moved into the Nottage area and have visited the Swan for drinks a number of times but this was our first visit for food. This is a friendly pub with real atmosphere. The food is tasty with portions big enough to defeat the heartiest eater. Proper home made pies. Customer Service is great too. We look forward to many more visits and being regulars!

Easily the best Chilli around! Xx

Best place to Dine in Porthcawl Amazing Staff and the Food is to Die for

Returned again after a few months without coming to the swan! And what can I say! Apart from the fact that the food was absolutely delicious! The atmosphere was amazing! And they had the rugby on! What more could a man ask for! (A family meal with tv for the boys) amazing beer selection! The girls had all the gin they could ask for! A flavour for everyone! Chris and the team absolutely smashing it as usual! What an amazing team and an amazing pub! The team cannot do enough for you will definitely return again! And Chris i hope you enjoyed the Guinness after your shift! Top man top team and top pub! Thanks guys!!

Always a great night!! Wonderful staff and great food!! Thanks again all xx

3 of us visited yesterday ; A lovely welcome and a lovely lunch in a cosy, friendly atmosphere.

Really lovely little place with friendly staff and regulars. Dog friendly and a good choice of snacks. Loads of seating outside, so looking forward to spending a warm sunny afternoon there in Summer

We had dinner with some friends at the Swan. Atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. Service was spot on for casual pub dining. Good choice of tasty food, ample portions at a decent price. Really enjoyed and look forward to visiting again.

Beautiful meal ,I would go there again but being elderly didn't see the signs and my Daughter with mentaL health issues didn't either ,yesterday she had a fine for 170 pounds because we were in the car park for The farmers arms ,so what was a 55pounds turned out to be a225 pound meal ,not on OAP Can't afford thT

Amazing food and lovely service

Lovely atmosphere and great food

Excellent food lovely staff always happy and helpful

If you are looking for an amazing meal, this is the place . On this occasion we had Sunday lunch! You may need to book but honestly the best lunch ever . It is a huge dinner, too much meat for me to eat (even for the men left food) and the cauliflower cheese is divine! Super quality, value for money. Highly recommend

The Swan is a lovely cosy village pub, we visited a few days ago for coffee and it was of very good quality, we also really like that they sell chocolate which I think is a great idea and more pubs should take a leaf out of their book. It has a lovely warm and cosy atmosphere and we will definitely return very soon.

We have had eaten 3 meals this week and they were all exceptionally good home cooked meals,very well presented and tasty food. The staff are very friendly and welcoming, even making us up a table when they were fully booked pub is fantastic

Lovely village pub ...providing a very good choice of beers wines etc. And 1st class bar meals.... excellent value.

Always great service and food always on point

Nice pub with two or three real ales, typically Doombar, Pride or Bass. They're just kept a bit too cold.

First time there after many recommendations and wA not disappointed. The food was plentiful, well presented and delicious. We will return again and would thoroughly recommend to others . Enjoy

Absolutely stunning food, very friendly staff and was amazing that the dog was allowed to come in with us, we were made to feel welcome straight away and throughout the visit will definitely be visiting again.

Good choices and food is delicious 😋

Lovely curry half and half! Nice beer choices too!

A gem of a pub, lovely friendly staff, just had Sunday lunch which was absolutely delicious, very good sized portions and you could tell it was homemade. Definitely worth a visit.

Love this pub Great bar food especially the homemade curry But giving it top marks for the beer You won't get a better pint of doombar anywhere else absolutely perfect 👌

Great pub… nice ambiance and friendly professional staff ( Joe and Molly)

Fab service, friendly staff. Good fun.

Beautiful food Best we have had will go back x

I have been here for drinks and found it very pleasant but on Friday I tried the food for the first time. I was very disappointed. We had a very long wait for food, I had to go and ask where it was. We ordered three baguettes and a chicken burger. My chicken burger was not nice, the bun was all dried up and the chicken itself was a very poor quality processed burger. They also initially did not get all our order correct. I hope this is just a blip as other people I have spoken to really enjoyed their food.

Food portions are large , excellent quality and freshly cooked . Best place to eat in the area .

Nice traditional village pub, with friendly staff. Excellent food, just be careful as the portions are huge.

Adorable village with cute skinny stone lanes. Friendly staff. Quaint interior and nice back garden. Gower gold was a delightful pint. Children and dogs allowed. Everyone enjoyed their pub fare from pies, to curries and top notch jacket potatoes!

Visited this pub twice whilst on holidays. Lovely village pub, friendly staff, good choice of drinks, nice large outdoor sunny seating area. Dog friendly inside & out which is fab. Had a few drinks here yesterday & also ordered food. Food was disappointing. I had the chicken tikka kebabs with chips & side salad. The Chicken was extremely dry & bland tasting, it was really hard to swallow. I asked if it came with a dip, they brought out a tiny portion of yoghurt & mint dip which was nice. The onions & peppers on the kebab were raw & had hardly been cooked on the grill to soften. I couldn't finish my meal as it was tasteless & dry. I had the prawn cocktail to start which was lovely. My Sister had the chicken madras curry, again her chicken was very dry & not at all tender. She said the curry had a nice taste to it but the chicken was tough to eat. So overall very disappointed with the food. However, it wouldn't put us off returning, we would just avoid the Chicken dishes! Lovely atmosphere & lovely feel overall. Its just nice sitting in the beer garden watching the world go by

Great atmosphere. Home made food that is always piping hot. Staff are very friendly and welcoming and a great selection of beers on offer.

Beautiful quaint pub with great home cooked food and reasonably priced well worth a visit...xx

Lovely little pub. Chicken Tikka skewer kebab 10/10👌

Great atmosphere, food and large outside patio area

A group of us had a nice meal at the Swan. Good food and really good service. Thank You.

Just one word WOW. Beautiful home cooked food, really friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Would definitely recommend. Thankyou all for a wonderful night

The food is absolutely fantastic

Just had a lovely meal for 3 in the Swan Inn, plenty of choice, large portions, really tasty. Really quick service from lovely staff. Excellent value for money, would highly recommend. Dog friendly too, no problem taking our dog in while we ate.

A lovely country pub with fantastic outdoor seating for when the weather's nice

Lovely country pub. Cosy interior and plenty of outdoor seating.

top food top staff. Excellent dining with beautiful sights. Relax and enjoy.

Great meal in a lovely, dog-friendly beer garden. Friendly staff. Good prices. We'll certainly return!