The Top House in Blaenau Gwent

All excellent including the friendly cat.

Amazing Sunday lunch, beautiful pub

I have eaten at many places for a Sunday roast meal. None of them can touch the one we had here. My partner booked us in, as she did hear they did an amazing roast dinner, she wasn’t far wrong! On arrival we were shown to a lovely table over looking the large family dining table, stone walled chimney and a beautiful log burner. I ordered the pork belly bites which were as lovely. Perfect starter portion size too. We had was very lucky as the roast lamb had just finished cooking. I must say the Roast Lamb Sunday meal was outstanding. Perfectly cooked accompaniments and even a side of extra gravy (must add, at no extra cost) I am a well travelled individual that’s eaten at some great places. The roast dinner here is definitely the best I have had. The top star of the show was the outstanding gravy. This deserves an award! I had to speak to chef to say well done for an amazing meal I had just experienced. What an amazing young chef, Jo hats off to you and thank you for coming out to say a quick hello. Well done to Gail and Molly too, thank you for a pleasant afternoon. I will definitely be back for an evening meal and definitely another Sunday Roast Dinner. 10/10

Food was lovely as Always, best gravy ever!!! Missed Ellie today but the chef makes a lovely Sunday lunch. 😋 I'd go there more often but I can't get a table, it's very busy there x

It's not possible to recommend the top house more highly! Sunday lunch is amazing, by far the best you'll find int he area.

Really lovely restaurant in the countryside, we visited with family and children for a birthday after a recommendation. Food was outstanding and portions were big. The children enjoyed theirs also. Staff very friendly and helpful. We plan to go again to try some more of the menu !

Had an meal I had an amazing 8oz smashed ribeye burger which was cooked to perfection the meal was delicious and the portion size was incredible the missus had the Welsh minted lamb which was to die for I will be returning very soon

Great atmosphere, great food! Thank you, Olivia, for such an outstanding service!

Fabulous food,lovely surroundings and the staff are just great.Very warm and welcoming and a great pint too !

Great food, great staff, great atmosphere. Highly recommended Will definitely be back, gary and Rhonda from caerphilly

We visited to celebrate a birthday with friends, and the experience was fantastic! The food was absolutely delicious, with generous portions. The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. We’ll definitely be returning!

Great food, large portions, piping hot, the pork belly was some of the best I've ever had! Kids loved the lamb and mash, Definitely worth a visit

Great staff, food was fantastic would highly recommend it. A very warm and welcoming vibe, will definitely be returning 😁👍👌

Excellent food and service as always. Lovely atmosphere very friendly. Would definitely go again and recommend to others.

Our first encounter was being told “ you must sit here and don’t let the dog sit on the chair”! Not much of a welcome! We were disappointed that the menu did not reflect the choices on line. We ordered the cauliflower and Bajhi bites. They were burnt and soggy. . The belly bites were delicious Question ? When is a pie not a pie? Answer when it is a Guinness and steaks tea in a dish with mashed potato and NO PASTRY! and to add insult to injury served with frozen garden peas! The lamb streak was burnt round the edges and served with very uninspiring mashed spuds and cabbage Also why were all four dishes covered in crispy onion pieces?? Our table was cleared and after 15 minutes we decided we would forfeight the desssert and just get the bill The entire experience was nothing, not inspiring not memorable. Then to add insult to injury we watched a cat come in, sit on the chairs in the dining area , then go out and come back and sit on a barstool, when my dog had to sleep on the floor The venue is clean, the toilets spotless but the place is noisy and sadly has no character. It’s just in the right place.

We absolutely enjoyed our experience here, the staff were friendly and welcoming and the food was well presented and the atmosphere was stunning and would absolutely return and recommend to friends.

Went for Sunday lunch and loved it. Food was incredible. Staff were so friendly. All in all one of the best Sunday lunches I've ever had. Thank you

The Best Sunday dinner out there, friendly staff & great surrounding area.

I’m giving the Top House a four star rating for atmosphere only because the sound volume in the pub gets very noisy, other than that it has to be the best gastro pub for miles around. Well worth a visit

Just been for our first visit to the top house . The food was beautiful, home cooked , great portion Size . The staff were lovley, very polite and nothing was to much trouble . The food was very good value for money too . Will definitely be back .

Fabulous meal for our Anniversary Great service thoroughly recommend ( I had the Pie very lean very tasty beautiful pastry. My husband had the Beer Battered Cod really enjoyed Both of us had the Apple and Blackberry Crumble and Custard best we've ever had !! ) We will definitely return

Brilliant food and lovely atmosphere. A must visit.

(First time going) 3x Sunday roasts and one children's bolognaise, food was perfect imo, beef really tender, roast and boiled veg perfectly cooked and tasty, very large Yorkshire pudding and the gravy was delicious, wasn’t a fan of red cabbage before I had the dinner but I am now, the sweetness cuts through everything and there’s a lovely balance of flavours. All the food was brought to the table hot and within 10-15mins. Table service was great really friendly staff, tried loads of pubs and restaurants in south wales for a Sunday roast and this one is definitely top tier and well worth a return visit.

Couldn't fault Top House, lovely location, welcoming staff and the food was spot on. Best belly pork we've ever tasted! The renovation is also stunning. From the outside you'd think traditional local pub, you walk in and it's modernised and beautifully done.

Lovely food again, I had Cod and hand cut chips, my partner had the Guinness pie. Lovely pint of Madri, great rural location, great pub.

Starters was lush, and very tasty But we found on our main meal our chips greasy and over cooked. Staff were lovely. Serviced quickly upon arrival.

Food was lovely, really enjoyed our evening. We had different dishes and enjoyed everything. So glad to support a local independent business.

First time visiting , set in a beautiful location. , inside it was lovely bright and airy and super clean , food was absolutely fantastic. We had starters and mains , extremely good value for the money we spent , staff were fabulous really friendly and helpful. Looking forward to coming back again. Highly recommended for a welsh warm welcome you won't be disappointed.

Top House is a lovely place with friendly staff and food was amazing. Would recommend anyone to try it. Will definitely be back.

Lovely little pub. Mostly used by friendly and welcoming locals. We were in the area for a local held triathlon and will happily return to eat here next year.

We have been to this lovely pub lots of times and always have a beautiful meal . From starts to mains is stunning . Will b back again to try some other meals

First time here, good choice on menu. Friendly welcome, spotlessly clean. Lovely hot food. Will definitely be going back...thank you.

Beautiful food and beautiful Sunday Roast here. Their so good with children, service is amazing, and such a lovely restaurant, highly recommend.

An absolute gem of a restaurant, well worth the drive from Ebbw Vale where we were staying. The food was delicious and the portions very generous. The staff were friendly and helpful-nothing was too much trouble. If we are in the area again we wit be back

Lovely Visit to the Top House. Food, atmosphere and weather first class.

The best Sunday roast we've had in a long time. All fresh veg , the meat was cooked to perfection and plenty of everything. The waiting staff were lovely and nothing was too much trouble. Will definitely be returning here again.

My boyfriend and I were staying in a cottage in Trefil with our dog Luna and decided to walk up to the restaurant on the first night for a drink! We managed to have a drink in the sun which was lovely, we tried to book a table for the next day but unfortunately it was fully booked so I’d recommend booking as the food looked incredible. We decided to go up for live singing on the Sunday which we really enjoyed, and the staff were so lovely and welcoming! Would recommend.

Beautiful food and service. Top 3 Sunday lunch in the area 🫶

Great food, friendly staff, lovely place to relax, unwind annd eat with family or friends or both. Highly recommended if you’re in the area or passing through!

Shocked to see it shut this Saturday when google maps clearly has open all lights on and staff inside this place used to be a great pub wouldn't recommend on a Saturday

Stunning location!! The atmosphere was lovely and welcoming, great service and the food was amazing! Would highly recommend to anyone visiting the area.

Young noisy and annoying kids spoiling our meal. Would be a great place if it was adults only....

We were a large party of 16 which is not always easy to cater for. All our meals arrived together hot. freshly cooked and to to a high standard, Homemade chips with all the steaks, Which were cooked to perfection weather it was medium rare medium or well done. The Parmesan chicken was really tasty. My daughter also said her fish was good. We also had 2 children join us and they both had tasty meals . The spaghetti bolognaise came with garlic bread a little more choice than just sausage or chicken nuggets they are also on the menu but it’s lovely to see a bit more selection for the children . The service as always was well organised friendly and relaxed . Thank you to all for a great evening we will be back to dine with you again.

Amazing Sunday dinner, the food was well presented, delicious and the gravy was so tasty! Highly recommended! A lovely welcome as always!

My wife and I have just returned home from a fabulous Sunday Lunch at the Top House. As usual, the meal was piping hot, delicious and plentiful. Service was very efficient and friendly. All in all, a consistently enjoyable experience.

Best Sunday lunch about. We as a family have been everywhere. This is by far the best Sunday lunch we’ve had. We had the trio of meat with cauliflower cheese and red cabbage and it was a sensation. Highly recommend this little place.

Have visited numerous times this year, the last visit being Mother’s Day. The food is great and the Sunday lunch is the best about. Well done team Top House. See you again soon.

My favourite local pub! We are lacking in our area when it comes to traditional pubs serving food and drinks so to have The Top House on our doorstep is a little gem. It always has a cosy welcoming vibe, the service from Ellie and staff is always friendly and professional. It still amazes me how chef JoJo managers to cook the most delicious meals in the smallest of kitchens she really is a wizard! The food is always full of flavour, hot and fresh, a good choice of drinks and desserts. I had a recent meal with friends who had not been before, we all had steaks and peppercorn sauce, they commented that they were the best steaks they had eaten. They couldn’t believe that they’d been paying so much to visit miller & carter when there was a better steak locally, the chips are also delicious and everything is all home made. It’s a unique little pub, definitely worth a visit. You won’t be disappointed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Outstanding food, lovely staff and great atmosphere. Will be returning very soon. Had a lovely lovely time here this evening xx

Excellent food,service and atmosphere..can't fault it

Great food fantastic service lovely atmosphere my only complaint is portion sizes are huge and now I’m stuffed 😋🤣

Visited as a family for an early mother day lunch. A very poor experience. I have previously loved the top house in the past. I found the staff very rude excluding the girl with tattoos who was very pleasant. I do not recommend .

Amazing food. Sunday dinner definitely the best we've tasted. Pity the pub wasn't bigger, as its always busy and hard to book due to the popularity. Highly recommend this pub. Reviewed post Called here on Sunday and it was distasterous. See trip advisor entry I originally gave this a high rating, howevr my 4th visit was a total disappountment

We have eaten here many times as a family and have previously left good reviews. However i feel we should review not just good experiences. So our visit yesterday was a shambles. First our drinks were wrong. Then we ordered 8 starters, 6 came and they said the other 2 were on their way. Well we'd all eaten our starters and had another drink before the remaing two came. When the dinners eventually arrived they were cold and the carrots were totally under cooked. To top it, the foul language coming from the kitchen was embarrassing. We had my 3 year old granddaughter with us and found it totally unacceptable. One sentence between staff was "for F##k sake the foods F###ing coming, tell them" relating to another table who were obviously complaining. Finally we were then charged for food we didn't have. Not sure if its changed hands since its reopened but not the same. The only member of staff who seemed to care was the waitress with the tattoo's.

Food took a very long time to come to the table even though we kept getting told it was being plated up, when the food eventually arrived I was disappointed, I had the burger and it was not at all the same burger that was described on the menu. My wife had the lamb and mash which she enjoyed very much As the food took so long we decided not to wait another hour for dessert, so we decided to take a dessert home with us, I had the cheese cake and she had the red velvet cake. Both desserts were okay. To top it all off the price of the food was very expensive, I don’t mind paying a little bit more for food if the food and service is top notch. As parents we don’t get to go out on date nights that often, so when we do we look forward to it. This time though we were very disappointed On the plus side a few weeks ago we had Sunday lunch here with no complaints.

Top quality food..very friendly staff in a beautiful relaxed atmosphere...thanks very much to all...thoroughly enjoyed..

The food was lovely, freshly cooked and piping hot, crispy batter on the cod, perfectly cooked salmon and well cooked non greasy gammon. The service was very good and friendly. As usual Ellie and the team were friendly and couldn't do enough for us.

Wonderful baby shower. Fantastic afternoon tea, in lovely surroundings. Excellent value for money, and staff were attentive and helpful. What a fabulous afternoon. Thank you Top House. We will be back.

Foods always delicious, good selection on the menu. Steaks cooked to perfection reasonably priced. Highly recommend the Sunday lunch. Friendly service the Top house always looks fresh and it’s a pleasure to dine here. My husband had the sea bass and said it was really tasty. Looking forward to our next visit.

Great experience Stunning food and great cocktails Service was brilliant and they were very friendly and polite

What a lovely place, clean and fresh looking, very homely feeling. Staff were lovely and the owner took time to speak to us. And the food was first class 👌. Would definitely go again

Lovely staff, warm welcome, great selection of beers and wine in a unique location. We didn't eat but it looked and smelled good.

You can always guarantee a gorgeous meal with wonderful service, favourite restaurant around. Can’t wait to return soon! <3

Had an amazing Sunday lunch here , main course and deserts were beautiful. Great friendly staff. I would highly recommend.

We are local to the Top House but not been there for a meal before. Now I usually find fault when we go out for food but I have to say I couldn’t fault the food and the ambiance of the pub. Well done all for giving us a great night out

Just come back from Sunday lunch at the Top House and have to say it was fabulous. Food was delicious particularly the gravy,stuffing and yorkshire pudding!! but had no complaints at all about anything on the plate. And OMG the Lemon Meringue was to die for !! Many thanks to the owner Ellie for accomodating us at short notice. Will definitely be back x👍

Excellent evening, not quite big enough for the party, staff Excellent food to die for

Just had a fantastic Sunday lunch

We had a brilliant evening at the Top House. The food and service was excellent. Will certainly visit again.

Food was fantastic again, staff are always lovely. Glad they reopened we really missed it when they closed. Would recommend the top house to anyone good food excellent service and good value for money. Carl and Margaret. Don't close again.

Beautiful food, great service in a lovely warm pub 🍻

Fantastic place,service was great,food first class,good choice of drinks,friendly staff 👏 👍

Incredible Chef The Best Sunday Roast Gorgeous Restaurant

Excellent Sunday lunch one of the best we've had, chicken and pork dinners, Lovely tasty and fresh. Lovely dessert- chocolate orange brownie, so nice. Wife had a floater coffee with tia Maria which came separate to put in as you like-perfect. Excellent friendly service and nice atmosphere, busy with a little bit of background music, perfect. Nice little walk afterwards and return to the pub for a finish off drink outside. Highly recommended.

Me, my partner and parents went to the Top house for a Sunday Roast. We all had garlic creamy mushrooms for our starter and it was absolutely delicious! The starter was so filling that we would have been satisfied with the starter alone. For our mains, we had the Beef roast, again, a gorgeous meal! The meal was such a generous portion that we actually struggled to finish. The meal came with a giant homemade Yorkshire pudding, some mixed veg and plenty of gravy. The staff were super attentive, coming around regularly to make sure everything was okay with our meals. They were warm and helpful and really made us feel comfortable. I would highly recommend to family and friends to try out this venue.

Fantastic food, staff are lovely and friendly I'm always promoting this place however it's closing in August as the chef is leaving. Any good chef that needs a job contact them as at the moment she cannot fill the post. This will be a massive loss to the area, we go there at least once a month.

Absolutely beautiful Sunday lunch

Had Sunday lunch there, full 3 courses, and it was absolutely fantastic , compliments to the chef! Lovely garlic mushrooms to start.The beef was superbly cooked and well presented with generous portions of everything, the cauliflower cheese was sublime and the thyme coated roast potatoes were excellent. Finished with sticky toffee pudding and, my word, what a sauce! The staff were friendly and the service was wonderful, excellent job guys. Be nice if you added a nice Marlborough district sauvignon blanc to the wine menu ;). We'll be back. Top marks! Returned a few times since and things have gone down hill drastically, portions have halved, one booking we made at the pub whilst there had failed to be recorded by staff and was refused a table when we turned up with our party of six. Pretty shambolic with service standards markedly dropped, revised rating from 5 to 3 stars.

Lovely Sunday lunch..Beautiful meat and fresh veg. Great selection of desserts. Friendly attentive staff.. excellent..

Twice now we have had food here. Each time it was fabulous. Highly recommended.

Always a wonderful, warm welcome. Service was excellent and the food delicious.

Can't comment on the food as I didn't eat, lovely staff, and amazing location!

The best Sunday lunch I have ever had in a pub. Fabulous portions and the gravy was amazing.

Friendly staff excellent food very enjoyable evening

First time today that I had been ti the top house, absolutely beautiful & the service 👌 was excellent too. 👌 would highly recommend x😋👌

This is the best cooked dinner I have ever tasted.good food lovely owner and staff are superb if you haven't been there please book as soon as possible you won't be disappointed xxxx

Wonderful food. Really nice people. Can't wait to go back..

Amazing food and great hospitality. Location is beautiful. Highly recommend. A proper gem of a restaurant.

Would highly recommend very impressive Great Food

We called on Sunday after a walk to the local Chartist Cave with our walking group. As always we were given a warm welcome even though we just had drinks during a busy food service period. A lovely pub with a warm welcome. We all wished we had booked lunch as it looked and smelt wonderful.

Excellent food. Excellent service. Very reasonably priced.Can't wait to return.

As usual a lovely meal and pleasant helpful staff 👍

Food, staff, atmosphere, location are top notch at the Top House

Mam 75th birthday meal. Everyone enjoyed. C u soon x

Great place to eat and drink did a lovely hot drink post walk. Good staff and clean.

Fantastic Sunday Roasts, huge portions, and extra gravy. Friendly helpful staff. Would recommend

Went there for my sisters 25th anniversary. Its in a nice remote location the smell of the food as you open the door is spectacular and the service from the staff was amazing. They was patient with us as we had pre booked our meals but some of us changed our mind on the night for our food. The food came out piping hot tasty a d plenty of it, the food was that nice I even helped out some of the others finish theirs. I would like to thank the staff for helping us make it a wonderful night and I definitely recommend to anyone

Beautiful meal, fantastic customer service 👌 👏

Well what can I say absolutely beautiful the Sunday Lunch is to die for.Ellie and her staff are fab.Highly recommended

I came here with my girlfriend. We had a great welcome, the place looked nice. The meals were perfects. A must go !