The Unicorn aka Ashley's in Torfaen

FANTASTIC my wife and I just had a Sunday roast dinner and could not fault it, Our first time visit, And we will definitely be returning and recommending. Lovely home cooked food 😋.

Proper pub with proper pub grub good access for all disabled or not food is beautiful and the beer is a good price nice cold pint what more do u need from a pub and the staff are all very friendly

Honestly I was served The Best Mixed Grill (large) I have ever had, definitely worth waiting the 30 minutes as everything on the plate was cooked fresh & piping hot, We'll definitely be coming back on many occasions

Only there for a meeting staff very friendly and helpfull

Excellent menu options. Friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Lovely venue and spacious. Accommodated and fitted a large party. Vegetarian halloumi burger with chunky chips was delicious and the biscoff cheesecake. First time visiting and would definitely return.

First time I've been here for years. Food was incredible, service great especially considering they had a delivery at the same time. Love the old school style of the place

One of the best Sunday lunches in the area.

Excellent service great food and excellent atmosphere

Came upon this place by luck whilst visiting the area. A very warm welcome and lovely food, reasonably priced too!

There's not many places that you walk in and slot straight in, great food the staff are brilliant and the beer is very good. I would highly recommend.

Outstanding food and service...cosy dinning room.....well recommended for a Sunday dinner 👍

Such a beautiful little pub with grub, and adequate parking. Easy to find. The staff are lovely and help you with your service throughout your visit. The menu has classic favourites, reasonably priced. Great atmosphere and decor is well themed for a small Welsh pub, with great ambience of music and lighting. They have a beautiful outdoor garden too. Will visit again!

Went to a Sunday lunch for a birthday celebration here. Menu had plenty of choice and something for everyone. Food was beautiful. Service was friendly and the atmosphere, welcoming. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Amazing meal tonight Sirloin steak was cooked to perfection, food and service and welcome was fab well done Ashley and team.

Really good food and beer. They have refitted upstairs into a restaurant area yet managed to keep the downstairs still as a pub with good real ale and a wide selection of other beers and ciders as well as some fancy gins! Also has a nice sunny (well potentially!) beer garden and a car park

Had food before the comedian on 16th feb,was excellent only disappointment was the dessert board only about 4 choices but not a major issue (calories and all that) Upstairs to watch the comedian and what a treat absolutely superb had everyone in a party mood Well done to Ashley for putting a great evening together will definitely support any other events Must mention the staff friendly,efficient and spot on with everything A proper boozer

Really nice atmosphere, relaxed and great food. We came in prior to the rugby and the staff found a nice quiet table to serve us delicious food. We will absolutely return! :)

Family of 13 meal, asked to pre order food. All meals were pre ordered but still managed to get 2 meals wrong. Had to get own cutlery for mains after cutlery removed after starters. No steak knives offered for those having steak. Waitress didn't even know which steak was which or how it had been cooked and what sauce was with it. Overall not a bad meal but a lot could be improved on.

Food quality acceptable, however, shortage of staff evident.

Wonderful afternoon, my first after a very, very long time. Staff were fab. Great atmosphere.

Nice atmosphere, great food, great service

Had a staff Xmas meal. Fantastic service by tall the staff upstairs. Highly attentive. Great food. Meat was amazing. All enjoyed it. Will highly recommend

Great food, staff are lovely happy to help . Great atmosphere a must for food in pontypool

All round a great place for food and drinks

Friendly atmosphere. Good traditional pub grub at a reasonable price. Would like more choice of vegetarian food but as I occasionally eat fish I was able to find a suitable choice.

Good food, good service, great value. Thanks.

Always brilliant, great Sunday lunch!

Great quality pub grub and fast turn around on our orders

Lovely Sunday lunch, as always. Thanks to all the staff.

First time here as treated by bil easy to park as we were early but gets full if you eat later good seating for me . Expected the normal Sunday roast but no the lamb was thick cut but just melted in your mouth veg well cooked not served half raw as is the fashion now, roast pots done to a crisp not pale and bland like so many places great gravy with any sauce you need and hot plates ,a rarity now . The sweet was just what was needed after a heavy course light sweet but very full of flavour . We will def be going again when we next visit great value for money

Food was very good, staff pleasant, thank you

The most fabulous place for a Sunday lunch, it's just amazing and you will need to book a table in advance 🤩🤩

Pub Food, could not find fault.

Pub grub done really week. Can’t fault Ashley’s presentation & food quality and can highly recommend the Wagu burger.

Visited this place this week for a lunchtime meal. The food was excellent and plenty of it. The staff were fab, really friendly and made us welcome. Will definitely be going back and would definitely recommend. Thank you Ashley's

Just had Sunday lunch at Ashley’s and it was the best Sunday lunch we have had anywhere lately. Beef and lamb was melt in the mouth and really tasty

Lovley pub lovley food &staff 👌👍

14 of us met for a family catch up! Lovely food, big portions, friendly, helpful staff. Would go again!

It's nice, quiet and well kept little pub

Beautiful food and nice environment in the evenings for a beer

Had a lovely lunch here. I has pate steak and Xmas pudding.

Always lovely food. Polite and friendly staff

lovely food and they give you plenty really friendly atmosphere so relaxing

Well what can I say..... Amazing amazing amazing..!!! First time but by god won't be the last. Food was amaze balls. Service was soooo friendly and the wine flowed... Highly recommended. Well done all. The girls at the bar were soo friendly and welcoming money Well spent.. x

friendly staff good service , only thing spoilt my dinner was frozen roast potatoes and the pork was to hard to cut and chew , starter and dessert was lovely

Very nice Sunday lunch. 8 of us had booked for a family meal. We had heard it was good and it was. Loads of meat, veg. Most of us had 3 courses, full up.

Excellent food, freindly staff, superb garden. Worth a visit!

Gone selection of food. Normally real ale on but last time I went they had run out, but is was during the heat wave

Very good food and service. Couldn't knock it at all. Will definitely go back for more.

Fantastic food friendliness and very clean good value too

Lovely food lovely atmosphere and friendly service I have had two excellent meals here

All round Fantastic food one of the best I have ever eaten lovely staff will recommend the unicorn to everyone

First time here . What a beautiful atmosphere , lovely decor , gorgeous food and really polite staff. Actually really gorgeous food. Five of us ate and will definitely be back. Thankyou.

Pleasant atmosphere large garden lots of space inside and out,its also dog friendly, only visited once very nice food reasonable price would go again.

Such friendly staff all welcome food is out of this world, deffinatly won't be disappointed very welcoming and will be going back soon

The food was good. A cosy place to hang out. The staff were friendly. Ordered hot wings and pork steak..both were good

Excellent host. Food was superb location great. Definitely recommend.

Excellent food and service. Friendly staff and great value for money

Excellent food and the staff were friendly and polite

Delicious food and brilliant service. The have a great deals on for lunch time as well. Will definitely be back.

Had Sunday lunch , service great, friendly, food very good starter fabulous mixed seafood platter , main plenty of meat good veg choice . Would recommend a visit

Great place good food very welcoming

Nice, friendly people, good food!

Great service and atmosphere, we dined here 3 different nights and every time the food was great. Would recommend to anyone. Thanks to all

Excellent food friendly staff and such a lovely atmosphere

Absolutely fantastic Sunday lunch

Chargrilled chicken really dry!

Great lunch, friendly staff, good birthday!

Amazing hosts food was lush especially the cheesecake.

Lovely Xmas lunch more than enough food for anyone . Excellent choices

Excellent ales. Relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff. A great place

Well worth a visit, very friendly staff, good service, great food, and very reasonable priced.

Very nice atmosphere and great food . Would recommend.

Great service. Friendly local. Lucky to have on our doorstep.

Radiators on full, felt uncomfortable and hot, service was horrendous young lad serving incorrect order taken, drinks order taken not delivered . Lasagne had an inch of cheese , the medium stead was so tough was unable to cut through , was unable to complain as felt intimidated by a member of staff that advised should have complained midway through the meal , everyone knows you discard these people walking past , felt very uncomfortable after complaining to the point didn’t order desserts . Really disappointed by the food poor service environment and attitude of staff member was disgusting rude and intimidating

Has a nice name And the food was pretty good too

Good selection of beers, decent outdoor area.

Excellent food well presented. It was a delight .

Excellent little pub. Went to a wedding there, their first one and they done amazing. The food was absolutely delicious and all the staff were friendly and couldn't do enough for everyone. The room was decorated beautifully too.

Went to my cousin Mike's wedding yesterday and have to say the food was amazing. We had the reception here and everything was perfect all lovely staff so friendly. I highly recommend and will deffinatly going to travel back for a meal. We'll done guys keep up the amazing work. Gaynor and Sally xx

It's been a while since I have visited Ashley's due to the covid restrictions, but on my return last week, the staff was very welcoming the food was excellent the ale was very good. I will be back very soon.

Food is always exceptional everytime we have been. Staff are friendly and welcoming. We will be returning many more times.

Only been once. Nice quaint pub. Lovely staff. Carpark gets full quick. Easy to find. Food was lovely. We had Sunday roast. Only thing to complain about was the gravy was a bit bland. But, we'd definitely go back.

Excellent service from the staff. Dog friendly as we've found in most places of our Wales holiday. We ate outside couple days ago as it was lovely weather. Today, inside due to the blustery rain showers. Good value and very tasty meals.

Good food great staff very helpful

The food is overpriced and the taste is very bland. You can see the staff tried their best but it's evident they are working in a very toxic environment, the manager/owner she doesn't seem to be very nice to customers or staff, I may have misjudged the situation but I very much doubt it. Never again. It's the poor employees I feel sorry for.

Was a great Sunday Lunch, staff were happy and owner was welcoming, food and drinks were excellent. Overall a great environment

Had a table of 6 booked yesterday and the food was Absolutely fantastic also the service was amazing with Porcha and Laura serving us, I would highly recommend the Argentinian steak

Fab service, great menu choices and for the more adventurous there is Adult (alcoholic) slush puppy available.

Food nice enough pub lunch but service slow. Didn't have a pudding but they looked great.

Lovely meals staff was fabulous and did not have to wait a long time for the food or drinks although it was quite busy

Lovely friendly local pub, good beer selection and tasty food using great ingredients. Very family friendly. Has its own car park and lovely views of the valleys

The Best Sunday dinner and great service!

A fantastic place to eat. Friendly socially distance excellent food would definitely go there again when visiting my daughter she goes there quite a lot brilliant.

Highly recommend,,, Great Food,,, Great Service And Great Atmosphere. Will Definitely Return 😀👍

Fantastic evening, wonderful food '*****, great owners, Ashley and Porsha, and staff that couldn't be more attentive. Great time had by all the family. Thank you, see you soon x

Warm welcome and lovely food. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Six months ago I gave this little pub/restaurant a rather poor rating - not for the food because I did not eat there - but for the the rather brutal makeover. Today however I salute the owners and staff for staying open in very difficult times. We should all get in there and support them now before it is too late. I still have not eaten there but I will very soon.

Lovely food, very friendly staff, good value