The Welsh House Cardiff in Cardiff

Went for breakfast for a friend's birthday and it was pretty dire. Expensive, very small portions. I ordered the black pudding hash and it was literally a single hash brown cut into pieces with a sprinkle of tiny pieces of black pudding. Charged extra for a poached egg instead of fried even though it was offered elsewhere on the menu. Then my friend had paid a deposit and this wasn't removed from the bill until we requested it. Avoid.

The best Chicken Sammy Ever. Get the flight of Wrexham.

Everything is great! It’s really happy to visit here before I leave!

I really enjoyed my visit to the Welsh House. We split the “A Taste of Wales” set and the food was delicious, especially the Welsh cakes and the lamb cawl - so tender! Service was a little slow considering we were one of the only parties there, but our server Samira was kind and checked in on us a few times while we waited. The inside is beautiful - it’s a shame the restaurant wasn’t fuller!

Food was low quality. We had overcooked pasta and a bit too sweet. And traditional lamb cawl. Portions were tiny. Not enough for a lunch. The serbice too slow. 40 minutes to be served food since we ordered and the restaurant wasn't even 10% full. I seriously don't suggest anybody to come here

The Welsh House was recommended to us for authentic cooking and we truly enjoyed our experience. On a windy summer day, the staff and food were warm and welcoming. We loved the Sunday roast - pork and beef were both delicious options. And the teenage boy who does not like mushrooms even enjoyed the rarebit. Thanks for a great dinner. We would definitely return again.

The Welsh burger with very very cooked meat and a mediocre bun...in short, you need a good punt to hydrate...

Ordered 3 cocktails £11 each expecting a nice glass and decent size cocktail for that price, very disappointed came out in a tiny plastic thing more like a shot not a cocktail..not worth the money. And nothing worse than drinking from plastic on a hot day!

Our server was very helpful but the food was just not as interesting as I hoped. Felt a bit of a tourist trap.

First visit here and we found it a pleasant restaurant. It was early evening when we went so it was lacking a bit in atmosphere but sure once it's busier it has a better vibe. We had the lamb platter and onion rings. The food was nice and tasty but I was expecting a platter to be on a board not in a bowl with the meat placed on salad. It was an ok amount for two but more chips could be provided as they were only really enough for one person. There is a 10% service charge which is explained when you get the bill.

Our server Elin was amazing and very helpful. We very much enjoyed our visit.

Not many positives to say about this. Took a group of visiting colleagues for dinner as part of a work event. We were put in the back room on two long tables. There was no-one else in there so no real atmosphere. Felt like we were a nuisance just being there, one member of staff struggled to serve all 20 of us on his own with no help. Felt sorry for him. Food was all heavy and greasy. Pasta was overly creamy, dense and bland. No offer of parmesan etc. I felt too sorry for the one guy serving us everything to ask him. Rice pudding was dry and overcooked, served with dry popcorn (!?!) and a few drips of maple syrup. Paying for meals and drinks was a mess. We seem to have paid for quite a few drinks twice but they have pushed back on this. I am now having to collect receipts from visitors to Cardiff so that I can prove that they were double paid for. Not a great advert. Embarrassing. Expensive too for pub food.

Dinner on Sunday evening. We had the Welsh House Sunday dinner for two. Nice presentation. All was good except the turkey was a little dry. We shared a delicious Peach Bellini. Staff was professional and took great care of us.

We had the taste of Welsh and it was not bad. We liked the halloumi on the appetizers board, the rest were fried and oily. The lamb cawl was like home made and was comforting. The desserts were too sweet to our liking. The service was kind of slow.

Had Flo and Elin as ours servers and they were lovely. Food was also great

Amazing service from all but especially Samira and just as good food! Definitely recommend:)

Nice friendly pub. Attentive waitresses. Food was exceptional. Had the fish and chips. My fried had the beef & ale pie. So so delicious with great presentation. Highly recommended.

Absolutely disgraceful experience, food took a long while to come for only two lots of poached eggs on muffins and a chicken wrap. Muffins were not cooked! No butter! Hard eggs, staff offered to have it remade but we couldn’t wait another 30 minutes for it to come. Wrap was just chicken and mayo nothing special for the price. Chefs were noisy and more keen on chatting with bar staff than making the food, they also kept shouting. So unprofessional. Then to top it all off, they automatically added on a 10% service charge without telling us! Why would we want to tip you for something so abysmal? No attempts at reconciliation were made. Not worth your money going here I would avoid 100%

Walsh breakfast and Walsh cake are amazing! The server, Onim is very nice and friendly!

Great Experience and great service from everyone, special mention to Onim

one of the best brunches I've ever eaten. I wanted to try Welsh food as I was working in the area. I went for the rarebit with cockles in laverbread bacon and poached eggs and I honestly loved it. Topped it off with welsh cakes with strawberry, cream and caramel sauce. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Couldn't fault it and I will be back.

The food was awesome! You have to have the fries as they make them so that the middle tastes like mashed potatoes! Tye chicken with leak sauce was out of this world! Prices were very reasonable.

The Sunday roast in this place is delicious and perfect for sharing, the service is very good. I love it! And I think the price is reasonable

What an AMAZING evening! The customer service stood out to me so much! We were greeted by ONIM who was so friendly helping us choose our wines with an amazing personality, smile and knowledge behind the wines! We then were served by ONIM who truly went above and beyond to make our evening special! He was a breath of fresh air! The food was so delicious! Best lamb steak we’ve had in a long time as well as all the sides being cooked perfect! Whole evening was just amazing which made our catch up with friends extra special & we’ll definitely be returning! Refreshing to see such great team & amazing food 👏🏼

Food was ok, not the "I'm-sure-to-come-again" sort. The Leek and Potato soup lacked depth of flavour. The Lamb platter for 2 is more like - Platter for 1.5 in terms of quantity. Slightly above average taste, but nothing to rave about. The final bill of £50 (with service charge included) for the above dishes simply isn't justified for the quality of the food. The server allocated to our table was nowhere to be seen after saying that he'll give us a few minutes to peruse the menu. We had to flag down another passing waitress who then served us for the rest of our time at the restaurant.

Chose the restaurant for a Welsh lunch experience while touring Cardiff with family and friends. But service was disappointingly slow. Spent an hour waiting on our mains. Spent more minutes waiting for dessert. And surprisingly waited a long time even for the bill! My toddler was growing impatient with all the wait so we let him down from the high chair. We even got told off by the staff to keep him still. Disappointing experience and do not recommend at all

We chose this place based on the menu and reviews how but it was disappointing. The food took ages (1.5 hours) and it was cold and my poached eggs came hard boiled. The waiter was also making excuses for kitchen delay and we weren’t the long ones complaining about food and service

Came here for a family meal hoping that it would be as good as the surrounding restaurants and we were bitterly disappointed. The service was extremely slow, the food was ok but nothing worth writing home about, and the decor feels tired already. For the same sort of money I could have had a much nicer meal at Tera Mera across the road, or I could have spent less and had a delicious pizza next door. Considering the quality of the neighbouring establishments, The Welsh House was a huge disappointment and seriously needs to up it's game.

Excellent service from Wes and lovely food from the kitchen team.

Just had a lovely meal, the staff were great with our children. Food was served in a timely matter and staff were very attentive. Nice relaxing atmosphere I would highly recommend this place!!

One Of The Best Restaurant's I've been in whole Britain. Delicious Food. Amazing light fresh lamb. I suggest you Lamb Platter for two. Great lamb meat and stunning fresh salad like you never eat before. Our servant was Samira wich help us with our choices and serve well during stay. Next time visiting Welsh coast this place is MUST TO BE. 👌

Delicious food and beer! The Welsh cawl was simply amazing.

Amazing historical local restaurant! I recommend!

I went with friends last Wednesday to Cardiff for a day while on holiday in Porthcawl. As we passed the Welsh House a young lady came to speak to us, telling us about the new menu. It sounded good so in we went, they took drinks order once we had our drinks they came a took the food order. That’s when it all went wrong 50 minutes later we asked about our meals, they are on the way only be a few minute, 15 minutes later still no food, it is on the way, we think they forgot the to put our order through. Next they said it is being cooked now that was an hour after we had ordered. Food came one order missing, the toast on the 2 meals was hard you couldn’t cut it. My toasted cheese sandwich came as a cheese roll and the lamb stew was more like a soup. They did apologise and gave us complimentary drinks but then put a service charge on the bill that we refused to pay. Service and food were not good and as we were only they for the day we did not want to spend nearly 2 hours waiting for lunch.

Good looking place with nice atmosphere. Food was great, however we were let down by poor service. Had to wait ages for food and plate clearance, had to give up on a dessert as a result. Shame.😟

Sat there for 30 minutes. No one came to ask us what we wanted to drink or food. Didn’t even get to try the food. Waiters stood around talking.

This restaurant is the ideal place to eat typical Welsh dishes!

Delicious food, worth visiting if you're in Cardiff!

Booked in for Roast lunch yesterday, Sunday 6th April, from the time we arrived the service was excellent. The staff were very friendly and attentive at a very busy time. Liked the fact that we didn't feel rushed to order straight away. Obviously we all had different versions of the lunch from beef, to triple meat and vegetarian. We were able to add in lamb or swap it for another meat at an additional charge, all i can say it was well worth it as it was cooked beautifully as were all the meats. My friend also stated that the mushroom Wellington was amazing. Extra sides of creamed leaks and cauliflower cheese were ordered 👌 we all said we would definately return. Special thanks to the lovely american lady who served us (sorry I couldnt remember your name)

Had a lovely Sunday lunch @the welsh house in Cardiff - food was stunning service was excellent especially the young lady who was American unfortunately forgotten her name ! She was exceptional , so friendly and nothing was too much trouble for her she was such a lovely person a credit to the service industry - thank you for such a lovely experience will definitely be back

despite being aware of allergies, failed to bring a suitable alternative and we had to go and find a server to ask what the person with allergies could eat on the plate and only then realised there was just one brownie in a whole afternoon tea they could have. They did then bring us an alternative sandwich without butter

Good little dinner— a large starter and this a nice bread pudding, with a delicious Black Dragon cider. Good service too from Sam!

Was served by Azaan. What a lovely guy! So friendly and polite and the food was delicious! We had the Sunday roast last week. Everything perfect and generous portions.

Lovely afternoon tea with superb service.

Had an amazing time at The Welsh House. Lovely and helpful staff, will visit again and recommend trying out the 3 course A Taste of Welsh for 2!

No ribs left. No tomahawk steak. Ordered the Chateaubriand was ridiculously small. Very disappointed with the experience

A excellent restaurant the food was great at a good price the staff were very polite and helpful a great end to the evening I will definitely come again

Fabulous Roast Dinner the meat was cooked perfect highly recommend will be going back staff were very nice

We had the most fantastic dinner here at The Welsh House. After a day of mega-touring and sight-seeing, we were looking forward to resting our feet and enjoying a good meal. We shared the ample fish & chips and Caesar Salad. My husband also had the "popcorn" cockles and a draft cider. I finished the meal with a Welsh brewed tea. We had excellent table service from Sam.

Had family visiting from overseas and wanted to show some traditional Welsh dishes like my Granny used to make so we were delighted that the Welsh House even exists. For while we know Cardiff and the surrounds pride itself on having welsh produce in all the meals, there's just something different and lovely about having good home cooked traditional dishes but actually so hard to find in the city. We were warmly welcomed and given a fab table. Looked after by the friendly team from start to finish. We shared the taste of Wales sharing platter - utterly divine every.single.item. And then each ordered the faggots and mash, steak and welsh ale pie with mash and peas, as well as the pork and Leek sausages with mash. Every single dish was delicious - food cooked perfectly, tasty gravy, delicious mash and the main heroes were Sublime. We didn't have enough room for pudding but plan to come back to try all of them :) Special shout to our waiter Sam who couldn't have been nicer, so happy and warm as well as efficient and great at his job. Really loved speaking with him and he's a credit to the restaurant. Highly recommend you try this wonderful place as well as all the food 😀

Had family visiting from overseas and wanted to show some traditional Welsh dishes like my Granny used to make so we were delighted that the Welsh House even exists. For while we know Cardiff and the surrounds pride itself on having welsh produce in all the meals, there's just something different and lovely about having good home cooked traditional dishes but actually so hard to find in the city. We were warmly welcomed and given a fab table. Looked after by the friendly team from start to finish. We shared the taste of Wales sharing platter - utterly divine every.single.item. And then each ordered the faggots and mash, steak and welsh ale pie with mash and peas, as well as the pork and Leek sausages with mash. Every single dish was delicious - food cooked perfectly, tasty gravy, delicious mash and the main heroes were Sublime. We didn't have enough room for pudding but plan to come back to try all of them :) Special shout to our waiter Sam who couldn't have been nicer, so happy and warm as well as efficient and great at his job. Really loved speaking with him and he's a credit to the restaurant. Highly recommend you try this wonderful place as well as all the food 😀

Highly recommend this restaurant! Went for the first time for a birthday dinner and it was wonderful! Food was delicious and the service from Anya was fantastic! Will definitely be returning soon!

Excellent food and service. The cheese Welsh cakes are glorious 👌 Faggots for main, and as mentioned already they were excellent.

Delay in being served, noticed only 1 waiter on duty. Wrong drink given. Ordered Tia Maria, given Kahlua.Returned this ( was not charged). Ordered just a gin but given a gin with full bottle of tonic already poured into glass. Re food...the starters were the best of the night. They were the mushrooms & the cockles & laver bread. The rest of the meal was just ok. but wrong desert was brought. So would suggest, waiters have order pads.....and sadly there was no atmosphere to speak of. I had spoken to a few people who had been to The Welsh House and who had enjoyed the experience, but on this occasion for us, it wasn't the best experience.

Had an afternoon tea. Absolutely delicious food. Beautifully presented. Really friendly staff. Will be recommending to friends

Loved the food, love the fact is welsh sourced ingredients. Few places i could show off a welsh meal.

I ate a very tasty dinner, the staff is very friendly, they fix it immediately if something is wrong. I really liked the service, great beer, also a wide choice of drinks In the center of the city so excellent location the price is on par with the excellent quality

Superb 8 course taster meal, served by amazing staff. The atmosphere was just lovely. Will definitely go again, but take family members, so they can enjoy the food too. A****

Had afternoon tea ,the food was delicious, and excellent service from friendly staff

Still taking bookings but not open, staff member could see us outside but didn't get up to give any explanation as to why they were closed even though we booked online.

My friend and I had afternoon tea at The Welsh House today. It was fresh and tasty, the service was friendly, polite and informative. Altogether a great experience. Thank you.

The Creamy Welsh Cider and onion soup is absolutely delicious. The lamb chops do not have many meats, the salad and chips captures more percentage of the whole dish. The Wrexham Lager is good and from Welsh, the price is not high(6.5 pounds), I drank for two

Payed £47 for 2 roast dinner’s that came with 2 small slices of beef that was overcooked. The ‘seasonal’ veg was some finely chopped undercooked carrots and a spoonful of other bits. We were a bit concerned when our roast dinner came out within 7 minutes of ordering. And then we saw the 2/5 start food hygiene rating. To end the meal our server used his hands to pick food up onto other plates to clear the table. It may of been restaurant of the year in 2023, but this was seriously disappointing.

Hello, this place is super good, the food was delicious and the tragedy was super fast. Apart from that, our waiter was super friendly, he told us a lot of things about Wales, he showed us a lot of places where we could go and we told him about Argentina, we had fun, thanks Sam.

It was okay. The clams were delicious.

Set menu to try traditional Welsh food. Quick and efficient service, broad food options and affordable.

Now my second time here, and continues to be very welcoming and friendly greeting and service throughout. A lovely food menu too championing welsh produce - traditionalfish n chips, faggots or shepherd's pie anyone? Lovely evening thanks. A special shout out to the Cross Hands / Neath / Treforest guy for his service and bants!

Everything about this place was wonderful! The ingredients were fresh, the flavors were rich, and the service was impeccable. A must-visit spot for food lovers!

Lovely meal and great service. Locally sourced ingredients, beautifully cooked and presented. Highly recommended.

Lovely afternoon fizz tea, Very accomadting re a food intolerance. Friendly staff.

Decent place oriented towards traditional Welsh food. I liked their steak pie and onion soup, but it wasn't anything special. I would even say for a lunch the pricing was more expensive than expected. The cooking of the food took a long time despite us being total of 2 tables with people in the whole place.

Service was impeccable! We met some friends for a Monday dinner. I'm surprised the restaurant wasn't more busy given how good the food was and the excellent service! The Welsh House is on our must visit list the next time we are in Cardiff!

Great food and service. What more could you want.

My first visit to The Welsh house Cardiff on Saturday 8th Feb 25. We specifically booked a table to have a meal and watch the Rugby - Wales were playing. On arrival we were sat down at a table with no view of the TV. They had a big screen in the bar area which initially was not pulled down. They then had a change of heart and pulled it down. Still only two out of four of us could view this! We ordered drinks and viewed the menu. While waiting on the drinks we noticed the restaurant was FREEZING!! I asked the manager if he could turn the heating up, as it was cold, and he replied “it was out of his control”. So we spent the whole two hours at the restaurant with our coats on and very cold. The food arrived , and was very good but the whole experience was let down my the freezing cold restaurant. My husband went to pay the bill and we were given a 20% discount for the lack of heating. Although this was a nice gesture it did not make up for a very cold and unpleasant dining experience. I contacted the restaurant by email on the Monday to explain what had happened as I wanted to give them an opportunity to explain why the restaurant had no heating on,before leaving a negative review. They said they would call me. This call did not happen, hence my negative review.

Had a great time here. Food and service were both excellent. Sam, the waiter on duty, did a great job talking through different Welsh food, how they were locally sourced, and recommending some of his favorite bites. Will definitely visit again next time I’m in town.

From the moment we entered the restaurant to the moment we left we were treated so professionally and friendly by the staff . We had the 8 course taster menu absolutely delicious Anya our waitress was brilliant explaining all the dishes. It's our 2nd time at the restaurant but it wont be our last thank you

On a trip to cardiff we had a meal at the Welsh house the food was wonderful and the staff were very friendly

As an American visiting Cardiff, this is a "must stop" while visiting.

Came here with my partner a few weeks ago and we loved everything about it! We had two wonderful servers (sorry I forgot your names) but they were really sweet and kind- definitely will be coming back!

We had a voucher for Christmas.. we had 7 courses from the tasting menu... it was all delicious and the waiter was so lovely, he couldn't do enough for us. Would definitely go back .

Amazing spot , great food and amazing service by Sam . Highly recommend. Went there for staff party . Couldn't ask for anything more . Definitely will be back soon.

Booked sunday lunch for a family of 3. 2 adults 1 child. Very disappointing. Everything was just luke warm. Ordered 1 beef dinner and 1 sharing platter. No additional veg again very bland. Luke warm. Whole meal pretty flavourless.No condiments provided. Very expensive for such a meh experience. Asked with drinks without ice. They came with ice. Wine was lovely. Children's meal (burger) was the best choice and super tasty. Wouldnt recommend sunday lunch.

Lovely food, atmosphere was great. Sam was absolutely a star very attentive and friendly definitely we will comeback.

We came for our staff party to the Welsh House and it was fantastic. Organisation and service 10/10! Sam was the stand out for us with his tri-lingualism - he and the team were all brilliant. Diolch yn fawr pawb, grazie mille, thank you so much!

I asked someone for a recommendation for lunch in Cardiff and if the person had said "There's a decent pub in town called The Welsh House", then my review might be more positive. But the fact is my wife and I were led to believe it was a quality restaurant, which it is not. I had starter of creamy garlic mushrooms on toast. Tasted like it had been sat in the fridge for a few days, and I'm no expert but I think the bread was too soft. My wife had the Steak and Welsh Ale Pie with chunk chips. She said the pie was good but the chips were fatty and gross. I had steak and chips. The medium rare steak was over cooked and I had the same chunky chips and agreed with my wife. We had a large bottle of still water and a larger shandy and our bill was more than £70, which shocked us despite the fact we live in London!

Excellent service from George today, nothing was to much trouble for him. Food on this occasion was sadly not the best, served luke warm and the lamb wasn'tthe best but everything else was perfect and it wont put me off visiting again.

We returned to The Welsh House after having a great meal last January for my Birthday, this time opting to be further into the restaurant after being cold last year with the chilly blast from the front door opening. This year again we all had a lovely experience of great Roast lunches and my son said his Burger was superb. Plenty of meat with the three we had Beef, Lamb and I had roast Pork all arrived with roast potatoes and a seasoning ball that was delicious and a beautifully puffed Yorkshire pudding. The vegetables all hot and were spiced red cabbage, carrots, sprouts and swede. The only thing I can downgrade my rating on was the gravy, I have been a chef for over 16 years and have experience in many establishments now using a safe, gluten free vegan Bisto. The gravy tasted similar to a gravy mix rather than using all the meat juices they must have access to serving 4 different roasted meats. I was wondering,If only they used a great stock and made a classic reduced roast Jus/gravy then this dinner would be perfect, it's the main flavour over everything. We will return again and I have told friends and family about this almost perfect restaurant. Maybe it will be looked at 🙏🏻

I ordered a taste of Wales. The food was impeccable and the portions were quite filling and very filling. It is also at T1 level in Taiwan. The cp value is quite high. I personally think it is a must-try when visiting Wales for the first time.

Had a lovely couple of hours service excellent

Lovely Sunday roast excellent service

Enjoyed the Welsh tasting menu. For us, too much food. Less quantity and the same quality would have been more enjoyable. That said, staff and food were first class.

Was an amazing experience, with great service by Onim. Will definitely be back.

My husband and I visited The Welsh House in Cardiff this afternoon and opted for their 3-course festive menu. The food was absolutely gorgeous—each course was beautifully presented and full of flavor. I also sampled several cocktails, all of which were delightful and perfectly crafted. The service was excellent despite the restaurant being extremely busy, with the staff working flat out to keep everything running smoothly. However, I must mention the limited seating; it felt a little cramped. They turned away numerous people who did not have reservations as well. The floor space could be put to much better use with extra tables added to facilitate more seating and thereby make the company more money. Additionally, every time the door opened, we were hit with a chilly blast of air, which was less than ideal on a cold evening. Overall, The Welsh House delivered on food, drinks, and service, but a bit more comfort would make it even better. We’d happily return for the delicious menu and warm hospitality!

Awesome service from the bar staff. Highly recommend

Exceptional food with fresh, bold flavors! The service was top-notch, and the warm ambiance made this restaurant an ideal place for a relaxing and enjoyable evening.

Disappointing Experience at The Welsh House, Cardiff Our visit to The Welsh House was a letdown from start to finish. When we arrived, our table wasn’t ready, which wasn't the end of the world, it's christmas and so this happens, but there was no apology or explanation. We were asked to wait at the bar and just shuffled to the side. To make matters worse, there was only one person serving at the bar. We decided to try the roast, but it was utterly tasteless. The only part I could stomach was the Yorkshire pudding, which says a lot about the quality of the meal. For a place that presumably prides itself on its Welsh heritage, the food did not deliver, and I truly hope this isn’t what visitors to Wales, believe represents Welsh cuisine. The atmosphere was stale and lacked any vibrancy. While the decor seemed to aim for something traditional, it came across as dark, tacky and uninspired. The one redeeming feature was our friendly waiter, who did their best to make the experience pleasant despite everything else falling short. Unfortunately, even great service couldn’t salvage such a disappointing visit. I wouldn’t recommend this place and would strongly recommend anyone to stay clear.

Had a works Christmas lunch here. There were a lot of us, so I managed my expectations, but the food just wasn't up to the price tag. Soups were served cold when they should have been hot, portion sizes were much too small and the mains were all luke warm at best when served (but tasted nice). I didn't have dessert but those that did didn't seem too impressed. Disappointing all things considered.

Great Christmas lunchtime meal at the Welsh House, Cardiff. Staff very friendly, welcoming and professional. George was amazing and looked after us the whole time. Food was just lovely, well presented and hot. Would highly recommend a visit.

Service was slow. Food was ok. Expected a little more for a Christmas meal. It was sold as a Christmas menu but not even the tables were decorated.

We were seated at the corner, by the window. Despite multiple attempts to get the staff’s attention (and they were quite a few serving), we were ignored. I had to get up from my seat and go speak with a waiter and order our food. The food was tasty specially the cockles and it came relatively fast. After having the main course, we had to once again go up to the waiter in order to get the dessert menu. We chose the dessert and were told that the kitchen was closed. This was very disappointing having in mind all the time we had waited. As we were leaving, we noticed that the group sitting next to our table was also unhappy with the service and complained about missing some of the drinks they ordered. We hope they improve their service otherwise they might lose customers.