The Whistle Inn in Torfaen

Fantastic place, the food was gorgeous. This is the best place I have been to for a while. Excellent friendly service, very reasonably priced, lovely food, big portions. The desserts were to die for! Honestly I can’t wait to come back south wales to visit here again, it was such a marvellous place! Thank you for an astounding lunch.

I booked the Whistle for my husband's 50th and my cousins 16th joint birthday celebrations. Right from the word go the customer service was outstanding. The communication in setting up this evening and arranging the meal plan for almost 30 guests was impeccable, the owners were extremely friendly, helpful and welcoming. On the night, again the service was excellent and extremely well organised, every meal came out one after another and all 27 of us ate at the same time. The meals were the best I've had in a very long time, hot, well presented and tasted amazing. From the start of the evening to the very end the staff worked extremely hard to ensure our evening was a massive success. I cannot thank you all for having us and we will definitely be back for all future events.

Amazing place food piping hot and staff are amazing definitely be back. Great place for all the family. Lovely park for the children and food especially mixed grill is huge! Well worth the money!

Good little pub , great food . Generous portions . Very friendly staff. On the small heritage railway. Has a conservatory or traditional pub with sports tv.

Really friendly and polite the way they work and happy environment. Would highly recommend and the food is stunning. Not to expensive

After a walk in the hills overlooking Blaenavon, four old friends went for lunch in the Whistle Inn. Very friendly welcome, and excellent meal at an affordable price. Thoroughly recommend the pub for it's food and friendly welcome.

Such a lovely friendly place.. the staff were amazing and so friendly. 4 adults, 1 child and doggo booked in for Sunday lunch after taking a stroll around the trails near the whistle inn. Honestly the best Sunday lunch I’ve had. The trio of meats dinner was stunning, great portions and the gravy just topped it off (chefs kiss) Will definitely be returning 👍🏽

The pub and children's play area are lovely but I would not recommend the food

Such a lovely and welcoming place! We had our two kids and two dogs with us and we couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome. We had starters which were lovely and a stunning Sunday lunch, and even though they had said they had run out of the cauliflower cheese the chef went out of their way to make us some - and it was SO good! Lovely, welcoming inn, nice wines and beer and all in all a lovely afternoon. We’ll be back next time we are in Wales!

Called in after a walk with a walking group, I just had a cup of coffee as they didn't have any vegan cake. Oat milk sachets which I have never seen before, provided by the coffee machine. They also didn't have gluten free cake which a member of our group asked for but they did say if we call in advance they will get gluten free from the freezer. Very clean and tidy bar, very clean toilets. Clean and tidy outdoor tables, water provided for dogs. Very polite, friendly staff who make you feel welcomed despite some rude customers. Would definitely visit this pub again if nearby

Called in here for drinks on a walk - great seating area outside as it was a nice day on 4th August 2024 - not far from the Bleanavon heritage railway - the last stop by the pub and also not far from the Big Pit National Coal Museum - good serivce will take cash or card

FANTASTIC place first time there yesterday, Excellent staff really friendly and helpful, Food was stunning 5 🌟 Definitely going back,

Great service, lovely beer. Great to sit outside and dog friendly!

Clean, friendly staff and a play area for the kids.

Really tasty reasonably priced food,& friendly staff would definitely recommend

Great food and lovely service, the view is amazing and sometimes you even get to see the steam train. I pop in here for lunch whenever I'm around.

Lovley pub. Food is great. Kids park outside is safe and well maintained. Pitches for vans well worth a visit

Food was cold, hard not delivered together and expensive for what it was. Apparently due to a rift between staff in the kitchen.

It's a pub with camping nice pub friendly staff, we are early risers and when we got up pub toilets locked so had to drive off and find somewhere sharpish ! Fairly flat ground nice view's I would go back more prepared looks like a steam train goes right up to campsite and you can see they are in middle of building shower block and other bits only £10 a night so can't grumble

After a long wet day we were so pleased to find a place to rest and get some grub on a Monday evening. Callum was a super host, telling us a lot about the mining history of area, about the long history of the pub itself, and about the wee train that comes up as far as the Whistle Inn itself several times a week. Definitely recommend supporting this local pub.

First time here today and wow! Never again food was cold and service was shocking. The worst roast I have ever had will 100% not return

First time at this friendly pub after a walk round the lakes. The delightful Ruby was chatty and attentive. Because I was alone, this felt kind and considerate. She also handled a tricky situation with some other customers with diplomacy, and apologised to me several times, which, although unnecessary, demonstrated excellent customer care. The food was lovely, (compliments to the chef) and reasonable priced. The pub is very dog friendly and I will definitely return, probably many times. They are open every day, and that's rare round here. Top marks for Ruby and the Whistle Inn!

Fantastic food great atmosphere and lovely People X Good deals for campers

Great motorhome pitch and the food was good and plentiful, thank you! You can quickly get to the Big Pit by bike.

Great pub, decent food/drink. Dog friendly. Camping and nice walks around the lakes.

Visited after a friend had mentioned the history and atmosphere of the venue. Has its own Mini railway station. Very friendly staff and check out the old miners lamps hanging from the ceiling donated to the pub on their retirement.

Bit of a wait for food but it was really busy, food was good though would go back again

Great place, really good service, quality food and drink and amazing value for money

What a stunning spot! Food was delicious! Great location! The owners of the pub were so kind we couldn’t get back to where we were staying so they kindly gave us a lift! Highly recommend! Amazing service, great food! Great drinks!

We popped in as we was driving by ,lovely spot to have a drink ,I had chicken and mushy in a white sauce with chips ,the chips was lovely chicken a frozen meal warmed up medioca at best ,my husband had chilie half + half , again chips was lovely although his chilie and rice shocking ,it came luke warm the rice was a dry clump on his plate chilie was tasteless,i did mention problems when I paid,she apologised and gave a small discount,,toilets also not very clean , definitely won't be returning for food ,maybe a drink as location very nice

Brilliant service and enjoy your day food was beautiful

Fabulous food and service. The Rhymney Hobby is good to.

Lovely place and great staff! We were doing a bike riding event and some of our group has breakdowns so couldn’t continue. The staff here couldn’t have been more helpful. Lovely food and they even stored our bikes while we arranged transport. It was busy and we could easily see why. Thank you for your help!

Lovely Sunday roast in the restaurant with great views. Food was delicious, service was fast and efficient.

We have visited the whistle a few times and Everytime we have had a great time. The location is so beautiful view of the hills around the steam train. It has a lovely beer garden with lots of benches and a children's play area. They offer camping facilities too. The pub itself offers a great selection of drinks and food. The food has always been really good. Proper pub classics steak, pie, burgers etc .

Weve wanted to go and try the food out here for ages. Yesterday finally we've got around to it. Was served a COLD chicken (called on menu whistle chicken as the name of the pub so thought it will be amazing...) with fresh chips and a nice salad (wish I'd ordered a salad and onion rings only). I mean you go out to eat a FRESH MEAL, to treat yourself and have a break from home cooking for at least one meal but got served obviously some leftover or premade meal from fridge... Never ever will I return. What a waste of money. I wish I'd have cooked at home...

Jens (weekend manager, I think) were top trumps. Pre booked a hard standing pitch. Spaces are small. It was very wet. Anyone on the grass would get stuck. There's water, elsan and the toilets are apparently 24hr. There clean, mens thrown is a bit loose.... Was a fire when we arrived. Bars well stocked for choice. Cocktails for the ladies which looked good (2 for £10). Food was very hot and tasty. Good choice for my vegi wife. Staff very attentative . Every last one of them checked up on us and no, we're not old people! Prices were what I would call quite reasonable. Big beer garden, sun was out, and so were everyone else. Nice to see a remote place so busy. As on the pubs description, plenty around, the big Pit is a must...and free!!!!!!!

We stayed over the weekend at thier campsite. The hardstanding areas where a little difficult for our large motorhome due to the grass areas being very very soft due to excessive rain previously, so we pitched up in the carpark. The site is really ok and has a play area for kids, there is also a shower and toilet block which is still under construction but water and chemical toilet are available plus use of the toilets in the pub. The pub itself is very friendly and the food is good and competitively priced, and is surprisingly busy given its rural location which says much for its popularity. As a bonus the Blaenavon heritage railway line terminates beside the Whistle inn at a small platform and station building, where you can catch the steam train To various stations down the line including the Heritage Big Pit coal mine. You can hop on and off the train at any station. All in all a weekend or even a week at the Whistle stop inn and campsite is highly recommended.

We had a couple of meals whilst staying on the campsite. The food was excellent and the staff very friendly and helpful. The views from the conservatory are impressive, we'll definitely be back.

Good pub to camp.food and beer a bit pricey but lovely pub and owners.dog friendley.

We've driven past the sign for the whistle on numerous occasions and always made comments about going for a meal. We finally booked to celebrate two family birthdays, and i have to say it was great. Lovely food, great service, and i imagine the view in the conservatory is absolutely fantastic on a nice summer's evening. Will definitely return in the future

Had a surprise 60th at The Whistle today ❤️ excellent service and food (as always) highly recommended 👌 thanks for the wine 🍷 ❤️

Have probly gone to the whistle for best part of 3 years but we went recently in a party of 16 and have never felt so disappointed, food was awful, service was off putting, and drinks done wrong, made a complaint but obviously being the decent party didn't do it in front of other customers but now I wish I did, Told them the problems on nearly all the meals, told them about the attitude we received from the manager and also told them about the drinks, they replied , we sorry about the manager attitude but he had be suffering with a bad back, so he must of thought take it out on us, as for the meals well avoid the kebab, £17 for 3 small pieces of meat and I mean small and a small hard pita bread. I'm not going to mention the other faults on meals and drinks as I would be here all day. Woman who I chatted to on fave book messenger did not and just blocked me. So please don't build your hopes up as the whistle does flop in its EXPECTATIONS, This was the first time this as happened in all the visits tho and the others times fare play its been faultless but this time was enough to put us off for good. They did offer 4 free meals, but somehow I think I would of struggled to share them with 16 others.

What a lovely place the food is lush we stayed over in our motorhome they couldn't have been more accommodating we will be back great atmosphere and very friendly can't do enough for you down to earth can't wait for the outside bar

Amazing place, cozy, welcoming and the staff are so helpful.

Me and my partner were just looking for somewhere to work and have a coffee and I would 100% recommend here, the restaurant has a gorgeous view of the surrounding landscapes and a small railway line and the vibe is so nice we spent 3 hours there until it got dark, the few staff members we spoke to were incredibly friendly also, if you’re fancying a late afternoon place to chill and have a drink, it’s a go to, we will definitely return for food sometime!

2 of us had the trio yorkshire wrap another had a bowl of chips and I wanted roast potatoes and gravy it was all amazing the only reason I didn't order more food was I had a leg of leg at home waiting but the staff were great the venue was amazing will definitely be back

Fabulous welcome! Arrived with many dogs to this busy pub on a wet day with complimentary doggy biscuits on arrival. The staff found space for us with no trouble. We had gorgeous chunky chips, drinks and complimentary curry and chips at half time during the Rugby match! A real gem. Will definitely return.

Thank you for another fantastic meal! Dog friendly included a sausage for the dog on the menu :-)

Food was very good, staff very friendly. Beautiful views out of the conservatory eating area, they have a park in the grounds where children can play.

Great food- went for the roast dinner. Friendly staff too.

Great service and food was delicious. We've been twice in one month to celebrate two birthdays and both food and service has been amazing on both occasions. Thank you!

Friendly staff, lovely food, lovely atmosphere

Relaxed congenial atmosphere amazing views definately recommend

Great nights stop over in our little campervan!! (Self contained no EHU).We had a lovely meal with our friend (who lives local) at the inn and the staff were extremely friendly and hospitable. After our meal we sat by the open fire, had plenty of drinks and chatted about the local history in Blaenavon. Would definitely visit again.

WHAT A GEM OF A FIND…feeling peckish following our trip to Big Pit visit, this is a must visit. Only a few minutes up the road and menu was plentiful and standard brilliant. Great service, warm welcome (without booking…many thanks), and even better fire burning next to our table! Will be back 🫶🏻

Lovely pub friendly staff and amazing food definitely will be returning

Really enjoyed our visit today. Lovely old style pub, great food, and dog friendly. Would highly recommend

Cannot recommend enough! The food was phenomenal, the service was excellent and the atmosphere was fantastic. Would definitely recommend having a meal here 💯

Had a fantastic new years eve and new years day. Staff worked their socks off and were smiling all the while and couldn't do enough for us. Amazing meals yet again. Thankyou Natalie and team xx

Really pleasant staff, lovely food and good prices but we had a discount that day too.Cant fault it.

Parked overnight there £10 for the evening in my van. Bit muddy, but nothing terrible if parked right. Quiet evening, and they have toilets open throughout but not showers. ( what do you expect for a tenner ) Didn't sample the pub itself, unfortunately, but will be returning as theirs a burger with my name on it 😁

First time visit and it won't be my last. The food was outstanding with big portions. Highly recommend the Big Pit Burger.. Wow!! I wanted a dessert but couldn't fit one in!! Staff were super friendly, helpful and just so pleasant. Lovely views from the conservatory, small park for the kids and a great atmosphere. Already planning another visit.. That's how good it was!

Visited after a walk at keepers pond, lovely pub, very welcoming with an open fire, friendly welcome and food was excellent and arrived quickly, can't fault it 😀

Nice looking pub but didn't real like the place. The atmosphere was dead and the bar man despite me telling him twice what I wanted gave me 3bwronh drinks. We just left as soon as we could.

Lovely friendly staff and great banter with some of the locals. I had a lovely bowl of soup. Will go back again to have a meal, and possibly use their campsite

Really good place to stop over with a camper food was very good staff very welcoming.

Been wanting to visit this pub for a while finally done it and we will definitely return fab views good food really friendly staff and all at a good price

Lovely cosy pub and nice food. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. I would definitely be happy to recommend it to others.

Such nice people even offered to open up early to accommodate my teams needs. Thanks

We went for Sunday lunch everything was perfect beautiful food ,and staff were very helpful and obliging.

Very friendly staff and owners. Took our orders even though kitchen was about to close and we had some recommendations. The food was excellent: Fish and chips Steak and Ale pie (the pastry was excellent) Chicken breast with potatoes. All very delicious. Very dog friendly too 😃 Would definitely come back if in the area!

Very nice pub great staff and the food was excellent - we also stayed at the campsite which was very good - building a new toilet/shower block not yet open but they leave pub toilets open all night for the campers. Take care in wet weather the bottom pitches to the left do get very wet although all have hard standings.

We camped here and loved it although the weather was not kind and the grass had just been cut and left in the field so grass cutting were everywhere... We had one meal here and the food was spectacular. Service and staff were also excellent. We all enjoyed the starters, mains and deserts and came away stuffed and happy. I have to knock off one star for the very low hygiene rating. Hopefully, they can 'up' this to a more reasonable rating. The toilet facilities could also do with a little TLC and as it is shared with the campsite it did run low of maintenance, soap and toilet paper.

Wonderful service. Cosy atmosphere as they had lit the fire for the first time. Food was brilliant good quality and plenty of it

Lovely staff, atmosphere was rather poor. Felt unwelcome so drank my drink and left, won't be returning. food wasn't anything to rave about either. Place has really changed and not for the better.

Camped overnight in our van. Camping site in renovation and pub a bit run down but hey we're in hard times and the staff and food made up for the aesthetics. A cheap stop over.

We were a party of six celebrating a birthday. The food was incredible with generous portions and good value for the price. Excellent service and friendly atmosphere. Well worth a visit!!

Really looking forward to live music at whistle next weekend...sorted!!!😎

New owners getting it together...food n drink lovely wonderful views..Bike and dog friendly A+++

Came here for a long weekend camping in a campervan. Lovely location with stunning scenery. The shower and toilet block isn't up and running yet, but the pub toilets are open 24hrs (you don't have to go through the pub to get to them). The owners are new and are lovely. The pub itself is cosy with real fires and the bar staff are great. Food is basket meals at the moment, but they are good value and tasty. Also as an added bonus there is the Heritage railway that stops at the pub. Steam train service from the pub, how brilliant is that!!? There are also the Garn lakes just around the corner and lots of easy walks in the area as well as cycle trails. All in all a fab site and pub which is being restored by the new owners.....Will definitely return!!

Making the place absolutely lovely and friendly place for food or a quiet drink...

Stayed in the campsite. Friendly welcome, pub closed unfortunately, but great food delivered from the village. Easy walk to 2 lovely lakes, one with fishing so I will bring my rod next time!

Lovely pub brilliant atmosphere open fire and gorgeous food and drink

Good food lovely pub throughly enjoyed

Absolutely beautiful food nice welcome by the landlord, food was on the table within fifteen minutes pipping hot, great wood burning fire.

Perfect for a camping stopover, nice location in the hills. Needed our levelling blocks though. Landlord very friendly and we enjoyed a few drinks in the bar with welcoming locals. No food on when we visited due to staff shortage but plenty coming in who wanted to dine so I'm sure the food is good. Will definitely stop again when visiting the area.

Just enjoyed a lovely lunch with my family. Food was delicious, service excellent and a great menu choice for both adults and kids. Location again absolutely stunning with some great views, and the Steam Railway station right next door. Get out here and support independent pubs. Highly recommend 👍

What a brilliant place to camp and stay, amazing views and walks all around. The pub hosts are very friendly and helpful. The prices are good and the food is tasty as well. A steam train stops right outside as well. We will revist soon.

Fantastic landlord. Great atmosphere.

Love this place. Cosy and good food. Great for the kids

Expensive for tents and lumpy ground. Good food and beer though

Amazing good fun kids made friends we loved it

A nice and friendly campsite with beautiful scenery

Such a welcome so friendly pub cosy and the food lovely

Fantastic food and staff make you feel welcome

Lovely area and food. Nice play park for the kids and also a train ride on a steam train avaiable. Loads of walks/runs around

Loved it. Pub food was good and reasonably priced. Staff very friendly and helpful. Thank you

Lots of children and quite expensive food. The beer garden has great views and there's a campsite at the rear. Very popular with families.😲😏

Lovely meal,friendly staff , will definitely return.