Traders Tavern in Cardiff

Pub grub at its cheapest and best - friendly staff

Great little pub a little walk from the centre, great atmosphere on match day. Good beer too (guest ales).

A hidden gem - been coming here for years. Great pub

Just a sweet little local pub that happens to be in the city center, didn't have food so can't comment but all round decent little place

Friendly staff buzzing atmosphere, especially when there’s a game on!

This place is unique. Brilliant. Fun. Great staff. Love it! Find me a better pub in the city...

Proper pub, good beer at good price. To few like it left.

What an amazing atmosphere from someone who is gay. I felt so comfortable as soon as I entered. We were both welcomed as a pair of normal people it was truly inspirational. I would recommend this place to anybody who would enjoy a good time 😘 xxx

Cute little pub in a handy location for waiting for someone at the dentist who's having a rotton ol time... 🤣 lovely and warm by the radiator, they do bar snacks but I didn't eat there, just had a shandy! Probably a good bar to go before a gig at CIA... lots of gig posters about

Great old style pub in Central Cardiff. Staff are extremely friendly. Great venue for pre drinks If you are going to Utilita Areana. Plenty of car parks near by.

Spent a couple of hours watching football, not busy but the ladies working were excellent, had a lovely lunch

A lovely pub close to the Utilita Arena, great atmosphere and played music of the artist we were going to see . Drinks are reasonably priced for town centre. We didn't have time for food so we can't comment on that, hopefully we can try it next time

Lovely atmosphere and very helpful and nice service. Will definitely go back 🙂

Great place,out of luck as there was no steak at all but lovely curry

Just a place to come for a beer

Come from Aberystwyth to watch leona lewis. Found this little pub the tavern What a great atmosphere great people running it definitely come again .

Reasonable prices on the drinks and meals ,, not an overly extensive menu , but great quality and portions sizes generous. Warmest of welcomes, Through the day , great place to stop off and recharge.. chilled reggae and mellow tunes… if you are out of town ,, older traditional pub. With loads of character.

Great pub, we popped in. There was an Elvis performing, he was great!

Old style pub, not many left now, great service and atmosphere.

£5.50 breakfast bargain and drinks are free 😋

Have only ever been when visiting the Motorpoint but had a great experience every time!

Best place to eat, chat, and meet new folks. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for great food and good vibes at awesome prices.

Had a great night with friends and the staff were fab

Proper pub feel. Love visiting your establishment.

Juste à l'écart des rues piétonnes du centre-ville cette taverne présente une carte simple mais de qualité. Ambiance familiale, clientèle visiblement composée d'habitués (ce qui est bon signe), l'accueil est très amical

A great place to go pre gig, playing the music of the band that you're going to see and on other nights the choice of music doesn't disappoint either. Saying that, it's not too noisy in there, a great place to meet with friends and with fantastic, friendly service. The cooked breakfast is the best in Cardiff! £5.50 for everything including tea and coffee ready for you on the side of the bar. Unbeatable

Great pre gig drinks! Brilliant atmosphere.

Excellent customer service and friendly staff! Perfect location for a drink and bite to eat, pre/post events in the Cardiff International Arena.

Didn't stop for food just a quick pint on way home

Did not have food and it was quiet there. Bar staff were welcoming and the beer was good.

Great day was had by all, staff were brilliant and we even had Elvis in the building 💙💙💙

Great traditional pub in the midst of all the chains in the city centre. Efficient pleasant service. Perfect for a pre-concert drink at the CIA and a cracking playlist.

A lovely genuine warm welcome 🙏

Had a brilliant time there before and after the Dropkick Murphys gig in January and looking forward to being in there for food etc before the Sabaton gig this Sunday, and more drinks after the show! Very highly recommended!!

Lovely cheap pub, very welcoming

Nice little pub, very handy for cardiff international arena.

Small pub next to the cia motorpoint cardiff, good place to have a beer before going in there for concerts. Saves standing in the queue.

Good little pub .. was quite (wed night) but could bet on that it gets well busy .. Good atmosphere.. polite staff ..Good music .. and good beer .

Very nice pub very close to the arena

Good beer and food at good prices. A little bit away from the town centre, so less hectic on match days.

Absolute gem! Found this place after the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 game after not bothering with the queues in the main streets. Pints were good, great crowd and plenty of table dancing.

Nice little pub - does attract the wrong crowd sometimes

Great pub for before a concert. Great atmosphere and good range of drinks

Fab pub, sensibly priced and well run, especially for a city centre pub. An easy recommendation.

Busy as usual, good, quick service

Such an amazing atmosphere in this pub. Great drink options and prices.

Excellent place to have a drink before going to the motorpoint arena. They also do take away drinks for the queue!

Probably the only real pub left in Cardiff. Love visiting her when going to the CIA.

Great place for a pre gig drink. Bit small but they make a great effort to play music of the act your going to see. Great atmosphere.

A proper pub pub. Good atmosphere and great staff.

Excellent pub for pre concert drinks

Great atmosphere and friendly staff !!!!

I've been coming to this pub for years, is always great

Thank you to all the staff for the wonderful service and friendliness that was shown to us. Also for going the extra mile in feeding us. Thank you

Tremendous boozer. My favourite place for a pint in Cardiff

Very friendly lovely staff enjoyed it a lot

Regular visitor here, with about 9 others, the last 12 months, mainly on a Monday after work about 5.30pm ish. Very reasonably priced food, always welcome here and very accommodating to people from all walks of life. And staff are very approachable. Thank you TRADERS TAVERN! :-) X

Friendly staff and welcome ,great breakfast.

Stopped off after a gig, great atmosphere, friendly staff and comfy seats

Nice to have a real, proper pub still surviving in Cardiff centre. Nice and clean, friendly (run by a brother and sister), drinks that won't break the bank, pop in for what pubs used to be like before Instagram made places decorate everything with pink neon signs.

Very accommodating for my nieces engagement party.

I like this pub. It's clean, tidy and has some of the cheapest food and drink in town and the service is very good. If your having a night out at the Motorpoint Arena this pub is 2 minutes away.

I love The Traders. Go before and after every concert at the motorpoint, so at least once a month. The music is allways pumping the crowd is allways singing and happy. Ive never seen a hint of trouble in there. The drinks are very well priced and the staff serve you very fast in a busy pub from a tiny bar and they are allways nice to me. I often go to gigs alone and allways feel very comfortable in there. Dont expect a seat, do expect to join in and sing

Fantastic pub, great food as well 🍺🍺🤘

Ideal spot for a drink after work or before going into Cineworld. Outside seating is great in Summer

Rough and ready with fit barmaid

Fantastic atmosphere friendly staff . Great food .

Always yes Traders Tarven when in Cardiff nit only on concert days but if you are in Cardiff great food good prices and always a great welcome thankyou

This place is steeped with history, looks like a real locals pub that probably sadly, due to multistory developments around it relies mainly on trade from the arena. It's a real friendly pub, not pretending to be anything else other than a feed and water hole. Warm welcome from the landlady (wearing crocs! Superstar) friendly staff even with a room full of thirsty post gig goers. You can stick your glass and chrome bars in town up your jacksy. This is a real pub, part of our heritage and needs to remain that way. Use it or lose it.

Great atmosphere and service. Perfect place to meet before a gig. Played some great music. Shame its not bigger. 🎶😊

Great pub, if goin to motorpoint, pop in for a drink, really fab pub

Great atmosphere just called in and dogs welcome that's great.. 🐶

The Traders Tavern offers simple but quality 'pub grub' and a whole host of beers, wines and spirits at very reasonable prices. You won't be disappointed!

Went for breakfast with the boys Good value but not the Best .

A good pub with a great city centre atmosphere. Went there with our choir and had a bit of a sing song. They made us very welcome. Good beer, great chips!

Cracking pub, brilliant atmosphere

A little piece of Yorkshire in the heart of Cardiff.. 10 out of 10

Lovely friendly atmosphere, bar staff really looked after us

Excellent bar next to arena good drink good atmosphere

Friendly pub with reasonably priced drinks

Very nice breakfast for a very reasonable price definitely recommend

A great independent pub! Perfectly situated for food and drinks before going to see War of the Worlds at the Motorpoint Arena. Great food, amazing value and great atmosphere.

Best pub to go for pre gig drinks at the motorpoint. Good atmosphere. Friendly staff

I didn't stay for long. But it was great

Really close to Motorpoint Arena. Proper pub. Good food & drinks at good prices

Visited Saturday great atmosphere before and after the Wales v Scotland game.

Very helpful staff and a good place to meet up with Friends!

Lovely break fast here friendly staff always giv uba good welcome

Always good service and friendly

Really nice breakfast , good price too

Bloody good pub, does an excellent breakfast at a good price.

Cracking pub to have a drink in before going to a gig.

Lovely staff. Quite a small place so we couldn't really social distance so we sat outside and were entertained by a couple of the locals "singing" 🤣

I found it cheaper than most. Lovely staff and great atmosphere

Great independent pub in the heart of Cardiff with great friendly staff. Also Best breakfast in the city centre at a steal.

Great pub , friendly landlord and landlady. Good prices , we went in Saturday , it was easy to get a table , went in Sunday before a James and happy Mondays gig , the pub was playing their music and the place was heaving great atmosphere everyone was having a great time , thanks for a great time .

What a great pub. Reasonable price beer and music was great.

Great food and atmosphere in this pub

Used to drink here in my late teens, now 20+ years later after moving home, I visited. It's great, was then, is now. A proper pub, not a glitzy mirrored crushed velvet kind of place, a proper pub with proper people having a proper good time. X

Great local, enjoyed a fun hour or so post gig