Yates Cardiff in Cardiff

Nice venue, great staff but not really my cup of tea. I was there for a gig but it was very student heavy (which is obviously totally fine, especially if your a student) but I kind of felt a bit of an interloper. If you're in your 20s or 30s and like popular music I think I could recommend. Staff were very nice but seemed a little confused by the older group in the building that day.

Depends on who is there but always enjoy

Unlike weatherspoons, no tea,no coffee,no food, drink is arent cheap

What a lovely pub. Close to the New Theatre and surrounding area. Staff were really pleasant and very friendly

Great atmosphere friendly staff good prices on all alcoholic drinks well worth a stop for a drink and a catch up

I'm disabled so I struggle to make it to public toilets, I asked if I could use the toilet,There is a sign outside explaining that toilets are for customers only however It was a toilet emergency, the door security were compassionate and understanding as were the bar staff. Amazing atmosphere, friendly and compassionate staff. Complete opposite to next door at the Crockerton where I was refused assistance.

Was a great place to have a coffee and watch the F1...

They've stopped serving food now and why I don't know They've taken the kitchen out for no reason whatsoever even if the ran a small menu like egg and chips or sausage and chips would make a difference in my view not even a coffee machine anymore

I just go drinking with my friends & Yates is a nice quiet place to sit.However,recently they've adopted a no food to be served on their premises. Whilst there,I witnessed several persons come in then left.One of my friends included.Its a sad sight & I'm sure it has seen a reduction in guests especially with a new pub opening nearby.

Had a great laugh I'm 50 plus but my colleagues are a lot younger. Not judgmental at all.

Good food will definitely return

Ciy centre nightclub/sports bar. I usually avoid it in the busy periods. Fairly quiet during the day with basic pub food menu. The food isn't too bad being similar to Henry's bar around the corner. Both Stonegate places but Yate's slightly cheaper, presumably as it's not waitress/waiter service. Good for a quick meal and not too expensive for nowadays. Improved since my last review. Mainly because it's empty most nights. The staff are really lovely.

Nice quiet bar in middle of Cardiff. 10pm on a Saturday and was not heaving. Nice change for a city centre bar

I can’t fault Yates it’s a good value for money restaurant. I work close by and they have good deals on at lunch. I’ve had the smothered chicken and the bbq chicken wrap both were good and decent portions

Opposite New Theatre.... convenient for a pre show drink

bouncers where terrible and rude id’ed me and my friends fair enough but kept questioning us, they are walking round like they own the place makes us very uncomfortable. food and drinks are over priced and music is old school. staffs attitude is terrible giving looks and evil eyes. drinks take awhile i don’t appreciate this service on a night out.

This place actually saved our game day... Our 1st attempt for lunch fell through... Which pretty much dampened our mood (everywhere was packed).. we were about to give up on lunch. Chance would have it.. we came on the the Yates! They welcomed us and ensured a nice lunch Thank you Yates !

Great place to watch the rugby, nice food and atmosphere.

Really enjoyed the vibe, very attentive staff and great food. Will definitely come again next time I am in Cardiff.

a great bar in the heart of Cardiff. Staff are friendly, food is tasty, and prices are good. The manager was super friendly and gave us good tips on what to do in the city: fully recommend

All of the food we wanted was unavailable….. the alternatives were more expensive ….. uuummmm we all felt it was purposful. Never go again

Nice pub shame about the manners of the staff. A friend asked to swap his beer as they poured a premium lager into a normal glass so the lager went flat straight away. He was questioned on this although it was obvious why he wanted to swap it. Female member of staff didn’t have a please or thank you all the time we were there. Pretty much a basic need for front of house should surely be good manners!

Popped in yesterday for a quick bite to eat before the theatre. Fast and friendly service and food was great. Nice atmosphere in there. Will be back next time I see a show

Great lunch here. Came with friends before a theatre trip. Great atmosphere - Great pint. Staff were really helpful and friendly. Will be back

Great value meal. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Lovely chilled laid back atmosphere.

Glad to see Real Ale back on the pumps!

Formerly the 3 Rivers. A Stonegate pub which is more of a Sports Bar as if Cardiff needed any more. Real ale, decent wine and average food. Gets busy on weekends.Tends to be poorly cleaned by the evening. Quite likely bits of food food on the floor or uncleared tables. Toilets also likely to be uncleaned. Could so easily be 4 or 5 stars with more attention to detail.

Had a wonderful experience here. The bar staff are always happy to help and offer expertise on unfamiliar beverages. Cannot wait to organise my next night out!

Dropped in with our daughter on saturday the27 th jan And enjoyed a very well cooked meal service so good and atmosphere was buzzing ( I since understand people were having a drink before going to local theatre The two outstanding members of staff being Ian and Callum a credit to their employers

Like a upmarket Wetherspoons. Watch out for the meals with drinks deals, they only include soft drinks and you have to pay extra for alcoholic. Food good value for money, staff friendly and helpful.

Came to watch the footie and decided to have a mixed grill. Was soo pretty looking, I almost didn't want to eat it. Much better than I was expecting. Will definitely be back again.

Called in before 12 and ordered 2 breakfasts (one veggie, excellent quality and great staff

Went to watch the footy and boxing here recently, was very impressed with the food and drinks value, speed and service was first class.

Lovely food, friendly staff, facilities clean .

Great friendly staff and good food

Great bar excellent range of ciders including lillys. Really enjoyed and good prices

Would given more but bar manager wouldn't take request off customers (only asked to turn subtitles off on a live game of football they took half the screen and way behind) 🤬🤬

Great staff, hard working. Food was hot and fresh!

Don't remember being in here, but I enjoyed every minute that I was in Cardiff, so I'm confident it was great 👍👍 I have now checked my online banking and I spent £35 here so I guess I did like it here 😀

All ages relaxed atmosphere good choice of drinks Clean and enjoyable

Staff were great. But food was awful. Definitely microwave meals. The lasagna was awful. Served lovely by wonderful staff. Hot and cold In places..shame. I couldn't eat it.

Watched football, staff great, unfortunately didn't have food we wanted, no steaks, no all day breakfast, no salads so ended up with just chips with sauce, had to go elsewhere for main meal.

Very nice place to have a drink. Would recommend

Just popped in for a few beers 🍻 before going to theatre 🎥 otherwise it was a good place to go

Can't complain about the place went for a mates 50th the service was good sport was good Manu looked good and all

Stopped off on the way to the New Theatre for a drink and ended up having a sharer platter. It was reasonably priced, a good quantity and very nice tasting. Place was quiet but was a Monday early evening.

We are here at lunchtime on a Sunday. Same as any other "wetherspooney" place. Good value. Fed well. Sticky menus & floor which you come to spect in these places. We had a drink each with our food - three adult dishes and drinks £30 and we will be fed all day tbh. No much to note. Staff was friendly and it wasn't busy so it suited us fine. We brought our own colouring in/activity booklet and everyone was happy!

First time here. The staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. We were delighted with the drinks, food and service. 5 stars!!! Shout out to Rhys and Jasmine. A credit to Yates.

My nephew and I came for food before heading down to Cardiff to watch the football. Ffion, Keeley and all the staff were very attentive throughout the vist, ensuring the food was good and that neither of us had any allergies prior to us ordering. Even though it was a busy shift nothing was too much trouble for them. Highly recommended place to visit for food and drinks.

Reese behind the bar was just lovely, I hope he has a fabulous day and is just a great guy all round

Only popped in before a show at the New theatre great vibe great pint love Yates cardiff I will be back.

Great pub. Amazing food, good value, great service from the team! Brilliant for watching the football or rugby!

The strawberry blonde boy gave me and my friend John the greatest service, I'll be back just for him. Think his name was Rhydian, see you soon Rhyds!

Staff really friendly and accommodating

Great for sport. Fantastic staff

I often come here for a quick pint after work, and within a week they already remember what I'm drinking..the staff is so friendly and welcoming, there's one guy there in particular, who goes above and beyond, think he's the owner or manger, he's got a heart of gold. nothing is too much trouble, and the food have always Been spot on. Keep doing what your doing guys your doing a fab job. I'm definitely a returning customer. You will not be disappointed

It’s probably a very different experience if your with a group but as a single I felt uncomfortable and very unwelcome. Lots of others were invited in but unfortunately as a single I’d go elsewhere which is what I did

So it seems they stop serving food when they feel like. Website says food until 8 got to bar at 7 to be told kitchen had closed. Joke!!

Very loud on a Saturday night, called in for drinks and food before theatre. Food selection was great and we had the 5 starter share meals, scampi was a bit mushy texture, although the taste was ok. No katsu chips, so had hunters chips which were fine. Potatoes skins are fab. No bombay sapphire, but Gordon's OK. No cola on pump as they were faulty, but poured from large bottles which was fine to.

Honestly, it is a great place to go and have a cheeky, quick drink with some friends

Absolutely dead on Monday evening... lager was a bit hit and miss really more towards the miss end. BUT a great bar lady. And it qas £6 something a pint.

Food was stunning and didn't wait long either

Staff were helpful,put the Welsh U20s game on for us fair play, can't fault the place. Probably the best pint of Thatchers Gold I've had so will return 👍

Un sitio perfecto para comer o tomar una cerveza en un buen ambiente, en el centro, me gustó

Food was disappointing , the menu looks amazing but the food was tough , a chicken breast that had seen better days , charred to a crisp on one end , bacon and cheese did not hide this . Chips were tough to chew , peas and grilled tomato was ok. Drinks and service good . Would not revisit for Food but would go back for drinks

Food looked great. Excellent service. Good prices.

Nice bar can be busy at times but always great service friendly staff

Ordered food mains arrived and to say portions are small is an understatement had the bbq chicken cheese melt I think they were quails breasts and very few chips and half frozen peas. Don't expect to fill up on the food here!!!!

Friendly staff and surprisingly good food for the low price.

Popped in for a pre-theatre meal. Very convenient and good value. The small plates were generously portioned. Would have been 5 stars but several items on the menu were unavailable.

Not to bad ok for drinks and music

Came here for tea. Lovely burger. Great atmosphere and friendly staff

Good Central pub with reasonably priced food. Hunters chicken, chips, peas, and a soft drink for £8.99! Decent portion and served hot. Friendly staff. Good location for food/ drink before show at New Theatre

Prices is bit dear. Quiet place

Great Guinness served by a brilliant group of staff. Recommended

Great service, great food, superb value for money!!!

Good sport coverage, good staff, unique dancing doorman

Good value sports bar nothing spectacular but the food we saw looked good .

Lovely pub good food friendly staff

Did not have what I wanted on the menu but the food was tasty plenty of it drinks a bit expensive

Perhaps you may not expect much from a sporty type Yates but this place is excellent. We’ve been a few times recently and it’s really impressive. It has a lovely atmosphere, not too busy and you can always get a seat. The food is delicious and tremendous value, if there is anything slightly wrong the staff will deal with it superbly. Lovely, friendly staff. All of this at great value too.

We had a 45min wait for a bus, so we called in for a drink. It was lovely, clean and spacious with a nice ambiance of people chatting. A pleasurable wait for our bus. Will go again one day.

Service great nice staff will go back.

5 mins from our hotel (Indigo - very nice and so central), across the road from the theatre was this warm, cosy bar. Lots of people in there so obviously a popular spot. We got a nice table by the window - ordered burgers/drinks at the bar. They have lots of big screens for sport so we watched the football - but the sound was down so it didn’t disturb anyone. Tasty burgers and a nice Guiness and House red. Very smiley and friendly staff. A comfortable place to eat and just a stroll from our hotel

Lovely staff we enjoyed every meal and drink no faults there, excellent value, only 4 stars as would be ideal if had colouring for little ones to do or purchase whilst waiting for food.

Advertised its a sports bar come to watch football but refused to put sound on . Miserable staff need training on being respectful to customers . Don't come here to watch sport

A really nice place for watching sports, eating classic pub meals and enjoying a pint or two.

Cheap and cheerful. Found it to be nice and quiet on the Sunday afternoon that we called in.

I dropped into Yates by accident after leaving another establishment due to the staff being rude there. When I entered Yates I was created by 2 really nice members of staff. They were polite and friendly and took my breakfast order. After sitting down Ffion brought over my condiments and cutlery and I had my breakfast about 10 minutes later, it was delicious. Thanks to Ffion and Keeley for a very pleasant experience, I would highly recommend a visit.

Fantastic service at Yates, food and atmosphere fabulous yet again. We all had a wonderful Christmas Party and would like to say a big thank you to Ffion, Lee, Kee & Ian together with all the rest of the staff for looking after us. 👍🎉😁

My friend and I popped in whilst Christmas shopping and I couldn't of been happier with the experience. The pub was lovely and warm, and that warmth was matched by the barmaids Ffion and Keeley who were extremely friendly in their service. I only wish that we had time to stay for food as the breakfasts that were being served looked delicious 😋

Nice bar, decent menu for food. Bit out of the way though.

The yates is decent if its a starting point and not a full night plan. Its more of a Wetherspoons than a party place. DJ is practically on the dance floor because they haven't located him a big enough area. The pints are shocking if you look at the attached image of mine. I thought the bar maid was joking when she gave it to me but she was dead sure that's how its meant to be! After a few words with another bar worker the issue was resolved with a pint that didn't have a 5inch head on top. Dance floor is small, can probably fit 10 people at one time. The bouncers haven't got a clue how to secure or protect the premises, hardly check ID's, not very quick to action and the one tall bouncer looks about 13 in the body of lurch from the Addams family, and i don't think its safe for someone so young and thin to be put in dangerous situations where he could be having to escort drunken fully grown men out of the premises. And that Lurch comment wasn't a dig, its just he's tall and actually works at a local funeral home in the weekdays but i cant imagine that it can be paying to well if he's forced to take weekend shifts as a makeshift bouncer at The Yates.

Brilliant pub & atmosphere. staff very friendly & helpfull

Best late night venue in town, great staff. Fab selection of drinks.

Had a good experience recently during the rugby internationals. Service was very good, the drink selection was excellent, and the burgers were tasty. "Footlong Nachos" were disappointing in size and taste. Good place to spend a couple of hours or watch the sport.

Spot on, good night, wasn't too busy, had a great night with the guys...!!

Great place for post rugby beers

Always friendly and fast service. Food is very nice and a wide menu. Large drinks variety. Average prices for inside the city center.

Good bar staff very busy NZ were in town got served quickly & food was nice