The best restaurants in Cowbridge The Vale of Glamorgan South East

Absolutely blown away by the food and drink. Lovely atmosphere and friendly service. I'm not vegan but this had to have been one of the best lunches I've ever had. Will definitely be returning with more friends.

Rocket and Rye truly outdid themselves with their beef Sunday dinner! The portion was generous, perfectly satisfying a hearty appetite. What stood out was the quality of the beef – tender, flavourful, and cooked to perfection. The array of vegetables served alongside were excellent. Each bite was a blend of homely comfort and culinary expertise. Definitely a must visit for anyone craving a top-notch Sunday feast!

Great food really enjoyed , staff are friendly and helpful. Will be going again and again

Outstanding! Super friendly staff, clean and well-presented. The ice cream and brownie were delicious. To top it off, the coffee came with a miniature ice cream, which caught me off guard as it was such a brilliant touch. Definitely recommend.

Great food and service, highly recommended

One of the best Sunday dinners I have ever had! Will definitely come again and highly recommend! Staff were super lovely too! Fab experience! Thanks guys!! X

We've eaten here twice recently; vegan burger is great and the staff are so friendly and helpful. Would recommend to anyone visiting Cowbridge.

My parents booked this 6 weeks in advance for a family dinner The restaurant was far from busy near empty ..Ordered at 1:15 …the starters turned up at 2 o’clock ..45 mins later it took the staff a further 30 minutes to clear the table after eating …the bar staff do the table service so if the bar is busy the restaurant is on stop and the food goes cold ..45 mins after the starter the mains course turns up 3 .oclock 2 hours in the venison was off the menu …they run out of steak on a bank holiday on a sat afternoon..no steak for the sat night sitting …the steak I ordered turned up it was more like a burger than a steak …I complained..the barmaid . Come waitress said I can change it ..but it would be a while ..I laughed there’s no one in here it shouldn’t take long to cook a steak …you know we been sat here 2 hours …her reply well you did have starters ……I eat the steak out of embarrassment of making a justified complaint turning into an Argument…I didn’t bother with desert by this time we were 2 hours plus sitting down …the food hygiene rating is 3 ……avoid this restaurant at all costs

We normally go to the other grill house however the family wanted to have a larger table for all which this one does with a large rectangular table that we could all be seated around. This made the experience even better. The food and service was up to the usual high quality and standard. I only got my food photos this time. Steak cooked to perfection, love the way they grill them with the traditional markings you get and Smokey taste as well.

I called to book a table . I was simply told bookings are online only, no niceities and before I could explain that I couldn’t get online they had put the phone down. So if this is the customer experience before walking in, what’s it like when you’re in there!

Happy days is a regular visit for myself and friends. Debbie is the most friendly proprietor and always has a chat and time for you. The tea is in old fashioned teapots and lovely china teacups. There is a great selection of homemade cakes and scones . I haven’t had lunch there , but seeing others eating has made me Hoping to do it soon. Bacon rolls and corned beef pie look delicious. Always a delight to go there

This pub has been bought by the villagers. It’s is wonderful in so many ways. Cowbridge seems to be a black hole of decent food aside from the hare and hounds and maple and bean. This felt like a proper community pub in the 90s. The staff were all amazing. The food was amazing. There wasn’t a 400% markup on rubbish wine. The service as great. The atmosphere was lovely. Great starters of crab and squid were followed by perfectly cooked steak. The doughnuts with custard cream and strawberries were lovely. No rip off frozen food or “small plates” that nobody likes here. Go and support places like this. The rest of cowbridge eateries need to up their game.

I reserved some cakes , as we were going for a walk and were calling back later for coffee and cake for a birthday treat ! The staff are so accommodating here , especially the male today 7/7/23 as we were late back , when they closed at 4pm, after getting a bit lost enroute in the countryside. The staff member allowed us to have 2 coffees and the reserved cakes, after closing time, the coffees were excellent and the cakes too. We had the largest cinammon bun I have ever seen and the most scrumptious chocolate brownie ever, crunchie on the outside and sappy in the middle. Such excellent service deserves a big thank you ! Thoroughly recommended !!!

Called in for my daily fix. Can’t beat a good cup coffee. Nice place with good staff will definitely go back when in cowbridge

Greggs is Greggs - you know what you are getting. But the main reason for this 5 star review is to draw attention to the opening times, which the other independent businesses of Cowbridge & the immediate area could learn a lot from. The simple fact is that if you want an early or late coffee or want to pick up food on the way to or from work, then the only places that can ensure this are the usual chains, or the vending machine in Tesco. I appreciate that running an independent business is extremely challenging & risky, but there seems to be a general early-closing ethos that permeates the whole town, & those that are open late close for a window of time each day where I would have thought footfall may be high (end of work & school etc). Anyway, mine's a steak bake.