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We booked ahead as we knew it could get busy. We had a Thursday early evening for a few birthday drinks. The service was great, the barman was knowledgeable about the whiskeys and made suitable suggestions. The place is a lovely quirky little place, like a combination between a bookshop and a front room. The drinks were great and the atmosphere was also great. Highly recommended.

I ate here with family the night before a family wedding. Alongside out group of 14, there was another group around d the same size if not larger and some couples dining as well. The food was out of this world. I had pan fried seabream with a colcannon mash, absolutely beautiful, fresh and light. Dessert was a rich chocolate mousse, with rum and raisin ice cream and beautifully homemade cinder toffee. Again absolutely gorgeous, rich and a lovely finish to the meal. This is sadly Hiraeth's last week in Bridgend before the boys relocate to Cardiff in the Autumn, so whilst initially it seemed that service was slow it turned out that both chefs had been let down by the waiting staff who hadn't turned up. One chef remained in the kitchen cooking up a storm and waiting tables, whilst the other tended bar, took orders, brought drinks, checked we were OK and did all the other jobs outside of the kitchen. We had a great night, the food and ambience was delicious, both Chefs attentive and considerate despite the circumstances they found themselves in and the whole atmosphere was chatty and happy. Will definitely be going back when Horaeth reopens in Cardiff and absolutely recommend. Beautiful food, attentive hosts and a lovely environment. Thank you both, look forward to seeing you again soon.

Our first visit and definitely not our last visit. Hoogly catered for our family including baby and they also allowed dogs. The layout is spacious and stylish. Great service, great food and of course great tea and coffee 😀 This made our Sunday

I love this place so much, I come here regularly with my family and the food never disappoints! The service is lovely as well such a friendly bunch

We booked Lannelli's as a meal before the theatre and it did not disappoint, the lady serving was very attentive to our needs, she worked very hard to ensure we had everything we needed. The food came very quickly and was very delicious. We over heard another customer chatting about a discount if you were attending the theatre, so that was a nice surprise. I would highly recommend Lannelli's and we will definitely be back, thank you so much

Stopped for some excellent coffee (Lavazza) and a sandwich. A tiny, dog-friendly café, with a couple of tables outside. We sat inside and chatted to a couple of locals while Manny made our food and felt very welcome indeed. Recommended.

Visited here today food was delicious service spot on. We had chicken burger with sweet chilli sauce would totally recommend, good prices and the pimms was the best!! Perfect place to eat when visiting Viking bay Beach :)

Best pizza in the area ..!! YUMOLA - we just had a selection of pizza and “new dips” and all were absolutely awesome..!! 10/10 delicious fresh ingredients cooked to perfection.

If you want authentic Italian Ice Cream, served by friendly staff with a smile then look no further! So many flavours to choose from and all made freshly each day by Massimo himself. Top tip, get there early!

I discovered Pasta Out during lockdown, so unfortunately there was no availability to sit down and eat within, but the golden side to this was that I discovered their lovely take away service. The pasta is absolutely beautiful, so much so, that I will only have dry pasta in the house for emergencies only. There is a great choice of freshly made pasta and if they don't have any left, they will make it for you there and then. Easy to cook and beautifully fresh, soft and tasty. Highly recommended.

Had the roast lamb delivered to me on sunday. Food excellent and fantastic service. I had no cash but food left with me and Gary then sent me his bank details to pay for my lunch

Laurel and Alex catered for our wedding this year and we can no recommend them enough! We love Mediterranean food and wanted something as a tapas style and they came up with the most amazing sounding menu....We were absolutely blown away when we went for the tasting session with them and they made the whole process really stress-free. There was not 1 person at our wedding who was not bowled over by the food we had on our wedding day and we still have friends and family talking about it now and wanting the recipes!!! We just want to say a massive thank you to Alex and Laurel for going above and beyond to help make our day unforgettable and we will definitely be recommending you to everyone!!!!

I was going to write a review anyway because I was very impressed however my kids were bugging me to write one straight away to say Thankyou and say how much of a fab time they had! The staff made them very welcome and feel safe, it’s the little things like that which make your day! Thankyou so much, my kids had the best time and won’t stop talking about their breakfast!

Lovely quirky bar with friendly hosts and a good selection of drinks. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the local area.