The best restaurants in Rhigos Rhondda Cynon Taf South Wales

Where else would you see a cafe surrounded by several flocks of sheep? 🐏🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑 On a Welsh mountain side in the middle of the Brecon Beacons, that's where! What a unique and enjoyable experience; sipping hot freshly made coffee, munching a lovely bacon 'butty' with the breeze blowing through the valley. Plus, a 'captive' audience, each one of the woolly creatures in the audience hoping for a free sample from my bread roll. No luck there I'm afraid. Good quality burger, fresh bun and great service from the proprietor. Will definitely use again.

Excellent food and friendly service. A real gem

When I arrived my family were already sat at the table. It was a warm day so I picked up a glass from the table to have water. It was so dusty it looked opaque, my cutely was all dirty. My starter came (mushroom) the pasty was soggy and under cooked. The children had pizza ( limited basic child’s menu) it was the quality of a basic unbranded super market value pizza. Cheese just melted no colour. I definitely think it needs a new hygiene assessment, When I spoke to the staff (all young, no senior member) I was told to ring or email. I’ve done both since and to date no reply. It could be such a wonderful place. It just looked said and run down.

Had the unpleasant experience of booking this place, just what you see on Gordon Ramsey's hotel nightmares sadly. The whole place is run down and a sad shadow of what it could have been in the past. The pints we had from the bar came from a barrell that was opened by what it seems last year as was severed 2 lifeless flat pints, the lounge where you take the drinks is dirty as well, also not forgetting the dirty cutlery behind one of the sofas. The rooms are seriously outdated, the carpets needed to be replaced 10 years ago and smell awful creating a horrible musky smell which was giving sore throats! The is dust everywhere and honestly can't have been cleaned this year.... The kettle has mould and a disgusting yellow substance inside making that unusable also. The bathroom has mould in the grout lines in the tiles and the shower head called in limescale and honestly feel like using those facilities would have made the user more dirty not cleaner. The last issue is a very big concern regarding the care of people's safety as the main fire escape upstairs has a tumble dryer dumped in the middle of the escape route which is a huge safety concern as in the event of a fire guests will have to climbe over a tumble dryer????!!! The lady receptionist was lovely and polite and that's honestly as far as the plus sides go unfortunately, not usually one to make a fuss over anything but this was honestly ABIT of a shock. Had to travel down to local restaurants after reading the countless reviews of undercooked food and poor hygiene too which made us very worried about eating there. The location is peaceful, the receptionist is very polite but that's not worth putting up with the rest sadly, needless to say we was up at 5:30am excited to leave and left by 7am..... No doubt 25 years or so ago I can imagine this hotel being beautiful and looking amazing but sadly it's being seriously neglected and can only see it getting worse, honestly would love to see it looking great again.

Walked to Penderyn from Pontneddfechan via the Sgwd Yr Eira waterfall. Stopped at the Red Lion for lunch. Really good food, I had a red mullet starter and pork loin for main from their current set menu, both beautifully cooked, accompanied by a couple of glasses of a very nice NZ sauvignon blanc. Walked off the wine and (some of) the calories heading back to Pontneddfechan. What a lovely day.

This is pub is a unknown gem just outside Hirwaun on the back road of rhigos a mile or so from zip line well worth the vist food outstanding hot served promptly to all guests in party of 40 very well presented on time hot and delicious outstanding value service from start to finish locals very friendly will definitely be returning to this local pub to support Chris and staff highly recommended you will not be disappointed booking recommended also serving Sunday lunch looking forward to going ASAP