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.

Such a fantastic pub and the staff are just incredible. Beautiful pub in a stunning location and the food is just out of this world. Best roast dinner and the red snapper was gorgeous. Highly recommended:)

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.

Fantastic value. Huge, comfortable room with beautiful views. Friendly service and good food

We arrived in The Brecon Beacons on Sunday after a long drive,Red Lion was our nearest pub so we walked to have a drink, it was packed. We received a warm welcome from both staff and locals (who even offered to let us sit with them) everyone chatted to us, it was so lovely. Drinks arrived quickly. Monday we were booked in for dinner, it was amazing. Roaring fire, comfortable seating, clean toilets and another friendly welcome. We were served a pumpkin soup with garlic bread compliments of the chef, delicious. There were 4 of us so we chose spicy crusted mackerel, duck breast and the scallop with pork belly, all were perfect. We then had Welsh sirloin, which came with chips,onion rings,tomatoes and mushrooms, so juicy and tender and perfectly cooked. 2 had rump of lamb and other pork belly all were as menu listed and were outstanding. Almost too full for dessert but we shared a apple/rhubarb crumble tart which came with crème anglaise and clotted cream ice cream OMG beautiful 😍 2 finished with a coffee laced with Penderyn whisky from the local distillery. Red Lion is a traditional pub with a menu worthy of the gastro pub title, we loved the people and the food. If you are in Penderyn don’t miss it.

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