The best restaurants in Wales

A small, very busy restaurant with welcoming and efficient staff. The menu is not large but offers a good variety that would offer something for everyone . Puddings particularly good, but all our dishes were well cooked . We recommend

visiting from Essex. What a wounderfull cafe good selection of food good service good value,will be returning next year. The best of luck to you all

Our favourite place to eat when visiting the area. The food never disappoints and the staff are always very friendly. We tried the steak and ale pies today and they were absolutely delicious, please keep them on the menu. Another favourite is their sticky toffee pudding, the best we've ever had. Great food, good service and dog friendly, can't ask for more 10/10.

Excellent meal ,fish n chips and sausage n chips both ordered both excellent ,freshly made and a really cheap price ,will defo return

Home cooked food very nice and very reasonable prices. Been twice now and intend to go again this week. Worth a little wait as everything cooked from scratch

Great little find while we were up Pontypool doing a bit of MTB riding. Friendly welcome, great atmosphere, food delicious. Reasonably priced.

We had a great meal staff all very friendly but at the time of booking wasn't told we'd be sat by the door very drafty was offered a different table but was in a area with a private party

Excellent, well presented wholesome food in this little cafe. Not many tables and it always seems to be busy so may share a table or sit on the bar stools in the window. Can recommend the salad with selection of cheeses and they promote interesting coffee which I have not yet tried. A return visit and we'll worth this repeat.

Came here for breakfast every morning during our break. Food is lovely, staff very attentive and helpful. Prices reasonable and plenty of selection

Bland. No Flavor, No Spice, All sauce, little meat. Onion bhajis dried out, like they are several days old. For the price they charge, just a rip-off!

Amazing to have the choice of the whole menu. I had cheeseburger gnocchi. Really tasty and lots of it. Would be nice to have a few more dishes where veggies were the focus but I very much enjoyed it and would go back. Everyone else enjoyed it too and most were meat eaters so that’s definitely a good sign.

Enjoyed a quick spot of lunch here in the sunshine with a couple of wines. Great value.

After an afternoon in Cardiff, this place was our go to stop off for a quick refreshment before going back to the car and home. How things have declined of late. The only dairy and gluten free item for my wife was an unappetising, feeble flapjacky sort of thing measureing in at about a quarter of an inch thick. Ok, they still do the hot chocolate made with oat milk or soya for my wife, and I'm pretty well catered for with a good selection of coffees and cakes, but I mean....big deal, I can go anywhere for those. She can't. They used to have a reasonably good selection of items for people with food intolerances, even the sandwiches, but it's as if, now, they just can't be bothered. A pity. We are going to try that new place in Queen Street that cater for ALL dietary needs. Let's see how we get on. Coffee #1, you've lost the plot and two loyal customers. Well, you'll be pleased to know that in the 3 years since my last scathing review, my wife and I went back purely out of desperation. Things have not improved.

Beautiful hotel, but could have a few more small amenities in rooms 🤍 My fiancé and I had a beautiful stay at the Mercure Hotel when attending Wales for a church convention. Location - The hotel is located in the city centre in Newport and it’s very close to the Friars Shopping Centre and Newport Food Market (4 minute walk). Parking is not available onsite but it’s a short walk to the nearest car park which is very handy (7 minute walk). Staff - The hotel staff were lovely! Main desk were so polite regardless of it being a busy check-in period over the weekend. I didn’t catch her name but to the person who wished us a lovely stay, we appreciate your kindness. Zero qualms with check in or check out 😊 View - We were very lucky to be on one of the higher floors facing the beautiful hills and nature of Wales. The sunrise was also a beautiful touch to witness! Bedroom - EVERYTHING WAS SO CLEAN! Spotless in fact, so kudos to the hotel staff for the upkeep - especially after a busy day out. The bed was extremely soft and comfortable. Windows don’t open (which is understandable as it’s very high floor) but the A/C definitely worked! It was cool when needed, and nice and toasty for the cooler evenings. The rooms must also be very soundproof because I couldn’t even hear a peep of any talking in corridors, next door, traffic outside, or anything so we had a very peaceful stay. Unfortunately, there was no fridge, or small things like biscuits in the room which were the only things I’d suggest adding (especially for the price), but other than this there were main essentials such as a kettle (tea and coffee), iron, iron board, wardrobe space, TV, etc. Bathroom - Small but very aesthetically pleasing! The interior design for the bathroom was stunning. Nice light-up mirror, beautiful lighting (for makeup lovers), and a nice roomy shower - and, again, everything was CLEAN!!! We love that 🧼 They’ve gone green so no shower caps or nail files etc in the bathroom which was unfortunate but these things can be requested from the main desk downstairs. Restaurant/Bar - The Restaurant/Bar area looked very lovely and roomy, and had a very quick service. We ended up ordering in breakfast but I’d love to try the hotel food some time. Overall, this is a beautiful hotel with amazing interior placed quite randomly in the middle of a shopping area but nonetheless, we had a very comfortable stay and would recommend for couples for a quick weekend stay. 🤍

Fui aquí con algunos compañeros de trabajo.La comida era deliciosa, realmente disfruté el plato de lubina que tuve aunque pensé que había demasiadas habas que venían con él. Me encantó la presentación y la vajilla.El ambiente era bueno y el personal estaba realmente encima de asegurarse de que tuviéramos suficientes bebidas, etc. Todo estaba bien explicado al principio y me sentí cómodo yendo allí.¡Definitivamente lo recomendaría!