The best restaurants serving British food in The Vale of Glamorgan South East

We visited here for my mums birthday as a change from the usual pub meal and I can honestly say it didn't disappoint. Fabulous service from a friendly young man at front of house, and the food was amazing! We will definitely return! I've heard the sunday dinners are incredible so we will be back for that. Thank you to all the team

We have been visiting the Casa Paco restaurant for a few years. Each meal is better than the last and we’re always made to feel welcome. The meals are consistently high standard, I can’t wait to go again. We had many deliveries in lockdown and they were always piping hot and fresh. Karen and the team are wonderful hosts and cannot do enough for us. My favourite it the fillet steak and Rossini sauce - highly recommend!

I don't usually write reviews but this place made my day today. What a lovely place! My first time in Barry, I thought I'd pop in and get a frozen yoghurt for my best boy as I could see the freezer from the doorway as we were passing. There was water out the front for dogs, so my boy had a quick drink and it looked fairly quiet inside so we decided to go in for an early lunch. The service was excellent, where we sat was very clean, calm, comfortable - just really, really lovely. We loved the dog wallpaper, plates, menus, etc. Plenty to choose from, we ordered a couple of tuna-mayo toasties, a milkshake and cappuccino along with a sausage and frozen yoghurt for the dog. Well, he was treated like royalty with his own water brought over and his sausage cut up in a little bowl, and he loved all the fuss from everyone. He had a great time! Will definitely return the next time I take a trip to Barrybados and happily recommend to anyone (with or without a dog). The food and drinks were delicious and reasonably priced but the service really was superb. (Thank you for making us so welcome!)

This is an excellent venue, been coming here for a few years. Staff always friendly, prices are good and portions good size. Place is always spotless. Thoroughly recommend a visit to this premises, one of Penarth's hidden gem's.

We found this little gem and the food was very good. Breakfasts with buttered toast, proper job! Very friendly too. Just what we needed after our drive up from east Devon for a local funeral. 10/4/2024 (3 ladies)

Very nice place, good service and lovely food. It was great to sit outside even though it was raining a little bit. I just think they need to sort out the kitchen ventilation as sometimes you leave there with your clothes stinking of cooking. Good value for money. Well worth a visit.

Just had a brilliant stopover in the camper for the weekend, food was excellent, and great service. Thanks Lee & Marie and the team we will be returning.

Absolutely love this place, the food is excellent, the Ales are too. You always get a warm welcome from the staff and nothing is too much trouble. You can feel the history in this lively inn.

Unusual for these days - the pub does not serve food. Pleasant welcoming and friendly bar staff, six ales on offer - good. Not the most comfortable seating for those who are not vertically challenged (low wooden back support). Toilets need updating. Expect very colourful language from clientele. Returned end of March 2025, nice welcome from the staff, the one ale we tried was poor, place looks fairly run down, sadly this looks like another pub on borrowed time.

Out for day with dogs on beach. Popped in for hot chocolate and pancake stack. Prompt and friendly service. Dogs welcomed. Would get 5* if it was slightly roomier.

Is ok , sometimes staff good , other times not so much.However , the main point is this has got to be the earliest closing fish and chip shop in Wales if not the whole of the UK!

We were walking along the pier on a hot afternoon. Fancied a whipped ice cream and saw this place give it a try. We had a mixture of ice cream on tubs, whipped ice cream on a traditional cone with flake. All good but a little on expensive side. The guy who runs it is retired chatty all good.

Only had a pint did not have food friendly staff

We went as a family of 6 for Sunday lunch. Service was good but unfortunately the beef Sunday lunch was terrible. After using 3 different steak knives I was still unable to cut through the beef. My husband’s beef was the same. I was eventually given pork as an alternative which was ok. I was shocked to see that our 2 daughter’s pork, that they had ordered for their Sunday lunch, was half the size of the pork that I was given as an alternative for the inedible beef. It seemed like their pork slices had been cut in half and shared between their 2 meals. Also the cauliflower cheese was mushy and tasteless and it seemed like it had been kept warm for hours. Although saying that none of our meals were very warm. Reading the good reviews we may have just been unlucky, however as I never complain, I just needed to write this review, as the meal was shocking and we were very disappointed. Needless to say I cannot recommend the Hare and Hounds and will definitely not eat there again.

Visited on a cold rainy evening - very cosy, good service and enjoyed the food too