The best restaurants serving British food in Torfaen South Wales

Excellent service from Alice tonight, she’s a breath of fresh air and very attentive :) could not do enough for us and made our experience enjoyable. Well done Alice you are a credit to the Ashbridge

Enjoyed a lovely breakfast here this week. I’ve actually been a few times and it’s always been good. The service feels like whomever is hiring or training the staff, really wants them to care about their customers. Both of us enjoyed our eggs benedict and watermelon iced tea. The eggs were perfect and runny. Yum. We noticed that there is a happy hour with cocktails, so we might try that next time!

We were served by a very polite, helpful young lady named Abbie. She was so well spoken and was extremely helpful to us by showing us where the nearest toilets were and that we had everything we had ordered.

Big thanks to Sian for always being so friendly and welcoming..

Having food allergies, it's hard to go out and find restaurants that will do their utmost best to make sure you have a good meal without worry. The chefs cooked my food separately, and offered alternatives to sides I couldn't have. And a vegan dessert gave the night a fab ending. The serving lady was faultless, can't remember her name! She double and triple checked my food wasn't cross contaminated. Totally recommend for their friendliness and fantastic customer service. A credit to the company.

Had a great meal here last night! Everything was freshly made and the chunky chips were delicious. Sat outside initially in the newly made area which was utilized from part of the car park and was lovely. The food was a bit slow in arriving but when it did we could tell why - each of our meals were prepared fresh and tasted amazing! Had a lovely chat with the new landlady Emma and her partner and her brother who couldn’t do enough for us. Will definitely be returning and can’t recommend it highly enough!

Staff friendly but really need some training. Dining room pretty empty despite insistence on pre-booking a table. No atmosphere, poorly laid out and stark lighting. Tables laid with unlit candles and redundant side plates. We'd booked a week in advance online advising of gartlic sensitivity. Staff reacted with surprise and dismay to this, weren't sure they could accomodate it. We explained that it's not an anaphalatic shock allergy, just that including garlic in my food causes an upset stomach which I'd rather avoid, but Maitre D looked really shocked and scared at the news. Not a great start. We were seated on one side of a round table big enough for 6 - 8. We ordered a bottle of white wine which was brought already open, and plonked on the far side of the table in a cooler - both bottle and cooler were at room temperature and we had to stand to reach the bottle - no chance to check it was what we'd ordered, no offer to taste or pour. No bread offered. Husband's deep-fried starter was okay, as was my prawn cocktail (as expected, tasted like it came from a supermarket ready made tub), but served with a chunk of iceberg lettuce (not shredded) and no bread and butter. My main course was pretty good, panfried fillet of bream or bass (can't recall), and husband's burger was also okay - but the string fries were cold and flabby, quite inedible. Unused side plates removed before dessert offered, and I can't remember what the desserts were like, so neither awful nor fabulous. The next evening's meal in the bar was 100% better in every aspect. Maybe there was someone different in the kitchen, and perhaps the bar staff are more experienced than the younger people working in the restaurant.

I visited Greggs in Pontypool this morning of the 8 people queuing 3 people were not wearing masks, at no point did Greggs employees question this, they were just served. The wearing of masks is still mandatory in Wales in public places !!!!

The food was amazing and great service the staff was kind helpful and the food came quickly and it was lovely the price of the food was also very affordable and great to go with family and friends for breakfast lunch or even dinner

We called here on way back from abergavenny, ordering teas and cake, The tea was not very hot, and as for the sponge was not fresh at all. The veranda was open but we chose to sit inside. This was during lunch time and there were a number of vacant tables.

Lovely and clean. Nisha served me and pulled a lovely pint with a friendly smile. Very happy with the service and would happily return.

We had a fantastic experience at the Three Blackbirds — from the moment we walked in, the service was warm and attentive. The atmosphere is charming and welcoming, and the staff made us feel right at home. The food was absolutely delicious — hearty, well-prepared, and full of flavor. You can tell a lot of care goes into both the cooking and the customer experience. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a great meal in a relaxed pub setting. We’ll definitely be back!

We went to the crows nest on Saturday 19th April 2025 For my sister 70th birthday with family and friends, the meals we ordered was very well presented, the drinks was lovely to, we even had desserts cause the food was so nice, they had a band in the night so we all decided today stay, we had a fantastic time ,if anyone is looking to take family and friends outside for food I would definitely recommend the crows nest Cwmbran Llanyravon. called Emily if that is her name, she is always at the bar she has dark hair in a ponytail, when I go to the crows nest this girl is normally the one who always serve me, and I have to say, she is a credit to your staff she is really helpful always, but I have to say all your staff are really lovely they always go out of there way to make you feel welcome, that is why I love coming to the crows nest with family and friends cause it's such a fantastic atmosphere every time we have gone there, I would like to say thank you so much for having us, thankyou for making my family feel welcome, we will definitely be back, your staff deserve recognition and the Manager is really lovely as well thankyou so much everyone for your kind hospitality.

Early breakfast on Saturday, the pub was relatively quiet, but service was good, and food was nice, bit of a que for the coffee machine.

We come here often. It’s always hit and miss as to the food and service you seem to recieve. I feel that to much time and effort is spent serving takeaway customers, than people sitting down to eat (and paying nearly double may I add). Expensive for fish and chips, and sometimes quite dirty if staff are busy.