The best restaurants serving Default food in Cowbridge The Vale of Glamorgan South East

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.

We went here following glowing reviews on social media and here on trip advisor. Very disappointed with our lunch. You have to order at the bar and pay include the tip without the knowledge that they earned it! Our lunch which was from the small plate menu Lamb, and portion of chips. It took 40 minutes to arrive even after a reminder. others near us had theirs served before us even though we had arrived first. We sat on a table in the middle of the restaurant. We seemed to be isolated, window seats on larger tables were available but not to a 2. We quite often find this in some establishments but are usually offered a better table when requested. When we left 6 customers left. Oh dear, we shan't be back. By the way we find the shop also expensive. Other deli's offer more and better value.

Popped in at 1145 on a Sunday and was clearly doing good business. Having ordered our food, I can see why! Breakfast roll with bacon, sausage and hash-browns for me was excellent. The better half ordered the banana bread with fruit, yogurt and peanut butter. Looked amazing and tasted better. Coffees were very good and large flat whites are a genius idea!! Staff are lovely and welcoming, and the boss is on sight and clearly cares about running a top drawer business! Thoroughly recommended!!!

Would’ve given 4.5 if that was possible. The food was lovely. The staff were friendly. We didn’t want much of a starter, so ordered a portion of garlic bread to share between 3 of us as a starter. It was really lovely. Though it was on the menu named as bread with garlic butter, which made us think it would fresh bread with the garlic butter on the side. Maybe naming it this way rather than just saying garlic bread, makes the £8.50 price seem justified to them! But it was tasty. I had the Steak and Stilton pie which was really gorgeous. I couldn’t fault it. Another of us had the burger, again really tasty. The third has the fish and chips, again lovely. I hadn’t been to this pub for a few years, but it’s as cute as I remember. The staff were friendly and service good. It’s dog friendly which is lovely to see. It’s not cheap, but I guess you’re also paying for the surroundings. I would recommend a visit.

So so happy you guys are back and better than ever.

Looking for a poorly cooked breakfast that is terrible value for money? Well look no further as this is the place to visit! Made with authentic value/essential/saver supermarket produce, the hash browns are lovingly made to be soggy and wet, accompanied with a generous tablespoon of succulent cold baked beans, skinny warm bread masquerading as toast and a rasher of the finest cheap bacon known to humanity (50% rind guaranteed!) complete the culinary annihilation. But that's not all.. PLUS, ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE.. lashings of egg shell, strategically placed within the breakfast, (subject to availability but do suspect this is indefinitely). Staff too busy on phones and chatting to one another to be concerned about any concerns, unless the concerns are what to wear or who to date on Saturday night, then the attention to detail is second to none. But seriously, a very, very poor experience and would definitely NOT recommend to anyone!!

I reserved some cakes , as we were going for a walk and were calling back later for coffee and cake for a birthday treat ! The staff are so accommodating here , especially the male today 7/7/23 as we were late back , when they closed at 4pm, after getting a bit lost enroute in the countryside. The staff member allowed us to have 2 coffees and the reserved cakes, after closing time, the coffees were excellent and the cakes too. We had the largest cinammon bun I have ever seen and the most scrumptious chocolate brownie ever, crunchie on the outside and sappy in the middle. Such excellent service deserves a big thank you ! Thoroughly recommended !!!

We met with family from the USA, and had a great time with good food, great service in lovely surroundings. Our US loved it as it was what they wanted but hadn’t found on their trip so far.

Disappointing! We had Sunday lunch here. Had prebooked via facebook messenger, which they had confirmed, but they still weren't expecting us when we arrived. Sat us at a little table on a platform. Very old tired, grubby furniture. Stained and torn chairs. Glasses weren't clean. Service overall, was just ok. Very young girls serving who did their best. Food took quite a while to come out despite it not being that busy when we ordered, the veg and gravy arriving much earlier than the rest of the dinner. Food was extremely basic and rather bland. No dessert menu, the waitress verbally gave us 2 choices! Never experienced that before. Overpriced for what it was. The place needs an overhaul, a good clean and refurbishment, along with tastier food. Disappointing. We won't return.

A warm welcome at Harry’s for my first visit. We arrived to be taken to a table and presented with an extensive brunch menu. Service was speedy and efficient and food freshly prepared with no problems on customising as needed. Very friendly service at bar on settling tab. Will return!

Love this place, local favourite, usually for takeaway but the restaurant itself is nice too.

Very nice staff and good atmosphere; background music is great. Dog friendly. Plenty of outdoor seating. Good position for a cuppa and cake while out and about in Cowbridge. Now offering fine foodfayre from the M&S range of delectables alongside the usual delectable selectables. Link your Waitrose card to the Nero app for some extra little benefits.

Very helpful and polite staff! Nice coffee and birthday cake FREE! This is a standout branch as far as Costa are concerned. It's busy every time I visit. Table's could be a little cleaner is my only negative and that was because we wanted a window seat 💺. All good for me, I will return!

Our Curry Club visit The Sampan in Cowbridge after reading the reviews and it was a great night. Miah made us all feel very welcome and he asked what we normally have when out for a curry and served us a selection of meals which were excellent. Starters were chutney trays and popadoms, mixed meat starters - great start!! For mains, we had Malabar Beef Curry, Chicken Hari Mirchi Bhuna, Lamb Hari Mirchi, Ginger Garlic Prawn. We was ask hot spicy would like the dishes and we said fairly hot and it was perfect. The fresh spices which Maiah informed us about were very easy to spot which provided a very unique and original taste to all dishes. We had a few rice dishes and breads and all was excellent. If you in Cowbridge or planning a curry night out, you will not go wrong visiting Shampan. We was very happy and will be returning soon.

We called here for coffee. The music was so loud that we thought we were in disco? When mention to girl totally in different. Give this place a miss