The best restaurants serving Italian food in South Wales

Nice relaxed, quiet venue but quite expensive for small portions given. Ok for coffee+ cake or Panini with mate but be prepared for price.

Fantastic food and very friendly service!

El personal era increíble. Hice tanto esfuerzo con nosotros. Nos hizo sentir muy bienvenidos y el vino era increíble. El personal era extremadamente bien informado y servicial. No puedo recomendar lo suficiente. Gracias.

Very unfortunate.. The lady is lovely, but the food took so long to come and it was not very good. I had a grilled chicken sandwich, which was a) way too expensive for what it was, and b) the chicken was cold. The cafe itself is cute though

Tomato base is slightly watery, but even with that in mind pizza was so good I cannot wait to have it again! Garlic & herb dip alongside it was just perfect.

What a find !!! Visited this wonderful family restaurant for lunch and was not disappointed. Cosy, homely restaurant with a very friendly owner, cook, waiter and chief bottle washer all rolled into one. Fantastic home made Italian food with wonderful taste and worth every penny. Will definitely visit again and so should whoever reads this review.

Very nice small restaurant.god service, excellent food. If you go there starve yourself before because the portions are big.

Amazing pizza and the best garlic bread I'd ever had. Run by lovely people. Well worth a visit!

This is a beautiful place and excellent staff and the food was amazing cooked perfect . I will be returning

Singularly the best Italian meal I've enjoyed in a very long time. As a group of for, we called in at opening without a booking and gratefully could be accommodated ahead of some other bookings. Immediately impressed by a cosy, comfortable and relaxing dining space. The team there are friendly, helpful and professional and really knew their food. As a group we tried a lot from the specials board and they were very special! The mussels in nduja sauce were remarkably good. The lamb ragu pasta equally so. It was a lovely impromptu evening made very memorable by everyone at Cwtchina Italiana. Can't recommend you enough. Thank you

Lovely little cafe. Nice coffee and wide selection of cakes 🍰 . Well recommend.

Great food, lovely attentive service that was just right, cosy atmosphere that made the evening feel special.

Good quality food. Friendly staff and efficient service.

The venue itself is lovely, offering outstanding views of the river and a warm, welcoming atmosphere upon entry. The staff are friendly and attentive, with plenty of smiles, which adds to the overall experience. Unfortunately, the food falls short of expectations and feels overpriced for the quality provided. While I’m happy to pay more for good food, I expect it to deliver on flavor and value. The seafood pizza, which I’ve tried twice (hoping for improvement), was bland and rubbery, far from the standard I’ve enjoyed in other Italian restaurants or in Italy itself. My wife’s lamb shank was similarly underwhelming, lacking flavor. Desserts were another letdown—particularly the tiramisu, which was heavy on cream and light on the coffee-soaked biscuits, making it a far cry from the authentic Italian version. While the meatballs were enjoyable, the sauce was again bland, and the portion was unbalanced, with too much dry pasta and too few meatballs. Overall, while the venue is charming, the food lacks the freshness and vibrancy you’d expect from Italian cuisine. It’s a disappointing contrast to the beautiful setting.

Really enjoyed the food (I ordered a house white, duck breast as starter and Risotto Milanese as main. Sadly no time to have dessert). The staff were great.