The best restaurants serving Italian food in Rhondda Cynon Taf South Wales

Oh dear, where to start? I had the scallops starter, at £13 I was expecting 2 or 3 queen scallops, or 5 normal size. I got three tiny ones, the diameter of pennies. They were cooked alright, but these are West End of London prices! Partner had the Caprese, the cheese was old and hard, the tomatoes were just out the fridge, too cold, and tasteless. It's only two ingredients, and no cooking involved. This is really bad. My lamb shank mains was small, but lots of potatoes (cos they're cheap) which were not nice in both taste and texture, and were left uneaten. The "red wine sauce" was plain old packet mix gravy, thick with monosodium glutamate (I could taste it) and quickly congealed on the plate. My partner ordered the "peppercorn sauce" with hers and it was exactly the same sauce, "just add boiling water" crud. Note to chef; a peppercorn sauce is supposed to be CREAMY, WITH PEPPERCORNS!! She sent it straight back. The food is on a par with a Toby Carvery, and not unlike a Tesco ready-meal, but priced like a Michelin star restaurant. Skipped dessert and bought a Magnum on the way home, basically to get rid of the taste of the monosodium glutamate, that was the highlight of my evening out. On the countertop, when we were paying (or being robbed), there was a tray with a bowl of ready grated parmesan. On the same tray was a bottle of table cleaner (disinfectant spray) with the cleaning cloth hanging over the bowl of parmesan. I can only think that the good reviews on here are coming from the staff, the owners, or people whose only experience of eating out is a kebab shop or McDonalds. We told the chef all of this and he was sheepish, evasive and plainly didn't want to know. He certainly didn't care. So, if you would like to spend good money on an Italian meal, I can recommend a place in Llandaff called Porro. They actually make their food in the kitchen, not just microwave catering supplies, and packet mix ingredients.

Perfect place to eat and drink. We came here for the a lunchtime meal in the week and it was absolutely perfect such an idyllic setting with friendly staff and lovely food can’t wait to come Here again x x

we love this place! we have been many times and the food + atmosphere + staff are always amazing ! the lunch deal is such a good value for money and the food is amazing, we also love the steak here! better than miller and carter! our favourite restaurant, we have been for birthdays, anniversary’s, celebrations and the food has never disappointed. 100% recommended. TRY THE MEATBALLS !!

Absolutely amazing place. All the food was lovely. Staff is very attentive. Truly Italian atmosphere with delicious everything. Ravioli and dessert with merengue just blown my mind. Definitely will come back.

Waited 3 hours for my food and it came at 11pm and was freezing cold

Fantastic place for a good decent meal. Better than the SU restaurant. Also a very funny manger that give you a good chuckle.

Best t bone steaks I have had in a long time cooked exactly as ordered. It would be great if the restaurant had a lunch menu and you could go more frequently at the bill started to stack up after a drink or two .

Very disappointing breakfast our eggs Benedict were served on very Smoky bread which made the eggs and ham tasteless , the egg whites were not cooked and slimy. Unfortunately would not return

asked for plain burger and did not get a plain burger

We came here as we've eaten plenty of times at other restaurants and to say it was disappointing is an understatement. We were seated pretty quickly, starter delivered pretty quickly and tasted nice but then ... a 45-50 minute wait for our main meal. When it finally arrived, my partners food was OK at best but mine, the mac and cheese with N'duja was overpowered with what tasted like chilli powder and no flavour. They offered to replace it but since I'd already been sat there nearly an hour, I didn't want to wait any longer. I asked our server what the N'duja consisted of and she was clueless. I asked at the kitchen counter and they said some kind of sausage paste. There was no meat at all in it cuz it tasted like it'd been sprinkled with chilli powder. I expected a lot more from this place since I've travelled all over the country eating at these restaurants and was sadly let down.

Firstly despite them reading the order back to me they then forgot the garlic baguette. The chips were 'soggy' as was the skin of the southern fried chicken. The burger was tasty though. Delivery was a little over time promised at an hour