PICNIC AT CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE | FOOD REVIEW
PICNIC AT CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE | FOOD REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org Inspired by summer, Picnic is Chapter’s new deli counter. Placed on the end …
PICNIC AT CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE | FOOD REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org Inspired by summer, Picnic is Chapter’s new deli counter. Placed on the end …
THE PAVILION CAFE | FOOD REVIEW Penarth Pier Pavilion, The Esplanade, Penarth. 029 2071 2100 / www.penarthpavilion.co.uk On a sunny day, and several less sunny ones, Penarth Pier Pavilion …
LAGUNA KITCHEN & BAR GENTLEMEN’S AFTERNOON TEA | FOOD REVIEW Park Plaza Hotel, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. 029 2011 1111 / www.lagunakitchenandbar.com The qualities perceived as ‘gentlemanly’ have evolved …
VILLA NAPOLI RESTAURANT| FOOD REVIEW Glendale Hotel, 10 Plymouth Road, Penarth. 029 20 708302 / www.glendalehotel.co.uk A constant in restaurant terms, the Glendale Hotel/Villa Napoli restaurant has had the …
MÜNCHSTERS | FOOD REVIEW 22-23 Trinity Street, Cardiff. 029 2023 4000 / www.munchesters.com From the outside this Indian inspired cafe looks like a place picked out of an IKEA …
DUTCHY’S JAMAICAN JERK SHACK | FOOD REVIEW 15 North Street, Newport. 01633 215048 / www.dutchys.co.uk Up a staggeringly steep North St, adjacent to a handy car park, is one …
DUCK EGG BLEU | FOOD REVIEW 435 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff. 029 2022 0993 / www.duckeggbleu.co.uk Deep into Canton, standing stoic and pastel-shaded among charity shops and chippies, Duck …
BARKER TEA HOUSE | FOOD REVIEW High Street Arcade, Cardiff. 029 2034 1390 The wait is over: after months and months and months, which probably seems a lot longer …
FAULTY TOWERS: THE DINING EXPERIENCE | LIVE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tues 4 Feb. From the moment hotel owner Basil called us to our tables and muttered judging …
LE BISTROT PIERRE | FOOD REVIEW The Old Brewery Quarter, Caroline Street, Cardiff. 029 2034 5990 / www.lebistrotpierre.co.uk Heading to Le Bistrot Pierre I was expecting a fairly decent …
BULLY’S RESTAURANT | FOOD REVIEW 5 Romilly Crescent, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 029 2022 1905 / www.bullysrestaurant.co.uk On the back of their recent acclaimed triumph, being named AA …
LA BODEGA | FOOD REVIEW 15 St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 1823 / www.labodegacardiff.co.uk Tapas bars are rarely any good unless they are opened by (a) someone Spanish …
ZI’S CAFE | FOOD REVIEW 94 Woodville Rd, Cathays, Cardiff. Info: 029 2021 6294 / www.facebook.com/ziscafe As a former student in Cardiff I am no stranger to Woodville Road. …
THE GOWER HOTEL | FOOD REVIEW 11 Church Lane, Bishopston, Swansea. Info: 01792 234111/ www.thegowerhotel.co.uk Perfectly located in the heart of The Gower, this delightful boutique hotel has recently …
WASHINGTON TEA | FOOD REVIEW **** 1-3 Washington Buildings, Penarth. Info: 029 2070 9158 / www.waterlootea.com I will happily admit I am a big fan of the Waterloo Gardens …
URBAN TAP HOUSE | FOOD REVIEW ***** Quay Street, Cardiff, 029 2039 9557 / www.urbantaphouse.co.uk That’s right: a five-star review for a place which isn’t a restaurant, and in fact …
YAKITORI#1 **** Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 029 2049 5050 / www.yakitori1.co.uk The takeover of the Natwest Bank office in Mermaid Quay has been nothing less than a transformation. Ultra-modern seating, …
THE GUTSY GOOSE **** 145 Crwys Road, Cardiff. 029 2022 8523 / www.thegutsygoose.co.uk Accepting an offer to accompany me to this three-month-old Cathays restaurant, my friend wonders: “Is the name …
HANG FIRE SMOKEHOUSE @ PORTERS **** Harlech Court, Cardiff. 029 2125 0666 With the summer approaching its end this month, it’s starting to feel like there isn’t much time left …
Open since April, and early enough that you can drop in and eat pasta or calzones for breakfast if you choose, Italigo’s more-or-less USP is ‘Italian fast food’.
Much like its inconspicuous setting next to Les Croupiers Casino in Leckwith’s Capital Retail Park, Dragon Court Chinese offers an unassuming menu which rejects the well-worn buffet-style Chinese dining formula in favour of a varied selection of adventurous dishes that refuse a reliance on traditional Chinese classics.
HEDLEY’S RESTAURANT *** 3-4 Bron-Y-Mor, The Knap, Barry. 01446 733398 Given the heatwave of late combined with a family celebration, we decided on a stroll to the local restaurant Hedley’s. …
Step inside your local “American-styled diner” and it’s more than likely that you’ll face an unapologetically clichéd interior design complete with awkward 50s throwback plastic seating, but
Toni Venditto has been a fixture in the Welsh food scene for the last 20 years. Having owned and run several very successful restaurants – Il Padrino, Topo Gigio, Da Venditto’s – and awarded two AA Rosettes, several accolades and a couple of clubs in between, following a few years’ break he’s back in the capital with his latest venture, Amici’s.