Cardiff Pubs/restaurants serving local welsh fare

mahesh_on

Heading around Cardiff area and would like to sample some of the local delights- food wise. Any recommendations of pubs/restaurants/tea rooms and the like..:)
Also what to avoid!

Sandoval

Get down to Chippie Lane!!!

mahesh_on

But what place to try on chippie lane

Sandoval

mahesh_on wrote: »

But what place to try on chippie lane

When you're drunk and staggering up there looking for anything to eat it's all good!

Badger_Lady

:rotfl: I don't think Caroline Street is what the OP had in mind!

If you look around the Castle Arcade (surprise, surprise opposite the castle) there are plenty of blackboards advertising local fare. I can't remember the names of places off-hand but you'll be spoiled for choice

Sandoval

Badger_Lady wrote: »

:rofl: I don't think Caroline Street is what the OP had in mind!

Spoilsport...

daveyjp

Tony's on Chippy Lane - but only after an international rugby game and a gallon of Brains SA! Years ago, before Caroline Street was made all posh and cars used it, a car owner had parked up and foolishly left a window partly open - it quickly became the largest and fullest chip paper bin in Cardiff!

The Cottage pub on Mary Street does good wholesome homemade food. If you decide to go Indian avoid the Spice Merchant restaurant near the New Theatre, truly vile and very bad service.

Knightowl

For a quick snack , Nice n Hot Roast Beef or Pork Butties is the Hayes Butty Bar ( featured a few times in Torchwood and Dr Who) further down next to Spillers Record Shop is a nice Italian.

The pub opposite the Millennium stadium does a nice mixed grill (not Wetherspoons!) at a reasonable price.

I like the Bospherous at the Bay myself.

There is though plenty of the Nando's etc to choose from.

As for Chippy lane ....... Dr Who surprised me going there ...not a place to visit when sober .... but after a skinful ... chips and chicken curry often appeals

cardiffforthefacup

avoid the lavabread!!!!!!!!! do try the clark's pies that is something I miss living in Portsmouth, there is also a local bakery in Canton on Cowbridge road that makes their own pies and pasties, always lush, but can't remember the name of the bakery anymore even though I lived there for over 20 years.

mahesh_on

thanks guys! much appreciated Whats with the lavabread though...?

adouglasmhor

Laverbread is seaweed, it's an aquired taste - like many things normal people find vile.