October 2024 by Emily Durbin
Me and my partner came in for dinner on Tuesday. The drinks were great, my partner had to get a second ?Pigsty Martini? because it was so good, the frosted glass was a lovely touch. Service was a little slow, about 50 minutes between finishing starters and getting mains, but we can appreciate there only seemed to be one girl taking orders and running food and one girl on the bar. The other foh members of staff were sat on laptops the whole time which we found to be a bit questionable. Starters were great, and we found the main dishes to be excellent, as well as the sides of potatoes and carrots - both of which were cooked perfectly and had a great flavour. My partner had the lamb and I had the pollock, both of which were very nice. I thought the pollock was cooked perfectly and I can?t say no to fennel with white fish; the samphire was a bit woody but I can appreciate seasonality. I thought it was a classic french take done well. Not too sure about the bowls because they did look a bit like dog bowls. The only thing we were a bit disappointed with was the rarebit on toast, it was very bland, claggy and all it really tasted of was Worcester sauce and flour. This was a real shame because the sourdough was lovely. We did let the server know we were underwhelmed and she responded with ?that?s okay!? so we weren?t sure if she misheard us. We did look at the dessert menu but nothing stood out to us which was a shame. Overall, it was a really pleasant dining experience; lovely atmosphere and some lovely food. We hope to return!
September 2024 by Lily Larsen
My boyfriend and I showed up for Sunday lunch without a reservation and were seated without any issues. The atmosphere was lovely and staff were super accommodating and friendly! We came wanting to try some Welsh dishes and everything we ordered was delicious! Great experience and good value for money ?
September 2024 by Helen Kidd
We were a table of 7. We pre-booked and on arrival at 6.30 were told we had a 2-hour slot, finishing at 8.30. We ordered our starters and these came at 7.35. We then waited until 8.40 for our mains. The food was amazing, but the service was terrible. Our waitress was new to the job and did her very best and we have no complaints about her. The manager was extremely rude when we complained about how long we had waited. People had come in after us, had their meals and left before we had our main meals. We asked for a discount on our food and were told they would drop the air-charge - this is optional anyway??!!! We spent just under £400 and felt we were treated very badly and ignored for most of the time we were there. We had brought our own birthday cake to give to my step-daughter as this was the reason for our meal together - when we asked for plates we were told that we would be charged £5 per slice of cake we dished up!!! Unbelievable as we had all had starters and mains so most of us wouldn?t have gone for a sweet anyway - surely nearly £400 spent was enough to allow us to have a piece of cake each??? The food was amazing, but the managerial level of service made this a bad experience for us all. We won?t be returning.
September 2024 by Free Terry
Food was good well done to the chefs, unfortunately very let down by the staff, well manager jewels. 1.5 hour wait, she was very argumentative. Shame about the manager or I would return
1star due to experience with her, not the food food 4.5 stars
September 2024 by dave kidd
2h slot 6.30 till 8.30 .starter came 7.35.then main came 8.40. Paid car park 18 quid till 9pm . When complained about time it took for main.told OK don't pay service charge blamed my party for ordering wrong stake medium rare.not true.jules I belive was rude and dismissive .saying short staff .table behind us were given bread olives platter as apogy Nothing for my party of 7.we spent a few hundred pounds there..we had a birthday cake we took asked for side plates. They wanted to charge 35 pounds to eat our own cake.
September 2024 by Nerys Jones
Pre booked group in advance, on arrival taken to table. after enquiring why the meal had not arrived, was given dry olive bread to keep us quiet. after 2 hrs the meals arrived.
The manageress told us she was buisy, and they were short of a chef - not all the tables was full and we were not informed prior to arriving, she had an attitude all the other staff were polite.
September 2024 by Paola Muller
Great food and unexpected wine selection!
September 2024 by Stuart Cornish
Went for our 20 yr Anniversary. Great food, wonderful service and the drinks were good too. Highly recommend a visit. We will be back
September 2024 by Harie Graham
Such good food & atmosphere with really incredible staff?a very special experience at such an important time and we cam?t say a big enough thank you ?
Brilliant at catering for allergies too and I had my own menu printed out.
Can?t wait to come again and highly recommend this amazing restaurant in Cardiff to everyone.
September 2024 by David D'Souza
Have been a few times now and the food is always lovely, the service welcoming and attentive and the environment really nice - in an old vault.
September 2024 by Jeni Pim
We visited here on a busy Sunday. The staff greeted us warmly and we were seated straight away (we booked). The food was delicious. With very generous portions and doggy bag available! Special mention for the veg and the Yorkies.
We waited almost an hour for food, but they came very quickly with it when I asked.
September 2024 by Cameron Price
We ended up reserving here based on the recommendation of the Cardiff tourism website and we are so glad we did! We came with a 2.5 year old, 14 year old and two adults and Molly and her team were more than accommodating. The wine list was quaint but well selected and the restaurant is absolutely charming and chic. However, it was the food that was really stunning with only local ingredients and a superb presentation of different flavors on each dish we had.
The Potted Pig would definitely be a first recommendation for anyone visiting and stopping in for dinner or even a quick bite and cocktail.
Thank you for the great hospitality!
Wheelchair accessibility: There is a lift
September 2024 by Iris Cornelis
Great place in Cardiff if you want to go for a bit more fine dining than in the average pub. Super friendly staff, very good food (Welsh lamb and the potted pig!!!) and nice wines
August 2024 by Paul Tutcher
One of the best Sunday roasts we've ever had!
August 2024 by Geoffrey Berg
Great meal on our last night in Cardiff, the ambiance was nice.
