 You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more
Another where to eat in Cardiff thread but this time on the fringes....
We are looking for a new car (see another thread) so are taking a trip round the dealers in Cardiff on Saturday to see what we fancy.
There seems to be a cluster of dealers around the Penarth Road area on the outskirts.
As its a day trip for us from mid-Wales we'll be needing lunch. Don't want a dirty lunch, so was thinking a decent pub.
We always fail to find anything for some reason, and either end up hungry or at McDonalds, so any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks
Ikea 🙂
You're near Canton, probably somewhere reasonable to eat in there. Head for Cowbridge Road East and park and walk perhaps? No idea myself.
But further out but Llanerch Vineyard is nice!
Gwaelod-y-garth inn
For pubs type food near there i'd look at The Pilot or Custom House in Penarth. Neither are particularly pricey and are consistently decent. Cardiff isn't the best place for pubs tbh.
As above, there's some good option in Canton but again, I'd not particularly rate the pubs. Pontcanna would be better for that but you are getting closer in to town.
Llanerch & Gwaelod are pretty far away too.
If you end up on your way back to mid Wales before food, Bunch of Grapes just off the A470 in Ponty is (was?) awesome.
Gwaelod y Garth inn if they do lunch, on your way past
Gwaelod y Garth inn is lovely, I can almost see it from my office window, it's not really near Penarth Road though, but it's just off the A470 if you're going that way home.
Penarth (which as the name suggests) is at the end of Penarth Road, it's a nice little old Victorian Seaside Town. There's a couple of Tapas bars in town and the Custom House down near the Barrage. For a slightly different take there's a butchers shop in the town that does amazing rolls (there's not really a veggie/vegan choice) it's takeaway only, but when my Wife and I are there we like to grab 1 or 2 of those (1 is even for 2 really) and either sit down the Marina near the Barrage or the Seafront / Clifftops. The beach is a bit rubbish, pebbles and brown 'sea'.
A mahoosive greasy burger at the top of Caerphilly mountain!
Hopefully the food stays upto its previous owners levels.
And if veggie
http://vegetarianfoodstudio.co.uk/
It's definitely not worth going half way to Caerphilly to get a burger.
Some great suggestion thanks.
Equal thanks for the no so great ones 😀
I did say didn't want a dirty lunch.....IKEA rubber sausage and meatballs 😎
Most of them are miles from where you are going to be, so unless you want a 2.5 hour break from your car shopping you might want something closer.
There's a 'family pub' and a Frankie and Benny's near Ikea which is near the Hadfield Road car dealers, but neither are what you'd call culinary highlights...
It's also a 4 min train trip from Ninian Park station (near the car dealers) to Cardiff Central where there are many more nice places to eat. TBH it's not that far by car to the town centre car parks either.
Dim sum in Happy Gathering, just got back from there now actually.
The bay isn't far. Loads of places in there I would have thought.
The bay is mostly chain restaurants.
No one who knows Cardiff is allowed to laugh at this suggestion. You'll be on Penarth road anyway so follow it back in towards town and try "The Grange". Historically a dump drinking den, but has new owners who've given it a complete makeover, craft beers, interesting menu the lot. I've been there a few times and am happy to reccomend it. There might be a local or two in there, but their quite tame.
schrickvr6
Member
Dim sum in Happy Gathering, just got back from there now actually.
That's a blast from the past. Used to go there a lot...
...20 years ago!
Hope it's still as good as it used to be.