Address: The Friary, Cardiff, CF10 3FA, United Kingdom
Phone: +442920008444
Rating: 4.1
based on 171 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"The young woman who served us couldn't have been nicer or more attentive."
"Great Tapas selection, delivered by the friendly & professional Hannah & Charlie."
"The service from Connie was amazing, she brought out so many surprises and made it so special!"
"Amazing service from Will! He was great and made us feel welcome with a smile on his face!"
"Our server, Lucy, was lovely and friendly."
"Staff were friendly, engaging and were regularly topping up drinks/checking on our party."
"The staff really went above and beyond for us."
Cons:
"Real slow service which caused long queues at the bar."
"The service is slow more times than not."
"Appalling service and treatment."
"Very disappointing visit as was quiet but service really poor from start to finish."
"The worst experience in my live. I came for a brunch to celebrate my friend's birthday and the food was sooooo late and now they want us to leave the table earlier..."
"After almost 20 minutes no one came to our table to start us off with drinks or even take our order."
"Service was really bad and very slow."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Even though it was quiet there was a lovely genuine Cuban feel to the place with the music playing in the background and the decor of the restaurant."
"Had a fantastic night out here with friends last night! Brilliant atmosphere, fantastic music, great drinks and really friendly staff."
"The atmosphere is always very relaxed, but sometimes the music can be a little too over powering - especially if you're just looking for somewhere to eat during the day."
"Fantastic atmosphere for our Sunday brunch."
"The atmosphere in this place was amazing."
"Lovely chilled out atmosphere and really pretty décor."
"The atmosphere was great fun."
Cons:
"It was huge and empty but lots of tables reserved."
"Dreadful atmosphere. Dead in there with blasting music that was painful to listen to."
"Terrible, just terrible music. I saw the guy playing Xmas songs in a full bar and the place goes empty in 10 minutes."
"Place was extremely loud."
"Toilets ugh. Will not return."
"The worst food I’ve ever had paid 120 for 4 of us to be there all of 30 minutes."
"Space and music were lovely, but I had the worst Zombie cocktail I ever had in my life."
Food & Drinks
Pros:
"Would recommend the prawns and the bravas potatoes."
"Excellent selection of cocktails at an even better price."
"The lunch menu is quite nice, particularly the burritos bowl."
"Food is fresh and very good."
"Genuinely good tapas. Didn't expect to like everything as much as I did."
"The food was plentiful and very tasty."
"Food was nice to eat here. Good selection of main meals and tapas."
Cons:
"The food was really bland and the drinks not especially well made."
"My main was a huge disappointment, nothing was properly cooked."
"The prosecco gave me a hangover from hell!!!"
"Drinks very pricey considering there more ice then anything else."
"The food was awful and the whole afternoon was ruined by how bad the service was."
"But the food was uninspiring. My red fish was overcooked and tough."