Address: Leisure Park, Rhydycar, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1DH, United Kingdom
Phone: +441685268385
Rating: 3.9
based on 501 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Fantastic service by Crystal who went above and beyond for my family- she was very welcoming and helpful!"
"Richard was very attentive."
"Served by Richard who was so friendly."
"Excellent service from Richard."
"Amanda & Kim helped us loads. Had a party of 11 to sit, they fully accommodated us."
"Excellent service very professional member of staff behind the bar, very open invite with greeting and thanking customers for their visit."
"Always a warm welcome from Richard."
Cons:
"AFTER placing our order and waiting 40 MINUTES we asked when we were getting out food, and only then got told there was a 1HOUR wait!!!!! UNACCEPTABLE in a half empty restaurant!!"
"We were left standing at the door for 10-15 minutes waiting whilst the only 2 visible members of staff served at the bar."
"Service was slow. Not shown to seat just told from across the bar to go find a seat."
"Very Poor service! Nobody even came to check if we'd finished our starters first."
"Waited what seemed like ages for our starter, when it eventually arrived the waitress walked off without asking if we needed anything else."
"Over an hour wait for food event though we both booked a table weeks ago."
"Food arrived 40 mins later which was the wrong order."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Food was lovely what we had also."
"Food is always on point."
"However, the fish and chips was excellent nice soft succulent fish and crunchy batter."
"The red velvet cheesecake was beautiful."
"Kids really enjoyed their food as did the adults."
"Lovely atmosphere, lovely food."
"Food was served quickly and the quality was great, exactly what we've come to expect from King Brychan."
Cons:
"Food was cold. chips were uncooked."
"Chips weren’t cooked properly."
"The only positive - bar staff were friendly enough."
"The food was only Luke warm at best."
"The burger I had was dry and the bun it come in, I've had a better burger from McDonald's."
"The food they served us was sat there all day, the meat was so dry."
"‘Sharers’ nachos was a joke. £10 for a tiny bowl."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"The ambience was excellent & the premises were pristine."
"Very relaxing atmosphere, didn't rush us out."
"The atmosphere is friendly as are the staff."
"It was busy but staff were still friendly and helpful & there was a great atmosphere with a quiz going on too!"
"The King Brychan has a very nice atmosphere to have a nice quiet drink after a hard long day's work!"
"The atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, other customers were friendly and chatty."
"The atmosphere there was so relaxed and friendly."
Cons:
"Only issue we had was the restaurant itself was boiling, could have done with opening a window."
"It's also always a little too hot in this place so it would be good if there were extra open windows/air con."
"Never took our coats off, cold and miserable visit."
"While eating all you could hear was the staff talking about one giving the other a vape over the restaurant."
"Seems under staffed and certain staff seem to just walk around doing bog all when there are queues at the bar and only one serving."
"The greeter at the entrance clearly did not approve of my North West of England accent."
"Table we were sat at had spilt drinks all over it there was food spilt all over the floor."
Value
Pros:
"Friendly and welcoming service, Myself and my sister had the 3 for £13 starter offer each as we both like picky food we both thought this was good value and filled us both."
"Even better with 35% off as our first visit as a family of 5 with our newborn!"
"Food taste amazing and its not too bad with the prices."
"Food was delicious and very reasonably priced!"
"Lovely food, cooked and presented well."
"Food was excellent, piping hot, very tasty and portions just right."
"The food was lovely, great value for money."
Cons:
"£17 + waste of money."
"Their steak was underwhelming and disappointing."
"‘Sharers’ nachos was a joke. £10 for a tiny bowl."
"The pie though was dry with no gravy filling at all, and worse, halfway through I had a mouthful of gristle substance."
"Charged £2.35 for 1.5 slices of turkey for a dog which arrived cold."
"Larger way overpriced soft drinks way overpriced."
"Very small meals, no one checked if we wanted desserts."