Address: 63 High St, Cowbridge, CF71 7AF, United Kingdom
Phone: +441446774814
Rating: 4.4
based on 147 reviews.
Accommodation
Pros:
"The rooms are opulent, with every amenity."
"Room was very nice with a patio area and free parking was a bonus."
"Very nice small hotel, friendly staff, clean and comfortable beds."
"The room was decent - the 4 poster bed added a touch of class to the room."
"Beautiful hotel on the main street in Cowbridge. Lovely bedrooms, exceptionally clean with very comfortable bed for a good night's sleep."
"This 14th century coaching house has cosy comfy rooms with four posters."
"The courtyard room was very clean and welcoming, especially for your dog with bowls & bedding provided - massive help."
Cons:
"We booked a table in the restaurant for my wife's birthday. But as we were only a table of 2 they placed us on the left where the tables for 2 were squashed in a long row."
"However, the WiFi was unusable."
"There was also no bath in my room, only a shower, but other rooms might have had them."
"Rooms horrendous and overpriced."
"No aircondition, not possible to open windows (some idiot painted the frames and stuck together.)"
"Bright lights from outside shining into room all night."
"Only one downside was the squeaky floorboards coming from upstairs."
Service
Pros:
"Every member of staff were brilliant, my daughter cut her toe, and zara, sorted the bleeding and made her comfortable and made it all better."
"The staff were smashing too. Diane and co, very efficient."
"Service was very good with friendly and chatty staff."
"Had a meal with friends, excellent, prompt service, from friendly and efficient staff."
"Staff went out of their way to look after our party."
"Staff a friendly and welcoming."
"Staff have all been extremely helpful and polite."
Cons:
"Service was so slow - waited more than an hour for our meal."
"At the end of the night the reception staff couldn't be bothered to ring for a taxi when asked."
"There was also a long wait for food."
"Poor and unfriendly staff."
"Waitress had scruffy appearance with some sort of scarf tie in hair amongst unkept hair."
"Seemed like the staff were under a little pressure running around."
"The bar men were fine, the young female servers were excellent but their supervisor seemed to have something else on his mind, either impatient or unhappy about something."
Food
Pros:
"The food was quite excellent, quality ingredients used and perfectly cooked."
"The food is fantastic and the menu covers all aspects of culinary requirements."
"Excellent experience. Great food, great choice, great service, and the Icing on the cake, a round table."
"The meal was very good."
"Our meals were as described and exceeded expectations."
"Food was good and set us up nicely for the journey home."
"The food was delicious and good quality both breakfast & dinner."
Cons:
"What a disappointment!! Myself and my husband been going to this hotel for a good couple of years, but yesterday we booked for a lunch, we ordered a Turkey traditional dinner gosh what a disappointment."
"The standard of food has dropped considerably, none of it looked fresh and it was lukewarm."
"Sandwiches 9 pounds thick bread scant filling."
"The gammon was of questionable quality and single the potabello mushroom wasn't much bigger than a 50 pence piece."
"Food v poor, meat tough, pudding tasteless, overpriced, service dreadful."
"The gluten-free option was ridiculous- the cakes had clearly come out of a packet from a supermarket."
"The food is also relatively expensive, especially considering the meringue is over £8, which is ridiculous!"
Accessibility
Pros:
"Wheelchair access."
"The staff were lovely in explaining the menu and drinks, and were very accommodating to my grandparents’ needs."
"Superb parking. Easy access."
"Very good social distancing setup in the beer garden out the back."
"Parking acceptable but can be tricky."
Cons:
"Not really a family venue."
"Other tables in the courtyard have to have food ordered at the bar inside, which is not ideal for those with disabilities."
"Also there were several steps to get to the garden, this was not ideal for both of my disabled grandparents."
"No wheelchair access for the disabled. No ramps neither fixed or temporary."
"If you want to use the restaurant or anything else and you use a wheelchair or mobility aid forget it, there are steps everywhere and no portable ramps."
Value
Pros:
"Great pub and venue. We were there for a family wedding. Staff and organisation faultless."
"Absolutely 💯 recommend 💯 Superb hotel."
"Prices are reasonable for the area."
"Nice pint to accompany. About £35 per head including drinks. Well worth it."
"Bar prices not the cheapest but acceptable."
Cons:
"Also charged £19.00 for a glass of rose blush and 1 pint beer on arrival!"
"£170 is a strong price for that experience."
"For the drinks and x 2 roast dinners cost £53 which I find very expensive for pub grub."
"Berry mess, which it was. On a side plate no attention to the presentation and for 7.95£ not even poor value nearly extortion for something the size of a serving spoon."
"Although a lovely hotel the food was overpriced."
Location & Atmosphere
Pros:
"What an absolutely stunning location for a wedding, the cube is a lovely cocktail hour space and the main dining/dancing room with the outside patio is perfect."
"Nice atmosphere and setting."
"Enjoyable few hours in the courtyard of the Bear Hotel as part of the Cowbridge food festival."
"The building has lots of character and decor suits the location."
"The Bear Hotel was is an excellent place just weather you just want to sit in the beer garden having a beer."
"A really old atmospheric pub in the heart of cowbridge."
"Cowbridge itself is a nice pleasant place to visit."
Cons:
"The only issue is that there was some issues with organisation in terms of what food came to which tables."
"The tables were bright white which caused my grandmother’s severe migraines to be triggered due to the brightness of the sun."
"The pub needs to be better signposted because I drove past it twice and had to ask a local where on the high street it was."