Ty Mawr Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our drinks order was taken quickly and the drinks brought soon after."
• "Friendly and chatty barstaff."
• "Bar staff were great, waiting staff were very welcoming but they were very disorganised with the delivery of food/drinks."
• "Staff warm and welcoming."
• "The staff were EXCELLENT. Attentive, welcoming and working extremely hard to serve customers and maintain high standards."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Very attentive and friendly staff and my meal was excellent."

Cons:

• "Our waitress seemed far more concerned with chatting, laughing and guffawing (VERY loudly) with the table next to us."
• "After booking several days in advance a table for 4 at 19.30 we were told when we arrived that they were so busy that there was at least an hours wait for food."
• "They lost our order and we had to wait over an hour and a half for our meals."
• "Rude staff and given the eye roll when asking them a question."
• "The staff were slow and lacked any customer service."
• "Service was slow, food portions were small and we were asked to leave at 2.45 so they could clean."
• "Terrible service every time I have visited."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "All food arrived close together, was well presented and tasty."
• "Food was delicious, venue is beautiful and picturesque views."
• "The food is excellent and the service is great. The menu has plenty of options, food arrives at your table hot."
• "Food outstanding as always."
• "The food was delicious."
• "Had the vegetarian Sunday lunch which was delicious. Would definitely have it again."
• "The food was excellent."

Cons:

• "Food was of poor quality we even had to buy six extra roast potatoes."
• "The beef was mostly fat veg dried out and cold."
• "The presentation of the food was awful it was just thrown on a plate."
• "The food was very bland, i had breaded buttermilk chicken and chips and it tasted like the chicken was just soaked in the buttermilk and then coated and fried - no season or other flavour what so ever."
• "The chicken was just coated in a sauce, if it amounted to a tablespoon I would be shocked, it was drier than an arabs dap."
• "Most of the menu was unavailable due to 'the supplier'. Waited a good 10 minutes to be served our only starter which was packaged vegetables in a sour sauce."
• "The food itself was OK. I had the curry which was largely disappointing and lacking any sort of flavour and came with a burnt naan bread."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Nice pub with some fantastic views over the city."
• "Beautiful pub in a beautiful location. Have lived in Cardiff for 25 yrs- how is this the first time I've been here! Great food, beautiful location and enormous garden space with views overlooking the whole of Cardiff."
• "Absolutely stunning location and pub with such a lovely cosy and traditional feel to it."
• "Beautiful setting! We love going on a sunny afternoon with friends and our dogs."
• "The setting here is stunning, especially outside where there is a lovely garden that's looking over Cardiff, it's beautiful."
• "Obviously the xmas vibe going on and the atmosphere was great."
• "To Mawr is a lovely looking pub with a warm feeling."

Cons:

• "I thought it was a pretty bad idea when they decided to start burning logs while we were eating. It got pretty smokey."
• "The ‘barn’ lacks the charm of the rest of the pub."
• "Even allowing for Covid restrictions, the Ty Mawr experience was very poor."
• "Mostly put off by the large lady who was the main host rudely telling our son he had to finish his beans before his desert."
• "The inside is dark but comfortable."
• "The beer garden is very large but without any shade even with parasols up."
• "The only thing good about this pub are the views from it. The pub has that old 'greasy wood' feel to it."

Value

Pros:

• "Good honest pub grub at reasonable prices, with offers of 2 courses for £12.50 in the week."
• "And she gave us 25 % percent back of the meal without us asking for anything like that."
• "The food is good and not too hard on the wallet, reasonable wine list and good selection of beers."
• "You get what you pay for and I would (and will) be happy to return for another sitting."
• "The menu had a varied choice and was reasonably prices."
• "Pub sits in a lovely part of the countryside and is really nicely decorated, not to mention how nothing is overpriced and if anything - is cheaper than a lot of places that are not so nice."
• "Bit posh round here. There is nothing better than sun in your face, a nice cold lager and a view that you wouldn’t have a problem looking out at all day."

Cons:

• "Booked for special occasion for 14 adults. Bit disappointed that we had to preorder from a limited menu."
• "Found the menu was very basic and not much choice."
• "Unfortunately, I feel the food, whilst nice, was rather overpriced."
• "Adult meals were nice but overpriced and small, the kids meals were tiny and very much second rate."
• "Not impressed by the food. I had a 'simple salad'. It was covered in peppers and drenched with a highly spiced dressing."
• "Prices are comparatively high for Cardiff area with an ordinary standard of food based on several visits."
• "The price was an increase on the customary pub outing."