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Cardiff pub and bar guide

Here's a guide to the pubs and bars of Cardiff - good or bad, we bring you the most talked about venues and the places you have to visit at least once. We've included a few user reviews, to give you an idea of what to expect when you get there. Or you can follow the links to see full details and all reviews for each pub.

The Vulcan Hotel, Cardiff

Address: 10 Adam Street, Adamsdown, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF24 2FH [map]
Phone: 02920461580
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Nearest train stations: Cardiff Queen Street (0.3 miles), Cardiff Central (0.4 miles), Cathays (0.9 miles)

Reviews by BITE users:

Had to pop in 4 a ale after seeing it's reprieve in the news, although it had more flies in it than customers it was worth the visit, god i hope it STAYS!! 8/10

22 Sep 2009 01:43

Popped in recently for the first time ever just to give it some sort of support before it should close. Well, I really thought that it was quite average and this includes everything from ale, decor, service the lot....luckily the locals seem quite friendly.
It is a shame it is closing due to the entire modernisation these councils think we 'need', but after my experience I probably wouldn't have gone back anyway.

2 Jun 2009 17:25

Bad news. The axe may fall.

http://save-the-vulcan.blogspot.com/

1 Jun 2009 14:49

The Cayo Arms Hotel, Cardiff

Address: 36, Cathedral Rd, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF11 9LL [map]
Phone: 029 2039 1910
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Nearest train stations: Cathays (0.7 miles), Cardiff Central (1.1 miles), Cardiff Queen Street (1.1 miles)

Reviews by BITE users:

Convenient for the football/cricket/rugby and easy to find, this is a really pleasant place to visit with good beer (notably the Tomos Watkins brews) and a wide range of good-value food in comfortable surroundings. Though not a traditional "authentic locals" pub, this is probably the best choice (especially if combined with the adjacent Y Mochyn Du) for the stranger to Cardiff on a day trip to refresh themselves in friendly surroundings.

10 Jan 2010 15:05

A much safer and more pleasant pub than all the other filthy, dangerous, piss-infested larger dens of Cowbridge Road in Canton. Here the landlord is amicable, the beer garden is pleasant and the decor is nice.

The best pub within a 1 mile radius.

16 Jul 2009 07:28

Great Pub get there every year ,when visiting Beer Festival ,good food
and friendly staff .lets see more welsh beer in the north west of england !

23 Jun 2009 14:32

The Goat Major, Cardiff

Address: 33 High Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 1PU [map]
Phone: 029 2033 7161
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Nearest train stations: Cardiff Central (0.4 miles), Cardiff Queen Street (0.5 miles), Cathays (0.6 miles)

Reviews by BITE users:

Clean, friendly pub with quality interior. Brains SA was excellent, didn't have time to try the food but it looked pretty boring. I'll be back.

6 Jun 2009 12:32

Classic traditional pub, beautiful original(?) tiled floor. Good range of well kept Brains (Bitter, SA, Gold and Dark). Good atmosphere for a good chat. Popped in for one big (13) round on a Thursdy evening (7.30ish). served quickly, well worth a visit if you appreciate tradition and real ale.

17 Apr 2009 00:33

Really rather good for a city centre pub - probably sufficiently old-fashioned to keep some of the more disruptive elements out. Four Brains real ales on draught, including a nice pint of Dark.

25 Sep 2008 23:06

The Rummer Tavern, Cardiff

Address: 14 Duke Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 1AY [map]
Phone: 029 2064 9871
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Nearest train stations: Cardiff Queen Street (0.4 miles), Cardiff Central (0.4 miles), Cathays (0.6 miles)

Reviews by BITE users:

The Rummer has just started selling Wye Valley HPA. I cannot walk past the place now.

30 Oct 2009 13:46

Pretty much as the last review. Pleasant enough trditional pub, just a shame most of it smelt of the gents. Hancocks HB the only draft available. It was ok but better off at the Goat Major roud the corner where there is amuch better choice of real ale.

17 Apr 2009 00:38

A pleasant place to get out of the rain for half an hour while shopping, read the newspaper or lipread the silent TV. HB was average but not good enough for a second one. By the looks of previous posts its a pity that ale quality is hit or miss because we need this sort of pub in our towns.

18 Feb 2009 13:35

Prince Of Wales, Cardiff

Address: St Mary Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 1FA [map]
Phone: 029 2064449
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Nearest train stations: Cardiff Central (0.1 miles), Cardiff Queen Street (0.5 miles), Cathays (0.9 miles)

Reviews by BITE users:

This is a nice conversion of an old theatre in central Cardiff. As with all Wetherspoons, offers exceptional value for money. On my recent visit the Ruddles and Brains cask ales were both good.

22 Jan 2010 18:57

The manager of here and of the Great Western need to be sent on a "how to succeed in business by having more adventure in ordering ale" course. Amongst all the usual humdrum was Newmans "Autumn valley flower" though not in great nick,and Hobgoblin predicably "coming soon". Could do better.

4 Oct 2009 20:03

This is heaven compared with Walkabout down the road.Big Spoons, busy but large enough for the Saturday afternoon crowd. The ale was fine ,cannot say the type grandson doing the fetch and carry and the food came in reasonable time OK.
Not your traditional pub but no Spoons ever is. It did enough to fill up a hungry student.

18 Feb 2009 13:59

The Great Western, Cardiff

Address: St Mary Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 1FA [map]
Phone: 02920353990‎
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Nearest train stations: Cardiff Central (0.1 miles), Cardiff Queen Street (0.5 miles), Cathays (0.9 miles)

Reviews by BITE users:

So-so Wetherspoons. Rhymney Export very nice, Marston's Pedigree good, but nothing else of interest. Definitely aimed at the weekend vertical drinker.

27 Oct 2009 21:31

Only 5 handpumps in this outlet with 4 usual MacSpoons suspects on,along with Rhymney Export as guest though surprise surprise it was "coming soon"..... Grr etc. The half of Pedigree was ok though.

4 Oct 2009 19:58

Staying at the Travelodge on a weekend wanted somewhere close for an evening drink. St. Marys Street Cardiff can be a bit scary at night on a Fri/Sat night. For a Lloyds bar this was quite civilised, and we spent a pleasent evening after a meal elsewhere.Beer and wine OK. Would visit again.

18 Feb 2009 14:36

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