Reviews Cafe Citta

Cafe Citta is a TINY little restaurant tucked away and is very inconspicuous. If you didn't do extensive foodie research, you might end up missing it because from the outside it looks unimpressive. However, I highly recommend you make an effort to go because if you're looking for authentic Italian food in Cardiff, Cafe Citta should definitely be on your to-do list! ~ Atmosphere: It's a VERY TINY little restaurant with barely any walking space. The tables are small and cramped so if you are coming with any more than 3 people I highly recommend you make a booking well in advance. However, despite being small the decor is really charming. It felt more like going into someone's living room than an actual restaurant! There were flowers are each table with lovely wooden tables whose table legs were decorated in a very ornate style, and cool paintings on the wall as well! ~ Customer Service: Excellent, couldn't get any better. Not only were the staff friendly, but they were extremely attentive as well and kept ensuring that our table was nicely cleared without us even having to say anything! ~ Food: The food was excellent. As a starter we had the Caprese which was fresh buffalo mozzarella with a lovely sauce and fresh tomatoes. The mozzarella was terrific and really tasted very fresh. We also ordered the Polenta al Ragu and the bolognese sauce that accompanied the polenta was fantastic! For a main, I ordered the Pollo alla Romana which was a whole chicken breast cooked with sage, parma ham, and a side of potatoes and salad. We also had a garlic pizza to share. They gave us chilli oil and parmesan on the side for extra seasoning. Everything was great! I'm normally not too enthusiastic about ordering chicken breast at a restaurant but it was extremely juicy - I didn't know chicken breast could be that tender! There were great flavours all around. The only negative is that I recommend you pass on the garlic pizza. It was pretty bland and needed a heft amount of chilli oil and parmesan to save it. --- Overall, I highly recommend Cafe Citta. Next time, I would try one of their pasta dishes as my partner raved about his Tagliatelle Carbonara!

I was at Cardiff on a work trip from New York and stumbled upon this little gem of an Italian wine bar. Super cute and a lovely warm ambience as well. Outstanding food (better than a lot of places in NYC) and excellent service as well :)

Book in advance. This is a very intimate space and an unassuming little restaurant in the heart of Cardiff . It also happens to be home to some of the most scrummy pasta and pizzas I've ever tasted. Seeking solace from the rain, early evening on a Wednesday we gave this place a punt and asked for a table for 2. The place was already very busy, but the waitress said she could fit us in for an hour. We got sat at the back by the smallest kitchen I've seen outside of a Yo Sushi in train stations. And oh the smells that came from that tiny kitchen were yummy. The whole menu looked great and reasonably priced for the city centre. The Mrs went for a ricotta and rocket pizza and I went for a prawn taglitelli with white wine and chilli sauce. It's always a good sign that they leave you with the pot of parmasan! It was gorgeous! Rich, creamy with a nice kick of heat. Again - checking out what the other eaters were having everything looked classic. Good potions good colour and mouth watering aromas. All washed down with the house red, which was also surprisingly yummy we were in and out within the hour, but could imagine coming here with a good group of friends and wiling away the evening with starters and gelato after! Get a few friends, get yourself to Cardiff centre and get on this authentic Italian.

Lovely place with a wonderful athmosphere. It is a small italian cafe, which offers remarkable service and quality of the meals. I have enjoyed my sword-fish steak, it was very well cooked. Highly recommended if you are looking for an intimate place with great food.

I was in Cardiff on business and unfortunately, I tried this place on one of my last days in the UK, I wish I would have discovered it sooner. The restaurant was small, so unless you want to wait, I'd suggest trying to make reservations. The size of the restaurant actually added to its charm. The small size meant that you received very good service and it felt like you and your meal were really important. I can honestly say that I have never had a better Italian meal in my life. Every single thing that I ate at Cafe Citta was exceptional. My husband felt the same. He got to join me on my last leg of my business trip. His favorite dessert is tiramisu and he is very picky about it. He said that he has never had better tiramisu in his life. With all that being said, please go try this little gem of a restaurant. You won't be disappointed!

Delicious food. Great service. Made our trip to Cardiff more memorable. Highly recommended.

Had the best Italian meal I’ve had in years, really beautifully home cooked. Eclectic decor, fab music, great atmosphere. Will definitely be a regular. Thank you for such a lovely evening. Tanya, Paul & Olivia.

First time visiting cafe citta and I must say the food was amazing and the service was also amazing. Nothing was to much trouble for them and it just felt so warm and welcoming. Will definitely return again.

we loved our meal here, its a cosy restaurant, with an open kitchen. The food is divine, piping hot, tasty and plenty of it. The service is good too and so friendly. I would definitely recommend a visit. Three of us chose off the specials menu on the recommendation of a couple next to us who frequent the restaurant often and all of us were really happy with what we chose.

My granddaughter and I had a lovely meal here in November. Very attentative staff with a smile warm welcome the aubergine bake was lovely and our pizza Marguaritta was beautiful and authentic. Thank-you we had a lovely time warm and cosy ...you must book I. Advance as we did do xx

Best Italian in Cardiff? If its not no.1 it's certainly close! Never had a bad meal here, amazing food & brilliant service