Gareth Bale’s restaurant was a cool spot, but probably not the best spot ever to watch a Wales football match. The place ended up filling up a bit with fans watching the game, but the atmosphere wasn’t super great/passionate. I’m sure that’s partly due to it being a newer spot.
I ordered the steak & chips. The steak was good, but wasn’t one to write home about. I did enjoy the chimichurri sauce on the steak and the onions and arugula garnish on the side. The chips were decent and had a nice crisp to them.
Ordering the food from the QR code in the table wasn’t super clear and we ended up ordering additional sides (sweet potato fries, mozzarella sticks, onion rings, and the curry dough balls) when we thought we were ordering them in place of the chips. The sides were all good though with the sweet potato fries being my favorite. We got the Oreo Fudge Sunday which was a perfect dessert to share between the 3 us. It was quite good!
We tried the 3 “Bale Beers” which were all pretty good! The Bale glasses were a nice touch too!
The decor around the place is pretty cool, from the player jerseys to the replica champions league trophy and the boots that he scored the bicycle kick against Liverpool in the champions league final in Cardiff. Pretty special stuff.
This is a solid sports themed bar & grill.
Table service is nice and quick, even when the venue is completely full.
Food was much better than expected, all the dishes we ordered were great to eat while watching football.
Ordering via the QR code was seamless.
The only negative was the volume of the venue when full, as it was so loud, it was hard to talk.
This place isn’t underappreciated. “must do” when visiting Cardiff if you are a sports fan! Situated immediately across from the ancient and beautiful part of Castle, 11 bar is a sports fans Paradise. Owned by Gareth Bale it is obviously full of cool sports memorabilia.
It was very quiet when we attended midday. The facility is clean, sleek, and plenty of televisions for the sports enthusiast.
It takes time to browse all the really neat and varied sports collectibles in the facility.
The staff were amazingly friendly, and nothing was an imposition for them. We absolutely plan on going each time we visit Cardiff.
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