Welsh cuisine: the best places to taste it in Merthyr Tydfil
14 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"A wonderful place! Great Coffee, great Cakes and great Food. Jamie is very friendly. I was at an open Mic night there a few weeks ago and it was a..."
Julian Richards
"What a lovely friendly place to meet with friends for a light snack before a show in the theatre. Added bonus of free parking after 6. Ample choice..."
Deborah Prince
"Food and coffee both excellent - loved the veggie sausages, a nice change from just cheese which is the only vegetarian option in most cafes. Service..."
Amanda Sullivan
"Awesome customer service. The welsh cakes are to die..."
Ashley Jones
"Experienced Lullaby for Mother here last night. Haven't been in Merthyr for quite a while. Large carpark around the rear, nice bar with a selection..."
Daniel Richard Townsend
"We didn't pop in to see a show as such, my wife and I dropped in for a quick coffee. The coffee was good and reasonably priced. Not the best coffee..."
James
"Nice big space we rent out, start providing a sound bath service here. Lovely acoustics and plenty of floor room and lots of stalls or seats. Easy to..."
Jacob
"An absolutely beautiful chapel converted into an arts centre. Probably the best done conversion I’ve seen, with an excellent on site..."
Gavin Hales
"We're very lucky to have this venue in Merthyr, I look forward to seeing more shows..."
Dan Hayes
"Very nice place, so much bigger inside than what it looks from outside. Lovely little..."
Lee Price
"An interesting place . Outside a group of musicians were playing . They get together every week to play together. Inside a ukrainian coffee morning...."
Donna Borja-Edwards
"Used the dance studio for training. Staff were delightful and helpful. Initial room v small but no problem moving us. Cafe good selection at..."
Keith Ingram
"Great little theatre with some fantastic local talent on show. Well worth a..."
Neil Williams
"beautiful inside, used to have our Christmas school concerts here and still smells the same, that dank, mothballs old oak pong of old churches.
the..."
"Had an absolute smash of a fry up here the day after a big hike and was pleasantly entertained by the wonderful tea room ladies' banter. They had..."
Mat Brown
"Loved the place , Staff was pleasant. Good selection of food.
We had the Soup platter , leek and Potatoe , buffet ham sandwiches and a Scone to..."
Paul Dyer
"Nice place, nice people, very accommodating! Great coffee and cake selection👌🏻 I already had breakfast before I visiting but having seen other..."
Ben Nicholl
"A lovely find as an on route stop off to get a bite to eat. Good personal and friendly service and tasty breakfast and good..."
Ivan Fabian
"Lovely little shop. Staff are friendly.
Food is nice, and coffee is pretty good especially considering the..."
Rogan Smith
"We visit here often. It's a lovely little cafe. Great food and friendly..."
Sara Anne
"Love this cafe . Great food and the staff can’t do enough. They offer a great choice but we love the breakfast. I have also tried vegetarian..."
Bren Lewis
"Nice and clean good food fair price.lovely..."
jack kavanagh
"Went for afternoon tea with my sisters. It is a lovley tearoom, table setting was so nice. Staff are so helpful and the food was lush, 2 pots of tea..."
Elizabeth Hughes
"Went for a quick cuppa whilst passing by.
Friendly staff, clean and tidy.
Cakes looked fantastic but I didn't have..."
"!!Update!! 16/10/2021. Just had the Fun Guy burger, wingz and dirty Fries.
It didn't touch the sides. Everything was just perfect and the cheeze on..."
Rhea Allan
"Excellent and friendly service. Really tasty veggie food and great value for..."
Gavin Robinson
"Can’t post photos because we ate the food too fast! Visiter Merthyr for a weekend getaway and as vegans couldn’t believe our luck that there was..."
Laura Rite
"A very cute vegan restaurant near to the Brecon Beacons. They had a variety of options to choose from for both vegan and gluten-free customers. The..."
Fizzy
"A fantastic little vegan cafe located right in the centre of Merthyr Town.
The staff were incredibly friendly and really down to earth, there was no..."
Hugh Morris
"Beautiful food, we are not vegan but thoroughly enjoyed the full breakfast and the bbq bakan dog. We are completely converted to sweet potato fries..."
Zoe Webber
"Just enjoyed our first order from the Happy Piggy vegan takeaway.
Two Bakon and Cheeze burgers with a chili hotdog to go with them was promptly..."
Ralph Handscomb
"Fantastic service, excellent and high quality food, and at a brilliant price! Really enjoyed the meat substitutes and the chips were incredible..."
Lewis Colson
"Was going to write "one of the best vegan burgers iv ever had" but it wouldn't do it justice it was amazing!!! Definitely chomping my way through..."
J.H
"Great customer service. Had the breakfast tray, was lush. Looking forward to visiting again to try everrrrrything on the..."
"Quick, friendly and attentive service. We had ham and cheese sandwiches which came with crisps (tortilla chips) and a salad garnish. Nice selection..."
Rich lePik
"Having diverted from our original route to visit the Old Barn, a few of the lads were complaining about the extra distance we were covering.
Needless..."
Kolby Johnson
"A quiet haven. The Old Barn Tea Room offers a simple selection of soup and sandwiches. A very enticing selection of cakes to follow. There is plenty..."
Valerie Davies
"Pen Y Big / Pen Y Fan / Pen Y Scran - in that order 🤌🏼
Waltzed around the horseshoe trail from the Taf Fechan Forest car park (c. 11 miles),..."
Andrew Fisher
"Came here after completing the Pen y Fan Horshoe hike, the start of which is at the Neuadd car park just 10min away from the tea room. Parking and..."
Tina Tsong
"Absolutely amazing . One of the best tea rooms around. Lynda and her team work hard to be the best in the area and it shows. You won't find..."
Craig Barlow
"Popped by here after a long walk.
Great to have this cafe in this area.
Open Sat-Thurs (closed Fridays).
Nice garden space and parking.
We had a..."
Dani En
"Lovely place with actual tea-room like tea room.
The cups looks lovely and there is some music inside. Plenty of room outside, ice-cream, great..."
Arpad Zakar
"A perfect rest stop after walking around the national park.
Wonderful homemade scones, excellent sandwiches and dog friendly too.
Staff were lovely..."
Mary Mustard
"Our group of six visited on a very wet Sunday afternoon. Between us, we ordered a wide range of items e.g. soup, sandwiches, beans on toast cakes and..."
"Fantastic pub/restaurant came with my family lovely service ! Food was beautiful couldn’t fault it ! Had the fillet steak was given a steak knife,..."
Kylie Davies
"Amazing food, as a fussy vegan there are hardly any local restaurants I can eat in but The Aberglais caters for everyone. I've known of this place..."
Cori Lynch
"Fab lunch. Great service. Had the chicken in whiskey sauce really enjoyed. Mashed potato to die for 😁😁. Really good menu plenty of choice and..."
Ruth Grice
"Celebrated my sons 21st birthday 28 of us food was outstanding, well presented and we didn’t wait long for all of us to have our food . The staff..."
Kerry Jones
"The service is on point , always smiling , you feel welcome the moment you walk in. The food is out of this world. It's my favourite place to eat..."
Jayne Jones
"My second visit tonight, and the food was as amazing as the first time. Can’t wait to come again already. Amazing food and lovely staff. Highly..."
Hannah Wood
"The place is a jewel, absolutely wonderful staff, wonderful food, thanx for fitting us in to eat in the restaurant today, special for Nicola, my..."
Nigel Hardwidge
"Brilliant eating and drinking place set in the Welsh countryside....welcomed by the landlord... staff so friendly... meal was superb.... homemade..."
Susan Swinden-Hartnett
"Lovely pub, excellent beer, great food and very friendly..."
Sel Roberts
"Gorgeous view, gorgeous food ( and reasonably priced) and friendly people. Perfect place to..."
Clare Olsen
"Food was stunning staff where helpful top t born steak the chips where not as nice as I've had in the past but I would still give the experience a..."
Christian Paul Thomas
"16 family members all had a lovely night here for mums birthday Thankyou aberglais your food is lush
It's so nice to find somewhere that does real..."
Maria Roberts
"amazing service and stunning food! staff were very friendly, i would defo..."
Aimee Griffen
"Absolutely fabulous , amazing food and great customer service. Highly recommend a visit..."
Debra Davies
"Great tasting excellent value food, in a lovely setting . Staff are friendly and very helpful. Will definitely return. Thoroughly..."
Louise Phillips
"We went as a family of 10 we all had different meals and everyone enjoyed the welcome you get is so friendly and they cannot do enough for you they..."
Diane Talbot Roberts
"Nine of us had a great lunch in The Aberglais on Sunday. The staff were great, in particular Jody, who helped my Uncle with advice on what to choose..."
Mark Richards
"Whilst in Garwant e needed a place that was dog friendly & gluten free. Found this little gem & headed to it. We hadn’t made a reservation but the..."
Fiona Cresswell
"Food A ⭐️ Wow the Best salt and spicy chicken wings I've ever had!!! Had the whole family here for my mums birthday, they really looked after..."
Andrew Jeffery
"Hidden gem. Found this place on the off chance and SO pleased we did. Fabulous service from Claire, food was delicious & not forgetting an ice cold..."
Nicola John
"Glorious find!! Fantastic friendly service. We booked on a Friday, called lunchtime and they managed to take our reservation for dinne the same day. ..."
Kersti Klami
"Amazing pub, super dog friendly. Thank you for a lovely meal - especially as two of our party were 1 hour late. They could not have been more..."
Richard Inglis
"Good food. Could do with a bit more seasoning. Staff were very..."
Richard
"Fair play, the food was outstanding!
Staff were really friendly and accommodating, the pub has a good variety of food and drinks and is in a great..."
Keri Beal
"A gem of a find last night when we couldn't decide where to go. I wanted proper local pub food and it didn't disappoint. They were fully booked but..."
James Robinson
"Amazing place, and such lovely people. We turned up after the kitchen had closed with nowhere else to go, and they reopened it for us and made the..."
Edmund Smith
"Fantastic wee find.
We turned up with Marley and they were mobbed but still managed to make a table for us.
Food was great, staff really friendly and..."
Slow Roast Belly Pork with a Bubble & Squeak Croquette and Roast Swede Puree
Welsh rarebit
Salad
Dr Brydons IPA
Wings
Rybna Specjalnosc
Lamb
Crab
Fish
Scallops
Pork
Duck
Fillet steak
Salmon
Duck breast
Red wine
Sit down
Welsh
British
European
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Reservations
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Dinner
Lunch
Fine Dining
Mid-range
"JOL's provided the catering for our Wedding as an outside vendor. Despite the Wedding Venue being ashambles Jamie's team made sure that they liaised..."
Lo Wri
"Can’t recommend this restaurant enough. Visited last night for a belated Christmas do and had a wonderful time. The service that we received from..."
Sharon Lewis-Connolly
"I could not be happier with the service and food I received at Jol's last night. Not only did they specially open the restaurant for my graduation,..."
Emily Moor
"Got a recommendation to visit here and it did not disappoint one bit! The food was absolutely amazing, our steaks were cooked to perfection and m..."
Chloe Colbourne
"Had a lovely time with my family on sat for my mother’s birthday bottomless brunch was amazing food was great staff couldn’t have been more..."
Amy Stanfield
"Amazing food, great staff, lovely restaurant, good wine, love going there. Every time I go, I can't wait to go back. Love that they have different..."
Rachel Louise Lewis
"Amazing venue. Intimate, food is divine. Wine selection is fab together with the cocktail menu. Service is extremely personable with knowledgeable..."
Tammy Bouse
"This is not the first or the last time we will visit JOL’s and the service just gets better and better and the food never ever disappoints. Emma at..."
Nikki Pearson
"Went today for Sunday lunch. The meal was excellent and reasonable. The staff working there were both friendly and attentive.. Went above and beyond..."
Julie Jones
"My birthday meal was a delight. My 12 year old son nearly polished off an adult portion of the beautiful lamb, which I had too. He loved his first..."
Sylvia Depaul
"Visited yesterday for my bestie's 50th birthday lunch . Food was amazing , service was perfect ..bread & butter pudding was wow ! Thanks Jols ..top..."
Sian Lloyd
"Well enjoyed, prosecco flowing, fantastic service, food was exceptional. It was a lovely afternoon with my girls. Would recommend to anyone to go..."
Nikki Helendavies
"Went for afternoon tea. The cakes were outstanding and the service was faultless. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be going..."
Cat Gillett
"Absolutely beautiful food will recommend anyone go. Lovely interior nice and cosy bit most importantly the food was..."
Bethan Valda Grandin
"Loved it! Great atmosphere, amazing food, attentive staff. Would absolutely..."
Liv Barnard
"What a gem! Every mouthful a delight and such a warm welcome from Emma. Mushrooms on bruschetta followed by the pork belly was amazing! No room for..."
Nadine Hughes
"Absolutely amazing stunning food! I recommend and suggest everyone MUST GO and enjoy the experience of total bliss, mouthwatering and a secret Gem of..."
Rhian Richards
"Had a stunning meal tonight at JOL's. Loved everything about the food and the service was great. Definitely punching above its weight in Merthyr; get..."
Dan Hayes
"The service here was fantastic. The food was so delicious and I am glad we went thanks to a recommendation from Linda W (who loves it there) it was..."
Melita Latham
"Food was amazing!! Atmosphere was nice. Chips were to die..."
kerry blandford
"Stumbled across this place by accident and it ended up being the highlight of our trip to Wales. The food is outstanding (and we eat out A LOT). We..."
dave hale
"Fantastic lunch menu, really well cooked local produce and all at a great..."
Alan Crawley (Crumley)
"Seriously great food and the staff here are amazing. They really went above and beyond helping the family and my disabled mother. We ate a delicious..."
Jamie Newell
"Belated fathers day meal for my stepfather.
Nothing to much trouble for Emma, front of house.
Food was exceptional, portions ample, value fantastic..."
Craig Jenkins
"Have to say we were disappointed, having seen the menus on the website, to be offered, at 7.30 in the evening, a limited £20 set menu of which there..."
John Dunn
"Found myself staying locally and ended up eating here both nights. Small plates that easily contend with London restaurants that cost twice as much...."
Alexander Davis
"A real find - the diamond in the rough. Chanced upon this place quiet by accident, but had a superb meal with the best, home-cooked chips l've ever..."
John “John John” Davies
"Great menu choice good value for money two courses for £15 three courses for £20. Lovely food good service will definitely return. Two visit now..."
Sara Wherry
"By pure chance I stumbled across Jol's looking for a restaurant to celebrate our Sons birthday.
What a find..The Service, The Food along with the..."
Russell Adams
"Nice to know the owner cooked. Wow, best steak in a long time. Great prices and food. Staff fab. Will defo be back. Yum highly..."
andrea morgan
"Highly recommend this place. Amazing customer service they couldn't do enough for us. The food was delicious. We will definitely be returning very..."
Adam Brain
"An amazing restaurant in the heart of the Welsh Valleys. Jamie has done an amazing job brining tip quality food to Merthyr. We visit regularly and..."
Paul Thomas
"My husband treated me to a birthday meal at Jols and it was delicious, I had monkfish and my husband had Ribeye. The service was excellent, the food..."
KIM DAVIS
"Great find, food and service both..."
Steve Hughes
"Christmas lunch was amazing. (1x vegan, 1xveggie, 8xlets eat everything ). The staff were incredibly attentive and the food was beautiful. Premium..."
"Decently priced and a nice cafe with friendly staff. Food wasn't amazing though, but again pretty cheap. Breakfast options looked better though, but..."
Rogan Smith
"Great value, generous plates of reasonably priced tasty food. Good variety and prompt friendly..."
Zahra Irving
"The breakfast was amazing. Staff really friendly. And the hot choc was lush. Will be back if im back this..."
Michelle
"Great cafe. Huge portions. Good breakfast options. Friendly staff. Coffee was decent...."
Joe Macpherson
"Stopped off at the on a ride through Merthyr, lovely cafe with good a good menu. Food and drinks was very good, excellent value..."
Edward Bentley
"Lovely food food at reasonable..."
Robert Melhuish
"Escaping from the artisan desert of Cardiff overpriced nonsense, it was lovely to have a valleys welcome, smile and good honest food and decent..."
Mark Flagg
"We had food here today, I ordered a cheese burger and chips and my partner ordered a chicken burger and chips, aswell as two cokes and a latte.
Both..."
Shunice Davies
"Lovely cafe been there 3 times so far Twice on a Sunday for Bacon and mushroom Baguette which were hot and tasty. and once for a set breakfast which..."
Robert Cooper
"Had a takeaway to work on a Friday, so amazing I went to the cafe on the Saturday to have another, amazing..."
Stephen Powell
"Great breakfast here .. give it a..."
Sèamus Cameron
"Lovely home-cooked food is very reasonable only negative point public convenience is up two upper..."
PontypoolNp4 Sam
"Brilliant breakfast great service..."
Philip Earp
"Loved it. I had chips as I weren’t that hungry they were one of the best chips I’ve ever had. All my family loved it here too. I recommend going..."
Eve Powell
"Absolutely brilliant food and service but only down side was the toilet was on the third floor but I'll still keep 5 stars as it was..."
jonathan morris
"Amazing staff! Amazing Quality of food I’m there every day and I have never had a problem very fast and very polite. Definitely..."
Jessica Laurence
"Been here a few times since they've opened, excelent service every time nothing is too much trouble, and the food, amazing 👌 we're working our way..."
Natalie March
"Looks old but a great good old fashioned cafe with a loaded..."
"Beautiful wàlk over viaduct before very nice food in cozy..."
bob baker
"Excellent pub, friendly welcome from all the staff. Their knowledge of the local area was fantastic and we were delighted to find such a fabulous..."
Ella Smith
"Lovely local pub with welcoming friendly and very helpful staff. I chose it as a dog friendly pub with food as I'm camping nearby. The homemade pie..."
Heather Bicknell
"This is one of those special, secret places the locals don't tell you about. Ignore the main menu. Pick a delicious pie from the specials board. I..."
Steven Taylor
"Lovely dog friendly pub staff were lovely and accommodating had steak pie and chips which was very nice even tho we were outside the normal menu..."
martin lewis
"Stopped off for a much needed drink on a very hot day, nice patio out back. Staff friendly and helpful, will be returning to this place next time we..."
Hilary Curran
"It has a great communal and welcoming feeling, I only ate there but the food was reasonably priced and tasted great! it's a lovely, welcoming and..."
Darren Biddle
"Great place to get a taste of the Welsh hospitality. Local community grabs a bite there. Had a very enjoyable evening due to the warm conversation..."
Krystal Lewis
"Great service, lovely atmosphere and top notch home cooked food (I enjoyed a cracking Balmoral pie!). Just what you need after a hard days riding at..."
David Scammell
"Great food friendly service.
Called in for lunch with the missus and disabled mother, had warm greeting great food and very reasonable prices
Well..."
Mark A
"Fabulous atmosphere food great the trout and pernod pie was lovely and so was the steak and whimberry so rich. The locals were very welcoming and..."
Tracy Gillman
"Popped in for a bite to eat whilst walking the Taff Trail. Lovely omelette and toastie. Like a little cosy country pub..."
STEVE tong
"Wonderful Fisherman's pie meal Staff really friendly and lovely atmosphere. We'll be back...."
Diane Spark
"Nice quiet Sunday lunch. Pleasant staff. Food good value for the..."
Alison Toop
"Everytime i go there I get a warm welcome and feel like part of the family and never wanna leave..."
david redmond
"Homely atmosphere. Good food . Great Saturday night artist..."
James Henry
"Great hospitality! Surprised I fit all 18oz of meat in my hunger hole!..."
"Thank you for taking the time to prepare our vegan meals in the Gelli-deg xmas meal. Some establishments can be very ignorant but the staff were..."
Emma Wilkins
"went for mothers day lunch and it was fantastic and beautifully cooked highly..."
Rhiannon Thomas
"One of the best Sunday lunches I've ever had lovely staff lovely..."
Gareth Morgan
"Beautiful Sunday lunch, highly..."
Matthew Evans
"Fab food well worth the money staff where amazing will definitely going..."
Chris Evans
"great pub great staff and great..."
John Roberts
"Firstly the food was fantastic so much at a great price and to cap it off the staff were first class, I will definitely be going back when I'm next..."
Kevin Pocock
"This place is fab very quaint little pub fantastic food and service will definetly be coming..."
Helen Anne Brown
"A place you have to try for yourself.
I eat out every Sunday and this was by far and a way the best value for money Sunday dinner I've had. Food was..."
Steven Jones
"Lovely food..lamb dinner.. great..."
Mark Hagerty
"Great food and service with a nice atmosphere..."
Andrew MacMillan
"Very nice Sunday lunch, loads of meat on the plate and very..."
Wayne Cross
"We went to a wedding reception here it was..."
Denese Jones
"Staff were absolutely fantastic and the vegan options delicious!
Stopped here by chance after getting a flat tyre and pulling up outside. The lovely..."
Gary Shergill
"Lovely pub grub. Friendly atmosphere lovely all year round with beer garden and then for winter nice log..."
Dan
"Food is excellent always a warm..."
Angela Edwards
"What an outstanding Sunday lunch. Totally loved it. So tasty and nice. Wonderful staff. Really had a great meal. Would come back here without..."
Jonathan Mantle
"Had a brilliant tasty meal in this pub. Staff and clients very friendly. It was busy when we were there but service was brilliant. Staff worked..."
Chris
"Held a funeral wake here mid May 2022. Small funeral. Ordered buffet for 20 people. The food was extremely tasty
and was enough for 30 to 35 people...."
Diane Morgan
"Good food and drink, friendly..."
Mark Thomas
"Only come in for a pint and special occasions like my cousins 18th. Its very nice and the staff are friendly. Great atmosphere, a big beer garden. A..."
Jacob
"Great pub food and reasonable..."
Colin Church
"Lovely restaurant right on our doorstep (at the foot of the Brecon Beacons).
Very reasonably priced. Lovely Sunday Roast with lots of veg including..."
Jonathan Davies
"Best pub grub, well worth a..."
Ruth Griffiths
"Decent food and the staff were lovely. My only observation was that the chicken Goujons on the starter had been replaced with chicken nuggets. Can't..."
Tanya Paull
"Plenty on the plate. More imagination needed with salad. V disappointing like UK salads of the 70s. I wouldn't choose steak 🥩 again. Flavourless...."
"Friendly staff and quick service. First time tried rissole💪 not exactly a fan of this meal however could not get better advice..."
Antonin Kugler (Honest Guide)
"Just had two cod chips and mushy peas delivered. It was piping hot and tasty and the portions were huge. Regular chips one bag would have done for..."
Alison Kirby
"Would give more stars but can't, hot food on delivery everytime. Can't fault the service from the staff in the restaurant to the delivery driver...."
Neal Reid
"Food is usually quite good when I order, I live quite close so always collect it, however they do occasionally forget your can of coke or any drink..."
Matt2984
"Had a Chinese meals from there tonight the fourth April and must give credit it was one of the best we have had for a long time and will use again..."
ken eckley
"Food was lovely. Boiling hot & fresh.
Fab delivery service! Well Worth the money! Delivery driver was great..."
Hayleymorgan Mogs
"First time I've ordered but will definitely order again. Amazing food and excellent..."
Stacey Chisholm
"Lots of choice on the menu, staff were helpful, was quiet but still had to wait a while however food was..."
Lorna Saffer
"Just had my delivery my food was pipping hot delicious given late delivery as asked I can recommend this place enuff..."
leanne williams
"Food done for darts presentation night all delivered Very hot and lovely very generous portions. Every one..."
Elaine Horrell
"Excellent chips, cooked in clean oil, massive portion. Proper vinegar too, will go again, didn't know it was there til..."
Andrew Phillips
"Really enjoyed the food nice and tasty and you get good quality..."
Diane Rees
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