Where to eat in Cardiff?

BlackSpur
BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
edited August 2010 in The Crudcatcher
So this weekend I'm off for an all expenses paid trip to Cardiff courtesy of the Royal Mint. We'll be there for one night and I'm wondering where would be good to eat? I think we're staying at the Hilton so anything close to there would be good.
"Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs

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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Rhyl
    The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    Rhyl

    my mum lives there.
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Cardiff Hilton you say? My office is next door...

    You really need to get a cab down to Cardiff Bay, Mermaid Quay. That's where all the good restaurants are.

    Demiro's = Pretty good steaks, waiters sing opera...
    Pearl of the Orient = Good Chinese food, but drinks can be a bit pricey
    Spice Merchant = Authentic Indian Food.
    Cafe Naz = Good Indian food and a good variety of veggie options.
    Bayside Brasserie = Good fresh fish.

    If you're feeling flush, El Peurto's on the opposite side of the Bay, in Penarth is well worth a visit.
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  • addivllangirb
    addivllangirb Posts: 322
    Swansea......
    Eldridge Grade 08
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    the bay is nice and you've got everything you need quite close together.

    if you don't want to get a taxi just take a walk to st marys street and the brewery quater and you should find something you like. just take a left coming out of the hotel and keep walking past the castle, opposite the enterance to the castle take the road on the left and that's high st/st marys st. it'll take about 5 mins from the hotel :D
  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    not much in the centre from my experiance... head down to the bay... or if you can get down here to Swansea, and ill give you a guided tour of all the best resturants my self!
    I like bikes and stuff
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Theres a fair few nice restaurants in St. Davids 2 as well... seems to be more and more everytime I visit!

    The bay is expensive and can be full of wine drinking "posh" welsh types(no offense haha!) at the weekends though.... I felt right out of place :lol:
    Plus, once you're there, then thats it... its kinda out of the way of central Cardiff.
    The bay is nice during the day... visit Techniquest too... its ace :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    theres mcdonalds, burger king, kfc, and if you search really hard you might eve find a wimpy somewhere
    Crafted in Italy apparantly
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    acidstrato wrote:
    theres mcdonalds, burger king, kfc, and if you search really hard you might eve find a wimpy somewhere

    theres a wimpy in Porthcawl... I was tempted by the jalapeno burger :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    oh yeah, there's that new jamie oliver place in st davids 2. nice food and pretty reasonably priced aswell :D
  • GHill
    GHill Posts: 2,402
    I usually ate down at the bay (because I lived very close bye), city centre has a few chain pub places and chippy alley (always used to be a laugh at pub chucking out time).

    Bit of a trek, but I liked Jinglees out Canton way. Might be under new owners now though.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    GHill

    dont you live in america anymore?
  • GHill
    GHill Posts: 2,402
    Nope, moved back a couple of weeks ago (it was always a temporary thing). Looks like I'll be off to Scotland soon.
  • BlackSpur
    BlackSpur Posts: 4,228
    Cheers guys, looks like we'll probably head down to the Bay then!
    "Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,745
    The pasty shop opposite the church is pretty good for a foreign country....
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    I was in Eddies Diner t'other day.... Chilli fries and root beer :D
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,693
    El Peurtos, in the old Pilot House, Penarth next to the barrage.

    Very, very nice!

    Not too expensive though...

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