The Rare Welsh Bit

Food

Sunday lunch at The Flora pub on Cathays Terrace, Cardiff

Sunday roast lamb dinner

Perched on the corner between Flora Street and Cathays Terrace, The Flora has been at the heart of Cardiff‘s student community, Cathays, for many years. It’s the kind of pub where I’d expect to find a mix of undergrads taking advantage of the cheap booze (possibly in fancy dress), and old men hunched over the bar, […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Seafood Shack – High Street, Cardiff

Mussels in white wine with ciabatta

*Seafood Shack is now closed. I’ve been looking forward to the launch of Seafood Shack in Cardiff for months. Le Monde (St. Mary Street) aside, I can’t think of any decent restaurants in Cardiff city centre specialising in seafood, so I was excited about the prospect of Seafood Shack opening. The restaurant officially opened last […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Gurkha Corner, Abergavenny

Lamb biryani in a dish

I’ve lost count of the number of restaurants that have popped up in Cardiff in recent years, but sadly, traditional Nepalese restaurants still seem few and far between. Luckily, if you travel a little further into the heart of South Wales, you’ll find growing numbers of Nepalese restaurants, many of which are run by retired Gurkha […] Read more…

Highlights of Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival 2017

Chimichurri steak with slaw

There’s no feeling more comforting than when you visit somewhere significant to your past, and that uplifting wave of nostalgia washes over you like a tidal wave. Today, I went to the quaint historic market town of Cowbridge, in the Vale of Glamorgan, for Cowbridge Food and Drink Festival. As I studied at Cowbridge Comprehensive School […] Read more…