The Rare Welsh Bit

Cathays

Start a restaurant from scratch – for free! Restaurant review: CF24 Project – Crwys Road, Cardiff

Photo copyrighted to CF24Project.com As a food blogger, I am lucky enough to have been invited to review a number of highly successful restaurants in Cardiff, like Moksh (Cardiff Bay), Mint and Mustard (Whitchurch Road) and Jamie’s Italian (The Hayes, city centre). However, there’s nothing I love more than reviewing smaller restaurants that might be […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Face 11 – Cathays, Cardiff

Recently I was kindly invited to review Face 11, a cocktail bar/restaurant set up last year on Cathays Terrace, Cardiff. I’ve never been to Face 11 before, but I’ve heard very good stories about it (or, more specifically, its burger menu!) and I was excited to finally have the opportunity to try it out for […] Read more…

Cafe review: Tastebuds Cafe – City Rd, Cathays, Cardiff

On the top of City Road, near the junction with Albany Road and Crwys Road, sits a small cafe called Tastebuds. It’s been there as far back as I can remember (1988 – I hadn’t even been born yet!) and I’ve walked past it several times but I’ve never been in there, and the windows […] Read more…

Coffee shop/cafe review: Stag Coffee – Cathays, Cardiff

Stag Coffee on Crwys Road, Cardiff Decked out with stag print wallpaper, stag lamp shades, stag lamp bases, stag head wall hangings and a chandelier made from stag antlers, Stag Coffee really lives up to its name. Although as owner Dave reveals, the whole ‘stag’ idea came about when he took a fancy to the logo used […] Read more…