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South Wales restaurants

Cardiff restaurant review: Brown’s Bar and Brasserie, The Friary

 After visiting Browns Bar and Brasserie, Cardiff, back in March and falling in love at first taste, imagine my excitement when I was kindly invited to visit the restaurant again. Browns Cardiff is just one of 27 branches of its kind in the UK, owned by Mitchells and Butlers, the UK’s leading restaurant and pub operator and owner […] Read more…

Cardiff restaurant review: Lilo Grill House, City Road

Cardiff’s City Road is home to a long list of restaurants which, between them, probably serve just about every cuisine you can think of. There doesn’t seem to be much separating one place from the next, especially when it comes to kebab shops. But this just isn’t the case for Lilo Grill House, situated on […] Read more…

Cardiff’s Trade Street Cafe set to reopen

    One of the best kept secrets of Cardiff ‘s restaurant scene for many years, Trade Street Café is set to reopen following a recent ownership buy-out and an £80,000 renovation. Tucked into a side street behind Cardiff Central Station, Trade Street Café is easy to miss, but once you’ve been you’ll never want […] Read more…

Lunchtime review: Mission Burrito, Cardiff

Mission Burrito: the Friary, Cardiff city centre Since opening on the Friary in Cardiff city centre a few weeks ago (opposite the Principality), Mission Burrito has managed to attract a queue that never seems to go away. The newly opened burrito bar is the sixth of its kind in the UK. The concept behind Mission Burrito was dreamt […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Wagamama – Mill Lane, Cardiff

  This week, I was invited to Wagamama on Cardiff’s Mill Lane for an exclusive blogger preview evening ahead of the new autumn/winter menu launch on 22nd October. With restaurants in 16 countries, including over 99 in the UK, Wagamama serves a range of Japanese-inspired food with a focus on fresh, nutritious ingredients. I’ve never […] Read more…