Rhostio Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in Great Britain

Held my 40th Birthday get-together here and the staff at Rhostio could not have been more accommodating. For 2 hours we took over a length of the cafe with friends and family, along with kids ranging from 8 weeks old to 10 years. It was a great place for everyone with a mix of sofas, long and small tables. The kids took over a table and played games whilst eating cake and having soft-drinks, babychinos or hot chocolates whilst the grown ups sampled coffees, beer and cocktails (and some of the cakes!). We very easily set up a tab which was quite a bit lower than I would have expected - I even checked twice that everything was on there! There are various multi-buy offers that benefited us, and they'd be generous enough even for a small group of friends meeting up to take advantage of, making the place incredibly good value. The staff could not have been more helpful despite it already being busy in the cafe. We had arranged it some weeks beforehand and when I spoke to someone on the phone about it, she was the only person from all the cafes I spoke to who really understood what I was looking for - everywhere else wanted to offer me music, a DJ, or exclusive opening when all I wanted was a space where I could guarantee my friends could gather and drink great coffee, maybe have a beer or two and eat cake! Great experience for everyone and definitely a place I'd recommend to anyone for a...

Easily one of the most lively and vibey coffee spots in Cardiff! Amazing speciality coffees, amazing selection of cocktails and other beverages. There are a few desserts as well, which are too sweet and nice!

Ambience ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 11/10 for the ambiance. For starters, its located stands out, away the bustling was Cardiff city, just into the Crwys Road in cathays with ample street parking. Its got two floors with ample dining including a very happening rooftop. On weekdays, it looks like most tables are occupied by people with laptops working on every table The weekend, however, is a different vibe altogether. They're open till night during weekends, and host a bunch of activities including DJ and live music.

Coffee ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Coffee and other hot beverages are perfect every time. They've got a good selection of hot beverages too. There's iced coffee, iced chocolate and smoothies too in the menu although I haven't tried any.

Food & desserts ⭐⭐⭐ I've never tried sandwiches from here (from what I know they no longer have a kitchen). Have tried every single dessert available - cakes/ brownies. You’d l love them if you have a sweet tooth!

Service: The staff has been lovely every single time. Can't complain!

Verdict: 10/10 recommended for a coffee and good vibes. Also a good spot for working with laptops, as they've got sufficient plugs by the tables...

Really cozy place, the ground floor is cozy and the terrace is amazing on sunny days.

Update (May 2023) I change my review from 5 stars (2022) to 3 stars. I still think the place is very cozy and picteresque. But new policy has the place restricting spaces for working on weekends, it offers very few "working tables" two to be exact which leaves space for 8 people in total to work, while it doesn't provide wi-fi connection at all. Paired with the demand to order every 90 minutes I feel this place has gone from a chill and nice place for students (a majority of the Cathays population) to just another coffee place that is too pricey to justify going there regularly. I understand that hard times call for new measures, but these measures make it into a not so student-friendly coffee shop. I was fine with the measure of having to order something every two hours to have a Wi-Fi connection as I understand that the place needs revenue for using it, it is a reasonable measure, but having all of them at the same time feels too restrictive and the lack of Wi-Fi connection paired with the bad network of the Cathays area makes it impossible to do any sort of work that requires even the slightest internet-requiring tasks.

I mostly frequented the place for a chill study space, but the rating went to 3 because it can be a nice coffee place, though...