Casa Bianca — Restaurant in Wales

Went to the Merthyr restaurant today with my partner for a little meal for Valentine’s Day as we were in the area after having attended GlowBambino beforehand.

While the restaurant has lots of seating (maybe a little too much), we arrived with a pram for our little 3 month old baby and although it meant waiting a few extra minutes, the staff hurried around to ensure we had the best seat possible for a couple with a bulky pram to accommodate. However, this want any issue for them and they did their very best despite it being a packed afternoon for them.

While that was pleasing enough, we were greeted to the most friendly staff that we’ve been served by in a restaurant for a long time. Such friendly people who couldn’t do enough for you!

Having the baby with us can sometimes feel like we’re a burden since she’s so young, not eating yet and can sometimes cry when tired and require breast feeding at points, none of this mattered to the team and whereas we’ve been treated differently (less accommodating or less friendly and making less of a fuss to us than other customers) in other restaurants, we were treated like celebrities, the girls would come to see if everything was fine countless times, even popping over just to check that baby was fine and didn’t need them to help in any way.

Daniella served us for most of our meal and was absolutely amazing with us and the baby, was extremely kind and couldn’t do enough for us. Even to the point that when it had quietened Down a little, Daniella came and spent time talking to the baby and made her giggle (This was only the baby’s 4th giggle, and she hasn’t even giggled for me yet). But Daniella was all round amazing.

The manager (possibly even the boss) had come to see us and the baby while we waited for our desert, took the time to get to know us and our little one, even relating to us how he also had his first little girl on the way! So, while wE didn’t catch your name - Congratulations and good luck to you and your wife, you’ll make a brilliant Dad!

And to top it all off, the food was absolutely stunning, not one bit waste and not one of the aspects of our meal were under parr or a little off. As a rarity, we enjoyed every single part of our plates at a restaurant ( Not something you find often at a restaurant)

Top quality food and amazing staff! Would highly recommend and will definitely be coming again, plenty of times!

Food is an extremely awesome price too!

Having had 2 drinks for my partner, and three for myself (2 cokes and 1 pineapple juice), starters, main courses, sides and desert for us both, we spent just £63!!! What a bargain!!!

Thank you all for an absolutely lovely time! We will be sure to bring Olivia to see you guys again when she’s a little bigger!

What an amazing experience at an amazing place!

The only let down is that there’s no parking there for customers specifically. But local car park is a fair enough distance to not be too...

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