Hayes Island Snack Bar — Restaurant in Wales

When you try to order off the menu here, you will know the words gone mad. I dare you to attempt to purchase a jacket potato with cheese and turkey! On our friends first visit to wales they wanted to see history so we chose this venue for a simple snack during our sightseeing. We ordered food and realised 1 snack was short so I returned to the counter to ask but was immediately snarled at by 1 of the females who started shouting I heard the order being read back and you didn’t order it repeatedly. I advised It wasn’t a problem and then it all took a turn for the worse with the till operator and the 2 women trying to resolve how to charge as its not on the menu, so I merely said why not just charge for cheese and bacon – which I now know cost less than turkey, so I asked just charge me something, before a barrage of venom resulting in me asking for just cheese, which for whatever reason resulted in 1 of the ladies shouting I don’t want to serve him. I’m Cardiff born and proud, but ashamed visitors to our city needed to experience this distasteful show of Zero...

It's not hard to find this place. Situated in the dead centre of Cardiff about a minutes walk from the saint David's 2 shopping centre. So to start with its sometimes a pleasant seating area to either chill and people watch or somewhere to eat some grub. In regards to grub; you will see 4 shacks surrounding the seating area. You have a fish and chips stand, a burger and bap ( among other fast foods) stand, a falafel and pizza stand and a Jamaican style food stand. The chippy is awful. The only thing they succeed in is curry sauce and gravy. The burger and bap stand is not great. For a place that upsell bacon baps somehow messes up said bap. The Jamaican though is great. Offering a large selection on carribean style foods that are quick and tasty and has a daily special. The falafel stand is awesome ( for someone that's not an avid falafel fan) this place makes this falafel Pitta bread scrumptious thing that is enjoyable but goes so quick because you will devour it. All depends on...

Me and my mother came here for a hot dog once. We got hot dogs and tea. Sat together at one of the tables. It was chilly, we were bundled up in nice coats. Just me and my Mummy having food together. So precious. That day, neither of us knew that she had terminal cancer. It was our last day out together and one of the last meals we shared. She died, unexpectedly, several months later.

I’m really grateful for that moment. We didn’t eat together alone very often due to me living far away. There’s something so simple about a hot dog and tea in a paper cup in the street. We could have gone anywhere we wanted, but we chose there. Maybe because laughing over mustard on our faces and feeling the weather together was more special. Thank you for holding...