hummingbird lounge — Restaurant in Wales

We were visiting wales for a long weekend and on our way to Carno decided to stop off in Newtown for some lunch. It was pretty late for lunch (3pm) and pretty much everything was closed, we were about to give up and get a greggs when we saw hummingbird. I love Jamaican food but rarely get to eat it as there are very few places that do it (from Sheffield) so was surprised to find one in little Newtown. It was empty when we looked through the window so we were a bit skeptical but are we glad we went in! The owner (whose name I unfortunately can’t remember) was so friendly and welcoming. I (vegetarian) had a veggie patty and plantain and my boyfriend had the curried chicken with chips. It was sooooo good! The owner also gave us some fried dumplings to try that were absolutely delicious. We bought 6 more to take with us and ate over the following days. We had planned to stop by again on the Monday when we were leaving but were very sad to see they were closed. If we are ever in the area again we will be coming back. The food was outstanding and the hospitality was just great. All the best for this place, they deserve a packed restaurant and a line out the door

Edit: We have just been back for a second time, a year on! Another long weekend in wales, we knew we had to come back! Though it added an extra 45 minutes onto our journey, we knew it was worth it. Got food to takeaway this time, once again, absolutely phenomenal. They didn’t have any dumplings when I went in (our absolute favourite), but Johnal was kind enough to make some especially for us! So so happy to see they are still open, and I hope business just keeps getting better for them, they deserve it! 100% recommend a visit, we will certainly be making a pitstop here anytime we visit wales (hopefully won’t have to wait a...

Lovely meal. I had the Caribbean Fried Chicken with rice and peas &side salad with a Ginger beer. Came to £7.70 altogether and was a great portion so fantastic value. The chicken was perfectly crispy and not at all dry. Would have loved a homemade sauce or dip to accompany the meal (I did have some bbq jerk sauce that was on the table but nothing beats homemade). My friend had the curried chicken with rice and a rio and came to the same price. Very tasty, not to heavy but full of flavour and a little kick too! Friendly, warm welcome and our order was taken quickly and food followed not long afterwards. Lovely to have a place like this in Newtown so please go to support it otherwise it'll just become full of fast food chains and have no soul left! My only pointers would be the lighting in the restaurant was a little dark for lunchtime, music a little too loud (although i guess this is personal preference) and the light in the ladies bathroom was out. Toilets could do with a little fix up too. So nice to see lots of people coming and going for their lunch takeaways whilst here. Would definitely recommend this place and I will for sure be back to try the traditional drinks they had...

Wanted to say fab things. Read the reviews before we came. Had high hopes. VERY friendly staff. That was good. Rice and peas was very good. Hence the two stars.

BUT, no mutton, no goat. Ordered veggie curry. Flavour was nice. But it wasn’t hot - it was like warm and did not include the advertised okra. It was just yam and potato. Also, the quantity was just a small bowl it was like a side dish. It cost £8 and had two new potatoes and 3 small bits of yam in a sauce.

My brother and I ordered the same thing: veggie curry, rice and peas side salad and coleslaw (which was about 2 tablespoons each) a can of tang grapefruit. This came to £24.00.

Also, the floor was dangerous/slippy and I nearly fell over and the toilet was the same.

Lovely people but...