The Glantaff Inn — Restaurant in Wales

A traditional heart with a modern exterior.

Situated on the Taff Bargoed River, with a balcony on the upper floor and plenty of seating outside, you really can imagine what this lovely Inn would be like to stop off on a warm summer day!

THE FOOD!!!

Starters - fish cakes with chilly jam. It's not my go-to starter, but I thought, why not give it a shot. overall, it was a decent choice. The fishcakes were cooked perfectly, and the jam was sweet and spicy. I think a small side salad or something to accompany the fishcakes would have really brought it all together, but it was enjoyable.

Mains - I chose the beef and what a suprise i had when it came! The dinner comes with everything you come to expect from a traditional pub dinner although i will add the veg comes pre mixed so if your a fussy eater you may be in for a shock but i thought it was a welcome change! You get colliflower cheese as standard, too!

The juciey bit!!!! The beef came out, and wow! I've eaten in more than my fair share of places, but I've never had such a substantial piece of meat. It must have been an inch thick! it was juciey and tender and really made the meal for me! (Being a vegetarian/vegan must be so boring)

I would definitely recommend the Inn and would highly recommend it when the weather is more pleasant.

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Been here before and really enjoyed our experience, but our most recent however was no where near as great.

Due to covid there was a limited menu, this is not the issue and I understand, but something I was not told when I phoned to book a table. As a result there were only 2 starters available, limited desert and no children's options. I advised at the time of booking that it was for 2 adults 2 children and nothing was said to me at that point and we only found out when we had bought drinks, seated and asked for the menu. Bit late to tell us there is no option for children other than a reduced size adults roast!

Despite this, no menus were provided and we were verbally told the meat options for Sunday roast only to find out one of the dinners had a surplus charge when the bill arrived. Something again, that should have been provided upfront.

Portions seemed small compared to other diners too. See the picture in this review as to this point - very small portion of lamb which came with a surplus on top! Not sure what for as it was possibly the one of, if not the smallest portion I have received...

Came here for a couples date night as we heard the food was supposed to be good.

After weeks of hype and finally managing to get a table booked we were thoroughly disappointed.

My partner and I orderd the minted lamb shank. The lamb itself was very average despite everyone building it up and wasn't minted, we just received gravy with mint sauce in it. The gravy was quite possibly the most watered down mixture that I have ever taste. The fries were also very average. For the price, we felt robbed.

My friend ordered the Cajun chicken breast, which was quite clearly overcooked and extremely dry. As for his sauce, you got literally taste the flour in the mixture, clumpy and inedible.

For dessert we all had the sticky toffee pudding, which was very bland, lacking any sort of depth. There wasn't much toffee/caramel on the pudding and the taste of cinnamon was overwhelming.

As for the service, the staff were very quick friendly and tentative.

I would not recommend sitting downstairs if you book here too. Its very loud downstairs...