please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
yes to be fair this pub has been rubbish in the past with lots of new owners not staying long but the new owners are really good and Helen and her staff and brother need a pat on the back for turning it around !
well done Helen and keep up the good work especially for the 7/8 sept for SF reunion
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We visited for lunch on a busy sunday in May, the cider was like vinegar, the ale without any head or effervessence and the cola had too much soda in the mix. We tried changing the cider which was undrinkable, the landlord tried it and after wincing said there was nothing wrong with it, "nobody else has complained". After much fuss it was changed, but this is not an attitude we expect. As a local accomodation provider we are no longer recommending this pub to our guests.
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These reviews are all out dated! Stayed there just before New Years 2010. Apparently the pub changed hands 5 months prior. It's now run by a very friendly guy named David. Great food (really interesting menu), Ale (Wye Valley) and Accommodation (cheap, cosy and clean + free giant breakfast).
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I stayed at the pub for two nights in late July 2009. I was shocked at the poor accommodation. The carpet had not been swept properly. There were no tea or coffee making facilities or any welcome tray of any sort. There wasn't even soap or shower gel. A 3 day old paper had been left in the room. There was mould in the shower and the toilet roll holder kept falling off the wall. The only OK thing about the room were that the towels were clean and the bed comfortable. The pub itseldf was a dreary place. No comfy chairs. Horrible piped music played all the time. The beer was very ordinary. Though generous in portions, the food was dead average, though they had not over-cooked the vegetables, which is something. I would not go back there for anything. Places like this give Wales a bad name.
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Like some previous people we stayed here a couple of years ago when the original owners had it and it was a lovely place to be warm friendly and somewhere you would want to go back to . So we did in in August and found the new owners to be arrogant unwilling to acommodate breakfast at 7 am and downright rude when approached, the young women that apparantly runs the pub needs to take on board that the pub is her lively hood. We would never return here unfortunately.
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Stayed at the Tair Bull two years ago and had a great time thanks to the lovely couple (Abigail & Spencer) who ran it. Tragically, Spencer died of a heart attack a few months later and when we went back last year it had been taken over by a very surly and unpleasant couple. Even the barmaid couldn't stand them!
I would love to visit again but not until the pub changes hands.
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This used to be a great pub a few years ago but on our two recent visits the 1 available real ale was appalling and the food (we didnt eat) looked poor. There were complaints from customers who were eating regarding the delays. Many better pubs in the area
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Having read the previous reviews I can only assume that I picked a bad day or this pub has changed hands !! It was clean but there was no real ale and the sandwiches were overpriced, (�3.95 for 2 slices of supermarket bread with little filling, served on a plate with no garnish at all).
Thankfully the surrounding countryside is still beautiful.
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This place was a heavenly oasis after our 4 hour, 10 mile hike around Pen-y-fan in the September sun the other day. Having said that, anywhere serving beer would have had the same effect. We would have gone to a place down the road in Brecon but right outside it a pissed girl was kicking the shit out of some bloke's car! It was only 6pm! The Tai'r has a decent selection of ales which I am pleased to say seems to be the norm in this area of Cardiff/Wales. Amazing views from the beer garden/patio, clean toilets with proper locking doors. Bar is small as resaurant takes up most of the pub. Seemed friendly, even to a bunch of English lads! A group of girls on a hen night dressed in tight, pink t-shirts gave us good entertainment too!
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Having read the above comment, I can only agree. Very friendly staff, excellent meals and decent sized portions (couldn't finish the steak and that's rare for me!) Bar is smoking zone but not a "smoky" pub, they appear to have enough windows to cope...
Dog friendly (his name's Charlie!) pub, provides water and no objections to well behaved dogs in bar, obviously not allowed in dining room.
Need to book in advance usually. Always on a weekend apparently.
DdraigGoch - 26 Aug 2004 17:42 |
A wonderful little pub. A well kept, if small, collection of real ales (most recently Brains SA, Charles Wells' Bombardier, and Butcombe Gold), Really good food, and very friendly staff.
It's a B&B too.
Eddie Virago - 25 Aug 2004 13:52 |
