please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This has now had a major refit, incorporating an in-house brewery (loads of copper fermenters, you know the stuff).
There's been a name change too. It's now Bragdy A Chegin, which my multilingual consort tells me means brewhouse and kitchen.
If you can manage "un pint cwrw os gwelwch yn dda" then you'll be very warmly received here. You will if you can't too.
There's a relic of the old name in the brewery's being called Black Pig, and there's more pub, less restaurant than previously.
The lead-(uranium maybe?)-glass tankards are comically heavy. Ask for a straight glass or take up training.
Overall I'd say it's a winner.
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Sit in the garden-cum-forecourt and watch the world go by.
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This is perhaps the most Welsh-speaking pub in the immediate area, and again is Brains-free.
Give it a go, it's friendly to all.
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Not a bad place, eating area and a drinking area are 2 distinct parts of this pub.
Mainly Vale of Glamorgan beers were are kept in good nick. Sports memrobillia on the walls and sky sports, but not intrusive.
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Nice atmosphere, quiet despite Sky sports. 4 beers, the Dakota Red was cold but tasted fine. Bit of a walk from town, but worth it, for a decent pint
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Pleasant enough place handy for the cricket ground serving Vale of Glamorgan brews that were in good nic. Worth the short riverside stroll from the centre.
anonymous - 25 Sep 2013 22:43 |
Y Mochyn Du was the last of 15 pubs for me in Cardiff yesterday and I've still saved plenty more for next year, assuming we return! This was also one of the best pubs - in fact probably only second best to the City Arms. It's situated in a very nice area next to Sophia Gardens. The interior is fairly spacious, whilst there is also a garden and a couple of tables at the front of the pub. Food looked good and seems popular. The beer choice was Vale of Glamorgan Cwrw & Cwrw Haf, Wye Valley HPA, Hydes Quays Gold & Brecon Orange Beacons. Cider was Gwynt y Ddraig Happy Daze. One of a number of pubs in this area near to the cricket ground. But this one is the best and recommended.
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Nice that they were having a pub quiz in Welsh when we came. Good range of Welsh beers and food quite tasty though portions a bit small. Cheered me up on a wet, miserable evening
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Good pub to sample Welsh beers at reasonable prices. Large indoor and outdoor seating areas. Beer quality was fine, service a bit slow for a fairly quiet Tuesday lunchtime but no real complaints.
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We strolled through Bute Gardens and across the river to get some food and drink at Mochyn Du - a pub I have used a couple of times before. The food was fine and the portions pretty good value for money. My first beer - Otley 01 - was off so I settled for Brecon Golden Valley Ale which was fine. It can get very busy but there are plenty of seating areas inside and out. Service was sluggish but not too bad - it's another pub where everyone pays by card which takes that bit longer! The one bonus was that we got proper glasses - every other pub and bar in town was using plastic glasses due to a Micheal Jackson Tribute Concert at the Millenium Stadium.
(and most of those pubs were curning out his old hits as well - tough luck if you don't like MJ. I would always visit Mochyn Du as I like its policy of constantly serving Welsh brewed beers.
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A good option if you are ever in the Welsh capital, the capacious beer garden always pleases in good weather as does the proximity to a verdant park. The ales are part of a good range and the Welsh language touches are welcome in a city where other establishments sadly trade on pan-European modernity.
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Price of soft drinks depends who's serving - varies form 1 bar person to the next on the same evening. Service slow - tending to serve the loudmouths first. Can be very hard to get a seat, and it can be very cold and unpleasant near the doors with the cigarette smoke constantly being blown in. Very over-rated pub.
Kel20 - 18 Nov 2010 11:55 |
This neighbourhood holds the two pre-eminent "pubs for visitors" (the other being the Cayo Arms) in Cardiff i.e. the places where someone who doesn't know or can't find the best back-street locals in the city can locate good food, good beer and a pleasant atmosphere in which to relax, especially in association with a game at one of the major sports' grounds nearby. This pub has an older portion and a large conservatory extension with fine beers from Vale of Glamorgan and other predominantly Welsh brewers. In good weather its location next to the park makes the pub especially attractive and there is plenty of parking - useful if you're intending to visit the Cayo Arms too.
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It's a nice pub. i've ensconced myself in there a few times. The only time it was a bit too Welsh was when I was looking at the menu. Then I turned the menu over and read it english, problem solved. The Guinness is nice, and they serve Castlemaine, which is a nice change from fosters/carling. Watch the sport in there, lovely stuff. ANy Liverpool fans? go there when they're on telly and look for Sion, Alex, Bale etc. They'll be pleased to see you.
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Just round the corner from the Cayo I popped in for a couple of pints of the Vale of Glamorgan VOG which was in good condition. Watched the football on Sky Sports before watching the canaries at Ninian Park.
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'Has the feel of a Harvester'? What a bloody insult. Harversters are bland, corporate family factory's unlike Y Mochyn Du which, as previously mentioned is a pub is full of character, well kept ales and great cricketing memorabilia. And what is this 'fiercely Welsh' nonsense. Just because the pub has the temerity to sport a Welsh name (in Wales....shocking) and Robert Croft had the nerve to write his poem in Welsh doesn't mean that it's heaving with cottage burning ultra Welsh Nationalists. Much better pubs in Southampton of course although none spring to mind.
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Came in here out of the rain on Saturday before Saints' visit to Ninian Park. This pub had been described as "fiercely Welsh" so I was expecting some sort of dodgy back street boozer where conversation would stop as you walked in. This actually has the feel of a Harvester, perfectly friendly. Otley O1, Brains bitter and two Vale of Glamorgan beers that we were told are breewed for the pub, Cwrw Haf and Y Mochyn Du. Also had Leffe and Hoegaarden on draught.
Close to the Cayo so worth a visit if you are in the area.
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WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. From word of mouth and previous reviews I thought this place would be good but I was to be let down. 3 staff but only one serving,and slowly at that. Idiot tourist taking 5 mins to order 2 halves of lager. Thought Otley ale might have been on,but was presented with 2 from VOG brewery,Brains Bitter and a blank tap. Fruit machine deceptively looks like a quiz machine. Cricket on telly as expected. Ale quality was moderate and bar man was snappy on complaint. AVOID Father Jack says!!
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Enjoyed a Cottage and Bullmastiff beer in this interesting pub. Great to see choice of ales and deserves to be so popular.
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One of the better pubs in Cardiff, reliably well-kept ales and decent food. Cosy interior and a great location: near Bute Park, the Cayo and Sophia Gardens. The Brains ales in particular are well-looked after.
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The Black Pig is rapidly becoming one of the best pubs in Cardiff.Just off the beaten track,but a lot to offer in the real ale direction.Food very good also.
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Pleasant pub next to the park. Has a good range of well kept ales, including some lesser known Welsh ones, and does some decent food. The pub also has two outdoor seating areas (useful now that the smoking ban has come in).
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Tidy little pub next to the cricket ground. Great pint of Brains Rev James served. Cricket memorabilia on the wall including a poem by Robert Croft and a photo of Sir Viv and Adrian Dale walking off after their partnership of 426. All in all a nice, friendly place that hasn't abused the fact that it's in a prominent position.
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