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Pen & Wig
84/100 (4889 ratings)
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Sunday roast
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Accepts Credit Cards
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"I love this pub, it's a proper pub, no messing. It has perfectly kept cask beer (about 6), real cider (2 or 3) and even finds room for cans&bottles..."
Richard N Jones
"Great place. 10/10 would go again. Ale selection was on point ļæ½ And food was tip..."
Liam Faherty
"Fantastic selection of ales, superb range of rum, recommendations: chocolate porter and rumbullion, great..."
Darran Lloyd
"Love this place. Excellent selection of beers and spirits, great beer garden, and the friendliest staff in Cardiff. My home from..."
Amy Stephens
"Good wholesome food, fantastic selection of ales, reasonably priced and excellent service, tucked away but worth searching..."
Tam Bell
"Great craft-beers selection! Very nice menu with very tasty hamburgers! Very nice location, especially the..."
Davide Colombo
"My friend and myself called in for a pre theatre meal . We chose 2 steak meals for Ā£ 15.95. Great flavour steaks excellent value. Staff were so..."
Sue Jenkins
"Well worth a visit. Lots of guest ales. Excellent food. Friendly..."
Nigel Russell
"Has been our regular watering hole for a long time, easily the most soulful pub in..."
Evren Karaibrahimgil
"A must-visit when visiting the city, friendly staff, good service and a welcoming atmosphere, what else could you possibly..."
Cassandra Karlson-Douglas
"Cool place. Very friendly staff and nice food. Highly..."
Theodoros Goultidis
"Lovely evening after work with colleagues celebrating a birthday - wonderful that the pub is dog friendly as Chester the bulldog loved it too! Lol..."
Julie Alford
"What a fantastic place! We were quickly seated and a fresh bowl of water was brought over for the dog, we didn't even need to ask. Food was..."
Crystal
"Good selection of drinks. 1 of our party had the Mac n cheese and the falafel and really enjoyed it. Staff were friendly and helpful. Can be a bit..."
Julie Dalton
"Beautiful traditional pub retaining many original architectural features including beautiful stone floor. Excellent large selection of real ales....."
Jerome Franklin-Ryan
"Popped in for a quick soft drink with my daughter on a Saturday lunchtime and had great service from the bar tender who was really helpful, friendly..."
Paul Williams
"Visited The Pen and Wig today for Sunday lunch, have to say it's the best I've ever had. Everything perfectly cooked and very tasty. Friendly staff,..."
Andrew Morse Driving Instructor
"Great pub! Friendly staff and good food at a very reasonable price. I would go here..."
Ian Kelly
"Great atmosphere, lovely food food and the staff were friendly and professional. Great start to an evening out with friends, to see Dawn French, at..."
Alexandra Critten
"Great drinks, plus the atmosphere is fantastic. The outdoor section is a great place to relax, with built in heaters for those cold or rainy Cardiff..."
Steven Meyer
"Very cozy restaurant with a summer garden! The food is very tasty and the staff is..."
Valentina Vladimirova
"A nice pub to go for a drink and/or something to eat. For a light snack I had the fish goujon sandwich, which was delicious. Reasonably priced. Good..."
Emyr Foxhall
"Nice cosy pub tucked away nere the national museum of Wales off ST Andrews Place. With lots of pictures of old cardiff and old judges. Good food and..."
Stephen J Boothroyd.
"We came here for the second time because it is really great. Excellent food (including amazing kids menu), attentive service, not overcrowded, not..."
Denis Grebenkov
"A lovely welcoming pub within the legal district of Cardiff city center. Has a spacious beer garden in rear of establishment, and a small seating..."
R. Mahan
"Watched staff be berated by an awful table who snatched food from plates going back to the kitchen and shouted the entire time until they got their..."
Pete R
"Lovely! We turned up without a booking, and they squeezed us in. Really friendly staff and the food was really good. Very very good value for..."
Caris Maskell
"Great pub, 8 ales that's why we went even though it was the Wales V France match and very busy, the staff were helpful and smiley. Pub had a nice..."
Angela Lodge
"Busy pub close to the university. Local ales. Food was tasty and fairly good value. Handy for Cathays railway..."
Greg Matthews
"Amazing location and lovely pub food. The meat pie was a bit mushy inside but definitely not bad, cod was perfect. Service wasn't too quick but that..."
Enrico Vicari
"Great discovery of a pub whilst looking for pre-theatre (new theatre Cardiff) food & drink. Close to Civic Centre and a mixture of clientele from..."
Bob Hawthorne