The Potted Pig

Amazing quality good with a fabulous range of choice. Great drinks and lovely atmosphere. Staff are attentive and knowledgeable and a great experience. I would thoroughly recommend.

Nice menu. The place is OK. Service is a bit slow between dishes and drinks, like 20-25 minutes and restaurant was almost empty. Sirloin was really good (not cheap either) but I would put the sauce aside, not cover it for such expensive cut. Greens are £5 but nothing special. Fishcake was good. Leak croquete was also good. They seem to use mint sauce a bit too much, even for salad dressing. Service "optional" but it's already included in the bill. Some places now seem to ask you before including it but it should be something you to leave as cash or machine to ask for gratuity.

After a day of visiting castles and even Tintern Abbey, it was great to get into The Potted Pig and have a great dinner. The ribs were falling of the bone, but I have to say they had more of a spicy kick than advertised. The lamb chop was tender and the pork belly was savory and crispy in parts. We had a bottle of Absolue Négrette that paired well with all our meals. It made for a lovely end to a very busy day.

Ate in for dinner. Delicious crab ravioli. My husband’s favourite was the Welsh rarebit. Expensive but you can anticipate that from the menu. Staff were helpful without being overly attentive. Atmosphere was interesting, like being in a secret cave!

My wife and I are just moving to the area and we were looking for somewhere to have a date night amongst the dozens of bars and restaurants in Cardiff city. Boy did we find somewhere. The Potted Pig is amazing. It's a tiny door with a lift or a set of stairs to go down into a low lit restaurant. As soon as you walk down you are greeted by friendly staff. They were more than happy to accommodate my peanut allergy and brought me a menu once they had seated us which had things that weren't safe for me marked off. The ambient light is just perfect for a romantic quiet meal. They immediately offer a drinks menu and water (tap or bottled) while you look at the menu. The food was just delicious. The starters were well done and neither of us had room for a dessert. We had mocktails and the noise was at the perfect level so we could talk without raising our voices. The waiter was lovely too, we got chatting as he'd asked when seating us whether we'd been before and we mentioned that we're new to the area. He suggested a few bars to go and visit as we wanted to sample the night life a bit more. It's definitely a place worth vising. We will be making this a regular visit as it's just such a lovely place.