Ye Olde Butchers Arms - Cardiff

A quiet Thursday night. Piping hot food. Maybe on the pricey side for a pub but very good choice.

Quite busy on a weekday evening which is a good sign. Restaurant was full so I ate in the bar. Menu wasn't huge , but full of Welsh classics. The pate was nice and smooth and a large portion. The hunters chicken I chose because of the accompanying sweet potato fries. It was all well cooked and tasty. Notable was the speed in which the food came out , quite quickly. Also notable was the fact that it was a little cold inside review written in Feb 2023, outside temperature if around 8 . A lot of people had jumpers on. There was a nice selection of ales at the bat including two of my favourites , Doom Bar being one. I will go back. Reccomended.

As a pub restaurant I was impressed by the range of on menu and various specials available. And service was decent and attentive sat in rear restaurant area. I made a mistake in not going for Venison steak special and other 's starters were all impressive and good portion sizes. Of the deserts the cheese board was huge for 1 person and good value at same £4.50 as other desserts. I however had (slightly disappointing) pulled pork and chorizo topped burger then warm chocolate fudge cake with ice cream. Overall would give it a 'good ' 4/5 stars, but might have made it to 5/5 if I 'd had the venison steak that other person in our group had.

My wife and I had a meal on Wednesday 25 May even though they where busy we were served quite quickly we had the set menu for the day and to honest couldn’t fault it. As we were going out with friends on Saturday we booked a table for 4 people I informed the waiter my wife is disabled and she would be using a small mobility scooter or her wheelchair. On Saturday after parking the car I went ahead and asked about disabled entrance “They don’t have one” which I found strange because I thought it was now law. We had a nice meals , but “ in my opinion the steak was expensive “ our meals that we decide to have were very nice and worth the cost. I would go again if the disabled entrance was sorted out even if just a mobile ramp. My wife wheelchair ie electric

Friendly staff but not impressed with the food. Pulled pork burger was a beef burger with a bit of pulled pork, rare to medium steak was way over cooked. Food was all very quick to arrive which was very odd. Pricy too. Tables were crammed in if it had been busy we would have been very close to those next to us. Too much choice on menu which raises concerns about how freshly cooked the food was. Would suggest reducing menu options and number of tables. Felt a bit like 1988.