La cucina cafe and tapas bar in The Vale of Glamorgan

Always had a lovely breakfast here. Not Good value for money any more. Besides the unhappy person serving us, the food has become expensive and not as good quality as it used to be. My wife had her normal food when we visited this cafe on 15th April 2022, an omelette and salad, well the salad was a little bit of lettuce and about 4 strands of onion and a little pot of coleslaw, now the omelette was something else, it had gone up a lot in price and it was so small it would have only been enough to feed a small child. I also asked the gentleman if he could top up the Tea Pot with hot water but not put a new Teabag in the pot, that was like asking him to empty the till, he put about 20mm of water and that was that. My breakfast was OK, but no tomato as per the menu and also smokey bacon which was not on the menu and I do not like smokey bacon. I asked for brown sauce and that came out in a pot the size of a thimble, so I had to ask again for more sauce which they then gave me the bottle, in all fairness, the 2 ladies were very polite and helpful, more than I can say for the guy that worked there.We have been many many times to this cafe under the same people working there, but this will 100% be the last time. We went a couple of weeks ago and the place just stunk of cooked food as the ventilation is very poor and your clothes stuck of cooking after leaving there. We thought a few weeks ago we would give it another chance, this time it did not smell of cooking, but that could also be because it was lovely weather outside and they had the door open and maybe the kitchen window (don't know for sure). But with the service and the size of the food provided for the amount it costs, this will certainly be our last visit. Very very disappointed.

Lovely little cafe. We stopped and had some lunch this afternoon. We were greeted and seated quickly and our order for drinks and food was taken within a few minutes. I was assured that the panini was delicious and the jacket potato was piping hot and of a large size. A few little things stopped it from being a 4 star but nothing that needs posting. I will go again soon.

Lunch was outstanding for a salad great service. Reasonable price but only problem I had was there wasn't any tapas on the menu. Not sure if covid 19 has caused the tapas to be removed from the menu.

I ordered a fairly quick breakfast, but waited at least 20 mins bfore it was served. By then my cappuccino, which was served almost immediately, was starting to go cold. I always prefer my drink with my food,so not that great. Whilst the food itself was very good,it just took the edge off, given the dreadful weather we've been getting. I was looking forward to a hot meal to warm me through. The food is always very good and the coffee too, just needed it to arrive quicker than it did. No other complaint. I only usually go there for a midday meal- usually in the form of breakfast food.

Amazing food!! Lovely warm welcome, please go and enjoy it. A lovely menu to choose from, just enough without overwhelming you. I had the club Sandwich and my husband had the three meat pannini and we ate every morsel!! Only downside is they only accept cash, but luckily there is a cashpoint just next door!! Beautiful setting, very rustic with modern bucket type seating, very comfortable 👍 we will definitely be returning!

Excellent service and a wellcoming atmosphere. The coffee was lovely and the carrot cake was the best I've tasted in Barry. A lovely place to relax alone or catch up with friends.

This place was really great. Home cooked food, great service, nice people, reasonable prices. Stayed open a bit late for me, no pressure to leave, could charge my laptop and phone, had a delicious lunch. 5 stars! !

Breakfast was delicious, was a bit surprised when I went to pay and it was £17.50 as we only had 2 breakfasts and 2 half glasses of Apple juice. Thought £2.25 per glass of juice was a bit steep to be honest.

We ate the tapas in the evening. Generally good place let down by small things. The spirit selection (and therefore the cocktail selection) is very poor, and the best things on the menu were sold out when we came. The tapas was generally good, but there were a few minor issues that ruined a few of the dishes - the calamari was very heavy and tough when it would ideally be much lighter in this sort of restaurant. The mini salad was also disappointing; we expected it to come with slices of parmesan but it was grated instead; without the large pieces of parmesan I feel it was really missing something. But it's much easier to pick holes in things than it is to praise; generally it was all pretty good, it's just a shame because a few small changes could have made it great.

We went here for lunch, it was a very nice little place. We were served quickly and the waitstaff was very knowledgeable about the menu. Also it was a bit chilly that day and someone had left the front door open and so I put my jacket on my shoulders so that I wouldn't be cold and one of the staff noticed and made sure to close the door. I was quite impressed with how quickly everyone was taken care of in the restaurant. It was a very nice meal and good value.