Arbennig in Cardiff

Absolutely amazing food in a warm and friendly atmosphere! All local produce cooked to perfection! Easily my favourite place to eat!!!

Wow! What a find! We visited for Sunday lunch and we were blown away by the quality of the food. It's not cheap but is exceptional value considering the standard of food on offer. I'll be returning very soon.

Arbenig - which is Welsh for 'Special' - is a cosy little eatery that serves generous portions and has friendly staff. It's not the biggest place in the world and can be busy at weekends and lunch times, but the food served is always of a great standard.

Lovely restaurant, great service and the most amazing lamb burger I've ever eaten!! We had a toddler with us and they were very accommodating providing baby cutlery and helpfully seated us in our own section of the restaurant. An excellent Sunday lunch experience.

Very friendly staff serving some of the best food I have eaten in Cardiff. The tempura belly of lamb is the best starter I have ever eaten ... and I have eaten a few too many to be honest. This place is a really special little find - but don't tell everyone!

Went for birthday meal on a Saturday night. Food was really good, however the wait to be seen to in between courses and at the end of the meal was far to long. Could benefit from the waiting staff being allocated to areas rather than seeming to all cover the whole floor.

Great food. Friendly staff. One of the pricier places, but good value for the quality of the food. Apparently due to be taken over by new management- a MasterChef finalist, so hopefully the quality will stay high.

Recently moved to Canton and went here on the recommendation of our removals men Go Panda, have to say we we're extremely pleased with the menu and execution of each dish.We will be visiting again in the near future, nice environment, attentive staff perfect food.

Terrible service! The worst in my life!! staff couldn't handle the slightest complaint and just kept smiling and ignoring the situation. It doesn't take much to figure out that fennel seeds is the same as fennel but I could understand a mistake. The issue with this place is they just seemed to brush off any complaint and just try to smile it off. This was repeated by every single staff member there that night. I can't imagine what type of training they had. Their attitude completely ruined the fact that the food might have been enjoyable. I will never return to this restaurant and I don't advise anyone to go there unless you are fine with being treated in such a discourteous manner!

My husband and I ate at Arbennig Emporium this afternoon with our nearly 1yr old. We were both very impressed. Where we live in London these cafes are all the rage and AE would fit in perfectly.The attention to detail that went into our sandwiches was impressive. Both were tasty and obviously made with fresh ingredients. I've been in a few cafes where I've come away thinking the bread could have been better but not at AE! The focaccia looks good and most importantly tastes good. It was nice to see the sandwiches served on the wooden boards rather than just a white plate. At £6.50 or a meal deal at £7.50 we definitely thought it was good value.The service in the cafe was exemplary. Nothing was too much trouble and the box of toys for our son was a nice touch.Looking forward to going for dinner next time as the menu was mouth watering.