Pillars Restaurant in Cardiff

Definitely not what I expected. The food was amazing and cheap in price. The portions were generous. By the time we ordered and paid our food was bought out so we weren't waiting long.

Visited today with my partner and son. I’ve lived in Cardiff for over 40 years and have never been in pillars, despite hearing so much about it over the years. This place is a true Cardiff institution. Sure, the decors is, like stepping back in time, but I think that’s part of the experience, nostalgia can be heart warming. The food was tasty, wholesome and good portion sizes. It was good value for money and the restaurant is spacious and comfortable with all the necessities for young children to dine. Long May Pillars stay a Cardiff institution

Never been here before but was recommended to try and WOW what a great find, considering its a restaurant in the middle of a city the food was fantastic and very cheap, although I was there at breakfast time and they were only doing breakfast at the time I will definitely return at a lunch/evening time to try the main meals all which sounded fantastic and also very reasonably priced

I like to come for the steak and kidney pie because I can't get it anywhere else. This is a good place to eat. It lacks atmosphere but it offers reasonable food at a reasonable price, and the staff are always really helpful. I like it here and recommend it.

I gave this review 3 stars simply because the place is so out dated and run down and is in desperate need of renovation. However, the food is always AMAZING! The portion sizes are HUGE, there is such a wide variety of different meals and lovely desserts and the prices are amazing to for what you get. Been coming back here for years!

Pillars provides a no frills breakfast menu that has a choice of items and caters for vegetarians. Me and my partner chose the option to have nine items each which included eggs, vegetarian sausage, mushrooms and beans.We felt that the meal was ok, apart from the mushrooms which were cooked without seasoning. However, that aside the portions were decent and its a cost effective breakfast choice, as with a hot drink it came to approx £15 for both of us.We had to give our cutlery a once over as it appeared that they were not properly cleaned. However there was no problem with the crockery.

Breakfast was smashing and excellent value. Coffee also first class. Nice to see the place busy on a weekday morning. The jewel in the crown was plum tomatoes on fried bread.

If you have walked into Pillars, expecting a good experience and tasty food, simply turn back and leave quickly; you will not find it there. When you walk in, you feel like you enter a WW2 bomb shelter that is barely maintained, place looks like it hasnt been refurbed since the early 60s. Dont get me started on the food, in regards to the bomb shelter, people in real bomb shelters probably had better meals! The service is poor too, nothing is made clear and the staff are not too bothered. I had a breakfast that was simply disgusting. Sausages were like eating mushy sand, fried bread (wasnt even asked to chose between that and toast) tasted of oil, the rest was bearable at best; the lack of quality was made clear. The beans were probably the only nice thing on the plate! The drinks are poor, I had an orange juice and a pepsi and honestly, you can get better quality at the reduced section in the poundstore. The price is alright but definitely not worth enduring a holiday to the toilet over. Overall, avoid at all costs.

Visited today and spent almost £28 on 3 all day breakfasts with drinks for 3 people.It seemed disorganised from the moment we walked in, lots stood about not knowing ehat to do, you have to queue to order, then pay and they then bring the food to your table.The seating areas were not the cleanest with the seats full of greasy handprints which were self explanatory when the food arrived - firstly the order was wrong as the meals arrived with fried bread when we'd actually ordered toast and when taking the plates off the tray the bottom of the plates were caked in grease.The meals were awful, not exactly sure what the sausages were made of but they were manky, the beans came in little pots not much bigger than a thimble and the toast when it eventually arrived was cold and hard - the meals were really greasy and tasted like everything had been deep fat fried.Needless to say a lot of the food was wasted - a big amount of money for very greasy food - I've had better meals at greasy spoons.We didn't bother to complain as the staff are not the friendliest or very approachable.

Great place for a good food. Self service so quick and lots of seating. Prices are very reasonable, especially given its location.