Swansea
The Village Cafe

The Village Cafe

United Kingdom, Swansea

Pub • Wine • Coffee • Spanish


"The food at this restaurant is absolutely delicious, with generous portions that are well-cooked and beautifully presented. There’s a wide variety of options available for any meal, and the coffee is also quite good. The seating is comfortable, and there’s enough space between tables, so it never feels crowded. The atmosphere is friendly, with both indoor and outdoor seating, and my dog was welcomed as well. I haven’t tried the vegetarian options yet, but given the chef's skill, I have high expectations that they will be just as tasty. I don’t have any dietary restrictions, but the staff appear very accommodating and eager to ensure everyone has a pleasant dining experience. As for parking, there’s a free car park located about 50 yards behind the square where the café is situated, which includes accessible parking spaces. Additionally, there’s roadside parking available on the main road in Killay, also around 50 yards away. The children I observed seemed to be enjoying their meals alongside their parents, indicating it’s a kid-friendly spot. The entrance and other areas are wheelchair accessible, with no steps and ample space between tables. For my lunch, I would rate the food a perfect 5, the service also a 5, and the atmosphere a delightful 5. I highly recommend the English Breakfast and the Crispy Chicken Salad Wrap. Overall, it's a great place with plenty of parking options!"

Banana Leaf Swansea

Banana Leaf Swansea

7 St Helen's Rd, SA1 4AW, Swansea, United Kingdom

Asian • Indian • Seafood • European


"I've eaten here a few times with my partner and always been blown away by the food, so for my birthday this year I thought I'd arrange a meal with some friends to share the deliciousness with loved ones. Big mistake. The restaurant clearly don't want to cater for large parties (there were 12 adults and 4 kids in our group . We booked an early table at 5pm to make this easier for the restaurant and free up the space for evening diners. From the moment of our arrival we were treated with utter contempt, bits of our order never turned up, drinks took ages to arrive. When it came to leaving, we were told we had underpaid by £25 but previously the waitress had said we had completely covered before I'd even paid my portion so the £25 I paid for my meal was essential the tip (way more than 10% . The hostile manager wouldn't let us leave and insisted we pay the missing money plus a tip. After we left we checked all our receipts (though most of us paid in cash , added them up and saw we had indeed been swindled. I am genuinely devastated because I have loved eating here until this point, but I won't be going back because of the way we were treated. If you are a solo diner or couple then please do visit because the food is absolutely out of this world, but if you are a large party please avoid the awful experience I was unfortunate to have at the hands of such a grumpy man completely devoid of human kindness (who really shouldn't be front of house ."

The Optimist Kitchen Uplands

The Optimist Kitchen Uplands

59 Uplands Crescent, SA2 0HD, Swansea, United Kingdom

Vegan • Mexican • Western • Breakfast


"Must have been a bad day there?!? Took a long time to come, card machine playing up, flies I saw were walking over the quiches in the counter. It was a hot day, but they can still be covered up like other places do. Sorry, but that wasn 't Pad Thai! More like a Welsh equivalent and call it Bad Dai Firstly used the wrong noodles, more like cut up very soft spaghetti, not much of it too. A very few stems of beansprout, think a very tiny bit of tomato ketchup cooked in to give it an Asian taste?!?! Then most of it was a stir fry veg with no taste. The peanuts are dried, crunched and added to the top later, but this dish had full stir fried in much softer (old? peanuts thrown in when cooking. I don 't think this person has had pad thai before to see how wrong it is. I had to leave it, as it just wasn 't nice. Friendly enough staff at the till though, so I 'll give another star. For the eggs on fried potato, fried potato was ok, but probably upgrade the eggs as they were bland. Thought I had COVID for one minute for lack of taste, but no, popped in for something to eat a few doors away. If the chef reads this, DO NOT TAKE IT AS BAD, take it as constructive criticism!!! Go try Pad Thai other places, and ask them what they do. They won 't mind... Again, I 'm sorry as I cannot go back after that visit, but I always wish any business luck for the future, as I do realize it is hard."