Milkwood

Food is great but be prepared to wait.Booked a table for 9.30am for breakfast, whilst our drink orders were taken pretty soon after arriving, they refused to take our food order until they had taken other peoples who arrived before us, even though we were ready to order and others were not ready. The young lady with glasses making coffee was very rude and abrupt in telling us this weird system of ordering. Because of this I clocked the times as it felt we waiting for ages to even just place an order. This meant our food order was not taken until 10:09. Almost 40 minutes after arriving. Such a bizarre system! Food didn’t arrive until 10:28am almost 1 hour after arriving to a booked reservation. I would understand if it was dinner but seriously for breakfast??Anyhow quality of food was good, but for me service is equally important. I hope they rethink their ordering system. Not everyone has an hour to wait for a booked Reservation for breakfast, hence my score of 2 stars.

Visited Cardiff for a few days and this place was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. The best huevos rancheros I’ve had in the UK. Would recommend!

This is some of the best food that we have eaten for a while. The menu is excellent and the specials board offers very interesting additional options. The staff are super chatty and also knowledgable about the menu and food origins. As some people have mentioned in other reviews, it is priced for the Pontcanna location but the quality deserves the cost and the portions are considerable. We finished with bara brith, brownies and coffee, which were also fantastic. Great for sweets and savouries, lovely location and fabulous people - what more is there to ask for?

Had the most disturbing experience here in Pontcanna. I felt I was transported back to the 1960s white America where blacks are not allowed to eat in predominantly white areas. It is shameful that in Wales that such a Racist establishment with its prejudiced and uncultured waiters and manager can exist . Shame on the owners of this place who encourage and employ such disrespectful and uncouth youths for employees.If you are an ethnic person you are not allowed to even politely express could they make a drink more chocolate etc. Here comes the best part, they will offer to do this for you because they failed to take the order down properly or ignored it the first time. Regardless the next time you come in this simple request for making a hot chocolate more chocolate is demonised as “rude” and “demanding “ behavior when the rude waiter and prejudiced manageress was clutching at straws to give me a reason the would not give me a table even there were 2 free tables, and I was lied about that it was reserved. Even asking the lying staff at this place if they would let me have the table if the people did not turn up at the table, I was suddenly met with aggression from the male waiter who accused me of being rude and demanding for making a mere request. Make no mistake that if you were an ethnic person coming to a premise like this on your own, you could be as soft spoken as I was an inquisitive as a child, but because you are an ethnic person who dresses well with evident prosperity, some of these youths working here I have been told are jealous because they can’t afford the things they see people of color like me can. I have also been told that these youths working here are neither educated or brought up in respectable environments to respect that ethnic people just like me who have the right to ask questions. These uneducated waiters working here clearly felt I was beneath them asking them if they could do something about my hot chocolate. Bearing in mind I only asked for a little more chocolate in my hot chocolate ( you mean I didn’t have the right to express this as a customer) and they insisted on making a new one. If this, and making polite inquiries is the excuse they use to label an ethnic person as rude and demanding then the might as well gag our mouths as ethnic/ Asian/ black people coming into a purely white run and white patronised establishment.

This is a really lovely little cafe, you can tell everything is made from scratch with fresh ingredients.The place is really nicely decorated, the staff are attentive and couldn’t fault service. I asked for no eggs on my veggie breakfast and they swapped it for avo without any issue. The hash browns are amazing!

Came for lunch on a Sunday. Very busy but we had booked a table which I recommend you do. Fairly cosy inside so don't expect a restaurant atmosphere but it was nice and staff friendly and helpful. Disappointed that they don't serve Sunday lunch, mostly breakfast/brunch dishes which were good. Tried steak and eggs, mackerel salad and bacon and toast. Hash browns were delicious. Enjoyed the meal but wished there was more choices on the menu.

Popped in for a Friday catch up with friends. Warm welcome, sat upstairs which has a different vibe but beautifully done. Very comfy chairs!!! Table service, very efficient. Coffee was delicious as was my food - waffles with fruit, yoghurt and maple syrup. Always a great place to visit.

Delicious food and coffee. You don't need to wait to be seated at this restaurant, just find your seat and the waiters will come to you.We ordered the oat latte and oat cappuccino, they were both evidently better than most (highly rated) cafes in Cardiff city centre. The oat cappuccino was more bitter than the oat latte so the latte was my preferred drink.Milkwood breakfast & Breakfast bun - both dishes were delectable. They were cooked and seasoned well, not overly salty or bland. Personally, I really enjoyed their hash browns which were made of layers of thinly sliced potatoes. They were fried to a perfect crispiness on the outside. To our surprise, their black pudding tasted great, without the sickly taste like most breakfast restaurants.Overall, the entire dining experience was delightful. The service was quick and friendly, the food lived up to my expectations and even better, the prices were a bargain!Great value for money. Highly recommended.

Food was deliciously prepared. The staff were so friendly. The venue was thoughtfully decorated. And it was dog friendly which was a nice feature! Highly recommended.Oh and these are the best hashbrowns I’ve ever had. Shatteringly crispy!