This pub is an old converted church and now one of the most popular places in Bridgend for a night…read moreout. You can either drink in the downstairs area or sit in the pews upstairs and look down on the others. The bar prices are reasonable and the place is big enough that even on busy nights you can probably get a seat. They play terrible music as is par for the course in Bridgend.

Not bad in the night, great attmosphere for live rugby and during the day the food has always been…read morehot and of decent quality.

Wonderful service from beginning to end. We were greeted at the door with welcoming smiling face…read more Our host Lauren made us feel like royalty. She took us to a nice spacious table, offered to get high chair right away. She was consistently friendly and inviting. The food was wonderful. My hisband had gammon and chips. He thoroughly enjoyed all of it! He said the chips were PERFECT! My daughter had cheese and leek soup with hot fresh bread- she thoroughly enjoyed her meal too. I had the cheese board with crackers and onion chutney. Again - perfect!! There was another lady there too, yhat was also very kind and friendly. It had a lovely feel to the place, and it was an all round EXCELLENT WELSH EXPERIENCE of hospitality and food!!!

Great old world pub on the lovely village that is usk. Would recommend if you're looking for a pub…read moreto have a meal in

Came here with a group of 5 for my partner's birthday and I was VERY impressed by the food at The…read moreUnicorn and will definitely be coming back the next time I'm in Pontypool! If you're ever in the area, I highly recommend this place! ~ Atmosphere: It's a old homey pub with cushy couches and plenty of seating. However, even though the building is old, they do maintain it well. It's very clean and the outdoor area is very beautiful as well. ~ Customer Service: The only downside is that the service was quite slow, but from the looks of it there weren't many people running this place! It definitely has a more homestyle feel to it than a lot of other restaurants/pubs. You feel like you're dining at your grandma's house! The service was very friendly and welcoming and with a few drinks in between waits from the bar, the waiting time for your meal doesn't feel too bad at all. ~ Food: The highlight and why I'm giving 5 stars. Everything we had was fantastic and everyone in our group enjoyed our meals. My partner's auntie is a very picky eater and even she was happy with everything! I had the Slow-Braised Lamb Shank served with red wine and rosemary sauce, mashed potato, and veggies (broccoli and carrot). All in all a lovely meal! For £12.95 as well, I thought the price was very fair for lamb shank! The lamb was braised beautifully and the meat was extremely tender with a perfect sauce to match. --- Overall, the prices for everything was fair and extremely worth it. The portions were huge, so we all left incredibly stuffed without a huge hole left in our wallets either! All in all a great lunch out. I would recommend The Unicorn to anyone!

What has happend to this pub, was warm, friendly, good food and good value…read more On Sinday 13th Jauuary arrived to be offered upstairs table as did not check all party mobile when I booked, which they were not, so seated by bar. Food was good, but did not have starter and had to wait 30+ minutes for mains, tried for 20minunites to order desert, but five staff either looked through or past us, once cycling group on sceen we were surrounded by sweaty, muddy cyclists and staff seem to have forgotten us. Paid for 2 courses despite not our fault ran out of time as allowed 1.5 hours for two courses and taxi on way, still got charged for food we did not have! Only concession was £2 off as wifi card reader not working! Gereral organisation was poor and waiting seemed to involve no one actually looking after our table, as dealt with three different staff.

Our go to place for our "Family Get Together" on our trips home always a warm welcome, good food…read moreand service.

Went to Birchgrove public house with my wife daughter and grandson i can honestly say the meals…read morewere superb and the staff were over and above what I expected my wife and daughter are gluten free and the staff went out of their way to make sure the food was suitable for them both I most certainly be going back, thank you again for the hospitality we received

Place practically empty, over 30 mins now still waiting and rude staff. When ever I question food…read moretime est totally ignored

As Wetherspoons go this is my least favourite. Food is horrible, drinks taste as if they've been…read morewatered down and clientèle is quite scary. I was there the other day and a man actually said the See you next Tuesday word pretty loud, and it was only twelve in the afternoon! The food always looks like its been thrown on your plate and i've had to take it back more than once. OK, so its a spoons and drinks are reasonable, food is reasonable but surely that doesn't mean they have to be crap. I'm not overly fussed on the staff in this place, having worked in another Wetherspoons, i'm sure i must have attended a completely different training session to these guys. All look like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders and all seem to rather be on their mobile phones other than in work. Cant blame them really they work long hours, for crap pay... i should know! Anyway if it's cheap nosh your after head over to Rhyd-y-car to the Dragonfly and if your after a cheap drink, although its out the way go to the Bali Glas! Far better atmosphere and divine drinks and staff.

This place is not a bad little boozer. Cannot vouch for the food or live entertainment as I have…read morenever sampled them. Which reminds me of the motto emblazoned abouve the bar "There are no strangers here only friends we have not met yet", which is quite a welcoming sign which befits the pubs name. The pubs is tastefully furnished, clean & has some nice movie and sporting pictures dotted around its decor. Also like the two pub crawl posters of Cardiff & Swansea on the walls. Also has several flat screen TVs. Ther is a good selction of ales available and on my visit had a rather good pint of Brains Dark Smooth which I recommend as a personal choice. Well worth checking out & having a look.

Better known to it's regulars just as 'The Welcome',it's a friendly place with a great atmosphere…read moregood beer and delicious very reasonably priced homemade food (not microwaved fayre like so many places),the £3.50 breakfast is awesome and at that price you'd be hard pressed to find a bigger better breakfast anywhere.Thurs night is quiz night and fri and sat from 8pm caters more for the younger clientel,with lively music and an upbeat scene.

Now I KNOW Brewsters is a family pub - but do these kids behave like that at home? running around…read morein the middle of their meals screaming and yelling. Isn't that what the ball pit is for? I have been here twice and came out both times feeling like I had been orally assaulted by oompah loompahs, the management must be making money on childrens' meals because no-one else is going to go unless they get it under control. Children in Harvester have special meals, colouring books and play outside but they don't scream constantly! If you don't have children or if yours have manners and standards go somewhere else because the food is mediocre at best and the staff are geared to ignore the kids and incidentally other customers!

This place is great especially if you have young kids, great friendly helpful staff. Good selection…read moreof food to cater for all. indoor and outdoor safe play area. Kids are your responsibility as they should be, the staff do they're best. It's a family orientated establishment so of course if you eat here expect noisy happy kids, they're probably your own. What you see is what you get. I'd recommend a visit. Check it out

The Hawthorn Inn has recently been refurbished (again!) inside and out and offers a welcome…read morealternative to social/rugby/labour/conservative clubs that dominate the village of Rhydyfelin. It's nice inside, there's a lovely beer garden out back, a bus stop right outside the front door, so good for getting there and getting home (BE WISE - DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!) and overall it's not bad. Locals were a bit put off when they raised the price of a pint, but I think it was worth it. If you live locally, it's a niceplace to go. I wouldn't suggest travelling to get there - but if you're visiting friends or relatives and want a drink or some food, then defo give it a go.

Really good place to come for food, no problems getting table, usually gets busy after 7pm. Staff…read morevery helpful & food really tasty, the Garlic Breaded Mushroom side dish is nice big size.