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The Admiral

Restaurant Bar Pub

👍👍 Nice atmosphere and good Saturday night Karaoke. Only downer was a dust up at the end of the night. Can't have everything. People often mention good, staff, atmosphere, great, nice, night, Great, beer,


Address

239 Cowbridge Rd E, Cardiff CF11 9AL, United Kingdom

Contact

+44 29 2030 3945

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (217 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 10 am to 1 pm
  • Monday: (New Year's Day), 10 am to 12 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 1 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 1 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 1 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 1 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 1 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (15) staff (13) atmosphere (8) great (8) nice (8) night (6) Great (6) beer (6)
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  • 5/5 Daisy A. 10 months ago on Google
    Nice atmosphere and good Saturday night Karaoke. Only downer was a dust up at the end of the night. Can't have everything.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Katrina D. 1 year ago on Google
    Brilliant local pub. Great atmosphere & sooo friendly Bar staff lovely & prices good. A must for a really good night or afternoon out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Stephen E. 1 year ago on Google
    Great pub good staff good prices comfortable plenty of space and handy for shopping

  • 4/5 Russel A. 9 months ago on Google
    Didn't eat so can't comment , pub very busy , but had great night there 👍

  • 4/5 Eric Wyn R. 8 months ago on Google
    Best place to go before (and sometimes after) a Cardiff City game.

  • 5/5 Jonny G. 8 months ago on Google
    Love the pub, great atmosphere and fantastic staff

  • 5/5 Stephen D. 8 months ago on Google
    Lovely atmosphere good beer good for darts and all sports on t.v nice beer garden with outside bar and shelter external t.v

  • 4/5 David J. 11 months ago on Google
    Played darts there part of darts league good venue reasonable prices

  • 5/5 paul w. 1 year ago on Google
    Lot better with new landlady and bar staff very good atmosphere. Good range of 0% beers which I drink. Be nice if they had guinness 0% as that's a very tasty drink.

  • 4/5 Christian d. 1 year ago on Google
    Only go here on match days but all staff are great

  • 5/5 Kerry J. 1 year ago on Google
    Tbh I'm biased because my daughter runs the pub with boyfriend 😁 just won best sports bar in pub chain around UK! If you're a Cardiff City fan this is place to go. Great surroundings and garden with TV so you don't miss any sport

  • 4/5 lee s. 1 year ago on Google
    Has been done up nice! Good beer selection and pleasant staff

  • 5/5 Roy D. 1 year ago on Google
    Was there for Wales game last sat with about a dozen friends.would like to thank the 2 girls who were serving they were brilliant 👏 and help make a great day out.

  • 5/5 Dave S. 1 year ago on Google
    Really good atmosphere on the day. A good local pub 👌Staff Great 👍

  • 5/5 Kevin S. 1 year ago on Google
    All good friendly staff all welcome

  • 5/5 Mike H. 2 years ago on Google
    Great, polite welcoming staff... relaxing vibe and looked after well, felt appreciated for being there from arriving to leaving.... amazing service and definitely will be returning very often....... again, thank you to all the staff and the manager... amazing juke box selection and well maintained pool table too... cant wait for my next visit

  • 4/5 Ian H. 1 year ago on Google
    The pub. Has been refurbished a few months ago.nice big main bar,and friendly bar staff.

  • 5/5 Taffinator1 F. 1 year ago on Google
    Great staff honest great music on weekends

  • 5/5 Stuart S. 1 year ago on Google
    Staff are Amazing excellent choice of beer lagers wines & spirit's

  • 5/5 ceri r. 2 years ago on Google
    Really nice place now its been done out. Nice bar staff. Lush beer garden. Would definitely recommend 👌

  • 3/5 Julie “Mental health” C. 1 year ago on Google
    It's okay..they doing a great job looks fab there and good prices been going here years and years .popular pub nice people. Only critiscm is how loud it is music out backnext to the houses ? It obviously attracts some of the wrong sorts because of this .big screens loud music but can see how it works. Shame can't find a way to do it make it work while considering neighbouring houses / locals

  • 3/5 Name 1 year ago on Google
    The place has had a major revamp and looks amazing. It is a really nice pub now with a great atmosphere. The smoking area is amazing with lots of comfortable nooks and crannies to have a bit of privacy if you want. The only issue is that the staff the night we went were quite.. well I'll just say highly strung 😬

  • 1/5 Andre Van De s. 4 years ago on Google
    Normally I like it here,but the football game was on in Cardiff and you get your pints in plastic beakers,left after the first pints for a pub with glasses.

  • 3/5 Stuart S. 7 years ago on Google
    It's not a bad place but I'm an ale drinker they don't have anything over 4% & it's expensive for real ale under 4% it's were as you go in to other pubs near by the ale is better & cheaper

  • 3/5 kelly “Curlz” d. 4 years ago on Google
    It gets a bit rowdy and weekends trying to get a drink is like wiring for Christmas! Other than that, good vibes,, great music and plenty of folk shaking a tail feather x

  • 4/5 Andrew Lee D. 4 years ago on Google
    Traditional pre-Wales pints must be had here. The brains Dark and SA is top notch here.

  • 4/5 mark o. 2 years ago on Google
    Very quiet for a Saturday afternoon but still enjoyable time

  • 4/5 peter s. 2 years ago on Google
    Good atmosphere and Saturday nights are Karaoke nights very enjoyable and good beer

  • 5/5 paul h. 2 years ago on Google
    It's a nice bar I've been there a few times over the years and always friendly. Good night out


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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