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Madame Fromage

Restaurant Cafe French restaurant Deli Cake shop Cheese shop Welsh restaurant

👍👍 This is a restaurant that lives up to its reputation! We had the special Cawl made with lamb which came with a side of garlic bread. Was delicious. The Welsh Rarebit is also worth trying. The staff was also patient and friendly. Its not very big inside with some seats in the arcade. People often mention cheese, Welsh, cheeses, great, service,


Address

21 Castle Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BW, United Kingdom

Website

www.madamefromage.co.uk

Contact

+44 29 2064 4888

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (146 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

Permanently closed.

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: cheese (9) Welsh (8) cheeses (7) great (7) service (6)
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  • 5/5 Eugene T. 6 years ago on Google • 250 reviews
    This is a restaurant that lives up to its reputation! We had the special Cawl made with lamb which came with a side of garlic bread. Was delicious. The Welsh Rarebit is also worth trying. The staff was also patient and friendly. Its not very big inside with some seats in the arcade.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Farah H. 4 years ago on Google • 218 reviews
    Visiting from the US: Big cheese 🧀 fan here! Clean place, nice staff. We didn’t have to wait to be seated. Excellent customer service. The Walsh rabbit was absolutely delicious. Had a cheese sampler to try... and was not disappointed.... sticky taffy cheddar cheese is my new favorite 🤤
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Iain H. 6 years ago on Google • 70 reviews
    Fantastic selection of cheeses that varies depending on the month. Guys here are also very knowledgeable. Ideal for lunch as they give good sized portions for reasonable prices. If you are lucky you also might be able to get yourself on one of their Cheese and Wine tasting nights, which are superb.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carolina N. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome service, great food and beautiful location; I'd say a must when in Cardiff!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 DigitalAmoeba 5 years ago on Google • 226 reviews
    Awesome lunch at Madame Fromage in Castle Arcade Cardiff. Photos are of the Blue Cheese & Bacon tartlet with salad & 2 types of fresh bread + I had the best meat Lasagne I've had in years with uber fresh garlic bread ❤️ Neither of us could finish our dishes, but they were happy for us to doggie bag the remained & great service too despite how busy they were.

  • 5/5 Tung C. 4 years ago on Google • 216 reviews
    So after visiting Paris last month, wanted a gentle reminder of France and visited Madame Fromage with my partner. The place is brilliantly set out in a old Victorian arcade with plenty of seating, but be prepared to wait during busy times... it’s worth the wait tho! Highly recommended and have been back twice since

  • 5/5 Mindy S. 4 years ago on Google • 153 reviews
    Cute little cheese cafe with great service and amazing food. Welsh rarebit soooo yum!! We also got the Welsh lamb cowl and sweet potato soup (both specials of the day). Safe to say there were no leftovers!

  • 5/5 Trystan D. 4 years ago on Google • 122 reviews
    Took a few friends here to introduce them to some Welsh dishes. The Rarebit was very good and filling. Loads of craft beers available in the fridge. Welsh cheeses and tasty treats also available. Staff are friendly and attentive. Popular spot so you’ll probably have to queue on the weekends.

  • 5/5 Berk M. 4 years ago on Google • 88 reviews
    The deli was very pretty with amazing section of of Welsh and French cheeses. Service was great. They were very cooperative towards our preferences in regards to cheese boards. Also, amazing value. For the quality and the size of those platters, they are very cheap.

  • 5/5 Steph L. 6 years ago on Google • 37 reviews
    Homely, fuss-free food set in a beautiful arcade! We were lucky to get a table on a busy rugby weekend. We ordered the Traditional Welsh rarebit and Welsh Lamb Cawl - both were simply delicious and the serving size was generous :) The service was great and the food came in a reasonable timeframe. Madame Fromage also has a great range of cheeses, chutneys and drinks to purchase. A great find!

  • 1/5 James B. 2 years ago on Google
    A very good website but sadly, when open, it certainly doesn't live up to expectation. The variety of cheese on offer is very limited and it is not ready to be eaten. Some of the cheeses had a texture which suggested they had been frozen. The staff were off hand and casual, I am not surprised the branch in Cardiff looks like it has closed. It will not be missed as most of the supermarkets sell better kept cheeses sold at a fraction of the price. For top quality and interesting cheese I would look elsewhere.

  • 5/5 Danielle H. 3 years ago on Google
    Small cheese platter and ploughman's... Both very good and so much on there! Great vfm. Even bought one of the cheeses we hadn't previously tried 😮

  • 5/5 Lyndie M. 4 years ago on Google • 2 reviews
    One of the best lunches I've had in the U.K. The portions were large and reasonably priced and there was a good deli variety on the menu. My partner had the cawl (he's very particular about his food) and loved it! I had the Goats cheese/pesto tartlet. Came with a large colourful tasty side salad and red onion marmalade. There were so many delicious flavours but they all worked well together. For afters, we had the Malteasers cake for dessert (to share), also delicious. Great service and staff were lovely.


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