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The Classroom

Restaurant

Seasonal European cuisine is prepared by students at this teaching restaurant of a cooking school. People often mention restaurant, service, lovely, good, meal, recommend, Cardiff, views, great, staff,


Address

Dumballs Rd, Cardiff CF10 5FE, United Kingdom

Website

www.theclassroom.wales

Contact

+44 29 2025 0377

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (292 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 12 to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 12 to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 12 to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 12 to 2 pm, 6 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: restaurant (16) service (15) lovely (13) good (12) meal (12) recommend (10) Cardiff (9) views (8) great (8) staff (8)
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  • 4/5 Travelling D. 11 months ago on Google • 271 reviews
    Located in the Cardiff and vale college on the 5th floor. Modern interior, airy. Nice views and sunset for dinner. Service by Eastern European waitress both robotic and curt. Food selection limited. Portion massive: all courses. Tuna tartar was good but on the tasteless side- Under salted. The lamb was excellent- Came pink and would like it to be. Good accompaniment. Stick toffee massive portions and too much to finish- good dish. Variable cocktails- negroni. The apple martini was undrinkable. Good value for money for the size of the portions. Good option for dinner. Service could be a bit more Friendly, less judgmental and less Robotic.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joshua 1 year ago on Google • 462 reviews
    Must visit in Cardiff. Food was exceptional, and portions were very generous. Support local students and enjoy an incredible meal.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrew H. 9 months ago on Google • 54 reviews
    A truly fantastic venue showcasing excellence in fine dining in all aspects. The food was cooked to perfection with astonishing precision, each flavour and texture perfectly balanced with great skill. Service was friendly, attentive, and helpful, which added to the excellent evening spent here. With fantastic drinks on offer, and a broad panoramic view from the windows this is a.must visit venu! With the reductions in price due to the staff being in the process of being trained as part of their qualifications, this is fine dining at a more affordable level than most! Would strongly recommend.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gem F. 2 years ago on Google
    My fiancé and I travelled in from London for a weekend away and were looking for a place on a Saturday night where we could have a lovely evening meal. After reserving a table a few days prior after seeing the website and reviews The Classroom had received, I was intrigued and hoped it would be a good enough evening for both of us. We had a lovely evening! The food and wine was exemplary, we could not fault the service and we stayed a little longer after eating for some cocktails which rounded off the night perfectly. And after mentioning it was a birthday celebration meal, a little extra plate of sweet nibbles was brought over with our dessert, a lovely surprise! I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough, you get really good value for money and wonderful food.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David A. 1 year ago on Google • 241 reviews
    Really delicious food. We had the traditional Christmas Roast which was extremely good. Service is good with friendly professional staff. I'd definitely go back next time in Cardiff and definitely recommend a visit.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Hlehle M. 4 months ago on Google • 90 reviews
    Nice quiet place on top floor of Cardiff and Vale College. Good vibe, professional service, nice food and value for money. Enjoyed Christmas party there.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lewis C. 1 year ago on Google
    WONDERFUL food, top class service, a little lacking in atmosphere. Talk about value for money. You are treated and served as well as any high-class restaurant. Excellent wine selection, and the food menu was delicate and detailed. Staff were amiable and attentive. Highly recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Byron R. 1 year ago on Google
    amazing place! I'll definitely be back :) the food was so good and was worth every penny for the price. Great staff and I love the fact that the college are giving a great opportunity to these youngsters who will achieve great things in the future. They were respectful, humble, enthusiastic and you can tell they really happy when you showed appreciation for their service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Catherine R. 1 year ago on Google • 272 reviews
    Me & my husband has dinner at The classroom. Our 1st time - dine in this restaurant. We were super happy to find out this place/restaurant called The Classroom where is a teaching restaurant of cooking school to potential, enthusiastic students, taught & guided by professional, well-known Michelin star chef. Me & my husband was very impressed by their professionism service, friendly, welcoming smiles. Thanks so much for your services. ⭐️❤️. We were definitely be back again. Highly recommended to anyone who visit Cardiff⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • 5/5 FEA. A. 4 months ago on Google • 111 reviews
    We had our office Christmas meal here and enjoyed the dishes that were presented and the ambience. The high ceiling allayed concerns we had about being in a busy restaurant just before Christmas with covid on the uptick. The bar adjacent to the restaurant had a good selection of spirits and the kitchens were reported to be directed by chefs cutting their vocational teeth. Recommended!

  • 5/5 Meng J. 5 months ago on Google • 45 reviews
    Best restaurants in Cardiff, we come here every year on our wedding anniversary. The service and the food is just amazing. Every dish, every little detail is just so well made. So perfect . Thank you !

  • 5/5 David P. 5 months ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Fantastic 5* college restaurant. Great cocktails and wine menu. Excellent and well presented choice of starters, mains, and sweets, with liqueur cocktails. You would pay 2 of 3 times the cost for a top London restaurant. Friendly and informative staff. Will def attend again.

  • 4/5 Jessica R. 5 years ago on Google
    Very nice—decent food, good wine, beautiful views!

  • 5/5 Bhavisha M. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely meal for my hubby’s birthday! Outstanding food & presentation, I will definitely recommend & come again! Only slight let down was not being ask how we would like our lamb cooked, other than that was a lovely atmosphere. Loved the open kitchen, where you can see the chefs cooking.

  • 5/5 Lee J. 2 years ago on Google
    Visited here for a wedding breakfast and the food was absolutely amazing. The service was top class and I would recommend anyone uses this for banquets/conferences/weddings

  • 5/5 Emma B. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Absolutely lovely Saturday night meal. Food was delicious and filling, with a good variety including meat, fish and vegetarian options. Cooked to a high quality while also being relatively affordable! Service was personal and attentive. Fantastic drink options as well. Would definitely recommend!

  • 5/5 Bowen 8. 5 years ago on Google
    European fine dining cooked by students of Cardiff and Vale college. Outstanding service and presentation. Food was exceptionally tasty. Desert was very rich and the strawberry ice cream was a bit of odd, strawberry just didn't really go. Drinks are reasonably priced as is the food for the quality.

  • 5/5 DigitalAmoeba 5 years ago on Google
    Great chef level cuisine in top corner glazed restaurant with views across the rooftops. Food prices are what you'd expect from this level of high quality restaurant. There is a very good selection of high quality wines & cocktails which will certainly add to your meal costs.

  • 5/5 Bernie A. 2 years ago on Google
    Very impressive.. the only drawback is parking

  • 4/5 Mark C. 11 months ago on Google
    Me and a few friends had a lovely evening at The Classroom which is a training restaurant for burgeoning chefs and catering staff studying at the Cardiff and Vale College. Firstly the location and atmosphere is lovely - perched 5 floors up, it has a light and airy feel with great views of the city if you bag a window table. I had great pre-meal communication from the manager, Thomas, which meant all our needs were catered for on the day. Oh, and the food was great too! Note the price we paid was for a special set menu with wines - so more extensive and expensive than a normal service. Support the students!

  • 5/5 Shivi L. 5 years ago on Google
    Yummo!!! Did not dissapoint!! Great food, very well presented, great service and a really serene ambiance. Only minus is its locatiom and the lacking views from the 5th floor that there should be potential for but alas in an industrial area- not much to see aside from empty lots of ruble filled land. Not the food or staffs fault though. The lack of views is totally made up by the delish, gorgeously presented food and drinks and the smiling service that is really accomodating.

  • 5/5 Owen C. 2 years ago on Google
    What a fantastic restaurant. Recently visited on a match day and was blown away by the quality of food and standard of service. Two of us had an excellent 3 course meal and a good bottle of wine for £76. Fine dining and a great atmosphere on a budget.

  • 1/5 Darren M. 1 year ago on Google
    Really bad. I know the waiting staff are students but they were awful. It's like they've never met people in real life. They were stood around with vacant expressions. The senior staff (assuming they are lecturers/professionals) weren't much better and looked like they were waiting with glee for their impending deaths. Went for Xmas work meal. My Sea Bass was like a sardine, and the amount of veg shared between 4 people was very poor.

  • 5/5 Ben K. 7 years ago on Google
    Went on a Tuesday evening to celebrate a birthday. Felt a bit odd at first walking into a college and we weren't sure where to go. When we got to the restaurant we were greeted with a smile and were able to see inside the kitchen. The food was lovely and full of local produce. I would highly recommend.

  • 5/5 Jaratsri H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food with 5 star service as usual. Highly recommend.

  • 5/5 dopeyjo54 M. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing food & such value for money. Had lovely anniversary meal here today (Saturday lunchtime) Food, wine & views just perfect. We will be back

  • 5/5 D.C K. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food, service and highly recommended 🤩

  • 5/5 James R. 2 years ago on Google
    What a restaurant. Service was fantastic. Food was fantastic. Highly recommend

  • 5/5 Graeme H. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely beautiful food, superbly presented with lovely attentive staff. Great views across the capital. Well worth a meal there

  • 5/5 Simon Jack M. 2 years ago on Google
    Quality meal with attentive service at an affordable price. I’d heard someone say that this restaurant was “Michelin quality at a reasonable price”, and I have to agree wholeheartedly.

  • 4/5 Fran B. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious food. The Duck leg rillette was lovely as a starter - ate it with the Focaccia which we had been given at the beginning - exquisite. Only thing pork Crackling delicious tasting but not crackly enough. Mash potatoes deliriously creamy with a lovely not overwhelming gravy. 3 people went with the Creme Brulee as it turned out got 3 in 1 which was fantastic. The cocktails both non alcoholic and alcoholic were interesting to the taste buds. Everyone enjoyed the food. You could ask for things to be without if you were allergic like the desert which had the Happy Birthday written on came without the peanut. You could see the 3 Chefs in the kitchen who gave lovely welcoming smiles. You can see the hills while at your table so the view was amazing. Can't wait to come back to Cardiff and book in again.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway

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