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Bunch Of Grapes

Restaurant Bar Bakery Pub Store Gastropub

One of the Best Places To Visits in Pontypridd


Address

The Bunch of Grapes, 40 Ynysangharad Rd, Pontypridd CF37 4DA, United Kingdom

Website

www.bunchofgrapes.pub

Contact

+44 1443 402934

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (957 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Friday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Sunday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Monday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: menu (17) staff (13) friendly (10) meal (9) excellent (9) good (9) great (7) chips (6) Great (6) lunch (6)
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  • 4/5 malthetaxi T. 1 year ago on Google
    Went to my sons 50th birthday meal. Arrived at 7 o’clock...unbooked walk in customers would struggle to find a seat....very busy....layout was excellent and the staff very attentive and helpful....so why only 4 stars instead of 5....the fish was excellent, cooked to perfection but the chips were hard...mostly un-eatable, and not that presentable....harsh I know but not impressed. The 3 strawberry ice cream desert was of poor taste...sorry but it just tasted and looked like vanilla...I really would have preferred to give it 5 stars as I don’t like not to...but there is definitely room for improvement to go with the organisation and waiting staff input. All in all though a very enjoyable night out.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Haydn B. 2 years ago on Google
    What a fantastic place for a meal. It is a few years since my last visit, but it won't be as long until my next one. Great food, friendly service and reasonable prices.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cerys W. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing staff! Everyone is very friendly. Dog friendly too which is handly. Great food options for all, including great vegan and vegetarian options.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jackson W. 6 months ago on Google
    Don't bother! Went here for lunch and there were tradesmen in doing work which was very loud and painful on my ears (grinding, drilling noises at high pitch). This was unbearable at points and in fairness the staff member did keep saying it should reduce but it didn't throughout our meal. I'd heard excellent things about this place and was looking forward to it. What a disappointment! Food came on cardboard with cardboard cutlery which was disappointing. If you're going to charge £14 for a burger in Ponty, at least put it on a plate! Lamb was very tough and fatty and was served alongside 10 chips. Really poor size portions and bun was too firm also. Trying to cut into a lamb steak with a wooden knife was no fun. There was a dead fly on my table also. As we were not checked upon during the meal, I spoke with a staff member who was apologetic but I felt like he didn't really care. Glad to be out of the place, a really disappointing experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daley B. 4 years ago on Google
    So lucky to have the Bunch as our local. Beer is always kept well and is also well chosen. Both the restaurant menu and the bar menu are very well put together and have a good variety. Dog friendly, bar games and overall a great atmosphere. Oh and don't forget, roaring log fire, large outdoor area, and fresh bread for sale!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 a h. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely pub, excellent and happy staff, gorgeous food. Definitely recommend a visit
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Richard L. 1 year ago on Google
    Suberb food, always is. Great choice on menu and a chilled place to eat. Well recommended!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark B. 1 year ago on Google
    Great choice on the menu, had the Salted Beef and Welsh Rarebit very good. Excellent choice of Vraft beers
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hollie M. 2 years ago on Google
    Lovely Sunday menu and reasonably priced. Delicious food, great quality, seasonal ingredients and brilliant vegan options. I had the soup, nut roast and orange olive oil cake (tasted much better than it sounds), one of the best vegan roasts I've had in a pub/restaurant. Staff we're very friendly and attentive and service was pretty quick considering it was busy. Will definitely be returning.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Rhys F. 1 year ago on Google
    My family have had much better experiences here. I'm coeliac, the menu is much reduced but there is a gluten free menu. Winter menu had a large number of cold items on which I was surprised. Dog friendly outside the restaurant but not easy to find.

  • 5/5 Kirsty B. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely stunning food! Very lovely warm atmosphere. Food was decent sized portions as well. Will definitely be back 😍

  • 5/5 John H. 2 years ago on Google
    For me a novel and interesting menu at reasonable prices. Service attentive without being intrusive. Good ambience. Thoroughly enjoyed my lunch. What more can I say.

  • 5/5 Sian D. 6 months ago on Google
    Very welcoming to dogs , they even have a dog menu. Human food was very tasty as well lol. We would definatly return.

  • 5/5 Stephen P. 7 months ago on Google
    Food will be great once the new kitchen is finished...

  • 5/5 Steve T. 11 months ago on Google
    Great place, we booked for lunch. Nice quiet, but busy pub. Excellent atmosphere, nice and friendly staff, excellent food. Will definitely be returning.

  • 5/5 Ryan K. 9 months ago on Google
    Sunday lunch. 2 courses well presented and tasted great. Had 2 of their own (Otley) beers in view of the brewery. A solid DIPA and one of the best traditional red ales I've had in a while. Comparable with Polly's Linnu. Can shop in the back also. Beer paradise.

  • 3/5 Rea A. 2 years ago on Google
    Staff were lovely, I can't fault them at all. Very attentive and were more than happy to answer any questions we had. Unfortunately my main meal wasn't that great. My meal was far too salty to the point where it wasn't pleasant at all. The side dishes of chips and garlic bread were really very nice and cooked to perfection though. They do a large selection of wines and craft beers and the soft drink menu was unusual but nice, they didn't do your usual Pepsi and Tango which I think is nice because you can have those anywhere but I would suggest having a few more options because they only really offered lemonade, orangeade and some Kombucha. I would suggest other flavours. Overall I would give this place a 6.5 BUT I would return and try something else on the menu.

  • 5/5 Anna W. 10 months ago on Google
    Always love the Bunch of Grapes, whether for a quick pint, lunchtime snack or something more filling. The food is certainly a bit different from traditional pub grub. You won't find a Hunter's chicken or scampi and chips in sight. This is so much more than pub grub. The pork belly burnt ends are a must, as is the Welsh rarebit. For something more substantial try the Bunch burger or the coffee rubbed steak! Plenty of choice of craft beers and cask ales to compliment your meal. They also have a great selection of gins. They cater well for vegans and vegetarians too. Service is good and staff are very helpful. Love this little piece of difference right on the doorstep.

  • 5/5 Amanda S. 1 year ago on Google
    As a vegan I can highly recommend this place! I have never been treated so well. So many choices and all outstanding. Mothers Day can sometimes be hit and miss at restaurants but food was exquisite

  • 5/5 Garan T. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing atmosphere. Great staff, fantastic selection of drinks and a wonderfully crafted menu. You cannot ask for more out of a pub or restaurant, definitely be coming back many more times. Its a wonderful place to be and the staff make you feel right at home. Very accommodating with any requests and a fantastic venue overall

  • 5/5 T H. 2 years ago on Google
    I've wanted to visit the Bunch of Grapes for dinner for a while, now. I have previously been here for a real ale and lunch, and it impressed me, so I was determined to try out the main menu. I visited with my partner on a Wednesday evening after pre-booking a table for 19:00. We arrived 15 minutes early but were promptly seated and offered drinks, to which I ordered the Buwch Goch Gota Red Ale which I thoroughly enjoyed and my girlfriend ordered the Madri excepcional which was also delicious. We ordered olives (which were the best olives I have ever tasted) and the smoked duck breast starter. The duck breast was beautifully presented and utterly delicious, although the kind of small portion you should expect from a fine-dining establishment. An ideal appetiser to warm up for our mains, which for my girlfriend was the Pastrami sandwich, which we agreed was amazing and that the chips were fantastic. I ordered the 12oz Coffee-rubbed Rump steak, which was cooked to perfection and utterly delicious, and went very well with the rosemary-cooked onion with which it was served. As sides we had chicken wings which were above and beyond any wings I've had before, in a truly divine sauce, and Pork Belly burnt ends, which may have been the highlight and the most tasty thing we ordered, in an almost obscenely sticky, sweet, dark blood-red sauce, which was used up on those amazing chips once the burnt ends had been fought over to completion. I consider my evening at The Bunch of Grapes to be the best meal I've had at a restaurant in as long as I can remember and I offer my highest compliments to the extremely talented Chefs that put true passion and art into their work. Service was very good and very well timed. I will be visiting again and again and cannot recommend enough to everyone I meet.

  • 5/5 Catherine Sian J. 1 year ago on Google
    this is an excellent pub. Staff friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. Drinks extensive list including some v unusual (and delicious)fermented non-alcoholic bottles. Menu also extensive, food very well cooked, unusual twists on familiar dishes. Lots of thought gone into combinations; excellent burgers, vegan, vegetarian dishes, freshly booked....conservatory area slightly cold yesterday. Bakery/shop good for last minute Christmas presents for foodies! lots of little rooms. Eclectic mix of customers, drinkers, people playing board/card games, lunchers.....all a really nice experience. Thank you the Grapes.

  • 4/5 Sharon H. 1 year ago on Google
    We came here after my mother's funeral. The buffet provided was very good. It was fresh and plentiful. It was placed next to the open windows, so flies were a problem. Probably would have made more sense to have had it at the back of the room. Tea and coffee was not offered freely and we had to chase staff for it. The seating arrangements were disappointing as we were all sitting separately and it affected the atmosphere somewhat. The staff were obviously very busy but were friendly and obliging.

  • 4/5 Colin G. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent range of beers, lagers and ciders available, including a draught near-zero-alcohol beer (which had a surprisingly acceptable taste). Good food menu, with wide choice of fancy foods. A little on the expensive side, but just nice to meet up with friends to share some stories, and enjoy good food and drink. Will re-visit, no doubt.

  • 5/5 Libby-Rae 2 years ago on Google
    Always a good experience! Sometimes service is slow, but it's worth it for such a lovely meal and pleasant environment. Good place for any occasion and with anyone. Offer delicious vegetarian options 🌿

  • 3/5 Phil G. 2 years ago on Google
    Had the vegetarian option one Sunday and basically it was the size of a Mars bar in width but not as long. It tasted lovely but what a waste of good money

  • 5/5 Rory 2 years ago on Google
    Fully deserving of all the plaudits received. An excellent menu combining some interesting flavours and ideas. Excellent variety and at a very reasonable cost. Would thoroughly recommend. Beer list was excellent.

  • 5/5 Melissa K. 2 years ago on Google
    What a lovely quirky pub with friendly, welcoming staff and an extensive selection of ales. The shop was amazing, we wanted to buy everything but just settled on six craft ales and artisan bread. We will definitely return again very soon.

  • 2/5 will w. 1 year ago on Google
    While I didn't sit in I had a takeaway Sunday lunch. Although the food was quite tasty it's the presentation and quantity I have a problem with @ £14.95 Make up your own mind !!!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Free street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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