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Eating and Drinking in Penarth, Glamorgan*

Penarth, Glamorgan Pubs, Cafes, Coffee Shops and Restaurants

Food

• TONYS (A LOAD OF CRAP!) RIALTO (THE BEST PIZZARIA EVER OWNED BY THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD)
• The new Saagor indian takeaway on Glebe St is excellent. Phone number (029)20700332.
• Chandlers, the seafront, excellent food / service. Paramount, Station Approach (skateboarders), best Indian in town. Cioni's, cliff top, expensive Italian.
• Ace Chinese/Chippy takeaway in Cogan
• Hong Sang on Glebe Street.
• go to Tony's pizzas not Frank's. Frank's are evil
• Tonis pizza's on the beachfront ideal for a late beer and a cheap pizza.
• Mohamed and his boys never cock it up at 'The Paramount' curry house in Station Approach.Guaranteed good food for under a tenner,bring your own booze or drink theirs..
• Lots of places to eat in the town centre and the Esplanade. Kebabs and burgers from the kiosk at the railway station.
• The Spring Garden. The best Chinese shop that ever could exist.
• Tomlin's - South Wales leading Vege-only restaurant
• Plenty of pavement pizza on the street but mind out for the copious amounts of dog turd in between the floor food. You can get your face punched in while trying to get served at the chippy's after the pub shut but it's much safer to stay at home.
• Chez Louis in Purcell Road: definitely recommended for its gourmet food, which is all home cooked using only fresh ingredients. Constantly changing menu dependent upon what is in season.
• For Indian and Chinese try the main shopping area; for restaurants, the Esplanade.
• Plassey Street Fish Bar.

Pubs

• The Clive Arms, John Street, is actually very cliquey, which is only patronised by the same 15 or so, 30 something bikers in the area. Very noisy in the evening and generally roudy. The pub closes its custom regularly to outsiders and is ran like a private club.
• penarth ex servicemen club, has great entertainment, good cheap beer, low priced spirits (not dead ones, thats just the committee) and excellant entertainment on the weekend. Beware of the hanging judge and his posse (committee).
• Wetherspoons are opening a new pub From 11th April 2000 opposite Woolworths, No pool table , no juke box, no atmosphere, but cheap beer and a resturant upstairs.
• the Station, Cogan, AKA The Top House, decent food at a reasonable price,also beer ditto.
• 'The Windsor' does an excellent lunch at a good price. 'The Washington' is frequented by the New Penarth Yuppies who sit in the window in order to be seen.
• 'Pegs' was so called cos the owner's wife's name was Peggy Doidge. I know because I used to get pissed-sorry, work behind the bar.
• does any one know why the club on the peir was called peg,s
• The deepend is the deepend once again. The silver spur was caught selling booze to 10 year olds and were shut down.
• Ok, the railway. Yes the Clive is good and you get a good pint of dark in the Pilot. Chandlers wine bar is good for Hooegarden
• New managment in queens bakery by the train station, real good food at not to bad a price and gets interesting things on the menu, good for veggys
• The Inn at the Deep End is no more. It's now been converted to a line dancing pub called the Silver Spur which attracts line dancers from miles around.
• The Railway. The Railway. The Railway. The Railway. Oh and The Deep end is now caleed The Silver Spur.
• the Inn at the Deep End is now the 'Silver Spur' a line-dancing, country and western theme pub, the Captain's Wife at Sully is now a family 'berni' type pub with children's Charlie Chalk play area.
• Avoid the Railway if you are over 15 in the evening or you may get into hassle with a bunch of pre-pubescent thugs who hang about the place. Best beer & company at The Clive.
• The Captains Wife, Sully - Good Pub, bugger to get to. Overlooking Sully Island where many pissed up clientele wander over to and get stranded for the night when the causeway becomes covered.
• Other Locals: St Fagans, Windsor Road. The Pilot, Queens Road. The Albion.
• The Clive Arms is set in the middle of John Street, serves excellent Stella Artois and cheap, decent food. Facilities include pool table, skittles alley and a friendly atmosphere.
• The Inn at the Deep End - The Esplanade. Conversion of the old victorian Baths, about 1988. Interesting and sordid history since opening. Poor and expensive beer. Full of PVC and rubber clad pre-pubescents and up and coming wannabe's from Cardiff, Barry and occasionally the valleys. S4C (the Welsh channel 4) use the deep end for Welsh cabaret shows. Live music on Sundays. Members only late license.
• The Railway Inn, Plymouth Road - The Oldest 'Theme' Pub in Penarth, conversion of the old railway Buildings. Serves good beer and has decent clientele. Older during the day, young poeple at night. Good beer garden.

Cafes and Coffee Shops

• Jesters, Glebe St, Chris and Pete, friendly, good prices.

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