If you're dating in Cardiff, there's plenty of romantic restaurants to wine and dine your date.
If you’re dating in Cardiff, here’s a selection of the city’s romantic restaurants to wine and dine your date.
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Armless Dragon
With house specialities of cockle and laverbread cakes on leek fondue; Brecon venison with garlic mash ;and Welsh sirloin with mushroom hash, this local restaurant not only serves local, regional and innovative Welsh specialities, but it even takes it name from Welsh history. Located on Wyeverne Road in Cathays, the word Wyeverne is Welsh for a dragon figure that stands just on its back feet, and has no arms – becoming an Armless Dragon. It has a sensibly priced wine list and a seasonal menu that’s always changing. With its fabulous food and relaxed atmosphere, it’s ideal for a first date. To book telephone 0209 2038 2357 or visit http://www.armlessdragon.co.uk/
The Armless Dragon is ideal for a first date
Le Gallois, Cardiff
If it’s date number three or four and you want to impress, Le Gallois is a must. This 2 AA rosette restaurant is a longstanding gourmet haunt that has been serving fabulous food for the past eleven years. Renowned for its menage of classical, modern French and Welsh dishes, expect a menu of dishes like Powys smoked salmon with pea blinis and a veloute of hazlenut oil; Onsen pheasant eggs with Hadof cheddar fondue and asparagus veloute; slow cooked local pork with all the trimmings; or local venison served with Roquefort. There’s also a tasting menu available for £45 per person without wine. To book telephone 029 2034 1264 or visit http://www.legallois-ycymro.com
Patagonia, Cardiff
This family-run restaurant serves sophisticated food in a relaxed atmosphere and changes from a cafe style bistro at lunch times to a restaurant in the evenings, so it’s perfect fro a lunch date or dinner date. The husband and wife team are from Patagonia, and after stints at some top hotels in South America, they decided to travel to Europe to enhance their
Mimosa in Cardiff Bay is chic and contemporary with a lively atmosphere
culinary skills. After several years in Germany and France, a stint at Le Cassoulet in Cardiff prompted them to open their own restaurant in the Welsh capital. The food here will surprise and delight with it’s unusual flavours and creative presentation which combines South American cooking techniques with Welsh ingredients. To book telephone 029 2019 0265 or visit http://www.patagonia-restaurant.co.uk
Mimosa Kitchen & Bar Cardiff
Located in the heart of Cardiff Bay, Mimosa Kitchen & Bar is a modern brasserie with a striking contemporary design that attracts a cosmopolitan crowd of drinkers and diners with its bustling yet relaxed atmosphere. The modern interior has a stunning brushed steel bar and bespoke 5 metre ‘bean seat’, and is full of natural textures such as Welsh slate, wenge wood, and leather seating. Expect Usk Valley beef, Gower crab, lemon sole and Welsh cheese on the menu. To book telephone 029 2049 1900 or visit www.mimosakitchen.co.uk.
Vegetarian Food Studio
If your date is a veggie, head to the Vegetarian Food Studio for fabulous authentic Indian cuisine. The menu is so diverse, you could eat here every week and still not tasted everything on the menu, and you can order a lunch thali which includes two starters, curry of the day plus chapatis. For more information telephone 029 2023 8222 0r visit www.vegetarianfoodstudio.co.uk.
Seafood lovers should take their date to Le Monde
Le Monde, Cardiff
The concept for Le Monde originated in Spain in the 1970s and dining here is delicious theatre. It’s art deco interior give it a warm relaxed atmosphere that makes it ideal for a first date, or even a second or third. Diners select their choice of fresh meat or fish from a sumptuous display, choose a sauce and watch whilst it’s cooked in the bustling open kitchen. There’s a gorgeus salad cart, and to finish a cheese board of Welsh and French varieties. You can have half a lobster and a glass of Champagne for £12.50 or you can combine any two courses at lunchtime for just £10. To book telephone 029 2038 7376 or visit http://www.le-monde.co.uk/
Brookes Restaurant, Bar & Cocktail Lounge
This lively, chic restaurant has a distinctly continental feel with a tapas menu as well as an a la carte choice. Located directly opposite Cardiff
For trendy tapas and exquisite cocktails head to Brookes Restaurant, Bar & Cocktail Lounge
Castle in Womanby Street, the cocktail bar takes centre stage with subtle lighting, seductive mirrors and an extensive range of cocktails prepared by an award winning mixologist. With seafood risotto, Thai style mussels, barbecued pork belly and goats cheese and sweet potato bhajis, there’s something to suit every taste on the varied menu. To book telephone 029 20 221176 or visit www.brookes-restaurant.co.uk
And if you’re looking for more fabulous restaurant in other areas in Wales, take a look at food writer Colin Pressdee’s book, Wales Eating Out Guide which is available from all good bookshops and Amazon for £7.99.
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