Milkwood Cardiff is a small neighbourhood cafe and restaurant at 83 Pontcanna Street. Its daytime service combines the easy rhythm of a local coffee shop with a kitchen that treats breakfast, brunch and lunch thoughtfully and creatively.
Familiar breakfast ingredients are paired with seasonal ideas and carefully sourced produce. Egg dishes, house bacon, sausage, black pudding and vegetable led plates give the menu a balance between hearty comfort food and lighter brunch choices.
Lunch changes with the kitchen’s current ideas, while cakes such as bara brith, Basque cheesecake and chocolate brownie provide a sweet reason to stop for coffee. On Friday and Saturday evenings, Dusk at Milkwood adds pizzette and bar snacks to the cafe’s offer.
Coffee is joined by cocktails and a wine list curated with a neighbouring bottle shop, making the evening experience distinct from the daytime cafe. Guests with allergies should ask about the current menu and preparation because dishes and specials change regularly.
Address: 83 Pontcanna Street, Cardiff CF11 9HS, Wales
Milkwood Menu
Pizzette
Garlic & Pecorino Romano
Salami, Copacollo & Chilli
Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Rocket
Chargrilled SArtichoke, Gordal Olive & Roast Pepper
Confit Tomato, Mozarella, Pecorino & Fresh Basil
Snacks
Smoked almonds
Olives
Salad of Confit Cherry Tomato, Roasted Peppers and Artichokes, Boconcino Mozzarella and Basil
Charcuterie of capocollo and fennel salami
Tinned Fish
Cantabrian anchovies
Sardines in Olive Oil
Mussels escabeche
Cheese
Baron Bigod Suffolk brie & truffle honey
Treats
Affrogato
Clifton Coffee Espresso & Ice Cream (vegan available)
Breakfast and Brunch
menus subject to change, additional seasonal items on our special board
House granola with mixed berries and yoghurt/coconut yoghurt
(v/ve)
Waffles with mixed berries yoghurt and maple syrup
(v) (add buttermilk fried chicken +£5)
Milkwood Breakfast
Eggs, Smoked streaky bacon, hash browns, house sausage, slow roast tomato, sourdough toast
Milkwood Veggie Breakfast
(V) Vegan available. Eggs, fried halloumi, hash browns, rancheros beans, roast tomato, sourdough toast
Breakfast Bun
Sausage patty, hash browns, American cheese, fried egg, Sriracha mayo. Add patty + £2
Breakfast Bhaji Bun
(Ve) Onion & chickpea bhaji, avocado, cucumber and mint, mango and chilli ketchup, coconut yoghurt
Bacon, cockles and laverbread on toast
add poached eggs + £1.50 each
Avocado on toast
(ve) add poached eggs + £1.50 each
Huevos Rancheros
(v) (gf) (v) add chorizo + £3. fresh corn tacos, ranch beans, fried eggs, feta cheese and avocado
Buttermilk fried Chicken Bun
Crispy chicken, sriracha mayo, american cheese, house pickles and skinny fries
Garlic mushrooms on toast with a fried egg
(v)
Sweet
Bara Brith
Basque Burnt Cheesecake
Homemade Chocolate brownie
Cocktails at Dusk
Elderflower | Pistachio Mai Tai
East London Rum | Orange Wine | Bay Leaf
Rhubarb | Grapefruit Paloma
Tapatio Reposado Tequila | Orange Wine | CO2
Lemongrass | Limeleaf Margarita
Tapatio Reposado Tequila | Kumquat
Passion Fruit | Honeydew Spritz
No. 3 Gin | Pét- Nat Wine | CO2
Peach | Jasmine Negroni
No. 3 Gin | Campari | Cocchi Americano
Strawberry | Palo Santo Old Fashioned
Maker’s Mark Bourbon | Angostura
Mocktails
Lemongrass | Limelead Margarita
Three Spirit Livener | Grapefruit
Strawberry | Palo Santo Buck
Three Spirit Social Elixir | Ginger Ale
Beer, Wine and Cider
Flowerhorn 'Yawn' Pale Ale
Estella Damm (330ml)
Hallets Cider (500ml)
Sentio Prosecco (Treviso)
Sol Organic Verdejo (Toledo, La Mancha)
Domain Guillaman Columbard Savignon Blanc (Gascony)
Rosailles Rose (Loire)
Sol organic Tempranillo (Toledo, La Mancha)
Villa Blanche Malbec (Languedoc)
Cocktails
Aperol Spritz
Bloody Mary
Mimosa
Margerita
G&T
Soft Drinks
Coca Cola/ diet/ lemonade
Frobishers Apple/ Orange/ Pineapple/ Bumbleberry juice
San Pellegrino Blood Orange
Orangina
Appletiser
Sparkling elderflower
Sparkling water
Ginger beer
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