The Pontcanna Inn is a welcoming pub with rooms at 36 Cathedral Road in Cardiff. It sits within an easy walk of the city centre and several of Cardiff’s major parks and sporting venues. A lively bar, comfortable dining areas and a large garden allow the atmosphere to shift naturally between breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks.
The kitchen focuses on comforting pub classics and seasonal dishes rather than a narrow culinary theme. Burgers, fish and chips, pies, salads and sharable plates offer familiar choices throughout the week. Pizza served from the garden makes outdoor visits feel distinct when the weather suits a longer afternoon.
Sunday roasts are an important part of the food offer, with traditional accompaniments and meat free choices available on the current menu. Breakfast service also makes the inn useful well before the bar becomes busy. Families have suitable menu options, while anyone with an allergy should confirm ingredients and kitchen handling with staff before ordering.
Local beer, cask ale, wine, cocktails and alcohol free drinks give the bar enough range for different occasions. Live sport is shown on screens indoors and outside, bringing extra energy on major match days. The Pontcanna Inn works equally well as a neighbourhood meal, a garden gathering or a convenient stop before exploring central Cardiff.
Address: 36 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LL, United Kingdom
The Pontcanna Inn Menu
Breakfast
Served between 08:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Sorry, we do not swap breakfast items.
Bacon or Sausage Muffin
Crispy smoked bacon or Cumberland sausage in a muffin
The Big Breakfast Muffin
Egg, bacon, cheese & hash brown
Eggs Benedict
Honey roast ham, poached eggs & hollandaise sauce on toasted muffin
Eggs Royale
Smoked salmon, poached egg & hollandaise sauce on toasted muffin
Smashed Avocado
With poached eggs on a toasted muffin (v)
The Welsh Breakfast
Cumberland sausage, smoked bacon, your choice of egg, roasted mushrooms, baked beans, black pudding, hash brown, tomato & toast. Sorry, we do not swap breakfast items
The Vegetarian Breakfast
Glamorgan sausage, your choice of egg, roasted mushrooms, baked beans, hash brown, tomato & toast. Sorry, we do not swap breakfast items (v)
Creamy Garlic Mushrooms
Served on toast
Breakfast Sides
Baked beans
Tomato
Hash browns
(gf)
Mushroom
Toast
With artisan butter
Spinach
Egg
2 rashers of bacon
2 black puddings
1 Cumberland sausage
1 vegan sausage
(vg)
Sandwiches
All Sandwiches are served on baked ciabatta. Add fries for £3.
Cyder Battered Fish Finger
Crisp lettuce and tartar sauce
Grilled Sirloin Steak
With caramelised onions
Davidstow Cheddar and Green Tomato Pickle
(v)
Smokey Pulled Pork & Davidstow Cheddar
Served with tomato and rocket
Small Bites
Olives
(vg) (gf)
Twice Cooked Dingley Dell Pork Belly
Glazed with chilli, honey & ginger
Brixham Calamari
Burnt lemon & garlic aioli
Welsh Rarebit
Caerphilly cheese served on artisan toast (v)
Halloumi Fries
With pomegranate jam & smoked chilli (v)
Pil Pil Prawns
With chilli & garlic butter served with rustic bread
Buffalo Chicken Wings
Choose from Franks Hot Sauce or BBQ
Brie Bites
Deep fried and served with sweet chilli dipping sauce (v)
Sharers
Bar Board
Chicken wings, nachos, sweet potato fritas, calamari, pork belly bites and onion rings. Served with a selection of dips
Nachos
Topped nachos with jalapeño cheese, salsa, sour cream & homemade guacamole (v). Add bacon: £2, add pulled pork: £3, add jalapeños: £1, add cajun chicken: £3
Mains
Cyder Battered Fish & Chips
Served with hand cut chips, tartar sauce & peas (gf). Add curry sauce: £1
West Country Sirloin Steak 8oz
Skin on fries, garlic butter. Add: garlic prawns: £4, add: peppercorn Sauce: £3
Chicken Kiev
Served with french fries and house salad
Chicken, Smoked Ham Hock & Leek Pie
With chips and seasonal vegetables
Isle of Wight Tomato Panzanella Salad
With dressed tomatoes, toasted ciabatta, radish and red onion (vg). Add: smoked salmon £4, add: garlic prawns £4, add: avocado £2
Hertfordshire Chicken Caeser Salad
Grilled chicken, cos lettuce, anchovies, parmesan, croutons, Caeser dressing & soft boiled egg.
Braised Welsh Lamb Shoulder Curry
Turmeric rice, tomato and samphire pickle
Hertfordshire Chicken Burger
Deep-fried chicken thigh with jalepeno cheese, hot sauce, lettuce, tomato & served with fries
Short Rib And Brisket British Beef Burger
Sesame seed bun, cheese, pickles, burger sauce, crispy onions, served with fries. Add: bacon £1, add: stilton £1
Plant Burger
Vegan burger patty with vegan cheese, lettuce, tomato, house sauce & served with fries (vg)
Sides
Fries
(gf)
Garlic Buttered Ciabatta
(v)
Black Garlic Aioli & Pecorino Fries
Homemade Onion Rings
With finely grated pecorino (v)
Kids
All children’s meals are served with a choice of fries or mash & peas or beans.
Glamorgan or Cumberland Sausages
Beef Burger
Fish & Chips
(gf)
Tomato Pasta
Desserts
Chocolate Brownie Sundae
Chocolate brownie pieces layered with ice cream and salted caramel sauce
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Soft date sponge covered in rich toffee sauce with vanilla ice cream
Selection of Ice Cream
Choose from strawberry, vanilla, honeycomb or chocolate (vg)
Malted Milk and Oreo Cheesecake
Cream cheese filling blended with Oreos, on a malted milk base
Eton Mess
Whipped cream, summer fruits and meringue
Sunday Roasts
All of our Sunday roasts are served with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, double-yolk Yorkshire puddings and unlimited gravy.
West Country Roast Rump of Beef
Shropshire Chicken Supreme
Dingley Dell Roast Pork Belly
Parsnip & Celeriac Nut Roast
(v)
The Pontcanna Sharing Roast
Roast pork belly, roast rump of beef and chicken supreme, served with all the Sunday trimmings. Perfect for sharing.
Sunday Sides
Pigs in Blankets
Cauliflower Cheese
(v)
Fries
(vg)