
Milkwood
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About Milkwood
Milkwood is a Welsh restaurant at 83 Pontcanna St in Pontcanna, Cardiff, next to a park. The kitchen serves a Welsh breakfast of bacon, cockles and laverbread on toast with poached eggs, which puts traditional Welsh ingredients on a single plate. Alongside it, the menu includes a Bhaji Bap and waffles, and specials that are not on the menu, such as burritos, have also come out of the kitchen. Coffee drinks, including mocha, pair with the breakfast dishes, and a cocktail list sits next to them. Dogs are welcome.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree street parking · Parking
- Good for kidsHigh chairs
- DietaryVegan options · Vegetarian options
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention milkwood breakfast, waffles, breakfast bap and welsh breakfast.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention milkwood breakfast, waffles, breakfast bap and welsh breakfast.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is the draw at Milkwood, and the Milkwood Breakfast leads the praise, with one diner calling the poached eggs the best they have had and another finding it generous and full of flavour. Waffles come close behind, with fruit or as chicken and waffles with maple syrup, and one reviewer likes that they are not too sweet. The Breakfast Bap, Bhaji Bap and a breakfast bun with well seasoned meat also earn mentions, as does a Welsh breakfast of bacon, cockles and laverbread on toast with poached eggs, which one diner found so filling they could not finish it. Coffee and a mocha are described as good, and the staff are called friendly and efficient. The recurring caveat is demand. Reviewers note the place is busy even on weekdays, several suggest booking, and one says it is worth the wait. One visitor was not told about off-menu specials such as burritos and wished they had been. A Canadian diner would have liked real maple syrup with the waffles.
Customer Review Summary
Breakfast is the draw at Milkwood, and the Milkwood Breakfast leads the praise, with one diner calling the poached eggs the best they have had and another finding it generous and full of flavour. Waffles come close behind, with fruit or as chicken and waffles with maple syrup, and one reviewer likes that they are not too sweet. The Breakfast Bap, Bhaji Bap and a breakfast bun with well seasoned meat also earn mentions, as does a Welsh breakfast of bacon, cockles and laverbread on toast with poached eggs, which one diner found so filling they could not finish it. Coffee and a mocha are described as good, and the staff are called friendly and efficient. The recurring caveat is demand. Reviewers note the place is busy even on weekdays, several suggest booking, and one says it is worth the wait. One visitor was not told about off-menu specials such as burritos and wished they had been. A Canadian diner would have liked real maple syrup with the waffles.
Featured reviews
- Craig
“While searching for a good breakfast spot, I came across this place and was impressed by the varied and appealing menu. I opted for the Milkwood Breakfast, which was beautifully cooked, generous and full of flavour. A thoroughly enjoyable breakfast and somewhere I would happily recommend.”
- Ben Mynott
“Superb breakfast. We ordered the waffles, Breakfast Bap and Bhaji Bap and all were fantastic. Coffee was also great as was the service. Worth the wait and worth booking. Can't recommend this place highly enough.”
- s c
“Beautiful food, absolutely delicious and the staff could not be more attentive!! Thank you girls for working so hard, it gets busy but our food still came quite fast! Cute spot in pontcanna I could not recommend enough xx”
- Juan Ángel Hernández
“Very cozy and quaint place for breakfast in Cardiff. Ordered the breakfast bun and a coffee. The bun’s meat was cooked perfectly and both the egg and meat were well seasoned. It was very enjoyable to eat and packed with flavour. The coffee was good as well. I was not aware of the specials that were not on the menu and I wish I had been told, otherwise I would have ordered the burritos they were serving that day that looked great too. For what I saw, everything looked great. Relaxed and local atmosphere with a friendly service. Recommended if you are in the area.”
- face iam
“Even weekday also seem a bit busy, took a welsh breakfast that's first time to eat and feeling not bad but super full that i can't finish it finally but worth to try. Bacon, cockles and laverbread on toast with poached eggs”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
“Contemporary Welsh dishes in a modest restaurant offering cocktails, coffee drinks & outdoor tables.”
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Great wine list
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
Amenities
- Free street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed
- Takeout
- Dine-in
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- Vegan options
- Bar onsite
- Cozy
- Onsite services
- Beer
- Coffee
- Dining options· 8
- Breakfast
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Counter service
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Parking· 1
- Parking
- Pet-friendly· 2
- Dogs allowed inside
- Dogs allowed outside
- Offerings· 7
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Healthy options
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Family-friendly· 1
- High chairs
- Highlights· 3
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Great wine list
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Atmosphere· 3
- Casual
- Romantic
- Trendy
- Planning· 3
- Brunch reservations recommended
- Lunch reservations recommended
- Dinner reservations recommended
Location
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- Heaneys Restaurant4.75630.2 miOutdoor seatingVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessible
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MilkwoodOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.7626 | — | £10–20 | milkwood breakfast, waffles, breakfast bap |
| GorseVegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible · Reservations | 4.9133 | 0.2 mi | £100+ | seven-course tasting menu, wine flight pairing, fallow deer |
| Heaneys RestaurantOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible | 4.7563 | 0.2 mi | — | tasting menu, marmite butter, set lunch menu |
| Sonder Bar & BistroOutdoor seating · Vegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible | 4.9516 | 0.3 mi | £30–80 | surf and turf, lamb mixed grill, sirloin steak |
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