The Fig Tree

Easily one of my favourite places in the whole of Wales. The food here is always good, the staff put in a lot of effort and the views of the Penarth beach are fantastic. On a nice day there aren’t too many other places I’d rather be. My only quibble is that if you pay by card their system does not allow you to add gratuity. The Fig Tree staff work hard; they deserve to be rewarded for their efforts. So, my advice is to bring some cash for the tip.

Beautifully located on the Penarth seafront, this restaurant is also surrounded by lovely gardens, providing an almost perfect setting. With both indoor and outdoor seating, this is recommendable all year round, despite poor weather likely to dampen the views and opportunity to sit outside. The interior is designed very nicely, with a lovely atmosphere embracing diners upon entry. Once seated at the very well presented tables, the menu provides a mouth-​watering selection of variations on British classics. Almost just from reading the menu, the expectation of high quality food is hard to play down.
Eating at either breakfast, lunch or during the evening, the menu should provide something for everyone. The starters are presented beautifully, as are the main meals. The food is definitely freshly prepared and cooked, which makes a real difference to the quality of ones meal. In the evening there are also a nice selection of desserts, as well as a well-​stocked bar providing alcoholic and non-​alocholic drinks.

While wandering around the sea front with some friends, looking for a place to have some dinner, we stumbled across this place. With a lovely location, outdoor balconies and a fantastic view over the Bristol Channel, we were certainly expecting this place to have expensive prices.
But, after having a little gander at the prices outside the place, were were very pleasantly surprised by the figures we found. For some really delicious sounding dishes, the prices were no higher than most restaurants.
Yum. So in we went and were quickly seated and served, and the food was everything that we could have asked for. The service was impeccable and we were in and out all within an hour and half.
This place can be very popular, so it might be worth phoning ahead and booking on busy nights. Especially if you particularly want to sit outside, as this is the prime location.
In short, this is a lovely little place on Penarth sea front, with surprisingly reasonable prices.

This is one of new favourite places, just discovered in time to enjoy the best of summer while eating Al Fresco and enjoying the view from the roof top terrace.
I first fell for the views but I saw the Halloumi cheese starter and was totally won over. Mains wise I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t have more fish choices since it over looks the sea and fish would be my ideal choice. Still what I did have was fresh and looked beautiful and tasted delicious and what’s more was reasonably priced.
The service was much better than expected and I noticed when I was having dinner that they do a lunch menu with 2 courses for a tenner. Sounds like a bargain to me.