Reviews of The Packet. (Pub) in Cardiff (South Glamorgan).
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Information of The Packet, Pub in Cardiff (South Glamorgan)
On this page you’ll find the address, open hours, more popular times, the contact, photos and real reviews of this business.
This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.
Map
Open hours of The Packet
Sunday
12–11PM
Monday
12–11PM
Tuesday
12–11PM
Wednesday
12–11PM
Thursday
12PM–12AM
Friday
12PM–12:30AM
Saturday
12PM–12:30AM
Popular times
Reviews of The Packet
S.
Superb boozer a stones throw away from Cardiff Bay. One of the best pints of Guiness I've had and a proper welcoming atmosphere. The landlord, landlady and bar staff made us feel very welcome!! Felt like a local after a few hours.
D. B.
A good old fashioned local pub.
Good well kept and delivered pints.
A sports local popular.
L. D.
Great traditional pub, felt very welcomed by the landlord and the pint of Guinness was the best I’ve had in Cardiff. Will definitely be returning when I’m down the bay.
A. B.
This is how a pub should be, no fancy cocktails, or music blasting away, you can actually sit down and have a conversation with your companions, or sit on your own with a newspaper, I felt really comfortable here and if I was a local then it would be my local, the young lady who served us was cheery and polite, make sure you call in for a glass or two.
J. M.
If you're down the bay you really should call in here. Great selection of drinks, cozy bar, and the staff are super friendly and really helpful. My fave bar down the bay by far.
v. s.
Fantastic atmosphere, staff are friendly and accommodating. Perfect location and cater for all, traditional warming pub, strongly advise a visit!!!
J. H.
Spent the weekend close by and the packet was our local. Great staff, great fun and fully accommodating. Best pub in the bay
R. D.
Very nice pub, friendly staff. The best pub down the bay.
A. B.
The best place in the Bay for a drink without a shadow of a doubt 👌🏼 The Staff couldn't do more for you 😀
T. R.
If you like a traditional pub then visit here, it's in a great location (Cardiff Bay). One of the very few 'original public houses' left in Cardiff Bay. Warm, welcoming, reasonable, great little beer garden, friendly staff, definitely worth a visit.
D. S.
Amazing old pub in the heart of the bay,
L. D.
What a lovely pub stopped off here because we were staying the night down the bay , we had 2 pints of Guinness, and it was only £7.70 , so we had a few more , brilliant prices for cardiff
I. M.
Great original old pub with plenty of character. Had a great time on the karaoke last bank holiday Sunday. Nice outdoor beer garden area.
N. B.
Nice friendly people come on down have a drink n see for yourself how nice it is in there
R. F.
What a lovely friendly place to visit for a drink. We arrived by chance there last night and instantly felt very welcome. Covid rules were in place without you feeling to confined or on edge that you may do the wrong thing. Bums on seats and you have your table for as long as you want. Both the manager and the lady behind the bar as she put it 'the gopher'
made our night. We returned again this afternoon and again the warm welcome was there. Highly recommended for a pleasant and friendly. Decent prices, lively multicultural pub. Well worth a visit if your in Cardiff Bay. We hope to visit again soon.
C. M.
Fantastic pub. Accommodating and friendly.
D. M.
Proper old fashioned pub with no frills. Good beer, but do not serve food. Not trendy in the slightest.
L. S.
Nice sofas, good beer garden
G. R.
My new go-to pub for a delicious pint of Brains Dark. Friendly Landlord and Lady, sun-trap beer garden and sport on the telly. Original decor id good to see too.
G. M.
Well located traditional pub
J. M.
Great pub, always a warm welcome at The Packet.
P. C.
Great pub full of character and characters ! Served the famous Brains beer so had to try it.
R. A.
Best place in town, especially with the new landlord!
S. R.
Excellent friendly proper pub with great choice of drinks and friendly staff.
C. T.
Spacious traditional pub for live music, some dancing and watching sports. I was there when Dual Control played and they got me in the mood really quickly with their set. Bar staff was young and friendly, people around the bar were chatty and approachable.
R. R.
down to earth staff reasonably priced will call again
M. W.
Stopped off here because we had an afternoon to spend in Cardiff. Pleasant enough place with a history and very busy with rugby fans frustrated after their game had been called off due to "The Virus." Drank the Brains bog standard bitter which was reasonably priced and decently presented.
M. D.
A refuge from more 'trendy' bars in the area. Tidy.
D. E.
This Public house is Phenomenal! from the staff to the awesome Live Music. Enjoy 10/10
W. S.
Good selection of local (Brain's) beers. Not the smokey dive bar it once was. I like the new look and feel, but kind of miss the old place as well. Still a great place to grab a pint and meet locals.
S. W. #.
One of the last Proper Pubs left in the Bay. Well worth a visit xx
r. p.
I love this place as its a traditional pub. It's not full of idiots drinking bottled beer and posing at the bar. It's a traditional boozer and I've always felt welcome there. Top class!!!
I. T.
Not the biggest of places in Cardiff Bay but always speedy service at the bar. Even at the busiest of times the customers keep moving and you never wait long to claim a couple of seats. Darts and other bar games in the snug. Clean toilets and easy location to be collected from our catch a taxi at the end of the night
S. N.
A solid Brains pub. Beer is therefore a bit limited but its a large open space, bright and good to watch sport in. Staff friendly and good service when visited. Generally slightly older crowd when visited.
A. U.
A proper Cardiff pub .
Great locals, great landlord/lady ,great beer.
G. M.
One of my favourite pubs in Cardiff. Cash only and average price on drinks. It has a lovely local feel and a not too shabby beergarden.
P. H.
Tend to visit when we are visiting Cardiff bay. Old style Brains house, mostly sofa type seating (very comfortable), no food served any longer. 3 ales on offer (Brains bitter, SA gold & Reverend James original) + all the usual stuff.
m. b.
One of the few original traditional pubs in the Bay. The only other one is Mischiefs (but that's not a proper name for a pub so it doesn't really count.)Everyone should go there as often as possible and drink lots of beer. They deserve local support.
J. M.
It's OK with good selection of Brains ales, but the big screen TVs at max volume detract from the atmosphere. The Sunday Telegraph ranked it one of the 100 best pubs in Britain a few years ago, that seems overly generous.
K. R.
One of my all time favourite places in Cardiff. So down to earth and a traditional bute town pub. The locals are friendly and very diverse as you'd expect in Butetown.
A. H.
Good atmosphere, friendly staff
M. G.
Popped in for the first time ever for a quiet drink. Lovely old fashioned pub with character.
The landlady was lovely and friendly.
B. J.
One of the last if not the last original pub down the docks,great music over the weekend brilliant quiz every Wednesday, superb beers and fantastic customers what more can I say, visit and enjoy
a. e.
Very welcoming 🙏 people
M. C.
Excellent service from Rachel, bloomin brilliant thank you so much for making our weekend special x
D. W.
Good pint of beer and good atmosphere.
S. B.
A great butetown landmark. Full of great beer and people.
m. r.
Excellent local pub
I. H.
Everytime, I have visited this property, the staff have been very friendly and welcoming. I like this place.
I. S.
Any pub that greets you with 4 notices that say Cash Only is my kind of pub. You can fart here. Nobody will care. Drop yer crisps? So what. It's tired. Under-capitalised . Old. Perfik!
n. t.
Not a fancy, but a Traditional Pub(tm). Which is a good thing.
No fancy cocktails, no expansive craft beer collection, just honest old-fashioned beer on tap.
M. S.
A great local historical public house. Plenty of choice of drinks, served by friendly local staff. Occasionally has live music and karaoke too.
I. G.
Had an enjoyable evening and friendly staff and customers,
E.
Cosy, friendly pub.
Beer Garden.
Good choice of drinks.
Lovely Staff.
Defo recommend.
S. a. S.
One of Cardiff oldest pubs. A real boozer. Absolutely great to see a bit of old Cardiff still there.
s. M.
Great old docks pub, it's real and it smells of an old pub love the place and there some stories about this place back in the time when Cardiff docks was the docks not this trendy place it is now. Great place
A. W.
It's clinging on to the pub vibe of 30 years ago. The price changed for the same order every time I went to the bar, which was odd. Ditch the chains and give it a go.
I. n.
Nice friendly pub good beer
J. W.
I like the packet a lot. Nice and light pub but with a traditional feel.
NB. Didn't take cash when we were there, but there's a cashpoint across the road.
D. J.
Great atmosphere, friendly staff and customers.
R. M.
Staff lovely but they have to put up with a lot of beep customers. They deserve a medal
J. E.
It's one of the very few brains pubs still there and traditional also something they are moving away from sadly preferring coffee shops good atmosphere good music and polite staff
D. B.
Very helpful and friendly. Found me a chair and table to watch the football on short notice, thank you.
J. L.
Traditional pub, really friendly atmosphere, good prices. Definitely going again!
K. R.
Visited the lounge. Great atmosphere and music!
P. P.
Nice friendly local pub which is a great alternative to all the uniform chain bars down the bay
S. M.
Sound pub sound barman. Al round lovely atmosphere.good for the footy and the rugby
R. C.
Comfortable surroundings for a very old Brains pub. Friendly accomodating staff to boot.
A. S.
Very good night with friends great atmosphere great service
D. W.
Great pint of Stella! Friendly staff
B. S. (.
Good traditional Cardiff pub. They serve a good pint of ale as well.
D. J.
Traditional old Cardiff pub atmosphere.
b. d.
Excellent singer last night plus the usual well kept pint of stella.
T. B.
Good local traditional pub, with a good mix of locals and outsiders alike. Pay a visit and see for yourself.
M.
Excellent bar, very nice people
S. P.
Situated in the heart of Cardiff bay. Older pup with great friendly atmosphere
R. J.
Old traditional Cardiff pub. Great atmosphere. A real pub!
N. M.
Good for watching the rugby. Fine beer. Welsh stronghold. Good for adult families.
M. H.
Great pub to watch football but not much beer beyond brains
T. J.
Great place - very low key and non-touristy.
Heard the best use of the saltiest words ever... what a wonderful time !
A. W.
Amazing pub
C. T.
Nice
S. J.
Great atmosphere. Friday eve is live music singles night......
R. M. (. S.
Good escape from the city centre. Friendly local pub.
S. G.
Great local pub, nice and friendly
L. B.
Nice to have a drink and a little bit of a homely natter..... Really sharp and I have to recommend
l. w.
Good fun pub great atmosphere.
D. W.
Old style docklands pub - good pint of Brains Bitter.
R. D.
Proper pub with really good staff good selection of drinks
L. B.
Very nice pub, with reasonable prices on beer!
J. d.
Great pub good atmosphere friendly staff
I. H.
Locals bar with an eclectic clientele. Beer was OK
N. F.
Nice atmosphere, usually good music on a Friday night
S. B.
Love this pub great Ale great staff great atmosphere
S. Y.
Friendly staff and a good atmosphere.
M. M.
My local live music on a Friday lovely people x
H. D.
Great friendly pub
D. J.
Good beers, friendly staff and a great darts board
S. D.
Good old pub
R.
We were only in the pub, but it was perfect. :)
A. G.
Comfortable and stylish pub. Nice taste or Perroni
P. M.
Great pub
D. A.
Lovely old pub. Not many left.
A. C.
Love a brains pub. Great to watch the Rugby.
C. M.
Lively welcoming and full of character. Good Guinness.
K. T.
Nice pub and quizzes on Wednesday night
l. r.
Decent, good old Cardiff Pub
G. M.
Great pint of peroni and barry Island ipa
S. M.
Fab staff, always have a good day/evening here when we go to the bay
D.
Lovely pint of Brains SA brought back many memories.
P. B.
Great night out at Cardiff's mermaid quay
G. C.
Lively, busy and noisy. Proper Pub
C. C.
The packet is the last standing docks pub. Pls stay for ever. 🤗
M. A.
Best pub and staff ever xx
B. J.
Lovely quaint pub good drink
V. H.
One of the oldest "Tiger Bay" Pubs
M. J.
Great beer wine and entertainment.
C. W.
Lovely Brains pub. Cash only!
A. F.
Better then any of the reviews go and try it WILL be nice .
D. V.
Best local pub in The Bay...
M. T.
Typical pub atmosphere in trendy area
S. L.
Tasty beer good company
A. H.
I've seen about 4 different fights happen right outside the packet
S. “. M.
Staff very friendly and polite
M.
Old fashioned Brains pub down the docks.
P. W.
Good fun never a dull moment
R. S.
Friendly atmosphere, good night
C. J.
Always friendly and great atmosphere
D.
Lovely outdoor area.
M. B.
Drinks expensive great live music
M. B.
Drinks expensive great live music
P. H.
Great atmosphere friendly staff
d. d.
Great pub brains frendly
K. S.
Proper pub. Decent pint
L. J.
Old style and plenty of character
s. d.
Great pub
p. a.
Great pub
P. c.
Nice atmosphere needs updating
N. H.
Great pub
G. A. L.
Amazing night
J. M.
Nice pub
n. e.
Top pub
S. C.
Great atmosphere
A. T.
ok place
P. A.
Lovely friendly staff.
l. m.
We liked it a lot
C. J.
Good beer here
G. O.
Real Cardiff Boozer 👍
G. H.
Lovely
D. K.
Great
G. R.
Excellent
s. f.
Great local.
S. J.
Great atmosphere
D. B.
Very friendly
s. m.
Great Boozer
P. D.
Ben is the man!
p. s.
Nice atmosphere
n.
Beers and chips
R. L.
Outstanding place
G. T.
Interesting
R. S.
(Translated) Always Austria!
(Original)
Immer wieder Österreich!
A. D. S.
J. “. b. b.
M. M.
L. D.
D. H.
N. F. P.
L. T.