The Vale of Glamorgan
La Marina

La Marina

Penarth Marina, CF64 1TT, The Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom

Fish • Steak • Tapas • Seafood


"Not one to complain when trying to enjoy a birthday. Visiting Cardiff for my friends birthday and booked what appeared a nice restaurant. After a trip out of the city centre we arrived at La Marina. It’s was like arriving at something from the 1970’s. Old fashioned carpets, cheap blackboards kebab shop ice counters with different types of meat in contact with each other. No table service, yet premium prices. Cheap napkins. Ordered at 19:30 and our friends that arrived late ordered at 20:00 whislt our friends that arrived later received their food at 20:20, the earlier customers received their food at 20:40, 1.40mins later after reminding THREE of the waiters of our order (very unacceptable under any hospitality establishment, let alone one that sells themselves as a ‘premium’ establishment . No apology until we were busted by the 3rd waiter. One meal replaced and still under standard medium rare steak delivered burnt. No meal was served with veg, and no option on the lovely ‘blackboards’ to advertise that this was an option. I compared the establishment to McDonald’s the waiter wasn’t happy about this but in fact the service is much quicker food a lot more satisfactory when compared to pricing at La Marina. Unlike a price of meat for £28 with no sides and bottle of average rose wine for £40. Save yourselves the trek out from the city and attend a chain restaurant instead the food and service would be much better. The restaurant was so cold by the time we left we had to put jackets on at the table. AND JUST TO TOP IT OFF THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF AT THE END THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE RESTAURANT probably because of our burnt steak. (Not able to add the recording of this"

Pizza Pronto

Pizza Pronto

The Kiosk, The Vale Of Glamorgan, United Kingdom, The Vale of Glamorgan

Pizza • Lunch • Vegan • Italian


"I would buy three meals a day, seven days a week from this place if the diet and opening hours allowed! I just love it and have done ever since it opened. It is a little street shack on the corner of the footpath down to Penarth train station. Initially it had no seating but they have recently spruced up the footpath to create some weather permitting) sitting and standing areas to eat your food. It is, to all intents and purposes, take away pizza but the best take away pizza you will ever taste! There is a set standard menu and numerous specials which regularly change using produce from other local street-food vendors Hangfire Smokehouse was a favourite). The toppings are unusual but there are some amazing flavour combinations which you would never try otherwise. The pizzas are small naan bread size) but the dough is amazing, really thin and ultra-light and the price reflects the size £3-4 per pizza). We generally have 2 each or one pizza and a garlic bread which is also amazing). They also do dough-based desserts and a breakfast/lunch menu.The staff are really friendly, the messages on their blackboards hilarious and the twitter feed really great for Cardiff street-food fans. This is literally my go-to if I don't have any food in the house, cannot be bothered to cook after a long day or just fancy a treat. They have never disappointed me and I hope they never will. Go there!"