Truffles

Went to Truffles for a late breakfast having been told the portions were generous and the food was made for locals and tourists alike. We had not been led astray! The owner was on hand to help the server as well as run the kitchen. The menu seemed a little sparse, but when our 12 year old asked if she could have off-​menu blueberries in her pancakes, the owner actually went down the street to the market to buy fresh blueberries! The food still came to the table without any unreasonable wait. The food was a bit towards the «greasy spoon» end of the spectrum, but tasty and filling. I’m not sure if I’ll ever return to Cardiff, but if I do, I will definitely make a return visit to Truffles.

Was in Cardiff for the weekend for the Rugby League World Cup on Saturday 26^th October 2013. On the Sunday we had a walk to find somewhere for breakfast.
Found this place and we agreed to try it out, I’m pleased we did. A good size breakfast was served in comfortable surroundings, and with friendly service.

The host let several groups ahead of us after he realized we were in town supporting the opposing rugby team. Absolutely unprofessional! We were shocked and couldn’t believe it. How embarrassing for Cardiff, an otherwise lovely city.

I’ve only been to Truffles twice but I would definitely go again and again. Both times I was there I only got the Belgian waffles with sausage and bacon, though, but those waffles are to die for.

The Truffles Restaurant is a classic British tea room. It is not too expensive.
I can recommend the scones with clotted cream and cream teas. There are strawberry jam. Sometimes I have breakfast at Truffles restaurant with a friend who lives around the corner.

I know this place is well know to Cardiff as it’s been there for years and I suppose maybe it was my fault for expecting more but the service was very very slow and the menu boring and the interior very dated. I went there with my 65yr old mother thinking it was somewhere nice and quite and a place that would be well suited to her but even she was unimpressed I think it’s really aimed at the very old generation. Perhaps because there are some really fantastic places to eat in the area this seems to fall short somewhat. The food was also uninspiring and very little healthy options. It’s not a bad café it’s simply very ordinary and the women waitress was alittle scruffy maybe it was just a bad day? Just trying to be honest there are far better places to spend your money.

This centrally located café has been going for some 23 years, so it must be doing something right!
Open every day from early morning onwards for traditional cooked breakfasts, later on the café serves up lunches and snacks, and in the early evening you can even go for a full pre-​theatre meal there (except on Sundays when it closes at half three in the afternoon).
I have to admit that while I think this is a sweet little place, it’s not really somewhere I’d think to go if I was looking for a café for coffee and a snack. The food is fine but it’s all very traditional café-​style fare such as Ploughman’s lunch, cod and chips, Welsh rarebit, omelettes, and so on. If you like your food British and traditional, this is a good bet — if you’re after something more exotic or less predictable, there are plenty of alternatives nearby.

I’m a fan of this little café, for sure. There is certainly a quaint feeling about all of it, in the same way that cucumber sandwiches and knitting have a homely, even if you don’t want to admit it, feel to them. This is a tea room which celebrates traditional Brutishness to a tee. Ha ha, see what I did there.
I’m always pleasantly surprised that they have table service here; other places of the same ilk tend to have counter service. The staff are always friendly and efficient, so it is nice to see Truffles making the effort and just going that little extra mile. People who’ve ever worked in hospitality will know how much extra work they’re making for themselves!
The food here, while tasty, is, as Anna mentioned, rather limited. That being said, they have most standard lunch items that you could want. It’s just not the beetroot and houlomi salad you might get at somewhere like Juno or Ocho Lounge.
This place is homely and lovely, and good value for money. I for one sometimes wish that more places were still like this. I enjoy the absence of chrome and frappucinos.

I’ve been eating here with my mum for as many years as I can remember and nothing seems to change about it. It has a very homely, traditional tea room feeling to it and its always busy at a lunch time and is particularly popular with the older folk.
I like going somewhere that you still get tea from a tea pot and the food again is quite basic but good. I usually have a jacket potato or sandwich, not very exciting but gets you through the day. The table staff are also very friendly and don’t make you feel rushed even when people are queueing out the door. Have a milkshake for a tasty retro change.

Truffles Café is a wonderful little gem in the city centre. It’s easy to get to from St Mary Street and Queen Street.
The food in here is very basic café fayre, they don’t have the most competitive prices but they are consistent. I nearly always opt for their omelettes as there seem to be very few places in the city that do them well.
During the lunchtime rush you will often have to wait to pounce onto a table that someone is leaving as this place is quite popular among locals. And as the place is very small there’s lots of polite squeezing past people, saying excuse me as you try to move your chair and then striking up conversations with those on the neighbouring tables.
This place is really cosy and friendly. The staff are wonderful and it’s well worth a look.

Nice little café opposite old orleans. I had a toasted cheese sandwich and a cu of coffee. I didn’t actually go inside, as there were a few seats outside, but luckily they were situated in the sun (it had a little bit of a sun trap) which was great to be able to watch the world go by. The toasted sandwich was pretty average — this is not bad, but I mean that I could have made it at home. The coffee was your average cup of coffee, but the lady who served me was very friendly and that made the difference. A nice little café in the centre of Cardiff.

I always remember coming to truffles when I was very small, and rushing over to the cake counter as soon as I had entered. They always used to have delicious chocolate cake, and did the best hot chocolate I had ever tasted! The warm aroma of the soup of the day always used to fill every inch of this small café and every time I came into town to do a small shop I would always come here for lunch! But for some strange reason I have not been to Truffles now for about 5 years! Maybe because other eating venues started to creep in that I forgot to return or as I grew older I realised I had to start paying for things myself and the price of Truffles didn’t suit my bank balance! I’m sure one day when it’s rainy and cold I will pass this cosy café and feel the urgent need for one of their hot chocolates!

When I used to live in Germany and came to Cardiff a lot, Truffles used to be my No. 1 stop!!! I really, really enjoy the scones they do — with clotted cream and strawberry jam. It is simply delicious. They do a great apple pie — with ice-​cream and also cream if you like to truly indulge yourself! Oh, I had forgotten to mention that they do nice Floaters, too. This here is coke with vanilla ice-​cream. I can recommend it on a hot summer’s day in August. Truffles do good speciality teas and do not bang just the cheapest teabags into any old pot, something that you unfortunately get so often! My favourite tea has for over a decade been Earl Grey tea. I like to add milk.
Truffles is situated very centrally, also not far from St John’s Church, St Mary’s Street with shops like Howells and Beanfreaks. In the past a Welsh-​language literature shop called Oriel used to be near. There are pubs in the same street and opposite from Truffles more or less you find a cheap, good bookshop where it can be fun to browse.
A little side story relating to Truffles:
I stayed with a lady once who made me breakfast which was not very filling — so my first stop used to be Truffles again — for a real breakfast, not a cooked one — but some nice cake or toast — and the extra drink to quench my thirst and satisfy my big appetite! Only then my day could begin.
The service at Truffels’ is excellent. A smart waiter or a smart waitress comes and takes your order!
I like the music they play — it is old and traditional. Christmas-​time Truffels is really nicely decorated with tinsel — no kitsch but it is rather very nicely done. You can hear festive carols like I’ll be home for Christmas, God rest ‘ye merry gentlemen! and more.
It can be busy though on Saturdays when the rugby is on (…) because the Millennium Stadiun is about four minutes away only. So during an important game, I once was given cold tomato soup. This is why I give only four stars.
All in all, it is excellent — one of the best tearooms in Cardiff, if not the best! CHECK IT OUT, MATES!