Great place to relax and catch up with friends - staff so friendly and positioned in the lovely setting of Insole Court, in itself a!lovely place to visit.
Ceri Smith
Haven't visited for a while, but felt cafe had gone downhill. It looked grubby & jaded. Cobwebs, tired cushions, dirty walks/ skirting boards. A shame for a lovely location.
Andrew Gale
Excellent place for tea and cake ?☺️ great
Jules
Visited The Potting Shed this morning. Don’t write reviews but I felt the need to comment. Our food was poor. The Rarebit was tasteless and cold, and the topping/filling of our coffee & walnut cake was rock hard. Staff surly and completely lacking in any customer service skills. All in all a very disappointing experience. Shame as I used to visit the cafe regularly several years when the food was truly fantastic - guessing it’s changed hands ?
Alison Payton
A really attractive venue, with pleasant staff and plenty of seating, including in an outdoor courtyard. The indoor space feels crowded and noisy to me, however.Decent coffee and snacks, and plenty of cakes on offer at reasonable prices.Everything is served in paper cups and takeaway cartons, however, even if you sit in. I'd rather crockery and cutlery.
Tim Riley
The cafe is hugely improved. Food is good. The interior of the cafe is nice enough but the overall location of Insole Court is lovely. There’s also an excellent music school on site which I run.
Kailee Carella
Stopped by for a Sunday morning breakfast. It was quiet and the staff were very friendly! Food was good - particularly the toast with poached egg! Very nice soft bread without the painful crust you sometimes get on a large slice. Lovely atmosphere as well surrounded by nature and in the block of buildings that make up Insole Court. Would definitely return as the calm and quiet was perfect for an early spring morning!
Johnmartin Evans
Good strong coffee and enjoyable, big slices of cake.
Jon Beard
Visited early on a Saturday morning and it was empty (perfect). Nice to have a quiet coffee and relax. Service was friendly and coffee was fine.We will visit again when in Llandaff.
Ujjiti Channing
This is in the grounds of insole court. Everything was perfect, will eat there againVegetarian options: It was a brocoli and something tart in a beetroot pastry. Yummy
Chose the Welsh Rarebit which was presented on soggy bread and tasted of wholegrain mustard rather than cheese. Overpriced and poorly executed.
Might-be-Mick
The surrounding gardens are lovely so is the Manor House. The cafe is dog friendly and serves food with hot or cold drinks. Food is over priced but is claimed that it is “homemade”. Drinks are a lucky dip. Depending largely on which staff are working. Some of the staff are fantastic, very helpful and polite. Sadly not all the staff are like this, as some are happy to serve watered down drinks both hot or cold.
Laura Lind
The last couple of times I have been here they were not selling food. No explanation except “kitchen closed”. A bit odd for a cafe not to serve food so often. Had to go elsewhere both times. Also didn’t even have decaf so we could have a coffee yesterday.
Ann Parsons
My husband had carrot and coriander soup which was very tasty but wasn't very hot and I asked for the rarebit with bacon and got it with mushrooms. I asked for bacon twice at the counter. This wasn't very hot either. Very disappointed.Parking: Good
Great place to relax and catch up with friends - staff so friendly and positioned in the lovely setting of Insole Court, in itself a!lovely place to visit.
Haven't visited for a while, but felt cafe had gone downhill. It looked grubby & jaded. Cobwebs, tired cushions, dirty walks/ skirting boards. A shame for a lovely location.
Excellent place for tea and cake ?☺️ great
Visited The Potting Shed this morning. Don’t write reviews but I felt the need to comment. Our food was poor. The Rarebit was tasteless and cold, and the topping/filling of our coffee & walnut cake was rock hard. Staff surly and completely lacking in any customer service skills. All in all a very disappointing experience. Shame as I used to visit the cafe regularly several years when the food was truly fantastic - guessing it’s changed hands ?
A really attractive venue, with pleasant staff and plenty of seating, including in an outdoor courtyard. The indoor space feels crowded and noisy to me, however.Decent coffee and snacks, and plenty of cakes on offer at reasonable prices.Everything is served in paper cups and takeaway cartons, however, even if you sit in. I'd rather crockery and cutlery.
The cafe is hugely improved. Food is good. The interior of the cafe is nice enough but the overall location of Insole Court is lovely. There’s also an excellent music school on site which I run.
Stopped by for a Sunday morning breakfast. It was quiet and the staff were very friendly! Food was good - particularly the toast with poached egg! Very nice soft bread without the painful crust you sometimes get on a large slice. Lovely atmosphere as well surrounded by nature and in the block of buildings that make up Insole Court. Would definitely return as the calm and quiet was perfect for an early spring morning!
Good strong coffee and enjoyable, big slices of cake.
Visited early on a Saturday morning and it was empty (perfect). Nice to have a quiet coffee and relax. Service was friendly and coffee was fine.We will visit again when in Llandaff.
This is in the grounds of insole court. Everything was perfect, will eat there againVegetarian options: It was a brocoli and something tart in a beetroot pastry. Yummy
Restaurantji Recommends
Great coffee and atmosphere
Chose the Welsh Rarebit which was presented on soggy bread and tasted of wholegrain mustard rather than cheese. Overpriced and poorly executed.
The surrounding gardens are lovely so is the Manor House. The cafe is dog friendly and serves food with hot or cold drinks. Food is over priced but is claimed that it is “homemade”. Drinks are a lucky dip. Depending largely on which staff are working. Some of the staff are fantastic, very helpful and polite. Sadly not all the staff are like this, as some are happy to serve watered down drinks both hot or cold.
The last couple of times I have been here they were not selling food. No explanation except “kitchen closed”. A bit odd for a cafe not to serve food so often. Had to go elsewhere both times. Also didn’t even have decaf so we could have a coffee yesterday.
My husband had carrot and coriander soup which was very tasty but wasn't very hot and I asked for the rarebit with bacon and got it with mushrooms. I asked for bacon twice at the counter. This wasn't very hot either. Very disappointed.Parking: Good