The Barn - Rhondda Cynon Taf

Very disappointed as the food here used to be really nice. The pie was solid and couldn't cut in to it, the filling was tasteless, mashed potato was definitely not homemade and was freezing cold The roast dinner was a plain chicken breast with bland and cold vegetables, definitely not fresh and I'm sure it was bistro gravy. Service was poor and when we asked for items we would have to wait a while, even though it wasnt busy at all. Worst meal we've had at the Barn

Great place for kids with a really child friendly garden with climbing frame. Lovely food and a great selection and brilliant staff, very accommodating.

Decided to call in for lunch as I'm all for supporting local business. Staff were friendly enough I just wish I could say the same about the food. We ordered one cheese and red onion melt and one beef stew with mash and veg. It was served promptly but fell well short of what had been anticipated. The stew was £10.45 so at that price you would expect to be served fresh ingredients, the mash was definitely not made on site, it was either pellet or powdered form and had been microwaved as way of heating which caused a nasty skin on them. The vegetables were cooked from frozen and tasteless, the stew however was full of flavour, it was a shame that the side elements really let this dish down. The cheese melt was served in burnt toast, the cheese was cold?? and was missing the red onions. The drink however was top notch. Definitely call in for a pint but I'd avoid the food.

I would have given 4 stars for the food but the overall experience wasn't great. The food was very nice but the service was terrible. We were a group of 14. We had booked before hand and gave our menu choices. There was one young man serving at the bar and one young man bringing out the food. The young man behind the bar was inexperienced but very friendly and personable but he did take 30 minutes to serve the drinks. The food arrived in good time and everyone enjoyed their meal. Not one of us left anything. We then waited for over an hour for our dessert, the coffee never came. It might be that they are all new, so I'd give them a chance.

Lovely location and we have had good experiences here before but today whilst the food was great the service left a lot to be desired. We decided on the cooked dinner but the extra veg and gravy didn't arrive until we had nearly finished our meals! Our friends extra veg and gravy arrived with ours but it was cold by the time their food arrived... I am sure this isn't usual and hope the experience won't be repeated on our next visit...