Info for Saturday against Bulls : Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:11 am  

Hi everyone

We are coming down to watch game on Saturday and stopping in Porthcawl. Are there plenty places to eat after the game.

Ta!

Re: Info for Saturday against Bulls : Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:02 pm  

eddievan wrote:

Hi everyone

We are coming down to watch game on Saturday and stopping in Porthcawl. Are there plenty places to eat after the game.

Ta!

depends on your tastes. plenty of the usual fast foods outlets, pub grub. for some decent resturants go to cardiff a 15 minute train ride away. i recommend the funky buddha on charles street.

Re: Info for Saturday against Bulls : Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:21 pm  

eddievan wrote:

Hi everyone

We are coming down to watch game on Saturday and stopping in Porthcawl. Are there plenty places to eat after the game.

Ta!

Its commonly known as 'Hiyabutt Bay'

A local will tell you why!!!

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:31 pm  

No need to go to Cardiff for food. Plenty of places to eat.
Italian,
Vietnamese,
Indian,
Chinese,
Specialist fish restaurant, gastro-pubs all within a 5 minute stagger of the ground.

Similar down in Porthcawl and all of decent quality.

We aren't the food capital of the world by any means but you'll never go hungry.

And for those with lower standards we can do you burgers, kebabs, pizzas and all the usual 'mystery meat' concotions you'd expect from a takeaway.

Don't get me wrong, Cardiff's fine. It's just further and you pay more.

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:54 pm  

Best chippy in the UK, Finnegans Station Hill, Porthcawl.

If you want a posh restaurant, try la Terraza on the old bridge about 150yds from the Brewery Field!

If you are hanging aroung until the Sunday, Bridgend Blue Bulls take on the Blackwood Bulldogs at 14:30 at Portcawl RFC £3 addmission. Should be the Welsh conference decider as it is the last regular season game and both are undefeated.

By the way, plan for traffic problems in Porthcawl lunchtime to mid afternoon (4ish) on Saturday. Its the town Carnival! Parade through town and travelling fair & stalls at the Rugby club (hence we playing Sunday)

: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:24 pm  

Thanks for the info! See you on Saturday.

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:36 am  

We're staying in Cardiff for the weekend as we have friends there (who we're bringing with us) and we were just wondering what time the ground opens, and are there any decent pubs to drink in around the ground or are we best staying in Cardiff and heading over nearer to kick off?

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:14 am  

The ground should be open around 2 hours before kick off . If you are in Cardiff I can recommend the PRINCE OF WALES pub ( Weatherspoons) on Wood St. around the corner from central station which has cheap booze and a friendly atmosphere and the VULCAN further down on Adamsdown Rd oposite the CIA, both my regular pubs on matchdays.

Also well recommended is the GOAT MAJOR PUB opposite the Castle, a Brains pub that has plenty of good restaurants and Caroline (Salmonella Circus) St. nearby.

Enjoy your stay, we always le[ a welcome in the hillsides for visiting fans, especially the ones we've already beat!

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:05 am  

Cool, thanks for the info. I'm really looking forward to coming down, I haven't got a great feeling about the result for us but looking forward to it anyway!

: Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:37 pm  

Also lots of bars near the ground
"The New Angel"
"The Litten Tree"
"The Riverside Tavern"
"The Wyndham" (Wetherspoons)
"The Railway"
"The Prince of Wales" (Avoid it at all costs)
"The Three Horseshoes"
"O'Neill's"
"Welcome to Town"
"The Queen Victoria"

None of these are further than 5 minutes from the ground.

The Riverside is the historical fan's choice. The Litten Tree is quite popular. The bar in the clubhouse is also a decent pint.