Restaurants near Cantref Reservoir

A birthday dinner for 2. Great food and service, loved our visit to Ivy Asia. Would go back without hesitation.

Excellent service. Beautiful food. Great atmosphere.

I was looking forward to going to Janet's for months as it's rare to find an authentic, sit-in Chinese restaurant in the local area. I was surprised to find the menu was more pan-Asian than solely Chinese but I definitely appreciated the variety and the fact that there were several Northern Chinese dishes to try. The restaurant opened promptly at 12 and we were seated straight away. The restaurant is small and cosy, nicely decorated, and the tables are quite well spaced. Service was prompt and couldn't be faulted. The food came out quickly so we could enjoy all the dishes together. You do need to order rice separately to some of the mains, but the portion size of the cumin lamb was good by itself. My favourite dishes were the steamed beef dumplings which contained large pieces of beef and come with a spicy soy dipping sauce, and the scallion pancake. We also got pork and kimchi gyoza and a prawn curry. Everything was perfectly cooked and very flavourful. We also tried the apple soju and the dessert special, which was a nice surprise- this was a pandan roll cake with salted caramel ice cream and it was delicious. While the prices are reflective of the quality of the ingredients, we didn't feel the bill was excessive- around £90 for two people, which is less than I've paid at other Asian restaurants with smaller portions and worse quality. The restaurant got busier during the lunch service but never felt cramped or noisy and it was overall a lovely experience. When we left, Janet came out of the kitchen to wave goodbye to us. This is a wonderful local restaurant for anyone who enjoys Chinese, Korean and pan-Asian food in a cosy setting.

Well Well Well . Absolute fabulous food. From walking in the door with nice ambient music we were shown to our table for the evening. Omg the food from start to finish was exceptional with the service also first class. We went for the sharing meal. Steak top level with lobster. Spectacular . Up there with my best meal ever . Desert was also unreal . 10/10 for us . Will return soon .

We discovered The Ivy on our last day in Cardiff and could not have had a more wonderful experience to end our visit. We were treated with kindness and care. The meal was delicious and ambience lovely. Thank you to the gracious manager.