The Philharmonic, Cardiff

David Walton left this review about The Philharmonic

Visited 21/08/25. Visited previously 16/02/23.

No cask. Keg offering of Staro, Blue Moon, Corona, Thatcher’s Gold, dark fruits SB, Amstel, Guinness, Peroni, Moretti, Inch's, Asahi, Clwb Tropica, Lilley's Mango cider, Madri, Neck Oil.

Popular venue on St Mary's St. Has an outside seating area at the front, on the pavement, with picnic style benches. Inside it is bare boarded with the bar counter along the right-hand wall in the front part of the venue. There is a blue velvet banquette in the front window to the left of the entrance and then similar at the rear of the left-hand side serving regular tables with a leather banquette along the left-hand wall in the gap, with a couple of tall tables with unbacked leather stools chucked in for good measure. Some regular tables at the back of this front part of the pub occupied by a work party on my late afternoon visit. There is a rear bar down a few steps at the back of the venue, but it wasn't open on my visit. A few large screens showing silent sport and a heavy poppy soundtrack adding to the volume in the venue. Can imagine this would have been a quite magnificent traditional pub many years ago, but it has always been a bit of a party pub in my experience.

On 7^th December 2025 - rating: 5
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