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The Cefn Mably Arms, Cardiff
Michaelston-y-Fedw
Postal town: Cardiff
CF3 6XS
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Cefn Mably Arms
Village pub that makes an appearance in the latest Good Beer Guide. I may be wrong but I got the impression that the pub may have changed hands recently. The cask ale range certainly appears to have changed. For our visit, there were the two regular beers Brain's The Rev James & Wadworth 6X & a guest (St Austell Proper Job). The cider was Stowford Press.
This is primarily a dining pub with Sunday lunches being served whilst we were present. All tables were either occupied by diners or had reserved signs on them. We were forced to sit at the bar in the front left-hand section of the pub. This area had a mixture of tiled flooring and carpet. Walls were black wainscotting and white wallpaper. A stone fireplace had a large TV (off) above it. There are various sayings on the beams, whilst I also noted a Cefn Mably Golf Society board on one wall, showing past presidents, chairmen and champions.
To the rear left, there was a further small dining section with one large table and another TV. The main dining room is to the right-hand side of the entrance. It has exposed stone walls at the far end.
Pop music was playing and a wifi code is readily provided. Dogs and well behaved children are both made welcome. To the front is a small garden area with a car park containing an impressive old oak tree. We didn't check out the rear garden.
Far too foodie for my liking.
On 9th September 2025
- rating: 5
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David Walton left this review about The Cefn Mably Arms
Visited 18/06/25
Cask offering was the Wye Valley combo of HPA and Butty Bach with one hand pump unclipped. Cask offering was 1985 lager, Stowford Press cider, Guinness, Cruz, Peroni.
Another pleasant mountain’ish inn that takes a bit of getting to. Here the bar counter is just inside the entrance with the bar area to the left of the entrance. Tiled, boarded and carpeted with seating in the bar area via regular tables and chairs with some tall stool seating around the two sides of the bar counter. Beer garden out the back with patio style furniture on a paved and gravelled area. There was a large fire grate with log burner to the left of the bar counter, TV above switched off on my visit with peace and quiet reigning in the premises. The area to the right of the entrance was laid for diners. There was some picnic style benches out the front. Another pleasant venue but lacking the charm and beer options of my previous two venues this evening.
On 29th June 2025
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Cefn Mably Arms
Long whitewashed building down a slope off the main road. Rather bit knocked-through internally and the white, black and duck egg blue colour scheme allied with slab and wood flooring made it feel a bit sparse, not helped by there being a distinct chill in the air. Smells inside like it's just had a tarting-up. Four ales on; Brains SA, Butcombe Bitter, Wye Valley Butty Bach (fair) and Wye Valley HPA. Perhaps there’s still some finishing touches to be done here? It didn’t quite click for me or Desmond.
On 29th December 2016
- rating: 6
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