Exchange, Cardiff

David Walton left this review about Exchange

Visited 02/07/26

No cask. Keg offering of Guinness, the stout from Tiny Rebel called Coal Drops, three flavoured Thatchers ciders plus Thatchers Gold, Alpacalypse, Madri, Staro, Clwb Tropica, Carling.

New ground level venue and now the more regularly opening bar that is part the same premises for the basement nightclub Pulse that shares the same street address. Note this is not a name change for Pulse, that is still open on nightclub hours, which is why it was previously closed as a bar/pub on here. This one has a good amount of seating outside at the front. Inside it is mostly Lino with bare boards in parts, bar counter an attractively dark green tiled affair just inside the entrance on the left-hand side. Indeed, the red back lighting and wall colouring has tried to make this interior very Welsh in colours. Seating on both sides along the length to the rear via dark brown leather booth tables with a row of regular tables and chairs on the floor space in between screens were just doing venue advertising on my visit, with a quality easy listening soundtrack playing. There is a mezzanine seating area accessed via stairs at the rear of the venue with regular tables and chairs, plus a pool table, darts and a photo booth. Venue probably aiming at demographic for the adjoining night club but on my early evening visit the demographic more dispersed.

On 5^th July 2026 - rating: 4
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