The Canton, Canton, Cardiff

This pub may have seen better days. The current grey exterior looked quite drab on a gloomy November day. The front room is small and roughly square with a wood laminate floor. The windows have Cardiff Football Club logos on them. There are a couple of large TV screens one of which was off while the other was showing an old episode of Only Fools And Horses. This seemed to be keeping the landlord and the few other punters happy. There is another room behind which was dominated by a pool table. Although there are three hand pumps only the Brains Bitter (£2.70) was on but was in decent nick. Given that there are three other Brains pubs only a short distance from here you wonder if this one will survive.

The Canton is a small looking pub from the outside that is situated almost opposite the larger looking Corporation,just off the busy cowbridge road east. Once inside the pub i had a drink in a decent room which was comfortable enough,there may have been another room to the rear but i did'nt take note. The pub is a Brains tied house,i had a drink of Brains bitter which was a very nice drink,the other beer was Brains Dark. This was a decent enough pub to have a drink in. Pub visited 28/5/2005