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The Ivor Davies (JD Wetherspoon), Cardiff

243-249 Cowbridge Road East
Canton
Postal town: Cardiff
CF11 9AN
Phone: 02920667615
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David Walton left this review about The Ivor Davies (JD Wetherspoon)

Visited 07/08/24.

Typical old school Spoons. Long venue with lots of pine tables and chairs stretching back from the entrance. Bar is against right-hand wall. Outside seating area on busy main road. Some booth tables and insanely busy on my early evening visit. Named after local lad aka Ivor Novello and several of the large frames on the walls of the pub describe his life in typical Spoons style where a venue is associated with an actual person. There is a flight of stairs up to the bathrooms and a square gallery with tables around the narrow perimeter. Understand that this is one of the Spoons venues up for disposal - hope they find someone to take it on as it is hugely popular in the area. Indeed a check as at the time of recording on here confirms it is still a JDW and long may it continue.

Cask offering was quite decent, being Time Bandit, a hoppy golden ale from Brightside Brewing Co, Summer Pale, a session pale ale from Hop Union Brewery, Bonville Pale a pale ale also from Hop Union, and 1927, an IPA from Glamorgan Brewing Co, accompanied by the DJW foot soldiers of Ruddles, Abbot and Doom Bar. Typical extensive keg range of lots of lagers (Bud, Bud Light. Carling, Carlsberg, Stella, San Miguel, Corona & Coors), some ciders (Kopparberg (strawberries & lime), Strongbow (regular & dark fruits) & Stowford Press) plus Shipyard Pale Ale, Leffe, BrewDog Punk IPA, Worthington Creamflow and Guinness.

Twas my first ever visit to this Spoons and would happily return when in area.

On 4th November 2024 - rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Ivor Davies (JD Wetherspoon)

Fairly workaday suburban Spoons over two levels. Light wood and cream interior. Doors open-out so you can enjoy the fumes and dreadful blaring of the passing traffic. Four guest cask with two local from Gower; my Sunrise was in good form (NBSS 3.5). Sadly it was chaos at the bar with neither of the staff knowing how to do a 50p voucher and, once it was finally figured out, my £10 note went on a tour of three tills before then having to raise the duty manager in order to get the change – I was lucky the daytime drinkers at the bar didn’t lynch me. Given it's a fair distance from the town centre you won't really have a need to do this one unless you're a Spoons ticker. The beer was £1.91 at least, 50p less than the bus ticket to get here!

On 12th July 2024 - rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Ivor Davies (JD Wetherspoon)

Run-of-the-mill 'spoons, recognising the family name of local boy Ivor Novello. Nothing much to say about the usual furniture and decor in the semi-modern bar or upstairs seating area, other than it appeared better managed than most suburban outlets. So-so selection from the two banks of five handpumps, with the Jemima's Pitchfork from Glamorgan Brewing (£2.39) being the pick of the bunch.

On 30th July 2017 - rating: 6
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by Alan Hurdle
Ninian Park, 0.44 miles, 8 min walk (show)
Cardiff Central, 1.16 miles, 22 min walk (show)
Cathays, 1.49 miles, 28 min walk (show)
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4th Nov 2024, 13:28
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9th Aug 2024, 20:50
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  • CAMRA Discount : No - Just the usual 50p vouchers - last updated 12 July 2024 by Quinno _
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