The Bute Arms - Aberdare

My girlfriend and I went for a Sunday lunch yesterday 20th November 2022) ... It was just about edible , While the beef was tasty and tender , The chicken was very dry and looked like the sorry frozen chicken fillets you see in Asda ,The Roast potatoes were just a husk with no potato inside , How do you make a roast potato that's empty ? ....the veg was very watery as if it hadn't been drained , All in all a very mediocre experience to say the least , And for the privilege we got charged £22 for both meals , ide say it was only worth around £7 or £8 at best ... Are we going back ? ... No , Not again , Once was enough .

Don 't bother! The attitude on the staff is absolutely disgusting, The food also dreadful My partner paid an extra £1 for cheese on a burger which they forgot and when he told a waitress she brought out a plate of two freezing plastic looking slices on a plate and dumped them down, The kitchen staff also shouted here go and take him his two slices of cheese which everyone heard, His burger wasn 't cooked through and my gammon had a slight tang He didn 't eat any of his burger and the waitresses seemed more keen on going for cigarettes and gossiping, As we left we left full plates nobody asked if there was a problem, All the waitresses were sat around a table and went silent as we passed them and then giggled as we moved passed them! Mother 's Day was an absolute disgrace with dessert being served as we ate our mains and we 're told to hurry up! Both times we didn 't speak up as we knew we would have a ear full Tables were filthy aswell. We won 't be back!!!

Great atmosphere Bubbly staff very welcoming It is a lot bigger inside than it looks when passing Pop in have a drink and something to eat you won't be disappointed

Always a lovely and homely place to visit once in a while. Can't beat their gammon, best in the area in my opinion! Also love nice little smoking area in the shade with the wall heaters for when it's a bit too cold out..!

Had a meal there today with friends , really disappointed and shocked because I've always praised the bute . Quality has gone down hill dramatically. I'd rather pay extra to have better quality . Even the condiments were abysmal. All on my table didn't finish their meal I looked around and everyone was leaving food on their plates.