Browns Bar and Brasserie

I always feel bad giving a place one star. but this place was so disappointing I can’t give more. we were told we would have to wait a half hour for a table and ended up waiting nearly two hours! once we sat down the waitress said ‘let me get you some bread”, us thinking they are doing this to make up for the wait. later we saw they charged 10 pounds for it! when the food came we had to wait five minutes to get cutlery. We had to ask for water five times. Didn’t come so went to bar for some and bar man said I couldn’t order at bar! we ordered steak and they asked what sauce would we like with it like it assuming it came with it anyway– they charged for the sauce too! The food was very average in general and the coffees after were cold! so nothing good happened here I am
was busy coz of match in the city but that’s no excuse.

Although belonging to a small chain, this place has style to spare. Cocktails are excellently made by very polite staff and the quality of wines, spirits and beers on offer is bewildering. There is a pianist on occasion to give an even more laid-​back quality to this bar. Although some will balk at the prices they are equal to, and in some cases only a little pricier, than other pretenders to quality drinks in Cardiff (Buffalo and Bar 33 come to mind); but you know where your money has gone with these drinks they are superb. Most importantly of all there are no louts here, just people interested in having a good night with superb drinks. Also, my review my be admittedly somewhat biased due to the fact that one of the bar managers overheard me trying to teach my friend about whiskey, subsequently had a very interesting conversation with them and was given a 5 dram sample of their whiskeys free of charge

A vast improvement to HaHa which used to occupy the space. Browns adds a touch of class and glamour to Cardiff city centre and has a slight French feel to it. A great place to enjoy a delicious cocktail (or mocktail) with your girlfriends, or go for a pre-​theatre meal.