Thomas by Tom Simmons

An overall 5* lunch experience. Staff were attentive and knowledgeable. Service was second to none. The food was absolutely outstanding...compliments to the chef!! We will definitely be visiting again very soon. A lovely restaurant to celebrate a special occasion.

My 2nd visit to this amazing restaurant and has cemented my view that its the best restaurant in Cardiff right now. The food and service here is impeccable, friendly yet professional. The food is faultless with delicious, inventive vegetarian options. All beautifully presented and taste divine. The mushroom croquettes with truffle mayo were the tastiest things i’ve eaten in a long time, oh and definitely order a side of ‘Toms Chips’ you wont regret it, 100% worth the extra calories!

Had a wonderful lunch at Thomas today. The food was spectacular. The Mac n cheese side dish was unbelievable!! The restaurant was beautifully designed and the waiting staff were very attentive. One of our party had a birthday and Thomas went above and beyond to make this a special occasion. I will definitely return.

The service was excellent, the staff very friendly and the decor is great.
As for the food it was delicious! We had never been here before but had recommendations from family members.
We had to start, the sourdough bread with two homemade butters, garlic and a mushroom butter, the trout, whipped cod roe and the mushroom croquettes.
The croquettes are really delicious, I think my wife could have eaten a couple of plates of them. I can’t say I was bowled over by the trout or the whipped cod roe. For the main we shared a ribeye (£75) for the sharing plate. The steak was so tender it melted in your mouth. Ice cream for one to finish.Two glasses of wine. Total bill £152. All in all a very nice experience.

Really nice, cosy restaurant. Food was lovely. We had lunch for our wedding anniversary and there was a card waiting for us which was a really nice touch

I went to Thomas by Tom Simmons for my graduation lunch and was really looking forward to it but was disappointed that they were not doing their usual weekday lunch menu of three courses for £30. I asked why twice and was told it was because of the graduations and the chefs couldn't run two menus. Fair enough about the chefs but that suggests to me a choice was made to only offer the more expensive menu, where mains were around £27 plus the cost of sides. I was given no warning when booking so the lunch ended up costing a lot more than I had anticipated. I heard another table asking about the set menu too.

The food was incredible, we both had lamb and shared the chips and cabbage. The lamb is possibly the best I've ever had and the price feels reflective of the quality, but again I wasn't expecting to be eating from the full menu. We skipped starters but we did have the set vanilla custard for pudding which was good, but there was a little too much going on in the raspberry topping.

The service was friendly and quick and they gave me a congratulations card for my graduation, which was kind. I am giving three stars because it was a much more expensive experience than I'd planned and it seems opportunistic to shelve the set menu during graduations. The food really was excellent and if you want to eat somewhere special in Cardiff then I would recommend Thomas's.

Visited Tom Simmons restaurant for the first time for my sisters birthday as we had read lots of good reviews about the place.

We go to many Michelin star restaurants regularly, mostly in London so we are fully aware of what to expect at high end places in terms of portion sizes.

Food:
The food was all tasty. We ordered most nibbles, starters and mains on the menu between all 5 of us. I wouldn’t say the food was incredible but it was nice and tasty. For the price, I was expect more from the creativity of the dishes.

We do expect small portions at places like this - but as a vegetarian myself, I left the restaurant still hungry as my aubergine dish was tiny (and I was charged similar to the lamb / beef dishes).

Service:
Again, the service was just average. The waiter took long to take our order and the food came out very slowly. We spent 3 hours here for just a table of 5 for three courses. Again, somewhere like this, you’d expect flawless service really.

All in all, it wasn’t a bad restaurant but I wouldn’t rush back, purely because I don’t think it is value for money. We’ve been to much nicer high end restaurants.

💥WOW💥 Blown away by the food, it was absolutely fantastic. I booked here for a wedding anniversary meal for my wife and I, they were very welcoming and very accommodating as we took our 4 month old daughter too.

We were pleasantly surprised on arrival by a lovely card from the staff wishing us a happy anniversary and also a kind message at the end with our desert, very thoughtful indeed.

From the steak main to the bread for the table, it was all cooked to perfection, regardless of the portion size comments I was perfectly satisfied by the quantities. The staff were very lovely and extremely helpful, the location and restaurant itself was very cosy and very romantic.

Thanks again for a special night and a lovely experience. Diolch.