Ffresh

A very good restaurant near the Cardiff waterfront. I was visiting for two days and went here for dinner with three friends. The place was empty which is a shame because our food was very good. The highlight was the chocolate dessert, one of the best that I have ever had. It was amazing. Great service and beautiful atmosphere.

Really enjoyed sitting out and watching the world go by at this place. Prices were cheaper than other places in the area and they had a reasonable choice of beer.

Our party of five dined at Ffresh on a Saturday night, expecting to find ourselves in a vibrant and busy environment. Instead, the atmosphere was rather muted and the place relatively unoccupied. While I can’t fault the quality of the food or the general demeanour of the staff, the service on the whole was underwhelming.
We were attended to by a different member of staff, which meant that there was no degree of personal interaction at all. Drinks had to be ordered twice, sometimes not being served as requested; side orders were forgotten, so ended up arriving when we’d virtually finished our main courses, and no one asked about our dining experience or greeted us as we left. This was surprising, given that staff were in plentiful supply, although they generally congregated around the counter and chatted among themselves.
While the staff were friendly, there was obviously no arrangement of their duties, which I can only put down to inadequate management. And, given the prices charged for a decent meal (but no better), I don’t think we’ll be paying a repeat visit.

Situated at the ground floor of the Wales Millennium Centre, this café is f’ing fresh actually no that just it’s name Ffresh Café. The food on offer is a mixture of light drinks, sandwiches, panini’s and various other cold items. Ffresh is just over priced and that just because of the location, good if you want a snack before a performance in the millennium centre put don’t go out of your way it won’t blow you away.
Friendly staff with very standard seating and outdoor metal chairs & tables for the sunny days and the smokers among us. I really feel they could do better especially in the outdoor seating I really don’t enjoy metal chairs.

Okay, to explain the double ‘f’… *cracks knuckles*
In the Welsh alphabet a single ‘f’ is pronounced like a ‘v’, while ‘ff’ if pronounced ‘f’. So Ffresh is just simply ‘fresh’, not ‘f-​fresh’ as I’ve heard on occasion!
Glad we cleared that up!
Now, the café itself is rather standard, but it’s turned into something far more interesting by its positioning with the Wales Millennium Centre. Although this place does have a tendency to be a tad on the expensive side, the staff are lovely enough to make you almost not care. It must be in their training or something.
This is a good place to come with children before or after a show, as some of the other cafes/​bars may be a bit mature for them. None of you will be disappointed by the standard of the food though. Plus, they do a great cup of tea. Honestly, it was so perfect I went back and told them.

Note: this review is about the Ffresh restaurant — which has an accompanying lounge bar (which some of the other reviews here refer to).
Welsh cuisine made by an award-​winning chef using quality ingredients, served up by friendly staff at one of the capital’s finest modern landmark venues. What more could you want?
The décor is stylish and contemporary, in keeping with its surroundings, and the menu changes from day to day because they use seasonal and locally-​sourced produce. To give you an idea of the sort of food you can expect, however, their approach to cooking is based on the notion that great ingredients don’t require fancy dishes, because they speak for themselves. With that in mind, the chef cooks up some delicious but simple fare — my friend had Brecon venison sausages with mash, which he wolfed down enthusiastically, while I had duck with sautéed potatoes. I haven’t tried their desserts, although there was a slightly odd-​sounding peanut butter and jelly cheesecake on the menu when I dined there (surely I didn’t dream that?). Thanks to its location within the Wales Millennium Centre, the Ffresh restaurant is perfect for pre-​theatre dining.

Being in the beautiful Millennium Centre, Ffresh is it’s cafeteria. They do some great Panini’s in there as I had a bacon and chicken one.
The really friendly staff cooked it up for me in a matter of minutes and proceeded to drain my wallet way more than I would’ve of liked for a Coke and Panini.
There is a lovely view inside our out and is one of the better cafes to go in that sense.

Ffresh is the lounge bar situated in the Millennium Centre. It’s already an impressive building but tucked away inside this wonderful little place offers an impressive lunch as well dinner and drinks made with fresh local ingredients. They get brownie points from me for creating a gorgeous selection of vegetarian lunch items. The menu is seasonal so of course it’s useless me telling you what I had but the mushroom risotto with truffle oil was absolutely stunning. The staff are warm and efficient and you’re wrapped up in a really friendly atmosphere. This a great for that pre show dinner but easily stands out as a brilliant little restaurant regardless of the occasion.