The Piano Works - Cardiff
ENTRY
from £40
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Cardiff
What it’s like
Dueling pianists and a house band belting out requests over Sunday roasts or a bottomless Saturday brunch, though under 18s are barred Thursday to Saturday.
This is a bar built around live piano, not a background pianist tinkling away in the corner. Solo players and the house band take requests and duel it out, and the whole room ends up singing along whether it meant to or not. Sundays pair that with a roast dinner, and Saturdays run a brunch slot with two hours of live music and ninety minutes of free-flowing prosecco or beer thrown in.
Worth knowing before you plan around the kids: under 18s are only welcome until 8pm, and that's just on the quieter days. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, it's over 18s only, full stop, with a challenge 25 policy on the door those nights. So a family roast has to mean Sunday, and a family visit any other day has to be wrapped up by 8pm.
Food runs on set menus rather than an open kitchen, with brunch served Saturday lunchtimes and roasts and evening meals the rest of the week. If you fancy Beaujolais Day, it's a set £40 a head for the food booking, with a dessert add-on at £5 and a bottomless drinks upgrade at £25 if you're staying for the long haul. There's a £10 non-refundable deposit per person on those bookings, which stings a bit if plans change.
Opening hours stretch late, especially Friday and Saturday when it runs past 2am, but that's firmly adult territory by then. For a family sing-along over lunch, Sunday's the day this venue actually works for you.
Facilities
Need to know
- Food
- On-site food service with set menus
- Thursday to Saturday is over 18s only with a challenge 25 door policy
- Sunday roast is the easiest day to bring the family along
- Saturday brunch comes with two hours of live music and 90 minutes of free-flowing drinks
- Beaujolais Day bookings need a £10 non-refundable deposit per person
Plan your visit
Can kids come along?
Under 18s are welcome until 8pm on most days, but Thursday, Friday and Saturday are over 18s only with a challenge 25 policy on the door.
What's on for food?
Set menus with food service Tuesday to Friday evenings, Sunday roasts all day, and a Saturday brunch slot at lunchtime with two hours of live music included.
How much does Beaujolais Day cost?
£40 a head for the food booking, plus £5 if you want the dessert add-on and £25 for the bottomless drinks upgrade. There's also a £10 non-refundable deposit per person.
Do we need to book?
The site doesn't list an online booking link, but deposits are mentioned for events like Beaujolais Day, so it sounds like some sessions need reserving ahead.
What time does it open?
Hours vary through the week, from 5pm on Tuesdays to as early as 12pm on Saturdays and Sundays, and it stays open past midnight most nights.
What's the actual music like?
Solo pianists and a house band play requests and duel each other through the night, so it is more sing-along than sit-quietly.
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