Café Jazz, Cardiff

The visit was after a 6 Nations Wales v Scotland match, to be honest the front did not stand out, went through the Bar area to the Restaurant. This is a pleasant setting for having some food, but you could also hear the buzz coming from the bar which was in keeping with the day. For a pint and a half of Fosters and two cod, chips, peas,side salad and a wedge of lemon for £23.23 was very good value for City Centre food on a match day. Friendly Staff and quick service.

Always have an amazing night in Cafe Jazz! Great atmosphere and great music!

Cafe Jazz is a restuarant/bar situated next to and part of the Sandringham Hotel on St. Mary’s Street in Cardiff. It is relatively unknown to most people as it isn’t very easy to see. It doesn’t have big flashy signs like most places, just a modest board outside.

If you do manage to find this place you will be impresssed, it is lovely. As you enter, you come across a dance floor with a small stage. Sometimes there is a DJ but mostly you will find a Jazz band playing in that area. The bands that play are fantastic and it makes such a good alternative to most of the entertainment in Cardiff.

After the stage area you have the bar. Most people can be found hanging around the bar area watching the band. It is a very laid back atmosphere with a range of people, young and old. Staff are friendly,as are most people who go there. It is not at all pretentious like some places.

Behind the bar area, slightly cordened off, you have a small restuarant. It is great because you can still hear the band and see it in some cases without it being so loud that you can’t have a conversation over dinner.

The food is great. The menu is fairly small but it changes regularly and everything is of a very high quality. You can also chose from a set 2 or 3 course menu for a very goos price.

I highly recommend Cafe Jazz as an alternative night out.

Café Jazz in Cardiff is a bar/restaurant attached to the Sandringham Hotel in Cardiff. It is next to the enterance to the hotel and with no big signs above it, just a billboard outside, it isn’t really very noticeable, you have to know what you are looking for.

When you first go in, you meet the dance floor/stage area and there is a walk way along the side leading to the bar. The dance floor is a fair size and it is also where Jazz bands play if there is a live band or it is a dance floor as the night progresses.

The restaurant is at the back, behind the bar. It is sectioned off and is in a nice area as there is no reason for people to walk through if they are not eating. It is in a really good position because you can see the band while you eat.

The food is very good. It is reasonably priced. You can get a 2 course meal for £11 or 3 courses for £15 and there is a good variety and it is good quality food. The drinks are averagely priced too.

It makes a nice alternative on a night out. Worth a visit.

Unlike another reviewer I thought the general public joining in night was really impressive. Perhaps depends on who is there on the night but i would definitely recommend it. The atmosphere is great and the drinks were alright in price. The house band were damned fabulous.
Food was generic and nice but a little overpriced.
Go for the music not the food and you’ll have an amazing night.

Very impressed with the lunch that we had at Cafe Jazz. Nice fresh tortilla wraps with steak / chicken. Also had really nice salad and potato wedges. Took about 20 minutes to arrive which could be a problem if on a short lunch break. Took a toddler with us and they were very accomodating.

This tiny Jazz Bar has seen a lot of local talent pass through it’s doors recently. But as with any genre of music Jazz is very broad so be careful to pick what night to go as the bar put on everything from atonal jazz through to dixie.
The bar is slightly over priced but if you’re listening to some great jazz, who cares!

Unfortunately I came on the wrong night to café jazz, Tuesday nights weren’t the best for first impressions, on this night and this night only (thank god) you could bring your own instrument and join in with the small band that were playing, well the people that joined in made me cringe at the thought of jazz music for weeks after this experience, It was a painful hour watching there attempts to woo the small crowd that were struggling to stay in there seats. So after getting home and checking up café jazz over the internet I found that Mondays and Wednesdays were the best nights to hit up this swanky café, so my plan is to return and regain my love for jazz music!