The Black Horse, Pontardulais, West Glamorgan

moving closer my wife sian suggested we try this pub called (Blacl horse) at the junction beween hendy and pontardulias, i orederd steak for me and gammon for my wife and cojouns and chips for my 3 year old, dont get me wron the service is good and the waitress was polite,, but the cook should work in the tip! not a kitchen! the piece of steak i had was so bad! my wife can smell the bad meat from across the table, her gammon had green! parts in it so this cook! does not know when meat goes bad!! and when i said the meat is bad the answer i got ohh its still in date!! Mr.Cook do u actuallly see the meat you are cooking even if you blind! you can smell it.

in conclusion i boought (immodium) on the way home as i know what the result would be.

if you have somone you hate at work! reccomand that awful cook for them.

The event was a Sunday lunch with both sets of inlaws-to-be. My idea of hell. This old roadside tavern has been tastefully decorated and is now open plan but retains a sense of history. Clean wooden tables and chunky wooden chairs provided a relaxed almost farmhouse kitchen feel. A dinrk in the bar area first before heading for our pre-booked table. We were at the furthest end of the room which in theory would have been perfect as we were planning on discussing our imminent wedding. This area was tastefully cobbled but did little to dull the slightly overly-lowed "fore-ground" music beaten only in volume by the screaming kid opposite! The food was a three meat carvery - the meat freshly sliced in front of you (you could chooose to have slice of all three if you wanted!). The meat was tasty, the veg a mixed bag. Boiled new potatoes perfect, roasties ok, Yorkies from a packet. The swede mash was more water than vegetable and carrots way over cooked. The gravy was nice and it was an ok experience - but it just could have been a bit better for £9 per head before drinks. WIll return to try the bar menu proper as it has promise, just some gliches.