Well hello there, and welcome to the first post of Cardiff Brunch Club! We hope that you enjoy all the exciting and new content that will be posted on this site and that you come back to share in this foodie adventure of ours!
So lets get to it, however we haven't started with a brunch!
We decided to start with something big for the first post (don't worry though, brunches will be starting very soon!)
Cardiff Street Food Circus
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the award winning, most fabulous and tasty Cardiff Street Food Circus!
Based at Sophia Gardens, Bute Park the Cardiff Street Food Circus (http://www.streetfoodcircus.co.uk/) has been open from the 18th August and finishes on the 25th September. It is open every Thursday (5pm-11pm), Friday, (5pm-11pm), Saturday (2pm-11pm) and Sunday (12pm-6pm).
This is definitely the place to be in Cardiff during those times and a must do for the great (rainy) Cardiff summer.
If you are someone that likes to try new delicious foods, freshly prepared in front of you while soaking up a lively bohemian feel atmosphere then get yourself, your mates, your secret crush (go on and ask them on a little date, this is the perfect place for it!), your parents and even your goldfish here.
When we arrived we did what any respectable adult would do in this situation... and that is head to the bar! The drink of choice was a medium Cider called Blindfold from Blaengawney Cider (http://blaengawneycider.co.uk/).
They are based in Caerphilly and produce some brilliant cider that they take all over the country for the delight of cider lovers. You may know them for their Hallets Real Cider which has won multiple awards.
After the thirst was suitably quenched it was time to have a look around the many different vendors that the Circus have to offer.
The Circus boasts different areas to satisfy all of your taste buds, these are the Farmyard with foods from ethical traders, Singha Street for the more exotic, spicy flavours (pictured above), The Block for a more downtown street food feel and the Milgi pop-up restaurant which is a 40 seater yurt that they say booking is essential for.
Now I know it wasn't a Tuesday, but we saw The Bearded Taco (@thebearedtaco) van and tacos were immediately on our minds. These tacos were absolutely delicious and were eaten pretty quick!
Pictured above is the "Let's Avo Cwtch" and "The Pork-A-Cola", I hope you enjoy their play on words as much are we did.
The "Let's Avo Cwtch" was made of California gin & tonic tempura avocado with honey, lemon slaw and chipotle aioli. Now the chiplotle aioli was completely dreamy, and I want more of it! (For those of you that don't know what a cwtch is, it is a cuddle, but not just any cuddle! A proper Welsh cwtch is the best cuddle you'll ever have in your life!)
"The Pork-A-Cola" was made of Mexican slow braised pork shoulder with roasted tomato salsa, fresh coriander and red onion. With the pork just so melt-in-your-mouth and juicy it was a big hit.
Both the tacos were made fresh and ultimately irresistible, sprinkle some of their chilli oil over your tacos and you will be leaving there with heaven in your mouth and begging for more once you have devoured them!
Next up was pizza! And who doesn't love freshly made, wood fired pizza with delicious cheese, tantalising tomato sauce and a soft, well balanced dough that is full of subtle flavours, add some exclusive pepperoni and you get a Dusty Knuckle Pizza (http://www.dustyknucklepizza.co.uk/).
When you take your first bite into one of their pizzas you can definitely taste why they were listed as one of the top 25 pizzerias in the UK by the Sunday Times Magazine.
The flavours and aromas from this pizza were incredible and hit the spot brilliantly, however they didn't have any chilli oil to put on the pizza, we don't know if we just missed it or they had ran out that night but for ourselves a perfect pizza needs a little drizzle of chilli oil so that was slightly disappointing, but not enough to take away how great this pizza was!
After the tacos, pizza and cider the bellies were feeling very full and so we relaxed, chatted and soaked up the atmosphere of this truly unique place. If you are still feeling peckish after that though and have a little sweet tooth then don't worry, as there are plenty of dessert stands to get stuck into as well!
And now to the end of the first post and what you have been waiting for with baited breath, the verdict.
The Cardiff Street Food Circus is a brilliant experience and a lot of fun for all the family and the taste buds, with lots to offer. There are some minor negatives, which were we thought the main tent was a bit small and it would have been good to have a big dance area. The queues we felt were a bit long and if the venue was bigger we feel that this could have been managed better (though we are British and the British love to queue!).
We feel that they could have supported more local brewers
With all this in mind we are giving this visit to the Cardiff Street Food Circus a big 9/10 stars!
We hope you enjoyed our first post come back for the next.
Much love,
The Cardiff Brunch Club Team.
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