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We are a traditional country pub based in Colwinston village in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan. Book your table now by heading to our website or giving us a call
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub, Beer restaurants
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Free off-street parking, Wine and Beer, Live Music, Dog Friendly, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed 4 days ago

I was looking for a venue to organise my Dad's 80th birthday family meal for a party of 23 and the restauran looked to be a perfect size. We were able to book out the whole room and Mark was so helpful in helping us...organise it. Great communication and were not made to feel a nuisance in the numerous calls to ask questions. We were able to take along a birthday cake despite this prob affecting their desert sales and even gave us plates too. The food was outstanding. A varied menu and foot was plentiful and hot! Lots of compliments from the family afterwards too! Thank you so much to Mark and Kathryn and their team for all their help and a lovely welcome! Special thanks to Kathryn for making the room look so pretty with the lights and popping up banners for us too! Despite the rest of the pub being busy as it was a Friday night nothing was too much trouble! We shall definitely be back!More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 2 days ago

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! It's great to hear that you all had such a good time with us! Thank you for choosing us for your special occasion and we look forward to seeing you in the future.

Reviewed 1 week ago

Really lovely evening for myself and my husband. Amazing vegan/veggie/gluten free options. The food was really delicious and great value for money. Our waitress Kathryn couldn't do enough for us. Beautiful old school pub feel with a separate bar, lounge and restaurant. We had no...room for dessert (the portions are sizable) so we took dessert home with us. A vegan billionaires tart that I'll be eating later 😋More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review! Its great to hear you had such a great time with us and we hope to see you again in the future

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

What a find! We happened to stumble across this hidden gem whilst looking for somewhere for lunch. Staff were excellent, couldn’t do enough to help and the food was delicious. Plenty of choice on the menu with big portions. Would definitely recommend to anyone!

Date of visit: November 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 2 weeks ago

Thank you! It's great to hear you enjoyed your time with us and we look forward to seeing you in the future

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

15 of us and 2 dogs had an amazing lunch to celebrate an 80th birthday. The food and service were excellent. To find a dog friendly pub with such amazing food and service is wonderful. Vegan & vegetarian food all catered for as well. Have...eaten here many times and the service and food are always super. Our thanks go to The Sycamore team!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 4 weeks ago

Thank you for choosing us for your special event and we are so glad you enjoyed your time with us. We hope to see you again in the future:)

Reviewed 8 October 2023

All I can say is WOW! I was so overwhelmed to see a whole Gluten Free menu, alongside the normal menu. The food was so good, my husband and I really enjoyed our meal. I am going to give this place the shout out it...deserves to all my Gluten free Buddies. Thank you to Mark Chef/Landlord and all the staff for such fabulous services. We will be back for Sunday lunch very soon, making sure I ask for their homemade Gluten free Yorkshire puddings, which they need a little notice for as made in advance. Dog friendly too. See you all soon.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 8 October 2023

Thank you for your review. Receiving a review likes this makes all the hard work worthwhile!

Reviewed 5 October 2023

We had visited the Sycamore before- a lovely old village pub not far from Bridgend. Decided to go for our wedding anniversary and so glad we did! So many dishes to choose from, and many homemade. We had the Thursday night "steak special" which was...excellent. The chips are really good. Lovely atmoshere and the staff couldn't do enough for us. They even welcome well-behaved dogs (ours came with us). Thank you all for a perfect evening.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 8 October 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Its great to hear that you chose us for your special occasion. We hope to see you again in the future.

Reviewed 30 September 2023 via mobile

Turned up for a 630 booking on a Saturday night. Sat down but no menus were given to us though we’d looked online. After waiting some time we were told that almost all items that we would have ordered (fish, steak, pasta) were sold out....We were just about to leave when someone came over to say that they’d been busy and ‘it’s just one of those things’. (This wasn’t prompted by any complaint - we were on our way out). Clearly not what you’d want to hear! We left, and had a lovely meal at the farmers arms in nearby st brides major.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 3 October 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. First of all we would like to apologise for the sold out meals on our menu. On this occasion we got it wrong. We try to ensure full availability of our menu but sadly...More

Reviewed 14 August 2023

We stumbled across this place while looking for somewhere to go for Sunday lunch while on holiday. One of our group is coeliac so it was important their needs were catered for. The Sycamore exceeded expectations. The Sunday roast was amazing, huge portions and plenty...of veg. The only thing missing was a gluten free Yorkshire pudding. We felt that the special dietary needs were taken seriously and the waiting staff were very attentive to this. There was even a choice of gluten free pudding (and not the usual chocolate brownie). Highly recommended.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 16 August 2023

Thank you for your review and it's great to hear you enjoyed your time with us. Hopefully gluten free Yorkshires will be with us soon. We look forward to seeing you in the future 😀

Reviewed 10 August 2023 via mobile

Hidden Gem! My first visit this evening after being highly recommend by my parents. Honestly this place is incredible! Food is awesome! Great portion sizes, Fresh, Warm and just so tasty! So nice to find a place also where it’s dog friendly, a great selection...of beers / wines also and the staff really are lovely! Pat on the back to everyone at The Sycamore Tree, can’t wait to return soon! Highly recommended🤙🏼More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 11 August 2023

Thank you! It's great to hear you enjoyed your visit to us so much and we look forward to seeing you again in teh future!

Reviewed 4 August 2023

Lovely food and huge portions! Staff were all friendly, despite being very busy. Will definitely visit again

Date of visit: August 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 7 August 2023

Thank you for your review! We look forward to seeing you again in the future

Reviewed 4 August 2023

What an amazing place for food and it’s also dog friendly. Found this gem of a place when looking for a place to eat for a family birthday, this did not disappoint, the staff were so friendly and could not do enough and the food...was unbelievable. We all had 2 courses and could not fault it, my niece is a very fussy vegetarian and even she was impressed and can’t wait to go back. Would highly recommend, we are so impressed we have booked to try their Sunday lunch.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 7 August 2023

Thank you for your review. Its great to hear you enjoyed yourself with us and booked to come back! We hope you enjoyed your Sunday lunch as well :)

Reviewed 29 July 2023 via mobile

We visited with family and our dog back in April and returned twice again in July. The staff are amazing and they made us feel so welcomed even with our large dog ! The food is excellent pub food with super choices for vegetarians. I...cannot recommend this pub enoughMore

Date of visit: July 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 7 August 2023

Four legged friends are always welcome here! It great to hear you enjoyed yourself with us and we look forward to seeing you in the future

Reviewed 12 July 2023 via mobile

On the spur of the moment we went to the Sycamore for an evening meal. Though it is the local village pub we had not been there for sometime. What a turnaround! The first thing I noticed was how well decorated the pub was and...how clean and welcoming it looked. We were greeted by charming staff who then looked after us when we were at our table. The food was excellent. Proper pub cooking. I had cod and chips whilst the rest had burgers, all really well prepared and presented. I will now strongly recommend the Sycamore to all and sundry though the opening hours are a little unusual. Well done to all concerned!More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 14 July 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us look forward to seeing you in the futures 😀

Reviewed 25 March 2023

I was looking for a good local pub to meet our Son and Grandson who live locally as we travelled from Bristol and what a gem we found. Having a separate Gluten Free menu online which was extensive sold us the pub and the landlord...Mark was a great host and very attentive, this with great food and service is a place we shall visit again.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 2 April 2023

Thank you for your review and its great to hear you enjoyed your time with us and we look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Reviewed 26 February 2023 via mobile

Stopped off with last minute decision to have a Sunday lunch & was suitably impressed that they fitted us in without booking (would recommend booking if you want to be in the restaurant, we were more than happy with the homely feel if the bar)....Sunday lunch was superb with lovely cuts of meat & lovely thick rich gravy - we will definitely be back!More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Mark Hall, Owner at The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston, responded to this reviewResponded 28 February 2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so glad you enjoyed your meal with us and we look forward to seeing you in the future

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Our Sunday lunch menu is s traditional Sunday roast with a choice of 3 different meat or a vegetarian option but it gets booked up early as we only serve a certain amount and we don't turn the tables around
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Haven't been there for Sunday Lunch but I have no reason to believe it would not be anything other than as good as their weekday food. Bon appetite!
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The Sycamore Tree - Colwinston is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 5
  • Value: 5
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