Vivo Latino - Cardiff

Friendly local neighbourhood restaurant with fun and festive vibe. Staff very friendly, food came out quickly and it was pretty good. It’s burritos, nachos and enchiladas so hard to go wrong. Recommend for a casual dinner and good value.

Review written by wife. The overall experience was good, the starters were great however there were a few things that let it down. 1) It took a while for our food to come out. 2) The drinks we ordered came out in dribs and drabs. At one point a drink for our table was given to another table. Also, we then got the same drink twice. There seemed to be a lack of communication between the waiters. 3) The food was nice, however, my husband ordered his steak and lamb to be medium well but when it came it was practically raw. He wasn’t even able to cut into it. The waitress was nice enough to take it back and have it cooked a bit more. 4) My parents food was way too salty we’re a family who like salt so for us to say it was too salty is really something. The waitress was nice enough to take it back and when it came out it was much better. 5) I had the prawn curry which was nice, it said it was a coconut lime curry however all you could taste was lime which I didn’t mind so much but after a while it was a bit sharp. 6) We called the waitress over again as my sister had ordered taco’s but she didn’t want them anymore, however when we called over the waitress she made it very clear that she was fed up/tired of having to come over to our table. She sighed before speaking and her body language clearly showed she didn’t want to be there. 7) The cocktails seemed as though they had been watered down. I got the bramble and when it came it just tasted of soda water which wasn’t great and so did my sisters cocktail. With adjustments to attitudes and service, it could be a really great place.

Had a lunch time booking on a Saturday, first and only people there. Nicely decorated but had a stale smell in the place. Limited gluten free choice, had chicken curry. Chicken seemed very processed and had an artificial, chewy texture, so couldn’t eat it; shame as the curry taste was ok and presentation.

Turned up on time with a reservation 3 hours prior to a concert in the stadium, people queuing out of the door, 2 people working, 1 behind the bar and 1 Waiting, an angry mood throughout. While the bar lady ignored us the other diners were telling us horror stories of how they had been waiting 2 hours and only just received there starter and others had waited and hour to place their order. We left with many others while never having been acknowledged. Knowing there was a concert on and it was booked out surely you would put enough staff on to cope or at least have the decency to let customers know they were under staffed and waits were going to be ridiculous. Wont be going back for a 2nd attempt

Review written by frau. the overall experience was good, the starters were great, but there were a few things that left it down. 1) it took a while until our food came out. 2) the drinks we ordered came out in dribs and drabs. at one point a drink was given for our table to another table. we also got the same drink twice. it seemed a lack of communication between the waiters. 3) that was nice to eat, but my man ordered his steak and lamb to be medium, but when it came, it was practically raw. he wasn't even able to cut it. the waitress was nice enough to take it back and have cooked it a little more. 4) my elder eating was much too salty we are a family that salt so for us say it was too salty really something. the waitress was nice enough to take it back and when it came out, it was much better. 5) I had the prawn curry, which was nice, it said it was a coconut Calc curry, but all that they could taste was kal what I didn't make so much, but after one was a little sharp. 6) we called the waitress again when my sister tacos had ordered, but she didn't want to, but when we called the waitress, she made it quite clear that she was fed/hearted to come to our table. she sighed before speaking and her body language showed clearly that she did not want to be there. 7) the cocktails seemed to have been fed. I got the bramble and when it came, it just tasted sodawater, that was not great and so did my sister cocktail. with adjustments to settings and service it could be a really great place.