Sandwiches and lunch

Lunch started because the counter staff kept making themselves sandwiches that customers wanted. Now the six tables by the window are full by half past twelve with people from the offices on the High Street, walkers off the Valeways path, and a table of retired farmers who have had the same order since 2014.

The menu is the counter. Sandwiches on sourdough from the bakery across the road: the Carmarthen ham with the Comté and pickled shallot; the Caerphilly, leek and apple chutney; the Welsh lamb salami with roast peppers and rocket; the goat's cheese with honey and walnuts; the blue with pear; and the special, which is whatever Ffion has decided needs eating. A soup with the same bread. The lunch board for one: three cheeses, two cured meats, chutney, pickles, bread and oatcakes, £14, and it is a proper lunch.

Six tables by the bay window, no bookings, takeaway in paper. Coffee from a roaster in Cardiff, tea in a pot, the Welsh cider by the bottle, and a glass of wine from the shelf. Office platters for a meeting with a day's notice: sandwiches for six from £36.

What you get

• Sandwiches made to order from the counter, from £6.50
• The lunch board for one, £14
• Soup and sourdough, £6
• Six tables by the window; takeaway in paper
• A glass of wine from the shelf from £5.50
• Office platters with a day's notice

What it costs

Sandwiches from £6.50, soup and bread £6, the lunch board £14, a glass of wine from £5.50. Monday to Saturday 11:30am to 2:30pm. The cheese page filters the counter by milk and strength; the hampers page builds a hamper with a running total.