(It looks like this place might have closed down)

Izakaya Restaurant, Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW. Tel: 029 2049 2939

You'll find this up on the first floor and it is an excellent place for Japanese food. Plenty of Japanese staff, which could have been difficult for Cardiff.

We visited with Angela's sister and her two kids. They gave us one of the private dining areas at the back which was great for the kids and meant that they didn't disturb the other diners which was a bonus on both accounts.

The food was really excellent. I first tried natto at this place, which is fermented beans. An acquired taste as it feels like you are eating a spiders web as it all sticks together.

I would recommend this place. The whole Marmaid Quay area is nice and reminds me of Portsmouht's Gunwharf Quay, or vice-versa.

Website: http://www.izakaya-japanese-tavern.com/