Home-cooked, not reheated
Pies built in our kitchen, real chips, and an apple crumble people mention in reviews by name. Vegan and dietary requests handled without fuss.
Gelligaer · Caerphilly · CF82
The pub at the crossroads
Every road over Gelligaer common ends up at our door, and it has for generations. Home-cooked food, a well-kept pint, a fire in winter and a garden in summer. Run by Nazzeire and Laura. Dogs get a biscuit.
- Kitchen 12–8.30pm
- Sunday lunch 12–3.30
- Beer garden & play area
- Dogs welcome
- Free parking behind the pub
Croeso · Welcome
A proper village pub, smartened up, not sanded down
Nazzeire and Laura took The Cross on with one rule: keep the character, raise the cooking. So the bar still feels like the bar, the locals still have their corner, and the kitchen now sends out food worth crossing the common for.
Room for the whole crew
Beer garden, children’s play area and a kids’ menu. Bring the pram, the grandparents and the football team.
Dogs and muddy boots
You’ve walked the common, your dog has rolled in half of it. Both of you are still welcome in the bar.
From the grill
Meet the Gelli Bear
Our signature grill: a plateful with a local reputation and a name borrowed from the village. Steak, gammon, chicken, sausage, real chips and the trimmings. Finish it and you’ve earned your pint.
Sundays
Sunday lunch, done the valleys way
Beef, lamb or turkey with roasties, proper gravy and a Yorkshire that stands up straight. Served 12 till 3.30 every Sunday, and it goes. Book ahead.
This week
- Bar, Sun–Thu
- 12 – 10pm
- Bar, Fri–Sat
- 12 – midnight
- Kitchen, Mon–Sat
- 12 – 8.30pm
- Sunday lunch
- 12 – 3.30pm
Hours flex on bank holidays and match days. Check Facebook or ring us.
Word at the bar
Don’t take our word for it
★★★★★
“Lovely welcoming place. Dogs are welcome too, which made our walk over the common a lot easier to finish.”
Jo Martin
★★★★★
“The staff could not have been more helpful with my baby shower. They sorted the room, the food, everything.”
Amber Marie Roberts‑Mundy
★★★★★
“Laura makes everyone feel at home, and the drinks are reasonably priced. Our local for a reason.”
Michelle Fox
See you at the crossroads
Ring 01443 709917 to book a table, or just walk in. There’s free parking behind the pub.
How to find us