The Bird In Hand is a dog friendly traditional country pub and restaurant situated at the heart of the community in the village of Fforest near Pontarddulais.
The Bird In Hand is very proud to offer our FREE stylish 8 seater courtesy minibus available every Friday and Saturday evenings, maybe available other times on request. *
Why not take advantage of this fabulous service as we will pick you up and take you home for FREE!
*Within reasonable travelling distance
The Bird In Hand is happy to welcome dogs in our Bar and Snug areas where a fresh bowl of water and a nice doggy treat will be waiting. Also available in our Bar and Snug areas is our Main Menu, Specials, Bar Bites and a wide selection of Draughts, Wines, Cocktails and much much more.
We have a beautiful upstairs function room that has air-conditioning and is FREE to hire. Our function room is ideal to hold all your special events, from Private Meetings, Birthday Celebrations, Weddings, Christenings, Anniversaries, and Family Gatherings.
All events catered for.
About Us
The Bird In Hand is a traditional country pub and restaurant situated in the heart of the community in the village of Fforest near Pontarddulais.
The Bird In Hand has been an integral part of the community for over 200 years and has a warm welcome for all.
The Bird In Hand is independently owned and in 2019 was extensively renovated. With the support of the locals the Bird In Hand has now re-taken it's place within the heart of the community once again.
We are very proud to say that the owner has been farming for some twenty years. The main farm namely Pontabraham Farm is about two miles from the 'Bird' with the fields directly opposite the pub being part of the holding, where our livestock can be seen grazing on lovely fresh grass. All the lamb for our delicious lamb dishes served at the 'Bird' come from our home farm. This is something we are very proud of as we strongly believe that this factor contributes greatly to the flavour, taste and texture of the meat.
Welsh speaking staff members
Air Conditioned Restaurants
There is disabled access and facilities at the premises.
Large car park for all our customers.
Outdoor seating with lovely panoramic views over the valley.
Gift cards available.
Free WIFI available.
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Ceri ReesBeautiful food and generous portions of home cooked ingredients. We had a jacket with curry and the tikka chicken burger. Curry was superb and tikka burger was lovely. Only thing I would say, and a serving suggestion rather than a criticism, would be to provide the mint yoghurt as a dip for the tikka burger as it made the bhaji a little soggy. Other than that. Food was perfect 👍.
Colin RocheSurprise 50th b.party asewme night out. Perfect ambiance. Really appreciate the staff...
Georgina BrownGreat local food and a massive choice. Vegan, veggie and pescatarian also available. Good parking opposite. Lovely staff. Good portions of food.
Madalina NeaguThe food was really good! My husband had a Sunday Lunch and I had the vegetarian version and we loooved it!
Marie MorrisThank you for providing such a wonderful service today for my dad’s wake. The buffet was delicious and plentiful and everyone was catered for including those with specific dietary needs. We will definitely be coming back.
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Very good Sunday carvery. Staff very friendly. Great atmosphere and a stunning pub. Highly recommend 🔥