Brodies on the Wall

Brodies on the Wall is a coffee shop in the West Lodge building in Bute Park, next to the Castle Street entrance. It is based in the former site of Pettigrew Tea Rooms. 

The coffee shop offers indoor and outdoor seating, with views of a popular area of the park and the River Taff.  

The coffee shop offers food and drink to sit in and take away, such as: 

• breakfast baps,
• toasties,
• sandwiches,
• cakes and bakes,
• cream tea,
• smoothies,
• ice cream, and
• speciality coffee and tea.

Toilets (including disabled and baby changing facilities) are available.

Opening times 

9am to 6pm, 7 days a week. 

Find out more 

For more information, you can:  

• Visit Brodies Coffee Co on Instagram or Facebook 
• Email hello@brodiescoffee.co.uk   

History of the West Lodge building 

The grand West Lodge entrance to the estate was constructed sometime after 1860 and was originally used to accommodate castle employees. After the park was gifted to the people of Cardiff in 1947 it was used for park and castle employees and as a mess room for the park rangers. 

Following the restoration of the listed building, Pettigrew Tea Rooms was opened in 2012, before becoming Brodies on the Wall in 2025. 

The beautiful reclaimed Victorian tiles from the site of the historic Blackfriars Friary are laid on the floor of the coffee shop.