Two Rhondda men have opened up a new cafe with a twist in Ynyswen. Steakcoach Breakfast and Grill is a brand new American-style food venue that's situated in a double-decker bus, based in the Abergorki Industrial Estate near Treorchy.
During lockdown, Craig Meredith, 38, and Matthew Jones, 40, came up with the extraordinary idea to turn Craig’s double-decker bus into an US-inspired cafe to bring something truly unique to the Valleys. Between Craig’s work history in the hospitality industry and Matthew’s marketing background, they made the perfect pair to bring this quirky idea into reality.
Craig had originally bought the bus for his previous hospitality business but his original plans to make it into an events bus were cut short due to the pandemic - that was until he met Matthew. He said: "I met Matt two years ago and the dream was always to get the bus open. An opportunity came about and we got a bigger plot on the site, so we decided this was the perfect time to kit out the bus - we’ve ridden the wave of the pandemic, we’re all still here and well, so it’s been a long journey but thankfully we’ve managed to get it open last week."
