Abbey Grange Restaurant in Denbighshire

Oh dear oh dear oh dear, I was taking some friends from Canada all around Snowdonia to see the sights and experience Welsh hospitality. Being welsh myself I am incredibly proud of my country. Sadly the cafe at the top of the horseshoe pass was closed, where I explained that I always get friendly service with plain wholesome food. It was 19.30 and sadly not many places were open on our journey back from the very North of Wales. I had passed here many times and couldn't believe our luck that it was open.....that is where our excitement ended. I was in pain from the walking and driving to and fro, and so my friend went in to enquire if they were still serving food. "we shut at 8" came the reply. So they quickly beckoned me in and order we did. To say that the middle aged female serving would turn milk sour was an understatement. We ordered plaice and chips....there were three of us. "we only have 2 fish" came the surly reply. Ok we will have the steak and ale pie and the 2 fish please we said. No acknowledgement, no please or thank you, so extra loudly I said "Diolch yn fawr cariad"hoping that she would at least give a smile if she was a fellow welsh person. Nope, not a crack. I immediately thought of a female Basil Fawlty. "are you sitting here or in the restaurant part" she enquired in a "I wish you would go away" kind of tone. So taking the initiative we moved into the restaurant area, where another group of Americans attempted their ordering.....poor things we thought. Out came the fish and chips (clearly frozen beforehand, but fair play they were cooked well and frankly cardboard would have tasted good, as we were very very hungry). The Pie....well, it was obviously again taken from the freezer. Which to be honest I get that, you cannot rely on custom so fresh would be impossible to achieve. BUT, that does not give the excuse for being miserable and downright rude. My visitors had not experienced this for the whole of our trip and have been greeted by my fellow welshmen with interest and friendly chat. I would avoid this place like the plague, I certainly will not be bringing foreign visitors again and suggest that maybe the staff attend some training on customer relations. It costs nothing to smile and be polite for me "manners maketh man". No wonder the place looks run down, if you treat customers like this then word will get around. Give up now, put it up for sale and sell it to someone who is interested in making some money as I am fairly sure people would flock around if you were a little cleaner and friendlier.

Revolting, rundown, dirty, could go on, oh over priced slop must not forget to mention that, as the food is a rip off. The management should hang their heads in shame! Its embarrasing and if they had any pride they would shut the doors, have a major deep clean, re decorate and restart again. Disgrace ,dont go as putting money in the owners pockets is daylight robbery.

Overall a very poor experience coming here for Sunday lunch. No table service for drinks so we had to queue at the bar for what must have been well over 20 minutes. The place is tired and in desperate need of renovation. The toilets were dirty and smelly, lights flickering off and on in there to complete the post-apocalyptic theme.

Very good Sunday carvery, good choice of meats, lots of veg, properly cooked and seasoned, nice thick gravy, just like a good home made meal. 9/10

We came across this place by accident, not being able to find somewhere in the town, so did not have the chance to be put off by others reviews. Yes, the covid restrictions are a bit OTT and I did not appreciate placing my food and drinks order through a screened off reception before sitting down. The food more than made up for this. Prawn cocktail starter was amazing and the Sunday roast to die for. Everything hot, fresh and beautifully cooked. Would go back and eat there again.

Hotel old and tired and on arrival smelt of old cooking grease/fat. Dated rooms with disgusting ‘cheap and nasty ‘ breakfast that was pre cooked and Luke warm. Tried to book taxi to go back to wedding venue to pick up car but told ‘you’ll be lucky taxi drivers had busy night last night it’s too early (9..30am) you’ll have to walk’ Disappointing end to what had been a fabulous wedding . The camp site down the road looked cleaner and more inviting.the only person that should come here is the ‘Hotel inspector’

I usually avoid places where very few cars are on the car park at popular meal times, my initial thought on seeing only one car on the car park was to drive on, but having turned in and being hungry we decided to give the benefit of doubt, sadly it soon became apparent that I would have been well advised to drive on. After a long wait at a sticky table near a widow with scruffy flyblown artificial flowers on the windowsill, the food arrived, my friend found his lasagna to be passable. I ordered fish and chips, while the portion of fish was large it was dry and overcooked, the fat or oil it had been cooked in had an unpleasant taste, the chips appeared to be of the cheap and nasty frozen type, the mushy peas were by far the best part of the meal. The toilets are located in a sort of portacabin, smelly and dirty they seemed not to have been cleaned for some time, there was no means of drying hands except by using paper from the filthy big job cubicle. With plenty of cigarette ends littering the veranda that gives access to the restaurant it seems that whoever runs the place has zero or little pride in making it attractive to patrons.

This pub is situated in beautiful countryside with great outside seating and a play area. We stopped for a drink and a plate of chips. I can only describe them as the worst ever chips and £3.50 for a little plate

Stopped here with my friend for a quick drink but was immediately put off my the over the top safety “measures” in place. Virtually everywhere taped off. A hostile STOP sign at the entrance. A bar shielded in a mass of Perspex, indoor seats and tables cordoned off. Makes you think there’s something wrong with the place and it health could be at risk. My friend got served and said “she’s not the friendliest”. I was called forward and smiled. “You have to wear a mask” she said. I explained I was exempt. “Where is your lanyard?” she barked. I reminded her she had to right to ask such a question and she asked what I wanted. I asked if they were serving all drinks in a plastic glass. She said yes. I asked why “out of interest”. She said “health and safety”. I asked what this meant. When I visited here a few years ago they certainly served in glasses. “The wind could blow and knock glasses over. Then children could cut themselves”. What a ludicrous response. I was only asking out of curiosity and was about to order my drink when she said “that’s how we do things here”. That was all I needed to hear. Treating customers like dirt is obviously the way they do things too. I informed her I would not be spending my money there and left. What a horrible experience. Doesn’t deserve to be in business. I’d suggest campers take a journey into town and avoid Helga’s charm.

Very disappointing, our party had taken the trouble to make a reservation for 1pm but we’re not seated until 1-40 pm. Large numbers of people who had just turned up on spec and decided to have the carvery as a bar meal were served ahead of us. When we eventually did get to sit down the meal was very disappointing, meat in the carvery was served up in very miserly proportions and the person serving it appeared to have missed his calling as a surgeon, such was his skill at carving the thinnest of slices. The whole experience gave the impression of trying to make the highest turnover possible to the detriment of the customers.

DO NOT STAY HERE..awful food.. awful staff.. awful rooms..awful staff...DIRTY PLACE IT NEEDS CLOSING Down

Went for Sunday carvery lunch...3 adults and a 7yr old. Extremely slow service. We queued for quite a while behind about 10-12 other guests then when we got to the front the problem was obvious...the guy doing the meat carving was taking an age to cut the thinnest bits of meat he could. Move onto the veg...the young girl doing the dishing out asked if I wanted roast potatoes and parsnips. Of course I did, but was astonished when she gave me only one of each as if she was doing me a favour. That's right...one roasty and one little parsnip.The boiled potatoes were watery, the carrots were overcooked and the yorkshire pudding was small, pale and very undercooked. Ok, it was only £10 for a single course but it's poor value....so many other places in that area do it far better.

I would call Abbey Grange a pub rather than a restaurant, and having seen reviews on here I wasn't sure what to expect. Though pleasantly surprised. Firstly, dog friendly areas inside. Staff were lovely. Chatty, friendly and very happy to help. The vegetarian curry is absolutely delicious. Home made, fresh, and lots of it. It's a huge place both indoors and out. We are in the area for a few days and will definitely pop back in for that curry!!

Came here for a bite to eat on our way back from snowdon... hungry and ready for some home cooked grub... what arrived was less than appertising... 🤢

We had lunch here and everything was home made. The prices were reasonable and we sat outside to eat where we had a sweeping view across the vally.

I went out with my wife, nana and grandad to have a nice day in Llangollen. On our way home we stumbled across what looks to be a nice country pub/restaurant/hotelWhen we got inside we had to wait nearly 10 minutes for anyone to show at the bar and when we asked where to sit and where are the menus she just pointed miserably like we were an inconvenience.We sat down, worked out the menu and I went to order. The miserable lafy who commented " it's too hit, i cant be bothered" took our order.A burger, no chips with extra salad2 x sirloin steaksFish and chips.We waited nearly 40 minutes... let me just say, we were the ONLY people in there.Fish/chips takes 10 minutes in fryer, steak medium done takes a few minutes a burger takes 10 - 15 mins.Turns out, my burger off the specials menu was the kind of burger you get at football stadiums... frozen.My wifes steak was literally half fat, my grandads was a 3rd fat and having asked for medium it came even more than well done and was barely chewable anyway.The chips with the fish and chips were so pal i reckon they were cooked in the freezer.The fish was about the only nice thing to come out of it.Whats disgusting is that £36 of the £57 bill was the steaks, £17.95 each!!!! They were absolutely terrible.The waiter was a young lad but clueless, it wssn't his fault, clearly been thrown in and asked to do something it seems he has never done before, i blame the management for that.Never going back, we actually wanted the britannia inn a minute further down the horseshoe pass but we were so hungry we stopped here and left feeling hungry still.

Very slow service food terrible camp site awful toilets and showers discusting people running it are not nice best going to the abby across the road much much better

Called for the 1st time on route home from day out and Berwyn arms wasn't serving food. Only people in there waited 50 mins for food. I ordered pork chop with dijon sauce. I got an extremely fatty dry chop with a dolop of dijon mustard warmed up which was really unpleasant it came with peas which were ok and overcooked carrots which I had no sauce to mix with. I also had home made chips which were undercooked . My partner had plaice which was frozen but ok and again peas and undercooked chips. Very poor don't stop we won't b back

When driving up on the main road to hotel they advertise takeaway fish and chips as £4-95. We were in fact charged £7.95 for the small fish and chips, querying this the next day we were told the £4.95 was for the frozen fish and chips and what we had was fresh fish and chips. There is no mention of the £4.95 takeaway on the menu in the pub and were told we would have been offered it which was not the case. The food was dreadful and wish I had read other people’s reviews.

I visited here recently with my mum For something to eat. We ordered our food and drink at the bar and sat down. There were 5 tables occupied. After about 20 mins food had not arrived So to pass the time I read the trip advisor reviews People basically were slating the place about how slow they were I quickly realised tho, that the chef cooks each table at a time from scratch I knew then not only would the food be freshly made but would be hot to, and I wasn't wrong, my meal was lovely The steak was cooked to perfection food was hot. My mum had the Gammon which she really enjoyed So in my opinion the food was worth the wait. We waited 50 minutes in total. I'd rather wait this long for good food. Some people have no patience. Thank you chef No complaints here

Came here with my partner for a bite to eat . It took a while for the food to come but that's a sigh that it's home cooked not microwave ready meals like many other pubs . Food was delicious and we'll presented. I would recommend this place anyday. They cook good food as fast as possible .

We went there for a special meal as it was close to our campsite.

We were staying nearby and drove past looking for a quick evening meal. Take away fish and chips was advertised, and the location looked pretty so we thought we would give it a try.

Think this is quite possibly the worst meal out I’ve ever had. Tough ribs, curry which was like watery slop. Was tough to put food in your mouth as you had to fight off the flies which was a god send to be honest. Meal was left and so did we, never to return again. Can’t give it a zero rating, one is over generous

Had a great weekend away in a beautiful part of the country,felt so relaxed we finished it off by going to this lovely carvery, food was hot and perfectly cooked,nice and clean well presented, staff were great reccommended

Bedrooms spotlessly clean but very dated. Bar service for drinks good but service for meals dreadful, would not recommend. Breakfast mostly self service, cooked meal not brilliant, very unfriendly service.

We booked in for 1 night and stayed for 2, would like to have stayed longer. This it a great country pub, which was constructed in 1879. The pub has been tastefully renovated and has all the comforts for a pleasant stay. It is ideally situated to explore the area. There is plenty of on site parking so you can come and go as you please. We stayed in room No. 3, which is furnished with a 4 poster bed and view overlooking the valley. The heating in our room was excellent, which was certainly welcomed after a day out exploring in the cold. The Welsh breakfast and evenings meals were freshly cooked and exceeded our expectations. The staff were friendly and helpful. We love staying in these well managed friendly country pubs. Highly recommend you stay at this pub. A big well done and thank you to the staff.

Stumbled across the Abbey Grange as I couldn't find parking in Llangollen. Ordered 2 cream teas, the scones were like rocks, bara brith was crumbly with melted butter, obviously stale. Kids sausages were black, sent them back, waitress's response, we have to cook them to a certain temperature. Also had a ham and cheese toasted sandwich, found a 2 inch long piece of rubbery string in my sandwich.. brought it to the waitress's attention, her response, we cook our own ham, sorry... Chef needs to take more care when preparing food and have a bit of pride.. Poor waitress was rushed off her feet, she was answering phones, serving at the bar, checking in guests and working in the restaurant.. used the ladies toilet.. really dated and grim.. hate to see what the hotel rooms look like..

We live locally and just popped in for dinner. The quality of the food was pretty grim and the service was not much better. LOTS of room for improvement. Best avoided until then

We sat outside so the children could play in the garden area, which was nice. You can see the hills on the other side of Llangollen. However, we waited a long time (close to an hour) for the food. We had to go inside and check the order was on its way. When It arrived it was very disappointing, representing poor value for money and was not of a good standard at all. Inside, the interior was dated and shabby and the staff were not very friendly - maybe they were just having a bad day, but for sure, we will not return there.

Stayed in the hotel and decided not to travel to town but dine in the restaurant. This is not really a dinning restaurant but more like pub grub. So viewed in that light it was fairly good, not exciting but tasty and good value.

Drove past this place, after having an afternoon in Llangollen. Walked in, place was really dark and dismal, no atmosphere what so ever.. Place was really quiet, we all felt that we shouldn't be there. Sat down, flowers on the table, looked awful, dry with...

Called on a quiet evening and had a long wait for the worse food in a long time, fish and chips and lasagne. The fish was a cheap frozen effort with no taste and a greasy batter, chips were cooked in old oil and looked...

it does get busy so going a tad later makes it quicker to get a table if you follow the logic, i seen someone complain on here about the chef being slow to carve?I would suggest they try a supermarket fast food sunday roast if...

Un lugar encantador situado en una pintoresca ubicación, ya que era octubre no sentarse en el jardín, pero sin duda volveremos en los meses de verano. El carvery nos sirvieron era excelente, caliente y sabrosa, con mucha variedad. Servicio de bar era rápido y agradable, en general, una buena opción para nosotros.

Fue un sábado muy ocupado cuando lo visitamos en la tarde temprano. El duro trabajo nervioso manejando la señora till (además de servir, mesas de limpieza etc.) era extremadamente agradable. Larga espera para que los alimentos lleguen - y no demasiado mal cuando se convirtió. Pieza de pescado - y agradable patatas real para mí. En general es un poco sucio. No vale la pena una visita especial.

I had a fantastic meal here tonight. I've visited twice previously and both times the service here was superb. The Llangollen bitter, I'd definitely recommend. It's nice to see a pub which brews its own beer. It would certainly be disrespectful to come here and order Carlsberg, so I urge you to try the Llangollen beer. The food was excellent too. I ordered the chicken and gravy with homemade chips. I didn't have to wait terribly long for the food, just about right I think. The atmosphere was nice and the location stunning. I'm glad to have found this place. I've been fortunate enough to have visited many pubs across the country, so I'd hazard a guess that I tend to have pretty high standards. It's a nice pub. If you're en-route via the Horseshoe pass I'd definitely give this place a whirl, even if it's just for a pint.

We were staying in a cottage not far from this brewery/bar/restaurant/hotel/camp site and decided to try their fish and chips, as these were advertised on a sign along the road for only £4 (including salad).You order at the bar, pay, sit down at one of the (somewhat greasy) tables and your order is brought to you within acceptable time.One of us made a choice from the specials (meat lasagne with chips+salad for £8,95). The lasagne was somewhat disappointing, the fish quite small and not very tasty. But for that price you can't expect much more I guess. The chips confirmed our impression that their standards are unfortunately not too high.The locally brewed beers are okay and I would certainly recommend to give this a try if you are interested in small breweries!The bathrooms were quite smelly and could need an update.So if you want to try a local beer, you should plan a stop here; if you are in for a snack you know what to expect now, but I'd rather not recommend to call in if you want to have a nice and great dinner.

Can't tell you what the foods like as we didn't get any popped in for a Sunday carvery and had to stand in a que for 20 mins and was still no closer to getting served the chef was very slow at calving and could see there was a huge que so we left.we drove to min up to road to the britannia and we're seated and served and had food in front of us in less then ten minutes!

Beautiful building, idyllic scenery... We thought we'd struck Gold!The menu seemed ok so we went ahead and ordered 4 meals. 2x burger meals and chicken nuggets for the children i plumped for a pint of the Llangollen Bitter (brewed on site) which was cloudy, warm and sour.When the burgers arrived they were microwave burgers which was confirmed by a member of staff and the chips were under done. Cutlery was dirty too.

Tried this last evening as we are on holiday here and had passed a few times. Greeted by a lady behind the bar, although "greeted" is probably not the right word as a smile would have been a bonus !!!! When asked what the curry of the day was I was told "chicken I think, it usually is". Witnessed the same lady take the wrong meals out to someone outside and sat waiting for a meal for over half an hour, there was only one other table occupied!!!When the food came is was tasteless with reused meat in the curry and sweet and sour pork.Not an experience that we intend to repeat, we wish that we had read other people's feedback on this site as we would have avoided.Do you think the owners ever read these feed backs or perhaps they just don't care.

Myself and two others stayed there for one night , staff were very friendly and the food was outstanding both in quality and price , rooms were well furnished and very clean , it was an ideal place to stay , could not fault it one bit , will most defiantly use this hotel again

We decided to eat out and took the nearest local.The beer is local and brewed next door which was not bad at all but the food was really poor!The beef in the curry was clearly ex roast and the meat lasagne lacked any meat. The chips tasted of old oil. This is was like eating out in the 1970's

We stumbled across Abbey Grange by accident as we had a bad experience in a restaurant in Carrog. The restaurant was full, always a good sign I think, we were shown straight through to our table and had a lovely carvery. This place does proper home cooked food, none of these half cooked veg that these modern places like to offer. Theres no frills, just great quality home cooked food. It was great value for money, and the gentleman carving the meat joints and all the other staff were very friendly and accommodating. My wife and I will return.

We love coming here for the sunday carvery. Good choice of quality meats as well as fabulous veg - they even have mushy peas!! Excellent value for money for good home cooked food. It is always busy on a sunday so booking is advisable. There is also lovely grounds to sit outside in as it does get quite hot inside!!Looking forward to our next visit.

Visited the Abbey Grange Hotel today for sunday lunch.Excellent meal,a good range of meats to choose from and plenty of vegetables. The restaurant was full so I would advise to book as all the tables were reserved.It has a lovely cosy atmosphere and has superb views across the Eglwyseg mountain range. There is a choice of 1,2 or 3 courses.We have been here several times and the meal is fab. The staff are friendly and attentive and we will return again. One of the best sunday carvery's in the area.

Good food, children's play area outside to keep them entertained. Service a little slow but still good.

My friend and I liked the location of this pub as we approached it so decided to stop for a spot of lunch on a Saturday lunchtime. We approached the very busy bar where we discovered that not only was the barmaid serving beverages , she was also taking the food orders AND handling all the camping enquiries and arrivals and booking them in and taking the fee too. Poor girl looked rushed off her feet. As we waited for our jacket potatoes to arrive We decided to sit outside admiring the fantastic views around. The filling lacked tuna a bit and was mostly a thin Mayo dressing however filled a hole for a short while. (The desserts however which we decided to treat ourselves to after a wrestle with our consciences were totally delicious- even if they did take ages to turn up) The bitter that's Made right next door was well worth a try, totally delicious. I decided to buy my husband some beer in a cardboard gift carton to take home as a souvenir.

Just occasionally one stumbles across an establishment that takes ones breath away...for the wrong reasons.This is a tired, grubby building in need of a face-lift, and some staff who are well turned-out, and capable of smiling while interacting with customers.The present surly attitude of the mature lady behind the bar belongs to a bygone age.Beer is brewed on the site (Llangollen Brewery) but when I visited (mid-July 2015), the beer from Liverpool's Stamps Brewery proved the most quaffable.

Close to our holiday cottage, so we tried it the first night - but not again! The bar and restaurant were virtually empty and the food was poor. Welsh lamb chops overcooked and chicken curry tasteless. Chidren's meals were obviously mass produced and frozen. I was referred to by the young waiter as 'that woman over there' when he told the bar staff that I wanted another drink!

Driving in the area is a pleasure not to be missed - wonderful relaxing environment! You need some refreshment and a visit to the lavatory, inevitably! So here is a stopping point NOT to be Missed! We had a lovely glass of local bitter & clean and acceptable facilities! Cannot speak for eating or staying over night etc. but there were families eating. Their children were enjoying themselves in the ample garden complete with peacocks! Came away with a box of 3 pints of local brewed bitter. Well satisfied. Thanks Abbey Grange.

We had a family meal here over lunchtime, it was surprisingly empty. We all enjoyed what we had & would recommend this pub.

We were the only ones in the restaurant, which should have rung alarm bells.The food was OK but pricey for what it was. I wouldn't bother to visit again, to be honest.

Waited 55mins for our burgers, very bland food, I politely asked were our burgers and told there were few more orders to do first, it was not busy and 6 people in the restaurant, i spoken to like I was a nuisance- a young man politely asked did we enjoy our food? of which my girlfriend explained the 55 minute wait was a disappoint, the food was warm, small portion of chips, and a thin burger,I asked for the bread to be toasted when I ordered which was not on arrival but required again to be toasted which it was but they toasted the top of the bun, the young man told the bar staff what we said and wait for a response which there was no appogy, we explained we only eaten the food because we're were out walking, really hungry and just walked 12 miles otherwise we would of left the food. The bar staff started whispering about us which was uncomfortable and then we left----overall once they take your money they don't care, no customer communication

Stoped for lunch. Walked up to the bar and was met by a straight faced un friendly looking bar lady, ordered 2x diet pepsis, and when i took them back and said that they flat and odd tasting she just grunted and handed over 2 x cans of full sugar coke, no apologies but i found myself saying sorry. Ordered the food, one stake and ale pie and one meat lasagne, when it arived the suposed to be puff pastry top on the pie looked like an old dish cloth, the teastless meat inside had the texture of liver and the gravy was like dish water, the lasagne was tastless but my misses did manage to eat it all which (after covering it in tomato ketchup) was a bit of a concellation, when i went to pay, iwas never asked if the meal was ok so i foud that i have to voice my complaint on this site to warn others

The lack lustre of the resteraunt belies the good food here. I tried the Welsk Lamb chops and these were without doubt the most sussulent that I have eaten for a long time. The staff are friendly and obliging.. A selection of real ales are available and the Welsg Black is a must try. hobbs are a winning brew as well. A spruce up would do wonders here.

Visited the abbey grange for the Sunday carvery what a mistake, all the veg was stewed roast potatoes were dry and burnt, food cold. When we told the server she said they had not any other complaints she was very unpleasant and rude you only have to read the other posts to see what kind of restaurant it is. AVOID BIG TIME And we are locals

We visited for the Sunday Carvery. Judging by other reviews we would normally have given this place a miss but were invited by friends so hey ho, we went! Admittedly, I did feel rather concerned and was more sensitised than usual.On arrival parking was easy, a nice big car park with quite a few cars there .... sounded hopeful. There was a nice seating area outside, which was great as the sun was shining and we waited for our friends. Next stop, the bar, a hard working lady - on her own - trying to serve a long queue of waiting people, while at the same time checking in three residents. An impossible task and after waiting about 20 minutes managed to get a drink. Not the one I wanted as they had no bottles of pineapple juice! (driving). Next, to the payment desk. £8.95 for a main course. Sounds very reasonable to me. But again, quite a wait. Then another long queue for the food. There was a good selection of meats (5), plenty of veg to choose from. However, the chef cutting the meats appeared to be working at a snails pace and could have done with some help. There was another person there serving the veg but of course he was standing by waiting for the chef to cut the meat!!! Rather a strange set of affairs. We were allowed three slices of meat from the carvery of whichever meat we requested. I have never seen such thin slices of meat cut anywhere before. The chef could have been a surgeon cutting the meat with a scalpel! Hence, the measures can only be described as as much as you want as long as you like lots and lots of veg, which incidentally, had been cooking for so long they were tasteless.Finally, we had desserts. I must say at £3 each they were excellent and very good value for money. In summary, this place was nowhere near as bad as expected. The serving areas are very small and cluttered and there is a shortage of serving staff. For £8.95 I do feel we had value for money and went home full. Was the food good? NO. Would I go there again? NO.

food was ok nothing special , the smell of the hens & chickens was disgusting outside a right put off . won't be going there again , service was rubbish the people did not have a clue what we was having to eat and kept asking us what we were having , the drinks were really expensive plus the southern comfort was watered down .

Visiting Llangollen we decided to call into Abbey Grange for the Sunday Carvery. Although the food was very plentiful on the carvery, it was basically mushy. All the vegetables were softer than soft. Hubby had ribs, which he was charged £13 for - they were like the ones from Aldi or Lidl for £3! Not very good.

We called in here as we'd been to another nearby tea rooms who had run out of scones so couldn't do a cream tea. They happily put one together for us, warm fresh scones and Welsh fruit loaf with jam and clotted cream and coffee for £4 each. Really good value for money and we sat outside in the garden to eat it with lovely views and space for the dogs to run around. Couldn't fault it.

We ended up at this place for lunch, what a mistake!!,We ordered from the bar menu, 5 cold sandwiches and a jacket potato. It took nearly an hour to arrive - thank god we were not in a hurr!,We sat outside and the gorgeous views helped our mood and saved the day, avoiding us walking away and making a complaint!It wa not even busy and when mentioned to the barmaid/waitress, her response was "there is only one chef cooking and preparing the food". There was no apology or any offer of recompenseShe seems to be hardened to all the complaints she must get!, The location and views are amazing, but the staff are USELESS Don't bother wasting your money or time thereI don't like seeing businesses fail, but in this instance it will if they don't put in the effort.

Popped into the Abbey Grange this afternoon for a bar meal.Seeing the bar area empty should have rung alarm bells.We ordered food ,scampi,curry and a steak/guiness pie. The chips were of the frozen variety and had no taste.My pie had a rock-hard,burnt pastry covering a solid mass of overdone meat. As a waitress went past,she asked if I wanted some gravy as it looked dry.Even with more gravy, it was still unedible.The veg was from the carvery and had been stewing for quite a while by the taste of it.The majority of the curry was left by my wife,as I am sure it was the same rock-hard piece of meat My Grandson had the scampi,that was nice but he left everything else. I refused to pay the ten pounds for the pie and begrudged paying for the rest.Definitely better places to go. Will never call again..

We stayed here for 2 nights. Breakfasts were fantastic. Everything you want. Welsh breakfast consisted of welsh bacon and sausage, black pudding, mushrooms, fried bread, eggs and beans. Toast, tea/coffee, cereals, fruit and yogurt also available.

Called in for a couple of pints around Tea time on New Years eve - walked in from near by Penn Vale Lake Lodges where staying - very quiet and staff getting ready for their New Years Eve function - but friendly welcome and nice beer brewed on site - though dissapointed only choice of one brew - Wrexham Border - were entertained by a very talkative parrot

Went because they advertised a carvery. Was told it had just finished but they could cook us a roast dinner!!!! Without doubt this was the worst meal we hve ever had. My wifes roast came without roast potatoes, and when she questioned this the girl looked shocked. Ten minutes later she returned with three roasties in a bowl stating that they had given her an extra one because of the mistake. Do not go there it is terrible...The worst meal...............ever..........

a lovely place to stop and rest you can sit outside or inside with your well earned refreshment they welcome walkers cyclist and motorists alike and the dining room is spotlessly cleanwarning dont touch the parrot in the bar

Stopped here on the way back from a weekend away. Never again, the staff were awful the food matched them and how embarrasing to have to carry a wooden cart horse with a number on denoting your table number.(Childish beyond belief) This is the fawlty towers of Wales make no mistake.....in fact it even has its own moose head. How this even manages to serve food is beyond me as the cleanliness of the place was something to be concerned about. I can only apologise to visitors to this pub/restaurant. If i were you i would try one of the many fine eateries in LLangollen itself

I recently stopped at Abbey Grange for a meal and a drink during a walking break with friends. As we walked into the car park we are hit with an overwhelming smell of manure, however as this was the country side that was put to one side. However once we arrived at the bar it was not only the air that stunk but also the service. After deciding that maybe only a drink would be a good idea we ordered a few pints of the local ale from a very grumpy barman. One of my friends also brought a pack of scratchings, but on looking at the package saw that they were over a year past their sell by date. This was pointed out to the barman who responded with "fine here have these" and threw a packet of crisps in our general direction and walked off. Calling him back it was pointed out that we wanted scratching and not crisps and would just like a refund. Well you would have thought we had just slapped him in the face and called him a turnip by the look he gave. "You are joking aren't you? You are really moaning about getting 85p back" was his response. "I can't refund your money as I will be out of pocket" was his next unbelievable statement. He was actually trying to make us feel guilty for him serving us out of date scratchings. When he saw that we were not going to give up on this, he finally said we could have a free pint. This was reluctantly accepted, but even the beers tasted horrible. In fact you could have stuck a load of dirt and a pansy in a glass and it would have tasted better. So to close I would say never ever go anywhere near this hotel, I am actually thinking it was not manure we were smelling on the way in, but in fact the hotel itself. Oh and the pillar by the entrance was crooked.

Me and my girlfriend stopped off here after going for a drive around the magnificent place. We went in and ordered or the specials board as the prices on this was a bit more reasonable. We waited 20 mind before being told what I had ordered was not available. I had then chosen the same as my girlfriend.(Braised steak)When it finally came out the microwave the steakdid not fall to bits as braised steak should, instead we needed a chainsaw to eat our meal.He then asked me to pay extra as this meal was £2 more the what I had ordered in the first place.Will not be going there again.

We went to eat an evening meal. We walked in & ordered a drink, looked around & walked out with our drinks & soon after left. The interior was dirty & smelly. First & last time.

Not much to say. Poor all round. We will not be returning.

Had breakfast and evening meal here. Breakfast below average - certainly not up to Holiday Inn and the like, but was served by a pleasant and helpful eastern european man.Two out of eleven who dined in the evening in our party - sent back a substantial part of the meal.

Dire to say the least... Food was atrocious and I mean atrocious... Waited 1hr 30 mins for a nuked lasagne with carrots and vegetables in....YUK