Blas Clwyd Cafe in Denbighshire

I paid nearly £40 for three meals and a cup of tea. Firstly, the wrong dish arrived for my friend. She’d ordered one dish and another arrived- a sausage casserole which when tasted was disgusting. . She left most of the pork stroganoff as it was slop. I had the veg pasta. It was cold and overcooked to mush with little taste. My mum’s jacket potato was ok. Very disappointed. A very expensive mistake. :(

It was good a few years ago. But when we went most of the tables where left with plates of half eaten food our drinks arrived after our food.The food wes fine.Seems to me you need more staff to keep up the demand for tables

Had a great breakfast again, been here several times always good value, comfortable and warm, staff friendly, we will be back.

We go almost every Sunday. Have done for years. Enjoy the roast dinners but cannot understand why they carve the meat so badly (much too thick). Makes eating it really difficult. Otherwise geat. Service good. Everyone very helpful snd friendly

Firstly I phoned to make a reservation for afternoon tea, the young lady who answered was so accommodating and pleasant, making sure of any allergies etc I am assuming that the same young lady served us on the Wednesday afternoon. She was delightful! So attentive and pleasant. Our food was delivered ,( without allergens ' and was delicious. This is by far the best afternoon tea around. We were given boxes to take home the surplus. ( still eating that!) This was our 2nd visit, we are definitely going for a 3rd . Thank you to all ..especially our waitress.

We nip in to the upstairs coffee area quite regularly and our visit on the 3rd July 2023 was an overpowering disaster, we arrived at 1210hrs and lots of non occupied tables, every single table was choker block with dirty crockery , trays and tissues on top of which the servers attitude left a lot to be desired. The quote was that the drinks would be 10 to 15 minute wait, when they came, after my wife had cleard and wiped a table for us to sit at, no spoons with the coffees, my wife once went to the counter and requested a spoon and was told non available as with knives and forks - she managed to acquire a little wooden stirrer. We sat at a table that gave a view of the cake display area which was mainly empty but gave a view of the dish washing machine and a large rubbish collecting receptacle - this was overflowing and yet was still having food remains and tissues dumped in to it which fell off on to the floor. Only 2 members of staff on duty for the first 20 minutes we were in attendance and then help arrived with another staff member. My opinion is that this cafe should have been closed for a minimum of 1 hour so that a full clean-up could take place or closed for the remainder of the day. We are feeling that we should steer clear of this cafe until all problems and staff shortages are rectified - it had 2 staff who had no chance to even wash there hands inbetween differing duties.

Food was very tasty and plentiful. Also reasonably priced. Service was very quick. Everything was good!

It's our 10 year wedding anniversary week. Today my wife wanted to go for afternoon tea. We had heared that a good place was the tweedmill blas clwyd cafe. We heared correctly, absolutely lovely. I had called up prior to our visit to book, just in case. The lady I spoke to on the phone was very helpful and sorted us a booking. Nothing was too much to ask from the staff, all so friendly and polite. The lady we mainly dealt with was fantastic, unfortunately I didn't catch her name so can't praise her personally. A bit of constructive criticism, one of the tea cups set on the table wasn't the cleanest, also the cutlery had a lot of water spots, so clearly some polishing required as the cutlery comes out of the wash. As I said though, this is just constructive criticism not a complaint because we out if this world enjoyed it. I for one will recommend afternoon tea at Tweedmills' Blas Clwyd Cafe.

We had a lovely afternoon tea the sandwiches were good but the cakes were divine we particularly enjoyed the scones with jam and cream and the carrot and walnut cake that was fantastic the service was very good altogether a great experience and we would do it again

I’ve been here several times over the years. I’ve always found the food great and the service pleasant. My kids love it also.

Me and my family came to have dinner and were shocked by the low standard. The cafe’s aesthetic can best be described as “hospital canteen” and is reminiscent of getting a coffee while waiting for your mum’s test results. Solemn to say the least. When ordering we requested certain veg (red cabbage for example) be removed from the order only to be told that the “chef” at the cafe chooses what goes on the plate in terms of veg and he may or may not adhere to what we asked, I can honestly say I have never heard of that before in my life, maybe if this place was a high-end gourmet restaurant it is to be expected, but it most certainly is not. We were handed filthy glasses and were met to sit on sticky chairs that physically pulled my T-shirt back a little every time I lent forward. The food itself was less than ideal, apart from the meat, which was genuinely very good, the gravy was bland and flavourless, the “roasties” were undercooked and like I said earlier, my plate was covered in red cabbage which I specifically asked for none of. Seems the “chef” not only picks and chooses what veg he puts on your plate, but will load on whatever vegetables you specifically asked to have none of. To wrap, this was thoroughly unpleasant in all aspects apart from the Turkey and the customer service (everyone was quite pleasant), might I recommend a new look, new menu and new cooking staff? Because this may have been one of the least pleasant dining experiences of my life.

I visit here regularly with my family , the food is always hot and tasty and there is a small area that is dog friendly 🐾 Also the staff are incredibly helpful and kind. Highly recommended

Blas Clwyd Cafe offers excellent home cooked food that hits the spot. My wife and I went today, she had the minted lamb hotpot and i Beef & Mushroom pie. Both served with chips and peas and a hot drink of your choice for just under a tenner. The food and service was great, and by the look of it we weren’t the only people who appreciate the cafe as the place was busy. Desserts looked nice but we had no room for those.

A lovely family Sunday lunch in the café. The three of us had the roast beef. Very tasty. Enormous Yorkshire puddings, perfectly cooked veg. Extra gravy on request. Efficient, friendly staff and excellent service. We'll be back.

Had a belated afternoon Tea for my friends birthdy due to covid it was well worth the wait lovely fresh sandwiches sausage roll and fab selection of cakes pot of tea and coffee and a glass of fizz . The tea room is lovley and relaxing with background music we where served my the lovely Jane what a lovely frendly lady would definitely recommend had lots of afternoon teas this was definitely one on the best .Oh just a mention the Christmas shop is open well worth a visit.

My husband and I went for afternoon tea in the Blas Clwyd Tea Room. I was non dairy and when it arrived I had my own non dairy cake tier which had an amazing selection of cakes with sandwiches. The cakes all seemed to have been specially made for me. My husband's selection of cakes and sandwiches he enjoyed immensely. The lady serving us was extremely pleasant and nothing seemed too much trouble. Excellent value for money. We would both highly recommend.

Nothing was too much trouble, for the staff members here in the cafe! The plaice chips and peas was amazing! There was even a tea or coffee built into the price - such great value portion size was just right. Another person in our group had an egg & mayonnaise bap, with salad on the side, the bap was massive! So tasty and fresh The staff were extremely welcoming and so helpful. We will be back again soon.

Recently visited Blas Clwyd Restaurant at Tweedmill for a lunchtime snack. Very helpful and friendly waitress, freshly made sandwiches. Tables sanitised immediately as the table was vacated. A special thanks to Tracy who made us feel welcome.

On this occasion I just had a white coffee, very nice, in a mug, which was brought to my designated table my a pleasant waitress, who took my details for COVID’track and trace’ purposes. It was about 3.30 pm on a Friday afternoon and it was pretty quiet and relaxed. As far as Covid requirements are concerned it appeared to me that a well-controlled regime had been set up, very safe, but I can imagine that there could be delays at the serving counter when they are busy. Not sure if they are accepting coaches at the moment, which would cause long queues when the coach business picks up.I have eaten at this establishment on a previous occasion, and the hot meals are very appetising. Prices are mid-range, but I have used a 2 for 1 voucher, and they are few and far between, but very welcome when you can get one.

Took 20 minutes to arrive. Fried egg hard, mushrooms cold, toast soggy, like it had been fried. Beans luke warm. Sausage hot, bacon hard. All in all very disappointing. Hash brown lovely crisp and hot like it should be. Very disappointed

The food is lovely, so are the staff. I've had several meals, including afternoon tea there and have had to complain only once. Going back soon, with 4 friends.

Sunday morning at 10.00 am and we are at Tweedmill to do some shopping. Thought we would try the breakfast and were not disappointed. The place is airy and spotlessly clean. There were obviously a few regulars there and they were a friendly bunch. Ordered at the counter and collected coffees from a machine. The coffee was good. Breakfast arrived not long afterwards and was served with a smile and and a few cheerful words. Breakfast consisted of bacon, sausage, fried egg, mushrooms, hash brown triangle, beans , tomato and a round of buttered toast.

Broad range of dishes on offer including Gluten Free options. Drinks are self service from machines. Food orders are prepared and brought to the table. Sandwiches are well filled and fresh. Prices are reasonable.

Visited after finishing work at lunchtime and decided to call for lunch to Blas Clwyd Cafe as usual. There was a huge queue, in fact the queue was so long it finished in the Farm Shop. We waited a while and then an assistant came along to tell us all at the back of the queue that there was no seating available and to go upstairs to the cafe up there. Apparently this was all to do with a choir and some festive music. I would hardly call upstairs a cafe as their prices were very inflated. Very disappointed to say the least that we could not dine as usual in Blas Clwyd. Surely somewhere could have been found to house this huge choir and their hangers on?? Why didn't they go upstairs to the "cafe" and then Blas Clwyd could be used by everyone else who had nothing to do with the choir? We went elsewhere and maybe that is what we will do in future.

My friend and I visited today, I had already booked for the afternoon tea. It was amazing we both thoroughly enjoyed it,staff most accommodating,food delicious, and a handy box to bring home what we couldn't eat. Reasonably priced would definitely go again. Many thanks. Ann

6 of us visited for a family Sunday lunch today. The lamb was tough, boiled potatoes black, veg had been steamed and very hard. Only bit edible was the gravy and roast potatoes. Spoke to an assistant and she said I can give you a refund on your dessert, but only 3 of us were having dessert and the rest had had starters. At this point we hadn’t had our dessert it was the main course that was sub standard! Very disappointing and we won’t be coming back, made to feel very uncomfortable.

Today I booked a table for an Afternoon Tea for 3 people. We arrived promptly and was asked to pay upfront. Our table was 'set' with 3 cups and saucers, and 3 tea plates A young man came and took our orders for tea and coffee and some cutlery and eventually our food arrived which I have to say was quite nice. BUT we only had one knife apiece, to spread first a chutney, and also jam & cream, only one teaspoon per person was brought with which to stir our drinks and eat our desserts . Ok, we could have gone down to the station where cutlery etc are stowed, but being rather disabled and situated at a table which was the furthest point from where they are kept. weaving in and out of the crowded restaurant wasn't that easy ,nor was attracting a member of staff. We felt rather let down by it all , and at almost £20.per head it could and should have been better presented.

Have visited a few times and the Sunday lunches looked delicious so decided to try it ourselves. So glad we did as the lamb was succulent and the rest of the meal delicious. Would definitely recommend

We opted for the two for one promotion offer [with an added bowl of chips!] which was very enjoyable.The staff members were friendly and courteous and the café was clean. We noted that the tables were cleared promptly as soon as customers left which was good to see.

Good range on offer including Gluten Free options with predictable drinks machines. Food orders are prepared and brought to the table. Sandwiches are well filled and fresh. Prices are reasonable.

We had the most delicious fruit scones here with a good selection of drinks available. We arrived early in the day but the lunch selection choice looked excellent. We highly recommend.

The scones here are lovely and huge too. Toasted sandwiches are really nice too and comes with lovely side salad.

The Tweedmill is a total experience in one location. I often have my lunch there,get my nails & hair done then have a mooch around and do some shopping.

Met my good friend here for a little bit of shopping and Lunch.

Most people are confused with the ordering system so just go with the flow.

A really good cafe-good food & drinks-helpful staff-comfortable inside & in the outside eating area.Very pleased with our visit here & will certainly return.A decent selection on the menu too.

Visited Tweedmill for shopping and thought we would have light lunch in café. Unfortunately very busy and not much left in the sandwich/light snack section. Bought sausage roll, which was rather minced/mashed inside and cheese and onion sandwich, which was rather nice. Coffee quite tasty and warming. Unfortunately café was rather untidy and tables had not been cleared of previous diners' meals. Didn't seem as good as our previous visits. Eventually the lady who served me at the small cold section till started to clear tables, but no one from main server seemed to want to come out to help.

We tend to use here as a meeting point to catch up with friends in the area... But those days are now done..

Llamamos aquí regularmente temprano por la tarde después de terminar. Hasta ahora, el personal ha sido siempre educado y servicial. Llamado en esta tarde como de costumbre y yo tenía dos fichas de una revista local para dos cafés gratis. Llegamos a la caja y...

Después de visitar Tweedmill en muchas ocasiones y a menudo aparece en un café, mi esposa y yo hemos notado la gente tener una cena de asado, así que decidimos visitar hoy, sólo por el asado los domingos y no nos decepcionó. Aunque estaba muy...

Si nunca han estado aquí antes de que el sistema es muy mala. Te dan una taza vacía y enviarle en busca de bolsas de té, agua, cucharas, etc., pero si hubiera sido antes y funcionó el sistema de vida es mucho más fácil. La...

Tuvimos un delicioso té de la tarde. £9 por cada tres de nosotros. Gran variedad de tortas, bara brith Esponja victoria, y un merengue, un bollo. Cuatro sándwiches con gran relleno, un bollo y un trozo de queso quiche. Tanto para comer, te dan una caja para llevar. Gran servicio y muy limpia y ordenada. Compre hasta caer rendido en tantas áreas del departamento en el centro de compras para bajar Tweedmill su comida.

Los alimentos normalmente bien aquí hay mucha variedad, normalmente tienen una patata chaqueta y hay mucha variedad de otras comidas caseras, pero todo depende de cuánto tiempo tienes.

No hay bandejas, tazas, no Comenzamos mal. El personal no podía proporcionar tazas, ya que aún estaban en el lavaplatos. Las bandejas se podía ver, pero estamos llenos de desemboca en mesas que necesitábamos wipeing.

Hay dos lugares en el resto, pero el blas clwyd Tweedmill restaurante es, de lejos, el superior. Si puedes reservar por adelantado, se reserva una mesa. La comida está recién preparado y muy sabroso, con excelente porciones. El personal es muy amable y servicial, y no puedo hacer más por ti... para reservas de grupo, sin duda la reserva previa y se le ofrecerá un menú especial de almuerzo de precio

Don't live far away so decided to take my parents for a day out to Tweedmill shopping outlet, and to visit the cafe , it has had a few changes over the years, still nice, clean and bright with plenty of seating and tables. We booked an afternoon tea, my word it was huge!, tea, coffee or hot chocolate to drink, three layers on the stand overflowing with soft fresh mixed sandwiches, warm cheese scone, homemade quiche, scones with pot of clotted cream and jam each..then bara brith, plenty of butter,fresh fruit cream meringue nests and mini victoria jam and cream sponges. All of it was beautifully presented, tasty and fresh , they even offered boxes before we started to take home anything unfinished. Very good price, nice food, friendly efficient staff, we will definitely be back !

Visited for drinks and light snack. Ordered tea, cappuccino and bacon toastie. Drinks are self service so there are queues at busy times. Toastie was fine.staff pleasant and helpful. No menu just lots of info displayed at counter area so it does make choice difficult as you are aware of other people in the queue. Cakes did not look very impressive lots of things were wrapped in clingfilm. Compared to the previous cafe here it seems quite impersonal and more like a canteen type of service. Suppose it is geared up for coach parties rather than relaxed dining.

Visited recently with our Aunty who lives local, [we live up north], we had a bit of time around the shop then headed for the café, it isn't easy to find if you don't know were it is. After finding a table near the window we ordered our food at the counter & got our drinks, we ordered 2 Toasties & Prawns on a jacket potato. We didn't have long to wait for the food and it was piping hot when it came, all 3 meals had salad & coleslaw with them which was very nice & well presented. We all enjoyed our food in pleasant surroundings, & served by very friendly staff, who kept on top of cleaning the tables too which sometimes lets cafes down, keep up the good work.

We visited the Tweedmill after visiting relatives & had a really nice afternoon tea in the Blas Clwyd Cafe. A good selection of sandwiches with quiche and enough cake to have to bring some home. Excellent value at £18 for 2.

We visited on a Wednesday for Lunch. Had to ask a staff member where the cafe was as it is tucked away at the back, with little signage at the front of the store to direct you. It was a nice touch to go through the farm shop to get to the cafe. An extensive menu which was a little overwhelming as the options were displayed in various places in the cafe kiosk area. My Grandmother was told she could have a small portion of the steak and mushroom pie but a full portion came out/was charged for, in a retail outlet that caters for more senior clientele it would be good to have smaller portion options. The chips with the pie were amazing. Chicken and leek option was nice. Cakes looked great but we were too full to indulge. Hot meals were brought to the table and service was good. Great selection of soft drinks, jugs of ice water next to the cutlery and condiments to help yourself to. Other diners were using the fire exit extensively despite large signs asking them not to. The dining area was warm, bright and accommodating and there were plenty of tables despite it being very busy in store.

Visited for coffee as we often do as the coffee is lovely, the staff pleasant and the seating areas comfy and plentiful. But sadly, this time our visit was spoiled by the extremely loud music played on the Tweedmill radio. We could not hear each other when trying to have a conversation. It has never been so loud before and has always been "in the background" Why do shops, restaurants, coffee shops and almost everywhere have to have music blasting out? Most annoying, especially when one of your party has hearing difficulties.

Translation of the name is the taste/flavour of Clwyd.We dropped in to do some shopping, lunch was what we wanted, the order was Gammon, egg and chips and mine was burger, bacon, cheese, salad, onion rings and a side of chips.The Gammon was tough and not well cooked.My burger was at best poor, it was not the best, frozen mass produced, the bacon was not crispy and the lump of cheese was just that a lump of cheese. The onion rings were again frozen, nit crispy and very greasy. The chips were poor, no taste and mass produced.Overall, the premises is fine, but the food is poor at best, mass produced and possibly not made in Clwyd and if that’s the taste/flavour of Clwyd, then dot bother.Overall, disappointed.

On a visit to relatives in North Wales we spent several hours at Tweedmill The café was exceptional ...good value and tasty food ...we enjoyed the Sunday roast amongst other things The staff were smiley, friendly and helpful We'll be back soon Thank you

We live local and often call for coffee which even though it is from a machine is lovely. The place is bright and cheery but well spaced out and comfortable. Staff have always been pleasant and polite. I might add that the coffee is extremely cheap compared to other venues. I have not eaten here so I cannot comment on the food.

Very expensive think tweedmill itself has gone down hill very expensive visited cafe found Eccles cake very dry drinks out of machines not nice at all .will not be visiting again .

On a visit to the Shop Area at the weekend decided to just have a snack. We managed to order quite quickly although the area was quite busy. Welsh Rarebit, Cheese On Toast plus a jacket potato which I had. The filling of Tuna was fine but the actual skin was a over done but eatable. Coffee out of the machine was ok. The experience was acceptable and I would visit the Cafe again if ever I was in the area again and have a cake this time as they looked very nice....

Been here lots of time , food ok.coffee from machine not very good,cafe very spacious and bright,staff very pleasant.good place to catch up with friends or family.

Went to the tweedmill today, had very bad service. I had a complaint and asked to speak to the manager. The staff were helpful and pointed me in the right direction. While speaking to the manager she was extremely rude didn't help at all. I will not visit this cafe again due to her behaviour.

This place has gone very much down hill, no fish on offer and prices gone extortionate. I think there may have been a change of chef in the place but needs to sort itself out.

Traditionale Englisch/Walisisch Kuchen Auswahl und die passende Tasse Tee oder Kaffee, so ist mein Einkaufsbummel zufriedend abgerundet.

We called in here as in the past we've had a decent meal there. This was our first visit since the refurbishment.This time was most disappointing. Called in about 2.00pm for a light lunch. Everything we asked for was sold out, updating the menu board would have helped. Eventually m0aking a selection, we were then told there would be no salad, then when asked for a side dish were then told that they do a side of chips on that particular day. Poorly stocked, limited options, and staff that were unable to offer an alternative choice.We wont be bothering to return

Visited tweedmills to look at goods and to eat out. However the whole experience was chaotic and I will never buy food there again. Approx 1.30 pm on 15/8/14 the food looked lovely but was chaotically displayed. All hot food to be ordered at till drinks had to be paid for before you could dispense. Choose food queue for till over 15 min wait. Pay. Queue again for drinks find seat I ordered Welsh raebit which in a word was horrible. Sour tasting. Looked a horrible colour and was u pleasant . The prices were extortionate and whole experience left a bad taste.Staff were u pretty ignorant. Talking to each other and customers were a pain... not a visit to be repeated at all. God knows how much worse had it been busy.The one star I gave was for the custard slice toasters which was apparently nice. But scones were dry and fast less.

We called for a snack on our way to Llandudno. We had a chicken, cheese and bacon baguette and a jacket potato with prawns. The servings were generous - plenty of prawns. We also had a vanilla slice and it was one of the nicest vanilla slices you can find. Found the staff friendly and obliging. The only reason for not awarding five stars is that there was only one ladies toilet; two were out of order.

We used to make a point of visiting this restaurant when ever we were in North Wales and always enjoyed a great meal, but since the refurbishment things have changed. There used to be a nice restaurant and a cheaper cafe next door, now its all in one and the quality feel has gone. We were overcharged, which was sorted out. And the bread rolls were so hard after being microwaved you couldn't bite into them. The meal was OK but we won't be going out of our way to go back.

This was our first visit to Tweedmill since undergoing a refurb of the added extension. I ate in the cafe quite a few times prior to this and it was always a very nice lunch. Although, having visited recently, I found the whole experience extremely disappointing! We ordered the afternoon tea (outside of the stipulated times of 2 & 3pm) and the lady behind the counter seemed somewhat put out by this (even though the counter board stated it was fine if it wasn't a busy period, which it wasn't!) They obliged with our order albeit reluctantly! When it arrived at the table, the "sandwiches" were on finger rolls!! With toppings such as prawn, some kind of sloppy mix of chicken mayo. Not the best of toppings! The Bara brith and welsh cakes were dry & tasteless. We were given mugs for hot drinks but not a teapot in sight, no herbal teas etc were offered?! Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the point of an afternoon tea?! The clues in the title ... The waitress was very nice I have to say & swapped some of the finger rolls to toppings we liked. I'd probably eat here again but not have the afternoon tea. Worst I've ever had to be honest! Disappointed