Britannia Inn Restaurant in Swansea

Excellent food. Great choice of meals on the main menu and the specials board. The fish dishes are particularly good. We always sit in the bar as its dog friendly and has a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Lovely welcome in a small but charming bar and restaurant. Cheerful and helpful staff, good food, and (if the weather allows) a good beer garden with views down to the estuary.

Excellent food and good service, and on a random Tuesday evening it was reasonably busy.

Excellent food and pleasant staff.

such nice people, very tasty food, cozy atmosphere

Dropped in without booking on Easter Sunday and luckily got a table in the bar as we had dogs with us. 1st visit and can only say the Sunday roast was delicious so it will not be our last visit. Highly recommend visiting a proper traditional pub...

Everyone was really friendly and lovely and the setting was also so beautiful! The woman who brought us the food was really positive and happy. We were sadly really disappointed with the food today though. The lamb roast dinner was like a microwave meal with mint sauce that somehow didn’t taste of mint (or even vinegar!). The meat, potatoes or other veg didn’t seem fresh and the mint sauce seemed to be water and blanched pieces of mint. All in all it was a bit sad that potentially really amazing local produce wasn’t cooked better. I’m not sure if there was a different kitchen team to normal but the food looked nothing like the pictures which was a shame because the people and setting were so amazing! We hoped leaving this message might be helpful as it’s such a nice place but we were so disappointed.

Pretty poor. By about 8:30 we were the only ones left and made pretty clear we needed to go. Wanted desserts but refused, no one offered them to us or told us we needed to order before they closed. Place was cold, fire barely going. Food we had was bang average for the price. Overall disappointing customer service. Would have stayed and had another round of drinks and dessert but these guys clearly don’t need the custome or money and happy to close up by 9pm.

Food was amazing, way better than I had expected, the pub looks very nice inside and the views from outside are great. The pigeon was excellent.

Charming country pub serving nice selection of beers plus excellent bar/restaurant food at reasonable prices. Sunday roast best on Gower! Highley recommended and very popular - need to book... Only downside is location as quite far..from anywhere.. UPDATE 28.2.24 Had dinner along with wife and a visitor from Vienna. On time for the reservation at 7.15pm. Three courses and being tactfully (pointedly?) ushered out by 8.45pm No chance to sit and chat over a coffee and brandy after a nice dinner as "the coffee machine has been turned off". Shocking! We departed finding the chairs already on tables in the empty bar... If you say you are open til 10pm on a Wednesday...🤔 Sorry Britannia but you have let yourselves down badly.

Delicious food, ales and wines. Great service and a lovely place all round.

Fabulous lamb dishes. Lovely food. Welcoming staff. Been several times and will be back.

Fantastic to visit here yet again, front of house excellent, chef fantastic, can’t recommend enough, family have visited on our recommendation and haven’t been disappointed…..keep up the good work !

Such a lovely comfortable venue on this dreary damp day. The food for our lunch meal was outstanding and of the very best quality. The fire was such a cheerful sight making a very cosy atmosphere. Dogs were welcome and were very well behaved. The young bar lady was exceptionally helpful and very friendly and the Chef must be of the very highest quality. Yes highly recommended and we will certainly be visiting The Brittania from the Winchwen are of Swansea again. Highly recommended if you need to brighten these wintry days.

Well another dismal cold damp and grey day in WInchwen Swansea so out with car to visit Oldwalls and decided to lunch in the Brittania Inn Cheriton. The minute you enter you see a very bright fire glowing. We got ourselves seated ordered drinks and had a lunch of prawn sandwiches with a small bowl of chips. It was simply delicious. The young bar lady was very friendly indeed and the chef must be complimented on the nicest fresh sandwiches we have had for a long time. A few couples had visited with their very well behaved beautiful dogs, bowls of water provided. So do yourself a favour if you want to be brightened up, this is the venue! Thanks all in the Brittania.

Lovely setting simple lunch what was needed mid walk. Could have gone for a more gourmet option. Will do next time. Worth the travel to get there.

Lovely three course Sunday Lunch. Would recommend.

My local. Well kept beer, food really very good. Never a poor meal. Friendly locals.

My husband, daughter and I went for lunch on New Year's day. The service was very friendly and welcoming and the food was absolutely amazing, I couldn't fault it. We were so overwhelmed by the taste that it was the quietest meal we've had in a long time. The thyme ice cream was like nothing I've ever tasted before, I hope it's on the menu when we go back.

Always lovely here, lovely food, friendly staff and often a roaring fire. It's very dog friendly too

Service and food were great, highly recommend

Lovely traditional pub, food looked nice

Warm cosy pub & restaurant. Gorgeous log fire, traditional feel with lots of seating & cushions. Our 3 course Christmas meal was outstanding. Very helpful & friendly staff, service was exceptional. Spotlessly clean too. Will definitely be returning.

One of the best pubs/restaurants in Wales. Both aspects of the place are brilliant - the pub is cosy and has great quality food and friendly bar staff, the restaurant side is out of this world. Some of the best food I've ever had and service is always brilliant. Good value for money - we usually spend about 15-20 per person for lunch, 40-50 per person for dinner if we have two courses for dinner

Fantastic little inn - well worth a visit. Food is fabulous and a great range of drinks. Dog friendly in the bar. Vegetarians well catered for

A proper old fashioned pub. Good outdoor play area for the kids. Dogs welcome in the bar area. Fantastic food and really friendly staff.

Booked our table 2 days before for a family Sunday lunch table for people we arrived early but didn't mind getting a drink and waiting our table was booked for 3.30 we waited till 3.40 I went to ask if our table was ready to be greeted by a lady with dark long hair and glasses to tell us it was ready. We waited till gone 4pm before we sat our table which the room was freezing cold and no fires on. The lady came to take our order and it was as if she didn't want us to be there like as if we was a inconvenience. We ordered our food when it did come it was luke warm and hardly anything on our plates 1 slice of meat and 1 very small gravy boat to share between 6 people . The veg could of done with an extra 10 minutes to cook too. We ordered water for our table which never came we normally order desert when we go out but we all agreed that we shouldn't as the lady really wanted us out I think she should get another job. No smile not once. We couldn't wait to pay and get home we went to joes for desert on way home .

Booked a table for two yesterday at three. We usually go for an early dinner but we thought we’d try the Sunday lunch. We arrived to a warm welcome in a very busy bar and restaurant and had a drink in the bar until the table was ready ( we were early). The meal was superb and the roast beef so tender. As usual the service was attentive and friendly. We will be back again soon!

I have visited 'The Brit' twice recently to give them another try at regaining our custom after they lost it ten years ago. That's how long it's taken us to want to try this place again. We'd heard good reports about the food so we thought at last we should return. Rather than write a journal, suffice to say it is not acceptable to be told by an apparently disinterested barman that our prebooked table wasn't ready because "we have been very busy all day" and then proceed to give tables and take orders for food from people who had walked in without booking. Neither is it acceptable to tell us when we enquired about the progress of our table being made ready that they didn't have a booking in our name even though we had already been told our table wasn't yet ready. We eventually ordered our food an hour after we had booked our table. The food was good but could have been warmer. We might have been cheered up while waiting by the wood burning stove except that on one of the coldest and wettest November days so far, it wasn't lit! So, not a great experience and one we won't be repeating any time soon. Might even be another ten years!

Booked a table 4 days before for 3.30 for Sunday lunch for 6 people. We waited 30 minutes to be seated. We all ordered Sunday roast and the portions size was disappointing 1 slice of meat on each plate. The veg could have been cooked a bit longer there was some yellow sauce on everyone's plate that tasted awful. And 1 little gravy boat it was tiny between 6 people. No Yorkshire puds . And the service was the slowest I've had in years the lady who served us looked like she didn't want to be there today. We'll neither did we won't be returning.

Lovely pub surrounded by beautiful wide open countryside view down to the estuary. Staff as friendly, food is great. Absolutely must visit if in South Wales.

Great Food, specials board has wonderful choice, intend to return for evening meal.

Lovely bub a bit pricy but food is good

Burger was stunning. But let down by frozen chips

My husband and I spent ages choosing where to go for lunch on my Birthday and settled on The Britannia in Llanmadoc. Having been there quite a few times in the past and h a d amazing food we were so looking forward to our visit. We chose the restaurant for its menus we absolutely froze in there we ended up eating with our coats and we werent the only ones so uncomfortable. I asked the waitress if they could put the heating on she said the radiators needed bleeding and didnt work.....really? My starter was supposed to be Devon crab as stated on the board it was a crab custard according to our bill most bizarre texture and no sign of crab as expected and a strange aftertaste my husband had the scallops for which you needed binoculars to find them nice flavour but crazy price for the portion. The mains of venison and 48hr beef cheeks were tasty but more like a fancy Sunday Lunch very disappointing. It used to be so special here I'm sorry to say I doubt we will be back.

The food at the Britannia was superb.Salt Marsh lamb was excellent ,equally the vegetables . The plate was presented as a tour de force. The chef has an excellent eye for artistic creations. The two young ladies , who served , were a delight. They were professional, and charming. The atmosphere was warm , perhaps because , it would seem that the bookings were staggered. No overbooking resulting in a quiet calm for us and other diners. Thought had obviously gone into making the food and atmosphere a "come again experience."

Had several meals at the Britannia Inn during our weeks stay in the village. The food and service were great!

Beet good food, busy place, friendly staff

Sunday the 15th October, 14 of us celebrating Dad's 70th before heading back to Nottingham. Brilliant Sunday roasts and personally the salmon with mussels was outstanding. Thank you so much for the hospitality, great service ,great food and thank you

Great food, generous portions. Visited several times. Super dog friendly. 🐕

Dropped in for a late lunch on the way home from a trip to The Gower. Had a scrumptious steak baguette and a pint. Great service from friendly staff. Definitely recommend it.

Good food in Gower nice old pub friendly staff

Just amazing, like a real pub should be

I have just enjoyed a delicious lunch with my friend and our dogs at the Britannia Inn, she enjoyed the lamb burger which I devoured the steak baguette. The chips were freshly cooked, hot and taste. Hightly recommend.

Stayed in the village just 100 yards from the Inn. Can I say positively that this Inn/restaurant is the best place my wife and I have eaten in or enjoyed a lunch and evening meal. The bar is a traditional place that pubs should be, fantastic atmosphere and service. The bar food is on the same level as the restaurant. The food quality, the service and atmosphere is of the highest order. We had two nights in the restaurant and two lunchtimes in the bar, just try the best fish and chips in this country, all at reasonable prices. We come from North Devon and there is nothing like this place. Its uncommercialised and what an Inn should be. Well done to the owners and the amazing staff.

Excellent Welsh Beef Gower pie. Chips were the best I've had anywhere. Service couldn't have been better. Lovely smiley girl served us.

A really lovely dog friendly place with a great atmosphere. The staff were obliging and polite and the menu was interesting and varied. The food was super. I guess it would be very busy peak season but there is plenty of outdoor seating.

Lovely little pub and dog friendly but the food (fish and chips) was honestly the worst we've ever eaten, very oily and unpleasant. The other food looked lovely could have just been bad luck ☹️

Local pub with great food and service

Lovely food. Dog friendly. Back garden overlooks the marshes to the beach and beautiful views beyond.

Lovely pub with a nice atmosphere. Good food and friendly service. Parking and a play area for children

Lovely lunch with friends. Melt in your mouth sous vide lamb for two of us, sea bass for our friend. All served with potatoes and plenty of vegetables and there was extra gravy on request. The best of the desserts was the cheesecake with strawberries, creme fraiche and icecream. So, very good food and friendly service though there was a bit of a wait before our food arrived. Definitely recommended for a return visit soon!

Our annual re-union of students from Swansea University [ 20 of us! ] placed our lunch order in advance, so everything was ready when we arrived. Excellent food, very friendly service, and highly recommended.

A great place to come for a drink and lunch after a local walk on a sunny day. Lovely views from the garden.

One of our favourite pubs. Lovely staff. Beautiful view over towards the estuary. Great food both for dinner and some cheaper lunch options. Good drinks selection. Pretty ideal really!

Lovely Sunday lunch sat outside in the beer garden with the dog. Outside tables need more umbrellas as only two we saw had them and it was during the hot spell a couple of weeks ago. Garden has a steep slope so no good for those with mobility issues. Inside was lovely, though we didn't eat there as we had the dog. Lunch was very nice, plenty of gravy and huge homemade Yorkshire pudding. I was quite taken aback at £68 for 4 beef dinners though (excluding drinks)!

What a gem. We were touring in our camper, rang in advance to book. Car park on a slope, not the best for sleeping. Service was excellent,the waitresses were so pleasant & obviously enjoyed their work. lovely dining room, food outstanding, this is more than pub food, this is special. Everything was so tasty. Would definitely recommend, and we will definitely return.

Food was excellent ...service was equally superb...what a lovely experience..it was clean and welcoming...Good range of wine

We booked an evening meal, which was generally ok but nothing special. Most disappointed with the waitress that we had. The leek and potato soup was bitter and was obviously left almost untouched. i asked the waitress to let the kitchen staff know. When the main course arrived I asked her if she reported it. She said that she had, but was not convincing. I asked what the kitchen staff said about the bitter soup. She shrugged her shoulders and said the soup had spices is it (which it hadn't) & that it was made the previous day (if this was some kind of an excuse). When I paid for the bill, I asked if the cost of the soup had been removed from the bill, she said it hadn't. I asked her to remove the cost, which she reluctantly did and added "no one else has complained" I was not impressed with her attitude or quality of service. We will not be dining there again! disappointing!

Great place to eat and lovely foods

Stunning area to sit and enjoy the views. Food is amazing great prices. Didn't wait long for food to be served, such a quiet area.

Turned up "by accident" on 7 September. The pub that we has been aiming for had a big wedding on, so we looked for somewhere else. Although we arrived at the Britannia early and unannounced, the staff were brilliant and looked after us well. We had the scallops and the laverbread to start and both had steaks for mains. The food was high quality and perfectly cooked. I also had a decent pint of Gower Gold to wash it down. We were very well looked after by efficient, effective and charming staff throughout. A very happy accident indeed; although more than 90 mins from home, we will return!

Went on a Monday evening, no need to book. Just find a table and order at the bar. Good selection of food and reasonably priced. Lovely real ales available. Food was great. Rear garden overlooks the estuary.

An amazing location with views over the estuary . Friendly staff serving a variety of local and international ales , and lagers. On a sunny afternoon - what more can you ask for .

We had a top quality 2 course meal there this evening (5th Sept 2023). Excellent service and atmosphere… the best meal we’ve had on the Gower so far! The Britannia Inn has won awards for it’s food and I’m very happy to give a 5 star rating and to recommend you give it a try! 😊

Stayed in the village for the week and had a few lunch and evening meals here. Excellent food and service. All reasonably priced. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Dogs allowed in the bar. Plenty of seating outside around the back with nice views.

We have visited this usually excellent restaurant many times and the food has been so good. But last night’s meal was abysmal. My vegetarian tagliatelle was to say the least unimaginative and cold. The staff are extremely friendly and attentive. Such a shame 😞

My wife and I have eaten here in the past, thoroughly enjoyed the dining experience. Unfortunately last night was very disappointing. My wife had a vegetable Tagliatelle, which was bland and cold, I had a fillet steak which should have been medium, it was well done and also cold, the only thing hot were the chips. Spending £799.90 we would expect a better standard of food, we will not be returning soon, Sorry.

Went there with my family and had an amazing meal. I ate the seabass which was the best I've eaten in a long time. The puddings were absolutely beaut, especially the brownies with hazelnuts in. Would highly recommend this place.

I have been coming here for the last few years while we have been camping at hillend and has been decent food. This time it was the worse meal i have eaten i had the beef cheek it was disgusting just tasted like the meat...

Great place to go, with or NJ without kids/dogs 👍

Wow, this is a gem. Good beers, delicious food and a great pub too. Highly recommended.

Had Sunday roast there for first time and was absolutely stunning

Lovely food and service here, as always.

Great pub busy but well staffed food and beer selection very good

Lovely meal on the patio, overlooking the estuary after a nice walk to Cwn I've.

Fabulous place, a hidden gem, bust stop outside to take you all around the gower! Good food, a wide variety of drinks and friendly staff serving you, well done to you all!

Beautiful beer garden with views. Inside the bar is quaint and casual. The bat staff are exceptional and deal with the volumes of customers in their stride. Lovely cheesy chips too.

Incredible food had the best risotto ever. The pub is a lovely hidden gem and super cozy on a rainy day. It also has a playground which our kids adored.

Fab place great food would highly recommend

Possibly one of the worst roasts we’ve had in a long time. Bland grey looking pork, flavourless, lumpy bisto gravy, over cooked veg with zero seasoning. Over price and unfriendly bar staff but a nice garden and view.

An excellent pub that's badly let down by it's WiFi. Don't let that out you off an otherwise, very hospitable and well run pub

We’ve been to the Britannia and sat outside in the garden several times before. The views out over the Gower salt marshes and the Loughor Estuary are excellent and there are a host of good walks from there - up Llanmadoc Hill or down to...

Just stopped for drinks.... Friendly polite staff with beautiful surroundings. Great food and a lovely atmosphere in the bar and restaurant. Highly recommend.

Decided to try again after having a disappointing meal during the lockdown period but unfortunately the quality of the meals hasn't improved. My husband ordered steak pie and truffle chips (which weren't cooked enough so had to be sent back) - they were replaced but...

Really nice local pub, good food at reasonable prices. I wanted something small to keep me over till dinner and the leek with potato soup was just perfect for it. I really recommend popping in for a bowl.

Tasty fresh food, slightly overpriced, but is definitely one of the best pubs on the Gower and is always busy. Beautiful views from the beer garden. Great pub food, sandwiches and burgers and Sunday roast.

A great place for food. The staff were friendly and very accommodating. The food was excellent. The only negative was the lack of disabled parking. Definitely worth further visits.

We visited the Britannia Inn three times during our stay on the Gower - twice eating in the restaurant and once in the beer garden. The garden is a pleasantly laid out space with play equipment enough to amuse children under 10 for some time. The views from parts of the beer garden are quite nice. The restaurant has a nice feel about it and we felt the food was better in the restaurant than off the pub menu. The restaurant was really rather good and one of the best places that we visited in Swansea and the Gower. Children’s meals were well priced and decent enough quality. Some of the specials were superb, including the soups. The stand out at each of our visits were the young waiting crew. All who served us were very polite, professional, helpful, knowledgeable and attentive. They have clearly been very well trained by someone - well done!

Eighteenth century inn with terraced area out front and beer garden overlooking the estuary. Stopped by for a lunchtime drink while out hiking. Staff were really friendly and there was a good selection of well-kept craft ales. Very nice, tradition decor with some original features. Didn’t eat as we’d had a big breakfast, but the home-cooked menu looked the best we’d seen on the Gower. Judging from how others’ meals went down, I assume that they didn’t disappoint. Would definitely return.

The Madri had a funky taste, the food was ok, but rather meh for the price

We've been here often and it really is worth seeking out. On a very wet summer's day, there was nothing more cheering than our delicious lunch served up beautifully in the restaurant. All of us agreed the food was absolutely first rate, with an impressive...

One of the best Sunday lunches I've had for a while. Staff were very accommodating. Only negative was a lack of disabled parking.

Really friendly, great atmosphere, tasty, fresh and wholesome food

It's an interesting drive to get there but well worth the effort. The car park is quite large but steeply sloping and with no disabled parking the only negative. It was very busy over Sunday lunch but the young staff were welcoming and accommodating. We...

Beautiful village location. Fruit cider v expensive. Stick to real ales. Views are breathtaking

The bar itself is super cute and cozy, we were seated in the restaurant for our meal then took our cheeseboard out to the large garden to soak in the view and a glass of wine. Food - we started with cockles and lavabread which...

This pub came highly recommended from various sources so we thought we would give it a try. The restaurant was fully booked but we were told we could try for a table in the bar where tables are not bookable. We arrived on a very...

This is a Gem! The location, the delicious food, the friendliest staff! It’s even dog friendly. It is not a chain. The owner is the chef and he serves delicious food. And his wife is front of house. A lovely country inn in a beautiful...

We were stopping in Rhossili, it was raining, so we needed a dog friendly place to eat. Other dog friendly establishments limited dogs to the garden, so we chose The Britannia Inn as our 9 month old puppy was allowed inside. The staff were instantly welcoming to us. We could have a tab set up straight away. We ordered the Roast Ham and Egg, the Gower Gold and Steak Pie & Moroccan Welsh Lamb Tagine. The pub was full, but the food was delivered quite quickly and to say it was delicious is an understatement. It was superb, the chips were delicious and appeared to be hand made. The meat was so tender that it fell apart. I could go on and on praising the food and the chef. We were latish going in, but they still served us a pudding. White Chocolate Profiteroles, Apple & Blackcurrant Crumble and a Vanilla Cheesecake. All I can say is that they didn’t last long. Adding the whole lot up with drinks did push the bill up a bit. However, even with a bit of an ouch, I was more than happy with what I paid. We are only in the area for a couple of days more, but our last night plans have changed from the nearby hostelry to The Britannia. Well done and a huge thank you to all the staff. Oh, by the way, there are vegetarian options available, which we did consider.