Bryn Williams at Porth Eirias in Conwy

Beautiful sea views, excellent drinks and service.....totally recommend

Exquisite food, the fish was super delicate and my wife's beef pie was delicious. Super good service. We had a very romantic meal here.

Really delicious food. The soda bread starter in particular was incredible! The goats cheese and calamari starters were great, and the monkfish main were delicious.

We had our dog with us, as there is covered seating outside we were able to enjoy the lovely sea food.

Great restaurant but my goodness the building is an eyesore. A hideous concrete scar on our coastline. Looks like a giant skip when seen from certain angles. Awful.

Enjoyed my bacon roll but I think a little costly

Busy cheerful atmosphere. Lemon Tea and Welsh cakes. Bit pricey.£11.

Booked to go here as it was in the Michelin Guide however felt it didn't really meet our expectations. Taste wise it was no better than average restaurant. Would not recommend the prawn starter, you have to peel it yourself however it wasn't cooked enough so the shell was hard to take off (the meat was cooked but just not to where the shell should naturally peel easily) and the sauce that came with it detracted from the taste of the prawns. The charcuterie is also so so. Wouldn't recommend The crab starter and main however was delightful. Monkfish was OK but the fishcake was so so. The dessert cheese was our first time having it and the waiter said it was similar to brie. Texture yes. Flavour no. Unfortunately it wasn't to our palate and I love majority of cheeses. As it was first time having I cant say if the cheese was meant to taste like that or it had sweated. Our main waiter was delightful however.

We were a party of 12 friends for lunch . I could not fault the food or the staff and the cocktails were great ! Diolch yn fawr .

We eat here regularly as it's good quality food, that said it's not always cooked well, very regularly we have to send things back and there's always a half hearted apology, the 'chef' then pokes it around a bit and agreea it wasn't cooked right. Really at the price and attaching it's name to a Michelin recommended chef it should always be good each time and every time?

We come here often as we know it's really good quality food, that said it's regularly not cooked well and we have to send things back, last time it was the squid which the chef agreed was under cooked/ raw. This time, the monkfish was undercooked and inedible, each time the chef agrees that it isn't cooked correctly - why can't it be right?

Very disappointed! we went for my husbands birthday. To eat, we shared fish pie which was really dry, more peas and potatoes than fish and tasted like it had been frozen! We all felt our meal was rushed to accommodate ‘walk-in’ customers. (3 courses within 1.5 hrs) When booked they said that they could provide a ‘birthday desert’ for my husband which comprised of 2 Welsh cakes on a large dinner plate. Not a memorable experience.

Welsh breakfast by the sea. Extensive menu, very popular place but the location is tops. Would definitely return and definitely recommend 👌 👍 👏

What a fabulous experience. We travel extensively and dine out frequently. The portion control allowed us to enjoy all three courses. The best baked Alaska ever. However, all the food was cooked perfectly. Thank you.

Walked in and Walked out!! We were waiting at the takeaway part and hung around to be served. The staff never greeted us. While waiting we noticed flys landing on the very expensive Baguettes on the counter. We decided at this point to leave and never to return.

Excellent late breakfast. I can highly recommend the delicious eggs royale. Prices were very reasonable, and the dishes were well presented. Fantastic full-on views of the new wide, sandy beach and the waves rolling in. The atmosphere was very busy (a full house on a Sunday). It was a wonderful experience that we shall certainly be repeating. It feels like a very special place.

Loved the location, food and service. Toilets both ladies & men really let it down and would put us off in future. Entrance also very strange x

Great spot on the seafront, loads of seats available and good choice of food and drinks.

Great food, great service at a reasonable price. Would definitely be back.

This was our first visit, The room itself is not great (and the building unprepossessing to say the least), though the sea view is lovely. It’s a very hard place, rather reminiscent of a canteen and really needs some work on the acoustics which are awful. The food is good and interesting, though I always feel that there should be some consistency in terms of complete/incomplete dishes: for example, the crab claw linguine (eaten by one of us who thought it delicious) is a complete dish: the plaice isn’t and needs addition sides to make it so. (By the way serving Jerusalem artichokes with a couple of fried sage leaves really does not constitute ‘seasonal garden vegetables. The fennel jam was, however, one of the nicest things I’ve ever eaten. Nevertheless, we had a lovely meal – in terms of the food. The waiter was either having a really bad day or needs more training. He spoke at great speed and with little clarity; he dropped things; he knocked our drinks all over the table and floor, etc., etc. Not the best customer experience really. However, I have little doubt that we’ll be back

After travelling for 3 hours,(23/09/2023) 14:35 we were keen to eat at this restaurant,we walked in to the restaurant and waited to be attended to by staff,we was observed by 3 different members of staff and was totally ignored by each of them,we waited 5 more minutes and, as they did not seem to be bothered,we decided to leave,we thought that this was exceptionally rude and decided we will not return to this restaurant.

Delicious food , nice location, friendly staff. Good portion sizes.

First time eating here ,definitely not the last. Fabulous service, atmosphere and especially the food, so tasty,good size portions nicely prepared and presented. Must visit.

Staff really professional & accomodating. Food of a good quality. We sat on the terrace with our dog and the views were amazing.

Just stopped for a coffee and to use the bathroom. Coffee was indifferent. Nice sea front location Second visit. Had carry out coffee. Sat outside looking at the sea. Much better

We went out walking along the beach which was beautiful. We went in to take some tea and cakes, but they had just closed down, so we didn't eat there, unfortunately.

Stopped here for afternoon tea with my dad. Had reservations. Staff was super friendly and even got us in early. The mint tea was amazing and the food with afternoon tea was perfection. The smoked salmon sandwiches were my favorite and the raspberry and lime jam is stupendous!

Their full breakfast was my best meal of the day at a very reasonable price. View to die for.

This is my favourite place in north wales , sit outside in the sun with a view of the beach and feel you are on holiday or inside in cooler weather equally lovely. Service is always excellent, friendly and food delicious . Flexible and relaxed and great for any occasion or just enjoy a glass of wine and a small plate. Portions just right and never too salty like some places.

I cannot express enough how fantastic this place is. The food was incredible and some of the best fish we've ever had, and the service we had from Simon (very sorry if we didn't spell your name correctly!) was utterly impeccable and felt like we were dining in the finest restaurant in London. If you're in North Wales, you NEED to visit here!

Don’t order the 12 pound cheese board it’s laughable I will add a picture and people can make there own minds up I have been to many restaurants and never been so disappointed

Great experience. Cakes were delicious and the staff were amazing - so friendly! They even brought over treats for the dogs! Would highly recommend!

Warm atmosphere with tasty, well presented food without the pretentiousness associated with restaurants like this. Staff were knowledgeable and friendly and were able to describe food well. Good fish dishes, I had the whole plaice and my wife had the John dory, learn from my mistake and order the John dory as it was 10 times as tasty as the plaice.

Beautiful view of the seafront, the decor of the restaurant is lovely. Staff was kind. The coffee was really good, although the food was average, decent full breakfast, good portion!

Was really looking forward to this. Positives - views are amazing - mackerel scotch egg was lovely. - Tarter sauce was nice. Negatives - daily catch fish fingers - poor, fingers weren't anything special - fries were (I believe) frozen - Crushed peas tasteless - seasoning required all round. - chicken was bordering on 'just' being cooked Drinks - asked for a pint to be given a bottle, maybe they don't do pints but the waitress didn't say. Price - well overpriced for what we got. Summary Not sure the meal we had would have passed muster for any Michelin judges. Probably won't return for anything other than the views.

Great restaurant in lovely sea front location. Food was good except the chips were over salted-admitted by staff, and several dishes were “heavy” on mushrooms, the plaice and the fish pie in particular. I was disappointed by the consistency of fish through the pie which is designed to be shared, one quarter had almost none but lots of peas and mushrooms.

A fantastic experience in a beautiful setting with incredible views and taste bud tantalising food. The staff are very friendly and the bistro decor is very welcoming and relaxing making the whole experience extremely personal and satisfying.

A restaurant in the Michelin guide with a beautiful seafront view. Fish pie was delicious and food overall good, but menu a little bit limited in that there was only one vegetarian option. The highlight really was the desserts, so unique and flavourful, wish we could’ve tried all of them if we weren’t so full!

Me and two friends had a fantastic lunch at Bryn Williams. We had soda bread and olives to start with. For mains, we chose two different meals Dory, Menai mussels, and curried butter beans for one and two lots of fingers, fries, crushed peas, and tartar sauce. Oh and a bottle of sauvignon blanc. All the food was delicious, service great, location stunning, and all reasonably priced. Bryn was there at the time of our reservation, and he is always happy to chat and pose for a photo. We would all recommend going to Bryn Williams in Portheris, and we will definitely be back

Lovely lunch for 4, each person enjoyed his/ her chosen course . The Creme Brulee was super delicious Could not fault anything!

Delicious food, great views and excellent service!

Absolutely delicious brunch. High quality products and excellent views over the sea. Would absolutely recommend but the only thing I would suggest to improve is a child’s size full breakfast as the adult size is too large/expensive for someone under 12 years. Having said that, we will definitely be back. Thanks

The restaurant staff were really helpful. We had booked online two separate tables because no 4-person one was available but the man on the welcome desk found us one. The food was delicious and the views across Colwyn Bay are stunning. The woman on the take away counter was also really helpful and nice, when I bought a coffee and cake, later in the day. The only thing that marred the experience was the toilet cleaner who challenged me about whether I eaten in the restaurant. It was so unexpected. Other people were also using the toilets and weren’t challenged, though it may have been because she could only question one person at a time, rather than specifically targeting me. The toilets and foyer look like a council leisure centre, and I would have thought open to anyone. So even though I had eaten in the restaurant and entitled to use them - according to her rules - surely anyone needing the loo could use these facilities.

Excellent restaurant on the sea front. Sat out with my dog. Fantastic service and amazing food. Had breakfast here, and it was all lovely . Had sausage roll eggs benedict and full English. Would highly recommend.

Nice little cafe and a well stocked shop

Great location, great service and a great meal. We especially enjoyed the crab linguine.

Pricey coffee was to strong felt ill after it.

Great food, good presentation, great hospitality from the Front of House staff!

I was recommended this restaurant from my hotel in Penmaenpool and made the trek over. I didn't mind waiting for a table at all as I was looking forward to a lovely meal. I ordered crab linguine and was bitterly disappointed. The sauce was very, very watery. Slid off the pasta and didn't coat the spoon at all. Just slopped around the plate. I asked for some bread to mop up the sauce to try and at least take advantage of the small flavour present and was given two stone cold, as in had refrigerator chill, slices of chewy sourdough. In the end I gave up. I ate 1/4 of one of the slices of bread. You can imagine my surprise when I was then charged £3 for said bread and butter. When I pointed out that there was no butter provided and the bread was refrigerator cold the server (who was the same name as the person listed as manager on their menu according to my receipt), shrugged and said he'd let the kitchen know. However happily continued to take my money. My accommodation said they had met Bryn multiple times and he would be horrified to hear of this quality and service.. unfortunately Bryn maybe you need better quality control 😟 When you travel, every meal is an opportunity and experience, and restaurant is not one I'd recommend.

Late breakfast en route to Anglesey with grand kiddies. Lovely informal atmosphere with fantastic views, friendly efficient service and good food. Called on our way home and got amazing snacks which we ate in. Would definitely recommend.

The only problem with the restaurant is the toilets. They are open so the public can use them off the beach. Our bill was over 200.00 I don't expect to use toilets covered in sand. The staff are excellent 👌 and so was the food. Please please provide your customers with private toilets

Second visit much better than our first...but gritty leeks are never nice!

Wonderful helpful friendly staff... lovely location next to Rhos beach

Great service great food relaxed atmosphere, cant complain ,if only he did his new book in English aswell as Welsh 😛, second visit food still great , amazing views , love it

What a shame, we visited here today after being many times before & ordered coffee and lunch. When I asked for a tap water, I was told that I would have to pay for it! I said no thank you and left. Then I went back in to speak to a manager because under law, as a licensed premises, I understood that they are obliged to provide it. I explained that we had ordered lunch & that I needed the water for medical purposes. The manager was very condescending, talked over me & was clearly very annoyed that I was questioning their policy. He said that they couldn't give free water to everyone, that perhaps I could bring my own bottle next time or I could finish my coffee & use the dirty cup for water, to save them on washing up. Oh dear, what a shame.

We have been back here a couple of times since my first review. I am not planning to rush back. We went in the afternoon and asked to sit outside in the sun. We were given a menu and ignored for 20 minutes so we got up and left. They were thanking us as we left but nobody seemed to realised that no one had come to take an order!

Called in for drink and food and asked for tap water, was asked to pay for tap water , pointed out tap water is free disgusting service manager even said he didn't care!!! Won't be going here again

Last night I went out with friends and ordered a cheese board being to embarrassed to complain as the friends were all work colleagues and didn’t wish to cause a scene this is Bryn Williams 11 pounds plus cheeseboard I will leave people to make there own decisions

Call in on the way back to manchester bought rwo fish finger Sandwiches at £9.5 each only for being in a hurry would have given them back OVER COOKED we left most of them would not recommended with two coffee spent £26.00

40th birthday treat 5th July for hubby. Delicious food. Lovely staff. Fab cocktails. Stayed till late watching the sun go down on the terrace over Colwyn Bay. Stagged back to our holiday cottage lol 😆 fab night

Second visit, first time was for lunch last year. Dinner was very good. Starters we chose - gin cured salmon & roast prawns. Mains John Dory & the lamb rump. Extras new potatoes & 'seasonal garden vegetables' which was where it went a bit wrong. We were brought a dish of braised leeks which were a tad tough on the outside and unseasoned. If we'd known it was just one vegetable then we wouldn't have ordered this. Do leave room for puddings, Chocolate crèmoux which comes with toasted & salted pistachios, cherries & the best crème anglaise. Other half had the baked alaska, delicious. Only other whinge, apart from the 'seasonal garden vegetables' is the fact that this restaurant is in a stunning location with views over the bay. We were sitting next to the windows but the view was a bit spoilt by the fact the windows need a good clean.

Wonderful place for wholesome breakfast and service.

Special mention for the black pudding and tomato ketchup on the breakfast! 😋

Over priced and there hot chocolate had no flavour, mean they might as well got Cadbury hot chocolate powder and used water, even tho the chocolate on a stick was really nice

Trendy and usually good quality.

It was perfect quite simply and the baked Alaska 👍

Lovely lunch here today. Excellent indeed. Worth every penny.👌

Fabulous view of the sea and Fabulous food. Friendly staff

Cannot fault this place, the staff are all welcoming, lovely place to.sit quietly if that is what you want to do. Gorgeous views over the sea

Indifferent staff. A bit too casual for its own good.

Lovely food and great setting, watching the wind go by ….wifey had lamb and I had John Dory

Great food, fantastic service and an amazing location.

Where do I start? Upon entering, a relaxed atmosphere. Staff exceptionally attentive. A small but well thought out lunchtime menu. This did not disappoint, a starter of Smoked Mackerel Scotch egg was the order, unfortunately the better half knocked her prosecco all over me and the food. It was almost cartoon like, the way staff appeared around the table and clearing the 'spoiled' food away. Fresh food was delivered within minutes and the experience restarted. Daily catch fish fingers, crushed peas and tartar sauce again excellent. Although I was caught between this dish and Crab Claw linguine. My fellow diner adjacent had ordered the crab claw linguine and confirmed how good it was. Next time I shall order if available. Next came the 'special' dessert Ice Cream sandwich - vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two almond shortbread and a strawberry sauce. delightful. We WILL return. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough. You must try it.

Had an absolutely stunning meal there today. Just loved everything about the place and we will be returning for sure.

Only called at the cafe as fancied a brew and cake. No proper cakes, i.e victoria sponge or choc cake, just Welsh Cakes, small brownies etc. I actually chose the last sausage roll, which to be fair was very good, hubby had Welsh Cakes. Disappointed that tea came in cardboard cup with wooden cutlery.

You can recognise an excellent chef by the fact that even the simplest dishes can still surprise the palate. The fish creations are excellent, well combined and well portioned. Even simple dishes such as a green salad, steamed vegetables or peas are incredibly tasty. A big compliment to the kitchen! Great restaurant with a beautiful view, modern interiour, courteous staff and good cocktails. If we had been there longer, we would have gone back a third time in a row.

Lovely food and ambience. Staff couldn't do enough for you 👌👍

This place should have been a shoe-in for a five star review. Great location on the beach and owned by a renowned chef. The day was beautiful too. Service was friendly but the food was really disappointing. We started with prawns with Bloody Mary ketchup - which could have done with having their dirt track removed but weren’t bad. The fried mussels were really tasty and warm but weirdly, served on crushed ice - which kept getting into the open shell. The real issue was with the fish pie. It looked beautiful when it arrived but had no flavour. I mean, plenty of fish and a lovely potato mash top but no taste. Also no seasoning. I would typically be looking forward to some mustard or even cheese sauce background flavour, but nothing! If someone told me the kitchen had forgotten to add 3-4 ingredients and salt and pepper, that would have explained things. So, I made the cardinal sin of eating it anyway because I was hungry and it wasn’t bad. Also, it took 30 mins to make and I didn’t want the hassle of sending it back without knowing it could be improved. We skipped dessert and bailed out. Big shame. I think Bryn Williams needs to do some spot checks on the food that’s going out in his name.

A really wonderful place with views across the beach and the best food

Good points - fabulous location and views out to sea and along the beach front. Bad points - service poor, food average at best. Menu limited very fish oriented. Staff didn’t look happy no smiles at all

Great location + Views with friendly staff and good food. The only thing that was unusual is the restaurant isn't really separated from the coffee shop area The building has the feel of a council operated facility rather than a restaurant with tired sports centre WC's.

We had a wonderful Lunch the service was outstanding the waiter was really nice very helpful and very professional and very polite the food was amazingly delicious and incredible I definitely enjoyed being there and I would love to come again on my birthday really soon I enjoyed the atmosphere around the restaurant I would shake hands to Bryn Williams how amazing you and your staff were today we love this restaurant xxx

Stunning location and interiors are quite lovely, everything seemed customised for the place from the wall paint to the doilies. We only went there for a quick breakfast so mainly toast and croissants. What made the meal stand out were the kitchen -made orange marmalades, pomegranate jam and lemon curd which we absolutely loved! Servers would pass by with such amazing plates though we truly wished we had more time to spend there and discover what they have to offer. Lucky for the residents nearby to have such a gem of a place and so close to the sea.

Really poor experience. Great views and location but no kids menus so as a family we didn't feel particularly welcome - odd for a place right in the centre of a family beach. Dishes are small and expensive. Had expected something special but the fish and chips were nothing more than basic. Didn't bother with the overpriced dessert menu and opted for a far more enjoyable ice cream from the friendly van on the back of the beach. £10 cocktails, £4 for an apple juice for my youngest. Also, the toilets are a bit like being in a leisure centre. It sounds picky, but if you are aiming to be a high end venue you have to cover all bases. Definitely wouldn't go back for anything more than a scenic coffee.

Fab spot, right on the beach. Food is great, service is friendly. Great place to sit for a while. Dog friendly on the walk in only terrace

Went to Anglesea for a week so excitedly booked here for a nice meal. Well let's not drag this out. A. My starter came before the drinks I'd ordered. With the cheeky little scamp of a waiter when he finally turned up saying 'better late than never'. It was a bottle of beer and a glass of wine. B. We only saw the specials when we were leaving as the waitress never told us about them. C. Why girlfriend ordered prawns on the shell. No finger bowl came with this. She had to leave the table to ask for one. Little bit shabby for a £120 meal.

Lovely view from restaurant, staff friendly and lattes were lovely, a bit of the expensive side but nice as a treat. Advantage of a free car park and premises clean and well laid out

Absolutely Beautiful food and the restaurant is delightful x

my wife and i had breakfast yesterday morning very disappointed plates were cold food average and the most expensive breakfast i ever had . will never go there again David

Great breakfast! Everything on the plate was fresh and a quality, tasty product. Will definitely return.

Had a welcome break for refreshments and toilet

A great place to rest after a walk along the Irish Sea. The restaurant is located right on the seafront, on a beautiful promenade. Nice service. Delicious Welsh cookies and other Welsh dishes. A small playground located in the immediate vicinity. Good local beer. Large parking lot. The place is adapted for people with disabilities. I recommend.

Great food, friendly staff and a lovely ambience. Amazing views too. Loved it as much as Odettes

If you like sea views and traditional Welsh dining this place is pretty good. The modern building means the ceiling is high, the windows are plentiful and tall and this means one big open dining can be very noisy and hard to hear your dining companions. The food is very good, if somewhat expensive compared to other local eateries, by about 20%. Portion sizes are underwhelming too, one Arancini ball for £8 and enough olive tapanade to make you sick is a bit miserly, as is the small square of Hake for £22! The sticky toffee pudding is very indulgent and much better value for money. We enjoyed the experience but £52 per head with wine means this is a special occasion venue only.

Rapidly becoming one of our favourites. Update: sadly, it's not always as good as could be. Today overdone toast and burnt bacon. Told we just had to send it back but by that stage it has already spoiled the experience.

Nice food but was expecting more than just nice considering the cost. Service was efficient.

First time I’ve been (having won a voucher at work!) but very glad I did. The food is very special and worth paying that bit more for. I had a delicious cheese soufflé which I would highly recommend. Everything prepared fresh, and you can watch the chefs at work. Excellent dining experience.

Loved the location, food and the excellent service. The staff were great, welcoming and friendly. The view out to sea is lovely. I had my first ever Welsh cakes here and have been spoilt because it will be very difficult to find anywhere that can match the ones I had here, so you must try them above anything else on their great menu.

We thought for a small portion of chips, £4 was a bit expensive to take out.

Fine dine redefined!! When you go in thinking nothing can beat the views, in comes the food. No matter what you order, you are going to love it! From how your plate looks, to the magic it does to your taste buds, it’s a lovely experience. Can’t wait to keep going back!