Caffi'r Gath Ddu/The Black Cat Cafe in Gwynedd

Fantastic menu choice Food was very tasty fresh falafel Foamy cappuccino with option of chocolate or cinnamon powder Fast service

The food and service was very good and much better than reviews led us to expect. So glad we stopped for lunch. I recommend the falafel and jackets. I suspect the homemade approach struggles on really busy days as you would expect.

I went here with my parents and we each had a cream tea. It was lovely food: huge fresh scones that were still warm; really tasty sandwiches and fresh home made cakes that were a dream! The price was great as well at less than £20 per person. The staff were lovely and were happy to help with anything. Loads of tea and beautiful china tea sets. Would recommend to everyone!

The staff were really friendly but it was chaos. We waited ages and had to remind them that we had not received our order, then it came twice. We paid nearly £20 for two cups of coffee and two scones. These were advertised as 'home made', although I'm not convinced they were. Food hygiene skills were not great either. I would not recommend a visit to this cafe!

Delicious cream tea! Could not fault service and scones were a dream, massive pot of tea and nice surroundings. Thank you, we will definitely return.

Terrible. Very long wait for food. Felt ill after the chips that tasted of old and dirty frying oil! Very, very expensive for what we had. The tea was good and service pleasant on the whole. Would avoid!

Can't really review because despite the website saying they're open til 7pm, signs on the roadside...also 7pm and on the drive....6pm, they were in fact CLOSED!!!! We live on Anglesey so not exactly on our doorstep. Quite glad they were closed actually having in retrospect read about the high prices. Bechod. Such a shame.

Over £40 for 3 coffees, 3 cakes and a kids hotdog! Service was also very slow. Won’t be visiting here again. Shame, as cafe is in a lovely spot and at the entrance of Glynllifon.

Not cheap, but still worth visiting for the welcome and quality. Lovely people here, happy to chat, and offering a good range of snacks and drinks. Prompt service with a smile and our cakes were delicious. Don't visit if you're on a tight budget, but in my view, still worthwhile.

£4.80 for a take-a-way Hot Chocolate! I'm talking a regular sized no frills Hot Chocolate that should have been more like half this price. I glanced at the menu as we were actually hungry, £11 for jacket potatos.. I don't recall ever seeing a more expensive jacket potato in my life. We used to visit this cafe all the time pre-covid but ever since it seems to have and still is getting more and more expensive, we have since stopped visiting for food and after todays £4.80 hot chocolate will no longer pop in for a drink either. I don't like leaving negative reviews, but upon checking the rest of the reviews I can see everyone is saying this same thing as I am.

Ordered a piece of apple pie and tea for two £18 ! Waiting time was over 30 minutes, had to chase order twice. When I asked for a break down of price apple pie was £6 and the cream was extra this is not advertised on the board. THIS PLACE IS A RIP OFF !

nice food, nice location, just such a shame about the extort prices, I think they would get way more customers if the process were reasonable. They could get good traffic if advertised as having great vegan options. Also the college staff would fill the place at lunch times if it was affordable...

We bought 4 cakes, 3 glasses of tap water (30p each!!) and a tea for nearly £30 and that was after removing the ice cream / cream accompaniments to the cakes that would have been £2 each (£8 total) for a small dollop on the side. Can’t remember ever being charged for tap water yet alone 30p for about 150ml. Not sure what market this cafe is aiming for. It’s not exactly in prime tourist location. The park looks lovely but we won’t be paying to enter after our cafe experience.

Superb place to come if you are an eccentric billionaire. I ordered two cups of tea and two scones, and was charged the fat end of £20. Shaking slightly with shock, I asked the assistant to show me how it came to that. Every time she added up the numbers, the total was different, but *seems* that a scone is £6.80 and you pay extra for cream. Just as well I didn’t want a sandwich as well - those are £9.99! I’m sure Elon Musk will have one when he pops in on his way to launch his next spacecraft.

Wonderful surroundings, but the prices were eye watering, including charging 30p for a glass of tap water, on top of a £23 bill for three scones and two drinks.

Along with most recent reviews we found this place to be in a lovely setting and with a nice looking selection of food. But, the prices are through the roof. It feels like one of those places that thinks if they serve a scone on a roof slate they can charge extra. Added to that, when our drinks came the waitress was carrying the three glasses by putting her fingers inside the glasses. Basic food hygiene training would tell her that that is not OK. Such a pity.

Check your bills. Charged £38 for a tea, latte, pastie & chips and a cottage pie & chips. Even at their prices should have only been around £30

We visited a year ago and had a lovely lunch. We visited again recently but found it very disappointing. We had a tuna sandwich, a pasty and two drinks which came to £24. The pasty had not been heated through properly and the tuna sandwich came with a few crisps and a mediocre salad. It is a shame in such a lovely setting that it was expensive but not very good.

This use to be a good cafe. But it has significantly slipped. The food and drink is very expensive, and the service is sloppy. I ordered a pasty, which arrived luke-warm on top and still chilled on the bottom. It went back for a second attempt, and came. Ack tolerably hot. We won’t be coming back.

We had Earl Grey tea & an Americano, with a slice of cake each = £16.30. I think prices in cafés & general eating out have gone through the roof, we have to choose where we go carefully. With this in mind, I think this was a great place, no fast food here. Great cake portions and good texture. Good drink as well. Genuine & friendly staff and a broad menu from the little I saw. Stopped on a bike ride loop from Caernarfon, nice ride back with a tail wind :-)

Looked very impressive and clean with good display of cakes. Ordered 2 coffees and cakes, £18.85. What !!, so shocked I paid. Yes, quality was ok, but at that price NEVER again. Must be most expensive in N Wales.

Sad to be writing such a negative review for a local cafe but something needs to change. Positives- lovely location and ample seating, warm and friendly staff. The cakes looked good. Negatives - they forgot one persons food completely and got another’s wrong. The prices are astronomical, food is not homemade, condiments available are cheap and nasty including watered down vinegar. There was also no toilet paper in the toilets Unsure if this is a recent change as previously had good food here in the past. Hopefully they’ll improve as time goes on.

Just over £15 for two coffees and one slice of cake… insanely expensive. I wouldn’t come here for a meal!

£14.99 for tea and toasted sandwich is too expensive. I was shocked when they said the price . Not going to go there again.

Attended at location during christmas fair had 2 chcken and stuffing sandwiches 2 coffees a portion of chips and 3 chips take away cost over £43 !!! The take away chips were £4.99 wach it was served in a foil container tat you would get...

Good selection of cakes, teas, and food. Very friendly service, and our order arrived quickly. Will be visiting again!

If you like your food Greggs style at Ritz prices, with Acorn Antiques style service, you've definitely come to the right place. If terrible is your "thing", then this is tailor-made for you. All bases are covered. When you're paying £28+ for a humus and...

Cheese sandwich and chips with tea- £14.75. Stale dry bread economy cheese and frozen chips . Total rip off . Trying too hard to fleece the tourists. I am local and wont be going back.

Beautiful surroundings but shame they charge £3.80 for a simple regular coffee to take away

Lovely staff. But expect to pay ridiculous prices for the food and drinks. Try to support local and understand it’s hard for everyone at the moment, but these prices make it more difficult to support locally.

£9 for an egg mayo butty. Said it came with crisps, coleslaw, fruit and salad. Came with 3 crisps, less than a shot of cheap coleslaw, some limp salad and a rind end of orange. The bread was cheap supermarket rubbish. £6 for large chips...

Avoid. Ridiculous prices, slow service. Disorganised. Selling multipack cans of pop for £2.50 a go….. owners taking advantage of rising costs.

Total rip-off. 2 panini’s 1 large chips and 2 soft drinks = £37. Shocking. Please think twice before dining out here. £37 is a lot of money. Will never go back there.

Went back and tried this cafe again a year after .Well I we won't be calling again !Service so slow staff looked miserable all of them .We arrived at 5.30 pm they close at 7pm and were told the coffee machine was off no coffee...

Absolute rip off. Nine pounds for two cans of pop and two fab lollies!!!! Don’t bother.The surroundings are nice but they’ve got a captive audience and they know it.

Went in after hours around 6pm; great meal and lovely service. They have a good range of vegan and gluten free options. Warm and attentive welcome; food included Welsh cottage pie and jacket potato and the most lovely gluten free avocado and courgette cake. Would...

Cafe staff so friendly, concerned that we sat outside as weather was a little undecided and stated next time to go inside with our dog! Made us feel very welcome

Had some very tasty cake and drinks from this little cafe with very friendly staff. Great choice of cakes. They have an extensive menu which all sounded wonderful and seemed to cater for lots of different dietary requirements.

Service with a smile, and good service, a couple of mistakes but we're all human. So this review just goes out to the owner of this establishment. I ordered the falafel 'platter' which was 10.99, what I received was beyond a joke. 5 falafels, tasty...

This was cafe food at Bistro Prices . Very friendly staff and quick service . However we had 2 x Sunday Chicken Dinners at £13.99 each I assumed would come with a sausage each . Was charged £4 for 2 x average sausages .I feel...

Visited cafe with family for lunch on a pretty awful February day! Food was great, very tasty very hot and we all really enjoyed it. Service was great, very friendly even a little treat for the dog and granddaughter. Will be returning

Visited here with my partner. We found the staff to be very friendly and provided a great service. The food was presented well and tasted great. I agree that it is a bit over priced. Also, the cafe was absolutely freezing, they did have heaters...

I went to this cafe several times maybe 5 years ago while on holiday, it was lovely brilliant service top quality food especially for my vegan son and to die for cakes. So took a trip back on our recent visit and so disapointed. Everything...

I wrote a review on this cafe ( late December). Really bad Cafe. Re-writing that it took 40 minutes wait for a late. Cold, bad service. We walked out. 50p for tap water.

Carrot and coriander soup with 2 teas - not many pennies change from £14. Quality fine but a bit much. Then they charge 40p for a glass of water because water in “on a meter”! Welsh Water charge about £1.5 per cubic litre which is...

I don’t like the fact that they let dogs in to a place where food is being served so I sat outside and had to listen to a dog constantly barking, took 15 minutes for my latte to arrive for which I paid £3.90, it...

Called in today after braving the floods on our way back from delivery in Caernarfon. Not been for years and had a lovely experience. Despite the cafe struggling with a leak, we were greeted by a very polite and friendly young lady and shown to...

Alla i ddim dod dros prisiau y caffi bach yma, £11 am banini! £58 am ginio bach i 4 a toddler. Staff digon clên, ond da chi wirioneddol angen sbio ar prisia os da chi isho bobl ddod yn nol!Bechod mawr! Really cant believe the...

4 adults, 3 small children. Sunday lunch at 18.99 each was well overpriced. Both in terms of portions and quality. One roast potato per plate. Asked for more and we're charged a further 4.00 . Probably need to reflect on where and what they are...

We live locally and love coming here with our young kids and family. The staff go above and beyond to make sure we are having a nice time and that we have everything we need. Kids meal is good value and our young kids love...

As the other poor reviews on here - don’t bother with this cafe We visited today for Sunday lunch with our son - we only wanted 3 soft drinks and 3 Sunday lunches - nearly £50 !! Yes the signs are clear but £50 for...

After reading reviews for this & Glynllifon country park, which is where this cafe is, we decided to visit & I wish we had been here before. We popped in before we walked around the park. We had a very friendly welcome from Megan &...

The chilly weather the day of our visit did nothing to spoil our visit. All the staff both regular and several new younger staff were upbeat and warm to their visitors, safety instructions clearly shown which together with their attitude created a relaxed and happy...

We had 4 cakes, 2 hot drinks and 3 cans which came to £32. I couldn’t believe it when she said that. The cabs must be £2.50 and cakes £5! They are nice but no where near £5 a slice and not big slices either!...

Could not believe the reviews about this place!! Visited this lovely cafe today with my husband, children and dog, we were worried that the dog would not be allowed in but they are dog friendly which is fantastic. When we arrived the place was so...

Came here today tue 10th of August with my mum and 3 children.... We've been here a few times before covid and have always enjoyed..... Today was a total rip off..... 2 cans of sprite 1 tea 1 coffee 1 small chips and a slice...

We visited the park and popped into the cafe for a wonderful bite to eat. The food is all freshly prepared to order, definitely worth the wait, and the freshly baked cakes are especially delicious!!! Family run business, with helpful and friendly staff! Would really...

Visited this cafe whilst visiting Parc Glynllifon on a Sunday afternoon. The weather hadn't been great but when it suddenly brightened up we were able to sit outside in the pleasant outdoor space. Ordered drinks and cakes which were brought to our table by a...

Visited today as annual members of the grounds, with every intention of using this café each time. To cut a long story short we waited over ONE HOUR for the following...2 x children jam sandwiches, 2 x children cheese sandwiches and 2 paninis. About 40...

I popped into this lovely family-run cafe this afternoon with my partner and my younger siblings. We all came from there very pleased with the food and service! We each had a home-made cake, and hot drinks, which there was plenty to choose from! Our...

Popped into this lovely, small family-run café a week or two ago, and I must admit – I loved everything about it! The location was pretty much perfect for us as we’d just been on a walk around the woodlands of Parc Glynllifon, and reached...

Had the hummus and olive platter for £10.99.., it was a tiny bowl of about 6 olives, a bowl of hummus ( which was lovely I must say ) , a tiny bowl of coleslaw , a tired limp looking salad and 4 small pieces...

Stopped off at the cafe today after a lovely walk around the park. Cafe was busy but all the staff were polite and friendly . Ordered 3 drinks ( milkshake, tea and iced coffee) 2 cakes and a millionaire shortbread. There were no prices for...

We had a really lovely meal and the staff were very friendly but after we’d paid for the bill we thought we were overcharged so my partner went back to question it. It turns out we were charged £1 per glass of tap water (2...

Having read other people's reviews about how expensive this place is, I'd had a lovely walk around the park so thought 'never mind, how expensive can it be?' OMG £4.95 for a small piece of cake, price not advertised, £2.50 for a non branded child...

Very nice setting and lovely atmosphere, friendly efficient service and very good food. Everything we had was well presented with generous portions. The child sandwich platter was fantastic. Looking forward very much to returning.

Amazing homemade cakes! Massive range of cold and hot drinks including some lovely smoothies and goood coffee. Gluten and Dairy free options (and vegan) A good range of hot and cold savory food on offer. We actually visited twice. The ladies are so lovely who run the cafe I would tell everyone to go there. Outside and inside seating available and covid safe (just a bit slower service which is to be expected during these restrictive covid 19 times.. Just sit back, relax and enjoy each others company or the lovely indoor decoration or outdoor scenery while you wait to be served)

It was so good we went here twice!!! Gluten Free, Dairy free and vegan options in cake, hot and cold meals what more could you ask for? O wait they actually all taste amazing!! (My emphasis is on the homemade cakes... I may have had...

I fully understand that things are difficult for all businesses due to the covid,but as a local who tries to support local cafes i am very dissapointed. The review below did not exaggerate with prices. They were ridicilous sandwiches £7.99 (cheese) without knowing until paying...

Thought it would be nice to have lunch after a lovely walk in the park but was so disappointed with the price and the service. Its so over priced and the food isn't the best. Save your money and go somewhere else. £40 for 2...

Fantastic friendly welcome and amazing selection of good value meals and snacks on offer, despite challenging times with lack of demand owing to lockdown. The Welsh lamb and potato pie (home made) is excellent, as was the other food judging by what was displayed. Will...

Disappointing. Expensive and overpriced . Perhaps it’s ok on a sunny day and you can sit outside. Not good inside. Perhaps the worst was the music Val Doonican, Frank Ifield, Et al and the worst of early 60s music which someone must like!

Great setting for a family run cafe but unfortunately the service is pretty bad and food quite pricey. Took an hour and a half for our food due to them loosing our order. As child was very hungry had to wait for our order to...

We choose to stop here for a bit of refreshment after having climbed some mountains on the Llyn Peninsula recently and found the setting of the cafe lovely. The staff were friendly, but slow and not very efficient. The food was freshly made and tasty,...

This is our second visit this year. On both occasions we have brought a classic car to Glynllifon and the Vintage Rally has been advertised by the venue, so it's a bit disappointing to not even be offered a free coffee, however I accept that...

Always disappointed with eating establishments who feel the need to charge for water (in this case because they are on a water meter) especially when food prices are on a par with more expensive cafes in the area. However when dogs who aren't paying for...

Came here with friends- 2 adults and 4 kids! Paid £40 for 2 jacket potatoes, and 4 kids meals which included small sausage roll, 2 slices of cucumber and tomato, dry piece of chocolate cake and sweets (why??) Total rip off! Staff were clueless! Very expensive for the quality of food and service! Don't go there!!

It wasn’t too busy so we thought we’d have lunch despite some of the pricing being a little high. Our drinks took around 20 mins to arrive but it was another 45 mins before our meals arrived. Cottage pie and lasagne very bland and kids...

Well... we stopped off to visit the park and thought we would sample a coffee and hot chocolate from the cafe. It took a while for the order to happen but it was at the till when I thought I had fallen into the 80's....

Quicksand I had been here before, thought we would break our journey up with a stop here at lunchtime for a snack, so two tea's, a cottage pie and a pizza, £27 !!! Hmm in our opinion its on the over priced side, the food...

The cafe was not too busy. However, a party being served in front of us had their order wrong which delyed receiving our order. We ordered 2 coffees, 1 tea and 3 bacon baps. It took 45 minutes! We were offered an extra drink due...

Called in for a quick cafe stop whilst out cycling yesterday. This was our last stop after a four day cycling holiday in Wales. The Black Cat was by far the best cafe we stopped at for the whole trip. The service, food and value...

Popped in for a coffee on our way to Anglesey and was blown away by the variety of Gluten Free cakes available. The lemon cake with pumpkin seeds was delicious! Really appreciated the owner coming out to chat to us too. 5 star! Can not...

Well, had the most amazing cake ever. Gluten free watermelon sponge cake. I was blown away, the best GF cake I've EVER tasted. Ok so it was a tad expensive it was £6.00 each for coffee and cake, but it was worth it. Plus it...

We have been lucky enough to eat here frequently through the past few years A friendly reception and well balanced menu was expected and received But I see problems ahead for this delightfully positioned cafe Today we called for lunch I noticed a charge of...

We were greeted by welcoming staff , we ordered two lattes and two cakes. A scone with jam and cream which arrived with no butter and a fudge cake with cream. I was told that i could pay when I left, no wonder when I...

Well I’ve had coffee and cake in some expensive places but sorry the Black Cat beats them all. The pricing of the products were not very clear and my partner questioned the price but no mistake and it wasn’t even a big piece of cake!...

We've been here twice recently and have had mixed experiences. One time we had a very nice lunch, with tasty food and good service. Second time we had just drinks and cakes, which was luke-warm drinks and very over-priced cake at £5.50 per portion each....

Wow, just paid £9.80 for a ham salad sandwich (on sliced bread) and a coffee!!!!

Food is expensive! £4.50 for a slice of chocolate cake . £1.60 for a can of coke. Some food we had was something we did not order . Think I’ve used up most of my wages buying food from here . Other than that food is nice 👍

There is a distinct lack of staff training. Long waiting times. Very poor communication. And jane who when staff are in a dispute hides then becomes an aggressive key board warrior. Previous customer comments: I will never go again. Coffee Cake and toast. Needed a mortgage to pay. I will never go there again. We went last weekend. Staff shockingly slow. We had three ice creams and questioned the price it was so high. Avoid.

Visited the parc after 2 years of driving past to dinas dinlle. The cafe is lovely caters for all diets and lovely cosy design .. However the best feature is its staff .. young local friendly .. working hard but happy to chat ... my husband had a Welsh speaking lesson ! He's still rubbish at it though . Thankyou

Well, what can I say! This place is an absolute GEM!! Was astounded to see it open on New Years Day as most places close, but decided to go for a walk at Glynllifon and was so happy to see it open. Had a coffee and a cake(which can i say are all clearly home made). My partner had the Carrot and coriander soup which was an absolute delight and he got more than plenty of it.

We went here as heard they had a good vegan menu as well as ordinary food and in a group of both thought it was suitable. The staff where unfriendly very young, the options very limited, and what we where told by friends was good hearty soup was more liking to a cuppa soup and we paid £4.95 for a bowl with bread. We did have a nice panini, but was again disappointed with the cakes nothing was quite what we had been expecting. Maybe it was an of day as it was Christmas time. Will try again when we visit in summer.

After a walk around the grounds on friday we stopped for coffee and cake. It was really nice to be able to stop and rest while the kids played safely on the play area. cake was really nice I had salted caramel which was amazing my friend had gluten free chocolate which she really enjoyed and said it was unusual for a small cafe to do such a gluten free selection. would have given 5 but the toilets where not great. will come back again for lunch as the platters we saw coming from the kitchen looked really nice,

Love this place every I visit. Great home-made food at good prices!

excellent place genuine homecooked food including a large vegan and dairy free selection of savoury and sweet cakes. Local produce in a beautiful location. Free to go to cafe, child and dog friendly

Tenía un enorme plato de sopa. Delicioso. Hay un montón de gente fuera disfrutando varios platos.

We had lunch sat outside and the best part was the birds feeding at our table. I had pate and toast and got a small portion of course pate and 1 round of toast with a bit of salad. Not much for £6.95. We ordered drinks and the order was left on the side and forgotten until they were reminded. The staff were friendly but we felt let down.

Yes, indeed, this attractive cafe deserves all the credits received in previous reviews. However, I can't help but think that £15 per person for afternoon tea is a bit steep... compared to, say, £12.75 at the Imperial Hotel, Llandudno. I do appreciate that the Black Cat provides a totally different kind of experience but, wow, £15 !