Castle bar and grill rhayader in Powys

Lovely welcoming pub great food at reasonable price very friendly staff the chef was lovely too would highly recommend a visit

Lovely pub, great service, nice atmosphere

Service very friendly, food was ok only let down gravy was a bit thin

Don't bother... booked for 13.30 and they had run out of food by 13.20 and made up a excuse that my booking was at 13.00. Who has a carvery with only enough food for just over an hour on a bank holiday Sunday. Didn't look the cleanest of places so might of workrd out for the best. Went next door to the Lamb and Flag.. 👌 Food and service was fantastic.

Fantastic host superb food good value with generous portions. On Tuesday nights after 21.30 ypu can find serverl members Rhayader and District MVC. They might even sing a traditional song or two.

The Sunday lunch was incredibly tasty and piping hot, unusual for a carvery where the veg can sometimes be somewhat cold. All the vegetables were fresh and local. The beef was cooked perfectly as was the turkey, not dry but moist. The dessert menu was a choice of 6 items, each of which looked divine. We had the Eton Mess and apple & blackberry tart with custard, both of which left you wanting more. Well worth booking in advance for!!!

This is our favourite pub in the town, so relaxing & the chap behind the bar, ( I think his name is Lewis), is a very pleasant fella. Don’t walk past & miss out on great beer & fantastic food. My wife had the homemade lasagne & I had homemade chicken curry & after a rest we both opted for the raspberry pavlova with cream,(well it was our 21st wedding anniversary meal). Can’t recommend the place highly enough..

This is our favourite pub in the town, so relaxing & the chap behind the bar (I think his name is Lewis), is a very pleasant fella, don’t walk past & miss out on great beer & fantastic food, my wife had the homemade lasagne & I had homemade Chicken Curry & after a rest we both opted for the Raspberry Pavlova with Cream… ( Well it was our 21st wedding anniversary meal). Can’t recommend it highly enough..

Nice pub in the middle of Rhayader. Friendly, helpful staff. There is a bar and separate restaurant area. Best to book weekend evenings if you want a guaranteed table but walkins are accommodated.

Great pub everyone was friendly drinks not overly priced

Lovely meal, I had jacket potato with cheese and bacon, daughter had a vegan cottage pie and she thoroughly enjoyed it

First things first: you have to order at the bar. And then the magic begins: the little helpers in the kitchen do their job brilliantly: Lamb and mint pie, delicious. Cottage pie, delightful. If you are ever in Rhayader, you should definitely go there.

Impromptu stop off, Great pub food and friendly staff.

Popped in for a pint with the kid. Tidy pint, nice barstaff. Would go back.

This was totally unexpected very delicious food staff were very friendly and we thought very good value for money. We highly recommend this pub.

The Castle Bar does not look a lot from outside but the food was really good value for money and the staff very friendly

Went in on spec, didn't do any research. Had lunch, very good quality food, excellent value and polite staff. Is an old pub, could do with a refurb but don't let that put you off.

What a refreshing change to go in a pub that is a traditional pub. Great food, had a curry and a lasagna that was obviously homemade, asked for no chips and they increased the salad and what seemed to be homemade made coleslaw as well. Loved it. Drinks an excellent price as well. Will definitely go back when we come back. No airs or graces, but a visit that we enjoyed.

Went in on the way home so we decided to have a meal and what a meal absolutely fantastic big portions I will highly recommend this place the staff were so friendly and the best gammon I've had for a very long time so if you're nearby call in

Very rowdy pub, staff looked fed up. Walked straight out.

Just had a lovely, filling pub meal,ok the decor is abit dated but the staff friendly, it was clean, over all good inexpensive meal

Our first Sunday lunch here today. Tender beef and a nice selection of vegetables and Yorkshire pud. Tasty gravy too.Friendly staff who kindly brought us the extra veg we requested. Enjoyed the puddings too. Good price as well. Definitely returning soon.

Had a few meals here recently and can't fault them at all. Portion size is amazing and good prices too. Friendly pub and definitely recommend. Had gammon last time. Was so tasty. Will be back very soon.

Great proper pub with Juke box, pool table and darts board. Would recommend to any travelling football supporters visiting Rhayader as you get a warm welcome with a wide range of drink at a very reasonable price. Looking forward to returning to Rhayader with Abertillery Bluebirds next season

Visited the Castle for a meal with family for my daughters birthday. The food was amazing! It was reasonably priced, homemade and piping hot! The staff were all friendly and the place was clean. We will definitely be back soon!

Excellent food and welcoming hosts.

Excellent food good value people were very friendly

Amazing food and amazing value for money can't go wrong going here for a meal 😍

Just had Sunday lunch here and can't believe how good the food is, you get big portions and the price is great, definitely recommend trying the food here

Excellent service, Good quality food and good portions.The staff are friendly and welcoming.I will definitely eat here again.

Lovely little pub, called here on the way to our campsite and decided to have some lunch. Food was lovely service was good. Would recommend.

Solid pub. Nice people. Great beer. Good food, big portions. Food Service was slow.

Good service, great beer, tasty steaks and generous portions. A friendly local.

Excellent Steak and Chips and plenty of it! Proper food after a hard day in the mountains! Second time we have been here and just as good. Huge thanks to the nice lady who squeezed us in and then moved us to a better table so we could enjoy our food.

We visited on a busy Saturday, post British Lions match. Everywhere was busy and this was our last resort. Apprehensive when we ordered drinks and asked for the menu but that’s when things got better. The waitress was lovely and our food was fabulous! You won’t get a better stir fry outside of a Chinese! 👍🏼

Excellent food great value wonderful venue and customer service thankyou

We drove 25 minutes to come here for food as we booked a table for 715pm we turn up only to find that we can't have any food as the chef has gone home not even a phone call to let us know I'm glad In a way we were accommodated by the crown opposite and they went out of their way food was delicious I'll never go to the castle again

Loved the steaks which were great value. Staff were friendly too.

We had dinner here on the way home from a trip to South Wales. It was the night of the Euros final so as busy as was allowed (COVID) but they had one table left so we grabbed it quick. The food was really good, service excellent, staff and customers really friendly. I would definitely recommend it.

Excellent food...good choice on menu, good prices, proper portions, friendly service, A genuine pub...how pubs are supposed to be...(unless u prefer big chains with overpriced fancy named menus)

Absolutely fantastic. Went out for birthday meal for my daughter 6 of us and the meals were delicious and loads of it. Thankyou so much to all the staff at the Castle. 😍😍 We will definitely be back 💯😁

I have given the extra rating as the food was good and for following the Covid guidelines well very aware as my wife is an NHS nurse at the Cardiff University Hospital. One bit of advice I think you should take when someone stands up at the same table they are sat at to take a picture, try asking politely not barking or shouting aggressively. Remember custom is your business and when visiting beautiful Rhayader they want happy thoughts of its amazing lakes and countryside and not the one landlady that spoilt there evening by making them feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. Treat others as you wish to be treated yourself, maybe you should put those words into practice.....!

We thoroughly enjoyed the excellent meals we chose yesterday my wife had the fish platter,myself the chicken curry both were superb in there own right ,hope to come back again soon.John and Mag

After a bad experience elsewhere. My 2 sisters and I decided to try again here for Sunday lunch. I can only say what a contrast. The staff were excellent! The food was absolutely fantastic. We had meat which is supplied by Bob the butcher and a variety of vegetables. We finished with a wonderful Baileys cheesecake. We will be back!

I had the Quorn chicken pie, I think it was the nicest chicken and mushroom pie I have ever had and that includes everything from before I was vegetarian. My wife had the battered cod and chips and she loved it. The bar staff were friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was great with a log burner in the corner. Couldn't recommend this place enough

Okay, where do I start, at this time cz off the virus the pubs/ restaurants are closing at 10pm, we had a couple of beers and at 9pm we tried to order another round and were told we couldn’t cz it was busy and the manager had enough of everything 😳, then at 9:10pm we were told that as soon as we had finished our drinks we needed to leave, fair enough it was noisy and rowdy but they had no security, only 2/3 young girls, tbh we were having a good night considering the circumstances with the virus but we are the paying customer and we are TRYING to keep YOUR business afloat, sorry for the bad review but I couldn’t believe how we were treated tonight

Don't be put off by the decor, it does look a little dated but we had great pub food and lovely service here. Thank you 😊

10 of us had an excellent Sunday lunch delivered to the gate of the Campsite at Rhayader. The main course had good meat, Yorkshire pudding and several different vegetables and roast potatoes including gravy. We also had starters and puddings which were all good.

Spent a week in Rhayader and went to castle many times , always received a warm welcome from Katy and Hayley behind the bar. The food was great with very generous portions, and the beer and wine went down well . Definitely worth a visit and we look forward to going back cheers

Excellent food and lovely staff

What a fabulous meal, the starter was amazing. The main was just as good this place so deserves 5 stars, the reception we had was so friendly, made you feel very welcome. Thank you for a lovely evening Xx

We stayed in the apartments above the castle. Very clean comfortable spacious.Great location. Food is very good value we had 2 course Sunday lunch roast lamb and plentiful. Service was good staff friendly and helpful.

The castle pub friendly staff nice and cosy drinks reasonably priced. Also had a Sunday lunch we had 2 course nice size portions. Can't fault the food or the service. Unfortunately could manage dessert but they did look scrummy. Definitely recommend this place.

We stayed in one the apartments for 2 nights. Went downstairs to pub and ordered food good choice cooked to order not a 5 minute microwave job. Plentiful and tasty. Service was good staff were friendly. Overall very pleased.

Nice food, good price, very happy with the service

Stopped for a little pub lunch with the missus, but turned into a pub feast. Starting off with the chicken platter to share, which I must recommend for any hunger traveler, not just for the amazing taste and quantity, but for the fantastic price; filling both of us for £8!!!!! Besides the food, the pub itself is of lovely design and the staff where all polite, funny and helpful. What a nice pub!!!!

Went to order food, got told kitchen opens at 1,so ordered food at 1 but didn't get told we would have to wait an hour and 15 mins for food! My friend had to be somewhere at half past 2 so when the food did eventually come out, she had to rush her food and leave half of it! When the food did come out, it was lovely but shame about the wait! Plus there was only one of the two female toilets in use as the one did not have a toilet seat, there was no hand soap and the dryer wasn't working, had to use toilet roll to dry my hands!

Busy pub. Had lunch from the £5 menu. Wasn't too bad.

Took an hour to get a jacket potato!

Very friendly and helpful staff. Amazing home cooked food. Super large portions.

Had chicken and ham salad absolutely lovely too much to eat .The meal was cooked from fresh.highly recommend

Very good food and a good company.

Can't fault this place.I've been living in Rhaydar now for 2 month,and l always go here.We went for lunch,no complaints at all.Good service.The pub does have alot of locals in there,but nobody has ever bothered,or annoyed me.I am from England,infact Yorkshire,and if l heard someone say,' English W...er ',it wouldn't bother me the slightest.I'm made of sterner stuff.At the end of the day,l get a good meal,good pint,good atmosphere.No problems.If you go in with an attitude,you may get treated as an English W...er.!!Infact,all the pubs are welcoming.

The Arc is a work in progress, wonders have been achieved but there is still a huge amount to do. The cafe has been opened as a step along the way. Do not be put off by bits of work still to be done, next time you come some of it will have been achieved. The cafe has an eclectic collection of seats and tables, but the coffee is great and the service friendly. We have experienced one of their Sunday lunches which was excellent.

After ordering food for my family, I went to the bar for another drink and was told by a local "here's another English Wan..er!!!!!! I couldn't believe my ears, after telling the barstaff what happened they didn't seem to care!!!!!! Told my family what happened and we left the pub in a state of disbelief!!!!!! If you want a nice meal out avoid this place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should have involded the police but just wanted to go home!!!!!!

Visitors beware! Just had a very upset daughter and family after a visit there Friday evening 31st of May 2019. They went to the pub for drinks and a meal. On going up to the bar to order drinks my son-in-law was confronted by a local calling him an English W....er. you get the gist!. He complained to the barmaid who didnt seem to care!!. Needless to say the family walked out not bothering to eat the food they had ordered and who can blame them!!. I might like to remind the said pub that tourism is probably a huge chunk of their revenue and a welcome would not go amiss!!!.

Jolly helpful people. Good food

Awesome place with amazing views

Nice pub in the centre of town. Good welcome and served promptly. The pub was quite Full so we were offered the function room to eat in. Food arrived as requested.

Very friendly staff and great food. Will definitely call in again

Reasonably priced Sunday roast 👍🏼

Fairly standard "pub grub" menu at very reasonable prices, but definitely above average quality. Most of the food is home made and both the dishes we had, veggie curry and Hunter's chicken, were delicious and ample. Combine that with some local Welsh ales and ciders and you can't go wrong!Open at lunchtime and for dinner.

Very friendly staff and a great live music duo. Mark & Bryn were brilliant and we didn't want to leave. We didn't eat but the food we saw looked basic but good.

Food and beer very good, we visit regularly

Staff friendly and welcoming Food really tasty and plenty of it definitely recommend the lasagne was so good

Great friendly service, with sports on TV, but most importantly, great food. We've had a great steak and ale pie, with proper gravy and an amazing lamb burger. We'd definitely come back again.

Pub food plentiful service very friendly

Recently redone. Good place, top food. You're spoilt for choice in Rhayader. Start here.

Food was really good and reasonably priced. Definitely a dog friendly pub, worth a visit. Good choice of food aswel.

Stopped in Rhayader for lunch and faced with a choice of three pubs serving food, we chose this on the basis of a 5 hygene rating (the ther two were much lower). Food took over half an hour to arrive despite the fact we were the only ones there eating. I had chilli which was not good at all. Very dry and lacked any chilli flavour. The shepherds pie looked lovely but was enough to serve at least two but with all the veg that surrounded it could have done 3. The sausages also looked good but the mash let it down. Probably wouldn't come again

They do try hard, and had a good plate presentation but I'm afraid the food it's of low quality, maybe because of not many customers. I bought a burger with curly fries ... the burger was not good at all, frozen burger you can buy at Iceland and the curly fries were soaked with oil... they cut the meet in half and used grated cheese in between and on top....😳😲 I do feel for them, but still... it cost £5 for a mince meat and you can make 5 burgers out of it.... we paid £10 per burger with s handful of curly fries... so please, try harder. The 3* are for presentation, not for the quality of the food.

You're going to struggle to find a better homemade Sunday Lunch than this at the Castle. Great value too!

Nice atmosphere. Good food and drink. Gluten free food choice is good too.

Friendly staff and good atmosphere

Can’t fault the food as it was lovely and very reasonably priced! The staff were very polite and made us feel welcome 😊

We came here for a family meal and was looking forward to it as we have been here before and the food has always been nice. My fathers beer was warm. My farther had the gammon which was really chewy. Mine and my wife’s main meal was cold.

we visited the castle on a Friday night, the food and service were lovely with nothing to fault but the pub itself is very neglected especially interior and cleanliness.

Popped in for lunch and a drink while visiting the area, and the food was excellent.You will not be disappointed. Can recommend the cheese burger. Staff and service was great!

Great place, yummy food, black beef chilli was very good. Great choice of drinks and friendly staff. Enjoyed and hope to be back one day.

Me and my OH came in for the first time and the atmosphere was welcoming and staff very polite. Good choice on the menu and what we chose (cottage pie and trio sausage) was excellent. The only let down was the pudding which was dry and not very nice. We would return but only for drinks and dinner :)

Made a mistake of ordering a starter & a main course Would advise to check you can eat what they provide before ordering it all.

9/10 would eat again 2 carverys and drinks under £20 lovely jubley pork was the best meat good portions

Visited today after going to the Elan Valley as they allowed dogs . Lunch was brilliant so was service ! Plenty of options and also different to a lot of pub menus ! Definitely good value for money I'm still full !

Visited recently as a family of five. Service was really good, food was excellent with loads of choice. We all had deserts and really enjoyed our visit. Thank you.

Had meal in bar which was excellent. Generous portions and great selection of vegetables. Friendly staff.

Went for evening meal ,dreadful service long wait for food ,under cooked chips very mediocre standard of food . Ty Morgan across the road is far better on all counts ,won't be going again .considering this has just been reopened and had potential to be different it failed misserabley ,have had much better food and service at Wetherspoons.get your act together !!!

Great to see another establishment up and running again in Rhayader. Went for the Sunday roast and the food was great, nicely cooked, presented & @ a very reasonable price. Keep up the good work!

Visited the Castle for the first time on Sunday for the roast. What a great meal, nicely cooked, presented and all for a reasonable price. Keep up the good work. Another good food destination in Rhayader.

Visited on three occasions during our weeks holiday near the Elan valley. We were travelling with our dog for his first holiday but we're made to feel very welcome with a table in allocated area. Water brought straight over for our dog and our food was delicious on each visit.we would certainly visit again.