Clettwr Cafe in Ceredigion

Great find on our way to nearby RSPB Ynys Hir. Excellent coffee, wonderful cake, friendly ambience. We will definitely call in again

Serves very good coffee and had an excellent sandwich with what I took to be home made coleslaw which was delicious, sounds a daft thing to comment on but it was really nice. Staff were friendly and helpful, there's also a little book shop information point and grocery shop. An unexpected surprise find.

We came across Cletwr by accident while on the hunt for a place to stop, and I'm so glad we did. This is a fabulous community shop and cafe supported by a team of volunteers who have created something really special. The coffee and cakes were great, and we then spent some time in their shop that brings together some wonderful Welsh produce. Cletwr is a great example of a community-owned project and we'll be making a point of stopping by to support them when we're next in the area.

Ordered Welsh rarebit 30 minutes wait- the toast was burnt both sides and they still put the cheese sauce over it - most unpleasant ate the salad y bits that were nice and fresh . Was given an apology. We will not be back.

Fabulous community café. Varied menu all cooked fresh. Very reasonably priced too. A great and varied selection of cakes and bakes. Always a warm welcome from staff and a brilliant farm shop next door too. A must visit every time I'm in the area.

A return visit was a joy as we discovered the doorstep sandwiches, wonderful. Great staff and coffee - loyalty card too.

Make sure you give this place a visit for a hearty breakfast or light bite. This is a gem of a place, friendly, hard working staff that take pride in what they do. Breakfast was full of flavour using quality ingredients and thoughtful presentation. Lovely setting and building design with choice of indoor or outdoor seating. Free cordial for kids and an indoor play area to keep them occupied. Good base for local walks. A credit to the community, well done.

I always think “how hard can it be to do a decent cooked breakfast”, but going on evidence, it’s generally too much hassle for most places. This breakfast tastes like someone cared, a lot. The bacon and sausages are local, and very tasty. The black pudding is oaty and tasty, not the slimey slab most places dish up. Even the hash brown had a little something; a slightly peppery taste. Thick buttery toast. Very much worth a visit! It is sometimes a fine line between acceptable and lovely cooked breakfasts and this is definitely the latter!

Polite, friendly staff working hard. I had a vegetarian breakfast which was the best I have ever eaten. My husband had a meat breakfast which he said was fabulous. Nice break in our 4 hour journey.

Such a lovely welcome, you can tell it’s run by people who really care. They are very helpful and nothing is too much trouble. The food and drink is very good and there are lots of additional services like plant swap and second hand books....

Excellent food, great value and delicious coffee. Would definitely recommend and will be calling in again. It’s not for profit and in support of the local community.

This little eco-friendly café with car park and everything on level ground is a little gem. In addition to meals, the café has its own "plant-swap" outdoors and library shelves indoors. It supports local growers and businesses and includes a shop where you can buy...

Lovely food. Sandwich were made with proper bread. Cake was nice and portion was generous. Coffee was superb. Cafe was clean. Staff were friendly and warm.

Very good. Staff was not so nice sometimes but guess they were very busy. Delicious food. great coffee and breakfast options... all in all excellent and would recommend

We stopped off here on our way for a few days away. Lovely little cafe. The sandwiches were lovely, full of filler and was on lovely thick fresh bread. Nice bit of salad, coleslaw and crisps too. Soup was nice and hot. Really good prices...

We love the vibe at this communty run tea room. Great atmosphere, geat staff, great food, plus shop, books to buy or borrow, perfect

What a fantastic shop and cafe. Whilst the cafe was only doing takeaways the shop was well stocked with a good amount of local produce. Staff all friendly and helpful. Local organic milk in bottles, save on the plastic and help nature. Lovely area with...

I waited quite a long time at counter. No acknowledgement from any of the three staff at all. In the end one staff member eventually noticed I was there. I asked about Gluten-free options which seemed to confuse the server. She consulted with chef. Only...

went week before last to find it was closed due to no hot water , been this morning to find they arent doing breakfast , no reason given just a no

We only stopped for a coffee. On dithering slightly about which route to take following the arrows on the floor I got told I must follow a one way system to get to the toilets (they were 6 ft away from me). I was sent...

Delicious food, soup was really tasty, great hearty veggie breakfast, lovely welsh rarebit. And all at very reasonable prices. Ate outside on the verandah under cover. And all from a community venture, putting its profits into the community. Really recommended.

We were visiting from London for a work trip and the Cletwr cooked breakfast was so good I think we ended up visiting three times over the week! Rivals any London brunch spots we've been too, plus the location is lovely and the ethos of...

We enjoyed Welsh breakfasts. Tasty bacon and sausages. Toast was thick granary type. Also black pudding, egg, organic baked beans, large mushroom and half a fresh tomato. £8.50 . Great service. Lasted us until tea time.

Everyone should be giving Cletwr 5 stars, if you are considering anything less, check out their website for their values before writing your review. This is a not-for-profit community enterprise, so not a 5 star restaurant. However, the breakfast we had was really nice, using...

Staying nearby so stopped for brunch. Both had full ‘Welsh’ breakfast, good size portion, very tasty and freshly cooked. Gorgeous granary toast. Really friendly staff, excellent Covid precautions with contact tracing form to complete. Highly recommended.

Arrived, ordered meaty feast breakfast but when it arrived there were no mushrooms. Asked for them but told we have no mushrooms. Pity as the meaty breakfast is more expensive and had paid for them. No alternative offered either. Best ask what comes on your...

We came to this cafe for breakfast based on a recommendation, so glad we did, especially as Trip Advisor says it is closed. This fantastic place has a great little shop along with a cafe serving brilliant food, with high quality ingredients. The vegan breakfast...

In a modern building lies a Caffi Cletwr. There is a little shop and a lovely cafe with a variety of seating and even a quiet area if you wanted to log on a work or catch up with emails etc. The staff were exceptionally...

Excellent cafe with delicious food. Local produce. Helpful staff. Very good prices. Spacious seating. Shop. Car park. An excellent roadside addition to this area.

Super Welsh breakfast no problem swooping out Black pub for mushroom. Quick service and served with a smile. Great little shop too.

I have conducted a fair bit of research into breakfasts. You only have to look at me and it’s obvious. Anyway this place offers the best breakfast I have ever had, it beats all others hands down. I had the meaty feast, top quality ingredients,...

Very friendly staff who serve delicious light lunches and home made cakes. Really good variety of cakes.

About the only place open but fortunately very good! And busy too, even on a wet January afternoon. Nice homemade soup and tasty sausage sandwiches.

Cletwr a small community with much to offer a visitor. An excellent community shop and cafe open seven days a week in a new purpose built premises. An interesting walk along the river cletwr to the Dyfi estuary, wear sensible footwear.

What a pleasant surprise to find this rest stop with drinks, food, toilets and a reading area for children. The Welch must have a lot of kids traveling. Go by and check it out. You will not be disappointed.

I have stopped here before and nothing has changed. Still have a bad attitude when serving customers. When will staff realise that they need to speak to customers as they would like to be spoken to themselves. They may not like the look of customers,...

Food would have been four stars but I was inadvertently given bread with egg in it. Not good for a plant based no animal food , dairy and egg intolerant customer. I did list my allergies, preferences to the waitress and the chef. I think...

Excellent garden centre . Brilliant Christmas displays and the decorations were very good value for money. Good restaurant and also a children's soft play area. Very impressed. Would go there again

Really nice place situated in a new purpose building with plenty of parking and facilities to recharge your electric car. The food is really good and the staff are very polite and helpful. The food arrives freshly cooked and hot which Is how it should...

Tidy little cafe on the road turning to Borth. We had a lovely veggie breakfast and the cakes looked tasty too. It's a community run resource centre so not really a business. Local Welshie produce being sold in the shop next door and the people...

Happened upon this lovely place after missing a turn to another eatery. Hubble and I decided to stop and have a bite to eat and drink. So happy we did. It is a wonderful place, good honest food, with a farm shop on the side...

In addition to the lovely welcome received from the friendly and courteous staff, the food was so tasty and reasonably priced. My choice was cappuccino coffee [two] and a cold chicken sandwich on brown bread with a salad. The portion was really generous and very...

Stopped for breakfast, very clean new looking cafe/shop. Husband and son had the welsh breakfast, I had the scrambled egg on toast. Perfectly cooked. It seemed that most of the products were locally sourced , the shop was well stocked. A little play area for...

I am a frequent visitor to Caffi Cletwr and so you would expect a good review. It’s a wonderful welcoming place which consistently produces good food at reasonable prices. Today was no exception. I ordered scrambled egg on toast and you are asked how you...

Stopped off and ordered breakfast the table was sticky & so close together people had to push by, the brekfast came up well for over £6 was discusting the bacon was so dry it just crumbled to nothing,, the 2 sausages were chiperlaters and not...

Car parking available. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The cakes were very reasonably priced and tasted wonderful. A very enjoyable visit. We will go again.

Wow what a lovely find!! Cannot find fault in anything. The service was excellent, the food was lovely, we had a jacket potato and a small breakfast, it was absolutely beautiful. My dad really enjoyed his coffee as well. Will be sure to come again...

This is such a welcoming place with wonderful volunteers as well as some other staff. Pop in for delicious coffee, fabulous home made cakes and wholesome lunchtime soups. Sit at a Chatter and Natter table if you'd like to have (or give) some company, or...

What a place! Fabulous food and excellent fair trade community shop.The egg mayonnaise on granary was huge and I was so full I didn't need anything else for the rest of the day. There must have been at least 3 eggs in there. We even...

The Welsh rarebit was brilliant, on lovely bread. My husband enjoyed his cheese ploughman's, and our daughter her cheese toastie. There was a very good farm shop. Our daughter found several second-hand books to buy on their book shelves. A great community cafe.

We visited both for breakfast, afternoon tea and to shop. The prices in the small well stocked shop were very reasonable. We were always greeted with a smile and a warm welcome. The cakes, drinks and breakfast were very good and all served at a...

Great venue! Had a very nice cappuccino abs cake. I’m guessing it can get very busy with its locations. The lunches looked amazing. Keep up the good work.

We were in the area and had driven past a few times and commented on how busy the place was. We decided to stop and are so glad we did. The breakfast was fresh and was made with good quality local produce. The Welsh rarebit...

Stopped on the way through at this community run centre which is a shop, cafe, library, meeting place all in one. Lovely cakes. Very pleasant staff. Only negative comment is that they need to pay more attention to the cup washing. I took one back...

Called in for brunch with six hungry bikers. Excellent coffee, food, staff, service, facilities- everything! A real find.

We stopped here as we were driving past after a walk in Artists Valley & wanted some lunch on Easter Monday. Not surprisingly it was busy as it was a sunny bank holiday & the car park was full. The staff were friendly & the food was fantastic, tasty, filling & great value. My salad of the day - Smoked Salmon, Asparagus & Wild Garlic Pesto tasted as good as it looked & inspired food envy from my friends who had chosen from the jacket potato & sandwich options. The Devils Food cake for dessert was tasty too.

Delicious hearty vegan breakfast with sausages, mushroom, tomatoes, black pudding, beans and toast. And such a clean, friendly place. Highly recommended!

Well priced but amazing food! Just happened to be passing when I called in with my parents for lunch. We were all very happy with our food. Cute little shop there too for buying fresh veg on our way out.

Called on our way up to north wales last Saturday. Enjoyed the vegetarian breakfast very much. Americano coffee was perfect. Loved the shop and staff were friendly. Will call again on our travels. Diolch

We stopped at Ynyslas for a week and found this lovely place where we had a few breakfasts. Superb food, best hot chocolate I ever had, nice friendly staff. We will come back soon.

Love this place. Friendly staff. Not keen on lattes. .., are too bitter. Tea great. Had all day breakfast. Definitely hit the spot. We often pop in here

Reasonable price... nice food... lovely shop .... some staff looked confused at times .. ie took our meals to wrong table at first and lady having difficulty with till but all the same an enjoyable experience

OMG; all the food, soups, cakes etc are made fresh on site by dedicated staff and volunteers DAILY.

We've driven past here a few times but actually had time to stop. What a lovely place, the shop caters for all sorts and the cafe is so clean. We only had time for coffee & cake but well worth it. The staff are so friendly and I love the fact that as soon as a table is empty they pounce on it to clear and clean it so there's no sitting down to leftovers and dirty dishes. I'm sure this will now become a favourite place when in that area. Well done to all involved!

Lovely stop off for a quick lunch. Glad we stopped. Lovely food, nice little shop with everything you could need. Local produce as well. Definitely worth a visit.

We stopped here for a family lunch after a walk at Borth beach last winter. Friendly staff - run by the local community - a fairly good menu choice for a small cafe, lovely interior. Recommend the veggie breakfast!

We saw this cafe while driving past and found it very welcome..went there for brunch the next day and loved it.. lovely interior... A little corner for kids to play. My 6 year old enjoyed playing while we enjoyed a lovely vegan brunch. Will surely visit again and recommend to all my friends and family when they visit Snowdonia.

Nicely situated just on the main this was a convenient pit stop. Very pleasant staff with a good shop within it. Only moan was the limited choice of cakes - Russian slices only.

Great service, and nice to see and hear the Welsh language. Clean, Friendly, Great food! Will call again!

What a lovely surprise this was. Just off the main road, community run and the best sandwich and coffee we have had in ages. A lovely welcome from the volunteer ladies who run the cafe just made it the perfect pit stop. Highly recommend if you are passing, but actually this place is good enough to make a drive worthwhile

A nice, child-friendly cafe with quite a posh farm shop adjoining it. We had the all-day breakfasts and some delicious rocky road, whilst our children enjoyed the play area. My only complaints would be that the waitress flatly refused to swap my fried egg for a scrambled/poached one without charging extra, which seemed a bit mean, and they could have been quicker at clearing the tables between courses. The place is nice though, and definitely an asset to the area. We’ll go back.

Needs to concentrate on accessibility for the Visually Impaired. I was made to feel difficult. Boards should have menus in bold print not ye olde fashioned twiddly writing.

A very child friendly place with a dedicated area for under 5s to play. We had good food and service and will definitely be calling again. Easy to find at the side of the road but only serves things like soup, sandwiches, paninis and ploughmans lunchtime.

Called in for breakfast while on a journey. Warm welcome, excellent choice of food and very helpful and pleasant staff/volunteers it’s a community shop & cafe). Good to see bilingual menus and signeage. All cafes in Wales should be like this!

Lovely looking place and great menu BUT all I wanted was a ham salad which was not on the menu and it was like I’d asked for diamonds on toast!!!! Was blatantly told NO! I had to pay for a full ploughman’s lunch wich had no cheese, no pickle and no bread! A small salad and 2 slices of ham and I had to pay full whack!!! Not impressed with there customer service at all!!! What a shame someone doesn’t know what there doing there! Was made to look like I had 2 heads because I can’t eat bread and cheese as I have a medical problem‍♀️

We've stopped off at the old cafe/shop on many occasions,this was our first visit to the new building. I think it's fantastic what a community can achieve. The cafe was fab,coffee and food great. Great selection in the shop. Lovely clean loos, they even have a electric recharging point for cars.

We have driven past this new building for a while now and d3cided to pop in fo4 a coffee and a panini . The building was nice, clean and well laid out. I ordered a coffee and a bacon und egg panini. I was told we don’t do fried eggs but I could have scrambled! I just ordered a plain bacon one. When it arrived the coffee was rather weak and the were just two half rasher of bacon that did not even cover the base of the panini. It was ok but rather ordinary both made me think things are done on the cheap. I doubt If we would go back as there are other options with better quality and quantity.

We’ve popped into the community shop and cafe for a number of years and enjoyed our refreshments in the old building. But what a change!!

It looked busy but we were server in a very short time. It was friendly, airy and spotlessly clean.

this is a new build financed by the national lottery which should be proud of the building work carried out.

Enjoyed a delicious breakfast sitting outside in the warm sunshine on bank holiday Monday. Friendly service and a warm welcome as always.

We visited Cletwr for the first time at lunchtime today, and for the second time three hours later. Its a real credit to all those who have worked hard to make it all happen. Many visitors probably have not read the story on the website and we would advise anyone writing a review should read the story first.

We have visited the shop and cafe Cletwr many times when it was housed in a large old converted shed. It was friendly, relaxed, served good coffee, home-baked cakes and lunches; sold an excellent range of local produce in the shop; and best of all, let dogs accompany their owners inside, which in the frequently wet windy weather you get out of season (and in season) in west Wales, is a wonderful bonus.

Brand new building run by the community, Only stopped for a cuppa and a teacake, and very nice they were to. Plenty of parking spaces and the place was spotless and the toilets very clean. Has a community shop attached which seems to stock all...

Visited ths wonderful welcoming cafe on several occasions on our weeks holiday. Hot homemade soup most welcome on a particularly damp day. Fanstatic to be able to use wifi and not feel rushed. Cafe used by locals and has a real community feel. Bara brith was my favourite .

We often drive past but today was the first time we stopped for lunch. Lovely new building, lovely food with friendly service and very reasonably priced. We liked the fact that local produce is used where possible and I also noticed that the children's menu - little plates for little people - offered smaller portions from the main menu. No frozen nuggets or E numbers here, just good healthy food. Well done to this community-run café and shop!

Fantastic community provision Good fresh tasting food, using local produce as much as they can. Friendly staff with warm comfortable environment. Excellent value.Ticks all the boxes.

walked in at 2.32pm, the lady behind the counter whipped the menu boards down advising they stopped serving at 2.30! We're not even offered a coffee. Very disappointed and will not visit again even though we pass on a regular basis.

The café and shop have been rebuilt and it really is a lovely stop off. Great food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff and facilities for children. Can't fault it in any way. Great half way stop off from North to South Wales

Personal parado para un almuerzo ligero en el camino a aberystwyth - Bocadillos eran sabrosos y amable, buena tienda.

Parado allí en el camino de vuelta a Criccieth. Tenía un café y el flapjacks eran tan buenas que me tomó dos para ir!

Había estado en dichas buscando un café para un almuerzo ligero, pero no abierto. En el cruce a unirse a la carretera principal encontramos la cafetería y cayó. El personal era muy amable y hablador. Rarebit galés ordenados para mí y mi marido. Quedamos gratamente sorprendidos con lo que nos servían. Sin duda diferente de la de queso en pan tostado que se utiliza en Inglaterra. No estoy seguro de los ingredientes, pero fue un éxito con nosotros. Me encanta el espíritu detrás de la cafetería y desearle éxito en el futuro. Wifi gratis también, lo que era una ventaja.

Esta empresa comunitaria, al sur de Machynlleth es el lugar perfecto para hacer una parada si estás haciendo un viaje largo entre NW Y SW de Gales. Se sirve una variedad de bocadillos y comidas por un equipo amable, muchos son voluntarios. La tienda vende artículos esenciales, productos locales, etc.

Paramos aquí mientras pasábamos por rápido a comer algo. Quería panini de jamón y queso, pero no en el menú terminó tratando de Welsh rarebit, un poco ajeno a nosotros ya que básicamente salsa de queso en pan tostado. Estaba bien para algo rápido y beber. Pasteles con buena pinta!!!

En coche desde Porthmadog a visitamos Carmarthen después del festival no 6! Necesitaba una buena taza de té y el almuerzo. Servicio agradable en esta cafetería de la comunidad. Precioso tocino y pan, buena taza de té fuerte. Amigo tenía huevos. Excelente lugar de paso entre el Norte y el sur de Gales. Soy Diolch yn fawr y croeso brecwast arbennig "r.

Fabulous Welsh Rarebit - chef's secret recipe! Lovely café with great range of food on offer. Locally sourced produce.

We innocently stumbled on Caffi Clettwr on a drive to the beautiful dunes at the Ynys Las nature centre. We were all very impressed by the place. The fact that it is run by the community makes it even more special. The service was quick and very efficient and within minutes we were all tucking into good quality breakfasts which, as an added bonus, were very competitively priced. During the visit one of our group started to feel a bit unwell and the care and concern shown by the young staff was exceptional and cemented our views that this is a special place.

Stopped in on our way to Aberystwyth for a wee stop and a coffee. Had to wait a while for the young man behind the counter, but when they arrived the drinks were good. A nice local establishment.

The old Clettwr Cafe was well known to anyone travelling between north and south Wales on the A487, and it was a great loss when it closed a few years ago. It's great to see it open again.The cafe serves a selection of good basic food - coffee and cakes, a few simple hot dishes at lunchtime, breakfasts at the weekend. They say that most of the food is home-made, and it's very tasty. I recommend the lemon polenta cake! Good value, friendly cafe and well worth a visit when passing.