Cletwr in Ceredigion

Love this place, well run, staff pleasant and always nice food. Maybe a menu change is due, but there's something for everyone.

I don't enjoy leaving a poor review, but left feeling very disappointed! I was completely ignored at the counter, despite there being three members of staff seemingly doing little. A glance to say someone will be with you shortly would have helped. Pancakes, yogurt and fruit compote were ordered for g. children. Compote was over ripe bananas mashed up with sugar! Sludgy in colour and pretty awful in taste! My sandwhich had been forgotten and was supposed to be Tuna mayo, only mayo had been forgotten also when it did arrive. Used to serve good, real, wholesome bread, now sadly only sliced bread! A sad decline or maybe just a bad day!

A community run cafe. Lovely milkshakes and friendly staff. Good value too with beautiful quilts displayed on the walls.

Just up the road from my caravan, been for a couple of times for breakfast and the food has been excellent

Lovely friendly place. Nice coffee and homemade cake.

Gorgeous vegan breakfast. Piping hot and really tasty. Good range available in the shop too. I recommend the fresh bread and pastries. The fruit and veg selection is great too. Good quality and fresh!

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.

Excellent Hub of the community, great food, good location for a travel stop. Great for coeliacs. Highly recommended. Every village/town needs one.

Went to the shop not the cafe. Shop well stocked, prices good.

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.

We often stop at this wonderful cafe on our midway journey between Pembrokeshire and Anglesey. Today we visited and I had the best Dahl I've ever had! The food is always delicious homemade meals and the service fantastic. Keep doing what you do best.

Great halfway stop between Colwyn Bay and St. Davids.

Great community cafe and shop with EV charging. Food in the cafe was excellent, enjoyed by all in our group and the cost was very reasonable. The shop had various staples and lots of local produce, I spent a small fortune on honey and wine…

This was an extremely busy coffee shop in a bright new building..There were insufficient staff to deal with the numbers when we arrived, so wait for coffee was more than 20 minutes.If you have the time (I'm sure it's not that busy all the time) then it's a pleasant enough place. The coffee lattes need more work. What was in the cup looked nothing like a coffee latte. No froth, and not light at all. Food was to die for though. Especially the Lemon muffins & croissants.

We were there 4 days ago and saw Malgosia leave his awful review (from another table) so felt compelled to leave a review. Just for clarity, they took an age to order not realising it wasn’t table service, ate their entire full English breakfast in under 5 minutes, and left without saying anything to the staff. I’d say they got their food within the 20 mins that they stated and didn’t seem to mind waiting, talking to each other throughout. Totally unwarranted review in our opinion and worth ignoring, we were well looked after, impressed with the quality of the food and options, and love the community ethos of the venue. We will be going back for sure.

Really friendly hospitable staff. Very reasonably priced food and a lovely cup of tea.

Great lamb burgers at this community shop and cafe and the coffee isn't bad either. The kitchen isn't very big and we arrived close behind a few other parties so there was a bit of a wait but it's worth it!

Don't bother. Find elsewhere and will save on disappointment. Over priced, simple food took over 20 minutes to be served and it was warm and cardboard like consistency. Large coffee gets 2 biscuits and that's what makes it bitter then small. Terrible experience. Stay away.

Lovely pit stop along our coastal journey.

We travel through wales a lot and stop at this little cafe for a break and a coffee to recharge and let the children stretch their legs. There is a children's corner for the children to play in.

This is such a lovely place to visit they also have a little shop where you can buy veg and bits which are great quality.

A charming little cafe/shop/hub that was a welcome break on our way to Aberystwyth. The staff were really friendly, the food was great and the whole place had such a lovely feeling. Everywhere was clean and tidy and with its local produce and eco-vibes it was a place you felt happy to stop at and take time to browse after we had eaten.

A wonderful stop for food, coffee or tea, and even groceries and local crafts. Indoor and outdoor seating, kid's space and a friendly staff. Very reasonable prices as this is a community non-profit operation.

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.

Friendly welcome, Great food, nice coffee. worth a visit

We have used Cletwr as a central meeting place for years. Staff is super friendly, food is healthy varied delicious and well priced, we love the books and products linked in with Welsh culture, history and geography and above all, The meeting room the cwtch is beautiful inspiring and as long as we bought lunch and coffees /teas ( so delicious so fresh and such good quality) we didn’t need to pay for it! This is a true gem and real community place, PLEASE DONATE to them if you can, they do such good work! Diolch to Cletwr staff and volunteers for a fantastic experience over several days!

Great little community run cafe and farm shop. BP EV charger available. Toilets and lovely little shop great little find on the go.

Nipped in today on the way back from a lovely holiday in Clarach bay, supposed to be a community cafe however looking at the menu it did look a little expensive £7.50 for a bacon bap…we ordered 2 breakfasts and 2 lattes. £28... The food comes out and the breakfast has 1 sausage, 1 small egg , 1 small rasher of bacon. 2 little hash browns, slice of black pudding, 1 round of toast and tiny bowl of beans…we thought they’d made a mistake and bought us out small breakfasts. The menu says bacon,egg, sausage but we didn’t expect the larger breakfast to have 1 of each…when they also offer a small breakfast. Our community cafe would sell this at about £4 tops and not £10.50. The food wasn’t even suitably sized for a children’s meal. At Aberystwyth in a tourist hotpot with breathtaking scenery the breakfast less with double the amount of food, better quality and superior views. Everywhere we went on our holiday we would return but not here.

Lovely spot to stop and rest, grab a bite and then carry on. Dog friendly, as well!

Beautiful little stop. Having outside seating was great on a lovely sunny day😊

1st time calling will certainly call again.Lots of Welsh products very nice staff

Food is always tasty here but they were clearly not prepared for a rush. Tables were left with dirty plates on for ages and we had to ask for ours to be cleaned. They did that but left the mess on all the others with people wanting to sit down! Egg was overcooked but other than that, very tasty food.

Absolutely exceptional breakfast. Perfectly cooked and presented. Friendly polite staff. Well stocked wholefood shop. Lovely welcoming atmosphere. Electric car charging points. A fantastic little stop off, relaxed - a lovely vibe. We will be back!

Bit disappointed with both the service and the food, both were a little haphazard. Had better quality breakfasts for less money. The café and shop seem very popular, lots of parking and the staff are very friendly. Shame that the food was lacking a little pizzazz.

Stopped here for a quick breakfast on our travels and thoroughly enjoyed. Beautiful setting and delicious food. The scrambled eggs were made with salted butter (yum) and the veggie breakfast bap was huge! Would recommend visiting

Good food and good value. Friendly, helpful staff. Very nice atmosphere. Good to see the Welsh language given some prominence here.

Terrible service. They left us waiting because they forgot to make our order, then came out to say they didn't have the ingredients for our order, then too another half an hour after that. We asked for a refund because we had a two year old to feed and couldn't hang around, but they just kept saying 'its okay, we're boxing it for you now'. We then received our boxes, substandard toasties and left. Bad experience. Won't visit again.

Nice little cafe, but seems very disorganised. Young lad walking from table to table asking if the food he was carrying belonged to them! We ordered sandwiches and a hot drink Sandwiches came, drinks came when we had nearly finished the sandwich,. My husband had ordered some sort of coffee which they brought over and said ‘ oh I’ve forgotten to put the coffee in!’ I had a pot of tea which wasn’t particularly hot but I drank it. It was a half way point in our journey of 4.5 hours. We have been here before and it was much better in every way.

Food is OK, but service can take a while. Tables needed clearing. Could do with someone overseeing the service.

It was the worst coffee of my life. I ordered an Americano, but they gave it to me with milk, so I asked for it again. I ordered a large coffee or a small coffee, but both came in small cups, so when I asked again, they said the amount was different... Crazy, worst service.

So pleased we stopped off here for lunch. Lots of veggie choices, friendly service. Enjoyed our visit.

A must need stop on the way to South Wales from North Wales. Nice food, amazing staffs and sufficient parking on site.

Lovely spot, beautiful views and nice food!

Fantastic community run cafe ..Good food at reasonable prices ... if like us you were out on a two wheeled fun ride this is a great pit stop along the way

Amazing community run cafe with delicious homemade food. We make sure to stop here every time we have a journey to South Wales. Our little boy loves the children's play zone with toys and it's a great way to let him have a mid-journey chill out after some lunch.

Not the best welcome or service. 2 coffees a cake and pate on toast ordered. Cake stale, forgot pate only to be given a toasted cheese sandwich as well as the pate after being reminded of order. Returned sandwich then claimed they had run out of the cake after the cake was sitting in front of us. Second time visiting this place that a simple order was wrong. Food is good but chaotic service.

lovely little service spot with home made milkshake

Lot of flies around the outdoor tables .

A very welcome break walking the Wales Coastal Path today. Great drinks and yummy cake. Lovely friendly staff and a well stocked shop. See you on the next walk. Diolch

Having been a regular customer over many years with great experiences in the past today has been extremely disappointing. We waited so long we had to chase up our order twice and when it came the breakfast was cold and inedible. The staff lacked organisation We were not alone with these relections today sadly. We hope this is a one off as it is usually a pleasure to eat and drink here.

We had a lovely fresh cooked lunch sitting outside, free squash for the kids with friendly staff, and a locally sourced shop. We shall be coming again!

Cletwr is a community run cafe in Tre'r-ddol, half way between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth. It also has a small store selling essential items like milk and bread. There is a wide range of drinks and snacks available with waiter/waitress service. Ample parking makes this a great place to stop for a break when travelling north or south in mid west Wales.

Waited ages for our coffee, then when it did get to us it was luke warm

If you're driving through, it's definitely worth stopping by. The food and drinks are reasonably priced. Simple but filling. The menu doesn't change, so this works I it's favour of knowing what you're going to get. Lovely little shop attached too.

Lovely place lovely food lovely staff nothing is to much. Supports the local community and v nice place to stop on the way to cardigan

Not fancy, just nice honest food. In our group, someone had a ham and cheese toastie. Simple stuff, lovely ham and tasty hearty cheddar cheese. I had a spicy tomato and kidney bean soup. Winter busting fayre. All four of us fed and watered for £26 which with inflation etc as it is / has been is a credit to Cletwr. Recommended.

Variable service. Limited choice. High prices

It's got a nice feel about it. Lo

Untrained staff. Wait 35mins for coffee and cake. Lots of staff doing nothing.

Nice place went for a coffee bit expensive but lovely coffee and friendly staff good service.

Service very slow, lots of staff, but they don't know what there doing.

A lovely community-run shop and cafe on the redeveloped site of a former petrol station between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth. The vegetarian lasagne was home cooked and delicious. My daughter has moved to live in the area so I will be making this a regular stop-off.

Lots of staff working, 99% doing nothing, 2 doing all the work, training your staff will help you serve customers. Over 1/2 an hour for 2 coffees ridiculous,

Amazing place. Stopped on a wet Sunday afternoon to break up our journey. Staff are very welcoming and friendly. We had hot drinks and the Bars Brith best I've tasted so far on our trip and the tangerine and chocolate cake which was soo good especially loved the dark chocolate chips, our favourite type of chocolate.If you are passing drop in, a lovely community cafe run for the community - Not for profit. Support independent.

Very pleasant place, good coffee, well used by locals. Nice little shop too. Just had coffee, so cannot comment on much else.

No-one about when I arrived. Another customer told me they had no hot food. Waited to ask about cold food, no-one about. Looked in the shop, only some ropey looking sausage rolls available. Finally found a member of staff to ask about a sandwich, only to be told they'd run out of food ... this was at 1.30pm. Not worth stopping. Carried on down to Machynlleth instead.

Home cooked food where the best ingredients were used. They were also very accommodating in my use of the Welsh language ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We actually stopped here twice - once going on holiday and once on the way back, 2 weeks later. Great food - cooked to order and very plentiful, as well as being reasoably priced. Staff are lovely and we enjoyed the artwork, plants for a donation and the tiny shop which hosts a multitude of treats, as well as basics. It also has a book section for new books and lots of second hand books for sale. The toilet facility supports water/toilets in Africa and there is also a child play area. It can get busy at the weekend but the food is worth the wait. My only regret was the novelty biscuits there on the way down were not there on the way back, so we missed out. An incredible little space and a real find that we intend to visit on our next trip to that part of Wales.

What a shame. This place looks nice, but I fear it's a tourist trap(just to be clear I'm not a tourist, I'm working locally)The staff are inattentive, they don't say please or thank you. I had to ask for sugar(as did my colleague) We had to get our own condiments and cutlery.The sausages were raw(you can see for yourself if you look up the menu in google images) I asked for no egg and was not offered a substitute. I asked for a large breakfast and mine was the same size as my colleagues small breakfast! Nobody asked if our meals were ok and to top it all off, by the time two of us had finished our food our third colleague was still waiting for his.

Honestly one of the best cafes and shops I’ve been too. Nice people, local produce at fair prices and strong community and charitable focus. Was just passing through and felt really welcome here.

After signs indicating food, called in to be told no food on a Monday or Tuesday. I needed toilet and coffee so stayed a while. At least 3 parties called and left be because of no food. It was 1 o'clock. Clean and tidy premises but a bit disappointed .

Way to expensive for a community cafe needed a mortgage to buy 2cups of tea so I walked out

Pleasant community cafe. I had the chilli which was a bit bland for me. My two mates had some sort of meat Scooby Snack which they liked. As a filthy trail rider, I was made perfectly welcome. For trail riders with no ignition keys, you can park your bike so you can see it from the café.

A wonderful community cafe. 50kv EV charger makes this a great stopping place to recharge both the vehicle and yourself.

Great for a stop off for weary traveler.

The breakfast was very expensive, it was a very small portion considering how expensive it was! It was also cold!!! We also ordered a jacket potato which was raw inside and tasteless which didn’t arrive until at least 10 mins after the rest of our food, we wanted to eat together as a family. We were stood waiting for a long time to get a table and the staffs customer service skills were shocking, very unorganised and rude. I won’t be coming here again and don’t recommend anyone else to either.

Friendly. Vegan options. Well worth a visit

Nice place to stop for refreshments

Perfectly positioned on the long drive to and from Pembrokeshire from Cumbria. Absolutely well worth pulling off the main road for an excellent coffe, with an amazing piece of home made cake to accompany it. Between two adults and three growing teenage boys we had two flat whites, and a luxury hot chocolate. From a good range of cakes, we chose chocolate brownie, Jaffa cake cake, chocolate cake, and carrot cake. Not a crumb was left by anyone, and it took all of our 16yr olds willpower not to lick the jaffa cake cake plate clean! An added bonus is that it is a community led enterprise so feels good to support by using. We will plan our journeys in the future around this cafe. Excellent.

An enjoyable experience, would definitely call there again and recommend to others.

-Spot on service -food was very tasty. Would recommend the soup.

Lovely little find, food was nice. The people working there are exceptional. Highly recommend

Beautiful, clean & very rustic. A lovely place to shop.

Really good coffee. Excellent brownie (super gooey inner, with a perfectly "crisp" outer that only comes from homemade), and nice friendly staff.

Great place to visit for a coffee or a lunchtime meal. Very friendly team all of which are volunteers, a community run cafe & shop!

Stopped for takeout coffee and cake. Good selection and delicious!

I love this community shop. It's been one of the best things about moving to this area. We moved from a High St location in a busy market town in Worcestershire. We don't miss it and Cletwr stocks everything we need around a weekly Gusto delivery. Thanks to the Cletwr Team.

Couple of wasp traps wouldn't go amiss outside, but other than that it was really nice. Bara brith was really good! A lovely taste of Wales. Latte was excellent, and the tea had a lovely flavour.

Very disappointed yes the coffee and hot chocolate were very nice but the tables had not been wiped clean.And no it was not busy

Lovely little farm shop with excellent parking for a van

Clean friendly cafe. Ideal when walking the coastal path.

Great place for a snack or a full meal.Excellent service and friendly staff. With an area selling local produce.

Lovely little road stop and community area. Charged my car, drank a coffee, was delighted about the heart and soul that went into creating such a nice community area. Highly recommended

Beautifully small road side cafe for when you're hungry and you're on your journey. Had lunch in the car whilst watching 2 birds fighting in flight, calm atmosphere which I'm surprised about as this place is always busy. Fresh food and snacks to take on the road, what's not to love!

Great food , very friendly . Great stop off point

Spotted this place as heading South on A427 after giving the very crowded market-day Machynlleth a miss. Very pleased we did. Great coffee and real tea. It was busy but lunch was served up very promptly by friendly staff. I had the days special which was a generous Frittata. After lunch went for a walk through the village, then returned later, after the crowd had gone, and had a desert of tea and scones. Would certainly stop here again.

Lovely local spot. Got here a lot on trips to Machynlleth. Simple but tasty food, such value prices and a lovely range of vegetarian and vegan food.

Great community run café. I had coffee and eggs on toast, which were brilliant. Soft and great tasting.