Dining at the Brigands Inn in Gwynedd

Had food, lovely atmosphere, beautiful area, very friendly staff, will return.

Beautiful quiet country inn, the food was brilliant, lovely and rich. The service was fabulous, we have a nervous rescue dog so they offered us the quiet snug where we could close the door, this allowed us to have a meal without worrying about anything else. Won't hesitate to return again when in the area.

Excellent food and great location for us

Lovely food though good job I double checked gluten free options, as the kitchen changed recipes but not on the menu.

Lovely old world pub, good draught beer, lovely food. Great setting with lovely views.

Beautiful food, lovely settings and pet friendly.

Beautiful place just visited area but plan to go there in future as looks so lovely.

It was closed - we discovered after we'd got drenched....😤

I had a wonderful stay at the Brigands Inn. Dani, Kevin, and, Stefan were most professional in their Craft, knowledge of the Building, which is nestled in the seasonal nature of this wonderful place. The evening meal, breakfast were very tasty. I would have no hesitation In recommending this country Jewel as a calm Breakaway. Slán go Fóill. Seán.

Brilliant food, attentive service.

Haven't stayed so I can't comment on the rooms but had another lovely lunch meal here. Staff are really friendly and so accommodating for our dogs.

Right on the southern edge of Snowdonia, but thankfully local for us. Very warm and welcoming, staff and patrons alike - and particularly Ruby. Great, food, atmosphere and beer - what more could you want?

Have been numerous times and always consistently excellent. A delightful rural country pub with good food, drink and service. Recommended.

Very clean room, lovely atmosphere in the pub, very welcoming 😃

Pulled in on the way home for a quick lunch. Food was DELICIOUS and plentiful. We had the pheasant goujons, turkey roast and the beef brisket roast. Thoroughly enjoyable. Super dog friendly with a dog menu! Very friendly staff too. Will definitely stop by again

Excellent menu, not the cheapest, the table service was really good and excellent atmosphere

Called in for a pint,looking amazing from what I saw.

Not a very warm welcome called in on Monday Aug 14th and asked for two breakfasts, and were refused it just seemed to~much trouble for the receptionist her face said it all. Needless to say we wont be calling in again she will be glad to know.

Superb food and well cooked. We loved this place. Set in the hills with a great view. Recommended eating even if it is £££. Well worth it!!!!

Highly recommended. We stayed on a Friday night (many places in the area require 2 night minimum for the day/weekend we needed to stay) as a pit-stop from Warwickshire on our way to Porthmadog. We arrived late (nearly 9pm) but we rang ahead and the staff put our dinner order through to the kitchen so it was being made when we arrived. There's a free car park for guests and there's a petrol station next to the pub for mid-journey filling up (also handy for newspapers). We were impressed with the pub's friendly helpful staff - many places in the UK are struggling to find staff, and so we have no idea how this pub in a small village deep in the countryside finds so many smart and smiley young people to join their team. We enjoyed reading about the history of the place (the King Arthur stories seem rather fanciful!) and we especially enjoyed the 'award winning' Welsh breakfast. It's a lower-fat (ish) version of a full breakfast. If I'm remembering it correctly, the kitchen uses home-made chorizo and black pudding (wow!). Top marks all round ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great stop for Sunday lunch on the way back from the coast, speedy service lovely food, very good thank you

Stayed here as a group of 17 with our classic cars. Nothing was too much trouble. Food was amazing. Staff exceptional.

Stopped off for lunch on our travels home from Beddlegert...we enjoyed a lovely lunch, plenty of choice, well cooked and tasty. Staff were very attentive and friendly

We had worked hard fitting the new lighting to light up the outside. Went back a few days later in the evening to check them out, so we booked a table. Very pleased with how the lights turned out. The food was stunning, best steak I've ever had. The cheese board was very nice. Felt looked after by the staff and the general atmosphere was lovely. These guys are great customers of ours and we will become regulars. If your under the impression my review is bias just go and try the food, you'll see I'm just being honest.

Super food and service a must visit if you are in the area

Fabulous food. Very friendly staff. Huge breakfast. Lovely comfortable room with all facilities. Look forward to another visit

Called in speculatively on our way back to England through Snowdonia. What a find, fabulous food and lovely friendly staff.

Had lunch here ordered the Scallops for starter which was very expensive for what we received and had the steak for main again too expensive, there was a lot of fat on it and the quality just wasn’t there. Staff were good and friendly though.

Didn't stay, only ate. The service was great, staff very friendly. Nice pub atmosphere and they did us a great shandy. The starter blue cheese "cheesecake" savoury salad didnt work.

Just stopped here to get some food because we normally go to other pubs in the area but fancied a change. The place was empty. It was all a bit strange, none of the staff acknowledged us when walking in, and watched us find a table to sit at. When we approached the bar they told us they have the drink we wanted but there are no tables available. Very odd considering it’s a big place with lots of tables, non of which had a reserved sign or people sitting at them. 6.15pm on a Monday evening. Found the staff unhelpful and bordering on rude. We’re in the area often but certainly won’t bother with this place again.

Rude staff and zero level of service after waiting nearly 15 minutes to place an order in a queue to be told we would have to wait as they wanted to serve people behind us in the queue . Ignorant staff . Found a great place up the road to give our business to . I’d advise anyone to give it a miss unless they want real faulty towers service levels .

Stopped for a coffee lovely place

Stayed the weekend, here first night we dined at the hotel the service was awful, the lamb was nice but nothing to write home about, piece of lamb dumped on the top of some mash potato with some apparently roasted vegetable's hidden underneath was not at all worth £24, and the staff spent more time chatting to friends by the bar than serving table, drinks ordered needed reminding as did pudding menu, twice before 20 minutes later arriving a lukewarm crumble and custard. Overall the hotel was clean apart from mould in bathroom and paint cracked away from walls in our room. Would i stay here again ? No, there are better hotels for £125 a night, it is not a 4 star hotel in my opinion they need to do better.

Pulled in here for refreshments on our way back from Barmouth. Quite empty tbh & not many staff (off with covid) very nice big spacious pub. Plenty of choices. Friendly staff served to our table.

We were driving for hours on our way to Snowdonia and by chance stopped here for breakfast, which was absolutely fantastic! Very friendly staff and a lovely homely feel inside. Well worth the stop.

Our 2nd stay here We stayed for 2 nights with our 2 dogs, ate at their restaurant both nights staff are really friendly, food was lovely and well priced. Overall great place to stay can’t wait to come back next year

Beautiful inn.Bit pricey but lovely inside.

Really nice place with a fair price for food and drinks .worth a visit nice friendly staff

Smiling faces, helpful staff, quick service. We had roast beef and roast pork which was delicious with very generous helpings. Generally a nice relaxed atmosphere. I even out my trust in the barmaid to mix me a gin and tonic which was also very nice. Will most definately be returning oh and the roast potatoes are fresh potatoes which are roasted....also very nice

Lovely old coaching inn full of character excellent food very friendly professional staff

Staff are friendly, owner is very friendly. Food is top notch. With the lamb and the haddock being what we had. Prices not too bad for portion size. Well worth a visit

We ate a great meal in the Brigands. The staff were friendly and even though we were a bit later than planned they didn't object. There were seven people in our group and we were all enjoyed the food that we ate. The Inn gave us a separate room, which was good. I recommend it.

Lamb Henry was amazing. Great beer, great service with a homely atmosphere. Just what I needed after a days hiking in the Welsh mountains

Fantastic food. Helpful staff and a great drinks selection!

Stopped on the way back from a fantastic day at Barmouth

Looking for somewhere to stop off for food and drink after a day of hiking - got looked at up and down and asked if we had a campervan in the back which we didn't. We just wanted to check the food menu. The place was empty and got told there was no room. Absolute snobs.

Stopped for dinner on way back from Bodnant Gardens. The staff were very accommodating and let us order food even though it was 15 minutes past 8pm (they serve food 2 - 8pm, according to the sign outside). It's a lovely old coaching Inn with lots of character. The menu is quite limited, special was finished (fair enough, given the time). Husband had lamb, I opted for curry, which was the only meat free dish on the menu. I am not vegan / vegetarian, I was just hoping for a flavourful dish - curry is almost the UK National dish after all !!. Neither of us could detect any curry flavours at all. It was just like chick pea stew. Shame because the lamb was delicious, according to my husband, and the puddings were great.

My family has been travelling to this area for over 70 years so stayed a long weekend with friends in Llanymawwdwy. We chose a weekend to include my Birthday and this was one of 2 restaurants recommended locally (other near Dolgellau) .Table booked and walked into bar area as nobody in reception, Shoed out after a couple of minutes waiting as we are not allowed to 'stand near the bar' OK so a hallway is better? Not a welcoming start. I understand we are in a Pandemic but there is a way of handling issues. We arrived promptly for our booking. Shown to table and chair way too low so manager brought me a cushion, Would have much preferred a window seat which the next couple in were shown to one in next room. A noisy family seated in same room as us with 2 dogs. One barked on a couple of occasions and they finally took it out. The other dog was seated at the table with them on a seat. Really on the seat - this was not a miniature breed? Not at all impressed in a restaurant - this was no service animal. The other table also had a dog that sat quietly. I am not anti dog but I do not expect them in the restaurant. One was allowed to wander over to us and was sniffing under the table. No apology from the owners. If you want to cater for dogs they should make other diners aware and a separate area provided. i prefer not to take my meals in the kennel - worse than putting up with my own animals at home! Food was OK but expensive - prices we pay in London/South East prices. We had 2 courses - Gammon, egg, chips, peas and pineapple X 2 and 2 puddings,.2 pints and a half of draft cola. Bill came to almost £55. My pudding was not very warm, my husbands was not sweet enough nice and his chips were end of bag - dregs. (Mine were fine). Nobody asked until after we were paying the bill which we had to chase at bar as waited ages after our pudding plates were cleared if all was OK with our meal.Overall sadly disappointing experience

Great place. We stayed one night last week and the food was great. Highly recommend the Welsh Henry on the menu. Room was great and bed comfy. Breakfast was also very good but could have done with some more coffee.

Pretty old building. Nice scenery when sat outside. Food was nice. Meals arrived extremely quickly. The lasagne arrived not hot but they brought out a hotter one when we mentioned it. Fairly standard prices.

A very friendly pub, All very well spaced out tables,We ate there three times during the week, The food was very good, And the service and price great too, 10 out of 10 on there covid measures. It was very reassuring to see they had taken it very seriously ,Keep up the good work

Stopped for a little bite to eat. Lovely place, friendly staff, accommodating and food was fab. Beef was excellent

The lamb Henry is fab my husband had it the first evening of our stay and I just had to try it on our 2nd evening, it did not disappoint!

Plenty of room inside and outside for parking. Popular hostelry situated on a crossroads, many years ago - now a roundabout ! Friendly landlord who provided a first class British breakfast.

What amazing food and service. The food here is local and as fresh as it can be as the taste reflects this. Plenty of drinks available and wonderfully views to boot. Always stop here you'll never find a more relaxing pub and dining experience.

Just been here for Sunday lunch and as we were a large group with children we were put into a lovely room on our own. Really thoughtful as the two children were able to move around which we would not have allowed if we had been near other diners. The food was delicious, definitely not cheap but really good quality, ( thanks chef) The service was also very good, the two young lads serving us were very friendly. Our only complaint is that the cocktails were very weak and not up to a good standard. However I recommend the Brigands and I will be going back for Sunday lunch again soon.

Popped in for lunch, was made very welcome and food was amazing, only down fall was the people who sat at the table before us clearly had a dog with them as there was dogs hairs all over the floor surrounding the table, the chair and a few had made it onto the table. As I dog lover myself I can appreciate dogs being accepted into the building, but feel cleanliness should be more on point when knowing dogs have been in. Luckily the staff and the food was lovely so that helped the situation.

Great room, great people, small dog.

My partner and I stopped at this Inn for lunch on 6th January on our way home from Caernarfon. Being a coeliac and worrying about eating out with my gluten free diet it can be a concern, but Tim at the Inn was very helpful and they can cook alot of meals G/F and also have bagels and bread and also G/F Beer. So very useful for coeliacs when on holiday in that area.

Called in on Saturday afternoon for lunch with our 2 Springer Spaniels as it’s advertised as dog friendly We were quickly seated and enjoyed very good service and equally good foodSome of our favourite beers on tap which is always a bonusThe pie of the day was extremely tasty (turkey and bacon) and the missus loved her all day breakfastThank you Watch out for the ghost !!!

We were a party of 10 with 3 dogs to boot; the staff accommodated us quickly and graciously, and we enjoyed local real ales while waiting for our food. I had the (small) fish n chips after seeing the batter being made for another diner with beer straight from the tap. It was the lightest, freshest battered fish I’ve ever had. A family member had the pork belly and declared it the best meat they’d *ever* eaten (although tbf they’re only in the 20s, lol!). There’s lovely artwork for sale at reasonable prices - all in all, this was fabulous, thank you!

Excellent service and great food, friendly staff and dog's welcome

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Lovely atmosphere doggie friendly, great stuff

Spotless very friendly staff and fantastic food 🙂

Dined here twice, and on each occasion the food was good and nicely served. Reasonably priced and pleasant service.

Wow only orders a baguette it came with salad chips and coleslaw so collectively place will go again highly recommend

We stopped off here on the off-chance that it would be OK, and were very pleasantly surprised. Building is charming and the food was excellent. We have classified this as mid-range, but not too much of a stretch to call this fine dining.We will return next time we are close by

Lovely food, great pub, what else can i say except waffle waffle waffle have to do at least 101 characters, are there we go.

We stopped at the Brigands Inn on Sunday on our way back from the coast for Sunday lunch. We had never been there before and were pleasantly surprised by the delicious food we were served. We received a very warm welcome from the affable chap behind the bar and were shown to our table. We were allowed to bring our dog in too. The food was plentiful, hot and fabulous, Well done the Brigands!

I didn't stay in Hotel but went to the restaurant for lunch was very disappointed. Undercooked veg and cold. Was ment to be roast chicken but had 2 very small pieces that would not even fed a child.

The food is excellent. We ate cod goujons with garlic dip and salad and creamy garlic mushrooms on toast for starters. Followed by slow roast stuffed belly pork on roasted vegetables and chicken with leek and cream sauce on a bed of crushed potatoes. All served with fresh vegetables. We had no room for dessert...! Excellent food, well presented and efficient friendly service. Good wine list. It was Bank Holiday and very busy I advise you book. Good value. Great after a day at the coast.

Omg the breakfast is insanely good. So deserving of the awards guys. Highly recommended

We ordered the brisket beef meal with vegetables. When it arrived there was a very small portion vegetables topped with mashed potato and the beef on top. The whole thing was only a little bigger than the size of a corned beef can. I can't fault the taste but £16.50 for so little. I left the pub both hungry and felt like I had been ripped off.This is the first time I've ever complained about a meal.

Coming from the north through Snowdonia national Park I saw the Inn by the road. On a whim decided to make a stop. They had vacancies, got a nice room. The Inn is very nice, friendly and forthcoming staff, serve great food and has just about everything one possibly could desire. The Room + bathroom was clean, fully up to my expectations.

Had a meal last night at the Brigands and was left very disappointed. Poor service even though the place wasn’t busy . The soup I had for my starter was lovely but the cauliflower and red pepper curry was watery and lacking in flavour very poor. My partner had the steak and ale pie which should be renamed tomato and mushroom pie as there was only three small pieces of steak in it. Definitely wont eating there again .

I called in for lunch today and unfortunately chose their so called award winning all-day breakfast. It was extremely disappointing - horribly overcooked !!

We came across this place on the way back from Snowdonia, we were staying near Talerddig for a weekend from Somerset, after a long day we were starving and found this place at 540. Walked in and the young guy behind the bar was very welcoming, gave us a drink and we asked if we could eat once food started at 6 which he said was no problem.

My family and I chose the Brigend's Inn pub on our last day of a breathtaking holiday to Snowdonia.

Had a really enjoyable stay for 2 nights staff rooms and food are all worth 5 stars The slow roast brisket is the best I've ever had

My husband and I had the steak & ale pie which was Pie of the Day. The pastry was inedible as it was hard and burnt onto the dish it was served in (it would have done justice to a medieval trencher). The steak was tender but not much of it, and topped with mashed potato. It would have been much better minced and described as cottage pie. We shall not be dining here again.

Meat was cooked to perfection, hardly any veg though. Slightly over priced, but would eat there again.

Amazing food- loved the flavor and the staff had great recommendations of what to try......great combos and excellent portion size.

lovely meal, good choices and selection of meats and veg. service good, place was busy. nice, enjoyed

Very pleasant beer garden will be back!

First visited the Brigands Inn in the late 80s and it was very good then if a bit ramshackle. Just been for a meal tonight after all these year and they seem to have really tidied it up. It's a lot smarter inside now. It's a bitmore expensive too as it's rated AA 5* and a 2 course meal for 2 with soft drinks and coffee was about £55. They have some very good congacs for at least 8.50 for a single. However the food was excellent. The slow roasted belly pork was fantastic. Service was very good. All in all great food not too expensive , good service well appointed. Just watch what you order from behind the bar.

have had a lovely couple of visits here. the staff are friendly, knowledgeable and just interesting. made to feel welcome from the moment we walked in. lovely place. xxx

Nice place.... airy and welcoming... food was good, although choice was a little limited. Made feel welcome - great place to stop enroute to coast or homeward bound. Rooms available for overnight stay

A friend and I stopped for a meal on Bank Holiday Monday. We thought it might be difficult as we hadn't booked but there were spare tables. My gammon and chips was average but my friend's pie of the day was very good. For a sweet I had ice cream which was creamy and verypleasant. My friend had trifle which he thougt was excellent. Overall we were quite happy though we felt the main courses were a little over-priced.

Friendly great brie and cranberry baguette

At the end of our holiday in Snowdonia, we booked to go to this restaurant on Good Friday evening. Most tables were taken or reserved and so it is probably a good idea to book ahead. The welcome from all staff was warm and friendly, but also genuine.

Fab food lovely service and wonderful atmosphere thank you we will be back x

Ate here with family while visiting the area. Staff very friendly and dogs are welcome. Great food, best fish and chips I have ever had. Highly recommend.

Stopped here on our way back from a few days holiday. Lovely building and views. Clean and plenty of seating. Food was good but a bit pricey for what it was and a little disappointing. Sign says food all day but lunch finishes at 2.30 after that just drinks and crisps or if lucky scones. Our friends were too late for lunch. Staff pleasant and laid back.

Loved this place. Great food, lovely staff, excellent room and brilliant bathroom. Good location for exploring the Welsh countryside and coastal towns.

Food nice - pork belly really good with plenty of veg. Partner's fish and chips a little greasy. Staff - Ok but could have been more friendly/attentive given it wasn't busy. Overall vibe - there wasn't really one! Lacked atmosphere but might have just been when we visited as it was quite quiet.

We were driving back home and decided to stop off for Sunday Lunch and were not disappointed! This is a beautiful Inn with a lovely warm and welcoming atmosphere from all the staff. Both bar and waiting staff were polite, attentive and friendly with the same welcoming touch. I would always recommend this wonderful Inn, and if we didn't live so far away would love it as my local for a tipple as well as a superb lunch, the Welsh lamb was simply divine, the puddings delightful. I have no complaints at all!

Excellent food and service, varied menu all freshly prepared upon ordering. We always use this Inn as our halfway stop whenever we visit Wales

Not staying there but at a cottage near by. Had breakfast one morning which was nice and just walked back from having our evening meal there. The food was delicious, really tasty beef bomb, excellent price for what we had, good portion size and friendly staff. Thoroughly recommend a visit.

Have driven past many times but never stopped. Driving back to Shropshire from North Wales four of us had a perfect light lunch. The staff were charming and efficient and all our 'light bites' were excellent. Liked it so much would like to go back for dinner and overnight. Emphasis on local and Welsh produce too.