Food at Williams in Pembrokeshire

Had the vegetarian full English and it was amazing. Definitely coming back!

Only popped in for an iced coffee so I can’t say much about the place overall. However, the staff were really nice, food looked good and the garden was lovely to sit in the sun. Will be back.

Very friendly service, and great food for a great price. Situated very near the castle in a great area. Specifically enjoyed the eggs benedict.

Great breakfast and coffee this morning. The Eggs Royal were the best I had tried in a long while. Eggs poached perfectly and the bacon was delicious. The dogs were given a treat as well. Definitely will be returning.

We had their delicious Welsh cakes with lots of butter & English breakfast tea. Both were perfect. Lady at the counter was very friendly and sweet with her suggestions and offered to fill our water bottles for free. It's very close to the Castle so do check it out specially for the cakes and tea.

No welcome on arrival. Chose ploughman's salad for lunch, generous amount of meat and cheese but very meager portion of salad and less than a dessertspoon of coleslaw!! Had to ask for clean glass as bottle of drink brought to table with a dirty one. Service poor.

Beautiful little coffee shop. Cappuccino was delicious.

Could not fault the food, waitress needs an injection of charm and the room was cold.

We went there to get something to drink and have some light food, as we were in a hurry to complete our journey before the nightfall. We've ordered soup and waited half an hour for it! When I asked when is it going to be ready, I was told "soon". When I asked how long is "soon"i got a reply that it is "soon" in a very ignoring and rude way. We left the place hungry, even though we paid for the food that never came. We just couldn't wait another hour for the soup to come. Please avoid at all cost....

Great little cafe with a wood burning stove for heat. Attentive and friendly service and the food was good. Great selection of teas!

Little bit of a messy service, but burger was nice & good for the price. Panini's grossly overpriced but still nice

Popped in for breakfast after walking the dogs at Freshwater East. The staff were pleasant enough although it felt as though requesting a breakfast was an imposition. Had a latte and a cappuccino, and to be honest we couldn't tell the difference (both appeared to be cappuccino) except they came in different shape cups and the proported cappuccino was dusted with chocolate. The breakfast was okay but but sausages were dry and overcooked and the toast had an odd tasting spread rather than butter. The round of toast with honey arrived, minus honey! Okay as a cafe but doesn't represent value for money.

Talouies from Milford Haven has taken over what used to be Food at Williams, and since they are one of my favorite coffee shops / cafes in Milford Haven I was very pleased to see them. I think they are still gearing up the Pembroke location, but we had a lovely light lunch and cake and our dogs were made very welcome too. Great location for a stop on a wander around Pembroke, will definitely be returning.

The Welsh cakes (with lots of butter) were delicious and tea was just perfect. The lady at the counter was very friendly and sweet. It's very close to the Castle so do check it out specially for the cakes and tea.

Fantastic food and great service! Thank you!

Beautiful food, love the selection and choices of food and the homemade chips are the best!

Reviewing this as a basic coffee shop - it’s great. We had lunch. The meals were tasty and healthy. I had tea which was lovely. Nice local place with friendly service.

Lovely pea and ham soup, with baguette, followed by a nice scone with jam.

Disappointed. Portion sizes are too small to feed a robin! This makes the food well overpriced as you get a babies portion on small plates! Pembroke needs to up its food game

Amazing bacon Baguette. Partner had vegetable soup. Lovely place for food. Very friendly staff

A popular place, for good reason. Food is fairly basic though good, could do with at least one more member of serving staff, as a little slow but most places are struggling for staff now, so not complaining. Friendly, clean service.

A great spot to grab some excellent tea/coffee and cake. Quite possibly the best scones I've tasted in Wales.

Great cup of tea and cake. Cafe very busy. Staff friendly, good service. Toilets clean.

Decent cafe with nice food for lunch. It felt slightly under-staff when we visited, but nonetheless this is nice place for a lunch break

Nice environment as clean and comfortable but the staff had no knowledge of the food on offer and the portions were miserably small. Got half a veggy breakfast in my opinion. Shame as the food was actually very tasty, just not enough of it. Order messed up as myself and my partner had finished ours before our sons was served up but staff did apologise for this. Nice place but could be better. Not for the hungry!!

We walked past this cafe and thought it would be an excellent choice for a drink and sandwich. The actual quality of the food was very average and nothing special. Therefore I was expecting average prices. My mistake for not thoroughly checking the menu prices. The cost of the drinks and food was totally overpriced and I will check out other cafes in future.

Popped in for lunch and ordered Welsh rarebit on sourdough bread and was surprised with the super tiny portion for the price. It came on a side plate, did not taste or look anything more than cheap cheese on a 2 inch circular sliced baguette slightly toasted...not even a side salad.

Can't comment on the food, but didn't much appreciate the attitude of the guy who firmly shut the door in our faces and who, when asked, just told us 'we're full' notwithstanding two people having just left and there being empty tables in view.

Nice restaurant. Very pleasant staff and our food was good.

Lovely lunch, Gentleman most helpful, Light breakfast with gluten free bread. Poached eggs with laverbread hash - plenty of laverbread taste. Very covid aware with all necessary procedures in place.

Excellent service and very tasty food indeed . Thoroughly recommended

Great food. Generous portions. Nice environment. Good menu and personal, quick service. Very good.

Lovely friendly place! The food is brilliant and freshly cooked to order ! Service great , welcoming and friendly! Definitely worth a visit if you’re planning a trip to Pembroke!

Average coffee - tasted like it had powdered milk. We ate Welsh rarebit which was a heavy cheese on toast and laverbread hash with poached eggs. The eggs were beautifully cooked, but there was no taste of laverbread just unseasoned mash.

Food was great, service was awesome, the place is cool, i was allowed to sit outside.searched my pockets, couldn't find my bank card,,the guy at the till didn't give a suspicious look* oh here we go AGAIN with these forighners pulling up a stunt" He just said, you can pay later after your meal. Luckily my card was in my inner pocket!! So I shall return!! I fully recommend!!

I visited Food at Williams for breakfast and was received with a very friendly welcome. The manager sat me at a table and offered me a menu. I ordered the Laverbread Hash with Poached Eggs, a Flat White and Orange Juice. The food portion size was ok for the price but I wish it came with additional substance, perhaps some toast or tomatoes. The flavour was good, just slightly plain. Service was efficient and very informative but the atmosphere was lifeless and slightly awkward. I wish there had been music in the background as I spent my time unintentionally listening to other people’s private conversations, then violently disturbed by the screeching of poorly over-steamed milk. The coffee was sadly terrible. I heard the milk being burnt before even receiving it. The only non-dairy milk alternative was Soy, which was surprising for such an imaginative menu. Good service and food but the experience was spoilt by no music and bad coffee - urgent barista training needed.

We had excellent fresh pancakes, bacon & maple syrup after visiting the Castle and it really hit the mark 😋 Good coffee and friendly service too

Nice friendly guy serving, polite and helpful. I had a little breakfast and it was lovely. Added some vegetarian sausages to it, which are large croquettes really but very tasty indeed. Nice selection of other small sized brunch options too and fairly priced.

Open on a Sunday and in Pembroke seems to be one of the only places. Nice feel to the place and nice staff. A good place to have a coffee and relax. A huge fire wood burner so in the winter I imagine it’s a lovely cosy feel. Would happily come back.

This was our 2nd visit here. Staff were great, it was clean and tidy but well overpriced for what was provided.I had beans on toast (with a poached egg as extra as I was starving).It came on a side plate: one dry piece of thin white toast cut diagonally, 2 butter portions and a small ramakin of baked beans.. plus poached egg.One slice of toast?? The beans on toast without additional egg they charged £4 for. We had 2 lunches of this nature, 2 teas and it cost £15.There won't be a 3rd visit.

Very poor and unfriendly staff with no social distancing or masks. Service was so slow

Cold place cold owner! Never again!

We decided to visit for breakfast after friends recommended. Our experience was unfortunately very disappointing and have since discovered this place is under new ownership. We were not made to feel welcome and the staff member out front of shop was rude and abrupt. Food was ok but very expensive for what was. On paying the bill I was told that AMEX is not accepted only after successfully paying with the card. The staff member thumped the worktop and put his head in his hands swearing under his breath infront of my 11 year old son as well as other numerous customers. When I asked if there was a problem he said “ yes we get charged too much for AMEX and it’s too much work for us”. He turned his back on me and continued to sigh. I felt extremely humiliated in front of everyone in the shop. I offered for him to refund the card and start again with another payment method and was told “ I don’t know how” The chef came and said it was no problem. The staff member referred to me as “ she has used AMEX” when he was asked what was wrong!!!! As I walked through the door the staff member shut it behind me and put the blinds down. I felt like I had been thrown out !!! I would avoid this place.

We walked in as a family of 8 and were immediately told it was a 20 minute wait and then made to feel very uncomfortable very unfriendly staff who were out right rude when they shouted at us that we could not use a table for 7, and they did not accommodate us at all even though there was comfortably enough space within their lockdown rules. The food looked beige and other customers shook their head at how we had been treated as we walked out.

Gorgeous food, great service. Would definitely visit again. Homemade soup was particularly good and my partner really enjoyed the garlic prawns.

After looking on TripAdvisor for a cafe in the Pembroke area that was open on a Sunday in early March this year, my friend and I decided to have afternoon hot chocolates here. We were very pleased with the creamy drinks and I also opted for a brownie (they were under a cover so I wasn't worried about food hygiene). The brownie was HUGE and really gooey and delicious. The whole place was very clean, including the toilet, and the service we received was pleasant. I hope that I get to visit again as soon as cafes and restaurants are allowed to be open again.

Je pense qu'on était hors sujet...pas de bière, pas de pub typique. En fait c'est un salon de thé. Alors en revanche plutôt bon dans l'assiette, un peu cher pour ce qu'il y a tout de même. Mais bon c'est compliqué de juger car on ne s'attendait pas forcément à ça.

Lovely food in a cosy atmosphere. Would recommend for a nice spot to stop whilst visiting the castle

Rubbish moldy carrot cake yuk yuk yuk 5 rating really mold equals 5 hmmm really

Coffee is great, dont push you out, but not much choice on menu

Not as good as it used to be...

Same fabulous food and coffee as always.

Excellent coffee. Relaxing. Friendly.

Coffee was very good, but the breakfast pretty awful. Tiny breakfast will stone cold beans (I don't think they'd seen a microwave), overcooked egg and overcooked bacon. Staff were pleasant but they should be able to do better than this. They weren't busy either, and it wasn't cheap. Could be really nice if they upped their game a notch

My friend and I have been coming here for years and yes we are local .The new owners have changed the menu to a more limited all day one which is fine if as they say its all hand made and produced in the moment. Unfortunately, the choice of cakes and their quality has become very hit and miss .For years , it has not been the best choice for tea and cakes as the cakes were always dry and slightly stale but it was a convieient eating place and the atmosphere ,friendly staff and varied menu compensated for it . On our latest visit ,there was one plate of cakes .On first bite , I discovered a dark hair in it . Not very appetising as I'm sure you will agree.! Now , lack of staff and a pathetic cake display has convinced us there is no reason to return. A great shame .

Friendly and helpful staff and fabulous homemade food

After reading reviews my husband and I decided to give Food at Williams a go for brealfast, on entering the decor was nice, and everything was clean. First impressions were good. We were handed the menu by the owner and decided to go for small breakfast and small it was, we opted for this as there was no other English breakfast available. One egg, 2 rashers of bacon and a handful of beans and 1 round of toast. All of which were cold. The owner only spoke with locals all in all a big disapointment and over priced at £17

Arrived late previous evening for annual holiday so no food in house. Great way to start week. Varied breakfasts and good coffee. Good veggie choice

Terrible,slow service even though only one other person in cafe,food poor ,coffee awful.We used to enjoy this place and visited often,but will not be going back.

Judging by similar reviews i think they have had a chef leave so the breakfast options were quite limited ie no cooked breakfast on the menu the food that was served was good for the veggie who ate eggs and not for the veggie that doesnt my other 2 kids were happy with pastries i had an omelette which was okay but i was looing forward to a full english so was a little disappointed but the lad serving couldnt of been more helpful

My family and I came in for food on Tuesday and were directed towards the specials board. The young waiter explained that it wasn’t their usual menu. Never the less it looked great! We had pancakes for the children, my husband had the avocado on toast with poached egg and I ordered the hummus board. (Prior to writing this review I did read another review regarding the speed of the food arriving at the table and I must say we didn’t share the same experience) The pancakes arrived first and mine and my husbands shortly after. (20/25 mins max) All the food tasted and looked FANTASTIC. The hummus board was pleasantly large enough and the pancakes were great for the kids. My only criticism would be the avocado on toast could be a larger portion. Maybe salad on the side or something of that nature but overall we thoroughly enjoyed the meal! We could see that it was fairly busy and it was just the one waiter taking orders, making drinks and serving tables but we still had good service. We asked the waiter about Pembroke town and the castle and he was very helpful! (Sorry we forgot his name) We aren’t from Pembroke but will definitely come again when we are back.

Visited Wales for a week. This was the best meal I had during my trip. I had the braised beef with horseradish mash. Some nice beer selections too

Great breakfast. Will rrturn. Drink could have been included with breakfast price.

It is so nice and friendly I would go there again and all the staff are so nice

My family and I have visited this place multiple times, so we decided to have lunch here today. We have never had issues in the past, we had our first one today. Firstly, after ordering, our food took over 45 minutes to arrive, and when it did, we were all very disappointed. My daughter ordered poached egg on toast with no avocado, which is probably the simplest thing you can make. It came as a very small portion, with only one tiny slice of bread, that wasn't even toasted. I ordered the Greek salad, which was very messy, and the olives used were very salty and unsavoury. The order was also ridiculously overpriced. When we complained that we weren't happy with our meal, we found out that there were only two members of staff in the whole building, neither of whom were chefs. Come on guys. Pull yourself together.

As a local person I have used Williams over many years and never been disappointed - until today!! We had to wait almost an hour for our food! My toast wasnt! It was slightly warm bread, one small slice with two eggs on!I was told that there were only two people working that day, one in kitchen and one waiting on tables!! And neither were chefs!! The meal was overpriced for what we had. I complained and the waiter apologised and said hopefully it will be better next time! For me there won't be a next time which as a local person saddens me! Get your act together or you will lose many loyal customers!

Nice food and kind staff. We had pancakes, juice and cafe affogato. All excellent.

Tasty food, great selection for vegetarians and vegans too. Relaxed atmosphere. The team were all super friendly and spent time chatting to my children. Great stop off on route to the ferry port.

We wandered past this restaurant and it was the best looking in the street so popped in. The lunch menu was very small but we each found things we liked the sound of. What a lovely surprise when we were presented with beautiful home cooked food and it tasted great. The only reason I didn’t give a 5 star review was service was a little slow.

We met here on our way to the ferry. We had couches that were great for the younger members of the party but not quite so good for the older ones. The tables were all full which is a good sign.

Not so expensive but a little slow with food for larger groups. Very pleasant host. Kids ham sandwich took 25 minutes. Welsh breakfast was good but 'grilled' bacon was fried sadly. Food was tasty in the end.

We visited Pembroke and had brunch here on a wet day in July. It's in an interesting old building with a lovely courtyard that we would have used if the weather had been kinder. A mixture of locals and tourists were having morning coffee and late breakfasts.

Modern pleasant restaurant on central Pembroke. A short but well presented menu. Food quality and service was very good.

In brief, warm Pot of Tea, mediocre Welsh Rarebit, nice BLT and abysmal Laverbread Hash!

Had a quick bite to eat here before running the half marathon. Coffee was delicious, toast slices were proper door step slices and the homemade jam/marmalade was superb. Lovely cafe and friendly staff

Coffee ok. Lots of tables needed clearing,staff walking round ignoring the tables whilst customers had to clear places themselves. Felt a nuisance being there....needs a good person in there to shake it up a bit! No table service which would be expected with the prices charges. Won't be returning sadly, shame as could do really well if more customer focused...I saw people walk out.

Came here 3 months ago on my own had a child's breakfast food is very tasty brought my partner here today he had the Welsh breakfast for the price the size is disappointing but still tasty have to say coffee is to die for

We tried Welsh rarebit, steak baguette and cheeseburger with sweet potato fries. Loose leaf English breakfast tea. All was delicious. Friendly service. Will definitely go again.

Great service and fresh cooked breakfast. Would definitely recommend

Nice garden area to eat in, service was a bit slow, but the food was exceptional.

We came late so the kitchen was closed. Coffee was very good and our brownies were delicious. Server was helpful and friendly, atmosphere was relaxed and inviting. We would definitely visit again.

The hummus platter was delish 👍

Great menu, difficult to choose what to eat between so many nice dishes!! Food was very well presented, well cooked and incredibly tasty. The price reflects the quality. The best local lunch by far....

Nice friendly atmosphere. Coffee & cake was good and fairly priced. Location is not far from Pembroke Castle & walks around ponds.

We did a half and half brunch which they accommodated, really good food and great service and coffee

Amazing food amazing service well worth the visit!

Classy establishment. Others further up the street busier, so bypassed, and took the risk. More fool they, as found the coffee and buns here brilliant. Reccomended

Great coffee and gourmet sandwiches. They have a lovely garden out back with tables and chairs. Cozy atmosphere inside with couch or if prefer tables and chairs

Thank you so much for a lovely meal. We visited for a celebratory occasion and we were not disappointed. Beautiful food, lovely atmosphere and friendly service. Thank you

I think they may have changed ownership since my last visit. Jury's still out on this one.

Great service and a lovely place.

We went with friends for brunch last week, having recommended the place after a previous visit. Perhaps they were short staffed but we were all disappointed. We waited 20-30 mins for coffees and longer for the food. Two of our meals were particularly poor, with meagre and cool helpings. A shame as staff are friendly, the place clean and bright and the atmosphere good - maybe just an off day...

Simple menu, lovely cakes and drinks. Nice place to rest up after the castle and antiques!

Went in for brunch, the four of us enjoyed what we had. I had eggs benedict which were delicious, also should try the coconut & jam cake. Staff are always helpful & friendly.

Friendly welcome, and a great breakfast. Best coffee I've had all week.

Foods ok but a bit pricy for what you get

Based on reviews - expected a great deal:

Had a lovely pot of tea here, served by a lovely man. The cakes looked devine however I had to turn away (I still have my Christmas spare tyre to get rid of).

We came looking for morning refreshments. Unsure of the ordering procedure, I approached the counter but the man behind said nothing.

Chicken bacon and avocado baguette was very tasty as was my partners mackerel pate. Incorrect coffee delivered to the table. Ordered dessert which again was tasty. Ordered a second coffee to accompany the dessert. Sadly the coffee did not arrive and there was clearly a back order of drinks. While the food was of good quality, sadly the person operating the coffee machine was not the most dynamic and needs a lesson in multitasking rather than plodding obviously like he was today. Shame as it let the place down and I wouldn't go back based on that experience.