Gales of Llangollen in Denbighshire

Stayed 1 night here this week , the buildings were very interesting and neatly presented to bequest the buildings age / history. Unfortunately the restaurant does not open on monday's so we were unable to eat there in the evening. the wine bottles looked a vast selection indeed! there was a small carpark in the courtyard for around 5-6 vehicles.

Called in without booking. Owner very knowledgable about wines, indeed they had literally hundreds of bottles to try and enjoy. Nice bistro-style food to go with the wines. Looks like pllenty of different "special events" every week to provide extra interest. We even called back next morning for an early breakfast, which was nicely cooked and well presented. No doubt we could have had another wine-tasting with our breakfast if we'd fancied it! :-).

Very centrally located near to bridge, shops & steam railway station. Fairly basic but comfortable at this price point. Friendly staff. Convenience of adjoining wine bar. Ancient building. Comfy beds. Bathroom could be better but again, ok at the price.

We had lovely food and excellent service from extremely friendly and polite staff. Highly recommend!

We had walked around Llangollen on Friday evening for a few drinks and came across this wine bar, we were greater by a man at the bar and told us to take a seat at a high table and will bring some menus over. The guy was great taking our order and recommending some wines. Atmosphere and decor very nice with great staff. We looked at the food menu and decided to book online for the Saturday. The guy realised we had ordered and thanked us and said we would be looked after by someone else on Saturday as he was off. We left thinking what a great place. Arrived on Saturday to total disorganised staff. The lady who I think was shift manager took us to our table and that was it,,,I had to go the bar to order drinks and the staff were had no idea what to do as manager was not incontrovertible and not managing anything,,waited to have a order taken from table but to no avail,,30 mind a member of staff said is everything OK. I just replied we have had no service and we are leaving. Terrible. Will we return? Everyone deserves a second chance. Even if its Fawlty Towers

Lovely, quaint place, food was awesome, staff were really friendly, highly reccomend! We also stayed in the accommodation, the room was cosy, bed was comfy, lovely tea/coffee available in room to have when we woke, it was a highly popular place, everyone was super friendly, lovely and clean, quirky, amazing wine shop in the property, thankfully the weather was with us, the pubs were very unusual, like going back in time, we really loved our visit there, next time we'll definitely stay longer, such beautiful sights to see, so relaxing, can't recommend enough!

Decided to book for dinner for the last night of our holiday. Arrived a little early for our booking and were placed at a table facing the end of the bar, sitting side by side. Ordered and received drinks, ordered food. An hour later the waitress realised we were not served yet and dashed back to the kitchen. Came back to check what we had ordered (and got one of the dishes wrong). 20 minutes later, still no food. As we were gathering our things to walk out the food arrived. Still the wrong dish, but went with it anyway. Asked manager to bring the bill, at which point he was informed of the problems. Took off the cost of the drinks and part of the food. Tried then to schmooze us with some talk about wine gadgets. Food was ok when it arrived, but our evening was spoiled and we'd planned to have dessert and more drinks. Others in the restaurant seemed to be getting ok service.

Fab night at Gales Llangollen, room lovely staff brilliant, menu OK, I had sea bass but far to many potatoes and sauce, my partner had Duck which was very nice asparagus abit tough as the cooked the whole the asparagus instead of snapping it in halve ,Apart from that we will be back , must of been at least 5 times up to now over the years . Pip the owner is fab Pam & Geoff chester

We stayed in the hotel for 3 nights and had breakfast every morning. The menu was unusual and every meal was delicious. We had great service from Hester and Robert and the chef Gareth made amazing food, especially the vegetarian brioche with mushrooms, cheese, egg , chutney and avacado- honestly the best restaurant breakfast I have ever eaten! My daughter loved the Fenchvtoastcwith bacon and maple syrup and also I enjoyed the scrambled eggs on toast- tasty, filling and hot food! Will definitely return when we next visit Llangollen!

We came to Gales for a couple of nights stay to paddle the Dee. We found the staff to be very polite, and good service. There happened to be a problem with our room booking and they sorted it out no problem, and in no time, and gave us a bottle of wine to go with our dinner we had later in the evening. I had the duck it was lush. They also gave us vouchers for staying with them overnight which we used towards a second bottle of wine and also desert the following night. The rooms were tidy, and clean. Definitely stay here again! Definitely recommend. Thanks for your service team!

We have enjoyed some superb wines, along with outstanding food, over a period of almost 30 years at Gales. We were looking forward to another delightful dining experience after a couple of years of not having much time to dine out. We found the menu lacked inspiration, as did the food when it arrived. We ordered a perfectly acceptable red. However, the calamari I had was a greasy flabby travesty made worse by a rather nasty mayonnaise. It spoiled the taste of my wine. I had a veggie burger, my partner a burger. Neither looked even remotely like the photos on here. The token effort of salad could hardly be found. Maybe we are getting old, but food like this is not to our taste at all. Just a waste ordering a nice bottle of wine to go with the meal. We have had some delicious burgers elsewhere so it isn't as if we hate burgers. Just the ones plonked in front of us at Gales. The waiter apologised. Had we not ordered a bottle of wine and been tired and hungry after a day's hiking, along with happy memories of Gale's, we would have walked out.

If ever there was a blueprint for creating a “what a cool place we want to return” establishment, they have the formula here. The staff are engaging, in a non pretentious, genuine style. They are warm and friendly. The service is exceptional and the food is to die for. As we were sitting drinking and I was just finishing my beer, a man came up to our table and said “ Do you guys fancy another drink?” He then got them and brought them to the table. The food was really good too. The salmon poke bowl was simply delicious. The overall experience was so good we popped back on our way home the next day and had a brunch - the egg in the hole BLT was fantastic. I could not recommend Gayles more. I look forward to visiting again soon.

My partner and me visited Llangollen for my first time at the weekend, we were booked to stay in the Wild Pheasant but decided to stay at Gales Wine bar and hotel on the Saturday after dining there on the Friday evening and ended up booking an extra nights stay on the Sunday too. From the moment we went into the wine bar Rob (the wonderful manager) and Lilly (faithful and lovely assistant) and Sam (wine connoisseur) looked after us, nothing was too much trouble and we were made to feel very welcome. The food was gorgeous and prepared by Harry (my fabourite, sausage and mash with a yorkshire pudding). Gareth the wonderful scouser and Head Chef, George, Coalan and Ollie, make a great team and are all lovely!! We met Pip the owner who was great and very friendly and Steve who made us laugh. A big thanks to Sam too who manages the fantastic on site wine bar which we frequented and purchased some beautiful wine all on his knowleadgeable recommmentations (nothing was too much trouble for this well oiled and lovely team). It made our weekend, we didn't want to leave and will definitely visit again, I couldn't recommend this place enough. It's a 10 out of ten for us. Thanks again everyone. The rooms were lovely and comfortable and it has a brilliant atmosphere. xxx

We’ve been going to Gales for over 25 years and we love it. This isn’t a trendy wine bar that serves up cheap plonk at expensive prices. The owners have always prided themselves on sourcing fantastic wines from around the globe at all price points. The food is all prepared and cooked on site and the shop next door sells an extensive range of wines and spirits you won’t find in other places. The accommodation is beautifully presented and there are lots of different and entertaining nights throughout the week. Bars and restaurants come and go in Llangollen, but Gales remains the best.

Not the longest of menus but still a great choice enhanced by the specials board. The food was excellent and the service good with attentive staff. The atmosphere was relaxed. Great value for money.

we came here with a gift voucher. stayed two nights. the room was very nice and bed comfy slept like a baby. breakfast nice and loved the beer garden. the only thing I would say is they should give you water glasses to clean your...

Fabulous ambience both inside and out in the courtyard. Excellent, modern tastes menu and beautifully cooked food. Intelligent and attentive staff who make your stay/meal a real joy. Gales continues to be the beating heart in Llangollen, as it has been for many years now....

Sorry don’t normally review but your steak was so poorly cooked and bland I had too. No one checked to see if we were happy. There must be better options to eat out than this

We went for a meal here and ordered the minute steak, a beef burger, and 2 single gin & lemonades - the bill came to £39.95. The burger was ok - nothing special but for £10.95 it was as expected. The minute steak (£14.95) was...

A disappointing experience at Gales today, where we visit quite often. We had booked and arrived for 12:15, we were shown to our table but service was very slow offering us a drink but eventually this happened. We waited and waited and had to ask...

Have had drinks here a few times - the choice of others, not mine! They don't sell Guinness, don't have draught Coke, and have an incredibly limited wine menu (by the glass) which is odd considering it calls itself a wine bar. One bartender is...

Just been to stay at Gales wine bar for two nights . Great atmosphere . Great good , and staff very welcoming and informative . When back in Llangollen will stay there again

Classic warm cosy wine bar, cosy and familiar inside with a great little menu, fantastic coffee and as you'd expect for a wine bar the alcoholic beverages are spot on. in the warmer months the wine garden is a really really nice spot away from...

My partner had been to Gales a few years ago and rated about the food. Disappointed to find the food expensive for quality and mainly burger based 😕 Also we stopped in the hotel, not 24hr maned as stated .fire alarm 3 am ,not on...

Been to gales a lot over the years and it was once one of the best places to eat in the area, recently however (last 12 months) its gone down hill, the feel is still very nice but that's kinda where it stops, the service...

I have to write this review out of shock! Went on Saturday night with my daughter as this was one of my favourite restaurants in the village! How disappointed I was to see the small new menu , with such minute steak and chips! Ummmm...

Wine out of the world, wonderful recommendations from the team. A perfect spot to visit in Llangollen for food and good wine

Called for a coffee as we were walking past and fancied a quick refreshment. Not busy in there but the service was so slow we nearly left. I know good coffee takes a bit of time to make but not as long as this took....

Lovely welcome nice place and lovely garden to sit .Room was small and little tired looking.Bathroom was okay and shower did not work well .Lovely breakfast and very helpful and friendly staff.The voucher to spend in the restaurant was really good .

We visited Gales for an evening drink. The hostess was lovely and brought water over for the dog - a first in Llangollen! Unfortunately I have to knock stars off because the Sangria was not very nice. Very diluted and dry with no sweetness and...

Great service, staff were very friendly. Food was prompt and tasty and good value for money. Great little hideaway, protection from rain and sun comfy seats. Will definitely come again.

8 of us arrived expecting to order a nice lunch before heading home. We ordered drinks and they took a little time to come but not too long. We then ordered 8 meals (6 of them the same - essentially a posh ham and cheese...

Lovely old school bar, relaxed atmosphere and decor. I had baked feta which was amazing followed by the siracha thigh burger which was also very good. Do not have the sangria, it was very dissapointing just a couple slices of orange and what tasted like...

We visited for drinks in the new garden area and were most impressed. The garden has been designed with stables-style seating, some covered areas and some open areas. We loved the horse box bar and the unusual toilets with ranch doors! The lighting is gorgeous...

Excellent stay, a very warm welcome and great staff. The breakfast was simply one of the best ever, and definitely the most gourmet tasting breakfast, it was excellent. We would definitely stay here again.

Customer service excellent, food excellent, wine, Sam's coffee shop, excellent, every year I come for a break, love it, garden area (stables with horsebox bar) great. Thank you all staff.

Whilst holidaying in Llangollen for a few days on a canal boat, we came across Gales and booked a table for dinner. We loved the food, the atmosphere, the alcohol, and the charry staff. They have done a great job of converting their yard into...

On a last minute holiday after lockdown and the place we were going to was full. We happened upon Gales and what a find! The setup outside was really good. They thought about the layout and the horse box bar was excellent. The staff were...

Not impressed with this place went in today, service was slow, ordered three meals all were served cold, ordered burger and chips asked for mayo, when it arrived the meal was nearly finished,with beef milano the lamb curry was served with rice and the rice...

As a single father, it’s often difficult to find somewhere cosy to stay for a weekend, where a 5 year old is welcomed as a 5 year old and not assumed to be Satan’s child Damien. This isn’t the sort of place I would bring...

I had goat cheese and beetroot salad as a starter and steak sandwich and chips all delicious and looked as good as it tasted We had a lovely bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon blanc and a tap water hug offered straight away with no encouragement...

If you want amazing wine and food just go to Gales wine bar. They have the perfect set up out the back and a horse box to serve your drinks. The steak was to die for and the peppercorn sauce was divine. This place is...

As a local wanted to do our bit for local business! Staff really lovely but unfortunately food not good! Burger was ok. But served with skinny fries not chips as advertised! Burritos really disappointing! Sent back twice for being cold! After 2nd time they decided...

Decent enough choice of popular wines. Cubicle seating in case of poor weather or use by diners. The outside tables might prove wobbly.

Fantastic setup in the wine garden during Coronavirus. Food and drink best we found in North Wales and a great team. Stayed here for several hours and would definitely recommend!

Walking pass on way back too campsite when we saw this little place hidden away.Only eat if booked but managed too site for a drink on some cute deck chairs.Service excellent, staff polite and attentive. Definitely return and recommend too book meal the place looked lovely All social distancing etc. Well done staff.

A most wonderful break.” Lovely location, beautiful, comfortable rooms, exceptional service. The owners of this B&B could not have been more friendly or helpful and it was a real treat to stay here.The food was delicious, high quality and locally sourced. Highly recommended. My husband and I will definitely be back in the near future!!Lisa & John Falconer

Great meal in Llangollen on a Friday night - Awesome atmosphere - Friendly staff - Would recommend to anyone in the area.

Lovely place for a G&T or glass of wine with friends. The staff were very friendly and there was a wine range of wines available.

Brought my wife here for valentines day staff were so friendly and couldnt do enough for us food was out of this world and very reasonably priced will definetly be coming back keep it up guys i think ive found food heaven

First time of eating in Gales, very good attentive service and delicious homemade burger, very reasonably priced too.

Second visit & even better than first. Different room than previous stay and, although smaller, still plenty of space & appropriate fixtures & fittings. Comfortable & nice street aspect. Fabulous ambiance, food & service in the restaurant.

Stayed while on business nearby, the room was good but lacks a desk if you want to work. That said, there is a room downstairs where you can work. I stayed on room 11, on the top floor up the very steep stairs.The food however, is exceptional! Breakfast doesn’t serve until 08:00 , so can’t comment on that but dinner is just sooooo good.Highly recommended

Excellent little Bistro, very friendly guy served us, was quite busy, good prices, nice menu, great food and some very nice house wine, would have loved to have gone back for an evening meal but sadly didnt have the time, but when we walked past on the friday and saturday evenings it was packed out.

Beautifully simple dishes well executed. The poached beef was 10/10. And as you can imagine, the wine list is the best in the region.

My wife and I called in for a glass of wine. The atmosphere was informal, friendly and very welcoming. There were many wines on sale, and we picked a bottle of pilot to sample. We purchased some to take home.

As a local to Llangollen I can guarantee that Gales surpasses all other places in and around Llangollen for the quality of food, the extensive and varied wine list and the excellent service. The wine bar is unassuming, relaxed and exactly the kind of welcoming unpretentious atmosphere I look for. Highly recommend the steak!

read some great review so decided to eat there when recently stayed in Llangollen.

We chose Gales for our Sunday lunch while visiting Llangollen because it was convenient to St. Collen's church. We would go back again because the meal we enjoyed was absolutely marvelous.

Just a good place to dine, drink and relax. One of the best steaks I have ever had and the white wine sauce with the chicken was wonderful. Ordering the starters as a "Tapas" was inspired.

Huge selection of wines and fine cuisine. Great ambiance nice people. What else? We’ll be back for sure

Great to back at Gales. Fantastic food and wine at reasonable prices in a great location with fabulous atmosphere - and personal service

Stayed over for a works night out. Wandering around Llangollen we stumbled across this little gem of a bar/restaurant. Lovely ambiance. Calm and relaxed atmosphere. Great menu.

Ate here 2 nights. The atmosphere is pleasant the service good. Excellent choice of wines and beers.

Fabulous delicious food and great wine too. It has everything. Open log fires too in the cold. It's one cool place and themusic is whatever you desire as the staff will play almost anything you wish including Dawn Penn's NoNo No, you don't love ne anymore. Fantastic.

Disappointing. Excellent wines and beers. Food! Chicken over cooked, sauce, tasteless and full of peas. Half portion of ribs with chips, better food in a takeout. Sorry gales You used to be an excellent wine bar. Please review your menu

Beautiful food and fantastic, friendly service. We're not from the area so just went by the reviews, they certainly weren't wrong, so glad we went! We were celebrating our anniversary so wanted something a bit special and Gales didn't disappoint. Everything was so nice, such a great place! We especially enjoyed the sharing starters where you can pick various meats and cheeses. Our meals; the special of the day lamb and ox cheek linguine were gorgeous! If we're back in the area again we'll be sure to visit.

Stopped by at gales to share a cheeseboard and a couple of drinks. Not cheap, but the chessboard had a good selection of interesting and characterful English and Welsh cheeses and plenty of crackers. No beer on draught, but good quality local bottled ales. A very pleasant place to sit and eat.

Booked a table here midweek after a day out in Llangollen. Lovely traditional wine bar feel, friendly attentive service. Had a beautiful local English IPA ale, and a Wild Boar Linguine from the specials menu - rich, meaty and plentiful! The experience was fantastic from start to finish; will definitely return when in the area and would recommend.

Enjoyed a two night stay in this lovely, cosy hotel.Room clean & comfy, with everything we needed. We ate in the restaurant. Food & service were excellent. Will return & recommend!

Had a fabulous meal there with my girls lovely atmosphere great staff looked after us very well great place to relax and have a conversation light music in the background highly recommended

this is a very cool bar , great food , big wine and beer choice , bet in town for us ,will be back soon

Managed to get a table in this lovely place. We had a platter of starters, hot bread, olives cold meats oils for dipping lovely. Rack of ribs were huge, special of he day Cod Loin was very tasty, there was a very good wine list.

Stayed here for 2 nights in a lovely suite. Food in wine bar eas excellent Staff very friendly and helpful

Heerlijk gegeten hier. Goed wijnadvies en I derdaad een lekkere wijn bij de vis van de dag. Eerlijke pure maaltijd voor een goede prijs. Sympathieke eigenaar. Kijk ook eens naar de bovenrand van de muur: per jaar een aantal nieuwsfeiten onder elkaar gezet.

Ein Restaurant mit guter Weinauswahl - es liegt nahe, dort Coq au Vin zu essen. Das Ergebnis hatte mit traditioneller französischer Küche wenig zu tun, aber es war eine gekonnte, selbstbewusste Interpretation eines Klassikers, mit hochwertigen Zutaten und sorgfältiger Zubereitung. Nur der Speck dominierte geschmacklich zu sehr.

Back to Gales for our annual visit to Llangollen. Excellent food and service as always - the ribs were just spectacular. See you next year, if not before.

Stayed for 2 nights using a buy a gift voucher rooms large but dated house rambling very close to centre Llangollen has lots to see and do went on the train then the following day went on a horse drawn barge definately will return

Stayed here for a whole week. Ate in every night. Drunk wine every night Had a great time. Staff are brilliant and really looked after you. Room was good stayed in room 1. Will we go back YES.

The atmosphere is great, the service is great and the food is great. I loved the menu - I could have ordered everything! The way they present their food is fantastic and it's very reasonably priced. Will definitely visit Llangollen again just to go to Gales for supper!

We stayed here for 2 nights, the room.we were put up in was amazing, it was a large room (number 12). With a huge bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.

We stayed here for 1 night and although we didn’t eat and just used our room as a base were more than happy for the price we paid. Room was clean and bed comfy so made for a good nights sleep even though it was a little noisy as local bars kicked out! My only issue was the shower that was more like a trickle of water.

A group of us booked a room here to stay for the weekend while we hired a couple of canal boats out. Lovely place to stay. Rooms are clean and comfy. Nice little touch with the drink even though a couple of us did debate if it was wine, ribena or port. Packed car park but this Llangollen. Be prepared to block each other in but we took up 4 cars so worked together.

I so enjoyed this relaxed, interesting and cosy restaurant. We went for lunch and the food was fabulous. I ordered the fried polenta with pesto and curried courgettes, oh my goodness it was delicious and months afterwards I'm still hankering for it! As a vegetarian is it such a nice change to find something unusual and interesting on a menu which is not mushrooms or aubergine and although the menu was small, everything was well cooked and tasty. As I didn't want to leave, my husband and I shared the cheese board afterwards which was a lovely range of cheeses and no fussy extras with it - just good quality cheeses and crackers, fab. The wine menu was extensive and, like an interesting book I couldn't put it down! There was a description of each wine and how they go with what foods, stories about them which made me want to try them all. Unfortunately I could only try one but that was delicious too. The service was friendly and straightforward and I loved how whenever a dog came in, they were treated with the same hospitality! Can't wait to go back.

We have enjoyed lunch here on two successive Tuesdays - freshly prepared and tasty dishes in a comfortable and traditional pub-feel setting. This is the place to come if you want to enjoy decent food whilst listening in to local gossip!

So good that On The Hill, Ruthin, a Michelin starred restaurant is said to have been modelled on it. Fab,delicious restaurant, fires too in winter, and the wine list...

After a nice walk with my wife called in for a Sunday lunch.

They do a 48 hour marinated ribs here, and we'd drooled all day waiting to order this. Unfortunately, they'd just served their last ones. So, we decided to create our own anti-pasta selection from the 5 cheeses, 5 meats, and 5 olive / hummous selections they have. We added a delicious garlic bread and a glass of fruity white to make a meal more than good enough to remove our loss of the ribs.

Gales of Llangollen is a family business with a Hotel, Wine Bar, and Restaurant. The food is really good and they also have a decent wine shop, as an independent wine merchant they put emphasis on the quality of the products and they have a team of passionate, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable staff. I recommend striking up a relationship with them for a better drinking experience. Meanly small-scale, off-the-beaten track, artisan producers alongside low-volume, super-premium classics from those with established and well-earned reputation.

when you book in here you step back in time to a great selection wines avaliable and delightful.food snacks and meals.Superb atmosphere always and pleasant staff . a must when in Llangollen

Very small wine bar although menu interesting I would say over priced for the size of meals , and dissatisfaction with service as meals arrived different times although the staff were very apologetic and were very entertaining due to the fact it was festive season

Last minute booking, restaurant closed on arrival at 4.30. Given room key by friendly staff who did a quick push for their wine shop sales. Good parking, room lovely with complimentary port, huge TV. Comfy bed and hot chocolate a nice touch, very clean. Needed food straight away so did not eat here and didn't fancy upright wine bar seating so spent the night out before returning to comfy armchairs in the room. On going for breakfast, only a cold table included which had a wide selection and cooked was £7 each which did not make the room rate so cheap and seeing the people on the next table mopping up oil on their plate I am glad I refused. Breakfast included should always mean cooked unless stated Continental on website. As toast was on the free section, the charge for a sausage, bacon, egg and tomato seems excessive, just showing a cheap room rate and using add-ons to boost income. Would I stay again? For the room yes but not for paying extra for cooked breakfast. Transparent pricing is important on comparison websites!!!

The quality of the food was very good. The menu choices are a bit eclectic but it's actually quite nice to have something a bit different to choose from. Everything is well cooked and presented. Clean plates all round.

Week's holiday on the canal.Been here before and again not disappointed. Home cooked bread olives and oils not a bad way to spend a couple of hours on a Tuesday afternoon.

Couldn't have asked for a better way to see in the New Year - The Gales team put on a delightful 6 course menu with matched wines.

10 of us met here after our annual Christmas walk, the food, service and atmosphere were outstanding.... considering they were busy the service was quite speedy, a few of us had steaks, they were amazing, a real treasure of a place.

Terrible service. Food was finished before wine was served. Staff could not make irish coffees. Food was very sub standard. Very dissapointed

A varied attractive menu, friendly staff, good wines in an attractive setting. My favourite place in Llangollen

I very much like the ambiance here - apart from putting music on. Who asks for it? I had two evening meals here. The olive oil and bread starter was unusually served and excellent, giving 3 different oils to try and two vinegars. The bread was a bit doughy-Nice but not well matched to the oil. I also had the houmous which was ok but could have been nicer with more oil and seasoning. Sadly the burger came out dry and the chips oily and not very crisp. The pheasant special was good. Service was a bit poor. Had to ask twice for the wine and for water on one night. It was much better with different people on duty the other night.

Very inviting place to eat, and have a glass of wine. I imagine given circumstances it would be very busy and lively. I ate early so did not get that buzz.