Llangollen Wharf in Denbighshire

Absolutely pathetic, glacial service. In fairness to them, not helped by rediculous members of the public who can't decide what they want until they arrive at the till, then spend 10 minutes placing their orders of stuff that takes ages to prepare.

Visited the tea rooms before a trip on the horse drawn boat. Staff were so helpful when I enquired about allergies and went out of their way to make me something I could eat. Food was lovely too.

No idea why we had to endure really slow service just for 2 drinks and a cold scone. Especially when not that busy? Won’t recommend and will not return to be served by surly staff, a smile costs nothing!

Clean, airy café serving a wide selection of meals. Visited the take away section many times before but didn’t realise the variety of meals available to eat in. Only stopped for coffee, but this was delicious. Will definitely revisit to sample the food.

Pretty little area on the canal. The staff are very helpful and friendly. The tea room has great views across the town with seating both inside and outdoors.

Friendly and helpful staff, a great location and an amazing, delicious afternoon tea. We actually ended up taking our leftovers for later … so much food!

My two friends and I booked Afternoon Tea here. We treat ourselves every couple of months. The title of the review says it all, rather bland sandwiches - cheese, ham and egg, one cherry tomato each and a few slices of cucumber. The cakes were very good but the most disappointing thing was the fact that we had to purchase any additional tea or coffees. All other venues we have visited its unlimited refills. The food being delivered to all other tables, I have to say, looked amazing

Lovely flat walk along the canal to the horseshoe falls about 2 miles. Horse drawn barge rides available if you preferred to walking. Nice little cafe on the wharf serving good tea and coffee.

a nice walk but not on one of the hotest days of the year still a great walk and the dog jumping in the water verey peacful

We found the staff to be extremely helpful, and friendly. I booked a day boat to go over the aqueduct with family and friends on my 70th birthday, and enjoyed every minute, The weather was good up to our return journey, we got caught in a downpour shower, which made us a bit late returning, but the staff understood. And waited for us. Some good facilities on the canal side, near the Telford pub is moorings and a visitor centre about the aqueduct , it was very good well worth a visit. Thanks for a memorable trip !

My wife and I took the horse drawn canal boat ride a very sedate way to see nature a pleasurable way to spend a few hours.

Called for a trip on the horse drawn canal boat on a lovely summers day and had lunch by the water. Sandwiches were fresh and beautifully presented with drinks nicely chilled. The horses were in beautiful condition and rested in their cool shed in the shade. Lovely 45 mins on the canal.

Some space internally but also plenty of bench seating on the wharf side under large umbrellas. We had lunch here on our first day in town and returned for ice cream’s several times after. Our lunchtime sandwiches were plentiful and fresh and no complaints for the service levels from the young staff. The cafe is just one part of the Llangollen Wharf, which includes the ticket office for the canal barge trips, an ice cream booth and a small visitors shop. We visited various parts of it during our weeks stay in Llangollen and found it a well run business.

On the last stop of my World Wide Tour of Wales we had a trip up the canal onboard a horse drawn canal boat run by Llangollen Wharf and I must say the owners, staff and volunteers there were absolutely first class and handled my disabilities with top professionalism and care. I would recommend them to anyone who is in the area a truly great day out and worth every penny. Many, many thanks to them all for a top class service. Kindest of regards Mark-Edwyn.

We ate here two over the weekend, had cuppa and cakes the 1st visit, delicious coffee cake and triple choc brownie, pot of tea was very generous and did two cups each and was a nice strength brew. 2nd visit we had a full big daddy breakfast and sausage sandwich. Lovely bread for sarnie. A great place to chill, watch activity on the canal and rest the legs from walking the tow path. Staff very friendly.

I rang The Wharf on the morning of 24 February to see if they could accommodate a takeaway afternoon tea for the following day for my mum's 80th birthday. Neil called me back and took the booking (even though I didn't leave a message). As I was going to be travelling, I needed to collect the food at around 9.30 am and straightaway he said this wouldn't be a problem, he'd ask a member of staff to come in early so that the scones would be ready in time - how lovely was that?! I picked it up as arranged and it was fab. Everything was really tasty and mum was very impressed too :). Thank you to everyone who was able to make this happen. If you are ever in Llangollen, you won't be disappointed if you call in here.

Food was lovely when it came, not particularly busy and could have been quicker. The bread was beautifully fresh, nicest I've had in a long time. Lots of noise from the staff behind the counter, not the place for a peaceful cuppa. People sitting opposite...

Popped in on a blustery day and the smells that welcomed us sparked our appetites. Home made leek and potato soup with a cheese sandwich. Filled the spot perfectly. It’s a five minute walk from the bridge and overlooks the valley and is next to...

I’ve called at this cafe a number of times over the years and find it perfect. Staff, food, prices, location is perfect for our walks along the canal or up to dinas bran. You can always get a bowl of water for the dog. All...

Lovely cafe, very clean and the staff was friendly and welcoming. The latter and cakes were excellent and very reasonably priced.

really enjoyed our trip down the canal so it was a shame the cafe part of the business was not anywhere near as good. How on earth can this cafe justify charging £6.50 for a crappy takeaway sandwich is beyond me. I ordered 1x beef...

Most customers were wearing masks and no staff wore a mask. It is still a legal requirement in Wales to wear a face mask Food as always delicious

We were on a day trip and part of it was the horse drawn boat trip down the Llangollen canal and what a fabulous trip it was Drawn by ‘ Tobias ‘ we gently drifted along for about 25 minutes then were pulled back for...

Staff at the ticket office & running the boats were great, staff in the tea rooms were poor. Food was nice but we’d finished it before drinks were brought out. Staff argued that they hadn’t taken as long as we claimed, when the transaction on...

My partner and I walked from Llangollen along the wharf to both Horseshoe Falls one way and the Aquaduct the other on separate days. Both easy to do and some lovely sights to see.

I booked a table for a birthday afternoon tea and cannot fault it. Communication before hand was excellent and all the staff we dealt with were very friendly . Lovely sandwiches, amazing scones and melt in your mouth cakes with a little side salad and...

We visited for lunch on an extremely busy day at the bank holiday weekend. The staff were really friendly and the procedures they had in place were very covid safe. The sandwiches and panninis we had were all delicious but then we had cakes. What...

Can't fault the spread,and tea room in amazing spot,views over town and walk along canal after if you need to walk off your sumptious tea

The Wharf is in the centre of Llangollen and well worth a visit to see this canal, a relic of the past. There is a cafe and gift shop there and all the staff are friendly

The outside tables are fine in themselves but there is no staff member "in charge". You have to grab a table and wait until someone goes to a hatch on the wharf to give the order. A waitress will then bring the order out. The...

Stopped here for a coffee, while waiting for our horse-drawn canal trip. Good place to stop for refreshments, if visiting the canal, but not worth a detour. The coffee was average, but inoffensive.

Covid had reduced both those wishing to take thr trip and the numbers allowed to take the trip. Booked on line in advance. Horse drawn 45 minute amble was very pleasant even in the wet.

Visited here today for a boat trip which was excellent and very good social distancing measures in place on the boat. Had afternoon tea in the tea room which was excellent, very good value and both sandwiches and cakes were delicious. Would highly recommend dining here. All the staff were very pleasant and attentive too.

Excellent cake with tea and coffee. Breakfast looked good value. Nice stop before boat trip. Dog friendly

Having given up on some of the other eating places in town, because they were too busy, we popped in here. We were lucky enough to be able to sit outside. Service was good and prices seemed lower than in town.

We spent a night in the marina while on a trip by narrow boat - it's a nice quiet spot, clean and with good facilities for water, rubbish disposal etc. Easy to walk into town, I would have liked at least another day or two as there's plenty to see and do.

Very nice lunch here with a few different items on the menu and some with a good Welsh spin. Well worth a visit.

Popular stopover for a wide range of canal/towpath users. Excellent selection of meals and snacks, all reasonably priced.

Even though it was raining when we were on the boat it was so peaceful and relaxing and the breakfast at the cafe before hand was one of the best I had. Why not give it a go.

Just visited this tea room on the way into Llangollen after a long and strenuous walk. I decided to go with the afternoon tea as it had been recommended by a friend. Well I certainly was impressed, it was delicious, plenty of it and reasonably priced. Think I have eaten so much I won't want any tea.

The hill to get to the canal might be a little steep for some people, but you can take the road up, but parking will be drop off only. This is lovely walk along the canal where you will see duck and canal boats moored. You can even get on one and take a leisurely trip if you like. It can get busy after 5pm with joggers

A lovely breakfast was had here. Serving staff friendly enough, a little slow. The food was very good. I would definitely stop here again.

You can book various boat rides from the Llangollen Wharf. Ice creams and snacks are available but also an excellent cafe offering views of the town bridge from the terrace. I had the special Welsh rarebit today and it was wonderful. You can walk the towpath in either direction amidst the most stunning countryside. Thoroughly recommended.

Had a wonderful breakfast which included good quality sausages and bacon. Good size portions and reasonably priced. Sat outside watching the canal boats float by, very relaxing. Ducks pottering about hoping for scraps. Disabled toilet and cafe has wheelchair access

We came in for a cuppa before a horse drawn boat trip, what a little gem this cafe is a large selection of cakes which all looked amazing we had scones which were super and the pot of tea was very good and all at a very reasonable cost

We traveled from both ends of the canal and did a boat trip plus had a tea and cake. You get to see the horses as well so take the children just to see them

If you are waiting for a canal trip or just wanting a nice setting, what could be better than a seat by the side of the Llangollen canal. There is plenty of inside seating as well as a terrace overlooking the town but the best seats are alongside the canal, where there are a couple of tables. Order at the counter and the food is brought out to you. Nice freshly made sandwiches and a good selection of cakes at the counter. Service was a bit slow but the food when it arrived was nice. The food, service and value are all average but the setting gives this café a 'Very Good' rating. A very pleasant setting indeed.

Thank you everyone at the Wharf. This is not our first visit and will certainly not be our last. As usual premises lovely and clean, food and service excellent. Cannot praise you all enough. See you again later in the year for one of your famous breakfasts.

The Llangollen wharf and Tea Rooms is located right on the Llangollen canal. It is a number of things - a cafe/restaurant and a ticket office - you pay for mooring in the Marina Basin and book for day trips along the canal and or a short horse-drawn canal ride up towards the Horseshoe Falls which is the source of the water for the canal

The boat trip over the aquaduct was relaxing and informative with a coach to bring you back to the town. The horsedrawn boat trip was great . Well stocked gift shop and nice cafe.

You can walk or take a boat trip(horse drawn or regular narrow boat)down the towpath. Start with,or finish,with a drink/snack at the wharf cafe.A short walk into the town for more choices of dining.

We visited Llangollen on Good Friday and had planned on going on a 45 minute horse drawn boat trip. We arrived a little later than we had hoped to so went straight to the Wharf. We arrived at around 12.05 so had just missed the 12 o clock boat. Having 25 minutes to kill while we waited for the next one we decided to get a cake and drink from the cafe. There was a great choice of cakes. The savoury food also looked good. There were several tables inside and also quite a lot of seating outside. As it was a warm day we chose an outdoor table. As the wharf is raised up there are views over Llangollen to one side and the canal to the other so a very good location. Service was good. I would return.

We arrived at the tearoom between 12/1 to what looked like a busy but very organised lunch , the service from the staff was exceptional our food and drinks order were taken and delivered in no time at all , we ordered the fish finger sandwich but asked if that could be made with cheese and salad cream which was not on the menu, this was no problem at all and they said they could do that , shortly after our order had been placed Neal who i presumed was the manager there came to us if we would like our cheese grated or sliced which was a lovely touch, my partner had the leek and potato soup which she said was the best she has ever had, we will definitely be returning the next time we visit.

Called in for coffee and cake after a walk up to the horseshoe falls nice atmosphere and good service

A firm family favourite with our family and Jack the dog. The best coffee and cheese scones in North Wales. This is must visit and must try food

Visited the tea room this morning for breakfast with my partner and his sister, decided we deserved a full cooked breakfast. We were not disappointed it was wonderful, beautifully presented on hot plates, more than enough toast and butter ! And a very refreshinghing pot of tea. Service was very polite and efficient, thank you for a very pleasant experience.

We took my wife’s mother on this fantastic journey today , Tom was an excellent host/ captain ,very knowledgeable and friendly ,very highly recommended

On a stunning Autumn afternoon, Harley glided us along the canal so lovely peaceful. The kids loved the experience. Can not recommend highly enough.

After a good walk around Llangollen on a recent Tuesday afternoon, we were in need of a sit down and a cup of tea. We enjoyed a pot of tea for 2 which cost £2.70 (good value as it came with extra hot water so we were able to have additional cups). We sat outside for quite a while watching the leisure boats and a family of ducks on this former industrial canal. The Tea-Room is located in an old canal warehouse building. I particularly liked the colourful canal-art on all the signage.

This canalside cafe provides good food at reasonable prices. My full all day breakfast included coffee for £5.95. Others in our party had carrot and coriander soup and a brie and cranberry sandwich. Service is friendly and helpful.

Very tasty scones with jam and clotted cream. A great little place to end a hike and enjoy a scone and coffee.

We had just walked along the towpath from the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and this cafe was a welcome sight. The horse drawn boats operate from here and we chose our table just out on the towpath. We had a traditional Welsh Ploughmans lunch. This was a generous portion of food in the wsy that ploughmans lunches always used to be. A huge slice of welsh cheese, with coleslaw, pickled onion, apple, celery, lettuce, pickle, grapes and salad leaves and peppers and carrot plus two slices of really fresh bread.

A place we always pick as we a guaranteed great coffee, excellent food and a warm welcome whatever the weather. Dog friendly and spotlessly clean. A must visit venue

Coffee and cake in the restaurant followed by a 2-hour boat trip along the canal and over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Then a 10-minute journey back to Llangollen Wharf on a coach. Then a late lunch back in the restaurant. A very pleasant day. The food and service was very good.

We enjoyed a horse drawn boat ride from the Llangollen Wharf on the canal. It was very relaxing. We passed by many ferns and some beautiful gardens. There was a place to eat and toilets here, but no convenient or free parking.

Whatever you do, don't miss at least one visit to this place. It is superb. There are lovely canal side walks, horse draw canal boat trips, or longer motorized ones. It is really great.

We called in for a snack before walking along the canal to horseshoe falls.

We visited as part of a group, although we had previously visted about 5 years ago and knew what to expect. It didn't disappoint and the gentle clip-clop of the horse's hooves was just about the only sound to be heard. Next time I would like t co on the trip to the viaduct.

Was so impressed with the afternoon tea.

stopped of the book the froncysyllte aquaduct trip,we ended up going by coach to meet the boat thomas telford and had the trip back over the aquaduct and the down the llangollen canal back to the wharf. a good trip with an interesting commentary while passing different places.The also do a horse drawn trip as well towards the start of the canal

This is becoming our favourite Sunday morning.

I was a little apprehensive about taking this trip because heights are definitely not my thing. However the trip of the aqueduct was great and you do not get a feeling of height even though you are something like 40 metres up. The journey takes a bout 2 hours then a quick bus ride back to llangollen. Thought the price well worth it. Young lady dealing with food and drink was charming and most attentive. The driver (?) had a nice line in dry humour and provided commentary where necessary rather than rabbiting on for the whole two hours. Give this one a try even if you dont like heights.

We had a fabulous trip on the canal from Llangollen Warf. All the staff were extremely friendly and helpful, the cafe was excellent, the food was freshly cooked and not expensive. The manager was so helpful and spent a long time explaining everything to us about our trip and all the walks and things to do and see in the area.

We visited here on a beautiful spring day (Saturday) we had the Afternoon tea for two, it was fabulous, everything was so fresh, the scones are absolutely gorgeous, the choice of cakes was superb, i would recommend the ham sandwiches, the ham is from the local butcher and is so lovely, there was so much to eat we took the cakes home with us, to sum it up, everything here from the food to all the hardworking staff is second to none, please visit you won't be disappointed, Heather & Eddie.

It is the first time i have visited the cafe, but won’t be the last. I surprised my mum with their afternoon tea. Food was gorgeous. The staff member Rees was brilliant. Mum deserved to be spoilt as we’ve just lost my dad, suffered a car accident with the poor weather and mum’s house had flooded, all in the space of 3weeks. I’d mentioned this to Rees. He came over, offered his sympathy and gave mum a hug. Mum was astonished by the compassion. Will definitely come again.

Our little girl took her mummy and I out for Aftertoon tea today for Mothers Day.

Booked some weeks ago the Valentines Afternoon Tea for two for 17/02/2018, on arrival when I said i'd booked the tea it was the sheer look of surprise on face of the girl covering reception that alerted me to that feeling of unease, nobody had told her about our booking but she checked the book and there it was!, we were then informed due to a busy period they could only offer us cheese, tuna or egg sandwich's, we said cheese and tuna (Ham would have been nice), we were told they would do the tea and pick a table. We did not have to wait long for the food to arrive, we started eating our tea awaiting our drinks, by the time we'd finished the sandwhich's my husband had to go and ask for our drinks because they had forgot all about them. The scones and cakes had been taken from items on display, to say the scones were rock hard is an understatement, you could have knocked somebody out cold with them, i did not eat mine and we ended up giving it and the cream away to another customer, the coffee cake was passable JUST!! What was meant to be a special tea for our first Valentines together was a complete and utter dissapointment and they still had the bare faced cheek to charge £14.95p if i had known this was going to be sub standard i would never have booked it.

We popped in for a late lunch returning from walking Offa's dyke. The cafe was busy and we grabbed a table which had just been vacated.

The little one was hungry and needed a snack, but it was only 10am and already had breakfast. The young man at the till was really helpful and was able to provide a child's portion of soup and sandwich at half the price. Lovely service, good coffee and cake. Will go again.

We have tried the Wharf breakfast on several occasions have not been disappointed yet. Excellent food, value for money, friendly service and lovely and clean. Well worth a visit.

After an early start and a long, slow trip down the canal we were ready to celebrate our arrival with a Full English (sorry, 'Full Welsh') breakfast.

As befitting a Wharf - this looks authentic with its crane and winch folded against the building. Flowers and and canal in the sunshine complete a delightful setting.

We called in here as they were about to clear up.However they still served us with teas.Clean place right next to canal.Also gift shop within.We were able to pop out and see the canal horses who had just finished their working day.Would go back earlier when we visit Llangollen again.Very steep steps up to wharf .Path available but again steep.

After our enjoyable horse drawn canal boat ride we enjoyed a Panini at the restaurant. There was around a 20 minute wait for food as they had several orders for their afternoon tea special. I have to say these looked lovely and very good value indeed.

The rainy day meant that the cafe was not very well frequented.

Increasingly frustrated with the service at the wharf cafe. The ordering system needs an overhaul as relatively small queues take ages to clear as servers take orders for food, then leave the order on the counter whilst they make all your drinks, then take your payment, and then finally put the order into the kitchen once you have sat down, after having already spent a good 20 minutes in the queue to order. The food this cafe does they do very well and the soup is the best in llangollen. But the service has got slower and slower in the years I've been coming here. Table service would remove the queue in the small space and be much quicker, or a revamp of the working system at the counter. I live in town and have loved this cafe but am now embarrassed to bring friends and family here or recommend it as if busy it's such a long wait.

We were walking from Trevor to Llangollen and back. We stopped at this cafe as so convenient next to the tow path.

Came here after very bad service on the railway did not feel inclined to give them any more money by visiting there caffe

We stopped off here for a bite to eat whilst walking along the canal. Just about to fully open the business for the coming season, the staff were attentive and welcoming and the food was lovely. We will definitely visit again when we are back up here later in the year.

Its becoming a regular Sunday haunt. Cheese scones, coffees, bacon and brie panini's are a must. Reassuring tasty and reasonable prices

Great place to sit outside and watch all the activity on the wharf, there is always something going on ! Good choiceof soft drinks and convenient forboat trips etc.

After searching on the net for info on what we could do in North Wales I stumbled on the narrow boat cruises in Llangollen. Bookings online could only be made 2 weeks in advance. I had everything else organised & booked for our 5 week holiday. I was watching the website daily to ensure I could get 2 tickets. On the date 2 weeks prior, I went on the website about 6 times checking when the bookings opened, allowing for the time difference. Within 30 minutes of me checking they were all booked out. I was very disappointed & emailed the company. I was told they are all for coach bookings. I was able to book the trip in the opposite direction from Frontscyllte Wharf. My online ticket that I printed off failed to tell me that we had to first go to Llangollen Wharf & catch a bus to Frontscyllte so when you get off the boat, your car is in Llangollen. We got ourselves to Frontscyllte Wharf-no signage & then had to catch public transport back to Trevor & had to walk about 2 km to our car after our boat journey. We did enjoy our boat trip, however their poor communication put a damper on the whole experience.