Lliw Reservoir Cafe and Fishery in Swansea - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Lovely place to bring the dogs for a walk. The fact the cafe sells lovely food and fairly cheap is a huge bonus.

Nice cafe and definitely worth dropping into it if you are visiting the reservoir. Good varied menu and reasonably priced too

Superb surroundings for walking with a wonderful cafe with lovely food at a great price.The staff typify great service with a willingness to go above and beyond to satisfy their customers even beyond the 4 walls of the cafe,when visitors need help they respond in spades I can vouch for that personally.Go here soon you will not be disappointed.

My mother is friends with the owners and they are so lovely. The service is speedy the food is amazing and everyone who works there are so kind. I love it I go there all of the time🥰.

I’ve been meaning to write a review for this place for a while as I really think it deserves some good press. The family and I have visited quite a few times over the years. It’s a great place to explore and walk. We would take scooters and bikes up to the top reservoir and let the children ride down. The cafe is a real hidden gem. It’s cafe food, but it’s good quality and very reasonable pricing. They didn’t use to take cards which was a pain but now I think they do. The breakfasts and baguettes are lovely and the family that run the cafe seem nice. Always a relaxed atmosphere and never trouble getting a table. Great to stop if you’re driving from London down to west wales. If you’re local, a great place to really get some peace and quiet. The only reason I ga e it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it used to have funny opening hours and would t be open some weekends in winter. Worth checking before you go if it’s in winter. Other than that, can’t fault the place.

Stopped off a couple of times at the beautiful Lliw Reservoir and decided to get a bite in the on site cafe. Really friendly and helpful staff. Good hole sum home cooked food. I went for a South Wales favourite, faggots and peas. It's got to be said it was the best I've ever had!!!!! We were visiting several places over the weekend and were passing by the following morning so stopped in again for breakfast. Proper full breakfast with local bacon and fresh eggs. Highly recommended. If you are visiting the reservoir and facilities, definitely pop into the cafe for something to eat, you won't be disappointed!

We were just finishing our walk and the shop was closing, think they saw our faces and felt sorry for us haha, very friendly people, even opened the toilets back up for us, thankyou

Took a nice drive up to the reservoirs with a disabled friend. She can't walk far so I felt it's a lovely location and we would be able to get a cup of tea. She has a tiny dog who hates being left so I hoped we could take him into the cafe. Sadly no dogs except guide dogs. The little fellow had to stay in the car but I felt it was a shame as many people walk with their dogs in the area. Something to think about maybe? The menu is basic but adequate with good prices. There's also a sweet little gift shop attached with some interesting items. There are toilets and an outside play area plus things for children to do inside. Well worth a family visit.

Great selection of food including daily specials. Best cafe lunch for a while. Super fast and friendly service.

Walked around the lower reservoir last Saturday with my daughter and our dogs was a warm day so called into the cafe for a can of pop. How much...£3.60 for two cans of coke this is day light robbery. It's a nice cafe but Christ it's not in London.Wise up you might get more customers if you price things fair.

If you are looking for an easy and stress free afternoon I would definitely recommend lliw reservoir. Along with my family, including 3 children aged 6,7,9 we walked to the top reservoir about 2miles up, plenty for kids to see along the way so they didn’t realise how far they walked, it’s all paved so bikes, scooters, wheelchairs friendly. We then had lunch in the cafe which was really lovely 😊 nice menu with a great choice and reasonable priced. Staff are friendly and attentive, home cooked food served really quickly. This isn’t my first visit and I will without a doubt be back 😀

Great morning at walking around the reservoir, finished off with a great coffee and cake. Would recommend this place on a summers morning or a brisk winters morning.

Great food after a longish walk to the reservoir and beyond. Friendly staff. Very clean and warm nice for families with playground nearby. Specially good for people who like to fish as well as walk as it is conveniently at the parking place

Firstly the elf trail was excellent and for only £1 the prize was excellent value. But then we had lunch - not taking bank cards is ridiculous (although we did know before arriving so we were well equipped with cash ! I ordered our meals / snacks and was disappointed! Bacon sandwich = 2 slices of bread with 1 not very thick rasher of bacon - come on is there a bacon shortage ?? Never worth the money !! But the biggest con was the hot chocolate ! Even more expensive that Costa !! £3.50 for a cup (yes a cup) not a nice long glass or posh mug! A cup and saucer to be precise !! I think we’ll leave out the cafe on our next visit !!

Been here quite a few times and have always been served lovely, reasonably priced food. Shop has lovely things to sell too and there a good walks and views

Lovely country walks alongside the reservoirs, great for dogs, children, pushchairs even a Zimmer frame. You can walk the full lengths of the reservoirs about 3-4 Miles or cut through and do half. At the car park is a lovely café /restaurant serving very good meals and Ice cream teas and coffee. A well appointed play park for the little ones very safe environment .

Been coming to lie reservoir since I was a child and although not been for a while, looked forward to taking my boys there today, nice walk around half of the reservoir but when we got to the cafe 15 mins before it was due to close, the woman who served us had a look on her face like she didn’t want us there. Only wanted to buy an ice cream for my son, she obviously was keen to get out of there. Nice place for a walk...however I won’t use the cafe again based on her customer service.

This cafe does a very fine breakfast with good black pudding,very excellent local butchers sausages and first class thickly sliced bacon with all the trimmings. All provided in a cafe with fine views over the reservoir and hills beyond. What a way to start the day

I agree with the positive and negative points made here. The cafe has a good selection of food and drinks, is nice and cosy and the toilets are clean. Most of the staff are friendly. One lady is pretty miserable, though, as other have said. She wanted us to move our cars because we were going to walk round the reservoir - surely that's why everyone goes there? She also got very grumpy about some toast - not friendly service at all. And why on earth they don't accept cards in 2018 when people were complaining in 2013 I have no idea.

We visited on Tuesday with friends and completed the Easter trail-great fun counting the eggs and looking out for hidden bunnies.

Myself and my fiancé travelled a fair way on a snow day to grab a cup of coffee before going for a walk around the reservoir. The cafe was empty when we walked in. It does say ‘no dogs’ which we appreciate but with it being empty my partner picked up our 12 week old puppy and waited by the door so they could both get out of the blizzard outside only for the lady to say ‘no dogs sorry’ and sent them outside. If there was anyone else in there we wouldn’t have brought him inside but didn’t think this would be a problem. Technically the lady did nothing wrong but a little bit of business sense and customer service skills would have come in handy. Without dogs, the cafe would be in big trouble. We felt she was very rude.

I visit here regularly as I am lucky enough to live nearby. It is a hidden gem and sometimes I would like to keep it to myself selfishly. The walk is beautiful, scenery lovely and views from the top reservoir are worth the walk. The cafe is so homely, made such a welcoming environment by the family who run it and all their team. It is always nice to go there to see old friends and the food is delicious and so reasonably priced. The only change I would like to see is the water board looking after the roads as it seems they are trying desperately to sabotage such a great place, why would you for goodness sake??? They need to tarmac the road and keep the area clear of brambles and provide bins, they let the standards down when everything else has so much going for it and the cafe team work so hard. So worth a visit and easy to get to from the M4, try it you won't be disappointed.

We go here every Sunday for a walk then breakfast which is beautiful.today we took our 3 grandchildren to do the Santa trail they were so excited we did the trail which was excellent then returned to the cafe for a small prize all for a pound.we had breakfast then played outside in play area.the staff are always lovely and chatty talking to the girls they enjoyed we had a lovely morning and love it there.

excellent visit to llliw cafe would really like to thank Jane and David for the effort they put in to make the Halloween trail good fun the children were very pleased and adults very great full to have a lovely walk without children becoming bored . Kids even more pleased on return to have the free sweets. Mrs.T shop has some very unusual gifts well worth a visit. Will definitely visit again thank you

We use the Lliw cafe as a midway point on our club bike ride. The surrounding roads make for a nice ride and the cafe is a reward for the climbing. If you can get there on a nice day and sit outside the cafe overlooking the reservoir you will be in for a treat. The food is well prepared,tasty and good value for money. It can be a busy spot (which itself speaks volumes) being very popular with those wanting to do the circular walk around the reservoir.

Visitamos el lunes 24 de julio, un día hermoso. Nuestros amigos a menudo caminar alrededor del embalse y utilice siempre este café. Está en un entorno encantador y su decoración es agradable. Además de pedir la comida que era buena y no demasiado querida, ambas parejas pedimos una taza de té para dos cuesta £2. 80. Una taza de té costo £1. Sólo una media taza más de una taza después de cada uno. Le pregunté a la camarera en la caja, sin ella ser amable y llenar la tetera con agua caliente, ella se negó, diciendo que era la política de gestión no proporcionan agua caliente, los clientes para comprar una taza de té para dos de nuevo. Nunca me he negado esto en cualquier restaurante antes. Como un punto de interés, nuestros amigos pudimos tener casi dos tazas de cada pot! De haber sabido que era la política me hubiera comprado una taza de té para uno de £1. Es una pena realmente que esta política estropeó lo que hubiera sido una experiencia agradable. No deje un sabor amargo en la boca

Food good and value for money, welcome excellent, only complaint was the plates were stone cold - hot food should be served on warm/hot plates.

Visitado ayer por caminar alrededor de la reservoir ellos almuerzo en la cafetería lliw fabulou, un gran servicio de comida casera, mucho espacio y asientos al aire libre.

Después de un largo paseo con los perros nos decepcionó con este café.

Para encontrar un café aquí y abierto. Tomamos el té (aunque tuve que recordarle al personal que tomó el pedido y el pago, pero se me olvidó hacer!) y unas patatas fritas y pasteles galeses. En general bien, pero nada especial, aunque otros que estaban comiendo más sustancialmente parecía tener comidas decentes. Buena relación calidad-precio, limpio y ordenado.

Set in the beautiful Welsh countryside the Lliw Cafe is set on the banks of the Lliw Resevoir It's an ideal visit for families and walkers alike You can cycle or walk Dogs welcome but must be kept on lead There is lovely play area for the kids while the rest of the family enjoy freshly cooked food from the very reasonably priced menu Plenty of flavours to choose from on the icecream board Also must visit Mrs T craft corner where you buy unique presents for special occasions all individual crafted I enjoyed my jacket potato smothered in avalance of tasty creamy cheddar with coleslaw and freshly made salad For the naughty amongst there's a selection of pastries and Welsh cakes. I then took my terrier Charlie for a walk around the Resevoir I drank in the fantastic scenery Charlie in his oils sniffing out rabbit scents The sun was glorious Good food good weather and fab setting I would visitagain Also, in the winter wrapped up its such a delight Amenities available for disabled.

Enjoyed a wet walk around the reservoir and then had tea and a delicious carrot cake at the cafe. The staff were very welcoming, I would definitely return. The mini bridge and gushing water half way round were both fabulous, would have been great for a picnic. The cormorant on the jetty was there at the start and end of walk. A very relaxing morning without any noise, apart from the rain.

Coming to the end of a ten mile walk I came across this gem. Clean, well priced and a reasonable menu. I didn't have ant food but it looked beautiful. Staff very polite.

Lliw reservoir is a nice place to visit on a sunny day, you can walk around the reservoirs and take your dog if you wish, there are also picnic tables dotted around if you want to take your own food. Also next to the restaurant is a small play area for the kids as well as a small green area, there is also a fair amount of parking, nice clean toilet facilities including a disabled toilet.I believe the restaurant is open from 8.00 am till 4.30 pm all year round apart from the usual bank holidays and seasonal holidays. The food is superb and reasonable price and the ice cream choices are vast but can cost a few pound for the sundeas which are a choice of your 4 favourite ice creams, with fresh cream and a flake, a real treat. You can quite easily spent 2-3 hours walking and eating around one reservoir and a few hours more doing both the lower and upper reservoir.If you like fresh water fishing you can also purchase a day pass at the cafe shop for around £8 a day.All in all a great few hours out, I have also just gone there to eat on a few occasions.

Took my staffie here for a walk. Beautiful scenery, lots of places to swim and picnic. The path is tarmac for about half of the lake so very accessible. You can do a full circuit of the lower reservoir via a rougher track. Or carry on up to the upper reservoir and weir. The cafe is lovely - very friendly staff, Sidoli's ice cream, cute decor. They don't take cards unfortunately. There's toilets available too.

Great coffee and breakfast after a brisk walk. Helpful staff. The pistachio and rose cake was an usual addition, well worth a try.

This is my first visit to the Cafe and Reservoir. First impressions as walking in was that everything looked clean and tidy and there was a nice little gift shop selling handmade crafts. Then came the let down... My little dog wasn't allowed in the outside seating area and had to stay in the van :-( We have never had this problem anywhere else and I would have thought that this area has many dogs visiting. We were told that because the outside seating area didn't have a walk way from outside and was only accessed through the cafe that why he wasn't allowed in it. I cant see what the problem would have been to pass this tiny dog over the low fence outside. The lady working in the cafe said we could tie him to the barrier the other side but he is such a small dog and we didn't want to leave him where cars pass. When looking at the other reviews to see if anybody else had any dog issues I noticed that someone had commented about how welcome her 3 dogs were so Im not sure if this is depends on who you are. I did find the lady serving a bit rude and abrupt as mentioned on one of the other comments - This is going to put people off coming, there is a way to explain things to people and sometimes its the way you say something that counts. The food was average, it was ok, just a bit pricey for what you had as in portion size and the taste wasn't fantastic. Overall I would say that customer service needs to be improved and they need to put an entry for our beloved pets outside. There location and scenery are fab at this Cafe ,its a shame that these things let it down.

I visited the cafe and reservoir recently and previous to that I was there as a child.....long time ago. It was lovely. The cafe was very nice with fresh food. Will be back again soon.

This place has lovely food, ice cream and scenery. The only issue is one female member of staff who is rather rude and abrupt. If the kids hadn't been expecting an ice cream then I would have gone elsewhere.

Called into the cafe after finishing my walk up to the top reservoir and back before going home. Very friendly staff, lovely food I had a coffee and a cheese & onion toasty very nice they were what more could you want. If you do go for a walk there make sure you stop at the cafe you won't regret it.

I love to visit this reservoir with my 88yr old mum, and 3 mini dachshunds. It's a little haven which has everything including beautiful views and walks.The cafe is well stocked and run by staff who are friendly and helpful - nothing is too much trouble. There is an excellent menu catering for adults and children, and a variety of areas to eat your food. It's not just people who have a warm welcome - my 3 dachshunds are greeted by one of the cafe staff (sorry not aware of your name), who makes them feel very special! LolWhat a little treasure Lliw is! Thank you!

Been here many times before to walk the dog and just sit and relax with a cup of tea. Decided to try the breakfast at our last visit and we weren't disappointed. Lovely locally sourced bacon and sausages were very tasty and as it was a quiet weekday there was no long wait. Will try some more of the menu next time!

I visited on a drab Saturday but what a delight the cafe is lovely the staff welcoming and friendly felt at home straight away.My wife and I ordered the full breakfast .Outstanding one of the best the bacon and sausages were the best.We will definitely be returning and next time might try some fishing.

I visited the Lliw Reservoir during the Easter hols as I had seen an advertisement for a free Easter egg hunt on facebook which was ideal for my two small children. What a lovely place! Fantastic views and a fab little café which was warm and welcoming. Extremely child friendly with plenty of toys to keep them occupied. Staff very helpful - nothing too much trouble. The food was freshly made to order with 'real chips' and very reasonably priced. Hot baguettes and lovely coffee. A new play area has just been built too. Great! Went on the egg hunt which was great fun and took us right around the reservoir to see the views. We ended with a free choc egg and bought an icecream. Lots of flavours to choose from! Will definitely make this a regular place to visit. Will bring the children's scooters next time and venture up the upper reservoir where apparently the views are breath taking!

Discovered this lovely little place late last year and have been back several times. It's cosy and clean and a beautiful setting for a meal, snack or just an ice cream or coffee.Definitely worth a visit.

Visited the cafe with my husband and two boys they had ice- creams and we had tea and cake lovely for a afternoon out can stroll around and also fish there.

Stopped here after a walk with my wife along the picturesque Lower Lliw Valley reservoir.The area is pretty and there is a 1:20 tarmac path following the length of the lower reservoir leading on up the upper reservoir. The whole trip is around four miles in quiet countryside. There are a number of other routes and footpaths in the area.The cafe itself is situated near the lower reservoir dam. The menu provides a variety of sandwiches, baguettes, baked potatoes and wholesome main meals along with a range of deserts and drinks. Staff are friendly and helpful.While not haute cuisine it provides a comfortable clean environment to get either a meal, snack or just an ice cream after a refreshing walk.

were looking for somewhere new to take the kids out for a walk and burn some energy and found this place online.Arrived at the cafe just after 4pm and were pleased to see the place was still open but could see that they were closing up.I asked the woman if we could have an icecream and she was happy to serve us big scoops of delicious Sidoli's icecream and she was very friendly.We sat on the benches opposite to eat the icecreams and there were a few dogs about with their owners.We then walked to the other side if the reservoir so the boys could throw some pebbles in the water.We all had a pleasant afternoon and will definitely return to sample some food/drinks off the menu and go for a longer walk next time.

We had a lovely walk around the reservoir after parking our car in the free car park. We decided to have a bite to eat in the little cafe. We were greeted with a welcoming smile and sat beside a window overlooking the reservoir and a field across the water full of sheep with their lambs. You go to the counter to order your food and pay at the same time. I ordered poached egg on a grained bread and my partner ordered a tuna and mayo baquette. We decided to have a large cappuccino each, next time we will order the small because it was huge . The food was delicious and very modestly priced. It was good to see a 5 star food rating certificate on display. Really nice experience and would recommend this place.

I have taken my dogs to the reservoir for a number of years, unfortunately it went down hill fast when Jock left, ,it has now been closed for about 2 years, since the refurbishment it now looks very nice, although the menu ia quite attractive, not everything is always available, service isn't great, the fishing is expensive and the cafe don't take card payments, very disappointed!!!

Walked the dog. Delighted to see the much needed cafe has re-opened. Left lovely well behaved dog outside by a table. Went in to order cup of coffee. All went down hill at that point. Told by a very rude and unwelcoming waitress that dogs were not allowed. Not even on benches outside? No only across the road by the lake. Ok can I just order a coffee to take over. No can you remove the dog away straight away. Gave up then. They must be losing so much income from dog walkers who visit the area. I despair! Not all are alike mind you. This place should learn valuable hospitality lessons from cafes such as Toucan winning the best cafe in Swansea award - they love dogs here and welcome them with water and a smile! There are many more -the Junction, Verdi's - all have to adhere to the same health and safety legislation the Lliw waitress used to justify her reason to ban dogs. I really hope that the cafe is sustainable, but it'll have to do without my custom. I will never return.

Lovely place to go after the long walk around the reservoirs at Felindre, Swansea. Great menu and not bad value for money. They have a 5 star rating for the kitchen and toilets are always clean. No card facilities here so make sure you have cash.

We have visited the cafe and reservoir many times as we live nearby and it is a nice place to walk the dog with no traffic. The cafe is always warm with the wood burning stove and they have a '5' for excellent catering! They do not take cards for payment though. The menu is good and you can get a breakfast for £4.00. Food is always fresh and hot. There is a colouring table for the children and a chalk board. It gets really busy on the weekend so is obviously very popular. We were delighted when this cafe re opened as the reservoir was a dull place without it!

I love this place. The Lliw Reservoir is no longer a place to go for a walk..... It's a place to go for food, and maybe a walk : ) The cafe is always clean and warm. Being a local I've visited this cafe a number of times, and I've never had a bad meal. The food is always fresh, hot and very tasty! Everything is reasonably priced for what you get. Although prices maybe a little bit more expensive than your average cafe, you are not sitting in a greasy spooner, your sitting in a cosy cafe with the log burner going and home made food at the ready, including some delicious cakes. I noticed the above comment regarding "card payments". Ok, so there is no card machine, but being a newly established business, maybe this is something they might look into if there is a demand for it. Being an organised walker, and parent, I always carry a bottle of water and a few bob.... You never know! So I recommend this lovely cafe to anyone! Only wish they opened in the evening too!!! : )

I'm putting the first review up for this cafe after finding that it wasn't listed on trip advisor, people have been leaving reviews but under Lliw reservoir itself rather than under a dedicated Lliw reservoir cafe and fishery.Unfortunately the 1st review of the cafe isn't going to be a positive one.Myself my wife and our 2 children visited the cafe a couple of days ago after taking a walk around the reservoir where the cafe is situated. We made the mistake of leaving the house with little in the way of cash, however we didn't think that this would be a problem with it being 2013 you do expect cafes and restaurants to accept cards, this place doesn't. I work for a bank, and can never understand why places such as this don't have card facilities, the cost for the owner to have these facilities is small, and the increase in revenue from being able to take card payments would out weigh the cost of having the facilities in place. Had they accepted cards, myself and my family would have bought 3 main meals, drinks and no doubt a dessert or 2, which would have probablly cost us and earned the cafe over £20 with drinks, as they didn't accept cards we were restricted to spending the little cash we had on us. After reviewing the menu it became clearly apparent that we didn't have enough cash on us for much, luckily my boy was adamant that all he wanted was an ice cream, so this left us with enough coppers for a bowl of chips to share between me and my wife. Realising that we didn't have enough money for drinks, on ordering my wife also requested a glass of tap water, this request was greeted by a look of disgust from the waitress taking the order, she would have obviously preferred that we bought a bottle of water instead. Our bowl of chips were brought to our table, however no glass of water arrived, so my wife asked the same waitress for the water, which was greeted by a mumbled response. The water never arrived. The reason we requested the water was because my wife is currently on anti biotics and she needed to take her pill, we didn't feel that we should have to explain this to the staff, we asked for the water twice, however it was clear from the reaction both times that they were not happy to provide it, which is very poor service as they knew that we had limited cash on us as we explianed this when we asked whether they accepted cards. My boy seemed to enjoy his ice cream enough, however the chips were barely cooked and not pleasant. The main issue for us and the reason why we'll make sure we take a picnic with us next time we choose to take a walk around the reservoir is the very poor service received from the cafe, shame.