Oyster Catcher in Isle of Anglesey

Fish was raw had to send back, my meal was replaced.

Lovely ambience in Will’s bar, not cheap but nice to be in. Been in a good few times over the years, but the pizza from Pat’s Shack is not really good enough. The menu sells “American Hot” which has Pepperoni, Fresh chillies, mozzarella, Parmesan, fresh oregano” Unfortunately there wasn’t any fresh chillies or fresh oregano. Poor considering the price is £12.50 The staff at pats shack aren’t particularly engaging or enthusiastic about being there. All in all it feels like an overpriced menu for a captive audience I’m sorry to say. Shame.

Fab meal to finish our holiday, we loved Wills Bar anyway but promised ourselves a meal in the restaurant to finish a lovely week away from stress and busy city live. This was just perfect. Fab food lovely atmosphere, dog friendly, superb service.

I’ll start with the positive, friendly staff, great decor & ambience. Then the negatives, we were waiting for over 35 minutes for food, then were very disappointed. The pizzas are advertised as hand-stretched, but did seem more likely to be pre-bought. Cheesy chips were good, but £9 is excessive. The fishfinger sandwich was the most disappointing, thick, dry, batter, very little fish in one fishfinger in a cheap hot dog bun for £13.50. Might return for a drink, but will eat elsewhere!

We had to wait a full hour for our food to come and when it came it was cold the waiter kept on saying 10 more minutes the food came half an hour after that

Pricey for simple food. Ketchp not brought to the table for my sons chips and burger, , though we asked twice.

Went here for my wife's birthday with our son and 2 dogs. The restaurant is sat in a beautiful place and felt very welcoming. The staff were very welcoming, polite and checking to make sure everything was satisfactory. The decor was spot on, set out to feel warm and cosy and it definitely made you relax and feel comfortable. The food was fantastic too although my wife would have preferred sliced chicken rather than off the bone but that's a preference thing. We started with oysters, first time ever, chicken dinner for my wife, our baby boy and 2 doggie chicken dinners and I had rump beef roast dinner. Finished off with treacle sponge and custard for my wife ( shared with our baby boy and I has meringue with a delicious blueberry cream. All 10/10 except my wife's chicken but she still marked it as a solid 7. Overall it was a really nice afternoon and we even planned on going back later in the holiday. Now to the not so good bit. Later on in the early hours I woke feeling rather queezy, tried to sleep it off but all of a sudden I had to quick sharp march to the toilet. I spent the next 3 hours being ill from both ends non stop. I woke my wife to sleep in the babbies room ( we take it in turns on holiday) as I was seriously ill. My wife appeared OK, that was until later in the morning when she became seriously ill too. Aching bones, shivering and chills, explosive vomiting and the runs and an awful awful feeling of being ill. We have both never felt so ill and that includes having covid and bad migraines it was just horrendous. Even our 2 doggies had the runs but luckily the babbie was OK. Now we are not ones to normally complain or leave a bad review but you can't ever forget an experience like that. We put it down to the oysters but with the doggies have a dodgy belly we wondered if the food was prepared on an unclean surface. The food we ate was the only food we ate that day, and the day before was just what we normally eat at home with both myself and my wife rating different things. The meal cost us 125 pound which to most people including us is an awful lot of money but at the time it was worth it. Also after reading a previous review where one of them also had food poisoning and were offered a free drink if they were ever in the area again, well is just an insult. I understand it is hard to prove if you contacted food poisoning from a certain establishment and you could just be lying but believe me we reckon it was the oysters although the doggies were poorly so it could have been the chicken even though I had beef, but no definitely oysters and as a lover of fish dishes I am now put off for life from eating anything from the sea as is my wife. Just think there needs to be more sincerity from restaurants, cafes, food establishments that serve food that makes you ill. It's ashame really as this review would have been better and maybe would have helped bring more customers to this establishment.

We arrived for lunch, and sat in Will’s Bar and ordered from Pat’s Shack. You have to order drinks from Will’s Bar from grumpy bar staff who shout at you, and then walk outside to order food from disinterested teenagers. Having cleared our own table from the last diners’ very dirty fries and pizza boxes, we waited 30 mins for food. On arrival, the Dog’s Pollocks were two fish fingers in thick, greasy batter placed in cheap, dry brioche hotdog buns with sauce. £13.50 each for that, plus £5 for a portion of fries. Maybe upstairs is better.

Had Sunday lunch here and the food and service was excellent. The best roast beef ever! A great experience and the place is outstanding

Stunning food and great service in this gorgeous location 😍

Beautiful food lovely friendly staff nothing was touch

I always recieve a warm welcome at the OC. The staff are helpful and friendly, the restaurant itself is beautiful and the food is next level. Best fish and chips on the island, and the chocolate brownie is amazing! Would recomend and I definately will be going back soon.

Totally enjoyed our visit to the Oystercatcher. Great tasty food and Bracken our Irish terrier was served with a doggy dinner in the form of a chicken dinner. Great food. Excellent service and friendly staff. We will definitely be visiting the Oystercatcher again when visiting Anglesey. Ardderchog.

Had the monkfish and prawn curry. Superb. It's a great building with good views. The staff are helpful & friendly. Plenty of walking opportunities close by

Very busy downstairs & everyone had dogs including us

An expensive meal and not good. The starter was ok. The crab croquettes were good. The main courses were disappointing, the curry had prawns with their shells on so difficult to eat and the flavor wasn't great. The risotto was inedible, very oily and tasteless. The crumble was ok but too much pineapple. A shame because the menu looked great and we were looking forward to it.

We had our anniversary meal here tonight and can't say a bad thing about our dining experience. From the moment we arrived we were treated very well. The food was amazing I had the fish and chips the portions were massive the fish batter was light and crispy and the chips are big and chunky and well cooked. My wife had the lamb leg which she says was very tender and tasty and lovely mashed potatoes and all the trimmings. The desserts were generous portions and also very nice. We just wanted to thank all the staff for making our anniversary meal so very nice. Look forward to comming bk

Lovely afternoon meal at The Oyster Catcher, the food was absolutely delicious, service was fantastic. We had a fabulous time in the beautiful restaurant with views around Rhosneigr. Very dog friendly with its own doggy menu!

Great food .Excellent service and great views from out of the restaurant windows Well worth a visit if your ever passing

Totally disappointing. Sunday roast horrible. Chicken dry, portions small and prices too high for quality and quantity. Waitress disappeared before end of meal.

Another lunch not booked in advance, but really was delicious. Attention to detail for the food presentation was very good. Loved every moment of our meal.

Great place to visit for a drink and a bite to eat

Couldn't fault it, excellent modern place efficient staff good location plenty of parking dog friendly. Food was epic very very nice.

Went for a bar lunch, the food from Pat's shack was pricey for what it was, drinks and service lovely though

Brilliant. Home made chunky chips and real pepper corn sauce. Will be going again. I had the steak mmmmmm. Dog friendly too.

Fantastic Sunday lunch today. Can't wait to come back .

Ate at Pat's shack, below the restaurant. Beautiful day so we ate outside where there's loads of room and masses of seating.

Very poor service, very rude to us it was very disappointing it was much better last time we were here. It was meant to be a lovely evening out but it was ruined by poor staff.

Great place in the sand dunes, dogs welcome

When it's very early and very quiet there's no excuse for several dirty tables.

Our go-to dinner option on the island - great food, drinks & dessert options. Can make several dishes gluten free too!

Stopped off here on the way to the beach. Really great vibe/place. They have two menus. We had the cheaper bar menu. Food was excellent although you have to fetch it too suit We sat in the balcony but there’s plenty of outside space. Waitress wasn’t the best but the next one was lovely. Hence the service low score

Long time since I had been there, it was after the Timpsons had sold out standards dropped, they bought it back again and back to normal.

We always visit here when travelling to Anglesey. Great food, service and priced well.

It cannot be denied that this restaurant is spoilt with an amazing building in an equally amazing location. Unfortunately the food simply doesn't do it justice. It's average at best and there are plenty of other restaurants in the area that will serve you a better meal for a better price. I would still suggest a visit to this location, but perhaps just for a drink on the wonderful terrace before going somewhere else to eat.

First rate food and service. I heartily recommend the mussels.

Amazing outdoor area, relaxed, on the beach and dog friendly!!

The location is stunning! It’s dog friendly outside and in the bar and it has a great lunch menu. Is it fine cuisine (in the bar this is not eaten in the restaurant)? No - but it’s delicious much nicer than average pub grub - and the small pizza stand is great! It’s a fantastic place and we try to drop in whenever we’re nearby.

After passing the Oyster Catcher for many years we finally had the opportunity to book for an evening meal in the restaurant whilst staying locally. Sadly I wish we hadn't bothered and will not be visiting again. Whilst the food and presentation was very nice the price of the food compared to what you received sadly didn't hit the mark. We felt the food was extremely overpriced and felt you're paying for the name and location rather than just the food. The staff seemed over-stretched and didn't seem to be focused on anyone.

Great staff, atmosphere and location. Food has been a disappointment three times now. My biggest complaint every time is the desserts, flavourless gunk mascarading as cheesecake or chocolate mousse served in a jam jar. A jam jar! Sorry but a little imagination, like a saucer perhaps, or in a dish, but a jam jar?

Very dog friendly. Love the dining area for people with dogs

After a quite unpleasant, bland and overcooked meal, I got food poisoning (I suspect from an oyster) and was violently ill that whole night. They didn't really care, or even believe me. They depend mainly on tourist trade, so know they'll have no shortage of customers no matter what.

Great place with a couple of different bars downstairs. Atmosphere, food & service are excellent & all the staff are professional, polite & friendly, highly recommended

All five dishes had large chips which were still very firm inside and felt undercooked when eating. For food was not worth the price!

We had heard several reviews of this restaurant and after a family walk we called in on the chance that we might get a table. There were 12 of us and were given a table directly in front of the kitchen where we were able to look at the kitchen staff working. Most of my party ,children and adults enjoyed it ,Burgers and fries etc, but I was disappointed because I thought it was going to be something special. What was a concern however was the person running the kitchen who constantly put the food on the plates using his hands . He never once washed his hands even after wiping his nose or removing sweat from his forehead and once he pushed a tub of chips into a fellow chefs face before putting it on someone's plate It is a very popular place and in a nice spot. By all means try it but try to sit and enjoy the view not the kitchen

We last visited a year ago and came back for a meal on our family holiday again this year. Love the setting, food was nice but service was poor. It wasn’t full as the weather wasn’t great, but still waited ages between starter and main, didn’t get asked if we would like another drink even though we had finished them before the main, had to ask for a desert menu, when desert came… we had no spoons and I just had to get them myself and lastly had to ask for bill twice. Was a real shame as it could be so lovely. Only complaint with food was £4 for gravy with the fish & chips… gravy was very watery and a ridiculous price but the fish was amazing.

We had a lovely lunch today ant the Oyster Catcher - oysters, seafood spaghetti, chicken Caesar salad. It was so nice to be welcomed with glasses of Prosecco to celebrate my husband’s birthday. The staff were so friendly and welcoming, really made our day!

Great place to eat in a wonderful location. And you get the best of all worlds - tasty lighter bar food downstairs, and quality restaurant food upstairs.

Amazing tonight! My first time in Anglesey, the food was great the service was great and the atmosphere was great!

I went here with my family and friends for lunch, and one of my friends got food poisoning shortly afterwards. I contacted the restaurant the day after about this, and they conducted an investigation. This resulted in them denying that my friend got food poisoning from their restaurant, which is weird because they can't actually know that this is fact. My friend only eats vegetarian food at home - and we had all eaten the same food earlier that day and the day before. Only he had eating the (deconstructed) fish pie at The Oyster Catcher, and got ill shortly after. We all felt fine, but we hadn't eaten their seafood. Anyway - I did try and get some compensation, at least only for the overpriced fish pie which ruined our friends last day of holiday (although the rest of the food was extremely overpriced and average - especially the prawn cocktail!) and made the drive home awful. But instead, the manager offered my friend a free drink should he be in the area again (we live in London). Soooo, I would avoid any dishes from them that include seafood as it's so not worth getting ill over!

A beautiful spot even on a grizzly, grey, lashing rain of a day. Can only imagine how stunning on a clearer day! really nice pockets of seating upstairs with incredible views. A must see.

Good menu choices with some nice specials. Really helpful and professional serving staff. Top chef and scrummy food. C30 quid a head for 2 courses including drinks so pretty food value too. Thanks

Can’t recommend it highly enough. After a terrible first experience we weren’t going to come back, however after the promise of free meals if we returned we decided to give it a second chance. We are so glad we did, the food was so delicious and amazing, great drinks and service. the atmosphere and toilet facilities were also great. We got this meal for free after our first experience and were so pleased with it! Can’t fault it and would recommend to anyone!

Free parking with access to a wonderful beach. Great outdoor spaces for eating with outdoor bars and terraces. Beach music played. Restaurant inside with fabulous food available at a cost. Dog menu if you like that sort of thing. Welcome to use the beach and come and go to use the pub for food and drink but not mandatory to do so. You could just park here for the beach - but we used the bar and ate here too on a pretty sunny/windy and cool day. I’d say small children need close supervision in the water.

We were pre-warned to book as this is a very busy pub/restaurant. They were right, we were offered 16.15 or 20.30 for times available a week in advance. Not an issue, at all just a pre-warning to others! I visited here more than 10 years ago, I'm sure it was under different management but it's just as I remembered! Clean, bright and with lovely sunset views (at the time we dined) I remember it being quite pricy the last time I visited so wasn't such a shock, but for what we received portion wise it wasn't the best value. I ordered slow-cooked British pork. The food when it arrived was lukewarm at best and the pork was tough as old boots, all be it tasty still. The food was delivered quickly and the staff were very attentive! I hope this was an off day as I would visit again, the bar downstairs was cracking after a day on the beach. All in all reasonably happy, but portion sizes, heat of the food and price let it down slightly!

Lovely restaurant. Great food of a very high standard. Lovely selection of specials. Staff really friendly and attentive. Will definitely be back!

All in one kind of joint. Food, boogie and beer.

Beautiful surroundings, great food, friendly staff and a great bar!

We were a large party with a small child, we were looked after really well and the food and service was excellent. Gorgeous location and lots of parking.

Really good atmosphere. Staff were friendly and helpful, but we had to keep asking for forgotten items. Food was pretty nice. Right on the beach aswell so we took the kids for a play in the sand after which was lovely. Pretty expensive for what we ate, but it is a really lovely place to come especially when the weather is nice!

Really cool place. Nice menu and lovely staff.

Really nice sand-dune seaside restaurant. Food, drinks & service all very good except wine only available in 125 or 250ml size 🤷‍♂️

We travelled over an hour to get there, unfortunately the food didn't live up to expectations. Fish and chips were greasy and undercooked. Hamburger was boring and lacked effort. Avoid the high prices and long drive.

Great atmosphere, really vibrant, with good food.

We have visited a few times on various trips, always a good meal & atmosphere

Tasty food and good service. A little strong on salt in all the food. High prices

Great beer garden with live music on the Saturday we were there.

Had never been here until the weekend now been twice withing a few days. Service is good and friendly, place very clean, food is lovely would definitely recommend to other

The food the views look pictures, I love the design. I was really looking forward to eating here I’d heard great things. Unfortunately it was quite a disappointment, the starter was prawn and crayfish cocktail which was £13 the sauce was standard not surprised if it was from a jar, shame when it’s so easy to make from scratch.. and 10 times better I just don’t get it.. The oysters were standard but Tabasco sauce as your addition? ( no thank you for £15 for 3 oysters with tobasco I’d expect maby some localy sourced wood sorrel or sanfire as a small addition. The fish unfortunately was a huge disappointment.. batter was soft and I’ve had better in weatherspoons (they should try a beer batter) The rump steak which there was no other steak option was another blow, the chefs done his best to mask this one off, it’s a bad cut to serve but he’d managed to give that some great taste but unfortunately as the only option was a rump you don’t get that melted butter taste you get from sirloin or rib.. it’s simply tastes like liver.. I was impressed with how much he had to beat that rump to get it soft and hats off in that.. Finally the burger made me want to walk straight out the door, tho I presume it was with the 70/30 mix I rib it was dence hard and extremely plain.. it was lacking something. It was just boring. It put me off ordering burgers and I’d suggest the chef tries a smashies or 5 guys burger to see how it’s done.. Hope this menu gets a revamp and I look forward to coming back to try again soon..

Such good experience to have, very nice food and well located

Lovely venue with good views, food and drink options. Cater for coeliac and child options, so that made for a relaxed booking. A good specials menu making use of local produce.

Great apres beach day and meal out.

Great place. Fabulous location. Very very busy but worth it.

Great afternoon , a few drink ,pizza and live music too

Had a couple of breakfasts and an evening drink on a recent visit to the area. Really good and will use again and will certainly recommend. Also is very dog friendly.

Nice friendly place. Just music and dogs abit loud.

Dog friendly, good food and fast service 👌

Pretty poor all around. It's a lovely place and in a nice location. However the food is just not that good, especially when you consider the prices they charge here. The "short rib" burger was woefully unseasoned and no better than any other burger. For £19.50 you'd expect more. The black cod dish - £26 is an awful lot to pay for one piece of fish on a couple of spoonfuls of underseasoned, bland mushroom risotto. I'm sure they'll come back and say they use premium fresh ingredients which justifies the higher prices, but the point is you still need to feel like you're getting good value, and this isn't it. It's not expert cooking and it's not worth what's charged. £9.50 for an ice cream sundae is taking the mick by anyone's standards.

Food tasted good, but I expected better. It is overrated and overpriced for what we had from the specials menu, and I won't be going back. -

Really classy eatery. Staff were really lovely and friendly and service was very quick. We visited as we were camping 20 mins down the road and fancied some fresh seafood however there wasn’t much option in that regard but we did try the oysters and I had prawn spaghetti which was lovely and really filling! Kids portions were a great size too! Loved that they also sold their own merch and was gutted I forgot to pick up a hoodie! Will definitely visit again in the future!

Really nice restaurant. But my burger and chips were nearly £20.

Great food at a great location. We were particularly impressed at the size of the children's meals. The husband got to watch some aircraft too.

A sea side restaurant, fish and chips, sadly bland fish, probably frozen for convenience but very disappointing

Great place for post beach drinks and food. Slow service on busy days.

Good varied menu. Friendly staff. The tapas was particularly good. Not a huge number of vegetarian dishes. Plenty of parking. Popular with beach goers. It's a bit more pricey than I'm used to.

Great place, delicious food with great service. A must visit when staying in Rhosneigr. Love it!!

A fabulous location. Always a varied menu. Owned by Timpson, who believes in rehabilitating offenders. A sound philosophy.

really enjoyed our meal in the upstairs restaurant, we had really tasty food, nice wine and a great atmosphere, service was good with lovely, friendly staff.

Average food, shop-bought 'Lebanese flatbread' and indifferent staff. Overpriced too. Chicken, chips and peas was pretty bland and to be honest, for a restaurant of such status, to use pre-made flat breads (also available in packs of 5 at Asda) is inexcusable. Went back the day after for a couple of pints. Staff seemed very stressed, unfriendly. Ordered a pint in the bar downstairs then took it upstairs and sat outside - great. Went inside to the restaurant bit to order a second pint only to be told they can't sell me a pint. Instead, I needed to go back to the table and someone would come and take my order. Did as told but no-one came apart from a young girl who walked past several times then went into a little hut. Eventually I went up to the hut to order said pint, and despite us sitting right opposite the hut and no-one else around at the time, was asked (in all seriousness) "which table are you sitting at?" er...."that one opposite you!!". Complacency seems to have set in big time. I suspect that if another eating place was set up nearby, they would have to seriously up their game. Save your money, buy a couple of bottles of beer from the Spar on the way into Rhosnieger and sit on the wall near the Oystercatcher if you really want to!

The fish and chips at the upstairs restaurant were excellent, if you're in the area we'll worth a visit.

Such a beautiful place, food is excellent and massive, thrilled to see the jets flying past proper TopGun moment , Thanks RAF xx

Sat out side in the sun and ate pizza

Have always rated this restaurant, and had chosen it specifically because of this for a 50th birthday family celebration. We had informed them of this when booking. Food was ok, starters were nice , mains , the sauce was split with the chicken and the fries, all overcooked and 3 of us left most of them. Desert had been absolutely nuked in the microwave and was too hot to enjoy. Service was dire. Waited 15minutes after seating to order a drink. We had to ask if we could possibly order anything. Wine plonked on table, we served ourselves… Whole evening made us feel very much an inconvenience. Had to ask for cutlery for the mains, sauces etc. no one came at any stage and asked if we wanted further drinks or refilled water. We rarely complain. We’ve worked in hospitality environments and understand the busy environment can affect the best of us momentarily but this just felt like no one cared. And it wasn’t that busy. It might have been earlier but not that evening. Oh and birthday was ignored. It didn’t spoil it but if you act like a destination venue, which it always was , behave like one. Weve always recommended the restaurant, won’t be doing in future and the server was apologetic at the end of the meal when we had the chance to raise it but that didn’t change our overall experience which was poor. Unlike at the sandy mount for our sons birthday on Monday , where the food, service and attention to detail from the booking without further reference was exceptional-wished we’d booked there again . Won’t be back here.

The reviews said this is the best place to eat in Anglesey esp. for the oysters soy we had to try. We got a reservation for the restaurant upstairs which was a very pleasant place, with glass walls all around. It's actually fun to walk around on the outside verandah even though it's not any great view. We had two oysters, a Caesar's salad with smoked salmon, a lobster eggs Benedict, a king prawn spaghetti and haddock fish and chips. The two oysters were a let down; small and watery and that was £10 which was a bit shocking. The Caesar's salad was good with very nice smoked salmon from a local smoker. The lobster eggs Benedict was pretty good but not really memorable. The prawn spaghetti was the best dish with pasta well cooked and the sauce perfectly spiced. The fish and chips was mixed. The fish could not compare with the other fish I've had on this trip though I must say this is the best mushy peas I've had so far! The chips unfortunately were also mushy and we needed some sauce for them. I ordered a curry sauce which was okay but lacked salt and heat. The other sad part was that we tried to ask for ketchup but nobody took notice of us. Three servers nodded that they had seen our wave but always seemed to have something more important to do. We had a plate of chips when we first tried to ask and four chips left when we finally got the ketchup. Overall, quite disappointing. We won't be back.

Quite possibly my new favourite restaurant ❤️

Delicious food which was served quickly. Staff were very nice. Local ale was very nice. Dog friendly on the outside balcony

Fantastic restaurant, brilliant with allergies and the food was bloody brilliant

Honestly, not one for a review but I was ordering food and told 30 minutes. Eventually 90 minutes later it came. It was a cheese bloody toastie.

Perfect place, nice food, great atmosphere. Live music. Allocated near to beach.

Very nice place to eat always great atmosphere!