Oyster Catcher in Isle of Anglesey

Fab time had on New years Eve , the atmosphere was fabulous

Food was okay, but quite expensive for what it was. Pretty basic. Decent menu with varied options including for vegetarians. Nice location.

A pretty place with friendly and intelligent service. The food let the place down. Small portions, expensive for what it was, and bland. I tried a range of starters: crab croquettes, truffle fries, rocket salad, and haloumi fries.

Fantastic place for a Walk on the Beaches and a meal afterwards, plenty of parking, very busy during the summer

Food was average although it was NYE but the place was very busy.

Here on New Years Day and I had a great time the staff were all fantastic, very attentive and worked very hard, there was six of us and we all enjoyed our starters and main meals but we were all too full for deserts, we had a great time and will be back soon for sure 👏👏

Gorgeous location and fantastic service! We only planned to have a coffee but asked on the off chance about having food in the restaurant. The staff were really accommodating and found us a dog friendly table. The food was delicious. The dog loved her Mutts Nuts meat balls off the dog menu! We can’t wait to come back in the summer.

Excellent service as always. Definitely recommend A ++++

Loved the restaurant as a whole. My OC signature Beef burger was delicious. however the fish and chips were completely overcooked and had hardly any fish left inside. Prices were slightly on the high end, especially after spending £8.50 on a dessert with only 3 little churros and chocolate sauce.

First time at the Oyster Catcher, 12 of us for a family meal. It's a great setting and we will be back. Service was excellent and the food was amazing. We all really enjoyed everything, Tommy and the team couldn't have been more welcoming and helpful. Would recommend.

Beautiful food in a beautiful restaurant in a beautiful place. STARTERS/TAPAS The Crab Croquetas were crispy on the outside and didn’t taste fishy. The crab flavour worked well with the spicy-sweetness of the chilli jam which also added to the Hot Welsh Honey Hummus when the flatbread was dipped in it. The Hot Welsh Honey Hummus was creamy and you could tell it was homemade as you could taste the tahini. The flatbread was nicely charred and I could smell it as it came to our table. The sweetness of the honey paired well with the hummus especially when the chilli garnish was there. MAINS The Celtic Pride Beef Rump Steak was deeply umami , perfectly medium rare as I asked for it, and unusually for a rump steak it was the tenderest steak I have ever had. The chips were perfectly seasoned and the inside was so soft it was like fondant. The garlic butter was delicious and added very well to the steak. It also gave a unique umami flavour to the watercress when it first touched the tongue. The watercress was flavourful and a bit spicy as it should be. Of the drinks menu I chose Fentimans rose lemonade (this part is really just a review on Fentimans rose lemonade) which was light and flavourful. The atmosphere inside the restaurant was lovely with nice decor and the landscape was grassy, windswept sand dunes. Beautiful food in a beautiful restaurant in a beautiful place.

Always enjoy our visits here-only complaint would be the prices which are fairly keen sadly and no EV charging point which in this day and age is on oversight as more people switch to electric vehicles and with higher prices a little "energy" incentive would go a long way! Great place all the same, great staff and fabulous location with the sand dunes at the rear and the wonderful beaches of Rhosneigr only a few steps beyond. Highly recommend a visit!

Enjoyed the most amazing and delicious pre Christmas dinner here in early December. The food was outstanding (and I'm fussy), the drinks were perfect and the service great, we went the following night again as it was so good. We will definitely be back again when on Anglesey. The team delivered a great experience, thank you!

This was our third annual visit however was not up to par this evening. Service and food not up to previous standards or expectations. Had to send back lukewarm food as did the table next to us. Sadly we won’t be coming back.

Visited twice whilst on holiday - Sunday roast was fantastic as was the burger on other night. Dog friendly as well. Staff very nice and as off season parking really easy

Went for a Sunday lunch. Food was amazing! Decent portion sizes. Roast lamb was cooked perfectly. I personally would have liked my roast potatoes a bit crispier. My partner had a steak, I think it was a little bit cheeky to charge £4 extra for peppercorn sauce where most other places it is included. But this was also cooked perfectly. It was a warm, cozy atmosphere but was quite loud at times and hard to hear but would definitely go again.

Fantastic location, service, food and friendly and helpful staff. Very dog friendly. The crab salad was fantastic. Highly recommended. Just been back again. Just as good. Great food, drink and staff

Came here for a Sunday roast with a large group of people and I can’t recommend this place more! The food was absolutely incredible and I’d honestly quite like to work my way through the whole menu, it all sounds divine and if the roast dinner was anything to go by, the rest of the meals will be superb. I will definitely be coming back here again and you won’t be sorry if you choose to eat here too!

Amazing experience, 10/10 Sunday made special roast..starters, main course and dessert Lovely beach close by 💯💯💯

Unbelievable food in an amazing setting and great service from the staff. Wish we lived closer!

My pet hate is sticky tables. The tables were sticky, but it shouldn't stop anybody from visiting this place. The food is really first class, the service spot on and the location fabulous

Lovely beach bar, quality food, plenty of indoor seating, dog friendly

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!

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 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

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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 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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Dog friendly, good food and fast service 👌

Nice friendly place. Just music and dogs abit loud.