Pebbles Gallery in Pembrokeshire

Best water-based hot chocolate I have ever had. No self-respecting coffee shop would make hot chocolate with powder + water. They do. Flat white and americano OK. Cantucci biscuit a bit soft. Looked nice, turned out average. Sadly places like that are the reason why coffee chains strive

Don't bother. £2.50 for a tin of coke. Coffee expensive and very average. Staff lifeless, lacklustre and demotivated. Served coffee in a paper mug. Pretty venue, nice gazebo outside for protection from the rain. Steps are very steep to upstairs kitchen/serving counter, not suitable for disabled or young children. Too many tables and chairs packed into a very small space. Que leads between tables making a very awkward experience.

(Pebbles Yard is the middle orange stone building with the awning in the picture). We wanted to stop for refreshments, where we could sit outside with our dog reactive dog. It was quiet (early November Sunday) under the awning, so gave it a go. We ordered a decaf cappuccino and a chocha mocha, and they were delicious. We didn't order any cake, but it was available. Outside has a awning and big wall, so it shelters you from the elements. Thoroughly enjoyable experience.

We called in here, hoping to have lunch. Unfortunately they were understaffed and the young man was alone, so could only do drinks. He had run out of cake and couldn't make snacks, as he couldn't leave the counter. We had takeaway drinks which were fine but it was disappointing that we couldn't have more. Well done to the young man managing on his own.

Excellent coffee stop - we really like this cafe, it is convenient and great to sit outside, especially with a dog, and watch the world go by. Coffee is very decent and staff have always been friendly. Haven’t properly eaten here but enjoyed browsing the shop. Probably our favourite coffee stop in town.

Popped in to grab a quick coffee while the kids and hubby were getting ice-creams elsewhere. Best cortado I've had outside of Spain. Friendly service with a bonus knowledge of Scottish Bank notes.

Great coffee and cake. Old building. It was busy when we were here, which added to the atmosphere. Two coffees and four decent slices of cake £20, which seems reasonable to me.

Everything is served on paper, a real turn off for a Cream Tea. The Earl Grey was absolutely tasteless. The Strawberry Jam was mass produced rubbish. The Scones were old & very dry. A Big Disappointment All Round!!

Sadly very disappointed by this cafe which is in a prime location. Paper plates and cups? Understandable if it was a one off but it is now the norm here. Cream tea was OK but unremarkable and they are really missing the opportunity to give visitors a memorable (for the right reasons) treat.

Typical holiday coffee shop, little sitting area outside, but everything served on disposable plates and cups, even if sitting inside, which is a total waste of resource, for this reason I've marked it down.

In 2023 why is this cafe using single use items! Such a dissatisfying experience. The Welsh apple cake was delicious but if we had known it was paper plates and takeaway cups we wouldn’t have bothered

Great coffee really friendly staff

This used to be our favourite dog friendly coffee shop and we have visited on our holidays for the last 8 years. Last year the upstairs was closed, we assumed after covid. We tried again this year for coffee and lunch, to be told the kitchen was closed 18 months ago and the only tables are downstairs in the shop, with no windows and coffee and cake only. We left as we wanted food but could see someone upstairs enjoying a coffee. Went straight to the pub next door for an excellent lunch. Won't be trying Pebbles again. So disappointing.

This is the best double shot latte I’ve ever had. Serious! Semi dog friendly. They aren’t allowed inside, but there is tables outside, with a lead holder and water bowl. Nice.

Only one member of staff present, who was overwhelmed by the arrival of a group of 12 bikers who all ordered coffee and cakes separately. Sadly, we didn't have the time to wait for our turn, as the cakes all looked delicious.

The member of staff who was serving today was so arrogant, rude & totally unprofessional. Suggest some customer service training to avoid losing future customers. As a courier with a party of 12 today, I certainly won't be revisiting!!!

Sorry to say, coffee weak, had to go upstairs to collect in a paper cup, lack of food options and afternoon tea was poor, the man downstairs was pleasant but the staff serving the coffee was not very enthusiastic, being disabled not a very good experience

Exceptionally good coffee, both the smooth Americano and the creamy latte. Would heartily recommend. And yes paper cups but there is a very nice garden nearby with great views to the coast!

Worst coffee ever!!! Sat in cafe with paper cups. Unfriendly service Spoilt our morning .. was told they had no food but then on leaving noticed people were served scones. What?..

Lovely location but very disappointing. Our coffee and hot chocolate were served in paper cups. I’d understand that if it we were having take away but we were sat inside. The cake was ok but the drinks were awful. I genuinely don’t understand other reviews saying that the coffee is good. It’s really not! The hot chocolate was watery and the coffee was utterly tasteless. There’s better places to go. This place is really best avoided as there’s zero attempt to provide good service

It's always a pleasure to nip in here when we're in St. David's. Always have great cake, not sure if they're home made but they taste like it

It's a gorgeous building and the gallery is lovely but I just paid £2.50 for a 250ml plastic disposable cup of orange juice that I watched the barista pour out from a big convenience shop brand carton with a big "£1!" sticker on it. I get that these places need to make profit but a 900% mark up on a low quality product is mad. The milk in my flat white was burnt and also served in a disposable cup. Quite disappointing. But a tourist trap no less

Don't think the chap working upstairs is happy in his work, it was as much as he could do to make us a pathetically weak cup of expensive coffee! My husband asked for the card receipt and his answer was....It's too much bother to do those.... of course when he came to the table and I asked how much he had paid I realised why he had not wanted to give a receipt as he had overcharged us by 80p..... I went up to tell him and straight away he said 'Oh I owe you 80p'.... so he knew what he had done! A lady sitting at the next table lent over and whispered....Happy isn't he'. We will not go there again.... Did mention it to the chap working downstairs.... Maybe they had had a row?

A popular spot with seating inside and a sheltered courtyard outside. Only purchased coffee on each of two visits and the wife enjoyed her latte. My flat white was chalk and cheese. A good strong kick on day one, weak and milky on day two. The result of having different servers.

Food was good, but it's a shame they couldn't get any staff.

We’ve been coming to this cafe for over 15 years and were very shocked to see the crockery has been replaced with single use disposable cups, plates and cutlery. It’s just not the same.

No thought to customers with disabilities. You have to climb stairs to get a drink and then return with hot drinks downstairs trying to avoid other customers on the way up. There was a black bin (unattractive) in cafe near to our seating where we were supposed to leave used cups. Overall, customer service lacking. The2 stars are for good range of cards.

Delicious coffee, wasn't in the mood for cake, but the selection looked very good. Gorgeous jewellery and home wares, which seemed to be be very reasonably priced and very friendly staff. Had we not have been on a hike, I would have bought a few things. Only 4 stars, because coffee is served in paper cups, but this establishment is a gallery that serves coffee, so completely understandable. Well worth popping in for a peruse.

2 levels. Street level - no cake. Top of steep narrow stairs - cake and toilet. Service helpful and friendly.

Dreadful Coffee & Cake. Seriously over priced rubbish.

This is a small cafe offering home-made cakes and very good coffee at excellent prices. The espresso was superb and the bara birth very good. A must visit on a trip to the city and a friendly welcome.

Always friendly and great coffee

Excellent coffee and nice interior. Definitely check it out

Best tasting coffee I've had out in a very long while,and boy does that simple, bare and beautiful fact make my heart sing!

Lovely coofee, great value. Lovely gift shop too 👍🏼

A wet morning in St David’s.. fond memories of Pebbles.. arrived at 5 mins to 10am(door open) told rather abruptly to wait outside as they weren’t ready .. Others were gathering and told tersely at 10.05am .. they still ‘weren’t ready’ ..I continued to wait,.. watched as a family of 6, who obviously didn’t like this abrupt attitude marched off in search of customer consideration elsewhere. Finally they said they were ‘Open’ 👍 I asked if they had any sandwiches.. As a bleary eyed camper, I’d failed to read the two BIG signs outside which said the kitchen was closed. Again this information was delivered in a confrontational way.. So! All that waiting and preparation… to serve coffee! I left, and said why I was leaving. Which was met with a cheery “Goodbye” All piffling I guess, but the complacent, off hand attitude of the staff was appalling. Someone needs a career change, preferably not customer facing.! Had a spectacular breakfast (and coffee) at Mamagu’s in Solva.

Lucky find. Small coffee bar upstairs over a gallery, but they also have tables outside. Truly delicious coffee, tasty bara brith, polite friendly service, cool music (not the place to go if you prefer it quiet). Enjoyed our visit so much we went back later in the day.

Lovely little coffee shop with an excellent range of cakes. Great expresso. The gift shop has some really good jewellery. I managed to resist spending lots of money.

Small and intimate, casual music to chill out to,clean and friendly.Dog friendly, outside seating What more do you want?

Great drinks with biodegradable paper cups and lids.

Lovely little spot, quaint, it's not bad for a little pit stop, but the Paninis that we had were very average

Not a great experience at this cafe: coffee okay but poor commercial cakes and not much choice anyway. Tables uncleared, rubbish on the floor and just to top it all overhead the owner say to the proprietor next door ‘ I’m closed now, sold out of everything - had enough of this nonsense’ as he gestured and scanned about at his customers. He didn’t think anyone had noticed or heard but I did!! Not a great attitude is it considering this is his business and he relies on his paying customers!! Sounds like he’s had enough of it all in which case he should go and do something else and let someone else run the cafe properly.

Ok coffee but not much else Poor selection of cakes and no other food on offer Served by the owner/person who runs it, who was clearly irritated by having customers and even insulted his own scones & saying he needed a break. Felt too intimidated to say anything & just wanted to leave. Such a shame as the downstairs shop area is great

Lovely little coffee shop, selling coffee and cake only on the day we visited. We sat outside under the awning in the sunshine. Latte was very good and the hot chocolates were too. Carrot cake and lemon drizzle cake was tasty and kept us going. Nice location to relax a bit and people watch before getting on your way.

We have always visited here for a coffee when in the area but sadly this visit was a let down, they were moderately busy with tables outside full and a couple of tables inside occupied but even with 3 staff they are woefully slow, the young man making a sandwich finished that and then instead of helping his colleague filled paper cups with jam or cream 30mins before closing!!! She had to ask him to help her fulfill the order while he was standing doing nothing and I wouldn't like to say how many people walked back out after seeing the queue and speed of service (or lack of) not helped by a lack of table service (apart from sandwiches etc) only a counter service. Luckily the cake was nice and the coffee and tea warm when we eventually sat to drink it.

Literally the best coffee I've had in Britain! So tasty. I always go out of my way to get a coffee here when I visit St. David's. It's a small place so the wait is understandable and the coffee is always well worth it.

Amazing Coffee - great food and lovely shop. Make this your first stop before exploring the town !

After visiting St David's Cathedral we called in at the nearby Pebbles Yard Espresso Bar for a light lunch, because it was situated close by and looked pleasant. Overall it was a disappointing experience. We wanted a soup, but this was sold out even by 1pm on a not busy day. We chose paninis instead - which turned out just to be cheap, toasted baguettes. The food was quite edible, but we had expected better. The Latte was also OK, but very strong for our taste (one other patron asked for their coffee to be remade because it was too strong). The staff seemed well intentioned, but the service was rather chaotic and slow.

Long wait to order from the rude girl, who had no concept of and kind of urgency. The Welsh cheese toastie was terrible. Both bread and cheese tasteless and toasted to an inch of it's life, and a pointless 1960 salad garnish to boot!Not a single attempt of table cleaning or any covid cleaning either. Not asked to register on track and trace our our name and contact taken as per government protocol.All in all, my advise, walk past and find somewhere else.Over priced, not clean, poor quality and really cant be bothered.

Had coffee and cake here just after lockdown restrictions were lifted and they were reopened. The woman serving was quite rude and then charged me £6.50 for a small coffee and cake - definitely overcharged me according to the menu on the table. The cake was slightly stale. Find somewhere else open would be my advice

Called in for a late lunch today with friends on a cool sunny day. 4 tables outside (seating 4 each) socially distanced. Ordered a ham and a cheese toastie with lattes. - over £17 and not much fillings. Side salad with vinegarette which was fresh and crispy. Shared menus, tables not cleaned between every customer group. Disapppointed with food quantity but lattes lovely. Cash preferred but card taken as payment. Pleasant lady inside serving. Cakes available too at £2.50.

Terribly slow service - took 1h to get 5 grilled sandwiches! However, the sandwiches were good.

Lovely cake and very welcoming to our collie. We also enjoyed Barnacle the labrador retrievers company.

A good spot for a quick bite. Try a toastie! My Welsh cheese one was lovely

Went here because wanted a take away drink and snacks from a café. Cappuccino, crisps were great, WiFi present; hot chocolate was powder and water not nice and not worth the £2+. Because of this would not come back again, even those it was not our first time. They also do not accept card- luckily we had cash. Normally we don’t do.

Very disappointed today with our visit. Took ages to order and for food to arrive. Whilst sitting and waiting 6 changes of tables took place not one clean down by the staff. Don’t understand how we are all supposed to help with the pandemic but business like these pay lip service. We had to ask for out table to be cleaned. No regard for customers safety.

Sat in the outside area for tea and scone. Watched 3 tables left dirty with staff not cleaning them before they were frequented by new people. Dirty stanards in normal times but definitely dirty during covid.

Food was simple but tasty, and the restaurant allowed our dogs in. My review would have been even more positive if it were not for this imbecilic trend for wooden cutlery; the knives don’t cut and the forks don’t stab, it’s just a criminal waste of a good tree!

Great marketing poor food...the scones were stone cold, with a dollop of super cheap jam and cream on the side. It is not clear whether the customer or the restaurant should clean the table, and there is no toilet. Appreciate it is COVID-19 time, the overall experience is poor!

This intriguing venue proves that if you’re the only place open for lunch in town, you can be the most popular. I wasn’t too concerned about the 2 out of 5 hygiene rating sticker in the window, hidden by the wheelie bin out front, after all, we have so far luckily survived the first wave of Corona. I only noticed it because we spent 25 minutes waiting for two sandwiches to be made for takeaway. And we can’t blame the chef for coming down, chatting to people for 5 minutes while we waited, slamming his foot into the bin to compact its contents. He was explaining how difficult it was to get back up to speed after so long off work. I suspect it would have been easier if he stayed in the kitchen while customers were waiting for orders, but we can’t blame the guy for being social I suppose. My wife’s can of Diet Coke tasted funny, and upon inspection was almost three months out of date. We would have driven it back to the shop, but didn’t have time to wait another 25 minutes for a replacement. Evidence attached. St David’s is lovely though, I would just recommend importing your own picnic. It would be quicker and safer than visiting here.

OK Café, has been better in the past, when it was great

Lovely little cafe with a delightful shop downstairs, staff very friendly and helpful. Good that it is dog friendly. Can recommend the coffee cake.

Great food. Quality coffee. Quick services.

The upstairs cafe is not at all accessible for those in a wheelchair, but I would highly recommend it for anyone who can make it up the small, windy staircase. Popped in three times in one week for a decaf cappuccino with soya milk and was very impressed by the flavour - tasted like a 'fully loaded' version! Unfortunately, I used the last of the soya milk, so I hope they will learn to keep extra on site. Staff were friendly, polite and welcoming. The reggae music added a nice feel to the very small location. The gallery downstairs is a little treasure trove of beautiful jewellery, arts and crafts.

Came across this lovely little cafe on a busy New Year's Eve. The seating area upstairs is cosy and welcoming. I had a meatball panini which was very tasty and a yoggie (fruit smoothie with yogurt). The homemade soup was served with a lovely chunk of fresh brown bread and the ham and cheese toastie was also enjoyed by other half. Would certainly return when back in the area.

After looking round the cathedral we'd planned to have a snack lunch in its refectory but found it unappealing and the prices high. So, we headed off to find somewhere else and came across Pebbles - so glad we did. 'Rustic' sandwiches were made with the best bread ever. Ham was very thick and my feta and olive was an unusual and tasty combination. My sister's soup of the day was a large, steaming bowl of beef cawl which she thoroughly enjoyed. Latte and flat white were excellent too. With regard to a previous review - both food and drinks were brought to our downstairs table.

Sorry but the service was very slow, the carrot cake was dry, the tuna sandwich was mediocre and overpriced and the chicken tikka panini didn't taste very nice. We made the wrong choice of venue

Nice little cafe ( we went upstairs). Good assortment of cakes, sandwiches etc. We had two lattes and sones with jam and cream. The scones were delicious and great coffee. Well worth a visit, Nice little gift shop downstairs as well

St David’s is a lovely place, and well worth the visit, but the cafe scene is a bit hit and miss (eg St David’s Gin and Kitchen was closed seemingly for stocktake). Happily Pebbles was open and served a great coffee, and later a great tomato soup. It’s a great atmosphere, and the service is welcoming!

Great cafe, excellent coffee, cakes optional 😁

We popped in for a snack following a vry long drive. Quirky place, excellent sandwiches and friendly service

I've mixed feelings about this place. On the one hand, it has a nice terrace with large umbrellas which was helpful on a mild but showery day. I didn't check if it was dog friendly upstairs but it was fine on the terrace. The coffee was very good. The cake and cream scone excellent. But the service was a bit odd, almost ambivalent. And whilst I don't mind not having table service, I did think it was a bit odd that you have to navigate the stairs yourself with a heavy tray of coffee and cakes, in order to get to the terrace. I think they'd benefit from table service to make it a better experienc.

We called in for a coffee and were met by an inviting little menu so we decided to have a little something to eat. I had the Welsh cheddar ‘toastie’ and my wife had the ham salad, both were wholesome and delicious. We enjoyed lunch enough and decided to have a coffee and scone afterwards, both were great. The young staff are charming, friendly and helpful. A nice little spot in the centre of St David’s. BTW, the chocolate / ice cream parlour opposite serves lovely ice creams too!

And worth the side step... Very good coffee and hot chocolate. Scones aren't bad either.... Served either downstairs/ outside, Or upstairs.

Nice place for tea and cake. Pleasant surrounds and nice staff

Good location and pleasant enough staff but busy and small, hence slowish, with nothing special about the food or drink. More costly than you would expect given the quality. Dog friendly.

Is also the best cappuccino in Wales. Nice little coffee shop and they also serve nice nibbles and snacks!

Nice food tooth a long wait for a sandwich. Had run out of bread but very kindly upgrade us to panini for no additional cost so you can't really say fairer than that

Fantastic coffee, well worth a stop

This is the place for coffee in St. Davids. You can either sit in the cosy upstairs cafe or if the weather is fortuitous it is better to sit in the yard. From there you can watch the world go by on the square and on the road to the cathedral.

Ignorant staff, completely ignored as a potential customer who wanted to make a purchase. 10 minutes at the counter. Ignored and never acknowledged

That was a darned good flat white. A leaf that stayed until the end of the cup and it tasted mighty fine. Good work Pebbles

Popped in for a coffee and cake after walking the nearby coast path for most of the day. Service was very friendly, coffee and cake were good rather than exceptional but the atmosphere around the place very nice.

I've had some espressos in Rome, and this rivaled them!

Nice staff, very friendly. Food is way overpriced for what is on offer...no card payment...are we in the 21st Century? Had to carry own tray down steep winding upper floor self serve counter to a pleasant enough seating area outside. Upstairs eatery at best describable as shabby chic...use your own discretion at this description.

Went in for a late lunch as local pubs had stopped serving food. Ok we did have a view of the Cathedral from our outside table but thought everything was over-priced - £5.00 for a pot of tea! Food was very disappointing and apparently 2 slices of cucumber, 1 slice of tomato, a bit of shredded lettuce and teaspoon of coleslaw is a side salad. Wished we'd done more research rather than stopping at the first place that looked nice.

A sufficient selection of light snacks and a variety of hit and cold drinks. Service was good, and a choice of sitting upstairs or outside.

Bog standard food well overpriced, poor service too.

This is a great place for a coffee and cake. There is a seating area upstairs but you may prefer to sit in the yard and watch the world go by.

My friends and I stopped here for a light lunch after a boat trip. Lovely food, bread was thick and tasty, ham was plentiful and good quality, service with a smile and staff were very accommodating when an order was wrong.

We were in St Davids on a unfortunately a wet Monday10th morning and decided we would have a coffee and get out of the rain so we popped into the first available cafe which was Pebbles Yard Gallery And Espresso Bar. As you walk in there is the gallery (offers local photographer of photographic images ,prints and books also exhibits art by ceramists, jewellers and artists) where you can have a drink or go upstairs for a drink and food (panini,sandwich,salad,cakes). My wife and I had an Americano, double espresso with Bara Brith Cake (very good taste and moist) which we enjoyed .The staff were pleasant and friendly.

We visit St.Davids regulary but this was first time here. It turned out to be a good eexperience. There is outside seating but this was not the day for it so upstairs we went. We were greeted and enjoyed a latte plus a hot chocolate with cakes.All were enjoyable. Tables were being cleared and cleaned regulary by friendly staff.The wifi is a bonus. Well worth a visit.

Small, not a chain, coffee shop with a gallery beneath. Tightly packed when full but still a unique place to go. Deserves your support.

Lovely little spot in the centre of St Davids to enjoy a coffee and cake and to watch the world go by.

Eclectic, freindly and nice food. Good coffee, choice of cakes and "healthier" snacks, light meals. Can be busy.

Delicious soup. Coffee was great. Nice surroundings.

Called in for coffee and cake, the cakes were good but the coffee was exceptional, one of the best cups of coffee I’ve ever had. Very pleasant atmosphere, I’m sure we’ll be back. ☕️

There were five of us and we had coffee here twice - once indoors (upstairs) and once in the courtyard - both excellent - staff could not have been more helpful. Excellent value for money

Can’t comment on the lunches although they sounded nice on the chalkboard we only stopped for elevenses.

Situated on the main street in St David's this little bistro style restaurant and cafe is ideal for a light lunch or a coffee or tea break