Stables Bistro Bar in Conwy

Ate here three times whilst staying in Betws y coed on our recent holiday.This is a great place to eat with a good menu and friendly staff.We before Easter so the pub was quiet but if the pub is full inside there are lots of outside tables,most with heaters and undercover if the weather isn’t great.Would definitely recommend if you are in the area.You can also use their app which we did.Good for families

We absolutely loved our meal here! There is a QR code on the table which allows for easy ordering of food and easy bill sharing as you can order your own food to the table if you're in a group paying separately. The food was incredible and the service was extremely quick! Perfect atmosphere! I can't wait to return!

Friendly atmosphere, fast service for drinks and food. You cannot book a table for so it's arrive and pot luck which is a little bit of a nuisance when there's a larger group. Prices are a little higher than average for both food and drink. Had they had bookable tables I would have given 5/5, however I understand why they have this model. Food portions are good and is good quality for pub grub. We visited several times over a long weekend and didn't experience any problems. Good location with indoor and outdoor seating. Will certainly re-visit when next in the area.

After reading good reviews we thought this would be some top pub grub but we were very disappointed, pasta was average, superfood salad was just made up from ingredients from tins, jars or bags of salad & the ribs were the only half-decent thing we ordered. All lacked seasoning and taste. Will not be going back 🥺

Food was good but £4.60 for a pint of lemonade, not even a bottle but out the squirt gun, complete rip off, food was fine but soft drinks are ridiculously overpriced , complete con

Visited with a large group...plenty of choice on the menu it was hard to chose! All food was delicious we were all pleased with our meals...will most definitely visit again soon and highly recommend

Eaten here twice this week whilst staying in Betws y Coed. The outdoor heated seating area with its twinkly lights is lovely. Enjoyed a nice lunch, drinks are a bit expensive. Also ate inside in the evening, dog friendly which for us is a huge bonus. My husband said the lamb was superb.

Can't help thinking this place should somehow be so much better. Food quality and portions were average, prices higher than they should be, and service based on seemingly a group of disinterested waiters and waitresses. Reminded me of the food, pricing and service that you get a typical motorway services station.

The BEST 👌 food ever . We had the 8oz burger and the spicey burger . 🍔 oh my days absolute perfection !!! Comes complete with amazing chips and the most delicious coleslaw we have ever tasted . 😋 Definitely a 5 star 🌟 experience.

This was a real disappointment. The food was average and rather overpriced, dogs everywhere not very hygienic or pleasant when youre spending £18 for a chicken tikka masala. Very roudy pissed up young lads swearing at dinner time on a Sunday, not a very welcoming atmosphere.

I’ve eaten a few burgers in my time and on this occasion wish I had too!, We called in here one weekend on a wet dreary November day. It’s got a lovely feel to the place and the beer was really nice, we tried 2 different kinds. I had some nachos and husband had the burger. It was without doubt the best burger he had ever eaten. I tried a bite and it was delicious, juicy and very flavourful. I would drive miles to go back for one of these burgers. Wish I had ordered it too!,

Very tastless and dry pizza,very doughie and lacking something. Sharing loaded fries what a dissapointment, again dry and just a tasteless slop

We visited for lunch on Boxing day. Y Stablau was busy but we found a table inside, many were enjoying a relatively warm day outside at the heated tables. The food was excellent both main and dessert and the service was attentive. Really nice atmosphere. As always can't fault the restaurant or staff

Great place for drinks and food. Service is impeccable, staff are lovely and work very hard. Very dog friendly. Food may be a bit pricey but we ate in there two nights on the row and everything we had was excellent. This place just has a lovely holiday vibe even on a wet December day. Been coming for years and looking forward to our next visit.

Here for NYE 2023. Such a poor experience. Poor dj, didn’t respond to requests. At midnight, little of anything….poor volume on a bit of bagpipes. In bed by 20 past midnight

We came here for 3 nights whilst on our holiday & was delicious.In line with Covid, take your details & take your temperature before entering then all done via the scanner on your phone to reduce contact.Had a variety of things over the 3 nights being 4 of us; burgers, steaks, mixed grill, lasagne, pies, curry & pastas!Everything was delicious & no complaints from anyone.Great value for money.

Highly recommend. Good pub food, quick service, very covid secure with distanced table, masks, temperature checks and online ordering from tables. Sat outside with large umbrellas for protection against the May rain and patio heaters. Enjoyable afternoon Sunday lunch of gammon and roast chicken. Well done to the staff for keeping things moving during these tricky times.

My partner and I decided to have a meal out whilst we were on our short break. We usually have one meal out together and decided to try somewhere new. We were sat outside (in line with restrictions) but the heaters were on so we weren’t cold. The service was fast and friendly, and even though you had to queue to get in, we only spent 5 minutes waiting. The food arrived quickly after we ordered and was absolutely brilliant! We both had burgers and were very pleased with them! Proper quality food! We will definitely be back again!!

Called back here for tea didn’t disappoint at all I had a lovely hunters chicken was fantastic 10/10 will be back tomorrow night

Very COVID Safe, Fantastic Food, Quick Service and lovely heated outdoor seating distanced from others, fantastic meal!!

Over an hour wait for two simple meals. Make sure you have loads of time before dining here! Never again!

Popped in for a few drinks, while there ordered a takeaway meal. Arrived on time and the pizza and chicken was excellant. The young man on the door was super, fantastic customer service

Royal Oak Hotel, Betws y Coed. WOW well worth the wait out of lockdown even it was to eat outside. You have to queue (but not for long) as everyone has to give their name, mobile number, use the hand sanitiser and a wrist test temperature (is on the wall at the entrance) before you go in. Extremely well organised. Masked and Uniformed staff were very well mannered, helpful and kept their distance where necessary not just with the customers Covered seating area and more tables around the side and front entrance. Oh and the car park in front of the Royal Oak Hotel £2 and £1.50 for 2 hours in the hotel car park opposite the restaurant can be redeemed from reception. Prices, some were good and some expensive meals but not sure this is the time to judge prices. Excellent service and can recommend the chicken superfood salad with 3 pieces of chicken. Also great chips and sweet potato fries were yummy . Thank you for a lovely day in Betws y Coed it’s sooooo nice to be out and about.

We went for a relaxed catch up and had a nice outside table by the road. Using their ordering app we were able to order food and drinks from the table which arrived quickly and efficiently.I ordered the mixed grill which was superb. I can't recall when I last had a mixed grill with so much variety of meat that was all perfectly cooked.I can't recommend this meal enough.The staff were all brilliant, helpful and polite. I'll definitely look to go back next time I'm that side of the country.

As good as it always been. Covid restrictions have not stopped this place from being as slick as ever. The staff were lovely, the food was excellent. And a thank you to Victoria for going the extra mile. Cheers folks 👍

We ordered food and drinks while meeting friends. I had the ploughmans, for the price it was exceedingly poor. The cheese was hard and I had to get it replaced. To be fair the waiter was very apologetic but as this is supposed to be the poshest hotel in Betws I did not expect the food to be so dire!

Went to y stablau with my partner just for a quick bite to eat because previously we've been and its been excellent however this time not so much. The staff are dealing with the COVID restrictions really well considering the circumstances. We ordered a lasagne and chips was absolutely beautiful and the shandy and cider was very fresh and complimentary with the meal. After the meal I ordered a cheesecake described on the menu new York cheesecake homemade fudge and salted caramel sauce and cream really sounded tasty. Waited 20 minutes thought no problem because of the extra the staff have to go through, however another table who ordered their mains after me had them and I was still waiting for my pud. 30 minutes passed and I've already spoken to the young lad who takes the order, the one bringing the food over and also the host at the front to then be told "its being made for you now". 45 minutes pass and my pud arrives to have blueberries/blackcurrants on no sign of fudge or caramel called the waitress over to query this to then be told "oh we don't have that sorry". So immediately asked for a refund had it with a "sorry" maybe the team needs to learn how to handle situations better because this is clearly not good service and I left really disappointed and put a downer on my evening which is really sad because normally this establishment is fantastic.

it was nice to find somewhere that had different food choices, we both went for the salmon with oriental noodles. It was delicious

Even in the midst of a pandemic this place felt safe. Staff very well trained and were careful, tables set more than the usual distance from others eateries. Lovely ales and food serviced quite quickly. We always go here in the evening when we visit Betws Y coed.

Visited on Friday 13th as passing. We had not booked ( not normally necessary but I fully appreciate the need at the moment) but the seating area is now outside only ( I don't think there is any indoor service at the moment) under a fab marquee and it really is beautiful! I sent a pic to our son who thought we were at a wedding venue! Our details were taken and we checked in on the NHS App. The friendly waitress found a free table for us , took our temperature and then showed us to our table which was free for a couple of hours. The APP ordering from the table worked perfectly and quite frankly I think should continue once the Pandemic is history! There is more than the required distance between the tables and each has a heater. It is the first time we have ventured out to eat in the evening since March and it was great. We felt very safe. We will be back soon (but will book this time!) Thank you all on duty Friday evening. A great birthday treat for my hubbie.

Myself and my partner recently stayed at the Royal Oak on 11/11/2020 to celebrate my fiancées birthday. I have to say that even before our arrival the standards exceeded our expectations, I received a phone call on the morning or arrival confirming the booking and asking if we would like to make a reservation in the stables restaurant of which we did. We arrived at the Royal Oak at approximately 13:30 and we were aware this was to early to check in but went to reception to register for the car park. We were surprised to hear that our room was ready and we were able to check in immediately. First to note was that the covid regulations in place were fantastic providing hand sanitiser, taking temperatures on arrival and all staff were wearing appropriate PPE. We were given room 204 and were pleasantly surprised that again the room and decor exceeded expectations and the four poster bed was a nice touch. The room was very clean and tidy and had all basic amenities that would usually be expected. Our room overlooked the front of the hotel and had beautiful views of the opposing river running through the village. After some time walking around Betws Y Coed and relaxing in the room we made our way to the stables restaurant for our reservation and were met by a young lad who showed us to our table and asked if, take note, we were happy to order via the QR code or wether we would like a member of staff to take our order. We were happy to order through the QR code but unfortunately were unable to order the drinks we wanted and asked a lovely young lady who was more than willing to assist and take our order at the table. Unfortunately it was downhill from here when the young lad who seated us took over the show and made it clear that he was highly unprofessional and immature. He proceeded to prance around the bar area on his phone with his mask off and under his chin. Taking an educated guess I would say given his actions he was more interested in his phone and snapchat than he was in work or his professionalism. The table next to us then asked for his help due to struggling with using the QR code only to be informed the only way to order was using the app and in his words they had “obviously been doing it wrong”. Clearly this was not the case as we had literally just ordered via a member of staff, again the wonderful young lady stepped in and assisted in helping them to order. If his rude attitude towards customers wasn’t bad enough whilst at the bar area he proceeded to refer to the young lady waitress to her face that she was, in a cockney accent, a “f****** sl*g”. This could be heard by us from our table and there were many tables in a closer proximity to the bar than ours. I find this behaviour in a public facing hospitality role highly unprofessional and disrespectful. Banter is banter it’s healthy and I’m all for it, but it’s about knowing your audience. There’s also a time and place and this clearly isn’t it. By this point I was starting to get really annoyed and he was having a negative impact on the evening and trying to relax whilst celebrating my fiancées birthday. I didn’t think it could get much worse but it continued to do so, he entered the bar area and began play fighting and excessively cuddling the young man working behind the bar and the female waitress mentioned above. This not only goes agains all the covid19 advice and regulations but whilst doing so and jumping around the bar area in what can only be described as animal like behaviour he proceeded to knock some glasses off l causing a loud smashing sound echoing around the room followed by his cursing of “oh for f*** Sake”.If that wasn’t bad enough what happened next can only be described as criminal like derogative behaviour. A table he had earlier sat and offered a high chair too had proceeded to order food. unfortunately this was after the extremely early 19:30 last orders time in place and were advised of this and given an immediate refund. He then proceeded in view of customers to refer to them as “f****** sp*z’s” whilst crossing his arms and making a derogative gesture to identify somebody of a disabled, medical or mentally challenged capacity. I find this behaviour to be greatly upsetting and highly disrespectful. I was at this moment really starting to regret booking a table in the stables and by only 20:10 in the evening our night had been ruined and were preparing to return to our room to call it a night. As we were finishing our drinks to leave the young man again never failed to disappoint by informing his colleagues that the umbrellas on the outside tables, of which be observed being installed earlier in the day, were “f****** soaked”. He then made comment that it’s “another pointless investment, and still no pay rise”. I was so angry and frustrated at this moment that I informed my fiancée I was leaving as I couldn’t sit there and watch this shambolic behaviour or listen to this idiot any longer, I felt that if I didn’t leave now I might end up causing a scene myself by telling the young man exactly what I thought of his unprofessional, derogative and outright shambolic behaviour. I have to be quite honest and say that this ruined the night for us and spoiled what was planes to be a very enjoyable birthday celebration for my fiancées birthday. Finally I would just like to highlight that the food was great that the young lady and the other 2 young men working the evening were fantastic, very welcoming and respectful. But this was not enough to out way the negatives created by one individual and proceeded to end our evening earlier than expected and return to our room. I have to say that our experience at the Royal Oak including checking in, our room and breakfast the following morning were all fantastic but I we were highly disappointed by the behaviour of one individual of whom I don’t believe should be working in a public facing role. I really hope this matter is investigated and appropriate action taken against the individual in question.

As locals we are lucky to have this excellent place. 3 visits in 7 days to support their 50% off lockdown promo. Considering they have recruited a lot of new staff recently, the service was fast, efficient and very friendly. We love to sit outside under a heater in all weathers, and we felt Covid-safe as it was very well organised including temperature checks and track and trace on entry. The menu is a cross section of pub classics with the addition of 2 excellent curries and 5 veggie options. The quality of ingredients is very high, with many being sourced from local farms, butchers and deli's, and our home made Lasagne was a superb dish finished off with a cheese topping, plus top quality Scampi and chips. Next visit we had a really tangy Welsh rarebit on local bread served with a very fresh salad, followed by gooey warm chocolate cake with local double cream. Wine list is shortened to 3 reds and 3 whites, the NZ Sauvy Blanc is good but expensive at £9 a large glass, and the Tempranillo was a good match with the Lasagne. It's very busy so recommend to book especially for lunch and dinner peak times.

Visited today,10-10-20.Amazing from the friendly helpful staff to the very good covid precautions and the amazing food it was fresh home made food,you dont get tasty food like that by using cheap ingredients thats for sure.The little one had the kids pizza meal(big enough for an adult)the teenager had the chicken and bacon penne pasta,in which he must of inhaled it as it didnt last long!!.the wife had the sticky chilli steak and pak choi she said it was very nice and i had the snowdon burger,wow never tasted a burger so nice from the welsh rarebit topping to the 2 massive patties,totally recommended this place to everyone i dont mind paying that bit extra for good quality food and it was quality believe me,and to top it all off it was 50% off what a bonus!!!!.keep up the amazing work Y Stablau.

Visited during the Conwy County because we wanted to support local businesses. There was a 50% off offer on so we thought why not. Had 1/2 roast chicken and fish and chips. Both meals were delicious! Felt safe with the Covid procedures in place and nice to see them taking contact and trace details properly. We will be back.

This place is very organised (for Covid) and there are a large number of efficient, polite and helpful staff BUT the prices are very high and I was unlucky enough to have been given a seat at table 3 close to the bar where the ventilation was pumping through fag smoke (I think from a staff room because every so often there was a smell of melted cheese!.) The food observed seemed to be freshly cooked and pleasant enough with several dishes available without chips. I just had two beers, Clogwyn Gold from the Conwy brewery which was fine but I nearly choked on it at £4.10 a pint! It is usually £3.30 in hostelries on the coast.

As we are in local lockdown, only Conwy residents are allow here. So th bring locals in they are doing the half price on food. Food was lovely. Large fresh fish and chips. Staff were wonderful Thank you for a lovely evening

10 minute wait in the queue on a Monday night, seated outdoors and was allowed to move to a table with a heater on request when it became available. I had a Thai curry which was very tasty and the husband had chicken and chips which looked nice. Massive side portion of coleslaw. No issues with the food or service at all. Very good contactless payment and prompt after ordering food.My only issue is the weird 'face coverings' most staff were wearing. They almost looked like a little headset and the microphone area in front of the face was a small piece of plastic, I guess designed to catch droplets (which it did and you saw them slip off onto the ground). (Called a mouth shield which you can see on google). As an NHS worker, these 'coverings' are completely useless and if anyone sneezed/cough the air and most droplets would still go everywhere. I cannot emphasise how ridiculous they were and they do not cover the nose so ?are they even legal. This would put me off eating here again.

Excellent food as always. Great service and friendly, helpful staff. Will be back again next time we are in the area.

Following a day climbing Snowdon we just wanted somewhere quick to eat and have a beer so to decided to visit Y Stablau. We aren’t fussy eaters and just presumed the food would be average but it was actually really tasty and good quality. We both had burgers which were huge and really filling. The staff were also really friendly. Don’t let the queue put you off as it’s definitely worth a visit.

We visited two weeks ago as a party of six. Due to COVID procedures are slightly different than normal, we queued to get a table but this took no longer than 10 minutes as we wanted to eat at a busy point of the evening. The waiting queue was all socially distanced so we felt really safe. We were shown to our table and instructed to order at the bar when we were ready. Our order for drinks and food came out really promptly. The chicken and smoked bacon penne pasta was absolutely fab. Two of us ordered it and we both really enjoyed it. The rest of our group really enjoyed what they ordered as well. The staff were all really friendly and the overall atmosphere was great, too!We would definitely visit again!

Initially a little daunted by the Q but it’s something that we all have to get used to, it went down fairly quickly and we were seated outside (check for heaters as not all tables have them!!) our waitress appeared promptly, the food followed fairly soo. After and was delish. I had the sweet chilli beef, and the husband had the dragon burger both with suitable amounts of chilli to warm us on a chilly lunchtime!! Really well cooked we’ll be back

We visited here yesterday and waited in the Q for lunch. The menu looked good and I ordered the ploughmans cheese salad. What arrived was a salad garnish (my husband had more salad on his garnish for his sandwich then I had in my salad), 2 pieces of sliced bread and 3 pieces of very similar cheese. It wasn’t very inspiring and I was very disappointed.

We didn't mind queueing, 15 minutes the first night and 35 minutes the second, go after 7pm and the queues are smaller. Victoria the Bar manger was on the temperature check and she was brilliant, great humour, kind and considerate. We sat outside under heaters, good atmosphere, lovely friendly staff. The local Ale was delicious as was the food, Chilli and Lasagne, both really great.I really cannot fault any of the elements that make a good business and a great night out. Thank you.

Well done for providing a covid friendly environment,well organised system worked perfectly well,great food staff very friendly 👍

Good pub food, friendly staff and good social distancing. Had to queue to wait for a table, even though the queue seemed long we didn't have to wait to long.

Arrived around 5pm There was a small queue (6 or 7 tables before us) Had to wait about 10 mins Very efficient at entrance took track & trace info & temps off everyone. Cleaned tables between customers Service is excellent Food is Good Proper Pub Food. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff. Added bonus it is now dog friendly inside. The Covid set up is exceptional Very safe I work in the pub trade (20+ years) and know how hard it is to please everyone especially under the current difficult circumstances but the staff remain pleasant & friendly throughout.

Family of 6 and family of 4. Found us two tables outside without reservation. Very helpful staff. We called in as only 5 minutes from zip world. To be honest we was not expecting much from the place but we was very surprised how tasty the food was. Real freshly made to order food. I personally had sticky chilli fillet steak which was extremely good. Other in party had burgers and pizza. With the burgers some the best they tasted.

Very popular place, had queues all weekend. Went for dinner and drinks on last night to see what the fuss was about. Good choice of drinks and the food was as good as we've had all weekend. Sorry to see Victoria get so much abuse from a drunk group for doing her job under these difficult times(covid) she handled it well.

Reasonable meal , reasonably good value for money, good service and managed re covid. Lots of seating outside aswel as inside

We decided to try here, having not made a reservation for the evening (which I highly recommend you do when visiting betws!). We queued for a table for around 10 minutes and were seated outside- sadly our headlamp wasn't working but we had our coats on so not so bad. Y Stablau have a similar set up to Wetherspoons, order and pay at the bar, drinks and food brought to the table. The merlot was okay, not the best for the money paid but drinkable nonetheless. The menu was pretty simple burgers, pizza, chilli and we were a little gutted to see no steak on there, so we settled on 2 of the Welsh Burgers. Burger itself was really good quality beef, really well cooked. Bun was a little burnt for my liking but all in all a nice meal. Chips and coleslaw were both nice and I'm pretty sure homemade. The onion rings were nice and a generous portion. Solid pub grub, great if you're fancying a casual evening.

We both had the chicken and chips which was amazing. Service was very good. Good location in the centre of the village

My husband and I visited 3 nights in a row whilst on a mini break staying near Betws-y-Coed. We debated queuing to wait for a table on the first night, we are so glad we did. The staff were so helpful and friendly, the young man Aaron helping seat people was super professional and quick. We watched staff super clean the tables and seats once vacated, they were extremely thorough, the best I’ve seen in any establishment recently, we felt very safe. The organisation of a one way system to the bar to order was well thought out and stress free.Now the food - yum, yum, yum I had the sticky chilli fillet steak, wow I loved it so much I ordered it on all 3 nights, this I have never ever done before. The fillet steak was so tender and the flavour of the sticky chilli was amazing. My husband enjoyed over our 3 nights the fish cakes, sticky chilli fillet steak and green Thai with prawns, all of his dishes were so flavoured - faultless.The chips oh wow - best chips ever!!! We were so impressed with our experience we asked to speak to the owner to thank him for a wonderful safe meal with excellent food and amazing staff, this place is a gem. We 100% recommend you visit if in the area, we wished we lived closer to be able to visit regularly.Watching food coming out over the 3 evenings, it all looked amazing, the pizzas, burgers etc.Go visit, you won’t be disappointed, we will definitely be back when in the area.

Enjoyed nice food and drinks in a safe environment due to Covid, everyone temp was taken and track n trace was being followed

Stopped here for Brunch yesterday. It was delicious and they were able to supple a veggie version as well as being able to accommodate our sons peanut allergy . Nice food , good service , pretty sitting .

So on arrival, we had to queue to get in (about 25 minutes) ok not a problem must be taking things seriously with COVID, got to the front of the queue track and trace and temperatures taken, was then shown to a table inside, well we sat down the table and seats were rancid, we queued again to order our food and drink, order taken by a very abrupt unhelpful and unfriendly bar man, drinks were brought over in dirty glasses food was surprisingly ok but that’s about it, the place felt dirty we at some of our food didn’t finish our drinks and left. I honestly felt they should take your temperature on your way out not in!!!!

Nice place to eat , seating inside and out. Felt safe as temperature testing before you are allowed in

We were in Betws-y-Coed over the August bank holiday weekend and visited Y Stablau twice during our stay. The 1st time we just had a couple of drinks sat outside in the nice beer garden and the 2nd time we had an evening meal. As it was Friday night we had to queue for about 55 minutes to get in, which was ok as we got chatting to people in the queue and were under shelter. Once we got in, service was quick and the food was great, the burger I had is one of the best I've ever had!! Would definitely recommend!

Went for dinner tonight (31 Aug) at Y Stablau. We had no booking and on last night of eating cheap weren’t sure what to expect. There was a queue yes. But it moved quickly enough. It was so well organised. I mean seriously others would do well to pay attention to how they are doing it. Brilliant spacing and screens in place, well managed and friendly reception on arrival and seamless service from a young, polite and hardworking staff team. In addition, we’ve been going to this place for several years now and the foods always been perfectly acceptable but tonight it was genuinely delicious. We had the chilli fillet steak and salmon with noodles. Flipping lovely. A really great way to round off our holiday. Thank you!

So please there is a somewhere here where you don’t have to book. We were a party of 8 (1 family) and it was great that they could seat us together. Good food. Nice atmosphere. The queue took about 20 Mins for us but we would have waited longer.

This gets really busy, which is more a reflection on the low standard of restaurants in Betws-y-coed rather than the exceptional standard of this one. This is traditional pub food. They cater for children and sell ales and wines. The food is good but nothing special. Imagine an average-to-decent pub lunch and this is it.

We didn't have to book but joined a long queue. We didn't have too wait long. We were seated outside. This would be ideal on a sunny day. Some of the tables have heaters which is good. Ours didn't, but we soon moved to one with a heater as soon as it became available.I had Sticky Chilli Fillet Steak, pak choi, sesame seeds & steamed rice. This was very tasty. The rice was fluffy and cooked to perfection. The steak was a bit dry but maybe it is meant to be like that to contrast with the fresh vegetables. My son had Hawaii pizza. This was really good too.At the start of the meal, we were asked if we needed anything else. My son asked for garlic sauce. The waiter advised that they don't have it. A few minutes later, he advised that they will be making it from scratch. We thought this was a really nice thing to do!

They saved our lives with their meals and drinks. We have arrived in the evening, stayed at Royal Oak hotel, (next door), during travel in Snowdonia, at the Pandemic time, in July, and “Y Stablau - Stables Bar” was the only available dining area in the Betws y Coed village at that time.So, we were very grateful for their decent meals and drinks. We also enjoyed the lunch next day.Important: Book a table ahead or be prepared to wait In the queue. There are also options for take away.

After a day hiking in the mountains, the welsh burger was everything we would have died for : tasty, filling with good fries, yum ! Staff is great and helpful and everything came out quite quickly.

We stopped in here for lunch whilst on holiday in Wales.Upon arriving each member of our party had their temperature taken and the one way system and the procedure for ordering was explained thoroughly. It made us all feel very safe!We managed to get a table outside to eat our lunch which was lovely. The waiting time for food was really efficient, which was brilliant seeing as every table was occupied! The food was delicious. Each of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals.Thank you!

Walked past this restaurant many times and noticed the queue outside so decided to give it a go. Queue was around the corner but the man in front of me said he had eaten there the night before and it was good. The queue moved quickly and we were seated outside quickly and efficiently (even took our temperature) . Layout of the restraint was good with the social distancing screens between tables well despised with planters etc so all felt very normal but very safe. Ordering was easy (one way system to order at the bar) and when the food arrived it was really was worth the wait to get in, the fish and chips had a real home made feel with fresh tats sauce, the spicy burger was meaty and succulent with s nice kick, the penne pasta with bacon was really tasty and the pizza was thin and crispy.Compared to some of the other places we tried in the village this was streets aheadEven if there is a cue I would still recommend you join and enjoy a great meal.

We both ordered 2 x bacon & egg baps and 2 x pots of tea. We firstly complained about the dirty cups then having only 1 x pot of tea we complained and they stated it was a pot for 2 with only 1 tea bag within. £4.55 for 1 tea bag extortionate. The service wasn’t what we had expected and won’t be returning...

As regular visitors to the area we’ve eaten here many times, but this is the first since Covid. I was reluctant to go to such a busy holiday town for tea but I’m so pleased we did. Tonight’s meal was excellent. Food was absolutely delicious. And the service was spot on. Great lad running the queue. (Great to be able to turn up with no reservation. Queue moved quickly and well worth the wait.) Temperature taken on entry. Hand Sanitiser stations. One way system in place. Tables well spaced and Perspex screens where needed. But done on stands with a few plants etc so felt very natural and not clinical. Highly recommend.

We normally come here for a drink and some lunch, as we only live 20 minutes away. But today (Saturday 28th) we thought we'd come for breakfast. On arrival the weather conditions had turned so we were all under this gazebo waiting for the watch to turn half past. As the clock had gone past you could still see the staff stood inside peaking out the window. Anyway, we sat down no real signs as to which way to go into the building. Not realising until id walked in that is just walked through the entrance door. The breakfast is £10 which includes one sausage, one bacon, hash brown, egg, mushrooms, beans and a tomato. So on ordering I quiried with the guy does it come with toast, his reply yes it does. So I asked if we can order extra hashbrowns and mushrooms on both aswell as toast. So you could see him writing the order on the till. Drinks were ordered too, a coffee and a diet coke. The gentlemen responded saying drinks will be brought to the table. A couple of minutes after sitting down food was brought to the table. Still waiting for the drinks. We also saw that the extras we'd asked for hadnt arrived with the meal too. Now we were the second set of people to arrive here and both us and the first lot had food delivered before drinks. So when a staff member came past we asked about our drinks and also the extras wed ordered. She responded drinks will be on their way and toast is extra but your mushrooms and hashbrown are on there way. She left the table. The manager then came over and basically stated we hadn't ordered extra. This had been told to us when pretty much we'd nearly finished. And still our drinks had only just arrived. The drinks took so long to arrive our plates were pretty much empty and the coffee was stone cold.For ten pound for a breakfast you'd expect a lot better quality food, maybe local ingredients but you could tell from the food given to us that itd been pre cooked. Answering the question why itd areived so quickly and the drinks hadn't.I would of complained about the coffee but the experience we had this morning was so dreadful I just wanted to leave.The service from start to finish was just awful.

This is the only place where you can just go and queue up, no booking of tables. It does also mean that you can be waiting a while but that’s ok. Really nice food, reasonably priced. Typical pub food, but all fresh and a good selection. Would of eaten here every night if I had the choice! Your temperature is taken at the door, screens are in place throughout as well as a 1 way system. You order your food at the bar and then it’s delivered to your table

We popped in to the local town of betws-y-coed as we was stopping near by and we had to que for around 30 minutes for a table ( was eat put to help out) we was seated quickly and served just as quick. The food was very good bear in mind there wasn't a seat left in or out and still had 20 people in the que so the kitchen must of been rammed but this didn't delay the food or quality. Looking to eat out as stopping locally or just passing through you wont be disappointed.

Very popular so we got there early. Great service, tasty food, pleasant ambiance. Queue was growing outside as we ate. Clear covid rules. Diolch yn fawr iawn!

Very tasty food all fresh and good portions. Queue long but worth the wait. Dog friendly inside and outside tables. Service friendly but had to be told couple times to get right drinks. Understandable, serving so mamy customers.

There is always a queue outside this restaurant. Once you gain entry having had temperature taken, hands sanitised and rules explained, it becomes a relaxed outdoor environment with a good atmosphere. The burger I had was good, my wife's stir-fry steak was enjoyed and the service at the bar was efficient. Nice staff.

Queued for around 30mins (about 8 tables worth of people in front of us) so glad we did. We sat outside. Every member of staff I spoke to was polite, welcoming, helpful and genuine. We ordered 4 mains Roast chicken, 2 burgers and a pizza and everything was perfect. Real chips and (fresh made?) Coleslaw. Cost £48 plus drinks.

Very impressed with what they are doing during Covid. Tables cleaned every change over, names and details taken, polite and friendly staff. Food is good as well, good prices and over all enjoyable. The only recommendation I could make is that they make it easy for people to leave a tip, the staff work very hard here and deserve it.

Popped in this morning as always seen ques for this place. Beautiful location. Great seating area. And wonderful staff. But the food was sub standard. I've had better from a burger van. The Welsh breakfast was £10. You got one egg. One sausage. One hashbrown small amount of beans and a bit of black pudding. I wouldn't of actually minded the portion size had the food been quality. However it was obvious the sausage was a cheap frozen one propably bought in a bag of 50 and the same with the hashbrown. I expected nice local produce for that amount

Had a few drinks in the evening - great social distancing measures which made me feel after. Good prices! Beautiful outdoor seating area with a lovely ombience even during the rain. Kind and friendly staff. Only criticism is wish it was open later as stopped serving drinks at 10!

Really didn't mind waiting to queue to get into this lovely restaurant. The outdoor seating was adequately covered and comfortable seating. I seen people with their gorgeous dogs , eating with their owners at some of the tables. The food was yummy!! I had the salmon and Asian noodles and my partner had chilli con carne, half rice and half chips. Both were fresh and tasty!! There was lots to choose from of the menu and a kids menu too. The toilets are lovely and well kept. We ended up having a dessert as it was weds so all food discounted Mon, Tues and weds throughout. We both had the new York cheesecake, it was super nice!! All in all a great place, lovely atmosphere and serves in the evenings too. All staff are super friendly and helpful. I would highly reccomend anybody travelling to or around betsy-y-coed and needs a great place to eat, this is well worth a visit.

Met some family who were staying in Betws-y-coed and they had booked us 2 tables in Y stablau to abide by the COVID regulations. We sat outside as we're early for our table - very impressed with their COVID set-up. We were met on the door by a friendly Sam who looked after us all very well, she even gave us some incense for our table as we were being eaten to death by mossies! I had the Welsh burger, the rarebit on the top was delish - food is okay but it was the service from Sam that made it stand out for us! THANKYOU SAM!

Day in Betws Y Coed and it wouldn't be complete without a meal at this lovely place. We had to queue for 20 mins, not long at all as it's so popular. They took our temperature on arrival and once seated felt completely safe, with screens from other tables. While waiting we witnessed all eating areas being thoroughly cleaned for new diners. The meal was as always, just delicious! thank you!

Unfortunately very average visit (table107, Mon 27/7, 7.15)Table wasn't ready at the time we booked, Food was ok, but waiter was very poor. Took at least 15 minutes to take our order, managed To spill chips over us when delivering meals, didn’t check back if we were happy and stacked dirty plates in front of us at the table. Shame because we have been before and it was great, so maybe it was this boys first day? Or he was just inexperienced?

This was my families first lunch/meal out since covid. We chose Y Stablau as it is local to us and have enjoyed both the food and experience before. Considering the current circumstances, I was a bit sceptical about going out for food. The staff were very professional, checked that we had a booking (which we did); checked our temperature and showed us to our outside table. They were polite, friendly and the whole atmosphere was calming and chill. The food was excellent and liked the selection they had to offer on the menu. Loved the salmon sandwich and the homemade pizza. I really applaud the restaurant for its high level of social distancing, safety and protection during this current time and many other places should follow you as an example. In doing so, it’s made me comfortable enough to come back, to enjoy more great food and also to continue to support our local businesses.

Very professional & friendly service. I had poached salmon & my husband had chilli potato, it was delicious & it arrived hot even though it was served outside. It was very organised with the Covid 19 protocol. Temperature taken, hands washed & contact number given before sitting down to eat. All chairs & tables sanitised before use. Ash, our waitress was delightful & very helpful. We will be returning soon.

We had a lovely dinner here, my boyfriend had the 3 peaks burger in preparation for Snowdon, I had the Welsh burger. Food was fantastic. The outdoor seating area was great, seemingly none-smoking too which was nice as there is nothing worse than sitting outside and the table beside you lighting up. Would recommend to friends and family and look forward to returning next time!!

Really professional friendly service. Very organised in light of covid 19. Food was excellent all staff should be congratulated on their service and patience

Fabulous water falls that are easily accessible through a turnstile for a £2 fee payable in cash or contactless. Really easy and well worth a stop. There is parking on the same side of the road which is free or a pay and display car park opposite.

Everyone was happy with service and meals. I got fish and chips that were really nice 👌. Friends got the lamb and rarebit burgers and they also said that they were spot on too. Would definitely return for more in future

Amazing experience we visited today as a party of 7 having rebooked our table - on arrival we where made to feel welcome and above all safe our temperatures where reassuringly taken and we had to clean our hands at the sanitising station before entering we where then led to our table and the heater button pointed out to us extremely prompt table service and nice to see all the staff equipped with face masks the food as usual along with the service was of the highest standards - toilet facilities are open following a strict one way system over all a fantastic and safe experience really well done

We visited here twice during our week stay in Wales. There was a great choice of food on the menu. I tried the hawaiian pizza which was very tasty and the next time I had the chicken curry which was amazing. Really good prices and good value for money. Pub type style but very good food. Order your food at the bar and the service was really good. The second time we went it was on a Thursday and there was a band on - it was very busy so we had to sit in the other side where there was football on - it was very loud but still had a nice night and good atmosphere. Only thing I would say is that there was no desert menu and we were fancying a pudding.

Very Impressive different lunch today! I had the tandoori chicken on the specials board for 11.95. Service was quick and tasted delicious. My Boys also complimented the chicken nuggets. Would recommend.

What lovely yummy food, it’s our 5 visit and every time the food has been gorgeous. And the service is great. Highly recommended 5 🌟 from us.

Stopped at the stables in Betts y Coed and enjoyed a lovely meal then I visited the toilet and what an absolute disgrace , there was no paper tissues neither was the hand drier working and we are in a health crisis with Coronavirus.. I reported it to a member of staff and an elderly man overheard me and said it was a waste of time as he had been there an hour ago and had reported it. The food is nice but hygiene wise it’s deserves a big fat Zero

On a wet day in Betws y coed stopped to have lunch here plenty of car parking on a better day loads of outside tables we sat indoors it was very busy we chose our food and ordered it at the bar and paid a very short time elapsed until our piping hot delicious food was served the staff were very good in the time we were there the place filled up mostly families and plenty of hikers 1.pm too 2pm is a very busy time toilet facilities clean .It’s a good place for children and families very enjoyable time and place not expensive.

We visited the Stables Bar yesterday for a birthday lunch .Lovely staff very chatty and smiley. We had lasagna and a bowl of chips .When the food came it was presented nicely .The lasagne was horrible with hardy any sauce the chips where disgusting they tasted as if they had been cooked in oil that should of been thrown out months ago .We where very disappointed and would not return if the meal was given to us free.

Stopped here for an early evening drink . Outside area light with fairy lights and it was a nice bustling atmosphere

We enjoyed drinks at the bar during a particularly busy evening. Despite the constant flow of customers (some rather rude) and high demand for tables, food and drinks, the staff were amazing - courteous, welcoming and highly professional. Sam, in particular, was fabulous. Great atmosphere and highly recommended.

A very nice pub. Very clean and welcoming by the staff. The staff were very helpful. Great food at great prices

We stopped for a quick snack in the afternoon and ordered a fish finger sandwich and chips. It is nice see to something so simple cooked to absolute perfect. Crispy battered cod fingers bathed with homemade tartare sauce on a fluffy white bloomer. The triple cooked chips were to die for. Totally delicious!!

Ate here on every night of our stay at the Royal Oak recently. Good, honest, well cooked food and generous portions that are served promptly.

What a wonderful restaurant never fails me, good food good service and good beer what more can a man want when he takes his lady out. Plenty of outdoor seating here with patio heaters at some tables for the cooler evenings.