Stamford Gate Hotel in Flintshire

We stopped by while visiting the picturesque Hollywell, Wales, excellent food, very calm, maybe because of the late lunch time, nonetheless, it was a pleasure having lunch at this place. Highly recommend.

Nice place to eat and drink friendly staff

We find the female manager really lacking in her customer service skills and always makes us feel anxious when altering anything on the menu. To the extent when we asked for no butter we was questioned extensively and was then asked to sign paperwork. We have no allergies at all but just simply prefer no butter in our food. Everything always seems difficult with her. We had the old school curry which was poor and lacking curry flavour. Lots of tomatoes and stewed overcooked peppers and no flavour. Chicken cooked on skewer was dry and bland and just placed on plate with the curry around it. We used to love the Stamford gate but the food is average at best. Shame because location and surroundings are beautiful.

Went for food, the creamy/white wine mushrooms were delicious, wish id had a second portion

Ate here today & as usual it was delicious. Friendly staff & the food was fresh, hot & very well presented.

Didn't stay in the rooms but I enjoyed the food and cocktails ☺️ will be back

Servers were great but the food is disappointing. When we expressed this, nothing was done. Chicken burger was incredibly spicy and did not indicate that on the menu. The gyros also came drenched in cucumber which was not specified on the menu. When the bill arrived, we asked if it could reflect the experience we had, the bar manager took a small amount off. On the whole, a disappointing experience and we won't be returning.

Always a warm welcome and a cozy atmosphere. Lovely staff and great food.

Went there for dinner for my daughters 18th birthday Service and food were wonderful couldn't fault anything Staff were helpful and friendly

Called in for a bit of lunch. 4 people with 4 different meals from the lunch menu. All really enjoyed our food, fresh delicious and great value for money. Staff very friendly and very accommodating. Will definitely be back and can recommend.

Went for food .. left hungry and 25 pound lighter

We had a lovely lunch, staff very pleasant & helpful. The food was lovely, hot & good portions. The children also enjoyed their food. Reasonably priced too! We will definitely be back! Thank you!

Went with family and my niece was not able to have an alcoholic drink even though we had proof both driving licence and passport staff lady was very stern and was adamant not to listen to the family and my niece even though we had proof the food was not the best my lasagne was dry and the garlic bread was not the usual bread it was covered in green stuff the lamb was tiny and gammon over cooked not many vegetables they did replace my lasagne it was bit better hopefully we go again and it’s improved portion have gone smaller

Thank you Emma,Team Stamford Gate U r a five hotel Me ,My New Wife had R Afternoon Wedding 💍 Buffet the Service, Food were Excellent, Family, friends thought was Excellent too 👌👌 We will coming back Soon thank you for a Special Evening 👏👏👏.

The staff don’t tolerate kids or the punters within the establishment. Moaning and pointing at kids being kids. Spoke to waitress about the lamb on the menu. “Falls of the bone absolutely fantastic. Lamb arrived full of fat on a 12 inch plate about 3inch with also 1 inch bone full of fat and gristle tried to put a fork in the broccoli and fork bounced off it and thanks for them 3 new potato’s for a heft price! I sent it back. After went up to the bar and the manager stated that we would still have to pay for half a lamb when nothing was eaten and stated that it did fall of f the bone absolute lies !!! Never recommend that’s the end for me ! This is not worth of the cost nor the upset to any family coming to dine in the establishment

Arrived with family for a rare occasion, witness customers being rude to other peoples children about 5-7 years old. Managers or employees did not respect children being in the so called family establishment and to top it off ordered the family meals. Ordered a beef lasagne not enough to feed a kitchen mouse and really dry with 6 hand cut chips. My husband ordered lamb the lamb then got served, very fatty also very small potion due to plate size and served with 3 new potatoes cut in half and the veg served on top of lamb was like stone. Staff and managers attitude and empathy towards customers complaints was shocking! And would not recommend to family or friends again. I would advise to avoid at all costs!

Excellent, couldn't fault it. Slow cooked lamb was perfection. Decent size meals , all food was perfect and presented well. Greeted on arrival and Excellent service throughout. Highly recommend.

Great staff, excellent service and food, atmosphere is great.

Just celebrated a pre birthday tea here this evening. Great service, superb food (all 8 of us) all clean plates, food piping hot, relaxed atmosphere, the staff were great accommodating our own birthday cake with a knife and plates etc., complimentary bottle of prosecco from staff. We all really enjoyed our evening thank you so much 😊

Lovely food. Friendly staff. Recommend

Walked in and asked waitress could we have coffees. Hadn't decided if we would want to eat yet. Very unfriendly welcome, well no welcome! Told "Oh you only want coffees" then told to find a table without cutlery even though there were only one couple sat down and one person stood at the bar. Decided to order some drinks and snacks but then told we couldn't have some of the sides unless I ordered a main meal. Very poor service, very unfriendly, definitely will not be returning or recommending. However we will be telling our family and friends about our dreadful experience 😲😡.

Mum's 90th birthday party there today. Great food and wonderful staff - nothing too much trouble to ensure an enjoyable party

Food always excellent let down by service on this occasion Won't put us off going though

Room, service and food were all amazing. Really nice place to stay and enjoy a great meal. Staff are very friendly and accommodating.

I visited here for a meal, along with family to celebrate my daughters 16th birthday. The staff were extremely accommodating, and made an effort to add sparklers to her pudding. Not only was the atmosphere great, the food was delicious, the party of 10 thought the same and was very impressed! Will definitely be returning, and I know my family will be too!

It was very nice service great will be back

Lovely meal. Very busy night too , so well done. The girl server was exceptional. Not sure of her name sorry. Blonde, and we were sat in a booth at the end of the bar near the toilets. Hopefully this will hwlp tou identify her 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

New to area and walked in. 5 members of staff chatting at bar and not one of them greeted us so we sat at a table. Waited ten minutes with no one attending the table. When we asked, the waitress brought the manager who said they couldn't seat us for an hour and a half despite there being at least 5 empty tables. Not a good first impression and likely won't be back for the above reasons. Could have been easily rectified with staff paying attention to arriving guests. Never a truer sentiment than you don't get a second chance to make a first impression. ..

We just popped in for a bit if lunch. I had the BLT which was delicious and hubby had the mixed, beautiful food lovely views. Possibly a little on the pricey side but well cooked delicious foid and great service.

Fabulous Sunday lunch. Nice relaxed atmosphere with friendly helpful staff.

Went for a meal, service was quick with very friendly staff, food was amazing 10/10

Had a small party in the room facing the river. The buffet was beautiful and the staff were very friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend this venue.

Went to a 60th party. Food exellent and all staff very helpfull. Will certainly return. Thank you

Called for Easter Sunday afternoon meal

Only stopped one night so didn't really use amenities to the full. Staff were very pleasant and full English breakfast was fantastic and all at a very competitive price.

best ever.great friendly staff,especially Emma great venue.great location.very nice clean room,.i'm thinking about moving in permanently,like Alan Partridge

Visited with friends had a lovely roast beef Sunday dinner, the red cabbage was beautiful and a delicious cheesecake for dessert! Service a little slow but it was busy! Would go again!!

Had probably the most tasty roast dinner here that I’ve ever had , everything was cooked to perfection! Not the biggest of portions but that suited me as hate being over faced with food ! The service was good , all our meals came in good time and together even though there were 8 of us . Will definitely be back !

Excellent meal great staff couldn't do enough very enjoyable evening

Came for food with my partner and son. Lovely food, friendly service.

Was there for a wedding evening. Staff friendly and efficient. Toilets clean pub clean

The samford gate have lovely food me and my family went on boxing day for boxing day lunch oh my it was so nice and the waiters for so helpful also didnt wait long for the meal either and there was a lot of people in there aswell. Well done it was a amazing.

Very nice place to go for a meal carnt go wrong with the food on offer nice

Very nice food good selection Friendly staff

Last night 18 members of our car club attended the Stamford Gate Hotel for our Christmas Meal. A warm and friendly atmosphere was enjoyed by all. The service was great and nicely spaced out, the food was served quickly and was lovely and piping hot and clean plates were seen all round…..always a sign of good food!

So I arrived with my wife as a birthday treat at approx 12.30. We were welcomed in as we arrived even though we hadn’t booked a table. I ordered a non-alcoholic drink and my wife had a small glass of fizz to celebrate. When the menu arrived we thought not to have a starter as we were both wanting the roast dinner and if we had room a nice pud and coffee to finish off. When our food came it wasn’t what we were expecting. Most of the plate was full of red and green cabbage with only a couple of small roasties?? The meat was tasty but not much plated. Anyway we skipped ordering desert because the coffee machine wasn’t working and settled with a shell garage meal deal for the way home….overpriced if I’m honest and hate leaving hungry! £46 for a small roast and drink is disappointing.

Had a love meal for a family get together everyone said the meal was really nice but the room was freezing which needs looking at unless custom will not return

Went today for a roast dinner, very good food, would expect the potatoes to be more crispy, and ham to be a little less salty. The staff was very friendly! Would definitely recommend.

Visited on a fairly quiet Monday evening and was blown away by the whole experience. Quality food, lovely and relaxed atmosphere and quick and friendly service shone through at Stamford Gate. I would strongly recommend the steak pie and the banoffee sticky toffee pudding. I can’t recommend enough!

Excellent home made food beautiful decorated very clear great service highly recommend this restaurant

Unbeaten in the local and near local communities for excellence food& a week stocked bar too

Went here for food with my family of four after having visited before. When meal came I questioned why the meal was so small and how this has never been the case before. I was then told how they now only serve the option of a small portion, for the same price, however the staff member serving us did not notify us of such. Staff were very unhelpful and when asked if I could please have some more, or just change to something else as the food ordered was poor (lasagne very dry and overcooked). I was informed I would be billed twice taking my order for lasagne to over £21. Needless to stay this spoilt the experience and I would not return again.

The food and the cocktails in here are always great and the staff polite and friendly. Lovely

Great place to eat and drink. Good car park.

Lovely food and lovely atmosphere.. staff are lovely. Highly recommended. Fish and chips is lovely and big portions With home made tarter sauce. They also make a cracking passion fruit martini!

Celebrated an auntie's 90th birthday with buffet for 25 people in early October 2023. She had previously been for her 80th celebration dinner. Buffet was excellent, especially the very good sandwiches. The staff who arranged the details with us were efficient and very pleasant. The staff who looked after us on the day were very good too. Nothing too much trouble despite it being a very busy day for the restaurant. Lovely event for us.

Visited this place a few times as it’s one of the restaurants in our village - it’s really welcoming and the staff are fantastic. Food is great, menu could vary a bit more especially on Sundays as if you don’t fancy a roast the options seem to be limited to just a few other mains, but you have to appreciate the food is fresh which more than makes up for it. Desserts are always changing which is nice - the biscoff cheesecake was definitely a winner! Really recommend a visit and the booth tables are really comfy and nice.

The staff are so helpful and friendly, we can't thank them enough for the great service. We are not local and were pleasantly surprised by it. It was comfortable with great views. Although we didn't eat in the bar the food looked very nice. We were there for a party and the function rooms were great too.

Es complicado entrar. Si vas a hacer check in de noche, entra y pregunta en el restaurante.

Great morning service. The ladies were so nice. Breakfast was good and served how we requested. I wish i could say the rooms were nice too. The bathroom was rather dirty and grout was missing on the floor so the tiles moved around. The taps were loose and shower was rubbish. The rooms were NOT worth £110. Tea and coffee station was...odd. The sheets were clean though but bed was tiny. Would not stay again.

Good food in a lovely bar/restaurant always fresh and nice the lasagna is my favourite, followed by cheesecake

Great place for top food and great atmosphere

From the very start I was made to feel welcome, I met the owner he was really friendly and you can tell he is passionate about his business you can sit down and have a chat with him all the staff are very polite and helpful and make special arrangements to park my coach over night whilst staying in the hotel I will be back at some point outside of business with my partner for a holiday you guys are great! Many thanks Conor the coach driver

Excellent food and service and again thank you so much you never fail to produce, big thank you to the chef/chefs and all the staff. Dave Bell Mostyn Hall.

We popped in on the way home from the beach , not overly busy and sat outside , ordered drinks at the bar which never materialised until they came to take our order again but apologised, food ordered which came very quickly , I had fish n chips , with lovely homemade chunky tartare , nice chips and flaky fish but the fish had bones in , not just a random 1 but 5 or 6 which I don’t expect anywhere these days , mrs had scampi which was nice , young girls waiting on were friendly enough but we had no check back or asked for any feedback at the end by I assume the manager behind the bar , it’s lovely place but needs a kick up the bum to make it number 1 in Holywell

The Stamford is my mum's and I favourite restaurant! We have been here countless times and every time the food is just delicious! The beef Sunday dinner is my favourite, the beef is cooked perfectly. The pornstar cocktails they make is lush!! (Order two at a time, they go down fast) The staff and restaurant is such a warm, friendly place!

We recently had a funeral wake here and booked for 50 people when we arrived the manager said they had counted 80 guests and do we want to add the extra on, I didn’t think there was 80 people but we couldn’t not have food for everyone. The food was served by staff so everyone was not able to help themselves so small portions. And we asked for 20 tea and coffee in which they then told us we needed more and added another 20 onto the bill, a family member when she arrived later then had to pay for a tea when we’d already paid for 40 tea and coffee. Taking advantage when people were upset, as we’ve had the cards signed at the crematorium back and there was 45 cards. And some didn’t attend the wake after so there was no way 80 people if we only had 45 at the crematorium. Won’t be using this place again for anything.

Family birthday and overnight stay.Ordered the southern coated calamari for starters.Sadly it wasn't coated on the calamari but all over the bottom of the bowl and taste wise very hot more like chilli and over fried.Main was the large beefburgers which was just average.We stayed overnight in a twin bed room.The bathroom was dreadful and grubby .Grout missing out of the floor tiles.Tea bags in the room 1.I had to go out searching for tea.Poor room layout .The light above the dressing table /desk was too high to turn on myself.Breakfast.We had requested vegatarian sausage as a prior stay here meant my partner did without anything.Although sausages ordered in this time , my partner was unable to eat it as he could taste animal fat.Either from the sausages or hash browns or mushrooms all cooked in the same grease probably.Suffice to say he couldn't eat it.I found the breakfast greasy.No croissants or pastries at all no offer of further tea or coffee.We paid £105 per night which to be fair for that room and breakfast was shocking.Very poor .Don't be misled by the fancy front of the bar/restaurant.Family members besides ourselves stayed here too and were equally dissapointed.

I have enjoyed previous visits so much we booked to bring my daughter to celebrate her birthday. It took over 40 minutes for someone to take our order which is extremely slow. The food came and was average, lasagne was nice but hand cooked chips were soggy. The skin on fries we had on previous visit were much better. I had to go to ask if we could order deserts as staff were talking. After then ordering three deserts we were told that they didn’t have the desert choice for two people. We decided to call it a night and pay and leave . Sadly it has left me feeling disappointed as this was a special meal but I now won’t be coming back. If you have several hours to spend waiting then maybe take the risk.

Beautiful! Came here with my son from leeds on a family holiday stayed for 2 nights. We was very well looked after the staff where very friendly, breakfast was beaut ( the chef also made my sons teddies some food made his day) so was...

Sat with a group in the back room, pre-ordered - had 1/4 pound burger. First impressions - quite a small portion. Fries were obviously cooked earlier and were a little hard. When I bit into the burger I could not bite through it. There was...

Really disappointed to book for Valentines day and find there was no sign of it in the pub! No red roses or balloons or candles on the tables. Nada. Felt like they put on a valentine's menu then ran out of puff and couldn't be...

Emma and Kieran were amazing, they made a 50th birthday bash for us very memorable. Excellent service and food!

We attended my husband’s works Christmas party here last night and throughly enjoyed it. The food was delicious and to a very high standard. Every course was tasty and there was so much of it. Usually at these sort of parties we go away hungry...

On Friday my family held a wake here, the Hotel was recommended by J.E. Davies our excellent funeral directors. Organising a wake at short notice is difficult, and as a loving long-standing spouse with 6 wonderful adult kids together, and much RAF history and friends...

Went there after 2.30pm. The staff were excellent and the food plentiful and tasty. Can’t wait to go again.

We had a lovely evening in the restaurant tonight—slightly dated interior, which did not take away the welcome from the staff. Perfect meal- we would recommend the duck and venison dishes. Attentive staff and all very reasonably priced for the quality of the ingredients. We...

Rating of 1 not based on food as did not stop to have a meal. One member of staff may have had a bad day, not welcoming, or helpful. Stamford Gates loss in substantial takings was Glan Y Afon's gain.

Visited Stamford gate yesterday for lunch, it’s been a few weeks since our last visit. The visit then wasn’t great but everyone has an off day so we didn’t think too much of it but sadly we had the same if not worse experience yesterday....

We visited The Stamford Gate Hotel following their refurb last year. The food was amazing. We had the chicken livers to start and the steak for mains. It was a little on the pricy side but you don't mind if the meal is spot on....

Unfortunately this place is still operating within the covid excuse for bad service. Cutlery is dumped on the table for diners to distribute as are drinks. One member of waiting staff made it obvious she didn’t want to be there. Having said that, the surroundings...

I find very sad that in this day and age that a hotel does not have disabled suites leaving me no choice but to book elsewhere

The food was absolutely disgusting and was a very long time. There was two other tables come in after quite a while after us and they were served before us. All in all the service was extremely slow food was poor just a lack of...

Had luch yesterday it was absolutely awesome. i had the Katsu chicken and my partner had the trio of burgers. Super delicious I didnt want it to end!! Staff were lovely and the service was great Thanks we will return soon !

Although the menu was limited at the time, there was still good options available (menu is due to change soon). The quality of the food was very brilliant and tasted delicious. Staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. The restaurant itself was clean and well presented.

Disappointing actual menu compared to website offering which is why we booked. Friendly staff and warm welcome, food ok but some options are pricey. Menu also looked disappointing as a laminated piece of paper, specials was a scruffy piece of paper and let’s down all...

Food was lovely, service was slow and inconsistent. We had to ask for water for the table 3 times and they forgot a drink of the order. We looked at the menu before arriving as we have some fussy eaters only to be told the...

Great lunch today, hot soup followed by turkey dinner & lasagna, both to die for. This is a very well managed establishment, all aspects of our visit were superb. We’ve eaten here previously & will do so again. Thank you.

Great food and well-presented, but sadly let down by an over-priced dessert that would be laughed at in London, our local patch. Yes, you expect to pay more for a cheeseboard but you also expect a good amount of cheese (3 small matchbox sizes of...

Just had Xmas meal with my family. 16th December. Could not fault any of the food. Everyone enjoyed it. Plenty to eat. Turkey was lovely. Garlic mushrooms for starters and the gateau cheesecake was to die for. All had a great night. Could not fault...

Just a quick “Thank you” to all the staff at The Stamford Gate for making our evening wonderful. The food was delicious, the service was excellent and the ambiance was superb. All eleven of us had a wonderful time!

Having visited The Stamford Gate 0n many occasions, a group of us decided to book for a Christmas lunch, not a very good decision! On entering the Restaurant it was immediately noticeable how cool it was, the central heating radiators were on but the log...

Food was not the best and overpriced for what it is. The Stamford Burger lacked flavour, the bacon was extremely difficult to bite through as if it had been way over cooked. The chips were great. The staff were very welcoming just let down by...

Just stayed here for 2 weeks for work in the area with Keltbrae couldn’t fault the place, owners, staff and food all amazing tried several dishes all quality and Matt recommended Cajun chicken which I’m glad he’d did and a special mention for Emma who...

This is our 3rd visit and again we were delighted with the food (absolutely delicious), the surroundings ( tasteful and relaxing) and the service ( Excellent. A brilliant, professional team who work so hard). It was a pleasure to dine there and is now on...

We arrived and we were greeted with a warm welcome , shown to our table and handed a menu , asked if we wanted a drink while we perused the fare that was on offer. We chose Wild sea bass with new potatoes , asparagus...

Having enjoyed a beautiful family meal here in July we were excited to take our Irish relatives for a nice meal. However our e penitence left a lot to be desired. Service was not only slow but our meals came out over the course of...

Excellent service, fantastic food and a really lovely atmosphere. I can’t wait to visit again and would highly recommend.

Stopped off here and really pleased we did. Service was excellent and the food was superb, well worth making a detour for. Scampi was top drawer

Food amazing and staff really friendly. Second visit here and each time the food has been amazing. Def recommend the small fish and chips and the cheesecake Also 25% off Monday -Wednesday at the moment