St.Elli's Bay in Carmarthenshire

This was our 3rd visit to the Upstairs Brasserie area of St Elli's Bay. This time was for a family birthday celebration - we booked as our last meals there were great. The service was VERY slow. 45 mins before our food orders were taken and a long wait for it to arrive. Two meals were tepid on arrival. There was a one year old baby in our party and when his mum went to try and use the baby changing room, she found it locked for a very long time. It appeared that it was in use but during the evening we never saw anyone come out of it. She waited so long in fact, that her meal was going cold, untouched on the table. In the end she had to ask staff if there was another facility, make the trip downstairs to the other changing area and come back up. By then her food (and the baby's) was cold. When we mentioned to the staff that one of the other meals was tepid when it was served he just said he would mention it to the chef. On paying, this family member did receive her dessert for free as recompense. The waiter was not particularly friendly or happy. The waitress didn't know the difference between French and English mustard. French was requested but English was brought. Nice wine. Nice vegetarian options but they do vary - if you don't fancy what's on the menu it is worth asking for other alternatives as they sometimes have them. Asked for plain chicken and chips for a teenager and this was provided. We love having coffee and cake downstairs and after this experience I think we will stick to that - and the ice cream kiosk - we always have great service there. Very friendly chap in the kiosk.

Food is very good, and served very quickly. Prices are reasonable compared to other restaurants. With lovely views over the estuary.

Best Gelato in Wales - and great service from Service from Stefano and his crew. It's open from Feb 13th - go try some - I reccomend the Salted Caramel and the Mango - amazing! The reteraunt not as good as last year-not sure if new chef but its just a very ordinary menu, ordinary service and ordinary in every way now!!!

Lovely staff, good food and always enjoy the views. I've been here about five times when on holiday from Lincoln and it's always enjoyable. I hope to go again next time I'm in the area.

A lovely meal at St Elli's bay. The service was very friendly and efficient and the food was really delicious and interesting. As great wine list at reasonable prices. We would definitely go back again.

We went to StElli Bay Brasserie for lunch for our anniversary. The staff were very polite and friendly, atmosphere was lovely. Food was lovely, dessert was delicious, the presentation was very good. Would recommend it .

Called for breakfast, quickly seated and easy service. Food and drinks arrived quickly and were delicious. Lovely views over the estuary on a lovely Tuesday morning.

Nice spot, good atmosphere, but a bit pricey.

Delicious and generously portioned roast beef dinner in the brasserie A little on the expensive side though. The ambience was lacking, but it was a stormy day in February. I imagine that there would be a lovely buzz on a sunny summer day.

Had Sunday lunch here and chose the roast dinner. The vegetables were really tasty and plentiful which is great. The beef was a bit chewy for me but a very decent roast. The staff were very helpful and pleasant.

Ignored when waiting for a table

We were the last sitting on a Sunday and still received an amazing service and the food was phenomenal

A thoroughly enjoyable experience. We booked for a Saturday lunch, and were treated to excellent service and delicious food in an enviable location overlooking the coast. Highly recommended!

Really lovely meal for valentines. Thanks to all the staff who gave up their evening so we could enjoy ours. We enjoyed every morsel of our three courses and left replete. Menu was superb with plenty of choice.

Had a 90th birthday celebration there fab day staff very helpful

Very relaxing afternoon meal with excellent service and tasty food.

I have always had excellent food and service each time I have visited the brasserie over the years. I recently attended my friends wedding at St Ellis Bay and was blown away by the exceptional way it was run from start to finish. The food was amazing, the venue was beautiful and the staff were wonderful and couldn't do enough for everyone, it was just a perfect evening!

We had our Christmas party here. Great evening. Staff were very attentive. Will be back. Thanks

Good food,great value and excellent service. Thank you.

Always good food. Dog friendly too

Amazing food … outstanding !!! The beef all three of us had was the best I’d eaten since I was a child at my Grandmother’s house more than 60 YEARS ago !!! Service was excellent and atmosphere perfect. I’ve eaten with you many times and you are still my ‘Go To’ restaurant ! I also am a regular visitor to the bistro - and I LOVE it ! Congratulations to every one of the staff - they are GREAT !!!! Thank you ALL !

Excellent service, absolutely first class. Stunning food, lovely wine, spotlessly clean with good ambience & atmosphere, reasonable price.

We stopped there for lunch. Staff was friendly and professional .I had delicious shakshuka and also tried fish, which was fresh and tasty.

Lovely restaurant overlooking the sea ..all glass with great views and smart but cozy deco.. interesting imaginative menu with lots of vegan options all cooked to a very high standard..very friendly staff with helpful crisp service all working as a team 👍 loved it so relaxing and comfortable..it has to be a 10 ⭐

Me & my family really enjoyed the Robbie Williams tribute night. All 3 courses were outstanding, the beef rib was so tender & full of flavour. Roberto & all the other waiters/waitress’s gave a 5star experience. We loved the mojito’s!. Can’t wait for our next get together here.

The restaurant is a real gem !!! We visited 2 weeks ago and come back again today. Excellent food the best fish and chips we ever had , presented in a posh way ( if you ever watched master chef you will know what I mean)😊 Parsnip soup was delicious Staff are very friendly and Robert was very helpful and polite. Very warm welcome from Robert today. The restaurant is very clean and the view is gorgeous👍🏻 We will be back next month Thank you to the chief 👍🏻he is a real credit to the restaurant !!!! Definitely must visit!!!!

Lunch 😋 is amazing soup and Italian bread welcoming even with my fur baby ..looking forward to Niel diamond tribute night

Do not eat here. I ate here six years ago and has been subjected to a relentless barrage of spam ever since, that they have refused to stop. Reply to the owners response: I have now reported you to the ICO. What you are doing is illegal, regardless of putting an un-subscribe link in the email. Please get some advise on unsolicited marketing emails and also GDPR which you are also violating.

amazing food, excellent service, will go back there again.

Incredible service from this sea side bistro. Quite pricey (£3.30 for a tea when we went) but such wonderfully polite and clearly well trained staff

Lovely food, nice staff and great views across the estuary.

As always, excellent service from friendly, efficient staff and consistently high standard of food. Beautiful winter sunset views from the Brasserie 1st floor was an added bonus. We will be back again soon.

Really lovely food and the Mochas expertly crafted.

Four of us dined at St Elli’s Bay brasserie last night. We received a very warm welcome and the excellent and attentive service continued throughout the evening. We all really enjoyed enjoyed our meals and had a great time.

Located in St Ellie’s Bay, this modern building features a café on the underground floor and a brasserie on the top floor, offering lovely views of the bay. The café operates with an order-at-the-counter and pay-on-order system. The coffee, specifically the flat white, was average in quality. Unfortunately, the shakshuka was disappointing. It seemed more like baked beans mixed with tomato puree, onions, and red peppers, rather than an authentic preparation. The two small poached eggs were overcooked and misshapen, and the accompanying sourdough toast was fairly standard, lacking any standout flavor. The eggs Benedict was similarly average, with the choice of meat resembling Serrano ham rather than the traditional bacon typically expected in this dish. The service was acceptable, and overall, the experience was pleasant, thanks to the beautiful view of St Ellie’s Bay.

Thought we'd give it a try, as the location and reviews were good... promising start, with friendly greeting from staff and the cakes in the display looked tasty. Ordered crispy squid, chicken burger and a couple of drinks. Drinks brought over quickly, again, friendly service. The food arrived soon after, and unfortunately was just not great. The squid was chewy, and the chicken in the chicken burger was so thin, it was kind of lost in the flavour of the bun and sauce. The chips were lukewarm at best. We were going to have a cake and coffee afterwards, but as no-one came to check if everything was OK with the food we'd had, we just didn't want to stay. Just to cap it off the staff didn't even acknowledge or say goodbye as we left... and there were only two other tables with customers (we were downstairs), so there was no excuse of being busy. I'm afraid we won't be going back :-(

Just a coffee stop this time but very enjoyable.

Lovely place with really good food! I had the pulled pork croquetas as a starter, which I strongly recommend. As a main, I had cod & chips. The mush pees had the right amount of mint, which is not something you get everywhere. Well done! The staff were very friendly.

I'd highly recommend St.Ellis Bay, if you're in the area. Everything on the menu sounded delicious, so I had a hard time choosing, but eventually went for the honey glazed duck breast, (which was on the specials menu). It was an all-around beautiful meal, with some really unusual flavours! Will definitely be eating there again.

Lovely cafe spoiled by dogs snapping and barking. I'm a dog lover myself, but the cafe was too small to allow so many dogs in. Also one dog owner let his dog lick the crumbs off his plate, disgusting.

Been twice, the food is very nice and it’s a lovely place with a great view of the beach. Unfortunately the service lets the experience down, they are very slow and waiters stand around chatting when customers are waiting. Having said that we will definitely be back as overall it’s a nice restaurant.

Food was excellent. Service was top class. Couldn't fault our evening. It was fabulous..

Lovely place nice view of the bay. Great staff. A limited choice on the menu.

The food was delicious and was selected from the fixed price lunch menu. We had a bottle of house red which was suggested by our waitress and it was excellent. We had a table with a sea view and the beach. I wish we lived closer to dine there more often.

Great location, helpful staff and great food.

Gelateria. Possibly the best Ice creams we’ve had. Great flavours, freshly made, generous portions and fairly priced. Enjoyed in the sunshine. Thanks!

Lovely little place on the sea front, food is delicious and serves both alcohol & tea/coffee

Excellent food from the lunchtime menu. Great setting and lovely staff. Will definitely return.

Great food, attentive but not intrusive waiting staff and very reasonable. Highly recommend

Service was good, ordered a breakfast, mostly good, sausage was a bit cheap and the potato and beetroot rosti rock hard and hardly any beetroot in it. Not what I was expecting for the price. Plus owners with a barking dog puts you off.

Best custard slices on the planet

Fantastic meal, new menu plenty of choice could not fault anything, one of my favourite places to eat.

Lovely food with beautiful views.

Love this place. Good in restaurant is amazing. Overlooks the sea with Gower Peninsula in the distance. Beach and restaurant are dog friendly.

Superb lunchtime meal, with 2 courses for £19.95. The main course was cooked to perfection, wonderful flavours and well presented. The waiting staff were attentive and professional. Faultless.

Expensive food had small portions with no good quality

Lovely food .. little bit expensive..there was a problem with water??🤷..good place to go on the whole. Had a tasty focaccia 👍

The best ice cream! Great flavours. Lovely, friendly service.

fantastic setting, food was amazing and staff attentive, will be back

The food and staff were very helpful and kind

Lovely ice cream. Menu looks good.

Great staff upstairs. Lovely atmosphere recommend you visit. Fabulous food

Only had a bowl of chips, and they were absolutely stunning. Definitely going back to sample something else.

Came here last Sunday while visiting family. Didn't get off to a good start as it took a while to get a drinks order and then our food. The food took over 40 mins to come out even though the restaurant wasn't that busy. That being said, the food when it did arrive was lovely and worth the wait, plus the staff were very helpful and apologetic. I got the impression they were short staffed

Very pleasant and lovely location for quick coffee (didn't go for meal so can't comment further on food.)

Lovely cafe, dog friendly, perfect location. Would be a 5 but a bit pricey.

Fantastic quality food with very attentive staff.

Spent a Magical afternoon at St Elli's Bay, Llanelli celebrating my dad's 89th birthday and it was absolutely fabulous!! It's a gem of a place on the beach overlooking lovely views of the sea and coastline. Sunny, windy, raining, whatever the weather the place has a great ambience!! Food is very tasty and there are offers too, check out the website. There is parking but at weekends it obviously gets more busy so be aware. On the ground floor there is a cafe and outside there is an ice cream shop where you can sit outside enjoying the view. The staff at the restaurant are excellent as always and it was our lucky day as they were doing a photo shoot of about 6 cocktails on the menu and after the photo shoot asked if we wanted the cocktails the had made which of course, we just couldn't say no ha ha 😉. It was the most fun and magical birthday made more so by the attentive staff, great ambience and not forgetting the delicious food of course!! Iechyd Da and Bon Appetit everyone!!

Had a lovely meal here. Food was delicious. Setting is lovely.

Great little cafe/restaurant. Food and coffee was excellent. Staff are very attentive and professional, they make you feel welcome but don't hover over asking is everything OK constantly. Nice views over the estuary.

Lovely place to visit, took my mum who needs a wheelchair and the promenade was fantastic. All flat and wheelchair accessible. Stopped at the bistro for a drink and ice cream, excellent service and lovely ice cream, would recommend to all

Only used public toilets which were hidden round the back of the building and which seemed to have a permanent que

We visited St Ellis on a Saturday evening in August for dinner with friends, four of us in total. We were at the ‘Brasserie’ for 3.5 hours, during which time we received one course, of a two course set menu; however the menu states that your table is reserved for a maximum of 2 hours. The wine was good, but food mediocre at best - certainly not worth the value placed upon it. When speaking to the manager he appeared to understand the issue but said they “were busy”. When asking if our experience is reflective of the price he took 10% off as “that’s the most the till can do”. At no time did anybody ask if our food was okay, if we would like more drinks or if we would like another course. The venue lost out on our further spend and as a result of the poor service we would not return or recommend St Ellis to anybody and believe there are significant competency gaps with the staff’s service, requiring urgent training.

We have eaten here twice and on both occasions the food and the staff have been excellent. Nothing is too much trouble to make you feel comfortable and welcome. The servings are generous but more importantly delicious. Would happily recommend this place to anybody and look forward to many more family meals here in the future.

Fully recomanded! Amazing food.

Can’t fault it in any way, our first visit and we will definitely return. Opted for the early bird menu, two courses for £19.95. Good selection, excellent value tasty food. The main dinner menu also looked excellent although more expensive. Service was first class with the staff being polite and efficient in a very natural manner. The location is fabulous with outstanding views over the beach and estuary.

Fabulous, lovely food and friendly staff. Can't fault the place.

Wow wow wow ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ An excellent venue, set on the shore of the estuary, with exquisite food and staff. Oh and the gelato; def try the gelato. 10/10

Always lovely here, never have any complaints

Lovely evening dining at St Elli Bay to celebrate a birthday. Food is fantastic and the service is first class. The icing on the cake was the wonderful sunset over Carmarthen Bay. Diolch .

We had a great evening, we were dining for the final meal with family from Germany and I must say, staff made the evening a great one. Everyone wanted fish & chips (it's not a thing they usually get to try) and even I could have fish & chips with them because the chef did the fish without batter for me (I am gluten intolerant) so I didn't have to miss out, I was really grateful. Everything was delicious. George, Belinda and the chef were brilliant, so helpful throughout the evening. Thank you all for making our special time a perfect one.

Good food, lovely location & attentive staff. Well worth a visit.

Food is decent enough, but you are paying London prices in Llanelli. You can find equally good food elsewhere which is far more reasonably priced.

I only called for a takeaway coffee which served its purpose. However it was overpriced for what it was.

Service was a little slow and we had a long wait for our main course. Plus I had the lamb dish and it was a bit tough, not what I expect for Welsh lamb. However all the other food was very good.

Staff a bit grumpy. Expensive but good quality.

Food is delicious can be busy so try book your table. Amazing views from upstairs.

My kingdom, horse and wife to the man or woman that gets me the recipe for their pork-belly. I would sell out my own mother for another plate of it.

This place was amazing. The food was perfect. Large potions. Bit expensive, but we sat inside and really enjoyed the atmosphere. The staff were really helpful and friendly. True credit to the place.

My friend and I paid an impromptu visit for lunch and it was a great experience. The food and service were impeccable.

We had a lovely meal here for a birthday celebration! The service, food and atmosphere was perfect! Highly recommend this restaurant, staff extremely polite and helpful.

Enjoyed our lunch - great service and lovely food

Lovely efficient service and tasty food for breakfast.

Lunch was delicious, service very good. Part of our order was taken incorrectly but dealt with in a very professional manner.... could not fault anything. Thanks go to the manager and staff for their help and timely actions 😊

This is the best place that we've eaten in since being in Wales this week. The food was outstanding. The young lady that served us was sooo lovely. I can't remember her name. Blonde ponytail and at collage. She is a credit to your restaurant... (social care) We would definitely recommend this place, and definitely would go back...

Excellent experience. Would have liked to see the fish and chips on the lunch menu. However, our first visit will not be our last visit. Went for a nice walk after to burn off the dessert....haha

Had a nice time at St.Eli's Bay. Very attentive and kind staff. They made sure we could have the Brasserie menu served downstairs as our dog was not allowed upstairs.

An absolute gem of a place for lunch. The staff were all great, very attentive, polite and friendly. The food was fantastic, I wish I didn’t have breakfast so that I could have finished it. I will definitely be back the next time I am local.

I love coming here, the food is always lovely and the staff really friendly

Found this bistro cafe below the brasserie. Maybe if the weather had been nicer we could have enjoyed it more as it looks inviting to sit outside. The food was OK...no big surprises & a little overpriced. Probably best for snacks / ice cream & drinks.