The Brondanw Arms in Gwynedd

Great service and atmosphere. So happy to find this hidden gem. 👌✨

This place was amazing. The scotch eggs were the best I've ever had. They were so friendly and even helped my partner remember his Welsh 🤣. We parked our motorhome over night and it was perfect.

Pleasant environment..very good service..everything that is right...

Awesome little pub, great atmosphere, great landlord

Robinsons have destroyed what was once a great pub. The place has either been run by incompetents or has lain empty for months on end. Currently it's been over a year with no landlord/landlady, the pub was filthy and falling to bits BEFORE this long run of vacancy. Sad to see such a popular village pub fall foul of a useless brewery.

Great pub, lots of character, friendly bar staff and locals. Big beer garden too. Had a great overnight here. Recommend the lamb shank. The chef kindly subbed the veg for chips and peas too. Will definitely call again👍 **update Oct 22** unfortunately closed /closing due to unsustainable energy price rates. This was a cracking pub!

Nice enough pub for a drink,BUT, as for food, a bit hit or miss. Might be because it was out of holiday season but went on a Wednesday, no food ,then went for a Sunday roast as advertised , no Sunday roast. 2rd October. Had a curry instead. Not what I wanted but tasted OK.

Terrible experience. Firstly, we ordered four bowls of chips, which came with a dish full of out of date sauces by one year. Next, our dog had bit one of our family members so we asked for some vodka to put on the cut. BUT, the manager, chef, hillbilly person wouldn’t let us have a tiny bit of vodka if we didn’t pay for it first and then also saying that the sauces isn’t his problem and he doesn’t care. Finally, as we were leaving he was outside making a mess complaining about family members number plates and arguing with family members too. DO NOT RECOMMEND AND NOT GOING AGAIN !!

5 of us arrived after a day climbing for a drink and a meal. We could not have been made more welcome or had lovelier service. Would definitely go back, big shout out to Chloe who was fab!

A cosy pub with nice simple pub grub. Lovely friendly waitress Chloe served us as well.

Stopped off for a pint and a curry on the way back to Anglesey after a motorcycle ride to Bala,lovely food ,great little oldy worldy inn,definately visit again.Passed the pub few times this year while motorcycling in the area ,so had to stop.Highly Recommended.

A group of us((7) had carvery on their fist sunday. Absolutely great experience all meats and veg cooked perfectly and presented well. Nice cosy place, would recommend.👍

Just popped in on the way past.. had a fabulous Sunday carvery.. cooked to perfection! Dog and people friendly!

Basic but worth a visit, good food, friendly atmosphere, will visit again.

Really nice food and lovely staff, contrary to it saying online that it's closed Mondays we were please to find that it is currently open Mondays during the summer. Well worth a stop off would recommend the signature burger!

We stayed overnight in the campervan it was very peaceful and got some great views. Toilets could have been a little bit better, the seat was broken and no lights in there, but it was useable with an head torch and the price was more than reasonable. Never got to use the facilities of the pub so cannot comment on that. We would definitely go again.

Camped overnight in our campervan £10 per night then had food looked a bit basic but pleasantly surprised how good the food was.

Great welcome and a very good crowd I go there again in a heart beat stayed over night as well and it was quiet and peaceful all night 🌙

Food was great, service just fantastic. Would highly recommend.

Very good lovely place lovely food 🍲 very friendly would recommend 💐

Great service from staff and good beer. Quiet overnight stop. No running water in sinks for the outside tap. And a very drunk patron ruined the first hour with his constant swearing, shame he wasn't asked to leave.

Unreal a must go time and time again x

Awful, couldn't get out fast enough.

Loved our visit here - dog friendly, good honest, fresh cooked food and a decent pint of bitter. All in all a proper country pub where the staff make you feel welcome from the moment you step inside

Booked weeks in advance to be told on arrival that it was closed on Mondays. No mention of that at all upon booking. We had also booked a night of camping with them, as had another camper van which turned up at the same time, but absolutely no facilities available due to the pub's closure. Owners/landlord totally unhelpful and not bothered about our predicament. We left to try and secure an alternative dog friendly campsite before dark. Would certainly not recommend.

A truly fabulous pub, wonderfully friendly staff, perfectly kept beer, a warm welcome for dogs and even dog ice cream!

We booked here for a meal this evening and we will never be visiting the place again.. We would also recommend everyone else staying well clear of this place. The whole place was tired looking and not very appealing. The food took an age to come out and it was not worth the wait. I had the rump steak which to be fair was ok, the peppercorn I can only describe as being a packet cheese sauce with peppercorns stuck in it. The whole family smelt it and it stunk of cheese so it wasn't just my smell. The chips were clearly straight out of the freezer and not great. If you wanted to season your food you had to use the tiny little packets of salt provided on the table, we only had two on our table and had to go searching the other tables for some more. Fair enough this is probably because of covid but at least make sure there is enough on each table, no need to ration them. The rest of the family had a terrible meal also and i let the manager know how disappointed we were. The manager at that point told me it was a matter of opinion and that I was the first person ever to complain. (Hard to believe with some of the bad reviews on here). The manager was so rude and just plain aggressive towards me and said “what do you want then while looking down at the till”. I replied with “the bill has already been paid in full”, at this point Jackie the general manager said ok and said she would like me to get out of her pub. I have never been spoken to in this way before, especially as a paying customer. Please stay away from this pub unless they have a change of chef or at least hire a chef instead of a microwave. They also most definitely need a new manager otherwise they wont be staying open for much longer with her terrible behaviour. Edit: In reply to the managers comments, I would also say that she is a deluded liar. The quality of our food was brought to the attention of the very good young waitress before the bill was paid and I then spoke to the manager at the table before the bill was paid. The manager was extremely rude at the table and despite the poor food and terrible attitude of the manager we paid the bill with no qualms. We merely brought to her attention the poor quality of the food we ate, a microwave meal from Tesco's would have been better. I went to the bar before leaving and asked to speak to the manager again and spoke to her calmly and in no way aggressive. I stated that i didn’t appreciate being spoken to the way she did and that her attitude was terrible. She clearly could not take any constructive criticism and straight away saw us as liars and out to get her shall we say. As you say people are entitled to have an opinion and any good pub/bar, restaurant/take away would normally welcome feedback whether it be negative or positive. The pub is indeed in a lovely location but I'm afraid will never full-fill its potential with you at the helm.

The best, good beer good company.

Great cosy local pub, friendly atmosphere and tasty fish and chips. The locals are a lovely welcoming bunch.

Excellent pub and very good menu, staff extremely helpful and very friendly. Dog friendly and customer friendly l, and I would recommend to have a visit.

Good food. Staff friendly.flat ground to park motorhome on.. for £ 7.50 to stay the night I would def use again..

Lovely friendly local Welsh pub. Very welcoming to non Welsh speakers.

All I can say is it is warm, friendly and inviting! We met lots of locals (being new to the area) and welcome this newly opened (by new managers) establishment as our local. Thanks for a great evening! Diolch yn fawr!

Very friendly staff...good value for money..well run family pub

Regular Music events - include two sessions one on the 3rd Sunday afternoon and one on the first Tuesday evening. Lovely friendly atmosphere with some superb real ales.

Dried out beef pie, poor chips and no cask ale. Pretty disappointing for a Friday.

Very welcoming and good food. Menu a bit basic hence 4 stars.

Great pub and fantastic views of Snowdonia on clear day

Old style pub with dim lighting. Very quiet and lovely for a quiet drink. Friendly staff. Places like this are hard to find. Do serve food but limited to certain days/times so please check before turning up.

Nice pub excellent beer garden. Dog friendly. Motorhome stopover at a good rate. Excellent Landlady. Unfortunately chef was off ill so did not get to try the food. Will definitely go back.

Loved it here the staff were very friendly and accommodating. Lovely food and a great atmosphere . Thank you *****

Lovely pub and lovely lady running it. £7.50 to stay in the car park overnight in our motorhome. Very quiet, about 5 vans altogether. Very steep and narrow road but still made it up in our 3850kg 7.3m moho. Outside toilets didn't have power so pitch black and really could do with a clean but opened up the pub early so I could use the inside loos which were much nicer!

Great local pub, though found the Sunday lunch unexciting.

Would not go back again. this used to be a thriving pub with good atmosphere. we arrived on Sunday 27th October. it was empty.not very warm. it just wasn't inviting and looked run down. Also when we asked there was know cask ale available.even the outside looked tired.

We came here for a meal on a Saturday evening at 6pm. We'd already read reviews on trip advisor, so weren't expecting much but thought we'd give it a go. Unfortunately the recent reviews lived up to expectation.We sat down in the 'restaurant' which seemed to also be used as a function room. We were the only ones in there which wasn't great for a Saturday evening. It was dark and lacked atmosphere, even some background music would've helped.The food was very tasteless and appeared to be cooked from frozen. The price also didn't reflect the quality as it was actually quite expensive for what we got.Overall we were disappointed. The only thing this place has going for it is the staff - they were very polite and welcoming.

Came with my Dad, asked for 2 camemberts to start but ended up with one between us which was basically 3 small breaded cheese cubes. Which didn't seem like much, would probably have been fine if we actually got the order was asked. Then had the mushroom risotto, which was nice, but didn't seem like much of a serving so I ended up getting a portion of fries before leaving. Then somebody at a table opposite us ended up getting camembert, and this may sound pathetic but he had 4 cheese bits... Did leave the place feeling a bit annoyed

I’m not sure when the new owners took over this pub but you would hope that someone who takes over one of the best position pubs in north wales would have a passion for making it the best pub it could possibly be. Unfortunately this is not the case. Maybe they haven’t started doing it up yet. Anywhere else this would be packed and have a fantastic menu, but it has got worse. The food was never its strong point but it’s just adequate now. I liked the risotto (although my partner thought it too cheesy and creamy) and the chicken curry was tasty, although the rice had been cooked a long time before. The deep fried Camembert had been fried too long and were just breadcrumb shells. What wasn’t good though was the garden - I’m really hoping that it’s sorted for next spring. The tables are rotting and surrounded by litter, the play area condemned (one of the main reasons why we come here) and there was clouds of weed smoke drifting around the place. The glass of cider I had had a slick of lipstick on - not ideal at the best of times, let alone covid, but they gave me a new fresh one. I would love this pub to change into the pub it deserves due to its stunning views- please everyone try to persuade the current people running it to make it excellent or get out.

Drove pass and went for a drink. Nice big garden with great view. Ordered some chips too. Good chips but small portion. Definetly a good place to stop for a drink.

Went upstairs to the bar to order drinks...rear enterance is not appealing....cigatette stumps everywhere...stairs filthy.The inside is dark..dingy and in need of major re-furb.Tables in the garden are old and worn...not inviting at all.So different to our wonderful visit last summer.

Great pub, has lovely food and great outside sitting area, friendly staff and great service👌

There’s one thing I can be complimentary about this place and that’s the car park. Do yourself a favour and look for somewhere else.

Called in while visiting the area,asked if we could have stay over,which we could as long as we had a meal,which we had planned to do,food was good,staff very friendly and helpful,dogs were made very welcome,beautifull scenery,would recomend.

This used to be our favourite place but never again menu was rubbish the food even worse a man who I take to be the manager screaming and shouting at his staff who were obviously scared to death of him ,pig ignorant no change in the till can’t see it lasting long

Very welcoming. Good food and beers

Just about fell upon this establishment driving from Portmeirion back to Caernarfon We almost drove past as there is little to advertise the place.Sat in the beer garden. The furniture is a bit tired but the whole ambiance is great. Peaceful, quiet and relaxing We had four meals which benefited from the Eat Out to Help Out campaign. We’d forgotten about this, so, it was a bonus. The meals were superb, particularly the fish and chips. Could not fault anything The beer selection was great and tasted good tooThe staff were very friendly and helpful We are so glad we found this place. Thank you so much

Stopped for lunch after visiting Beddelgert and a long walk. Really quick service and nice little garden. Proper pub food, reasonably priced and good menu for kids. Little playground was here, but closed.

We popped in here after a very long 6hr journey. Food was ok, and staff were very friendly. We found the cleanliness of the pub awful though. It would of been cleaner to have a wee with the cows! The toilets hadn't been cleaned in a very long time.

Given this awful time all businesses are having it makes me sad writing this. I. Stencil gave a small business. We are a family of 5. We struggled to find nice places to eat around snowden. My husband booked this. We called as we forgot the time and the guy he spoke to couldn’t find our booking. I called back and eventually it was found. We arrived to be seated in a dusty corner full of cobwebs and really is was a table fir 3 max 4 but not a family if 5. It was terribly lit but still could see all the cobwebs. We ordered ...our risotto was awful. The mushrooms were chewy and just nasty. No one came back to ask how our food was. We finished and waited 40 minutes ..no one came ..no one to ask how food was not take plates away. Having two young children they were getting agitated and really wanted a desert. Yet no one came. In the end we got up and my family left whilst I went to till and asked where to pay. The lady took my bill which was 50% off with the eat out scheme. It was £35 however I wouldn’t have paid the £70 if it was full price!! She didn’t ask me how food was ..how anything was. I stated the above comments and all she said was ‘oh sorry’. We have no issue paying and helping small businesses but the lack of customer care in an already sparse restaurant area was shocking

Food was ok, but menu very limited. Very overpriced, for food that was served within 5 minutes, so clearly not freshly prepared. Tables were 2 meters apart, but the bar where you went to order food and pay was very over crowded, and toilets wasn't clean.

We turned up with out a booking and was very pleased when they was prepared to seat 8 of us. Nice food and friendly staff, pub a bit rough round the edges but adds to the atmosphere of it.

Very disappointed with our recent visit. The place looked dirty everywhere from outside the floor full of fag ends and bird poo all over the tables, inside the floors looked like they needed a hoover and a mop! There was no social distancing, the staff did not take any extra precautions with face masks or anything. The food was disgusting swimming in oil! We all had upset stomachs for 2 days after! The coleslaw looked like the mayo was off so did not eat it. The menu was crap if you don't like burgers then there wasn't much else. The service was ok, we only received our cutlery when we received our food there was constant singing and shouting from the kitchen so was very annoying! overall was a unpleasant visit and definitely would not visit again!

The bar/waiting staff were really friendly. The menu was very limited and if you don’t like burgers, it might be an idea to avoid eating here. Our food was okay. But I have to agree with another reviewers comments about the toilets. Felt very unclean and the toilet roll was on the sanitary bins. With everything that’s happing at the moment and pubs being closed for so long, surely making sure that toilets are clean and toilet roll holders are working are something that should be at the top of their to do list.

Good service, when I got my burger it had 2 maggots in it, happily had it remade, food was a bit greasy, they removed my meal off the bill, it was good

Visited this pub for an evening meal with my 18 year old daughter to celebrate her A level resultsWas very disapointedThe menu did not have much on it at all apart from burgers.We ordered spicy chicken wings for starters and then a chicken burger and a home made beef burger with chunky chips for mainsWaited an hour and a half for our mains to arrive ordered just gone 7pm and had received them at 8.30pm The tables were not 2 meters apart and the people sitting behind us ( which were a very large group) and in front of us were in very close proximityThe toilets looked dirty and untidyThe toilet roll holders were broken and a big roll of toilet roll was placed on top of the sanitary towel bin in the toilets for use Talk about the risk of cross infection!Will not be visiting again

Called in for a bite to eat with friends that were over for the day. Had food in the garden. 3 fish and 1 burger . Food good, staff good, beer good. What more do you want!! Keep up the good work everyone👍

Bad service..greasy food..lack of crockery..told we could have dogs inside but we couldn't...what else can I say 👎👎👎

myself and my wife and my 2 young children decided to stop and have lunch at this pub tucked away in llanfrothen and we were not disappointed. service was friendly and very fast considering all food was made fresh it arrived hot and very well presented (see photos) while were at the brondanw Arms we looked at the trip advisor reviews and were shocked at the past comments so I asked the staff were the owners new? which I was told yes new owners who loved the pub and wanted to bring it back to its former glory. I wish the new owners all the best and every success in there new business venture I will be taking my family again very soon. p.s. the beast and bird burger was outstanding and very tasty as was the pint of draig aur ale.

Great food and excellent service

Just what we wanted after a walk up and around Cnicht. A lovely garden and service through the afternoon was a real lifesaver! The beef and garden burgers were both excellent and the staff were very friendly. 🙂

Lovely Sunday lunch. Tasty food. Pleasant and efficient staff. Just called in whilst passing and didn't need to book. Quite a few steps up to the bar from the car park at the rear.

Lovely pub friendly and cosy. Watched the 6 nations with the rest of the village, a really fun afternoon. Excellent ale

Lovely little pub. Dozen or so steps from huge car park to bar. All tables taken for Sunday lunch. Popped back for mid week lunch which was alright.

What a great pub - good beers and lovely staff - perfect after a walk round Beddgelert

Racist. Avoid. As a person of colour I walked in to the Brondanw Arms on a Sunday late afternoon with my partner seeking a nice meal. They told us there was no food "that day" (despite the placard saying "food served here" and lots of families around us) and told us to leave without explanation. An extremely uncomfortable experience and I would not recommend this place.

Friendly pub with home cooked food. Happy for campervans to stop the night if you eat/drink (£5 otherwise).

Lovely pub, nice beer and an open fire, top stop on a chilly walk!

Saturday 2 November 2019, my husband and I went with a friend to The Brondanw Arms at Llanfrothen, this was our first visit. The pub was jam packed and had a very lively atmosphere. Our friend had booked at table here for 7.30pm. We arrived and was shown to our table and were given menus to look at. After making our choices we went up to the bar to order our food.The food when it arrived was well presented and piping hot. I and our friend had the battered cod and chips served with mushy peas and a crispy side salad. The fish was sublime and the batter was crisp and dry, with no sogginess at all, it was really delicious and a very large portion. My husband had the braised lamb served with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables, which he said was very nice and very filling.We washed all this lovely food down with pints of 'Cascade' bitter for my husband and our friend and I had a large glass of rose wine. We did not bother with desserts as we were all well fed and contented. The bill for the meal was very reasonable.This is a nice pub to visit if you are in the area.

Really warm and cosy atmosphere, however I ordered lasagne and when it arrived it was literally a dish full of mince beef with one sheet of pasta as a lid and then sprinkled with grated cheese - no pasta layers, or no white sauce whatsoever!!(clearly shown in my photos) The chips had a funny taste which came from the oil they were cooked in... either dirty oil or beef dripping maybe? Although this wasn’t stated on the menu.My partner had gammon and said that her tomatoes and chips tasted like this also.The waitress consulted the kitchen to see if I could get another portion but the chef came back and said that I was made like that in one big tray with only 1 layer of pasta as a base (which I couldn’t find) and 1 as a lid!! A full refund was offered promptly. This is the first time I’ve ever sent food back anywhere I’ve eaten

Great little pub, good food and large portions. Gammon steak was excellent.

Known locally as the ring a great pub that is part of the cough williams estate so has some features akin to Port Merion. Good selection of beers and food.

Great little pub that does nice food, fantastic beer garden with amazing views, locals are really friendly too. stopped over night in the car park in a camper, there's also a great sandwich shop over the road for breakfast.

Really warm and cosy atmosphere, however I ordered lasagne and when it arrived it was literally a dish full of mince beef with one sheet of pasta as a lid and then sprinkled with grated cheese - no pasta layers, no white sauce. The chips had a funny taste which came from the oil they were cooked in... beef dripping maybe? Although this wasn’t stated on the menu. The waitress consulted the kitchen to see if I could get another portion but the chef came back and said that I was made like that in one big tray. A full refund was offered promptly. This is the first time I’ve ever sent food back anywhere I’ve eaten Pictures of lasagne posted in “from the menu” section **UPDATE** This was correct, you can see quite clearly from the pictures I posted of the lasagne, that there is NO white sauce or layers of pasta whatsoever!!!! Maybe you should consult your waitress/chef who served me and explained how it was made!!!

Four of us locals went for a Friday evening meal. Everything was cooked to perfection and very tasty. Service was extremely efficient and nothing was too much trouble. The Cwrw Ring, brewed especially for the establishment, was on top form. Set in a beautiful location, this characterful pub is well worth a visit...proud to have it on the doorstep......well done guys!

Very friendly atmosphere and good value food. Can recommend 😊

Not so good at all. £11.50 for a chicken curry which didn't taste like an Indian Curry OR a Chinese Curry. Chicken stringy, and a very small portion. Compared to Barnacles in Llandudno which costs about £9 and is the best tasting curry ever with huge chunks of melt in the mouth chicken, this meal was abysmal. My husband had beef and ale pie. It was a good portion with lots of beef but the meat was dried out around the edges of the pie. To add insult to injury we were overcharged almost £4. We went over the bill and received a refund.

We have been going to this pub for many years (40) mainly for the atmosphere and food. However, on this occasion it was a complete disaster, we had arranged to meet up with some friends who were on holiday in the area for a meal. When we arrived our friends warned us about the dirty glasses they had been served their drinks in and the beer tasted off. (Glasses were dirty and beers were not great). However, I put these concerns aside and asked for the menus, the special offers which are falsely advertised on the website were taped over and not available so we had to choose from the main meals the “Ring Burgers” arrived burnt on one side and under cooked on the other. The curry consisted of a bowl of watery sauce with some chicken thrown in as an after thought, the scampi dish was edible to a point but only just. All in all a very poor experience. This establishment now bares no resemblance to its warm and welcoming ambience of the past. To top it all, little or no attention to customer service.

We recently enjoyed a very good meal at this very pleasant cosy pub. Situated in the Snowdonia National Park but quite close to the village of Penrhyn. Well worth a visit if you're in the area 😊

Gets busy so be sure to book. Enormous portions.

Good food and service with a smile!!

Cosy country pub inside with open fires for a cold night after a long walk, didn't try the food but it smelt & looked wonderful. The views from the huge beer garden are amazing!! Definitely worth a visit just to see that!! Good selection of beers too!!!

Love the pub and the landlady and locals are great to get on with and the Ale called Ring is lovely to drink.

We visited this pub on Saturday evening. It was very cosy and we sampled the local beer. We ordered our food and I wanted the chickpea curry with rice. None of this silly half rice half chips for a good Yorkshire girl like me. The food arrived and I had half and half. I said that i had wanted rice. They exchanged it quickly and the gentleman who took our order said that the kitchen staff had not been able to read his writing!The food was lovely and I really enjoyed it. I then ordered the Belgian Waffles with cream. It arrived with ice cream and had to be sent back. I was the only one of our table of 5 to have any ordering issues. However, it is a bit unsettling that it happend twice to me and it wasn't even a tricky order.Anyway I would visit again but you lost a star because of the silly mistakes you made.

It's a very old and great pub that also serves great food! The gardens and views are to die for!

Really good Sunday roast, big portions , good service.

Not enough bar staff for a musical event much to slow. Serving..

On a sunny afternoon you can’t beat the beer garden out the back. Great views of the mountains towards Beddgelert and somewhere to keep the kids busy!

Fantastically friendly, great food and good beer.

Best pub for miles. Well kept pint. Good pub food, great service.

Amazing place, great location, beautiful scenery.. kids loved the little play ground. Staff were so very friendly and accommodating.. food was delicious.. couldn't reccomend the place enough.. definitely worth a visit.

Booked a few days ago, stated about being celiac (been before, was great then, but not for a while).Turned up this evening, no large bottles of prosecco (a must!) They had no specific gluten free menu but listed what I could have as long as I didn't have the onion rings with them...I ordered the pork rib, was told comes in bbq sauce, gluten free - came with no sauce and when queried got told was cooked in soya sauce!!! (Contains wheat/gluten).Took away while my friend was left to eat alone. Chef came out stroppy, I ended up with a plate of chips and some bbq sauce which he wouldn't promise gluten free!!! Service awful, supplies lacking (heard others told they didn't have quite a few things) it was one of my go to places when friends are up visiting, but never again!I've been visiting for 10 years, never again! DO NOT GO THERE!!!