The Coracle Tavern in Carmarthenshire

The staff were so unhelpful and the food was cold when it came , I shall definitely not be returning again until they change management. They also support and agree with fox hunting which is absolutely barbaric shame on you and may other people avoid your business like the plaque

Food was cold and terrible service, when we asked for it to be taken back because it was inedible the management were so obnoxious. Offered to swap it but wouldn’t give us a refund.

Food not great, staff even worse, landlady worst of all. Not recommended. Might be ok with a revamp and decent management. Later found out that the pub is a supporter of hunting which, had I been aware, would have ensured I avoided the place from the start. Dreadful place, far better pubs around.

Food overpriced and nothing special. Lacking in atmosphere. Went on to visit the castle which was good.

awful cold staff surly overpriced barely cooked food ..a sorry miserable place seems to promote illegal activities ..place full of dodgy blokes shouting and swearing top of their voices

Lovely pub, nice real ale on recently Butty Bach, and Pitchfork,not so keen on 49er.Friendly staff and locals.

Poor food, expected better and the service too. won't be going back for quite some time, maybe when the ownership changes

Probably the best pint of ale in town,spot on great pub nice staff Hope they reopen the kitchen and do food.

Call today for Sunday lunch . Must say a proper Sunday lunch full of flavour and excellent service .hope to return soon..

Lovely place great real ale nice staff home cooked food friendly locals real pub.You won't be disappointed

Call in regularly for a few drinks but luckily decided to call in for lunch today. We were a group of 3, all chose different meals, all thoroughly enjoyed. Particularly highly recommend the honey & garlic pork belly. Wayne and his team provide a friendly and attentive service, and manage the current restrictions very well. We’ll be back as soon as the restrictions allow us!

Been calling here recently for a pint and the real ale is superb well kept Camra discount for members lovely staff clean and tidy pub.Glamorgan brewery Jemima's pitchfork is at its best here.

Had a lovely Sunday dinner to day, had to ask if I had been charged the correct price, as had a bottle of wine and It was just under £10 for house white. He food was lovely and the staff were great. Thank you

Went into have a quick look after seeing the A Board outside and honestly, this pub is nothing special at first. We were quickly directed to a table and thought we would just have a drink. A lovely young woman served us and I ended up ordering the Pan Fried fried chicken and vegetables. It did take quite a while for the food to arrive so I was hoping that this meant it was being cooked fresh. I was very pleasantly surprised when the food arrived. It was a big portion and perfectly cooked. It had swede which I don't normally like but it was so well cooked I ate the lot!! The cream sauce was heavenly. If I could have licked the plate I would have. Well done Coracle Tavern... Your food and service are excellent. I'll definitely visit again.

My partner and I had the most amazing lunch there today. We thought that it was going to be the usual pub grub place but the meal I had, chicken in a creamy leak sauce, was absolutely delicious. My partner's fish, with homemade chips and tartar sauce was lovely too. Also they were reasonably priced. We will always eat there when we visit Carmarthen.

I had Sunday lunch here. Easy parking to the side of the pub. Nice fire downstairs, friendly bar maid. I had the roast belly pork. The portions were very good and in fact too much veg. For me the gravy could have been a little thicker, but the flavour was good. At just under £9 the price is excellent value for money. This places should have been busier based on value.

A lovely quaint pub After visiting all the usual haunts was great to be in a traditional pub. Had eaten in the Toby and Wetherspoons which was awful food Great to be in a decent establishment

Looked for a place that would let our dog in and good food. Coracle Tavern did not dissapoint. We had the steak and it was absolutely wonderful. The staff were amazing and couldn't do enough for us. Thank you for making our visit such a pleasure.

Stopped here for lunch when visiting the town. The food was delicious and plenty of it. The staff were very friendly, polite and helpful. There was a child with his mother having lunch while we were there so am saying that it is child-friendly. If you have any food allergies I'd suggest calling ahead of visiting to check that they can accommodate.

Very impressed with our first time at The Coracle. The service was first class and food was extremely well presented, hot and tasty. Nothing was too much trouble.

We came across the Coracle by accident whilst visiting Carmarthen today ...the 5 star food hygiene rating displayed in the front window caught our eye so it was time to put the food and customer service to the test ...we were both warmly welcomed by the staff we chose our table in the bar area near the window ..I ordered cod in Batter chips and mushy peas . .my wife orderder lasange with chips ..it was our first visit to the eatery and Wow the plates when delivered were mouth watering eye popping man sized portions brought a smile to our faces . Absolutely delicious and beautifully presented food ..the home made Tarte sauce was by far the best I have ever tasted by far ...my wife said that the lasange was wonderful and she didn't waste none ..not like her lol..we both highly recommend this eatery so if you are passing through or visiting Carmarthen stop by and try it for yourselves you won't be disappointed ..we will certainly be back again ..

lovely sunday lunch and value for money nice staff worth a visit nothing more to say only got to have 100 characters to post review

The service and quality of food is one you should definitely try. Afternoon lunch with friends was great and will most definitely be going again! All of our meals were so tasty and fairly priced. We shall all see you soon. Thank you 😀

Great pub and restaurant a must when in Carmarthen, great food staff very helpful, a great pub to have a pint and relax, the pub has a wealth of history, as I'm ariganly from st, clears, but now live in Scotland.

Stumbled across this pub by accident when looking for a dog-friendly place to eat in town. We had to eat in the pub section as we had the dog but we were fine with that as this is quite usual. We were very well looked after and a bowl of water was brought for the dog. The prices were very good and we were only expecting your usual pub food. We couldn't have been more wrong! We ordered braised beef in a red wine jus with mashed potato and roasted vegetables for £9. It was absolutely stunning! Beautifully presented and very generous portions seasoned to perfection. We will definitely be visiting again next time we're in Carmarthen.

Absolutely amazing food here. We eat here today. All fresh food. Home made chips. The curry I had today was so tasty. Every part of our food was fab. Presentation was great. All of it was realy good. The staff were friendly and so helpful. We will defeinately be eating there again. Would highly recommend it.

Visited today for Sunday lunch with family. Food was out of this world, lots of mouth watering meat, variety of veg and lovely crispy roasties. Fantastic puddings everything homemade. Also recieved great service will definitely be returning 👍

Visitor to the town and discovered this place totally by accident for a Friday lunch. Unassuming but excellent. Traditional boozer downstairs where we were welcomed on arrival with the offer to dine upstairs in the restaurant. Transpired to be a largish tastefully decorated space with contemporary distressed furniture and fittings. Unlike many boozers above their station with bar queuing / table numbers / upfront payment- this place offered full to-the-table service, including drinks, and payment upon completion. It was, indeed, a 'restaurant'... Praise Be! Wonderful attentive service and, trust me here, in a region where 'veggie' fodder can be decidedly iffy - their 'Veggie Delight' was probably the best non-meat thing I've tasted on a bun - ever!. Food was excellently cooked, prepared, presented, and served in ample portions. Brace yer' self - it was under eight quid! Double whammy with a lovely pint of real ale 'Moho' for a bargain £3 in these parts. The carnivore element of the party was also delighted with their ham with a brace of eggs - clock this - seven quid! Stunning lunch with a main, couple of drinks, for under £20 for two in a fine restaurant setting. Nothing to fault here - we'll be back.

I hadn’t been into the Coracle for many years (it actually used to be a dive) but had arranged to meet up with friends for lunch and one of them had been there recently. I was pleasantly surprised.

Stumbled across the pub by accident. We arrived for lunch and we were seated upstairs which is beautifully decorated and the lovely lady upstairs was so polite and couldn’t be more helpful, the food was amazing and cheap, the steak was perfect! Couldn’t recommend the lovely pub enough!

Restaurant staff were very polite and couldn't do enough for us, food was delicious. We'll presented Definite recommend.

Went there today for lunch ( on a recommendation) wow it was fabulous could not fault anything the service was good , food was amazing I had a home made burger my friend had the lamb and my desert was excellent panna cotta with home made honeycomb omg fab all the food was very well presented and hot

I arranged a surprise 50th Birthday party at the coracle, it was faultless- communication in arranging was brilliant, very helpful. They arranged a singer (at a charge) she was also a massive hit, the buffet was excellent and plentiful and I would definitely use it as a venue again. Staff were wonderful, helpful and just lovely! Highly recommend this as a venue, the upstairs area was supplied for our group of 40people and it was ideal. Thank you again we had a brilliant night.

They usually have a nice real ale on here,but then spoil it by putting fourtyniner on that no one likes.so I don’t have a pint here then.

Had a wonderful lunch in the upstairs restaurant, a surpringly varied menu my wife and friend had a chicken showaddywaddy wrap each I had salmon with a lavabread and cream sauce absolutely fabulous. For desserts they make their own ice cream try the Ferreira Roche or the Guinness top marks to the kitchen and waiting staff

wonderful amazing friendly service .the menu is incredible.had a chicken shawrawmy wrap(prob spelt wrong) gorgeous flavours, my friend had one half to take home as big. im coming back to try everything on the menu.my husband had the salmon with lavar bread sauce. we finished with HOME MADE Ferro rocher ice cream and Guinness ice cream wow wow. just brillant xxx

Went here for a lunch and had fish and chips. Absolutely beautiful, tasty batter plenty of flesh on the fish and the chips were very tasty and fresh. Nothing to fault .

Have eaten a few times here and never been disappointed Just had the Wild Boar Sausages off the specials board Highly recommended.

Lovely venue cosy atmosphere and nice setting and great location and really polite friendly staff. Best cawl ive had anywhere on my travels. Definitely will be going back especially as they had a large booking and apologised before hand if there was a delay but my food was there pretty quick and tasted delicious

Went for a Xmas lunch with friends for the first time since it changed hands and it was ok. Good food and service but not much atmosphere.

Stopped here for lunch after seeing it had good overall rating on here. The good looked a lot more impressive than it tasted. Burger was bland and bread was too chewy. My partners gammon steak was mostly thick fat. The downstairs smelt of urinal cakes. And I had to leave a lot of my food and wait outside for my partner because I was feeling so sick from he smell and the grease of the food. I love pub grub and I am in no way a snob, and if it wasn't the strong nauseating smell I probably would have enjoyed the food more or at least not been so put off.

A lovely warm and inviting pub with a fire and welcoming staff. They also offer a welcome to dogs. The food was superb

This is a great pub serving great food, This has to be the best breakfast around, the vegetarian breakfast is gluten free without the toast. The breakfast tastes so nice and I would say they use good quality welsh ingredients the black pudding is the best I have had, the staff are great and very helpful if your in Carmarthen you need to call in for breakfast or lunch we will be back

Visited Coracle Carmarthen last weekend taking our grandchildren, we normally visit The Rose and Crown but decided to venture to new places. We visit our grandchildren every 4 weeks so taking them out for lunch is something we look forward to. We went upstairs to eat and the restaurant was very nice indeed, extremely clean. Ordering was very prompt. When our food arrived, fish and chips we were dissappointed in the size of the portion and my fish was grey in colour, foolishly I did not complain. However my grandaughters Lasagne, was extremely hard and just tasted of cheese, whilst cutting into it my granddaughter found a hair. I called the waitress over who stood at the opposite end of the table and when I informed her of our find said "It cannot be from my sister she wears a hat" well it most certainly was not from my grandaughter, the hair in question was black and short. The waitress just walked off and my granddaughter left the piece with the hair and ate around it. Hey ho yet another hair was in the lasagne, on the top hardened into the very hard crust. Once again it was short and black. The Waitress decided then to commence taking the plates off the table, even though people were still eating - REALLY. My granddaughter decided to leave the rest of her food. We left the restaurant and went to pay the bill. I told them of the problem we had encountered and they took the meal off the bill. Overall it was a very unpleasant experience and will most certainly will not return and cannot recommend the Coracle Tavern.

Outstanding, brilliant, out of this world, what more can I say best Sunday lunch, even better than my own will be going again soon

A really homely pub with very friendly staff. The food is outstanding, Sunday lunch is the best in town, plenty of choice of veg & gravy is stunning. The breakfast and lunch menus are good and the specials change weekly. Proper homemade food! Brilliant place for a night out as well, never any trouble, a good laugh and friendly locals. Always recommend the New Coracle Tavern

Excellent Sunday lunch at a reasonable price. Highly recommended, good menu choice and cosy atmosphere

Went to this pub on the way back to car , as carpark opposite.

What a wonderful pub, with an excellent menu. I can not recommend the food Enough, absolutely superb, after having the Homemade meatballs from the Special board, the staff are polite & smartly presented.

Popped in to watch football one Sunday lunchtime had the tv to myself and my team won nice big pub with a few locals would recommend it

The Coracle is across the road from the back entrance to M &S.; We went there because it suddenly started to rain. To my surprise I found myself eating the best lamb stew I have ever tasted. It wasn't chefy, just extremely good home cooking. It was served in a school type soup bowl and I was given a spoon so that I didn't have to waste any of the lovely gravy. Next time I visit Carmarthen, I shall steer my companions in that direction again.

Firstly the staff were very friendly and welcoming.....the beef and turkey was lovely and the selection of veg was amazing.......and one thing you don’t often get loads of gravy. We all thoroughly enjoyed....the sweet next......can’t find a word good enough to describe it. Had the cheesecake and it was the best I have ever tasted. The others had the meringue with strawberries and cream......will have that next time ....

We were looking for somewhere to eat in Carmarthen that could cater for a family of 6, so decided to try The Coracle. We had a table upstairs - Wow! The room was beautifully decorated. The service was great, just like the food! Very reasonably priced too! Will definitely visit here again.

Had a lovely lunch here the food was perfect really enjoyed . Fantastic service highly recommend this place .

Had a lovely meal,sadly the only real ale on was Fourtyniner which is disappointing as we absolutely hate the stuff.Anyway cracking food and had a nice pint of squash.

Absolutely fab pub! Genuine, friendly welcome and a relaxed atmosphere. Excellent food, all home made, and a great selection of drinks. Very reasonable prices, especially considering the town centre location. Looks like the pub has recently been refurbished to a high standard. Spotlessly clean. Thoroughly enjoyed, can't wait to return! :-)

Nice to see this pub being run as it should lovely Gower beer on and good grub nice friendly staff good place to watch rugby

Once a known food venue of high repute it is now back to its best or better. Top Carmarthen chef inn residence at present. Don't miss it.

Having heard very good reports of their recently started Sunday Lunch, we tried it for ourselves last week. We were not disappointed and thoroughly enjoyed a delicious roast

Very friendly welcome before being shown to our table upstairs.The beef and turkey ordered were both very tasty and well presented,hot with a very short wait.The selection of vegetables were excellent,very well cooked and plentiful.The staff were first class and always on hand to satisfy any requests made.Woould recommend highly and will definately be returning soon.

Visited with my grandmother for Sunday lunch. Was given a seat downstairs to make it easier for her. Both ordered beef dinner. Arrived quickly with side dishes of veg. Everything was clearly homemade and every bit was lovely, meat was tender gravy was lush and the swede was literally the nicest swede I’ve had!...will be a regular Sunday dinner spot from now on.

Travelled to Carmarthen to do a bit of christmas shopping and found this place behind Marks and Spencer's,restaurant was upstairs,we were shown to our table swiftly,i chose the three egg omelette with a bacon and cheese filling,my husband chose the fish,peas and chips,within 15 minutes...

Called in rather than going to a 'chain' before going to the cinema. We were the only ones eating and we were offered a table upstairs in the restaurant but opted to stay in the bar. Ordered scampi but was told not available so chose...

Pouring with rain in Carmarthen so we decided to go to the nearest place with lunch rather than going where we'd intended. What a pleasant surprise, the décor was far from elegant but we were served a tasty, hot lunch with plenty of veg and...

Perhaps things have improved over the last 12 months but we are still laughing about the legendary awfulness of the "meal " we had here. There was some kind of game going on and the man masquerading as a chef kept coming out to look...

Visitamos después de una larga ausencia en la esperanza de que las cosas no han mejorado después de algunas experiencias pésimo: que tenía. Estaba tranquilo, así que no puedo comentar sobre los clientes "debajo", ya que fuimos arriba, pero el saludo fue amable detrás de...

New management since my last review and still excellent quality and value for money. I've read some reviews in between people on about full of dole people dark unwelcome etc what absolute nozey snobs to simply know who's on dole and who isn't pathetic and as far as dark I must admit I like light to see what I eat well these people obviously didn't set foot in the restaurant which is upstairs amply lit nice clean and airy. Try another visit people and open your eyes

I have to agree with Peter D and I will never go there again. A friend and I (two young ladies) visited here on 1 November as I remembered the Coracle from my student days in Trinity as a friendly, welcoming pub, serving good food. Instead of the warm welcome I was sure we would get, I was both embarrassed and insulted. Upon stepping through the door we were 'greeted' by a guy propping up the bar who asked us whether we were lost! I confirmed we had intended to come here, and asked the barman whether food was being served. After he answered that it was not, another smart aleck at the bar piped up commenting that Halloween was the day before - charming 'gentlemen'!! Whilst my friend and I conferred about what to do, the first guy asked why we were looking so glum, which we weren't. Not before time, we decided to leave. At no point in this did the barman speak up against the rudeness us ladies we were subjected to by who I assume were his regulars. I assume it wasn't because we were speaking Welsh as Welsh is heard a lot in Carmarthen and is not unusual. We moved on to have a lovely meal at Yr Hen Dderwen, the Wetherspoons.

This seems to be a magnet for wasters on the dole,not a good place to go.Staff are friendly just the drunk men and women,who stand blocking the main entrance smoking,loud music,and no real ale that is any good.

Did not bother eating here as the it was co dark we couldn't even see the menu to order. We were informed that half the menu wasn't,t available

we came out of the backdoor of the market across the road and into the coracle. it was very busy yet the landlord made us welcome.firstly I had a pint of a very nice bitter, then boring old me I again ordered a steak. When it eventually came it was scrummy, big, juicy and tasty just as I like it.The steak finished me for a sweet, although I was tempted after reading the menu. but I was full, that's how big the steak was\!!!!!.We had a coffee and left.back across the road and back into the market, this pub is certainly well situated for shoppers.

Very friendly landlord, lovely food. Went out of his way for us and even took £3.31 off the total bill. Will definitely visit again!

Visited the Coracle today with my partner whilst shopping in the town centre and I was very impressed with how nice the staff were. The pub is a nice, warm, comfortable place to eat or have a few drinks. Food was marvellous and cooked from fresh so you might want to prepare to wait that little extra but it is worth it. Overall a excellent pub and will visit again.

Visited the Coracle today for a quick one after shopping. Had a good experience, especially considering the landlord was under pressure because of staff shortage. He made us very welcome, even though we weren't eating, and was very attentive to all the diners who were waiting for food. He made sure everyone was happy, and had everything they needed.When I asked for a second glass of wine, he gave me extra as it was the end of the bottle, while checking that I wasn't driving, which was a nice touch. Cannot review the food, as we didn't eat, but overall a good friendly pub experience!!

Recently under new management, I'm afraid the they need to take stock of what they want to achieve and how they're going to go about it. Sunday lunch with only three other tables running, took over an hour to serve when there were only two items on the menu. Apparently the kitchen failed to signal that the meal was ready, and had to be prepared again, but nothing was said to us at the time. Add to that one staff member (of three) that thought eye contact should be avoided at all costs (perhaps a function of extremely long, poorly applied eyelashes?). Another that thought it was perfectly acceptable to scrape the contents of one plate onto another while one of their guests were still at the table. Wouldn't you expect cauliflower to resemble its uncooked state even when cooked, rather than a blob of mush? If you like gravy, you'll be fine - your meal will arrive swimming in it. Too bad if you prefer less. Good points: The third waitress was attentive, polite and helpful. We had free drinks because the food was so late. Summary: The Coracle used to be a reliable place to go and eat, in a good position for parking and shops. Currently in our experience, it's a place to avoid. Hopefully ours is an isolated case and this venue will be worth going to. Perhaps someone can let me know when that is, because I won't be going there any time soon.

Had a quick burger and chips. burger was very well cooked, chips were lovely, presentation was very good. Very friendly landlord who even went hunting for the wi-fi code for me!Plus they had evan evans on tap. what more do you want?!!

Called in for lunch on Oct31. Nice pub with very welcoming staff . I had the Welsh rarebitt whilst the wife had creamy garlic mushrooms on cibatta. Both meals were very good . This was only a life lunch but I would say that I would definitely recommend this palace and next time I in Carmarthen I will return here for a meal . Good home cooked food with a friendly smile go enjoy.

Called here this evening for dinner after seeing some great reviews on Facebook- Lovely food, presented beautifully! Would highly recommend! Also -Friendly staff with a nice atmosphere!

Such a lovely pub, staff friendly, food superb, excellent value for money, in fact I would've paid a lot more. Can not recommend this place enough. Was lovely to see the landlady pitching in too, nice lady.

Excellent value Sunday lunch and other meals cooked and presented to perfection good service off friendly people

called in yesterday as a bit of a last resort, but what a surprise we had. the service and welcome was superb, and the food was excellent and very reasonably priced. next time this will be our first port of call, highly recommended.

The food was great, the service was good. And the place had a nice quiet atmosphere whilst enjoying your food. Very well done.

We ordered the chicken burger not expecting three pieces of chargrilled chicken breast in a ciabatta bread roll a small basket of chips and a homemade cawlslaw. FIRST CLASS SERVICE

Warm welcoming atmosphere. Excellent service and good value speaks for itself. The food was just right and on time. 10/10 and can't wait to visit again!

Good value food and beer. Im sure now the crowds will come back. Hope this place takes off nice friendly landlord

Popped in to have a look with my partner as we had heard it's under new management the bar staff were really friendly, decided to try some of their food as well I had the beef lasagne and it was really tasty and authentic! Would definitely return again, nice to see the place come back to life :)

This used to be THE place to eat in carmarthen until the new places opened up by Debenhams. Sadly when we walked in it was very quiet, and asking if they were serving came with a friendly "yeh sure" when we started walking upstairs we were told that it hardly got used. Shame! The food we had was stunning, gammon was huge an well cooked, my parents had scampi and a steak, all well cooked, well flavored and the portions were massive, very cheap too! Its a shame people now favor the branded establishments.

Lovely place, great pub grub! Brilliant atmosphere, especially on rugby games! Used to be one of my favourite places to go when in Carmarthen¬

Just moved to Carmarthen and this place is fantastic. If you like real ales as much as I do then this is a diamond in a desert. Why I hear you ask! Plenty of real ale houses in Carmarthen. Yes ... but not real ale delivered from the cask. I placed my order for a pint of Banks Sunbeam with the barman who disappeared for a short while and came back with the best pint I have ever tasted. Thank you fate for placing me in this pub. Then to top it off I got a burger with fries for half price. Gushing man !! This place may not rock but if its a talk with friends in nice clean suroundings you want, then this is the place to be.