The Cross Keys in Flintshire

Lovely pub which my friend introduced me to last week. Having never heard of the place I would say it is a hidden gem. We had the best steak butty and chips I have ever eaten. The surroundings were just perfect nice decor, gorgeous fire, spotlessly clean toilets and friendly staff. Going back this week as I enjoyed it that much. Would thoroughly recommend.

Had a beautiful meal today. Food service and atmosphere was perfect. A lovely gem of a place.

Excellent all round. A gem of a pub

Such a wonderful place! Gorgeous decor, chill, cosy romantic atmosphere and stonking food. Staff were lovely and helpful, really friendly and the place was so clean and relaxing it made a great date night. Will we back again if we're in the area.

Great food and great service. Wonderful location though not the easiest to get to. Nevertheless its well worth the visit and will definitely be back. Lovely to hear staff speaking welsh to customers too. Excellent place

Excellent in every way,good prices & excellent staff.

Wonderful in every way, and I'm not one to pay compliments readily. Will be coming back very soon..!.

Lovely pub, small and cosy with an open fire in the middle. Also dog friendly which helped make our decision to visit. Stopped on for a few beers after a long walk up Hope Mountain and ended up getting some food. 100% recommend the truffles chips, highlight of trip. As the day wasn't the nicest, we didn't get to experience the beer garden, but hopefully, next time, we will. Also, as we were just passing through, we didn't get a chance to properly appreciate the village but will definitely be returning as it's stunning.

Updates on the building are amazing. New menu and staff all helping to retain the local pub atmosphere. Well worth a visit.

If you're only going for a drink, the bar is very small, with limited seating. Since the takeover we've not been for food but it looks good. Prices are as expected.

Fantastic food, great service and nice ambience 🙌🏻

Best roast dinner ever! Stunning, cosy pub with top notch food and friendly yet professional service. Could not fault my meal or the staff who were so lovely and attentive. I live in Manchester but will defo travel back just to eat here again!

Fabulous country pub with a welcome as warm as the log fire! Great food and drink, lovely decor and attentive staff who went out of their way to cater for my dietary requirements. Definitely recommended!

Absolutely lovely country pub, excellent Sunday roast, staff so welcoming, accommodating and friendly. Great food and great beer selection and also dog friendly. 10/10 fabulous

Absolutely amazing pub and atmosphere. Good was delivered on time and was delicious despite the size of party. Have recommended it to many people. Will go again.

Fantastic country pub, great food and cask ales, staff extremely helpful - top venue highly recommended.

Exceptional quality food. Extremely noisy but welcoming atmosphere

My first time here after the new renovations, (stunning) I'm back for 5 weeks so I'm going to work my way through the whole menu 👍

Amazing pub, so much atmosphere, best food, we will certainly return again and again

Fantastic service from the table staff and the landlord

First class meal here tonight, service was very good, also the girl was excellent serving. The place itself has been done up very nicely. It was very busy on Tuesday night we were there.

Homely atmosphere and varied menu. Value for money

Heard really good things about Crosskeys pub so I thought I’d treat the wife for a meal really lovely food the staff were lovely. The place was lovely and welcoming inside I highly recommend you pay a visit looking forward to going back again👌

Lovely pub. Good food, attentive staff. Was recommended to visit after visiting a nearby business. Have mentioned to friends and we gave booked in for a meal next month.

First visit to this lovely pub restaurant today had a 3 course Sunday lunch , presentation, flavours taste, decoration , service all first class , I will be back , thank you

We visited these premises this lunchtime with friendls who live locally. We had a fantastic meal, quality very good,Excellent value for money, staff very friendly atmosphere and decor brilliant. I highly recommend the Cross Keys to eat. Thank you all the staff for a lovely meal Ifan.

Unless you want to go and be judged and give your money to people who don’t know how to treat their staff properly or care about them, I wouldn’t bother going. Over rated/priced food made by a chef who speaks to the waiting on staff horribly. Over priced drinks. Rude management. The best advice I can give is to not waste your money going and find somewhere more reasonably priced with nicer and more welcoming staff. Think the management all need replacing as they expect more of a little village local pub.

Great food. Nicely refurbished surroundings,👍

Thank you cross keys for a amazing meal and the staff were fabulous you have done an unbelievable job on the pub and it was certainly like coming home always we will be back with the all the family next time and certainly be recommending you to all I see Ann & josie Morris llanfynydd born and bred in penwel cottages ❤️

We were lucky to discover this gem in a search for dinner out whilst on holiday in Wales. What a find. After seeing people enjoying the evening sunshine on the smart terrace behind the car park we entered to a warm welcome from the barman in beautifully refurbished surroundings. Then followed by a delicious 2 course meal which was fresh and very tasty and was served to us by a lovely young woman and all staff we came into contact with were as pleasant and friendly, smart too. Everything was of high quality, including the crockery and glassware and we had a most enjoyable couple of hours. We booked in for another meal before we leave when we will try and leave room to try their desserts. As frequent visitors to the area we will definitely know where to return to The Cross Keys in Llanfyndd.

Lovely food & service. Everyone was very friendly, well worth a visit.

Recommended by our Air BnB hosts. Meal was superb, staff were all so friendly, nothing was too much trouble. Waiting staff, bar staff and assistant manager really polite and made time for us. Would highly recommend.

Taken out for an early Father's day meal. Never frequented this establishment before so was surprised with overall cosy ambience of the pub. Good gastro food and friendly staff will definitely be going back. Well worth a visit.

We had an amazing meal, the food was excellent along with the staff. We will definitely be back.

One of the best meals we have had for years. We had seabass in a very different way. Very friendly staff, reasonable prices.

A beautifully renovated pub with restaurant. Went for lunch and the service was second to non and the food was delicious

Myself and my husband have enjoyed many meals at the cross keys since it reopened, I have tried all vegetarian options now so I am hoping the menu will change soon so that I can try something different. All staff are very helpful and happy we do enjoy the atmosphere here.

Was there as part of a wedding party. The decor was really nice. Bar and service staff all really pleasant, polite and efficient. The food was also excellent, best lamb I've had in a long time. My big thanks to all the staff there. If I am in the area again I will be back :]

Had a fab post wedding meal here today. The staff were brilliant and served the 39 strong wedding party seamlessly. The food was outstanding. I would highly recommend The Cross Keys.

We visited the Cross Keys as a couple last Friday for an afternoon bite to eat whilst staying locally for the weekend. The welcome from Gwen as we walked through the door along with the warm glow of the fires (it was chilly outside) made us immediately relax and enjoy. The recent top class renovation of the place is abundantly clear, beautifully finished with detail. There is evidence of the community everywhere – artwork by locals and the story of the personal legacy which was explained to us, beautifully woven through. So already feeling great, on to the offerings. We had a main each and shared a pudding washed down with a very good Cote de Beaune. The ingredients were fresh – including the homemade tartare sauce with the fish and salsa with the burger. Great touches. The sticky toffee pudding which we shared was gone in a flash - delicious. Only downside to the meal was that we didn’t order two! The place was immaculate – including pristine bowls of the glassware, offered by the stem. With an F&B background, this was much appreciated and made the wine just that little bit better! We loved this visit so much that we flew by a few days later for a cheeky half on the terrace – beautiful seating and parasols make for a lovely space. It was really warm and felt like an instant relax. We got the opportunity to say hi to a couple of faces behind the reawakening of the Cross Keys who were winding down after a charity run – they were fun, welcoming, chatty and informative. Word on the street has it that this is the best pub in the world, and do you know what, that might just be right.

Absolutely outstanding food, service and beer. Staff are excellent, friendly and very helpful. Just traveled back home and I’m going to regret leaving again. You won’t get a better meal anywhere near the quality and presentation of the cross keys. The braised ox cheek is devine. Desserts are fabulous 11/10 I need to fly back more often now

Absolutely blown away! Over the past few years I've become increasingly jaded by the rubbish dished out by local pubs in the area. Usually containing a hefty selection of the Brake Bros catalogue poorly presented and poorly served with often unreasonable prices. I'm an ex head chef and sommelier so it's fair to say I understand food and wine and enjoy it. It had sadly gotten to the point of not wanting to go out to eat such was the banality of the offerings. However, this evenings meal at the Cross Keys has been a revelation and the food and the service were excellent. Only comment I could make would be to reduce the size of the steak but serve it thicker so that a decent Malliard crust could be achieved. The sirloin was just too thin, half the size but twice the thickness would have made perfection. All in all a fantastic evenings dining, look forward to the next. Thanks guys!!

Superb dining experience! Lovely atmosphere and fantastic service. Food was excellent I can recommend the haddock and leek risotto followed by the cherry and almond cheesecake. Will definitely be visiting again.

Absolutely gorgeous food, amazing atmosphere. Me and my family love coing here to eat, such a warm and friendly place to be 🥰

We were heading out to grab some lunch lunch and my daughter suggested "The Cross Keys". I'm very glad she did. Excellent food, nice surroundings, good parking and we were taken care of by Lorna who is a credit to the place. Courteous, chatty and very helpful. We will definitely call again.

Absolute cracking country pub, will definitely come again.

Excellent! We recently visited on recommendation, we arrived early, but they switched our tables around to get us seated. We ordered drinks and food, they apologised as there would be a wait for the food, but, we weren’t worried as we were early for our booking. All the food was excellent, couldn’t fault anything, lovely fresh ingredients cooked to perfection. Certainly will return.

Sunday dinner was good quality at tasty, however for £18.95 the portions were far too small. Unlikely to return. Ale was also priced high at £5 for a pint

Excellent food. Courteous and welcoming staff and comfortable surroundings. Well worth the short journey from the Wirral. Will be returning soon.

Lovely place, staff were able to seat us VERY short notice. Food was lovely, friendly staff and efficient. Will be back!

What a find and what a beautiful roast dinner. The staff were super helpful and nice and the food was amazing. Can't wait to return.

The food and service here were excellent, the staff are very knowledgeable about the food and their ingredients. The building has been renovated very well and gives a nice atmosphere to the place.

Really Lovely staff and atmosphere, Went in but was unsure if we had to waited to be seated or just sit anywhere as nobody spoke to us when we came in. Ordered a Steak which was £25.95 I understand it’s homemade and sourced locally but there was quite a bit of fat on it and wouldn’t say it was worth the price, Lovely Food anyway just a bit expensive for me. Ended up paying £55 in total for 2 drinks (coke & cider) fish & chips & sirloin steak

We visited the Cross Keys during our stay at a local glamping site, Ty Uchaf Farm, which was a short walk away. The food was lovely and the atmosphere was great. The staff were really friendly and helpful. The pub was busy so advisable to book if you’re eating. We loved that there was a bookcase with some small games available to use, so my son and I played Uno and could see other families were playing games - a great way to keep the kids (and adults) engaged and off electronic devices! Overall a fantastic local pub and definitely one I’d return to!

We visited The Cross Keys whilst staying at a local glamping site, Ty Uchaf Farm, just a short walk away. The food was lovely and the atmosphere was great. The staff were brilliant, really friendly and helpful. The pub was busy so advisable to book if you’re eating. We loved that there was a bookcase with some small games available for use, so my son and I played Uno at our table and could see that other families were playing games as well - a great way to keep the kids (and adults) engaged and off electronic devices! Overall a fantastic local pub and definitely one I’d return to.

After a number of recommendations to try here, we booked in for Easter Sunday. Amazing The people, food, service and atmosphere was perfect for us. Have not had a meal this good for a very long time. Highly recommend and can’t wait to return. Thank you so much for a perfect evening x

Greeted very well. Very attentive. Food was delicious with generous portions. Very busy as Easter Sunday. Thoughtful in remembering it was one of the parties 80th birthday. Nicely decorated throughout.

Excellent quality food with fresh ingredients. Greeted by the Proprietor. Decor was lovely. Antique pieces of furniture and furnishings. An absolute gem of a place and will be our new regular. Well done!

Booked table several days in advance for a celebration yet when we arrived appeared a problem with booking as took several minutes to be seated. After 10-15 minutes waiting to be served drinks, gave up & ordered at the bar. Mains eventually arrived and were very good however then took 45 minutes for desserts to arrive with one order missing, then having to chase it. Was told by staff this was due to running out of vanilla ice cream! (Why not ask if we wanted a different flavour) and that the kitchen was very busy. In summary, this is a lovely cosy village pub with open fires and good food, just a shame it was let down by the slow service.

Gorgeous place! A hidden away gem if you don't know the area but worth travelling in for. Staff are really friendly and professional. Cosy spot with varied menu.

Amazing place, amazing food and amazing service. We can’t believe we didn’t come here earlier!

The pub is beautiful, the staff are exceedingly friendly, and above all, the food was second to none. We shall go back when in the area.

Thoroughly enjoyed our food, tasty burger’s excellent chips. Servers polite and efficient. Dining experience spoiled by feral, noisy, at times screaming children jumping on seats !! Absolutely no parental / adult control !

Seriously gorgeous food enjoyed again today. The fires were so warm and very welcoming. The staff so friendly and attentive and the food was absolutely delicious. We had a Sunday roast with all the trimmings followed by cherry and almond cheesecake. Everything was perfect! Such a wonderful Mothers Day 💗 and we could have stayed all day. It’s such a beautiful pub with such a friendly warm atmosphere. A must visit for anyone who appreciates good food and quality surroundings.

We booked Sunday lunch online via the website which was very easy.As soon as we arrived we were pleasantly welcomed and shown to our table.The ambience and atmosphere was excellent and the service very professional and pleasant.The refurbished pub has now a lighter and brighter one half and the remainder is pretty much as it was previous to the refurbishment.It works really well.The food was superb.We decided to go for the 3 courses...the choice was brilliant.Each course was superb.We weren't rushed...it was relaxing and atmospheric.Great also to see locals at the bar.The Cross Keys caters for a variety of customers and is flexible and welcoming to all.We will be returning!!!

Our party of 6 had a gorgeous Mothering Sunday lunch last weekend. A beautifully refurbished pub, tempting menu (good kids menu), delicious roast dinner, irresistible puddings, friendly & efficient service and all very reasonably priced. So great having such a lovely venue as this as our local pub - we will be back!

We popped in for lunch with our dog. The bar was busy, but we had a corner table. The staff were friendly and helpful, and our food was well prepared and of a high standard. We were very pleased and will definitely return

The pub has been beautifully refurbished. Amazing food and the staff cannot do enough. Highly recommend a visit here. Thanks Sarah and PJ for making us feel so welcome

This pub /Restaraunt had been closed for sometime and has been refurbed to a high standard. It was apub that many feared would not reopen . we had seen at least 6 pubs in close area do just that. let me tell you this pub is back with a bang. We had a small family gathering in the first month of it opening it was great. Good food good beer great atmosphere and warm. I also called in on the opening game of the six nations it was great bacon baps and burgers available and a full pub.

Absolutely delicious food and polite staff. Food does take a while to come, but when it gets to the table it’s worth the wait! Pub is clean and smart, prices are reasonable for the portion sizes and quality of food. This place is miles ahead of others in the local area, we will be visiting again. Thank you.

Stylish refurbishment, super attentive staff and faultless quality of the food - the lamb was cooked just perfectly.👌 My only constructive observation is the reclaimed church chairs would benefit from seat pads for a more comfortable experience, but otherwise, 10 out of 10!

Thoroughly enjoyed our food, tasty burgers with excellent chips. Servers polite and efficient. Dining experience spoiled by feral screaming children jumping on seats absolutely no parental/ adult control.!! You love your children….I don’t

If you want freshly cooked food, care about presentation, good portion size, quality food and great value, all sounds a bit good to be true..... Well try it, I went for a mid afternoon lunch yesterday and will definitely be back, its a 30 min drive from Chester and I'm glad I went, With Hope mountain in the background, if you fancy a nice walk first, then drop in for a warm friendly welcome from Quen and the team. They even took care of my 86 year old frail mum and opened the back door onto the carpark so that she didn't have to walk as far back to the car, fantastic!! Although it was Saturday and not Sunday, Thankyou for making our mothers day family get together lunch even more specialby providing great food and excellent customer service..

I visited here for having a party with some friends. This restaurant serves amazing food. I felt it was the best food in Wrexham. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere was so warm. I highly recommend The Cross Keys!!

Food excellent, although the service was very disappointing. Maybe the young man was new to the job. There was no cutlery on the table for us, and we had to ask for it. Also waited a long time for desserts, and reminded the staff 3 times that we were waiting.

We had a lovely family meal celebrating multiple special occasions. We had a table for 11, we were seated in ‘the naughty corner’ which the children in the group found very amusing. Booking was straight forward, big thanks to Gwen for being very attentive and helpful through the whole booking process (larger parties are asked to preorder). The food was delicious and presentation was first class. The waitresses were attentive, friendly and professional and the atmosphere was great. The refurb has clearly been done to a very high standard, it is open, light and tasteful but maintains lots of the original features and quirks that made this such a popular local pub for such a long time. Da iawn Bawb, an excellent job all round. Looking forward to returning.

Fantastic pub, great food, brilliant atmosphere

A stunning pub, in a lovely village. The staff are so friendly, food 5* spotless, steeped in history, definitely returning.

This local pub had been closed for some while for refurbishment and what a thorough and superb job they have done. Many changes since my wife first visited fifty years ago. They have taken care to make for clean and light lines, whilst also ensuring that it is fully accessible and welcoming - not everyone bothers, even in 2024. My wife enjoyed a glass of the house Prosecco and I had a pint of lighter ale, both delicious. My wife had the pan-fried hake, with chickpeas and some greens. A generous portion where she could not quite manage all of the chickpeas, but I finished them, delicious. I settled for the DaalTadka, which was well spiced and crisply presented. For a pudding we each had a slice of the lemon tart. A little greedy, perhaps, but really delicious - so we did not need any dinner that night. Thank you Cross Keys, we’ll be back. Indeed we’ve already booked. :-)

It was our first visit after their extensive refurbishment. What a fantastic job they have done too. Beautiful inside and out. A lovely warm, friendly welcome from all the staff. Food was absolutely delicious and the portions were generous. So glad this is on our...

Excellent food & service. highly recommended

We were delighted to book the Cross Keys for my wife's birthday. This pub was my local 30+ years ago and has retained a special place for me and to be able to return and enjoy superb food and service to share with my family...

Moved to North Wales over a year ago and visited twice in the passed two weeks loved the Venison Suet Pudding and had a great Sunday Roast Beef. Service was exceptional, very friendly which made us feel welcome. A true dog friendly pub with great food, people and a log fire, what more do you need.

What a lovely country pub! The food was amazing, staff were very attentive. Spoke to the manager Jerome who has a wealth of experience in hospitality. Already booked to go back.

Beautifully renovated pub, amazing memu, wonderful food at good prices with lovely staff

How lucky are the residents of Llanfynydd to have this class gastro pub on their doorstep. I eaten there twice recently and you just get the feeling that the Keys is the hub of the community already but all are made welcome by customs and staff alike. Just a top to tail great place, deserves to do well.

Shame the beer selection isn't wider - 2 best bitters on when I visited but no IPA . Food was excellent though, service great and a really nice place for lunch. Perhaps they can stock some IPA, stouts / porters in cans if not sure about using up a keg/cask?

What an absolute gem of a country pub! We came for a family lunch on Saturday and were thoroughly impressed. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. We will definitely be back very soon - thank you!

Excellent refurb, been a few times since reopening, food great would recommend. Unfortunately staff need some people training.

Place is excellent service is very good staff and food was very good 👍

Attended for a family lunch with ages ranging from 8 weeks to 95 years. We received a lovely warm welcome from the staff and found the service to be more than attentive. The refurbishment was found to be of a high standard and a complete...

Visited shortly after opening day. Food was okay, sadly there was a big party in the same room and the children we’re running around and shouting. The fire was also very smoky. We asked to move tables because we were by an open window, the...

Had a lovely meal at the Cross Keys. Excellent food and service to match. Will definitely return

Eaten here twice now food was fantastic will definitely be coming more often . Came with our children the first time staff were so good with them made us feel very welcome food faultless . Second time with friends great atmosphere lady served us it was her first night working she was great and food was again perfect we had a lovely evening will be booking again soon 🤩

Lovely pub, food really good. Staff were so friendly. Can't recommend the pub enough. Can't wait to return. Dogs are welcome, so it's lovely to find a lovely pub with reasonably priced food after a nice walk in the village. It has the characteristics of...

Lovely place, friendly people, good service. Three stars as my Fish was a little dry and my wifes Sea Bass portion a bit on the small size. However the rest of the group enjoyed their choices.

Booked a midweek lunchtime meal for five and mentioned my 94 yr old mum felt the cold so they reserved our table next to the fire. The service was so friendly and the food absolutely delicious. The place is beautifully decorated. This will definitely be our restaurant of choice from now on. Btw noticed that a bad review was posted by someone who had obviously gone to a different place as they mentioned a river view. Think that review should be removed as it taints the score for this lovely place.

Our first visit was such a special treat. Whilst the Cross Keys had been recommended to us, we were surprised and delighted to experience a very warm and friendly welcome. All the staff, both at the bar and in the restaurant were so helpful and...

Wonderful food 😋 service atmosphere

Amazing food ! San Miguel wow!