The Farmers Arms Mathry in Pembrokeshire

We had a fantastic lunch at The Farmers Arms in Mathry with the whole family—kids, grandparents, and even the dog! This family-run pub made us feel instantly at home with its warm and welcoming atmosphere. The food was superb; between us, we had the fish pie (the best we’ve ever had!), a chicken burger, curry, and beef burgers. Everything was absolutely delicious, and the value was excellent. The locals were lovely, and it was great to have a friendly chat with them. Being dog-friendly was a huge plus for us as well. This place is an absolute gem, tucked not far from St. David’s, and we can’t recommend it enough. Looking forward to our next visit!

We went for Sunday lunch today, and we were not disappointed! Firstly, the staff were fantastic and so accommodating! They provided alternative lunch meals for my young niece and nephew who don't like a roast, and they were so friendly and welcoming. The food was exceptional! Portion sizes were generous, it was well seasoned and just delicious! The desserts were also excellent! We will definitely be returning! Thank you!

A dog friendly pub with great food and a lovely atmosphere. Went for Sunday lunch which we enjoyed so much we decided to return later in the week for an evening meal. My choice of fish pie (served with a wonderful salad) was both tasty and very artistically presented. This pub is a little gem and understandably seems very popular.

Just had lovely Sunday lunch. Excellent value for money, nice big portions, good choice of veg. Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Dog friendly . Would highly recommend

Lovely traditional pub. Great food and beers. Always a warm welcome.

Local pub, food good. Very dog friendly.

Good pub grub. The cawl was delicious

Really enjoyed the whole experience. Food was really good. The staff were friendly. A great, dog-friendly pub!

Great service and tasty food at this pub in Mathry. Will definitely return. Recommend booking as its a very popular spot.

Friendly staff and nice atmosphere, and the fish pie was delish + visually appetising

Just stopped for lunch was fab and nice pint or real ale would recommend to anyone we will definitely come back friendly staff

The farmers arms Mathry Sunday lunch gluten and dairy free . Absolutely amazing . Thank you to chef Catherin Ellis Griffiths , Lauren and staff for a great lunch . I was able to have the pea and mint soup as a starter , the turkey roast with all gf/ df trimmings and the lemon n raspberry posett… couldn’t manage to eat that so I was given it as a take away . If you haven’t been you are missing out on great food and hospitality . Booking is required . ⭐️🙏🏼❤️🥰👍

Excellent Sunday roast. Compliments to the chef Catherine! 10 out of 10 I must say. Food was very tasty and well seasoned. Plenty of it too. The gravy was to die for. We cleared our plates, which I very rarely do. Highly recommend a visit here. See for yourself how good it is.

We arrived a bit late and hadn’t booked but thankfully we were able to get food here. Settled in with a pint of a special light ale and a lager, and ordered our meals. The steak and ale pie was lovely as was the special of pulled pork fries. A nice friendly environment, the dogs were made to feel welcome and they were made a fuss of as we left. Thank you!

Was so grateful that space was made so we could eat here. The food was great, Steak and Ale Pie and a special pulled pork chips. Both were really tasty. We were made to feel very welcome, and our 2 dogs were so quiet nobody noticed them until we left. Peach and Archie were made a fuss of. Super dog friendly! Thank you..

My wife and I booked a evening meal and ordered our food. Our experience was spoilt by three men having a heated discussion at the bar using swear words . I thought the barman should have had a quiet word with them. Only after we had left did we realize that we had been overcharged for our meals. We had one gammon steak with extra pineapple slice, One sirloin steak, One fried Halloumi starter and two medium rose wine. We were only given a card machine receipt which was for £76.00 exact . We did not have a till receipt. From what we remembered of the prices we were overcharged by over £20.00. Needless to say we will not be returning.

Superb meal. Lovely atmosphere. Excellent staff. Highly recommend.

Amazing Sunday dinner probably the best Sunday dinner I've had. Massive portion and the cauliflower cheese and red cabbage were to die for

Very friendly staff and lovely seating area on the village green with great views. Food very good - probably the best fish pie we've ever had" Also our two chaps had the home made chicken curry which was very large and full of tasty tender chicken. I would highly recommend- all served with a smile

Absolutely fantastic! We had 2 roast beef dinners and a roast pork dinner last Sunday. Couldn’t fault it. Full of flavour, perfectly cooked and presented. Veg was plentiful. Proper roast potatoes which makes a nice change. All the staff were polite, friendly and welcoming. The chef came out to ask the diners if everything was ok and took the time to have a quick chat with everyone which was nice. A really lovely pub and great food!

Great village pub with lovely food. Friendly staff, fab live music and great atmosphere. Visited whilst on holiday in Pembrokeshire

Shocking experience. Man behind the bar actually made me feel unwelcome and that's usually pretty difficult to do. If you're ever in the area this pub isn't worth a detour. The beer is poor, and the customer service even worse.

An authentic experience. The food was a disappointment.

Only called in for a drink whilst passing nice cosy place nice atmosphere and the people were very friendly would definitely call again

Lovely pub & friendly staff but the homemade chicken curry wasn’t curry - no curry flavour just chicken and tomatoes very watery very disappointing. Second visit for lunch was better with baguettes and lovely homemade chips.

I bought a lasagne for dinner for my holiday and a newborn cat could've cooked better 2 bites was enough won't be coming back!!!!

Lovely friendly pub. Fantastic food.

We visited the Farmers Arms last night. We received a friendly greeting by a man who assumed was the landlord. Chose a table and made ourselves comfortable. The pub was warm and welcoming with a well stocked bar. I had three perfectly poured pints of Guinness, which I managed to split the Go on the first pint. The landlord took our orders and a young waiter laid the table with cutlery and condiments. The food arrived and looked very nice. I ordered the fish pie which was delicious. My wife had the vegan pie which she also enjoyed. The service was excellent, the food tasty and the atmosphere was cosy and friendly. I would defiantly recommend a visit to this establishment.

Had lunch. Food was excellent and great value for money. Excellent atmosphere, busy for a Thursday afternoon.

Value for money. Good choice for vegetarians. Food hot and tasty. Disabled accessible via back room. Sport channel but not intrusive

Enjoyable evening , when I return to the area I will go back.

Roast was made up fast and most of it was raw. Staff were nice but I was very disappointed at the Sunday dinner.

Warm welcome, good beers, great home cooked food. Reasonable prices for great food, the chips are amazing too. Home made soup of the day is also extremely tasty as well. Highly recommend

Warm welcome, good beers, great home cooked food. Reasonable prices for great food, the chips are amazing too. Home made soup of the day is also extremely tasty as well. Highly recommend

We were a party of 17 adults and 6 children booked in for a finger buffet in the back function room. No heating on until I asked and then only on for an hour before it went off again on a cold wintry December night. Owner told me on phone when booking that all food would be home made - not so - apart from sandwiches the rest was frozen bought in food. Had HE not actually said on booking that food would be home made I wouldnt have thought any more of it. The owner insisted that I collect cash from everybody for the food even though we could pay for the drinks at the bar by card. Told me I should have organized the payments before arriving!!! No mention of cash payment was made when booking. He was so arrogant. Will never set foot in this place again.

Very nice food, wide selection of drinks and friendly landlord. Dog friendly.

My friends were disappointed with the Sunday lunch, in particular the beef. I thought the vegetarian option was ok

Good local pub for food and a drink.

Very friendly and helpful staff the food was great and most enjoyable. Would certainly recommend and return

Found the Mathry Arms Sunday lunch not up to standard. Ambience OK, welcome could have been warmer!!

A quaint Pub in a quaint village... The photo is of a flowerbed near The Farmers Arms in Mathry. The Farmers Arms is the closest pub to the beaches of Abermawr and Aberbach.

Excellent food friendly service

Call into today for meal 1* chicken curry +rice and poppadom 1* Thai curry + rice and poppadom Poor landlord was serving the bar/ kitchen as he was short on staff. But he done a very good job 👏👍in both jobs 🙂

Lovely stop for lunch, great service, friendly bar man. Fantastic food considering he was the only person working, was doing bar and kitchen, highly recommended, thank you!

We celebrated our wedding anniversary (46 years) with a Sunday roast. Ample food portions, with thick meat slices. We were early, but we were seated and served before our alloted time. Staff were polite and helpful.

Had a lovely meal with extended family at short notice here at the farmers arms. Full marks for quick and friendly service and fitting us in! We had gone for Sunday lunch, but it was sold out, as it is very popular!

Lovely local family friendly pub, friendly staff and comfortable seating areas. Great menus

Very accommodating, freshly cooked food.

Drop in it says. We'll be pleased to see you. That's what website says. Rubbish. Stood in the bar. One staff member walked past & the girl behind the bar went out the back. We walked in at 2pm on Sunday. Wouldn't serve us. Came back the next evening. Not hello or anything. Told fully booked for dinner all evening. Not asked if we wanted a drink. Nothing. Such a shame as its such a lovely looking pub. Spoiled by the staff.

Lovely pub with amazing views . We called in for a very late lunch nothing was too much trouble . All our meals were great , Fish pies , Lasagne , & Gammon egg & chips , very generous portions . So nice to have a really chatty landlord . Looking forward to our next visit .

Excellent meal, service and value for money Attentive service. Would recommend and would return. Go go go

Great soul food and great service. The staff here are very conversational and friendly. My family and some friends have been camping in the area and despite the torrential rain everyone was in a good mood. In fact we can hear one night and decided to come back a second. All the food including the steak and ale pie, the famous fish pie and the lasagne was delicious. If you’re looking for a very nice dinner in a local pub then come here.

Very nice place for dinner. Was fairly busy on the friday night we visited. Good atmosphere.

One of the best rump steaks I’ve ever tasted (and believe me, that’s praise indeed!) with hand cut chips and peppercorn sauce. You really need to experience the steak rare. Great flavour! ⭐️

Needs a good clean. Looks and smells very grotty

Stayed a few yards from this pub for a week and drank and / or ate there most days. This is a thoroughly welcoming, warm, local pub that attracts a good crowd of visitors and locals. There's a great selection of real ales and premium lagers and the food is excellent, homemade fayre. The staff are hard-working and friendly. If your idea of a good pub and pub food is a national chain it might not be to your liking - the food will be uncustomarily fresh and the beer pulled from well kept barrels! But if you appreciate good, homely food, a decent pint and traditional pub surroundings, well - you'll be laughing. Thanks for your hospitality.

Stayed a few yards from this pub for a week and drank and / or ate there most days. This is a thoroughly welcoming, warm, local pub that attracts a good crowd of visitors and locals. There's a great selection of real ales and premium lagers and the food is excellent, homemade fayre. The staff are hard-working and friendly. If your idea of a good pub and pub food is a national chain it might not be to your liking - the food will be uncustomarily fresh and the beer pulled from well kept barrels! But if you appreciate good, homely food, a decent pint and traditional pub surroundings, well - you'll be laughing. Thanks for your hospitality.

Lovely service in this pub, super cute and my mum had a great time. Such a tiny little village :)

Friendly staff, but the meal was the worst we have had for a long time,the chips were soggy and the curry not good with a garnish that was completely dead and should never have been put on the plate!

Great food, very welcoming and helpful staff. I can't believe it wasn't busier!! Will definitely be going back very soon!

Booked for a meal here after checking out reviews. On arrival could see that it was a very quiet evening, told to just sit anywhere. After looking at the menu chose to have the lasagne and 2 chicken curries. When the meals were brought to us the lasagne looked very nice, the curry , although looked nice, after a eating a little the chicken was very dry and the curry itself had very little flavour, needless to say they were both left. When our dishes were collected we were asked if all was OK, we did say that the chicken was very dry and this was obvious as hardly any had been eaten. We were offered a drink, I guess as a way of an apology, I would of thought and hopped to have had the meals removed from the bill, or the very least a reduction. We left, feeling very unsatisfied. Wouldn't visit again.

Good food, good host and dog friendly

Dog friendly pub, good service and really decent priced tasty food. Thank you.

Friendly staff good food amazing drink

What a great place, We visited here on the off chance and decided to come back for a meal on the last day of our trip, We were very impressed the food was great especially the minted lamb burgers! Nice friendly service, Will definitely visit again one day!

One of these places where you place at the top of your "dependable list" when you really want to go out for a meal and relax

Proper Pub, friendly staff, good beer and fantastic pub food, fish and chips was as good as it gets.

We walked in… an empty bar 5minutes before someone casually came from the kitchen to acknowledge us, then served by a nice enough lad behind the bar, however very very casual for a “Mother’s Day” service. Unfortunately did not look professional at all jeans, zip top hoody and a t-shirt…. We sat it was less than a minute before asking if we were ready to order, asked if they could gives us 2 more minutes, all seemed very rushed… Ordered our meal.. pate was lovely all though stingy portion and the salmon mousse was most definitely not mousse… but loads of it in comparison to the 2 thin sliced pieces of cold toasted bread… The salmon “mousse” was tasty… The Main… Beef dinner…. Looked good presented well.. beef was chewy - Yorkshire puddings homemade and tasty Mashed potato- warm tasted like smash not seasoned and barely enough for 2 carrots / swede again tasty Beans - still raw Sausage wrapped in bacon - COLD Cauli cheese different! Roasties were good and were the only thing piping hot…. Gravy had to ask for more as it was being rationed the tiniest of jugs although it being completely tasteless all in all just not great… Pudding is something I always have but unfortunately we were left so underwhelmed with the main we left hungry an went… Small things that make an experience for us lacked detail, Salt and peppers looked awful on tables just thr bought grinders from the wholesalers and put on tables….. corridor out to back dining area had signs an clutter in… Coloured fairy lights just made the beautiful traditional county pub look so tacky!!! It’s a Shame have spent many of years in this pub an has dramatically gone down….

Lovely old fashioned pub, great atmosphere. Friendly staff especially the owner. Fantastic pub grub at good price. Highly recommended.

Booked a table for 11 people and a mixture of vegetarian and the food was outstanding, a great selection, all cooked to perfection, all served with a smile and banter, pudding was delicious. We decided to go back 2 day later for Sunday lunch and we were not disappointed, it was delicious and again served with a smile, we will definitely go back.

Great local pub with amazing wholesome food. Worth booking especially for Sunday lunch in advance. Great gluten free options. Buy one get one free main meals on February too!

Fab little find. Dog friendly. Very nice food. Log fire. Fab friendly staff.

Great little pub good landlord good beer we will. Be going back

Delicious home cooked food, friendly atmosphere, lovely country pub

Friendly staff and well kept beer

Loverly Sunday dinner Friendly staff

Lovely friendly country pub. They totally dog friendly, you can take him inside into the bar. Not like some " dog friendly " place, where you have to sit outside, ok if its a warm sunny day, not so if its cold and wet. Great food, large portions, quick service. Friendly staff. Will return before we go home.

Friendly bar staff, and good beer from the Bluestone Brewery

Very nice pub, super food and friendly helpful staff.

Good food and service, great value for money. The special burger was enormous!!!

We loving it. Coming here every year while on our annual camping holiday. Good drink, good food, great people!👍👍

Nos solucionaron la cena del dia puesto que ibamos tarde en una zona con escasos restaurantes. Fuimos de los ultimos comensales. Fueron muy correctos y la comida adecuada

Good food, large portions at reasonable prices. One of the few places still open and serving food. Would recommend.

We had a great meal here recently on the first evening of our holiday. The food was great, you got lots for your money, and the girl who served us was absolutely lovely too!

Tasty food, very dog friendly and good atmosphere inside. The staff were welcoming and the whole family really enjoyed their meals. Would recommend for anyone visiting Mathry or the surrounding area; there’s not a lot of dog friendly+food pubs around in Pembrokeshire, but this place was a delight. Will definitely be coming again soon. 👍

Good food. Bar staff could be more welcoming, friendly and less interested in other things than greeting and servicing their customers. Sat at a table with a surface that had not be cleaned down since the last meals had been served.

Came across this pub completely by accident but it’s a great little pub. My partner is a vegan and they were very helpful with the food choices. The food was really good with large portions (and very reasonably priced). They had a good selection of ales but, unfortunately, driving meant it had to sample the Diet Coke which I can happily report was perfectly fine. Recommended.

good country pub visit every time I am in Pembrokeshire

We didn’t know beforehand, but they only serve Sunday roasts on Sundays (not the rest of the menu). We were offered an option of Beef or Turkey, you get a plate of some meat (which was very dry) a small Yorkshire pudding, two roast potatoes, two parsnips, possibly something else but i’m not sure. There were extra serving bowls (not enough for the five of us there) of mashed potato, sweet potato/carrot mash, broccoli, carrots, green beans, and an incredibly watery gravy. We were sat directly next to the kitchen, where the door was wide open so I was watching a lot of microwaving going on. The desserts were also very unimpressive. I honestly do not know how it is so highly rated, we were very disappointed.

Beer was flat and burger was cooked until no flavour was left. For 20 quid, I am not sure what was the point to visit there.

NO WAY this is 4.5 stars! We chose it because it ranked high on our map but were hugely disappointed. Chips came completely burnt and dripping with brown, industrial-grade, frying "fat". A good server would refuse those at the kitchen but unfortunately, they proceeded to push them to us. When we sent the chips back, the server came with the same chips and said that "they are fine", as if I never had chips before! The cook even came out and shouted at us in front of everyone, even threatening to call the police, as if we don't know our rights! I can't believe this has actually happened. Usually, restaurants have basic dignity to take back failed food. I attach a picture so that you see the chips were rancid. Anyway, even if you don't get burnt food and a hostile cook - still, no point going there because it's bog-standard pub grub: 6oz burger, chilli, curry, salmon fillet, "real ales", you get the point... You can have the same lazy pub meal anywhere else and not have to pay "££".

Nice Pub, really welcoming staff, excellent food. Highly recommended!

Brilliant. Lovely setting. Great food and beer .

Popped in for lunch the other day. Our first time to eat here. We all enjoyed and will be back. Great pub in a beautiful location.

Lovely pub, food was great really big portions and really tasty

Meal not cooked properly insect in food . Very poor customer service.

We popped into the Farmer's Arms for a lunch and pint with friends after being let down by another pub previously. Staff were excellent, great food and well priced. Would highly recommend going here. By the sound of the amount of phone calls they were getting, booking will be highly advisable.

A good local pub which welcomes holiday makers, good pub grub with a specials board, a juke box and a friendly Welsh village atmosphere

Very nice local pub. Good home made grub. Nice staff . Loved it

Service was good, barman was friendly and welcoming. Not the best roast, though.