The Fountain inn in Powys

This is a regular stop for breakfast on the way to Cardiff. Service is always quick and food is good value for money. Bonus if you manage to park outside as well.

Came for some dinner when we were passing through with our family. When I came into the pub bit I was initially wary (just because it was a bar and we had kids) but the menu was good and we decided to give it a go. We were seated in a separate room away from the bar. Food was very good, service was fast and friendly and it was good value for money. We all enjoyed it.

Visited Builth Wells and went into The Fountain Inn for food/drink. THE Best Breakfast I Have Ever Had and certainly the Best Value Menu I found in the area.

Amazing place to visit, excellent service by all staff, the waitress was pleasant and couldn’t do enough to offer excellent customer service. The curry was amazing and excellent value for money, will be back again to try more items from the menu

Average food, saw mice running out of the kitchen and the ginger teenager proceed to tell me they were "pets". I believe I caught "Typhoids" from the food in this place, they said the pet rat "Dave" contaminated my bacon and eggs. The ginger man then proceeded to lick ketchup from my plate after taking it for "Washing up". Apart from these odd events, I quite enjoyed my time in the fountain inn and would recommend it anyone looking to find angry ginger dwarfs roaming the place.

Reviewed as a pub for drinks only - good choice of drinks with friendly service and nice river views from the outside tables

Picked this place randomly as we were hungry after an outdoors day. Turned out to be a locals pub. Very welcoming staff and local people. Made us smile. Thanks to all. Food just the job. Really appreciated the friendliness of everyone. 14th century pub.

Had a great meal here, parked on the street outside, very, very friendly and great service. My wife has a lot of food intolerances and the staff made completely sure she could order a suitable meal and were very understanding and polite. The food came quickly, and the portions were a great size, no chance of leaving hungry. The food was very tasty, the “homemade” lasagne was full of flavour and I’m confident was homemade, forget the factory made servings in the well known chains, this was full of meat, tomato and cheese and all the food was piping hot. Other than my favourite Italian restaurant and mother in law, this was definitely the next best lasagne I’ve had the pleasure to eat, as I said to my wife, you can tell the quality of an establishment by the quality of the lasagne.

Called in for a drink whist staying in Builth, found the bar staff to be friendly and a few of the locals. Decided to try another bar but wasn’t as friendly so went back to the Fountain and stayed there.

Lovely warm welcome. Dog friendly. Called in for a light lunch. Good choice on menu. Appears they do a Sunday Carvery as well but we only wanted a snack. Quick service. All staff very polite and friendly and we felt very welcome.

Pub is great, good choice of drinks, clientele is friendly and atmosphere great. Food however, not so good. Ordered 2 baguettes with ham and cheese. Both came with onions which we didnt want. Both should have come with crisps and coleslaw, but these were missing. Not a big deal, but....., . !

Order two meals called the mega breakfast which included two drinks. When the breakfast arrived it became obvious that the toast was hiding burnt bacon, on complaining the girl that served looked at me and I asked her why was the toast and bacon burnt. On tasting the beans it became apparent that the beans were microwave. The rest of the food was cold. The girl looked at me and smirked I asked her why she thought it to be funny, she just walked off rudely. No one else came to ask us if the food was OK. Will not come back.

We were staying at the lodge for the weekend ..Went for dinner in the town at the fountain Inn. Excellent food bar staff were very welcoming and friendly bar member John was welcoming and helped with our order. Was dog and child friendly.. Excellent place will definitely visit again when in the area 👍

Went for a meet up with family and friends last weekend. Live music, part of no bull just beer and bikes rally held at the farm. Great set up, good beer and service, excellent food and customer service was brilliant. Only downside was accessibly to pub when using a wheelchair, from the back its impossible as steep stairs, deep step into pub at front. Not suitable for full time users unless you are experienced getting up and down deep steps

Great food. Great atmosphere. Great selection of beer. Great staff. Just a great night. They had food that was really nice, good size screens to watch the game and then live music from a coupe of lads who played some fantastic stuff and catered to the crowd. Would recommend for a night out or a flying visit.

My wife had the rump steak which was cooked perfectly, I had chicken in bacon, cheese& leek sauce, it was lovely, I always find that there isn’t quite enough sauce, the staff seem friendly, would highly recommend eating here. Will eat here again.

My wife and I went to west wales and stopped at The Fountain Inn for breakfast, food was excellent, warm and friendly atmospher. In total: very good value for money and highly recommended

Visited a couple of times on a trip to Builth Wells, the food was amazing, the local ales were really good, and Neil kept the pub clean and ensured everyone adhered to the COVID rules. I wish this was my local!

Stopped here for a drink on our first night in Builth Wells, and decided to eat there too, because the specials board offerings sounded so good.Bar has tall plastic screens to protect staff, and you are asked not to stand at the bar. We werent asked for our details for track and trace, but there were posters where you could scan the q-code, althouhg this only works if you have a mobile, and one that can scan this sort of code too.Good outside area and table well spaced too.We had a laugh with the bar-lady because it was taking a bit of effort to pour the beer which was certainly foaming. Totally made to feel very welcome in there.The food was tasty, a decent portion, and good value. I had the butternut squash curry which was lush, and hubby went for the st Davids chicken, also lush.Be more than happy to eat or drink here again when we next visit the area.

A group of us visited looking for somewhere nice place to eat out and weren't dissapointed. Staff were so friendly and food was amazing. Comfortable and great atmosphere. I'm a fan of craft beer and I enjoyed what they had on tap.

We took advantage of the "Eat Out Help Out" deal to have a late lunch, and this place was quite large that tables were spaced out more than 2 meters apart. We ordered chill nachos, chill con carne, and chicken tikka masala. Portions were large and quite tasty, but it took a long while for the food to be served. Overall, it was a good deal because everything was half priced.

First time visited this pub, food was amazing will be going again great service friendly staff,thanks

We spent a Saturday afternoon here whilst we were attending a motorbike show just outside toworld. Owners also own the location of the show and utility on a tractor and trailer taxi to ferry people back and foreign. When we visited there was live music aged on and the place was really busy; despite this the wait for a re-fill wasn't too long and the cleanliness of the toilets were acceptabe

Best sleep I’ve had in years. I felt so sexy, I’m deffo guna come back and stay again. Much love jarv

A silly caravaneer had managed to get his van stuck on a bend to the left so the fork right was clear so we decided to go up Broad St. and look for a coffee! We found the Fountain Inn serving all day Breakfast so plumped for that as well. Large portions, very tasty and quite fast service for lunchtime. Nice clean and friendly atmosphere, would deffo recommend.

Great food, best for live sport as we go there to watch the football. Plenty of room to sit. They change the ales weekly. Always friendly staff and locals.

Popped in afew times when working in the town and was made to feel very welcome. Nice pint of Cwtch and well kept. An enjoyable few Hours, TV's if you need sport too. Cheers

Thank You so much for letting me and my family have a game of pool and keep the kitchens open later than anyone else, and let us order yummy puddings at about 3pm/4pm on a sunday! In december 2018 it was a welcome sight! YUM!

We had walked over the hills to reach Builth Wells and were keen to find somewhere for lunch. A local man recommended the Fountain Inn so we found it and took a table. We soon ordered lunch - jacket potato for my wife while I indulged in a full breakfast - what a treat. All washed down with good beers it was a very good place for lunch.

My family and I went to the Fountain Inn, looking for food and somewhere that would allow our dogs. The bar staff were very friendly, the beer was great, the locals were welcoming with fantastic singing voices! However, we were disappointed with the food. The chips were completely burnt and inedible. We asked for replacements but were told that “all my potatoes are turning brown! - I’ve cleaned the fryer out but don’t know what to do!” We said we’d be happy to keep the food but have fresh chips... which never turned up...! My lasagne also had a very hard burnt section. The Mrs has the tikka masala which was luke warm at best. Each meal cost £8.50.....My advice would be to go to this pub, enjoy the atmosphere and a good beer. If you want food, you can’t go wrong with the panini, my son thoroughly enjoyed this!

Dropped in for a few drinks while staying in Builth Wells. The Fountain Inn is a friendly and welcoming pub to both humans and dogs. We were made to feel welcome by the staff and locals. The place has a nice atmosphere and has a good range of ales......Worth a visit....

Had a decent pint of Guinness and a glass of white wine which was ok but nothing special. However the food was awful. The pastry on my wife's steak pie was inedible and the meat and vegetable filling was like something out of a tin. The chips were a dark brown colour and cold. We couldn't wait to get out of the pub and didn't bother to complain. A pub serving such dire food to a customer in the first place is unlikely to accept a comment on their fare.

We called in a few times for drinks & each time we were made to feel very welcome by the locals. There is a good atmosphere, a happy vibe & real fire. Some big screens to watch sport.

Friendly homely pub with great food. Good prices for top quality. Ham egg and chips wow. Very popular.

Nice food, great prices. Nice that the restaurant area is separate to the bar as there were lots of people. Would return

I live about 50 miles from Builth but do the scenic drive on a regular trip to have breakfast at lunch time at The Fountain Inn on a regular basis. £6 for a very large breakfast (unless you have a gigantic appetite don't go for the £8 version) that includes tea or coffee. The capachino is brill. The rest of the menu seems excellent but all I want is the breakfast. Enjoy

Stopped here for a full breakfast on way home after a night out in Cardiff. Absolutely stunning, possibly the best breakfast ever. Lovely pub.

a really big group of us, dogs and kids all descended on this pub looking for food last Saturday. The pub made us all so completely welcome, re-arranging tables, dealing with our huge food order. All the food came really quickly, it was really good and the carvary was amazing.

Went for breakfast on a Sunday morning. Good hearty breakfast and good value for money. Staff were pleasant and friendly

Fuimos allí para asados de domingo tomamos un almuerzo hoy y encantador. Excelente relación calidad-precio de la carne muy tierna y una buena selección de verduras sabrosas. Buenos precios en la barra y rematado con una enorme televisión mostrando F1. Justo lo que necesitábamos, gracias.

Good bar and friendly people, very comfortable and good beer. Didn't eat there but the menus looked very good and reasonably priced

Un gran lugar para conocer si lo que quieres es estar tranquilo hay una zona para que el o puede disfrutar de la principal zona de bar. La comida es de un estándar muy alto. Un lugar donde los habitantes y visitantes pueden disfrutar de la atmósfera. También perros.

Este lugar ofrece un buen desayuno. Lugar encantador por dentro. Bonito y limpio y un montón de asientos. El servicio era muy servicial y amable.

Buena variedad de comida y bebidas en la cafetería pequeña y acogedora. El café es muy pintoresco y tiene una amplia gama de asientos de mesas y sillas para relajarse en cómodos sofás.

My mother and I ,entered through what appeared to be a nice little cafe,to find it opened out into a pub,it had three football matches playing at the same time, we orders food but didn't realise how noisy it could get with drunk football fans,there was no separate eating area and we couldn't get away from the noise,the food was really good and reasonable priced. just spoilt by certain over loud patrons that clearly had too much to drink, couldn't wait to get out of there.

Having visited this establishment many times recently we have to say it's absolutely fantastic. The food is awesome. Its a great place for food if you are in Builth. The portions are huge. They have regular event nights such as 'build a burger' night. The staff have a warm and welcoming approach to the customers. Special mention has to go to Steph, Dana and Jolene who have looked after us each time we have been in. If Steph isn't already the Manager she should be. Compliments also go to the chefs. Give it a try if you are ever in the area. Five Stars. Free WiFi too which is always a positive.

Have eaten several times here. Always made to feel welcome by staff and locals alike. Good pub food menu and always served hot. Well presented too. Good value for money.

Called in before going walking in the hills above Builth. Ordered a bacon sandwich and a coffee. I can honestly say that it was the best bacon sandwich I've ever had! Good friendly service - It would have been nice to have been offered a serviette but never mind.

I would go again maybe if I'm around here in Wales , it's ok not that busy on Monday night tho. Weekend may get busy it's small town anyway but small town got fantastic Indian restaurant called new BALTI house , amazing food & fantastic service & very friendly staff.

Called in on way back home from Llandrindod Wells. Quick pint of cider served by friendly bar man. Decided to have a bite to eat and was pleased with the quality of the home cooked food. Bar Fare but very good value for money - recommended.

I'm most days awesome staff amazing beers and owners. Locals well friendly give good hugs all in all perfect. Cum and see

Friendly pub with plenty of room for families and the food is of great value. Some of the novelty of screens on beer pumps wears thin quite quickly, one of the best pubs in Builth to get decent beer, especially if you're a real ale drinker!

Excellent place Ann who ownes it does everything possible to make everyone happy food beer and entertainment it's outstanding definitely recommend this place

A large group (40) of us needed an early breakfast before setting up an event at the Showground. Lisa and her staff were fantastic in accommodating us before they were even officially open, providing breakfasts for 40 and loads of drinks, even pandering to some special dietary requirements. The Fountain cafe staff couldn't have been more helpful or welcoming to us. No, the internal decor isn't super modern or fancy, but the it's clean and functional, does a good hot breakfast and was exactly what we needed. This is the second time we have ambushed them for breakfast and we are still impressed. Thank you so much to all the staff working on Friday 24 June. You are amazing.

Went in this pub today after a long walk for a refreshing drink with my husband. The atmosphere was of sports Tv on the pumps ! Quite a basic set up. It felt dated in a way that perhaps men's bars were many years ago with that type of chat from the bar area. We had one drink and left it wasn't the place for a cosy pint.

Popped into this pub to escape the non stop rain on a Saturday afternoon. Very pleasant welcome from the bar man.Just had a couple of drinks. The meals looked ok but didn't try as we had not long eaten. Locals were very friendly. Was due to get very busy due to a rugby match on tv. Bar with darts etc. Lounge area with large log burner. Unable to comment on what the pub would be like when busy but escaped before finding out !

Was staying in the area and popped in fir a nightcap and was made to feel very welcome. Just stayed for one drink but had a lovely atmosphere and very friendly customers and staff. Would like to have stayed longer.

The Fountain reminds me of how pubs used to be years ago (without the smoking indoors!) it has a great selection of reasonably priced beers and ales and decent pub grub too. It is quiet during the day, a nice place to grab breakfast or lunch with a coffee and a read of the day's newspaper and it gets progressively louder and livelier towards the evening and especially the weekends. Expect to be involved in conversation by at least one of the local characters. They love to find out where people are visiting from and why you're visiting Builth Wells. If you're open to it, you could very well find yourself involved in an impromptu pool, darts or quoits match..! The Fountain has music (live and jukebox) and sports on TV. The staff and local customers are passionate about their rugby so don't expect anything else to be on when Wales are playing..! Whenever I'm in the UK, I make time for a visit to Builth Wells and always end up in the Fountain.

Went in with friends to watch football and rugby on different occasions, good service & prices.Banter with the regulars was light hearted.

Out for a drive around the area, and called in for a coffee, it was around 16:30 and in Builth it appears it may be an in between time, things closing down and others preparing for the evening trade, so not many options, so intended just having a coffee, but was tempted by the cake !The pub prices looked very tempting, and the bill for our snack was pleasantly surprising, it is one of those places that I'd give it a whirl for something a bit more substantive if I lived closer. I'd certainly give the bar a try out if I didn't have to drive.

Unusually, a pub that seems to think it's there for the benefit of the staff, not the clientele. Staff more interested in each other than the customer!

Hard to get away from the TV here - they even have screens on the beer pumps. Really basic fast food menu, albeit at very cheap prices. Shouldn't really have ended up there but it was a Sunday night and we needed food and there's not that much choice in Builth. Beer wasn't that great either.

I ordered a home cooked lasagne, when it arrived it was lukewarm inside so I sent it back to be reheated. It looked a bit overdone when returned to me and by the time I was halfway through it it has started to dry up.( Food that has been microwaved continues to cook for a couple of minutes afterwards) The topping went tough like leather and I couldn't eat it so the lovely cheesy topping was wasted. I waited for the waitress to clear the table so I could tell her but we we just left staring at dirty plates. Twice she came to the door looked and went back....I think she was waiting 'til we went. We gave up and left disgusted with the service .Oh yes and my side salad consisted of a few strands of lettuce , 2 strands of onion 1 piece of cucumber cut in to 2 and NO tomato. I didn't like to complain about it as I had already sent my lasagne back and didn't want to look like a "complainer" . I would never go back !

It has been a while since we visited this place so thought we would give it another go. News staff but think it is the same owners? It may be show week but they were not busy as it was lunchtime but the welcome was a disgrace, foul mouthed staff swearing at customers they hopefully knew, the food was re heated, the children were made very unwelcome and all this after it took more than half an hour to actually serve the food to us. That will teach us for giving them a second chnace, Won't be going here again in a hurry!

Visited The Fountain today for a light lunch and a round of drinks. I understand it is Royal Welsh week, this is the only reason we were here. On ordering at the bar the service was extremely poor with the bar staff showing an obvious attitude they didn't want to be there. Waited over an hour for our food, the order was lost! The place wasn't even busy. Now I understand why!! They even lost the order of the customer who ordered in front of me! Once we queried where our order was it arrived within 10 minutes with one incorrect meal and the other missing. On top of this more than one meal was not up to its description. Received a simple sorry from the staff and on our complaint they weren't interested. This place is a no go!

A good lunchtime meal, lots of choice and great value. Would recommend the pizzas and baguettes. Would visit again.

Our second time here and, after the last visit being so good, I was really hoping our expectations would be met - happily the fun time, good company, good food and brilliant entertainment were as good as last time!Well done to all the team there for putting on a great weekend.We spent all day Saturday and Sunday here sitting in the garden out the back being entertained by a great selection of live bands. The additional outside bar made getting our drinks easy and the service inside was professional and efficient too. On Sunday we chose to have the carvery lunch; choice of 3 meats and basic selection of veg, but it was fresh, tasty and good value. As the weather was excellent we chose to take it outside to eat. It's obviously a very popular choice with the locals as the restaurant was also full.We look forward to coming back again.

A lovely place to visit for all ages. Have live entertainment on. Staff very friendly. Would recomend a visit here.

I've only been here for lunch on a sunday but the food is good, plentiful and very good value.Lots of extra gravy on request!!

Realising there wasn't enough space for the 6 of us lady bikers in the main dining room, the staff asked us if we'd like to use the hotel dining room instead, which suited us fine. We were the only guests in there, but the staff never made us feel like we were a nuisance.The food was decent enough both in choice and portion size, I thoroughly enjoyed my fish pie, which was served with a selection of veg. A couple of days later I had the Thai green curry which came with rice, chips and a nan bread - I was full halfway through!Very nice, would go again if visiting Builth Wells.

Very good pub dinner; beers well kept; staff pleasant.

Staff always friendly, and very informative. Food good, and always accomodating to eating inside or out. variety of drinks exceptional, and entertainment always great.

Went to the Fountain Inn during a weekend event at the Royal Welsh Showground. We were camping and they put on a free tractor trailer ride into the town and provided live music free of charge. The local band we saw on the Saturday afternoon eclipsed the paid bands at the main event (in my opinion) and we ended up staying the whole afternoon and then having dinner before returning to the campsite. Food was excellent and served fairly quickly considering how busy the place was. I had Ham, Egg & Chips (basic I know, but it was fantastic). My husband o had the home-made lasagne and that was also very tasty. The effort that the owners and the team put into making our weekend the very best they could was faultless. We will definitely return to here and have already pencilled in dates! A great atmosphere with outside seating at the back, overlooking the river. Marquee was set up for the weekend with bands playing on a stage (outside bar also provided). Not sure if marquee up all the time, but was great for us.Can't recommend highly enough!

Myself and a group of friends stated in Builth Wells for a weekend. We attended The Fountain initially on the Saturday night where it was buzzing! There was a live band which catered for all tastes! Drinks were cheap at £2.80 a pint and £3 for a double! The only downside was there was a choice of only 1 real ale and the pub did get busier as the evening went on! The next day we returned for Sunday lunch. They have a menu of simple, good value pub food aswell as lighter cafe style pannis and baguettes! We all opted for the carvery style sunday dinner there was a choice of beef, lamb or chicken with all you can eat veg and trimmings! The gravy is to for and there is even a veggie carvery option! With a cafe area, a public bar and an upstairs dining room this place as something for everyone! Great value food, drink and helpful staff makes this place well worth a visit!

A christmas lunch to forget. A do not want to slate the fountain as they try hard but the food is not good and never has been. the pub is tidy enough although they do not keep the greatest pint around but then you do not pay over the odds, you get what you pay for i suppose.Which is not true of the food, that is expensive and is not of a very good quality and one to avoid i am afraid.