The Hawk & Buckle Inn in Conwy

I stayed here last week, unplanned but ended up here after a day hiking. The landlady was so friendly, kind and helpful. The locals in there were welcoming too. It was a great recharge, and I would recommend this pub highly, whether for a drink or to stay. Thank you! :)

Stayed for 1 night only as needed a bit of sleep on a long journey. The owner was so accommodating and I felt so welcome in this beautiful place. I have arrived late (past 1am) and I was offered a refreshing pint on arrival 👍 Bed was super comfortable and I could not hear anything as place was in such nice quiet location. In the morning owner looked after me at the breakfast and cooked amazing full English/Irish breakfast, served properly on a hot plate (not many places do that). It was such a refreshing stay to gain power before heading off again. Thank you 🙏

We enjoyed our stay here! Fantastic room with beautiful furniture and a stunning view. Staff looked after us! Would stay again when we are in the area next!

Thoroughly enjoyed our brief stay. Great room, bar, breakfast, and host.

Accomodation and Breakfast only. No food but bar open. Its a 400 year old pub in remote area. Can be narrow roads on way there. Seems remote but only 5 miles to Denbigh or the Coast. Room is good. A REAL Welsh pub. Can be very quiet. The locals speak welsh. Have a great beer and the AberFalls malt welsh whiskey is fantastic. The owner is from the farm nearby. She is great. Breakfast is good

We had a lovely welcome at the Hawk and Buckle Inn. Eirian the owner was a great character, friendly and approachable - nothing was too much bother for her. Beds were comfortable, and we had a very good nights sleep. Breakfast was very tasty too with some local produce on the menu. We will definitely be staying again.

Needs to update website, doesn't serve food anymore, reduced opening hours.

Eirian and the team hosted 40 of my family and friends for a fantastic 60th birthday celebration. The food and the accommodation were excellent. All the staff are so helpful and friendly.

We stayed here for the night after having our cousins 60th birthday at the pub. The rooms are spacious, and very clean with beautiful views. The landlady and staff are very helpful and polite and the breakfast is beautiful. Would highly recommend staying in this beautiful pub.

Very friendly and helpful host, stunning countryside location, large and very clean (bath)room with sea view (in the distance you can see Blackpool tower on a clear day), super comfy bed and very tasty breakfast. Good value for money. Highly recommendable.

Incredible place, stupidly cheap, extremely clean, lovely staff, food was lovely for breakfast and even the bar was dirt cheap! Couldn’t recommend this place anymore stunning views and place to stay!

Lovley Village pub , Very friendly Staff & lovley Breakfast x

We absolutely loved our stay at the Hawk & Buckle, the landlady is so warm and welcoming and the food is extremely tasty (beef bourguignon!). We stayed in room 3, huge bathroom and comfy beds! And stunning views. We’ll be back one day for sure 🤩

Excellent place to stay. Very clean, quiet, lovely atmosphere, great friendly staff, excellent food. Very accommodating. Fantastic views. I definitely recommend and will go back again.

Had a lovely steak here last night, as per the one we had 2 weeks ago as well. Nice service, atmospheric warm pub with good range of beers and wines etc. Very good value.

Such a fun evening being entertained by the locals , food was gorgeous, the ones who had steaks said the best they had ever had . We are staying in the Ty Ucha so perfect as just a Mile away . Very cozy family run pub with a great atmosphere and friendly service .

Great location and cosy accommodation with a beautiful outlook and a contemporary en suite bathroom with a large walk-in shower. Excellent service (lovely staffs) and a delicious breakfast. This was a fantastic find that was reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

Charming traditional country pub - warm welcome from the staff and the local pub customers. Good pub food. Comfortable room with lovely view and modern bathroom en suite with spacious walk in shower. First rate breakfast in a lovely breakfast room and great service. This was a great find and good value for money.

Spent two nights here, we were very pleased with the experience, Unfortunately didn’t get to sample the evening meals but the staff are super friendly and the breakfast was first class. The room was small but adequate with a fantastic en-suite. Would definitely visit again.

What a wonderful pub! The landlady is amazing. So friendly and welcoming. Not only did she not mind when my toddler knocked over a full pint but she was cheery, producing toys for the kids to play with and making recommendations for places to visit nearby. Food was also lovely. We went on a Wednesday which is steak night and would recommend!

Fantastic people. Friendly and helpful, excellent food and beautiful clean rooms. I would highly recommend

What a fantastic hotel with a wonderful atmosphere! We stayed here for our friends wedding not only did the hotel accommodate an early check in but went above and beyond to ensure our we got to our wedding and everything was smooth. You made our day and added to our memories We came back after wedding and had some drink with locals too what a friendly place! Rooms were lovely and well equipped and the breakfast was LUSH we had some lovely views from our room! We will certainly return Thank you so much for everything we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone!

I visited yesterday evening with my family as were staying in the area this weekend. Great country pub in a beautiful location, food was really good & lots of it, staff lovely especially the landlady who was great with my son. Highly recommend a visit, you won't be disappointed 😀

Fabulous little Pub with friendly atmosphere. We stayed for 2 nights whilst on a Fishing trip to llyn Brenig. The rooms were clean with fantastic views and only a short drive to Llyn Brenig. The food was superb and the Breakfast set us up for the day. All the staff were friendly and very helpful. Looking forward to our next visit.

Booked for a one night stay on Saturday 20th of may . Beautiful place staff and lady owner were exceptionally friendly welcoming and informative. Our room was spacious with amazing views breakfast was lovely in morning . Our room was very clean an definitely will be returning. Thankyou

We stayed a couple of nights at this delightful inn and really loved it. The situation is glorious, the bedroom spacious and comfortable, the food excellent and the friendly welcome exceptional.

A perfect place for an overnight stay whilst travelling. A great evening meal and very tasty breakfast.

We stayed for one night and the size and standard of the room was amazing.You nearly always get ripped off in north Wales ,but not here. The had a sitting area and luxury Bathroom all for £95.The staff and owner were great making you feel welcome. The breakfast for me was vegetarian and perfect too.I would recommend this place to anyone visiting the area.

Walking the North Wales Pilgrim's Way. Called in mid afternoon for refreshment then returned at the end of the day with our family taxi for an evening meal. A good selection on offer veggie, vegan & children choice all catered for. Excellent food and service. 😊

A fantastic little gem went there before covid and enjoyed it but it is now under new owners and its even better .Lovely pleasant Staff ,Great Food , and the atmosphere was amazing so welcoming we will definitely be back

Had a lovely overnight stay at The Hawk and Buckle.Beds really comfortable.Host friendly and accomaditing gave us lots of info about the area.Breakfast was lovely but not a fan of pre-order breakfasts.Views stunning from the bedrooms and baby calves in farm next door were cute .Enjoyed the visit party included a 4 year old a 14 year old and a 67 year old.

The location was beautiful. Staff were so very polite, friendly & happy to help with anything.

Lovely place to stay, comfortable and with an incredibly friendly host!

Had a great stay here, very welcoming and the staff were all lovely. The full English was top notch and bed very comfy. Highly recommend.

We have stayed at this hotel before under previous ownership. It was a beautiful old coaching in steeped in history with luxurious rooms with spar baths and ann excellent breakfast. Disappointed to find all of this has changed. The front of the hotel and rooms have been modernised. The rooms had IKEA style furniture and the baths no longer in use. There was no plug so presumably we were only allowed showers. There were no shower gels either. The large breakfast was small and initially had no egg. There was no cereals on offer. It all seemed to be running on a budget. I appreciate that new owners have to put a stamp on their business but it was sad that they stamped over what was great about this lovely hotel. I have to say the staff and locals were friendly as ever but for us this visit was a huge disappointment.

Three of us visited on a busy Saturday night, Staff were fabulous, really attentive and friendly. We ate beef lasagne, gammon steak with egg pineapple etc and a scampi and chips . The food was all piping hot and very tasty . The lemon cheesecake dessert was delicious.

Two of our friends ordered scampi and chips which were grossly over cooked. I had halloumi salad, which was OK and another had a starter as her main which was OK too. The staff were lovely!

Everything you would want in a country pub really: Stunning location, friendly locals. First class service. Absolutely lovely experience overall.

A lovely discovery. This family run pub is warm and friendly. We have eaten here three times now and have enjoyed it very much. Happy to recommend. Really good wine selection too!

We visit the pub regularly, for a drink by the roaring fire in the cozy bar, or for a meal. We always have a warm welcome from this family run pub/restaurant with rooms. We are very lucky to live locally and to visit regularly. The...

We booked a room as we were attending a local sports event. We arrived early evening it was dark and there were many narrow country roads to get there. We were not disappointed. On arrival we were shown to our room. Number 10, The library...

Spent a night here whilst walking the North Wales Pilgrim's Way. Clean, comfortable, nicely furnished bedroom and excellent dinner and breakfast in the restaurant. Highly recommended.

Staying locally on a mini-break, spent the day exploring and thought we would eat at the local pub, we sat outside to eat in a lovely setting with views over the fields, food was good, we all enjoyed our meals and the service was very...

Took a gamble to eat her as we’d heard it had been recently bought and renovated. Well the gamble paid off! Lovely food, great service, tasty ales. The pub has a brilliant feel to it, dog friendly area, cosy sofas with a log burner, and...

We stayed 2 nights at the end of May/beginning of June. Siwan is a wonderful landlady - very welcoming and happy to assist. She also has a great memory as she remembered all our different food orders! Talking of food - it is awesome, especially...

Stayed in a farmhouse just up the road and decided to go visit the local pub, I had been traveling since 3am and was rather tired so asked if I could take my meal away. Every accommodation was made even the loan of a very...

Tried to eat here twice as we were staying very close and both times they informed us they were not serving food because they couldnt get enough staff to work. STRANGE!!!

During our stay in Llannefydd, we came to the Hawk and Buckle for a drink. We found it a welcoming and friendly place to enjoy a few drinks and was a beautiful old-world pub; it is important to check opening times as it is not...

North Wales has a very special place in my heart. I spent 3 wonderful years here as a young surgical trainee and the experience shaped me more than I could have expected. I’ve regaled my family and friends with “Tales from Wales” for many years,...

We stayed for just one night midweek, and had the place to ourselves! Our room (no 10) was really large and lovely, with a comfortable big bed, 2 sofas and a nice view out towards the countryside. We received the warmest of welcomes, and great...

Anbetungswürdiges, ehrliches Essen, schöne Räumlichkeiten, sehr gemütlich, freundliches, zuvorkommendes Personal, SEHR zu empfehlen! Schon die Anfshrt ist ein Traum: durch...

Nice spacious pub. Plenty of room. Very friendly. Nice food. Would defo go back and recommend. They even brought out the children's meals before ours. Which means a lot when you have four children to sort out.

Super rooms, great home made food and the warmest welcome, a super place to stay. The menu choice is limited but the food was excellent. Bedrooms are well appointed.

Me alojé por una noche antes de una entrevista en la zona local. Mi habitación era muy elegante, con una cómoda cama y un gran sillón de cuero que podía acurrucarse para leer. El baño era genial y mi única queja es que la cortina de la ducha me pegaba de cuidado durante mi ducha. El desayuno era bueno y a la orden. La casera era encantadora y muy amable. Sin duda me volvería a alojar allí de nuevo y reservar para visitar familiares.

Estaba con un grupo de otros seis en una casa cercana y fuimos a la hebilla para cenar y hawk en una de las noches. Es un pequeño pub con mucho carácter y la comida era muy buena, especialmente las patatas fritas! La casera no dicen que es mejor reservar, ya entonces ella tiene más personal trabajando para disminuir el tiempo de espera para la comida, aunque no creo que era una larga espera. En general muy buen pub con comida muy buena!

We had an excellent (extended) family meal, there were 10 of us in total with ages ranging from 8 to 60. Often a strain on any kitchen but not here. All the food was homemade, I had a chicken and ham pie, others had lasagne and welsh lamb or steak. All plates were eaten clean. Highly reccommended

Fue un día agradable, así que decidimos ir en coche y terminan en el Hawk y hebilla. Llamamos a las cinco de la tarde a 8 de la tarde y para reservar me sorprendió que dijeron que los últimos pedidos donde 8:00, llegamos temprano y resultó que no había necesidad de haber reservado ya que era sencillo ver que no había mucha gente. El personal era bastante agradable, el menú no era grande y (en nuestra opinión) un poco queridos por esta zona. Sin embargo, la comida era buena y el servicio era rápido y eficiente. Elegimos el Hawk y hebilla, porque hemos estado antes y el pub es muy viejos tiempos y las vistas desde la terraza al mar en la distancia, son encantadores. También tienen alojamiento.

We were a group of seven both children and adults,all fairly tired having travelled from Cornwall to stay nearby.The staff were very cheerful,welcoming and helpful especially for those fussy ones who wanted to tweek the menu slightly, the food was excellent proper home cooked meals all freshly prepared and not a frozen chip in sight,the service was very good and was good value for money.We will be back before going home.well done !

On arrival it seemed lovely. Good range of drinks, lovely people behind the bar. It was a saturday night and it wasn't busy in the restaurant like we were expecting. Our 3 year olds drink took ages to come to him, well after we had...

Nos alojamos durante un fin de semana largo y cenamos en el restaurante/bar cada noche. La comida era estupenda, comidas adecuadas ambiente hogareño y también era genial.

Tuve que dejar aquí cuando mi "reservado" hotel cerca estaba cerrado. Lugar encantador, muy amable, básica pero muy buena comida y una cerveza. Yo no podría haber sido más bienvenidos. El pub ha estado gestionado por los propietarios actuales por 2 años, mejoras están continuando así la joya por dentro no está dada por el hecho de que el exterior es por una pintura. Recomendaría esta hostelería y plan de negocios nuevo cuando me lleva de vuelta a la zona

Good menu, friendly service & beautifully cooked food. Best steak I have had in a very long time.Generous portions. Everyone dining with us seemed to enjoy their choice. Highly recommended.

The food is only just acceptable. The service languid and the staff not over friendly. However it is one of the few places to eat in this area. Just check the opening times before you visit.

Always a treat going to the hawk and buckle. Whether for a sit down meal with the other half, or a few drinks. Great building character and very friendly staff, always eager to help or have a general conversation. Also nice and cosy during the winter months sitting on the soffas by the warm fire. Need to take the rest of the family there now. Would highly recommend to friends and families!

visited recently and stayed two nights ,accomodation was excellent with comfy beds plenty of room and jacuzzi bath.views from room were amazing.food was local products excellently cooked and large portions .the hosts were extremely friendly ,helpful and professional.real ales from local micro brewery.easy to get too (roads a bit narrow in places)plenty of places to visit in area and a nice relaxing bar to sit in on your return.would definitely recommend.

Had Sunday lunch. Big group but everyone had really good food. Traditional and very tasty. Great meat - lamb, pork and beef. Everyone really pleased. Good choice of sweets and starters.Very warm welcome. This is a family run affair and the owners and the local staff are all really helpful and look after everyone.

we stayed t sat 25 oct ,we travel Europe but this was fantastic ,the food was delicious,the staff could not do enough for you ,the venue was well above expectation and the room was 5star quality ,the local welsh characters in the bar was like watching an episode of Friends tv show ,will definitely be staying here again Gwyn......

Went to the Hawk & Buckle for Easter Sunday, really didn't know what to expect but was surprised by the excellent quality/value. We will definitely come back and would certainly recommend the Sunday lunch!!

We stopped visiting The Hawk some time ago after a succession of below average hosts, however after dropping in for a drink with my wife recently and chatting with Siwan the feel and ambiance has changed for the better already. haven't eaten there as yet but intend to in the near future.

Lovely place, warm welcome. Very homely and the good was very nice. Was booked in through work and glad too. I would definitely come back with my family in the future.

Just returned from an overnight stay made to feel more than welcome from the first second of arrival!!!! Beautiful olde style inn with open fire and good selection of drinks stayed in the luxury room which was really nice and modern :) landlady was superb and nothing was too much trouble for her to do and the food was top notch!!!! Already planning next visit cannot recommend any higher!!! Ignore old comment as they are new owners as of late 2013!!!! Thank you for a wonderfull stay!!! And we will see you soon

I rang a couple of days before to book a table for four, we were visiting North Wales and taking my mum out to lunch. Arrived 10mins before the table was booked, only because I knew where the Hawk & Buckle was as my wife and I stayed there a couple of years ago. New owners now and both very friendly and most helpful both in escorting my elderly mum into the dinning room and what was on offer. What we didn't know was the restaurant was actually closed for a special dinner party later that evening, no problem, I'd rung up a couple of days before and was coming from Derbyshire, so we were made most welcome to the Hawk & Buckle.Everything on the menu was available, two of us had lasagne and home made chips, one had salmon and one had mushroom stroganoff with rice and chips, we had apple & blackberry pie and custard for afters, everything was piping hot and very tasty, no complaints whatsoever and the view is fantastic, you can see right over to the North Wales Coast.I do know that if you stay over and the weathers good, you can talk a nice walk along the lane at the back of the pub and come to a point where if you look West you can see Snowdon, West over to Chester and North to the coast, if you're there on a clear evening, it's possible to see the lights on the Blackpool Tower. AmazingSome contributors have said that it's a difficult place to find, it is in the middle of nowhere but so is Everest you wouldn't pop out for the day to go there without doing a bit of research and the same applies here, all you have to do is follow the signs to Llannefydd, If you use a Sat Nav put in LL16 5ED, believe me this is a pub worth the effort. If that's not enough, the beer is right nice, you'll need to get someone else to drive or stay in one of the lovely rooms with a view of the coast.

Amazing old inn with 1712 engraved on the fireplace. We came here a few years ago and the food was better then. It's just been taken over. The Sunday roasts were great but somewhat bland in my view. The rest of the family enjoyed it more than me. I had the lamb which was nice but the chicken looked very plain. The gravy was ok. The apple pie was a bit dull and I have got indigestion afterwards. Lovely walk in the vicinity. Lots of welsh speakers in there who studiously ignored us which I always find a bit rude, but that was the customers not the staff. I don't understand how a family can just speak entirely in welsh like they live in a Celtic bubble.

A lovelly setting, lovelly bubble bath but room could have done with a lick of paint. Also a lot of tat laying around coridoors etc. Food expensive for what it is. £10 for a burger with standard frozen chips and value ketchup is a tad excessive in my humble opinion. On the plus side, lovelly bubble bath

A lovely Christmas feast, well cooked, generous portions, tasty. A wide selection of vegetables and delicious puddings to follow with custard or cream. I will definitely be going again. Excellent.

Made made feel welcome as soon as I walked in. Hosts, Helen and Rod, are so friendly and relaxed you feel as if they have invited you into their home. Room was very comfy and clean. The evening meal was exceptional and breakfast huge. Heather, the house keeper is a star. I will definitely use the Hawk and Buckle again next time my business takes me to North Wales

My son, who was working in the area at the time, recommended this pub as a great place to eat.On balance, I agree with him.The atmosphere was warm and friendly...the staff were accommodating!The food was good...typical good 'pub grub' - no frills...hearty and tasty.Slightly above average price wise - but good value...Recommended - if you can find it - use your satnav!I would eat there again if I were in the area.

After waiting almost 20 minutes to order our evening meal it took over an hour for it to be served. We ordered drinks which were never served, we had to go to the bar to get our own and then we were charged for the drinks that never arrived! The food when it did arrive had clearly been microwaved and was very average to say the least. We were left for the full hour with no explanation of why our food would take so long and were not once asked if everything was ok. We were then not offered desert. I would not stay here again. We were staying for two nights but chose not to eat there on the second evening.

We had two evening meals and two breakfasts cannot fault anything. Fresh hot home cooked food everytime!!

My husband and myself have just spent three days here. The old coaching inn is so comfortable, the staff so friendly and the food fantastic! The weather was pretty terrible but we can't control this! In spite of the rain, we enjoyed the break enormously. We met some lovely people too.

Great room, staff very friendly, perfect location in rural North Wales. Didn't dislike anything and had a wonderful stay here

Liked everything but service could have been quicker in the restaurant in the eveningFood quality was superb great wine selection and homemade food is hard to find nowadays too easy to use frozen stuff but not here everything really tasty and cooked to perfectionHighly recommended

Food was plenty, served on a hot dish (which is not that common anymore in a lot of restaurants) and locally produced. Well worth a visit and good value for money.

Brilliant, a top quality chef, friendly and happy to answer anything you asked him. service was relaxed but not slow.

Freshly cooked food, nicely presented :-) good value. The staff in the restaurant was lovely, nothing too much trouble, the evening was very relaxed and we enjoyed a lovely meal and then relaxed over drinks and even though it was late, the staff was still happy for us to sit there & continue to enjoy our evening :-)

The food was excellentThe rooms great views, love the jacuzzi's and the views from the window.Enjoy the peace and relaxsation, but love the locals and the welcome given.

Breakfast good quality, everything else average. Snack ie baguette grossly over priced!! Service was unprofessional and untrained albeit with a good kind heart.

We were staying in the next village for the week and the guest book gave this place a couple of recommendations for food. Ignore the exterior and the fact that it's not open lunchtimes (times are hard in this part of Wales). Six of us had a wonderfull evening here, all the food is freshly prepared and cooked and they can even adapt the menu for people with gluten intolerance, etc. They managed to please my mother in law with all aspects of the evening and she is a tough critic! They also have a good selection of ales (some local) and wines. All in all a great evening out and we left a well deserved tip.

Just got back from a weekend stay here and was a nice place to stay. I would have rated very good but the room we stayed in was very dated and could have done with a better clean and maybe some new furniture. The view from the room though was rather stunning.The owner came across as a bit rude on the first day but after spending a bit of time with him we realised that he is just very straight talking and he is very helpful and nice. The food was lovely and home cooked and th ebar does feel like your relaxing at home. There are no shops close by and it can be hard to find with a sat nav. Also the cat brought in a dead rabbit the morning we was leaving and then was sitting in the hall eating it as lots of guests looked on horrified. All in all though if you want somewhere small and homely to stay then this is the place :)

We were visiting the area for a funeral and were told that the Hawk and Buckle was open for a drink afterwards. We stuck our heads through to the door and asked the man behind the bar if he was open. He wasn't (despite having agreed to be) and instead of just saying so, proceeded to patronise us and make us feel stupid for even having thought that he could possibly be open, upsetting everyone. Not a very nice way to treat a family who arrive at your (open) door, dressed in black, clearly having just come from a funeral! Please avoid, or if you go then please tell the bar man that he might do better business being a little bit more friendly.