The Lobster Pot Inn in Pembrokeshire

I have not visited The Lobster Pot or Marloes for a good number of years and we knew the landlords last time through other businesses and it was a really welcoming and fabulous place to eat and drink. I know things change and hospitality is really struggling but then maybe you have to ensure you go the extra mile and then some to accommodate your locals and holidaymakers. The greeting was lack lustre, the menu was poor and zero atmosphere! We decided to stay to give it a chance and ordered 1 chicken burger and one beefburger with a side of cheesy chips! The chicken pieces were literally shoved in a floured bun no dressing and then a side salad which was nice with chips which again were ok. The beefburger was OK but then the cheesy chips were a bowl of chips with heaped grated cheese on top not even melted! It was so un inspiring and not the greatest meal I could have made it myself at home better! I think the menu could have been so much better with more variation and that doesn't mean a huge number of choices just a little more imagination! This could be a great place with homemade food for lunches and dinner and Cream Teas to attract people coming from Skomer and the beach and of course service with a smile and interaction with each customer.

The two girls behind the bar were really friendly. However, very poor food. Greasy chips and onion rings and the chicken goujon and beef burgers were really poor quality. Non of this food was homemade, it was a freezer food. We’d have been better going to Iceland!!

Popped in for a pint after walking the coastal path. A very warm welcome from the helpful barmaid (who sorted us out with taxi numbers). Does what it says on the tin, nothing fancy.

Needs a bit of refurbishment. However food was very good. Enjoyable fish and chips and lasagne and plenty of it. Service good. Can get busy some evenings so may need to reserve a table.

The property could be a little gold mine but is a long way from it at the moment. Building tired, does not command the rate paid £130. On arrival we had to wait to be let in along with another couple, note in the window saying back at 16:00 but they didn’t arrive back until 16:20, shown to our room told breakfast was 8:00, not good if early boat trip. Maybe an early bird breakfast menu and full breakfast from 8:00 onwards. They said they didn’t have a menu as trying different things, no info in the room. Room: Poor quality mattress, could hear the springs every time you moved, need to get out of bed to turn the light out. Personally not a fan of plastic flowers. Puffin theme in the bar but not carried into the rooms which would have been fitting due to the location. Good selection of tea, coffee etc. Curtains need blackout linings as completely see through. Bathroom: Shower head needed a good clean/descale. Clean white towels and selection of toiletries. Loose floor tiles (need grouting) Outside: Parking in front of the pub for about 7-8 cars. Village location. Breakfast: Got down to the bar at 7:58 to be told you’re keen! Given tea/coffee while he continued to put juices out. There was a selection cereals. Not sure what to do as didn’t say to help ourselves. Decided to get a bowl of cereal as not sure if we were getting anything else. After finishing our cereal, suddenly a cooked breakfast appeared but no mention that was about to happen. Did not check if we were ok with what was being offered. Consisted of undercooked streaky bacon, sausages, fried egg, tepid beans, barely cooked tomatoes, dried up mushrooms and toast. Hope it continues to improve under the new tenants.

Advertised they served food between 6 and 8pm, we (2 persons) turned up at just before 7pm to be told the kitchen was full and wouldn’t accept any further food orders. Fine, but there was not many people sat the tables and no one outside in the beer garden, so difficult to really understand their issue. There is not much to recommend this pub, other than there’s no other pub for 5 miles if you’re staying in or around Marloes.

Fantastic rib eye steaks from their specials menu, four steaks cooked as requested from blue to well done. All perfect. The staff are brilliant, nothing is too much trouble.

Booked a one-night stay after taking the boat to Skomer Island for the day and it was brilliant. Friendly and accommodating staff (they popped Eurovision on the tellybox for me!), fantastic food (can heartily recommend the fish and chips), and a quality room with tea, coffee, biscuits. The breakfast was delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. A fantastic base for day-tripping around Pembrokeshire (they also provide packed lunches).

Fabulous pub, under new ownership, really great hosts and friendly atmosphere between locals and visitors to the area. Lovely home cooked food (super side salad with the tastiest and rather hot mustard dressing) head over there on a Friday for open mic which is great fun with an eclectic mix of music from local musicians.

The location of The Lobster Pot is the best for a visit to Skomer, being on the same road and only approx 2mile from Martin's haven embarkation point. Our host could not have done more for us ie keeping our frozen food in their freezer and providing fresh milk to take on our trip. The rooms are a little tired looking and no luxuries but perfectly adequate for our needs. Our evening meals were very good, vegies are well catered for here. We stayed on a Friday evening and there was an open mic held in the bar for all the local musicians and singers. A very enjoyable experience with a real community feel. Breakfast was cooked to order, plentiful and served from 7am, plenty of time to digest before leaving for Skomer. The current hosts have only be there for 6wks and are really making an effort to run a successful business. We will definitely be back next year whilst visiting Skomer.

Opening Times on Tripadvisor needs updating. Drove here at 3 pm to find it opens at 6 pm. Please update your times so others can avoid costly mistakes.

Sadly I’m unable to comment on the food as we were never able to get inside. Having passed a sign on the road over a mile from the Lobster Pot Inn stating open every day with lunchtime opening from 12:00, we walked to it and arrived at 12:10 . It was closed and board outside said opening time of 1:00. This was disappointing. We checked website and times on there are inconsistent showing 12:00 opening times and 1:00 opening times. We decided to try again for Monday 6th November, so rang on Sunday, spoke to someone who said they were opening at 1:00 on Monday. We planned a 14 mile walk around having lunch at the Lobster Pot Inn. We arrived on Monday at 1:15. It was closed with a sign saying “open today at 3:00”. So if you plan to visit I highly recommend you ring JUST BEFORE you intend to eat there as the advertising board on the main road, the website times and even phoning the day before to be told opening times, in our experience were always incorrect. There is a small shop a little way from the Lobster Pot Inn (to the left of the pub as you look at the Lobster Pot Inn) if you, like us suddenly find yourself without food and 5 miles to walk, where you can get some emergency food rations!

Whilst on holiday in Marloes we went into the Lobster pot for a meal with out booking in advance and although full the landlord was extremely helpful and found us a table . We eat from the Italian menu and the food was was better than some we have had in Italy. I strongly recommend this pub but you need to book in advance. We naturally booked in advance the rest of the week.

Always a quietly warm welcome here. No fuss. Came while on holiday here last year and was impressed then. Have been several times this last two weeks while on holiday again. Good range of local ciders and gins. Have eaten twice in there this holiday. Outstanding sea food linguine cooked by their Italian chef last week and have just had scampi and fishcakes cooked by their Welsh chef. Can’t fault the place.

Disappointed to find a closed sign in the window, having checked opening times on the website! We saw excellent reviews and we urged to try it in our self catering cottage information. We were disappointed and had to hunt elsewhere for lunch!

We were accommodated very last minute for a reservation for 2 adults and 3 children. The kids menu is standard fare while the adults choice is fantasticly fishy. Portions are HUGE (which I was warned about!) and all looked homemade. All delicious. The kids even enjoyed a play in the park opposite after we'd rolled out of the pub. No pets allowed either which made a nice change.

Generous portions and wonderful seafood pasta. We went for the chef’s special - a lobster, mussel and prawn linguine. Read the other reviews and took this into consideration so we booked before we came. The kids meals and pizza were great, but just look at this pasta dish. A lovely local pub serving really great food. The outdoor space at the back was lovely too.

What a wonderful place to eat. Was greeted with a warm welcome. Menu looked great. I had the chef's special, Fantastic, no room left for desert 😋 The food is out of this world. Seven of us sat down for dinner and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Well done. We will be back.

Un déjeuner au soleil dans le jardin, c était bon, frais, copieux! Un agréable moment dans un restaurant que nous conseillons vivement. Pas de chichi, c est simple mais authentique!

Called in as we were passing heading out from a day at the beach but got our timings wrong! We arrived just after 8pm but the kitchen was being shut down! Hey Ho no chance of food so we settled for a coffee! Time to head somewhere else for munchies. Not much atmosphere staff didn’t seem to be bothered if we stayed or left!

We arrived before our reservation and enjoyed really excellent craft beer in a lovely sunlit garden . Our table was ready with a friendly reception from the owners father from behind the bar . Our seafood meals from the Italian based specials board were delicious. Portion sizes were generous, service prompt and wine from a simple wine list was good value . A most enjoyable atmosphere and great night out.

Fish sharing platter was gorgeous and great value for money. The mussels were absolutely fabulous. We tried here after reading mixed reviews but we're not disappointed. Also dog friendly.

Very grumpy and unwelcoming owner/landlord on arrival, didn’t explain where menus were or how to order food and in fact basically completely ignored us. Menu full of frozen food and choices out of the 1980s. Disappointing and left to go somewhere else!

When we arrived, barman didn’t turn around. Told us to sit where we wanted and gave us no instructions as to how to order food. The menu is on a blackboard - he didn’t tell us. Just left us sitting there with no help at all. Appeared not to care. We left after about five minutes. Wouldn’t recommend at all.

Booking highly recommended. I am not given to leaving reviews often... praise where it is due. We arrived ahead of an evening sea trip just after 5pm. It looked like all the tables were booked and food starting at 6pm. The Landlord had a spare table and took food orders at 5:45. The food was really good.... tasty with good sized portions. Local ales are served and likewise were very good.

The Lobster Pot has a new Italian chef. His seafood pasta is to die for. They have steaks, burgers and gammon, but specialises in Italian dishes. Try the lobster pasta off the specials board. Very generous portions of lovely fresh seafood.

The exterior of the Lobster Pot looks good but the interior is quite unpleasant. Big TV screens, gaming machines etc. The landlord was indifferent and it was quite difficult to get his attention. Food took 40 minutes to arrive. It was a decent curry, nothing...

We had a perfectly acceptable pub meal here. Friendly landlord and staff. Clean and pleasant ambiance. This is the only eatery on the Marloes peninsula, so give it a go.

To be honest I wasn't expecting much from this place but was agreeably surprised. We were two couples staying in the village and ate there twice. The first time I had scampi and the second time white bait. Both meals were excellent. Typical pub decor,...

Had been on the boat around Skomer and needed lunch. The lobster pot was a great find. Not very busy but great food and drink. Super garden too.

Well the landlord didn't take our booking for dinner despite admitting he had received it by phone. He said he didn't receive emails as because the ISP had refused to reinstate his website! I wonder why? His attitude was unpleasant and supercilious and despite there...

Great local pub serving wholesome pub food. Landlord a little "grumpy" but didn't affect service, meal or atmosphere. The food was very good and the puddings were melt in the mouth amazing. No table service but that wasn't an issue.

Booked a day in advance, having looked at the menu online which seemed fine. Disappointed to see prices for mains were £5 to £7 more than the website says. Food was ok only. Portions of the main ‘meat’ part were small, but veg aspect was...

What a fabulous pub and an incredibly friendly welcome. Lovely food, helpful friendly landlord and a most welcome venue for some walk weary travellers! A must if you are visiting this beautiful spot in Wales.

Just enjoyed one of the best Sunday lunchs I've ever had, the pork melted in my mouth, cabbage,peas,swede,cauliflower and leek in a cheese sauce,carrots,stuffing, roast potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding. It was gorgeous 😋

A fine pub with comfortable seating. Do not come in just before closing and expect to be served food. Reservations are recommended for the short period they serve dinner. We had Thai Fish and Prawn Cakes. They were both very good. The ale was great....

Friendly warm welcome by Staff. Very clean facilities. Good menu selection - home cooked food, well presented. Noted it was B&B, though I was passing through so didn’t use their facilities. This is a great place for short stays as it’s central to a good...

The most dog friendly pub we’ve been to, with gravy bones and bowls of water thrown in for free! They serve very good food - a big ‘thumbs up’ for the whitebait and the scampi! There’s a huge beer garden which attracts wild birds in...

I dropped in with half an hour until end of food service only to be told from behind a pile of empty tables all ready “got no tables” I left and will not be tempted back.

Lovley pub with a fab atmosphere, very friendly, and dog friendly, beautiful garden, and really nice pub food, my husband had the white bait which was lovely, all round fab place 👍

Stopped by after a trip to the beach and took a table in the beer garden with our crazy spaniel. Ordered lasagne and a curry for me and husband and icecream for the dog. Lasagne was scrummy, husband said curry was fab too, not overpriced...

We managed to book a table for 7 at quite short notice, and went mainly because we were staying just along the road. But we thoroughly enjoyed our visit - quick and friendly service despite being short-staffed, and the food was really good, and plenty...

We were turned away on our first attempt so booked for the second night and thoroughly enjoyed our hearty portion of scampy with all the expected trimmings.

Stayed in the area to visit Skomer island. This is the only Pub in the village and only place to eat (if you hadn't pre booked a pizza from up the road). To be fair, they appeared to be short staff with only 2 front...

At the cost of over £20 for lasagne and chips and a bottle of 'local' cider the price was unbelievable. The Landlord isn't particularly friendly but the waitress (chef?) was lovely however. It was meant to be a beef lasagne but I struggling find any...

Have visited many wonderful Pembrokeshire pubs in the past week with excellent beer and great customer service. However, if you wish to visit a pretty grotty pub and drink beer at £4.95 a pint served by an unwelcoming and indifferent landlord then The Lobster Pot...

I very much enjoyed my Thai fish cakes with wonderful chips and draught beer, out in the garden. This was after having done a guided boat tour near Skomer Island to see puffins & other seabirds.

We ate here the night before going over to Skomer. We were warned on arrival that they were short-staffed (as almost everywhere is at the moment). Even so the service was prompt and friendly and the food was well cooked and just what we needed...

We stopped here as a family after spending the day on SKomer Island with the puffins. This is a lovely pub with plenty of space and a good choice of food and beer available. There is a pleasant childrens play area acorss the road from...

Look no further than this "pub with rooms" for perfect accommodation for exploring the area. The pub / hotel team are completely set up for birders and explorers and were very welcoming. Lovely atmosphere in the pub in the evening, perfect comfort food to come...

Visited here last week with 3 friends. Food good although a bit of a wait for it, and staff not the most welcoming i've had, but not unfriendly, just not chatty. Locals friendly, and some games for the kids out the back. 2 mile walk...

Visited mid week after a trip to Marloes Sands and a walk around the peninsula. Stopped by for lunch and just managed to squeeze our order in before service finished, there was a bit of a wait for our food but we sat out in...

Not sure why this place only scored a 3.5 out of 5. Bit misleading in my opinion. Obviously, experiences are individual and vary however, we turned up on a bank holiday weekend and we’re greeted warmly and accommodated as walk ins. Food and.service were first...

Visited the Lobster Pot for lunch with family pre walking along the coast. Really friendly welcome, dog friendly, great setting & really good pub food! Highly recommend….we’ll be going back! Had a great chat with the landlord Alan, very informative & helpful chap. Lovely friendly...

We thought of leaving after our initial impressions of the grumpy barman and his reluctance to take an order. But we thought we would give it a try. Perhaps they were just having a bad day? Besides, there really wasn't anywhere else. No real ale....

We arrived on a cold winter evening and the door was wide open to the elements. The barman grunted something and we went into another room and found a table. We chose something off the uninspiring menu from the board and paid for that and...

good beer , good atmosphere, good value pub food, nice garden area, service was good, pub clean and tidy

Popped in for lunch. 50 minute wait for two prawn baguettes. Place didn’t seem that busy. Poor girl on the bar said that owner and son had not showed up for lunchtime service and that she normally worked in the kitchen, but was having to...

Nice place to have food, really tasty and nicely presented. Good service. Will definable be back. Thank you.

Visited the Lobster Pot for a few daytime beers and a bit of lunch with my partner and our dog. Dog was welcome inside the pub, and there’s also an enormous fenced area out the back where dogs can run and play. Staff were extremely...

This is the second time we have visited this summer - a great local pub offering traditional pub fare. Our food was cooked and presented well, and no long waits! All backed up by excellent service from both the restaurant and bar staff. A bonus...

Dog friendly local pub that service traditional food. Food was ok but no local fresh options were available. Everything was with chips!

Good local pub. Friendly atmosphere. Good selection of beers. A nice beer garden. Great pub grub. The ribs were fab. Reasonably priced wine by the bottle. Very dog and Covid friendly. Would definitely return if in the area.

The rooms are comfortable though can be a little cold. Breakfast is very good as is dinner in the pub. Highly recommended if you're staying in in around Marloes

Has lunch here while on a walk. Sat in the garden which was very pleasant. The bar service was slow, food took a while to arrive and wasn't that great. Chips are offered with everything on the limited, basic menu

The precautions here made me feel very safe. Yes I had to provide my details but seeing all the cleaning and visors allowed me to eat and drink with confidence. There were 2 vegan choices and a friendly service so perfect. We will be back...

Friendly waitress and good Covid precautions. Limited choice of main courses, standard pub good but only average quality, pub name deceptive as no fresh seafood available. No non-alcoholic beer or sparkling water available in a pub. Disappointing.

We entered the Pub to have a drink and chat with friends. some of the party went to sit down, and the first words that were spoken to us was "You can't sit there and i need all your details here before you can have...

We stopped off for a late lunch here on Friday 7th Aug. Covid procedures were readily in place. We received a warm welcome from the young bar maid who is a credit to the pub, unfortunately, we didn't catch her name. Had lunch in the...

Been coming here for years and always get very friendly service. Its quite basic at the moment but where isn't! Proper pub at a decent price and the beer is good. Keep up the great work.

Stopped in for a quick drink with family. Really nice pub which hope to be open inside from Monday 3 August. Lovely and huge beer garden in any case, and a very reasonably priced looking food menu. Very good COVID measures in place.

Very typical. They were out of most items on the starters menu but we made due. Shrimp was good. Was a little cold and we would have appreciated if they had turned up the heat. But the people were pleasant and the food was good.

Called in for a light lunch, as places in Dale all closed. Ham salad bap was good, but would have preferred red onions, as white onions to over powering. The other order of prawns cooked in garlic butter was tasteless, swimming in watery liquid on a bed of soggy lettuce, which should have been salad. When waitress came to clear plates she noticed hardly any of the prawns were eaten. Told her they were terrible. No one came to apologise or offer refund. Won't be back

Arrived here for a light bite early afternoon on NYE! They ran out of the Pinot Grigio they initially served me, so substituted my next glass with a rather different (and somewhat inferior version). So so, maybe they were the saving the best for the big night later. But then, they charged me a main portion of whitebait when I only ordered the starter size. I had only read the starters menu, so they should have checked with me! The opportunity for this place to create something more special is very much missed. Such a shame.

We only popped in for a quick drink after a long walk & it was very friendly & comfortable. The sofas around the fire were lovely.

Lovely food and made to feel very well come by the staff and locals as we were strangers renting locally for my daughter's 30th birthday and we had 4 kids with us under 7 would strongly recommend

We went a group of friends and stopped her after a long walk.Sadly very poor quality overpriced food, long wait and cold when it arrived. Would not visit this place again

Just popped for quick drink as we were passing. 3 very friendly ladies behind the bar. Felinfoel beer was excellent. Would call in again.

We arrived at 2:40pm and thought we had just missed lunch which finishes at 2:30. All I can say is I’m glad we asked if they’re still serving food as the owner was very accommodating and let us place our order. A few walkers then came in behind us who also wanted food. It wasn’t a long wait and it was the best veggie lasagne I’ve had in a while. The rest of the table ordered the chicken pie. That looked amazing too. Although this came with no veg or salad, the staff were very obliging and quickly gave us an additional side salad. I’d definitely recommend this pub and come back. The menus themselves have seen better days though.

Booked a table here for the end of camping trip for 7. When we arrived the bartender made our drinks there and then and we were given and a4 menu that had seen better days. We were told our table was down the steps but not shown to our table. The menu was basic pub grub, there seemed to be only two vegetarian specials but no other specials available or written on the board. We waited a while for our orders to be taken, but nobody came to the table, we had not been informed to order at the bar. Despite the pub being quiet the food took a long time to arrive. All food arrived at the same time, but no cutlery was on the table so the waitress went back to get some. Lots of the sauces and condiments were empty or not available on the table, and when asked for sweet chilli sauce to go with the chicken goujons there were none available. Nobody to check how the meal was, which it wasn't one of the fish was undercooked and inedible, so much so that it was difficult to even cut as it was so tough. When the plates were being cleaned the waitress was informed, there was no apology we were just told the chef would be informed. No desserts were offered.All in all a poor meal and poor service, which unfortunately means I would not reccomend. Although the pub was clean, simple things such as the making sure condiments and cutlery are available is just simple service. And inedible food is just not acceptable.

We hebben lekker gegeten, terwijl we wachtten op het vertrek van onze boottocht.Eten is eenvoudig, smaakvol en vers.Vriendelijke bediening.Er zijn ook spelletjes aanwezig voor de kinderen en een bank om lekker onderuit te zakken.

Arrived at the lobster pot and got shown to our table. Very disorganised we were sat waiting for menus for 10 minutes before I went looking for some. Eventually I got hold of some which were unreadable as they were soggy. The food was awful food overcooked and food uncooked. The owner was not professional at all. I would not even give this a 1 star. Not going to be revisiting this place again

Stopped here for a rest and some food. Arrived at 12.30 and ordered food within the first 5 minutes. It wasn’t served till over an hour later. My son was starving and whinging a bit but I thought it would be good. Boy was I wrong. I ordered a minted lamb burger (pic attached) so dry and the fries were cold. Very underwhelming and so so disappointing. The atmosphere was not the warmest and tbh during the long wait for the food I desperately wanted to leave but you can’t do that when you’ve ordered. Will not be returning.

Interesting local pub. Just off the coast path so full of walkers from all over the world. Music on some nights and good accommodation.

Maybe not the cosiest of inns as you expect, because quite modern inside. But very clean it looked to me. Very friendly staff. Had fish for starters and fish for main. Both fine and tasty. Some whisky afterwards of course. I say, a very OK place for food. Nothing wrong with it, except maybe for the somewhat plain interior.

Nice pub, good food, stove for Winter. Only thing is I feel it's had some of the character taken away from it in modernising it.

Popped in on a Friday night for food thinking it was a little quite village pub boy were we wrong open mike night was in swing anyone welcome to have a go! Great atmosphere the staff and locals were lovely!! As for the food I had the cod which was MASSIVE and cooked perfectly my other half had the veg lasagne which she described as divine fantastic night if your passing through I highly recommend popping in!!!

Lovely little pub, very welcoming staff, we had a couple of visits and had s lovely meal. The chef/landlady is an amazing cook, if you are in the area its well worth a visit

Called here on the way back from Skomer. Food was fantastic and reasonably priced. Very friendly welcoming staff. Well done!

The meals were 50-100% above the usual price so we were expecting something exceptional. After a 40 minute wait - in a half-empty pub - we got what was at best a mediocre bar meal.

Had a beautiful meal here. On walking through the door the place was very spacious, clean and the lady serving behind the bar very friendly. We had our dogs with us and due to the weather being great was able to sit outside in the beer garden but was surprised with the large field that the dogs loved for running. Would definitely recommend a visit.

We popped into The Lobster Pot after going on the 1 hour boat ride out to Skomer Island from Martins Haven. The food was good and served by friendly staff. The homemade chips were great!

Useful that this pub/restaurant is open all day for food. Made welcome and had a pleasant meal - not exceptional, but adequate and at a fair price. Special board was comprehensive, but were not offered the full menu.

I visited on 28 February and had a really nice meal, good value for money and the staff were so friendly and welcoming. Perfect location as I was staying in Marloes village. Would highly recommend and I will be visiting again

The food was so delicious and the staff were so friendly and polite would 100 percent recommend to anyone !

Being based in Marloes over Christmas, we’d expected this delightful, dog-friendly pub to be somewhere we’d spend several evenings and started as planned, with a pint and a bowl of chips on Christmas Eve. We and our soggy Setter were made immensely welcome.

Food had great variety and was delish, especially the seafood. Atmosphere of fun and camaraderie. Place was buzzing but not too loud...just right. Good memories.

On a personal level, I always find it more difficult to write a bad review instead of a good one as I find it all really tiresome.

We were able to park outside, right by the door, which was particularly appreciated in the cold wind that was blowing. Inside we had a warm welcome. The children had soft drinks and the adults tried Welsh cider. Food service was a little slow but worth the wait. The food was tasty and the portions generous.

Eaten here many times. Food cooked in good time, reasonable prices on most things, does allow dogs, huge beer garden to the rear with large 'paddock' ideal for excitable dogs.... Large children's play area over the road (now a permament 20mph zone). Perfect for families, with young children looking for an affordable place to eat at the end of the day. Only premises in the area with a games room.