The Lost ARC in Powys

Fanatic food options for gluten free and vegan. Good quality meats etc. Lovely staff, fast and efficient.

Stopped here on the way home and had a lovely breakfast. Food and drinks were good quality, atmosphere was nice and service was friendly and efficient. Would come again!

Friendly staff, lovely Mediterranean roast veg salad. Very busy at lunchtime

Well laid out indoor and outdoor seating areas, good choice of cakes etc

We spotted a menu in our Air BnB and decided to give it a go.. We were not disappointed! Best Welsh Rarebit I have had in years and the onion marmalade was to die for .. Thoroughly recommend this hidden gem for a stop off!

Super nice location with good cultural offerings. The food was delicious and very fresh. A lucky chance find.

It's a bit of a crazy place, very eclectic, full of nooks and crannies, but it offers a small parking lot, outdoor and indoor seating and really good food. The service sometimes gets lost in orders (I was there twice and there was always something going on), but it doesn't matter. Everyone is nice and trying their best to deal with the chaos inside 😊 I will definitely come back if I'm nearby. It's worth it!

Absolutely amazing place!! Came through with a charity bike ride and the staff gave us all coffees for free!! Very kind and generous staff and great food, atmosphere and community location.

Cafe is nice but the service is really slow (been here twice, a year apart and it was the same both times). When your food arrives (after a decent wait) faster than the two cups of coffee, it would suggest there aren't enough staff for the number of tables in service.

The best breakfast I have ever had, period!

Best Welsh rarebit I've tasted 😋

Lovely little spot with friendly staff. Breakfast was only ok

Such a wonderful cafe stop for us on our roadtrip. The food was truly beautiful and I would highly recommend the Bara Broth cake for afterwards!

Coffee was great, polite staff. Went at a busy period and was told there was a short wait. Ended up waiting 20 minutes for a takeaway coffee.

Great breakfast and coffee ☕️ 😋 👌

Called in on the motorbikes. Simply stunning. Food,sevice and location were perfect. Prices,cleanliness can't fault anything. ( Even the sun was out)!

Beautiful little cafe with a gorgeous garden at the back. Excellent good and very friendly service. Highly recommend!

This place is a gem! We went for breakfast and were so glad we did. It was delicious and filled us up for the day! The staff were also really friendly. Great place.

Nice staff but dreadful food and quite a wait for it too. The samosa was a more pasty and all crust and no filling. If the chef has ever eaten a samosa then I will eat my hat. Flavourless daal (two spoonfuls) oddly topped with Bombay mix. And 12 quid! Writing this as I stroll to the high street as I’m starving.

Superb find at the half way point of our journey to North Wales. Great location with on site parking. Dog friendly with a green walking area adjoining the parking. Lovely welcome and great quality food and drinks. Flat white coffee was strong and mellow in a very good way. We enjoyed Rarebit and a med veg open sandwich with generous sides of wedges with chipotle dip. Definitely planning to visit again on the south bound journey.

Popped in for lunch. Had a very nice broccoli and potato soup and also one of their berry smoothies. Nice selection of home made sandwiches, Quiche, pies etc. Will be a regular when in the area. The cappuccino was good too, I forgot to ask for oat milk, was a tad too milky for me. But lots of other choice of hot drinks. Outside area. Dig friendly.

Very cosy cafe with plenty of summer outdoor seating. Lovely cakes and coffees and a nice service. By 1:30 they had ran out of some lunch items so get there early

This was one of the best meals while travelling at Wales 🥰 I have marked as my favourite location to eat, and I hope we can get back here again. 🥰

Only had drinks. But nice place.

Fresh water spring out the front beautiful place to stop off for coffee ice cream cakes etc

Visited here for my farewell breakfast to end my holiday and it didn't let me down, so tasty and worth every penny. They also welcome dogs which is always a massive plus as a solo traveller with two dogs. I will without a doubt return as soon as I can. Thank you for helping the last fee hours of my holiday count.

Great evening of food and music

Think we caught them on a bad day, not much went right for us. Drinks came out separately, food came out separately (individuals finished whatever came out before the rest of our party of 4 got their order) food order was wrong, our food went to another table, was told there was a 20min wait on food orders at the start, then another 10, then told they ran out of mushrooms, but we got mushrooms but no sausages. Was there for 1hr 45mins. Raised the issues with staff, got a partial refund. 2 star review, 1 for location/setting & 1 for quality of food. Left very disappointed & behind on the rest of our days plans. Think they bit off more they could chew instead of being honest and saying they’re up neck with orders at the beginning. Honesty is the best policy. Real shame, especially with the high rated reviews online.

Was visiting relatives who have just moved to the area and we found this lovely little place tucked away down a narrow lane . Friendly staff and a yummy big Welsh breakfast. Would totally recommend

What a magnificent place. Went for breakfast, which was wonderful, and were met by such warm and friendly people; serving the hottest, tastiest latte I've had in a long time. A hidden gem worth unearthing. Will, with all certainty, return

Amazing place been to Rhayader a few times but never known it was there. Will be back

A lovely place to sit and relax. A real little gem tucked away!! Love it!! Try the sweet and spicy pizza. Friday night!!

Lovely and unique cafe. Food looked so delicious, but I'd had brunch, so I didn't try this time. I would definitely go back to sample a lunch and a cake. The smoothies were so good highly recommended.

Such a lovely little cafe tucked away off the main road. Very friendly and lovely food. Sat in the garden and enjoyed the sun.

Was very excited to try this cafe, but left feeling a little disappointed. I had the Roast Lamb and my partner had the Roast Pork. The meat was lovely and tender and there was a good selection of vegetables too. The issue was came from the fact the meat or veg was not hot, but rather warm. The gravy was tasty, but there wasn't enough of it. I am a Yorkshire pudding aficionado so to have only one small one was a let down. There definitely could have been another. There was also only a small spoonful of roast veg, which could have easily have been doubled. A lack of redcurrant jelly for my lamb left my dinner feeling a little unfinished. There was mint sauce, but I loathe the condiment. Overall, the dinner was good, but could be improved with my recommendations.

Dropped in on a rainy day,nice and warm and a lovely friendly welcome.. What a pleasant surprise, chose a couple of vegan dishes,wow,absolutely brilliant, topped off with some cake and a hot chocolate..so food great and good value ,all round excellent….this place will be a regular for us going forward..👍

Excellent coffee and cake, the ginger cake is super gingery! Service was excellent also

Great little place and well worth seeking out. Great coffee and lovely, friendly serving staff

Super friendly staff, great food and drink - what more could you ask for! Friday night pizzas are a must and the full Welsh breakfast means you won't need lunch! A must visit location.

Great cakes even did some to go for us!

Cooked fresh so takes time to get food

Lovely little place for a snack or a real good coffee. The coffee cake was so nice and the bara brith too. Will be back again ..

1st visit review have to say food ordered was served hot and reasonably quickly, certainly could not fault the quality of the produce was definitely a cut above But as to be expected pricing was also a cut above other cafes In the area So would we call back ...absolutely we would but it may be a second or third choice on the day

Genuinely lovely staff. Really recommend stopping here! Bacon sandwich was very tasty!

Delicious food and extremely friendly and helpful staff ! Thanks for a lovely lunch 🙂

Great atmosphere great food and great staff.

Absolutely fantastic Sunday roast and smoothie. Could not ask for more. Lovely staff, great location that you can go for a post lunch walk along the river. Probably the best roast I've ever had, with delicious vegetarian options.

Really nice breakfast, unfortunately let down by the hash browns which were soggy. Otherwise, amazing service and such a cute wall with food vouchers for the less fortunate

So, the breakfast was nothing unusual. Bacon, eggs, sausages, coffee, etc. But..and I have had a few breakfasts in my time, this is, to date the BEST breakfast I have had. So tasty, fresh, local and all served with a big portion of friendliness.

My wife and I were staying in the area for the weekend and we came across this gem! Beautiful building, friendly team and lovely coffee and cakes. Will definitely be back.

Lovely cafe, great food, friendly & helpful staff. Definitely recommend.

Good little cafe for feeding food, cakes and coffee, we ordered fine however the wait for the coffee and cakes to arrive was roughly 15/20 minutes which let it down slightly. However the price was really good.

Very good, absolutely miserable day was driving back from hiking the Gower peninsula’s , stopped in and the most fantastic baked potato. Staff were very very helpful, cool chilled out venue . Very good will go again if in the area .

Best breakfast I have had in a long time!

This is a lovely cafe, with great vegan options. Just a shame they let dogs inside, as it stops two members of my family from going in (they are asthmatic and allergic to dogs).

What an amazing place with the most amazing hosts, music, food and a welcoming smile for all... what more do you want!!! :-)

Enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner, turkey for my husband & a mushroom dish for me. We both had all the trimmings & generous helpings of vegetables. The starter Cauliflower Fritter was really tasty but for me the star of the evening was the chocolate cheesecake! Best I have ever tasted & believe me I have tasted quite a few! Very friendly servers &, as always, a lovely atmosphere.

First time we have visited , won't be theblast as we are moving toothed town soon , welsh rabbit was first class

Absolutely delicious, really interesting food in a lovely, relaxed, friendly environment. We had a roast beef sourdough roll (comes with a gravy dipping pot!) and a tofu salad bowl. Both were completely delicious. Such a nice surprise to find in the back end of Rhayader.

On the first and third Monday of the month is a brilliant open mic, the best. A proper music venue, with some terrific performers. Great entertainment.

Great little cafe. Needs a better sign by the road side as could be easily missed.

Stopped here for lunch on the way back to Cardiff from north Wales, a really cool little spot with good coffee.

A lovely hidden gem. Small place with a nice atmosphere, chilled background music and a collection of tastful wall paintings for decorations. Brwakfast food was good and had a good selection of cakes. Will come again for dinner sometime.

Delightful, well worth the detour, a great stop off point if taking the scenic route from north to south Wales. The breakfast baps where delicious x

Great dog friendly cafe - went for breakfast and was so good had to go again!

Absolutely amazing breakfast - eggs and sausages were clearly locally sourced and just perfect 🫶🏻. Parking right outside making it a convenient stop off for any through journey. Hope to pop in again when passing

What a find. Struggling to find a Sunday lunch for vegans and vegetarians, this place found room for us, made us very welcome and supplied some excellent roast dinners. To be recommended

We went to the café today and loved it! Especially the amazing soup.... Miso barley and cabbage.... absolutely incredible. Carry on... I would have loved to have dipped in to some of the advertised events too but I was just passing by

Great food, nice coffee, interesting place, near the river.

Perfect stop on our wales road trip, great vibey place and nice food, friendly staff will come again. Xx

Called in about 3.30pm one afternoon a few weeks ago to be told the café was shut, they had cleaned the kitchen so wouldn’t even make a sandwich. So why were all the boards still out on the road saying it was open? If they’d cleaned the kitchen it must have been closed for a while so why not take the signs in?

Decent coffee ☕, very chilled vibes parking to boot.

we, a family of four, stopped by for some lunch on our drive back from cardigan bay into england. everything about the lost arc is lovely. wholesome, delicious food, great coffee and a wonderful, kind vibe. the music was great, the outside space was also really nice. we’ll definitely come by the next time we pass.

Attended for a Wedding & had the most amazing time x Staff professional & friendly Food very tasty & well presented All very clean Bans were excellent Would definately go back if we were in the area Thankyou So much to you all for making a very special day exceptional

Lovely little find, great service and food. Thankyou

Must admit I was pretty disappointed. 20 mins for my coffee to arrive. 35 mins for my sausage sandwich to arrive. Food was cold. Coffee was average.

Stop serving breakfast half hour early

Excellent, staff could not be more helpful, definitely recommend this place, quite small book in advance.

The food and service were excellent. I'd give it 6 stars if I could. 👌

Stopped here on a motorbike tour of wales. Good parking, staff are great and I highly recommend the peanut butter cup cake and berry smoothie!!

I usually don’t leave negative reviews, but I can’t let this pass. Got turned away and discriminated probably cos of my race. The place looked empty, lots of vacant tables. When my husband went back in the car and I was sat alone, that’s the time the lady approached me& asked me whether I made a booking, when there’s nowhere online that mentioned you need to book prior. The lady with a short hair wearing glasses was quite rude and hostile. She said,”do you need food? Did you book? Sorry, we’re fully booked tonight”. All the other people (who were, yes, surprisingly white) just walked in, sat on their tables and got served. They weren’t even asked whether they made a reservation. I asked the other staff whether a booking is necessary, and she just hesitantly said “sometimes” — she’s not even sure of her answer! Only goes to show you just make your rules as you go along! Is this how you treat your non-white customers? Just send them away and not serve them at all? I am not sure how long you can get away with this unacceptable behaviour. First time to experience such rude and discriminating behavior in our visit to Wales! Avoid this place — especially if you’re not white! You won’t be welcomed!

Super food, atmosphere, and location. We had the veggie and Welsh breakfasts and left full and happy.

Tucked away next to a river walk and picnic site. Busy as it should be. Quite small inside. Couldn't comment on garden area as it poured down throughout our stay in the area

Great café with reasonably priced delicious dishes. They don't skimp on the servings or service:)

Probably the best place (in our opinion) for coffee in Rhayader; service consistent &’food good too. Not your average cafe so worth a visit!

Highly recommend! Best coffee by a long way and great food!

Cracking place, lovely meal and great atmosphere! There’s a car park next to it, so no need to park on the main road

Excellent service, lots of great vegan options, mains and deserts. I had the falafel, most excellent though the wrap was a little large and unwieldy. The Victoria sponge was nice and moist.

Lovely cafe in Rhayader with outdoor seating. Sausage sandwiches came with very thick bread, but sausages were local.

We stopped here on a looong drive home from camping in the Brecon beacons and it was delightful!! We had their Sunday roasts (both meat and vegan) which were delicious. Also had the ice cream sundae which was very yummy! We finished with a little stroll along the river before heading off; miles better than a welcome break or Moto! A lovely spot that looks as though it supports local businesses and their community, doggy friendly too 🐾

Excellent traditional full breakfast. High quality ingredients perfectly cooked. Very realistic price. Very nice caring and considerate staff. Went back for coffee and cake. My first impressions confirmed.

We prebooked for a Vegan 🌱 breakfast and managed to grab a late lunch on Father's Day (reservations recommended). The place was very busy and you can see why. Food was delicious, fresh, healthy and very reasonably priced. Service was efficient, welcoming, accommodating and professional. The ambience was great with lots of friendly smiling faces.

Couldn't fault...we even had great weather

Really cool little place with lovely service. Cheese sandwich was a bit basic but tasty.

Worth seeking out, very cute little place to stop for refreshments.

Lovely children's clothes for sale

Great food and music, Rhayader has our hearts ❤

Thoroughly recommend the Lost ARC. Well worth popping in if you're anywhere near Rhayader.

A hidden gem! Great vegetarian/vegan food. Lovely people and hospitality.

Best food in the area. Friendly and welcoming staff