The Mountain Gate Hotel and Restaurant in Carmarthenshire

it has its own atmosphere, like there was rainfall n stuff, grass started to grow and on the 7th day god created me and then I ate here

Booked at 1pm starters arrived at 2.30pm even though they had our choices before hand. Dinner was very nice.

Excellent meal with great service

Poor service, cold food and no atmosphere

Ordered takeaway Sunday dinner. It was really lovely and a great service. Will definitely be coming here again.

Fantastic food and amazing staff!

Lovely starter and main meal. Really filling and enjoyed. Lovely polite staff and helpful. Really big pub with wheelchair access and function room

We booked a table of 20 for a surprise birthday meal, they kindly offered us our own room which was perfect and made it feel all that more special! We were able to go up early and decorate the room however we please. It was perfect, the staff are extremely helpful, the place has a homey feel to it and the food was outstanding!! I had the Texas Chicken, which i highly recommend, my other half had the ribeye steak which looked amazing! Good sized portions, all food came out piping hot and everything we ordered was correct no problems whatso ever, would highly recommend this establishment, thanks so much again for a wondeful night.

lovely staff, incredible food and a pleasant atmosphere! highly reccommended :)

What can I say. But omg this is the tastiest afternoon tea I have ever had. The Bench. Well you get cottage pie, chicken pie, chips in a basket with battered sausage on top. A large Yorkshire pudding pilled with mash potato a small sausages in. Curry sauce, gravy. Then on the lower half you got your treats, you have all small treats to die for but I saved my favourite till last which was the mouth watering apple and cinnamon crumble.

This is the 3rd time I’ve been for the famous mountain gate bench and once again it did not disappoint. So much better that your average afternoon tea! The pie and battered sausages were mouth watering.

Arrived at the mountain gate without booking nor checking if we could be seated for a little date night as the children were away for the weekend.

A fantastic meal for tea time. Plenty of food for two plus plenty left over which they kindly pit it boxes for us we would advise anyone that wants the best afternoon tea in Wales to visit hear

Lovely place. Good selection and lovely food, nice size portions. Friendly attentive staff. Highly recommend.

Lovely welcome from Martin and staff. Had the picnic bench, amazing value, lots of lovely miniature hot dishes with sides ,sauces and sweet treats . Definitely recommend this. Great food and great service ❤

Nice place very warm nice staff good food

Just don’t bother. The manager and owner are absolutely shocking to deal with. I wouldn’t go there for dinner and certainly wouldn’t go there for a party. There are plenty of other places in the area. Try them. They actually appreciate the business. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME !!!!

Visited as a family to celebrate mother in laws birthday. 7 of us.

We'd often passed this restaurant but never visited because of the online reviews, but I'm so glad we decided to take a chance - we were not disappointed!

Food was lovely,slow arriving but guessed maybe longer as had large room open too.(christmas) can be expensive pending what you like.

After having to wait over 10mins for someone to come to the bar we were then shown to our table. It then took ages for someone to come take our order. When the food finally arrive it was ok but nothing special (over priced for what you get). When we asked for the bill half hour later it still hadn’t come and we had to go to the bar only to see the waitress we had asked for the bill from to just be standing chatting.

Great accessibility. Pleasant welcome by all staff. Food plentyful and delicious. Piping hot and did not have to wait too long for our meals. Well worth 5 stars...and so nice to have a decent restaurant locally situated to us. We will definitely be making this restaurant one of our regular places to eat out.The Mountain Gate did not disappoint. Thank you to all the staff that made our visit a pleasant one .

Had a fantastic evening New years eve

Beautiful carvery with plenty of options. Everything cooked to perfection. Couldn't have been any better! Will be definately coming back soon.

I called in to get a voucher for my friends for Christmas staff very helpful and my friends really looking foward to having a meal there I've eaten there before food very good

The carvery was actually quite good as was the desert, but the starter was poorly presented. The pate was poor and the warm crusty bread was stone cold. If it were not for the abysmal service I would have given 3 stars as it was The Mountain Gate barely scraped 2 stars. I am so sorry but I could not in all honesty recommend this venue to anyone.

Christmas party. Food and service were very good. The band were excellent. The room was overfull and too congested. We had to sit by the stage and the speakers were deafening us. Once we had eaten we had to move away from the stage area.

amazing place outstanding staff love it there

Lovely carvery.We were well pleased. Would certainly go there again.

Excellent Sunday Cavery and service. Highly recommended.

Cold food,Cold atmosphere. Won't be calling again

Best food and sunday dinners lovely great drinks.

We went to eat on Friday evening. We were seated and served drinks very quickly even though it was fairly busy with several large parties in. The menu was extensive and there were several options that appealed. In the end we all opted for grills - mixed grill & gammon. When the meals came, they were huge! The food was of fantastic quality, all served with delicious chips, a dressed salad and onion rings. Unfortunately no room for a dessert though! We will definitely return at a later date.

Visited on a Tuesday night, hadn’t booked but wasn’t too busy so was promptly seated. Menu is extensive and had a whole page of vegetarian/vegan options, although not a vegetarian myself thought was very good.

Lovely meal. Service a bit slow

Went here for an evening meal, it was not very busy the service was very slow we wait half an hour for somebody to take our order. I asked for new potatoes and received chips. The meal when eventually it did arrive was poor to say the least. The staff attitude was virgin on arrogant. We will not be visiting here again which is a shame as it is walking distance.

Had afternoon tea a fantastic place peaple who indulge in this have not had one of their benches of lovely food have even booked for my birthday

Sunday lunch here a few weeks ago was really nice and the staff were very attentive. It's a carvery set up here and the selection of meats and veg was really good however all the food was luke warm which was a little off putting. We did go for a late sitting but I would expect the food to be piping hot.

Very nice food really worth a visit

Well, ordered food and evan though we were the only table ordering food out of three in the entire place it took over an hour for food to come, food was hot and portion size was good and the food was nice bar the lamb steak which was full of fat, pricing is a bit much when you have to wait over an hour.

We went to The Mountain Gate for a family meal after it was recommended to us by others. It didn't disappoint. It's such a nice place, comfortable and relaxed. Tables were not too close to each other and very clean. Staff excellent and knowledgeable. Oh yes, and the food was delicious.

Plates were cold, soup had to be sent back as luke-warm, service abysmal, will not be visiting again

Good food a value for money....

Very welcoming, bessy but not good at getting the Wright ordereds.

Had a picnic bench today. Was very disappointed took 20 minutes for our drinks to be served and then a futher 10 minutes for our food. Not sure how 2 people are meant to share 1 prawn cocktail, 1 mini burnt veggie burger, 1 fish and 1 salmon so had to cut everything in half to share it. And the dessert were very disappointing the scone was a mini version and they did not taste great.

Great carvery!! Four meats large choice of veg. Can also order from the main menu which is a bonus.

Very disappointed. Chips looked like roast potatoes, lasagne was dry and poor service. Food took ages to come out and was not asked how the meal was at the end. Very expensive for the standard of food that was served. Would not recommend

Good service, really nice place. Food from the carvery was pretty luke warm but we did come pretty late in the day. Still delicious, would try again

I went with my daughter for Sunday lunch today and it was fabulous. Even though we were quite late and coming to the end as it was approaching 4pm, fresh meat and veg were being replaced which is not the case in most carvery restaurants.

Food & service was second to none. Would highly recommend.

I visited the Mountain Gate recently when it had changed hands. The service was poor. It was explained that all the staff were in the process of bring trained. I thought I would try again. We waited nearly an hour for our food. When we finished our main course our plates were not cleared, we were not invited to see the dessert menu or asked if we would like any coffee or presented with the bill. When we went to pay the bill the three staff members on duty were sat/stood at the bar. The food was good but that doesn't make up for the extremely poor service. I will not be returning again.

I had visited this restaurant a few years ago and it was really good so went back with my family. The service was terrible and the food was average.

Lovely staff. Disappointed with meal and no desserts left that I liked

We had the picnic tables lots of delicious food all thoroughly enjoyed thank you

Picnic benches are fab! So much choice. Beautiful layout. Excellent value. Definitely recommend

My husband and I went to the Mountain Gate to try their sweet and savory picnic bench. We didn't know what to expect in advance, but when it was served we were both blown away. What a wow-factor! So many beautiful colours, wonderful tastes and an amazing presentation. It was a feast for 2. A great version of british high tea. Furthermore we were served by very friendly and hospitable staff who did everything he could to make it a good experience for us. We would definitely go there again and recommend it to others.

Fantastic food with one of the best chefs in Wales......traveled all the way from Portugal to taste the food....worth every air mile 😁😁😁😁😁

A little pricey but amazing food. Best afternoon tea I've ever had.

I like this idea at the Mountain Gate where they offer mini picnic tables between two instead of afternoon teas for £15.95 each.

Lovely place, had food off the afternoon light bite.

Nice place. The food was good and worth the wait. There is a large car park on site. It can cater for large parties upto 160 people.

Good choice of meats and veg, tasty carvery

Children would love the picnic benches for afternoon tea!

As a father you want the best for you daughters wedding and im so glad we choose The Mountain Gate .

My mothers wake, food was great and plenty of it

I was not fussed on the honey and garlic glaze chicken, the chicken seemed to have been boiled first before being chargrilled. The lamb shank was perfect. The other meal ingredients were perfect.

Lovely Sunday dinner and a fine selection of gin 😊

Went with my husband last night. King prawn starter was amazing, the garlic butter was gorgeous. Had lamb rump main, the lamb was beautiful and the flavour was good the lamb was sublime. Couldn't manage a desert as we were so full.

Attended a best friend's wedding yesterday. Food very good!! Nice atmosphere! Will definately be booking for Sunday lunch!

Outstanding service and delicious food.Ardderchog.

Food was over cooked had to send it back, was better 2nd time. Staff did apologies but I won't be going back

The food was delicious but portions were huge and we have good appetites which seemed a bit wasteful. Can't fault it though. Great variety of food choice and all very tasty. Only meal that wasn't as nice was the southern chicken as it was a bit overcooked and therefore dry. Would definitely go back and have already booked a return visit.

We had carvery on Sunday. The food was nice, the staff very pleasant and the decor was carming.

Inexpierenced waiting staff who found it difficult to cope as it was quite busy. Food was ok nothing special. We have been here a few times as we live a short distance from it. It's really nice to have somewhere local open again but I hope they can improve staff training to improve the experience of eating there. I really hope they can do this as I am all for supporting local businesses. I will definitely go back and hopefully have better experience.

We must have been very unlucky, on our arrival we shown to out table on the floor was a black bag full of used table cloths, our meals were cold and served on cold plates, we left after the main meal and felt exsteamly dissatisfied. I don't think we will be returning to this establishment. 😨

Lovely food little slow on service

Fantastic food and service on mother's day. Thank you for making it special.

Numerous visits here since it’s re-opened and the food has been beautiful. The staff have always been pleasant and welcoming and food has always been served in a reasonable amount of time :)

Found this place on our travels, decided to eat here, very impressed with the cleanliness and size of the restaurant, but very impressed with the Sunday carvery, it was delicious. Will definitely be coming back.

Nice food friendly staff and fast service. Dad go back

Really lovely food and great service 😊

Had a very nice Sunday dinner today here. 3 course meal and it was gorgeous and decently priced. Also the place was very clean and tidy and proffesional. If I had only one gripe it would be that the carrots and cauliflower were undercooked. But I put that down to a one off. Highly recommended!

We decided to visit the mountain gate as we are local and had heard very mixed reviews since its reopening. Unfortunately it did not live up to expectations. When we arrived the waitress took our drinks order, brought us our drinks then we didn't see her again. 30 minutes went passed until a member of our party went up to the bar where we were told to "just help ourselves to the carvery". There was only approx another 5 tables there so it wasn't busy. Unfortunately the carvery was one of the worst ones we've ever had and we all left most of it. In fairness the turkey was nice but that was about it. The gravy had a weird taste and was very watery but everything else was SOAKED in oil :( after leaving most of our food we had to wait another 30 minutes for the waitress to bring us our bill. I completely agree with other comments that the service is very relax and there doesn't seen to be a front of house to direct the experienced staff.

Sunday lunch was fabulous plenty of choice and lovely, fresh and hot. The staff were pleasant and couldn't do enough for you they were back and for to check all was ok and were lovely. Will definately be going back.

Went here for Sunday lunch there were 14 of us, food was lovely, loads of choice with vegetables choice of three meats (or have all three) everything was hot and fresh.

Absolutely out of this world food was beautiful and plenty of it staff couldn't do enough for us presentation of food was amazing highly recommended will be back photos of the starters amazing xxx

We visited recently re-opened Mountain Gate to have a late Valentine's Day meal. I must say we were all very impressed with the place itself, food and the service we received. Despite the place being busy staff were attentive and very polite,checked on us on several occasions but without being "in your face". Food was absolutely beautiful, well cooked, seasoned and presented, it was plentiful. Very impressed with the fact that even little things like onion rings were homemade(beautiful) and not from the packet (something you see far to often in other places). Great selection of gin ! We will definetely be returning!

We visited recently re-opened Mountain Gate to have a late Valentine's Day meal. I must say we were all very impressed with the place itself, food and the service we received.

This was a great restaurant. Excellent food excellent friendly service.

Pleasantly surprised, quite busy but we had booked a table, a group of us and impressed that tables were called up in turn so no big queues. All the food looked appetising and a nice touch that the desserts are also on show. Dissapointed that the plates were cold in the plate warmer but asked a chef for a hot plate and he brought one immediately and apologised. The food was delicious, all the meats were tender and there was a good choice of vegetables

Tried the Mountain Gate for the first time tonight and we’ll be going back. Nice setting, staff very polite and helpful and the food was very good. Prawn starter, rump steak. No complaints and great to have somewhere as good as this on our doorstep.

Very nice place good food with good service from staff who were warm and welcoming

Mid week carvery tried. Very tasty and good value @ £7.95

Lovely food! Highly recommended

Decided to try here after reading the good reviews,so took my mum for a birthday lunch.Sowed to our booked table and asked what drinks we wanted,asked for 2 glasses of Zinfandel and 3 pints.Waitres returned no Zinfandel ok 2 glasses rose wine,barman returned sorry only sell rose by the bottle.We then decided on our main meals 2 scampi 1 curry 1 lasagne 1 chilli.The 2 scampi were fine can’t really go wrong with something out of a packet.The lasagne was like burned stodge that needed a chisel to peel it away from sides of the dish.Curry tasteless could have been chicken in some yellow sauce and the chilli only resembled chilli because it had kidney beans in it think they forgot to put the chilli in.Did tell the waitress but to no avail Everybody were more concerned In putting decorations up in the other room ready for breakfast with Santa.Totally disastrous experience which wasn’t cheap either.

Excellent service ,very friendly staff, really good food outstanding value for money will definitely be my new local for food and drink

I took visiting family to The Mountain Gate on Sunday and the surroundings and food were excellent. Good choice of starters and desserts and four choices of meat on the carvery plus a vegan option. My family were impressed and I will definitely be going again. Glad we booked, it was very busy.

Cosy dining excellent food great company Service needs a little improvement but the staff were new Recommend and would definitely visit again

Organised a business dinner for 25 people. The place was really busy when we arrived but despite this the service and food was impeccable. The food was hot and tasty - not easy when catering for so many people and the serving staff were excellent.

Fabulous food and drink, great location and the loveliest staff. Great addition to Tycroes.