The Old Tea Rooms in Gwynedd

A lovely quaint tea room that has a good selection of home made food on the menu, very friendly service and the best giant scones you can find!

Popped in for a quick Cappuccino and tea cake as I was passing through Barmouth on a lovely sunny day. Was lucky to get chance to sit outside (they have those cute wrought iron table and chairs that your Grandmother always has) - nice place to watch the activity back and forth on the street. Cappuccino was reasonable, but the tea cake was large and had plenty of butter. The place has kept the patina and styling from yesteryear! Worth a look if you are after something reminding you of a tea room back in the day.

We had a great welcome and good food, my intolerances to cetain foods were taken on board and they happily compiled something not on the menu. The references to 'the man' being rude in other comments are unfounded, I'd say that his sarcasm may have lost something in translation as although some may consider him curt, he had good intentions throughout.

I suspect a lot of people walk past, infact had it not been for the enthusiastic host, we may well have followed suit. So glad we didn't! We both had breakfast baps .. freshly cooked, quality ingredients cooked perfectly. We'll certainly return :)

Stopped in for an afternoon lunch the prices were average and the food was fine enough nothing negative to say, Would suit the older customers

Came acroos this lovely tea room, the staff were very pleasant and the owner I presume was very kind and chatty to us including our child, the price was very reasonable for what we had which was 2 cream teas, carrot cake and a squash. Highly recommended.

Walked into this cafe today and had a terrible welcome by the man working. (Probably say he was the owner). Absolute D…head of a man who made unnecessary comments to my children before we had even sat down. We then decided to up and leave due to the comments made by him had made my mind up on giving him my money. Not surprised the place was empty other people visiting must of seen the light too.

Do not eat or drink at the old tea rooms as a family we walked in and was given a filthy look with 3 children we was made to feel uncomfortable very quickly, the man that seen to us was as I can only describe as god dam rude! And pre warned my children to behave at all times in his cafe , a long with a few other nasty remarks he made towards us we decided to leave I would not recommend anyone to ever come here it’s a disgrace

Very friendly staff, good food, reasonable price! Tea served in China cups, we had quiche and salad and a jacket potato with chilli, both very tasty.

Really friendly lovely cafe. Great pot of assam tea for one - did 2 of us. I'm very particular about my tea and this hit the spot and more. As I also prefer it out of china. Lovely cup and saucer. Super cakes, sandwiches and generous portions. Ever so friendly cuddly staff - we arrived at 5 past 3 after an epic 10 mile walk and they kindly accommodated us. Could not recommend more highly. Go there.

Stopped for lunch, lovely old fashioned tea rooms , had a cream tea and 2 panini. Tea served in china cups, food all tasted good. Staff member was friendly and service prompt.

I love this place soup and a sandwich £5 outstanding value great service fresh homemade soup great sandwich warm roll crisps salad....perfect 👌

We called here in the hope they were doing hot food and were pleasantly surprised! I ordered lasagne it was a good sized portion served with a fresh and tasty salad and garlic bread the lasagne was very tasty and well presented. My friend had cottage pie served with lovely fresh vegetables. The service was good although it was quiet with only 1 other person in the atmosphere was pleasant. I would definitely return.

Family & friends called in for soup & sandwiches, cake and coffee. Place was very quite. The young man serving was doing an excellent job. Ideal for a quick bite to eat.

We ordered some lunch and a cafetière the coffee arrived it was clear the coffee beans hadn’t been blended and there was a mix of coffee crumble between the filter so it had bits in it, was the colour of dirty water and tasted like it if I’m honest. Tried to tell someone but the owner was to busy smoking up and down the street. Wouldn’t return as coffee especially a cafetière is a simple drink. Food was good just very let down by the service and coffee

I went here with my husband we visited Barmouth for the day. We went here for a coffee break. I was delighted when I saw the menu and how much they cater for Coeliacs. A great menu I had a gluten free scone with clotted cream and jam. It was delicious. Highly recommend this tea room. Great service and friendly,helpful staff.

It sometimes pays to take a few steps back from the main area of food establishments. The Old Tearooms is a case in point. Although a little tired looking in places I can’t fault the food in its quantity or quality. Most home produced and boy, how tasty. Give it a go, we did and loved the two teas and two bacon butties. I haven’t seen bacon sliced that thick in years. Yum!!

The staff at this wonderful gem of a place was very freindly. This lovely place also accommodated the gluten free dietery needs of my mum. We all had fabulous meals. The price was reasonable. All in all a lovely visit.

I ordered quiche and new potatoes which came with loads of salad and a cup of tea of which you could of made 4 cups from one pot..great value...plus side we could take our dogs in

This is a lovely place for afternoon tea. There is a great selection of cakes and sandwiches. This place can get very busy so service can be slow. This place allow well behaved dogs.

Although we only come when on holiday in area, we love this place for lunch. Great food, great service, home made food, always kind welcome, thankful.

My wife and I visited today for a teatime refreshment The scones were very good and nicely presented. All the food seemed reasonably priced and the staff were friendly and courteous It was the second time we have visited and yet again it did not fail to impress Thank goodness for a traditional tea shop

10 out of 10 for the owners here ! Lovely welcome fabulous quality of fare at a very reasonable cost,lovely place to meet for a great cup of tea or coffee served in lovely china ,and a great choice of menu . I will be returning for more of the Welsh rarebit served with 2 rashers of bacon for a hearty lunch .

We had a lovely lunch here today as a family. The food is very good and the staff very friendly and helpful. They couldn’t do enough for our two little toddlers and made us feel very welcome.Highly recommend.Try the chocolate fudge cake - immense!

Went in with three children and the "waitress" was very brief with us. They were busy in the sense that most tables were full, but it's a small place so it doesn't take many people to look busy. After 15 mins waiting for had to ask to be served and got a very brisk answer. Then when we asked how long food would be we were told "I've no idea". The food was basic but perfectly nice. We didnt mind waiting for it, just how rude and impolite the waitress woman was made us feel so unwelcome. People don't mind waiting if you're just nice about it. It's really not hard to smile.

This little place was very quiet, understandable in November, but we really enjoyed a delicious bacon sandwich and bowl of soup served by a very friendly staff member. We were on our own for the majority of time ther but I would imagine it is very popular in the tourist season. Reasonable prices too.

We were in Barmouth and found this little tea room so popped in for lunch. We had the soup and sandwich special which we found very nice. Had a pot of tea for 2 which gave at least 3 cups each with the hot water top up. Then we had a choice - Bara Brith cake or toasted loaf. Couldn't decide so had 1 of each and shared. Good plan. We found the staff pleasant and helpful and the whole experience value for money. Especially good on an out of season November day.

Found this again a year later on holiday, still great value, lovely food, home made. Very cosy, easy to park opposite.

Excellent food served by friendly staff. View from ladies toilet had us surprised! Could have stayed looking longer!!!

Lovely service and cakes, you cant wish for better value for money. Will be going back again next week. Only problem when visiting with my mother is the toilets are up very steep stairs. Otherwise a great tea room

Miserable waitress. Really nice cream tea but not enough cream for my liking. Single toilet had no toilet paper and nothing to dry your hands with.

This is a nice little double-fronted cafe on High Street, Barmouth. The council’s “3 stars” for food hygiene neatly put us off, but we went in for teas, coffees, cakes and cream teas. Note it is cash only!

We popped into this place with our two well behaved teenage girls .

Visited on a cooler day at the beach! A good warm up with cup if tea and cake! Pleasing to see gluten free options and soya milk was available, meaning i could have a warm drink too. Good old fashioned atmosphere and great customer service. Will definately revisit.

Found this when walking around Barmouth looked on the door dogs welcome. Went in given a menu plenty of items. Had coffee’s and my husband had gluten free Carrot cake which he enjoyed. Pleasant surroundings would recommend if anyone in this area.

What a lovely place this is. Small quaint. Good value for money. Really friendly, staff. And a good cup of tea. Couldn't ask for more really. Just one note this moment in time they take cash and no cards. Not too much of a problem as long as you know.

We decided to eat here as we didn't particularly want chips or a pub meal. Efficient service..we all ordered fish pie which we're enjoyable Worth visiting if you are in Barmouth

Popped in for lunch as passing through the area. Pleasant and polite waitress service. No noses turned up at our request for 3 waters and one pot of tea (which came with hot water). We ordered a tuna baguette, breakfast bap and 2 welsh rarebits. All very tasty and piping hot

August Bank Holiday Sunday 2017 in a packed Barmouth.

Worth a little pit stop for a quick cuppa at this oldie world style tea shop, and a bargain price to go with it!

Tea and cakes after a long walk across to Arthog. Delicious chocolate gluten free cake and pot of tea with china cups.

Popped in for lunch could't fault anything dogs allowed in as long as it's not to busy even cooked a few sausages for our little dog great place to eat.

Soup and sandwich good. Even caters for gluten free. Coffee was not as good. Ordered cappuccino and latte but was not barista style and was weak and watery. Otherwise fab.

Fue genial para visitar un café que sabía exactamente lo que estaba en su comida. Me ofrecieron una gama de pasteles y otros alimentos para personas con alergias. Tarta de Limón que teníamos era preciosa. El Té era bueno y abundante.

In search of somewhere for a quick cuppa and possibly a slice of cake (we were on holiday so as we all know, calories don't count!), my friend and I chanced upon The Old Tea Rooms in Barmouth housed in a building dating back to the early eighteenth century. We called in late one Saturday afternoon recently whilst following the Heritage Trail which a local retailer had recommended to us. i can honestly say that both (ie the tea rooms and heritage trail) greatly enhanced our visit to this delightful Welsh coastal resort. The tea rooms lived up to their name, but in a good way! We were greeted by a very friendly lady who made us feel very welcome. As we were in Wales, we were keen to try Bara Brith which i believe means speckled bread. We were told that there are in fact two types, so we tried both!The first slice resembled a fruit cake and the other was more like a toasted fruit loaf. Both delicious especially when accompanied by a pot of tea and dainty china tea cups - which reminded me of my nan! We subsequently discovered that Barmouth has many interesting buildings, this being one of them and I would definitely recommend it if you are in need of some old world charm.

On our way home from Beddgelert to Penybont, we drove along the beautiful coastline and thought we'd stop in Barmouth for a little refreshment. The top end of this quaint town was heaving with families enjoying their holidays, but further down the road, towards the bay, this lovely tearoom attracted us as it appeared quiet, welcoming and cosy. What a great little place, ideal for couples or small groups. There was a good selection of Bara Brith, Welsh Cakes, lemon meringue and Victoria Sandwich (which I had) served with a very tasty pot of tea. All the cups and saucers are an eclectic mix of traditional Bone China, which allows the tea to taste even better! If you want something more substantial, there's a selection of great value sandwiches, soups, lite bites and Specials on the board at between £5 - £8 ! Our huge pot of tea, lemon meringue and cake cost about £ 7 The Atmosphere was lovely and you can take your dog too.

We were in Barmouth for a Valentines day Just wanted something simple this was great Having Soup,etc Nice pots of Tea& Coffee Friendly service Its a place which takes you back in time and good value for money toWould call again here

Popped in for the 1st time. Selected the homemade soup and a sandwich as a lite bite. Fantastic value at £4.50 a head. The soup was flavoursome and hot. There was a choice of 4 sandwich fillings. I chose the ham, thick cut ham on fresh bread, served with a salad garnish and crisps. Fantastic flavousome food at a great price. We decided to have the apple pie to finish, what a great choice. Not the normal mush inside, big thick chunks of apple with a choice of being served with Cream, Ice cream or custard. A gem of a place to eat in Barmouuth. Will re visit

A hidden gem towards the end of Church Street. Have been in twice last week and planning to visit again this week. A very quaint tea house with friendly excellent service. My mum, sister and I were on a reminiscing holiday from the midlands. My mum was born in Wales. The waitress was so informative on the menu as well as places to visit in Barmouth that we felt honoured to be served by her. She was an exceptional friendly person who certainly made us feel on holiday. The soup and sandwich meal was excellent value for money and the cakes were delicious. Adapting some ingredients for my vegetarian sister was no problem.A great place .

Visited here with my hubby, my daughter and her husband together with their 5 month old son. The beverages were very good and the service was also good. My only criticism is that they did not offer baby changing facilities not even of the most basic nature! Resulting in my daughter having to change baby on her knee!

Some good coffee, tea and cake. Just the ticket on a wet Welsh day. Service friendly and quick. Fresh and homemade cakes. Try the Welsh cakes warmed with butter.

Very warm welcome when we called in for an afternoon coffee. It was a bit quiet, but the whole town was, maybe a little early in the season. But like I say, we were made to feel very welcome and the coffee and snack that we had was good

Although Barmouth itself is a bit tired and run down (like a lot of UK sea side towns) and although today was a hot sunny day with plenty of folk around half the eateries in town were closed so the choice was limited. Perhaps they are all so rich from charging tourist prices they can afford to close. This little tea rooms is a real gem however and we were made very welcome. The food was excellent and the Welsh rarebit was one of the best I have tasted in a while. The bottom line is if you are a. Hungry and b. In Barmouth this is a place I would recommend whole heartedly

As one of a group of very wet Ramblers,who turned up out of season on a wet afternoon, dripping all over their floor, it was great to receive such a friendly welcome. Enjoyed my cream tea and my friends the selection of cakes with proper teas (good choice) and cafetiere coffee. Nice traditional, no nonsense tea room with friendly chatty staff. As we left a group of equally wet, spattered mountain bikers turned up outside - do you think they will let us in they asked? No problem, was the response - so if walking or cycling the many trails around Barmouth and you fancy a cuppa and cake for a non fancy price you could do a lot worse.

15 very wet walkers piled into 'The Old Tea Rooms' in Barmouth on Thursday. We were made so very welcome. Dawn couldn't do enough for us - we enjoyed lovely tea, cakes and scones and soon felt much warmer and drier. A gem of a place - well worth a visit if you are in Barmouth.

Arrived here desperate for refreshment on route up coast, so delightful. Attracted by sign of soup and sandwich at bargain price, that's what we had. Lots of tea, quirky surroundings, old fashioned in a good way. Pleasantly surprised as had picked fairly randomly, so enjoyed. Left refreshed ready to continue journey.

We found this tea room in Barmouth. It is very well set out, lovely surroundings and we received a warm and friendly welcome from the staff. We ordered the Soup and Sandwich combination from the menu and tea for two. The presentation was very pleasing. On the plate was the bowl of soup, a warm bread roll, sandwiches, crisps and a side salad. The whole thing was absolutely delicious and very reasonable price. I would most definitely recommend this tea room.

My partner and I visited the Old Tea Rooms for lunch today. I opted for the egg mayo baguette while my partner had a scone with jam and cream. Everything was fab! The baguette was served warm and slightly crispy which complimented the egg mayo perfectly. It was nicely presented with a side salad and crisps too. The service was first class. I will be visiting again on my next trip to Barmouth!!

We have been eating fruit scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam here two times in a row because they are amazing. The scones are freshly homemade and still warm. Together with tea or coffee for just 3.75. Absolutely best afternoon tea ever. The staff is also very friendly and helpful. Don't miss out on this when you're in Barmouth.

We had a pleasant lunch here today. The prices were reasonable for a quaint tea-roomy type of place.The waiter was helpful and friendly, and the ambiance was very relaxing.The food - well my wife's soup and a roll was delicious, a thin pea soup with a warm brown roll.My son and I had the large fruit scone with cream and jam, which came with tea or coffee included. The scones were moist and warm, and my son really enjoyed his, although the whole was slightly too sweet for me (I know - what did I expect!).No complaints at all, and a nice 45 minutes spent for £12.Recommended.

The chicken casserole and dumplings is a lovely tasty dish. Traditional tea rooms, I think the oldest in Barmouth with lovely tablecloths and cakes. No complaints and can't understand some of the comments on here.

Went to this cafe for a quick lunch. Asked for our standard lunch option, soup and bread. We were offered tomato or lentil which sounded good. We chose one of each. The 'chef' duly opened two tins of soup, put them in a microwave, found the two rolls most like cotton wool which could ever have existed and served them up. At such a quiet time of year homemade soup should have been a minimum. Very disappointing. The cafe was clean and tidy and the service quietly efficient but the cook needs changing.

Good choice from snacks to meals, clean, good service. Central location, vegerations well catered for.

We fancied a coffee and when we passed we saw a busy tea rooms so thought we'd try it. After about a 15 minute wait to be served our son waited nearly half an hour for his mocha and our cream teas were just as long. The staff said there was only two of them on, having to take orders, clear tables, prepare food and take bills. They even put a handwritten sign on the door to say sorry we are full, even though tables were available and when customers still came in would moan about this under their breath. We won't be returning.

On a wonderfully sunny day in Barmouth my partner and I decided to get some local welsh cakes before wandering on the beach and on looking for some we came across this place. When we walked in we saw no other customers and the waitress was hoovering. As such I assumed they were closed, the fact that she did not even look up to us just confirmed my thoughts. However as we were about to leave she looked up and so I apologised and that I thought they were closed. She informed me that they were not and so we took up a table outside. No one came to serve us however and we had to return inside to get a menu.Having looked at the menu we decided on the Warm welsh cakes with out any butter and went back inside to order.They came out approx 10 mins later with two plates of 2 welsh cakes. The top one on each pile was warm and soft however the bottom one was cold, hard and stale. I went inside to ask for fresh ones to which I was told I could have them heated again in the microwave.I asked for my money back and we left.Bad service and awful food. Do not eat here!!

Unfortunately we waited whilst others voted with their feet, as we should have done! No please or thank you was forthcoming when being served, whilst wanting to pay seemed like an inconvenience! If the food had been good, we might have forgiven, but sadly it matched the service. Suggest you spend your hard earned cash elsewhere

Old tea rooms is probably the worst place I have experienced in a long time . Miserable staff and food that frankly must be an embarrassment to serve. Everything microwaved even the cucumber looked like it had taken a spin. When we complained clearly it wasn't a worry because we probably weren't local and not coming back !! Well the latter is very true and I implore anybody reading this not too either . If I owned the Old Tea rooms I would probably sell up and go and do something that made me a little happier and did not include inflicting standards and food from the 1950 's. Anyway I hope the £25 you got from me bought a little cheer .

It is called The Old Tea Rooms but it advertised chicken casserole and dumplings which struck us as unusual for tea rooms. The place is lovely and clean and all the tables covered with table cloths. There is the usual tea room fare available, Afternoon teas, sandwiches, scones, salads, breakfasts, cream teas and cakes. We had the chicken Casserole and dumplings which was hot. tasty and well cooked, this we followed with passion Cake which was beautifully moist. We also had a pot of tea for two and all in all the cost was very fair. The toilet is upstairs and very clean. Our visit was really enjoyable and I recommend to all.

The food in the tea rooms is fresh everyday the cakes are lovely and members of staff are polite and help you as much as they can

We visited for a light lunch. I had a 'best ham' sandwich. The bread was dry and stale and the best ham had lots of fat and gristle. We also had the chicken & dumplings. The chicken was hard to spot and it was bulked up with rice. I think the staff assumed we were holiday makers so could get away with this terrible food. We were not and we would definately not return or recommend.

if table cloths excellent teas and coffees mixed with lovely cakes are your thing the you will not go wrong here,its spotlesly clean hence its 5 star hygeine rating,the food was excellent even if it was a wait but in such a lovely room and in no rush it didnt matter,the staff were very freindly and informative to any queries,would highly recomend

my husband and myself both enjoyed our visit to the old tea rooms weekend 23 sept,it was quite busy as we entered and were told there would be a 15 minute wait for our food to arrive we had coffee which was excellent and both had the salmon and cream cheese sandwich followed by passion cake for myself whilst my husband tried to tackle the largest apple pie ive ever seen,everything we ate was delicious,the staff and owner were very friendly and the wait is expected if you want freshly prepared food thats edible, its not a cafe .

Service poor, cream tea awful. The staff were gassing in the kitchen for every visitor that came into the tea rooms, seemed disinterested in serving anyone, and only slightly more bothered about taking your money. The scone with the cream tea was microwaved, the cream tasted of nothing (and most certainly wasn't clotted cream as it should have been!) and the jam was a cheap, jelly like substance that may have met a strawberry once, many moons ago. Don't don't don't. Awful place.

this was a lovely coffee house until the new owner has taken over, the staff and owner are so miserable, never a smile or a warm welcome, very rude to customers, takes ages to serve you and we were the only ones in there, we have taken our custom elsewhere, no wonder they are empty most of the time

We waited ages to be served, ages for our drinks, ages for our food. The staff hid in the kitchen smashing plates every so often, clearly stressed so it was impossible to find out what was happening. When it arrived, only three out of the four meals arrived. When we queried this, there was no apology and she said we were the last in on a busy day as if it was our fault! Then my daughter tried her salad and two pieces of yellow pepper were soggy, one tasted mouldy. We would have let this go, but when my husband went to pay and asked for something off for the general and specific delay he got an deluge of defensive stuff about 'it's not fast food here, you know'. He's very polite my husband so this was really puzzling. So he brought up the peppers and she got really defensive then . . . . she reluctantly gave him £4 off by which time my daughters were long gone with their faces aflame. Hmmm, one to avoid apart from the food, which was average to good.

Best place for home made cakes and lovely hot choccie to warm you up when the weather isn't great,it's lovely and clean, the toilet is upstairs which is checked and kept clean,the service was great, friendly staff couldn't fault it. I will be coming back here on my next visit

As i left I commented on how good the scones were and this member of staff quickly "corrected" my pronunciation of scones which I found really rude.