The Plas Restaurant in Gwynedd

.The service was quick and extremely polite. The food was very good and the price fair. We sat outside with lovely views. Two of us had the specials lamb baguette and Seafood Platter.

Warm welcome from a helpful lovely very young waitress and a friendly knowledgeable young lady at the bar. Arrived early afternoon before the rush when all of the tables in the garden were taken. Enjoyed my seafood platter from the specials board and a sweet cider. Hubby recommends his lamb and mash washed down with a good cider. Far reaching wonderful views from a height looking at the castle on the right, and about 180degrees along the coastline and the flat land below including a golf course and caravan and motorhome camp site. Tables, floors and toilets were clean. Would come back for another meal in the pleasant conservatory.

Contrary to other reviews, I have always received a warm welcome at Plas Harlech and always enjoyed their food. We had some American friends who stated that the lamb was the best they had. We will be enjoying the lovely atmosphere and views across the bay at Plas Harlech again today 🫠

This is a lovely place with gorgeous views. I had the seafood platter off the specials board which was £16 and wasn't worth it. There was a couple of fish goujons 2 prawns and a piece of scampi with chips and salad. I thought there was something missing but didn't realise until we left and checked the board. There was supposed to be salt n pepper squid too but it was completely missing. I wish I'd checked before I ate it.

Place looks completely run down and then you step on to their terrace and the views are spectacular. Actually, even the terrace is a bit run down but I could easily put up with that when you could see the castle, beaches and a huge swathe of coast. I read a few reviews before I started to write and in contrast to some I found the food just fine. My wife and I both had the same seafood platter which is essentially breaded or battered seafood and chips. But very well cooked, piping hot when it was served as were the chips. In fact I thought the chips excellent. Dogs liked their sausages too. 🙂. Overall, with the sun shining this was a very pleasant lunch experience.

Definition of how now to run a caffe food atmosphere and staff were off putting, go find a Tesco meal deal for a better experience

We came here last week for the view, which was spectacular of Harlech Castle and the coast. The food was delicious and reasonably priced however to buy a round of drinks was quite expensive

Lovely views, standard food and service fine. I had cod goujons which were fine. chips a bit hard and nothing special. Daughter had chicken which was nice enough. Pleasant enough lunch as sun was out and i was starving!

A must place to eat when visiting Harlech. Everything on the menu is delicious. I highly recommend the smoked haddock sandwiches and the view from the terrace at the back of the restaurant.

Brilliant service from Anna, tasty sandwich and wonderful views. Shame it's not open more.

6 adults, 2 almost adults, 2 dogs. We went in for afternoon drinks. A man in the bar jumped up and shouted that the ice creams had to be finished before coming in. By this point the 2 young people with ice-cream were already out on the terrace. We asked if they were ok to finish them on the terrace whilst we all had drinks. We were told to go back out the front and finish the ice creams first. The manner was aggressive and it seemed as though we had interrupted a family gathering. Their loss.... £30 spent elsewhere......go down the road to Wilderness where they were extremely friendly and fabulous flavoured lattes with whipped cream.

Poor quality food and expensive

Pity the website says closed today as we visited on a Monday and were not disappointed. Friendly, attentive staff, amazing views and great menu. We will certainly return. Don't miss out on this gem when you are in Harlech.

The views are amazing. Food lovely but only serve till 14.30.

View is outstanding. Food delicious. Food lovely.Shame only serve between 12 and 14.30. Lovely range of choice for drinks. Not particularly cheap but on par with everyone else.

Nice views. That’s it. The prices are ridiculous, especially for the food because it was awful. We had the burgers and chicken burgers at ~£17 each and they were awful. Seemed like the burgers were deep fried and on rock hard buns

Short staffed so didn't tell us about the specials board. My gin was floating in a load of juniper berries I had not requested. The food we had was basic but nice. I would have loved the lamb but wasn't told it was available until someone else had ordered it!

Stopped for a quick bite before visiting the castle. Decent food and drink but a bit on the pricey side. Friendly staff. Amazing views

We haven't eaten here yet. The first year, we've called in, 3 times in 10 days, great pint , lovely staff, fantastic views of the coastline from a gallery platform. We will be calling again.

Place looks weird and run done when u walk in. Best part for this restaurant is beautiful view over the sea, that was amazing. On the nice day that would be top spot to have lunch. We had lam sandwich, which actually was quite tasty. The chips were undercooked though! They don’t do table service and you have to order and pay at the counter, menu said cash only, we were almost about to leave (seriously, who carries cash now!!?), but lady said that they do take card as well as only cash point in the village is broken! Personally would not go back again.

Limited menu when we visited so we just had cake and tea which was lovely. Staff where pleasant and the establishment was very nice with spectacular views overlooking the castle and the coast. Be aware it’s cash only which was a little annoying as only had a small amount of cash on me and wanted to stay longer and order more but couldn’t. Overall very very nice and will return for sure.

Restaurant plat du jour Top. Accueil avec un sourire. Pause dej sous le soleil qui nous a permis de profiter de la vue sur la baie et le château. Belle pause déj je recommande

To be clear, we didn’t eat/drink here as had limited time while visiting the castle. So, why the review, because they are openly encouraging CASH, that’s why. Well done and I wish you many years of success!

Came back for our second visit ( last one 6 years ago). Still the same excellent place to eat. Looking forward to next time.

Stunning sunset and castle view to die for. Friendly service. Lovely home made food. Highly recommend. (Please check opening time as it varies!)

The Southern Fried Chicken was the best I'd had in a very long time. It is the view that makes this place special.

Great terrace, fabulous view dog friendly amd great local beer

AMAZING VIEW what a sun trap too could have spent all afternoon there

Amazing view. Food was very tasty and came quickly.

Quick service with lovely staff. All the food was nice and every time we come there is a great selection of specials. This time we had the lasagne which i definitely recommend. The new additions to the menu the basket meals are all delicious! The views are spectacular and you can either sit in the bar, conservatory or out on the terrace. Great family environment and you can even bring dogs on the terrace.

Excellent place to go for a beer, coffee or lunch. Really friendly staff and the pie night that we gate crashed was awesome.

Lovely lamb baguette sat outside were the views where breathtaking an friendly staff you can have the crack with definitely go there again

Views amazing but food sadly lacking and expensive. We had 3 brie wedges and chips £11.50 The wedges were very small ,all bread crumb and no cheese. 2 Lamb kofta and chips £11.50 These were much nicer but still very expensive for what they were. A lovely place to have a drink but I certainly wouldn't eat there again.

Stopped for lunch on a motorbike tour - great views from garden

Stunning views in the garden - you'd never know by looking from the street. Good lunch, served promptly. Will visit again next time in area.

Nice pint, great views and quick food service. Nicely cooked too.

Nice place for a quick lunch. Reasonably priced, Good food, pleasant surroundings and great view.

Popped in for drink - sat in conservatory, views fabulous

Visited the castle and then came here for lunch. Great outdoor space overlooking the beach and castle. Very friendly and attentive staff, small but good selection of food and extremely clean toilets. The food arrived quickly considering they were so busy they had to close their doors at one point! We had Welsh rarebit and a club sandwich which were both delicious and accompanied by a very fresh salad. Great coffee too. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a tasty lunch with a view!

Highly recommend a visit food is great the beer called shed head is fantastic

Fabulous views. My scone was delicious. Shame they only serve food at lunchtime! NB the times given for opening by google are incorrect

Beautiful food excellent service

We went to harlech on tuesday this week and visted the castle when we came out as we had a while before our train thought we would have lunch in harlech.We came across the Plas and looked at the menu outside and decided to enter we went out to the back and managed to sit at the last available table in the middle of the garden area and the views looking out over the bay were spectacular.We looked at the menu and both decided to go for the welsh rarebit which came out to us quite quickly and i must say it was well presented with salad and chutney and tasty lovely.after finishing we both decided to have the 3 scoops of honeycomb ice cream which was very tasty.it was great to sit and eat in a nice relaxed place with fantastic views would definitely visit for lucnh if in harlech

This seems to be the only place in Harlech you can get a proper meal at lunchtime although they are not open every day. Beef & Ale pie was very tasty but the chips were slightly under cooked which spoilt the overall meal. Friendly service.

We met here as a family group, prior to being able to access our holiday accommodation. Very limited menu (short staffed apparently) but what was available was delicious. Service was fine too. What sells this place is the location - it would be hard to beat the view. Sadly, only open part of the week so we couldn't return - I remember the days when it was a thriving concern with an adjoining gift/craft shop and miss that :(

Great menu specials on a chalkboard fantastic views both from inside and out. Food delicious and very friendly service

Great terrace garden with sublime views. Lovely staff and a good selection of drinks and food. Welsh rarebit was great.

The food was excellent as was the service, but the half full pot of tea at £2.50 a go was not only extortionate in price but dreadful in taste. I have seen stronger dish water!

Very poor quality of food, had lasagne and chips and the food tastes like it came from freezer! It hardly had any vegetable inside it! Also the chips, chips was hard and unchewable! The prices was very dire! £14 for frozen lasagne taste where you would probably buy from Heron foods! Come on guys at least make it fresh for everyone on that day especially for the price! The chefs also isn’t really using their own skills!

Excellent food, great atmosphere and great views.

Nice café and restaurant in a great position

Busy cafe, had to wait to nab a table. Limited parking directly outside for 1hr only. More car parking round the corner up the hill. Food was decent. The views are spectacular across Harlech beach and towards Abersoch as well as the castle in Harlech.

I'd rather start with the + but folk often only read the beginning so here goes... (tl;dr at the end) Arrived for Sunday lunch soon after 12, two adults and two young teenagers. No mains on the menu, only five on the Specials board and we had four of them. This review is a joint effort, though I myself had a good sample of three of them. My wife's ham and eggs was OK. The portion was generous, in fact possibly too much ham, but mostly it was just plain. Nothing special. For £15 I'd expect a twist or just something really special. This wasn't that. 2/5 A couple of mouthfuls into the battered cod my son said it was 'really not good'. He'll eat most things and eats a lot so it's not like him to leave anything, but he ate the chips and left most of the fish, downgrading it to 'terrible'. I had a couple of mouthfuls and had to agree. Cod should be flaky and tender. This was chewy and didn't taste good, suggesting it was overcooked and possibly that it had been frozen. 1/5 My daughter had a couple of mouthfuls of the lasagne and gave up. I tried it and while I could see that it was not what she might have expected, I quite liked it. It was more tomatoey than beefy but that's down to preference and it was far and away the best of the four meals. 4/5 from me. 3/5 from my daughter. Mine was, allegedly, a minced beef and onion pie. Again, for £15 I'd expect something a cut above a normal pub pie. This was several tiers below. The puff pastry lid on a shortcrust base would have been fun on a good pie, but here it seemed like a gimmick. Both types of pastry were kinda average. The biggest let down was the filling. It was just bland. If you bought cheap frozen mince from a low-end supermarket and heated it as per the packet you'd get this. Not only was there no noticeable onion, there was no evidence of ANY attempt to give this any flavour. No apparent herbs or spices, no Worcestershire or soy sauce. No garlic. No noticeable salt and pepper. Even a few peas or some grated carrot would have added _something_. This was worthy of a 1980's school or hospital dinner. Not actively unpleasant so 2/5. So onto the better stuff. No one welcomed us, told us to find our own table, brought us menus or told us to order at the bar when ready, we had to work that all out for ourselves. However, the staff were all polite and cheerful and the food came promptly. The views are amazing, of course, and are largely what you're paying for, though if you're eating here you're probably staying nearby and travelling around the area so you have great views around you all the time. The Snowdon Craft Bitter is extremely good, I wish I could get it back home! 5+/5! Tl;dr: Looks like a great place to drink and socialize, but the food isn't even bog-standard pub fayre; it's sub-standard and not worth half the price. Avoid.

Fantastic views. Food pretty good, but the place needs a bit of tlc

I'd rather start with the + but folk often only read the beginning so here goes... (tl;dr at the end) Arrived for Sunday lunch soon after 12, two adults and two young teenagers. No mains on the menu, only five on the Specials board and we had four of them. This review is a joint effort, though I myself had a good sample of three of them. My wife's ham and eggs was OK. The portion was generous, in fact possibly too much ham, but mostly it was just plain. Nothing special. For £15 I'd expect a twist or just something really special. This wasn't that. 2/5 A couple of mouthfuls into the battered cod my son said it was 'really not good'. He'll eat most things and eats a lot so it's not like him to leave anything, but he ate the chips and left most of the fish, downgrading it to 'terrible'. I had a couple of mouthfuls and had to agree. Cod should be flaky and tender. This was chewy and didn't taste good, suggesting it was overcooked and possibly that it had been frozen. 1/5 My daughter had a couple of mouthfuls of the lasagne and gave up. I tried it and while I could see that it was not what she might have expected, I quite liked it. It was more tomatoey than beefy but that's down to preference and it was far and away the best of the four meals. 4/5 from me. 3/5 from my daughter. Mine was, allegedly, a minced beef and onion pie. Again, for £15 I'd expect something a cut above a normal pub pie. This was several tiers below. The puff pastry lid on a shortcrust base would have been fun on a good pie, but here it seemed like a gimmick. Both types of pastry were kinda average. The biggest let down was the filling. It was just bland. If you bought cheap frozen mince from a low-end supermarket and heated it as per the packet you'd get this. Not only was there no noticeable onion, there was no evidence of ANY attempt to give this any flavour. No apparent herbs or spices, no Worcestershire or soy sauce. No garlic. No noticeable salt and pepper. Even a few peas or some grated carrot would have added _something_. This was worthy of a 1980's school or hospital dinner. Not actively unpleasant so 2/5. So onto the better stuff. No one welcomed us, told us to find our own table, brought us menus or told us to order at the bar when ready, we had to work that all out for ourselves. However, the staff were all polite and cheerful and the food came promptly. The views are amazing, of course, and are largely what you're paying for, though if you're eating here you're probably staying nearby and travelling around the area so you have great views around you all the time. The Snowdon Craft Bitter is extremely good, I wish I could get it back home! 5+/5! Tl;dr: Looks like a great place to drink and socialize, but the food isn't even bog-standard pub fayre; it's sub-standard and not worth half the price. Avoid.

What a view! The food is nice too.

We were sat in the garden of this restaurant which had spectacular views over to the castle and mountains beyond. We were in a group of nine so had a variety of things from the menu. The food was really good quality and really tasty, including the desserts. The staff were friendly and attentive. The place has a nice atmosphere and decor and good range of drinks, including a wide variety of soft drinks. I'd definitely recommend a visit.

No idea how this place is reviewed so highly… tldr; premium prices, budget quality. The £15 ‘steak’ burger is woefully miserable; a beef patty, a bun, and a single leaf of lettuce. No sauces, no seasoning, no imagination. All of this would be acceptable for a £5 burger, but to charge premium prices and delivery such a low standard… I wanted to order the fish and chips, but despite being on the coast, they buy frozen battered fish. But don’t worry they still charge £15. Nothing is seasoned. The accompanying salad just as uninspiring. Another place that places no value on quality for children, the kids sausages are the cheapest nastiest lowest pork content around. Kids matter. Kids need quality nutrition not filler. Cheap vinegary-ketchup, cheap burger-van chips. Don’t waste you’re money here; they rely on one-off visit from tired tourists.

Magnificas vistas. Buen tentempie

This place is not open very much well it was closed most of our stay, the hotel we stopped at did not advertise it because they said it seemed to open when they wanted to and kept changing hours. we had a minted lamb burger with chips it was very good but we got in at 5pm and had to wait until 6pm before food orders were taken but we sat out the back in garden looking out to sea fantastic seating, the service was good and staff friendly. This is a place I would have been happy to eat at every night of our stay

Service was fairly slow for two people, was treated very poorly by woman taking my order, chicken burger was incredibly overpriced for a slice of microwave looking chicken with dry bun only nice thing was view of the golf course

Cafe with one of the best views going. The food was well up to scratch too

Outstanding views great food friendly staff

Unbeatable views; nice cream tea with homemade scones.

Fantastic place! Stunning views, dog friendly garden. Only open at lunchtime but the menu is delicious. We particularly liked the Welsh rarebit & lamb baguette 😋. The perfect place to rest, replenish & take in the view.

Wunderbare Aussicht vom Wintergarten und der Terrasse. Einfache, klassische Küche (Sandwiches, Burger, Salate, etc.).Das Essen war nett angerichtet und geschmacklich...

Lovely views and a nice spot for lunch. We had a salad, fish finger sandwich and lamb baguette with a couple of beers. All very yummy. However it was cash only and we had to go for a detour to find an atm. It was well worth it. Only open for a couple of hours around lunch time.

The view from the terrace was fantastic but that was as good as it got. A cold reception on arrival we were asked if we wanted hot food, we didn’t so that was ok….we just said we wanted coffee and a snack. Asked if dog...

Incredible location with an outstanding view of Harlech. Great food and very welcoming

The views are amazing. Dogs welcome. Fresh, warm scones. Hot menu looked delicious, but not open in the evening.

Used to be a bit posher than it is now - but very helpful staff and a nice view and perfectly good scampi, sandwiches and soup. Would go back.

The food is exceptionally good. Great variety of options and presented beautifully. We visited both days we were in the village and enjoyed the food, service and views.

Visited Harlech today, needed to find somewhere for lunch & stumbled across The Plas on Harlech's High Street. We were greeted & seated straight away, good selection of drinks at the bar & food on the menu. Service was quick, food was lovely & staff...

Lovely sandwiches and friendly staff

Gorgeous location with beautiful views of the sea and the castle, lovely staff and excellent service. Highly recommend the Welsh rarebit. Just wonderful!

Great reseraunt should be rated 5 stars *****

Brilliant place for lunch on a sunny day. Lovely terrace at the rear of the restaurant. Food was delicious with decent sized portions at a reasonable price. Good drink selection as well.

My friend had visited the Plas a few days prior to our visit and recommended we pop in for lunch while we were in the area. They were rather busy and we waited 10-15 minutes for a table but it was evident that the staff...

Ate out on the terrace, overlooking the castle. Wonderful view and great food. Specials board was definitely worth a look (seafood basket!)

Fantastic locations and stunning views. Repeatedly ignored by staff whilst waiting for a table to become free..has were other customers. Once 8nside we wanted drinks and just one light meal..We were declined a bowl of chips for our two hungry teenagers which frankly seems crazy...

the seating : 10/10 the view: 10/10 the food : 10/10 the service : 10/10 YOU HAVE TO COME HERE!

Reasonable food for the price, but the real attraction here is the view, absolutely stunning. Great place to stop for a pint and a snack.

Food is fantastic and views to match.

We were lucky to get a table outside on the hidden terrace. Did not know it was even there when we walked past. Originally sat at the cafe opposite but didn't fancy anything on their menu (or like their tiny benches). Entered this place hoping...

Having viewed the castle the nine of us needed lunch. The restaurant was really busy but they set us up two tables really promptly and having made sure we signed in and sanitised sat us without fuss We ordered and the food came far quicker...

The best location for a spot of lunch and to soak up the view. Food was basic but the service and views were divine!!!

Visiting Harlech for 2 days we stumbled across this lovely little bar/restaurant. Blessed with 2 days of sunny weather the terrace was a gem of a find. Magnificent views over the castle, golf course, beach and coast. It was a perfect setting for a drink...

Worth the wait for a terrace table with our dog. Great welcome. Immaculately clean. Good menu choice, delicious food. Our annual visit didn't disappoint.

We have eaten here on a number of occasions and, until now, have never been disappointed. We called for drinks and a scone on the patio but the only good thing about this visit was the view over to the Llyn Peninsula. Despite its covid 19 precautions, clients had to order at the bar and were not waited on at the table. When our order came, the tea was served in a teapot (tick) but with no teabag! This had to be added by me so clearly the water wasn't hot enough so it wasn't the best cup of tea I have ever had! The scone which I ordered was appalling. It clearly was shop bought ( and not from a bakers) and wasn't fresh. It had been heated in a microwave before serving so was rubbery and chewy. So sad as we have always had good experiences here but we won't be coming back any time soon.

Amazing spot for a drink, coffee or Lunch. Beautiful view over Harlech beach, the castle and the Lleyn peninsula. Friendly, helpful and welcoming staff. Great gin selection, well-priced wines by the bottle and glass, good beer. Also had excellent welsh lamb baguettes with chips and...

Good food at a reasonable price with amazing views over tremadog bay. From the friendly staff to the great choice of food and drinks local beers and a large range of gins this was a great spot for lunch

Beautiful views and lovely decor but sadly the experience was let down by the food. My husband ordered the beef and mushroom pie off the specials menu but was unable to eat it. The beef was tough, there was only half a mushroom which was...

Great food and fantastic views of Royal St David's GC from the outside terrace

Great Food, lovely views and staff always smiling and friendly - ideal place for a evening meal and drink on a warm summers evening - can't wait for next year !

What an amazing view and matched with excellent food and service. Have the pie of the day or the bean chilli and you won’t regret it. It’s the best restaurant in Harlech 😛

Superb menu selection, quality of food and service was faultless. Highly recommended and probably the best location to eat in the world!

Amazing views from conservatory and little garden to rear. Menu quite varied with dishes of the day to support the printed menu. Was a cash only venue at time of our visit. Light lunch had, one cod in batter sandwich and 1 some fish, brie aand bacon burger. Latter served with fries slaw and salad. The battered cod sandwich came with slaw, tartare sauce and a salad - chips were extra

One of the most amazing views from the outdoor terrace here. Food was good.

We visited this cafe at lunchtime during October 2020. The view from the garden of the castle and the beach/dunes is fantastic. Unfortunately this cafe does not open in the evening which is such a shame as Harlech has no pub and this cafe is licensed.

Covid compliant. Coffee lovely. Bara braith gorgeous. Fairly priced