The Port Cafe Deli Restaurant in Gwynedd

Lovely breakfast! And a dog-friendly venue too.

Very good food,service very good. Went twice during a week in Porthmadog. Would certainly go again.

After a spot of shopping in Porthmadog, north Wales we decided to go for some lunch. Unfortunately for us, we chose to go to The Port Café Deli and Restaurant on the high street. A glance at the menu on their window informed us that there were very few options for vegetarians, as my wife and I are vegetarian. As we were hungry and the fact that my mother in law has restricted mobility, we decided to go inside for some lunch. We entered via the café entrance. A glance in their fridge revealed very few sandwiches, only one of which was suitable for vegetarians. My mother in law selected a tuna mayonnaise sandwich and we went up to the till point to order the rest of our lunch. Because we wanted hot food, the server told us to place our order in the restaurant area (the premises is confusingly divided up into café and restaurant with the café area reserved for customers eating cold food such as sandwiches and cake, with the restaurant area reserved for customers who wish to eat hot food and table service provided). As we approached the serving area for the restaurant, there seemed to be no obvious queue just a rabble of people standing around. When we finally reached the server, we told her that we would like to order some hot food. She asked us what table we were sitting at and we replied that we hadn't chosen a seat yet but indicated that we'd either like to sit in the café area or somewhere outside as it was a very hot day. The server, a plump lady wearing glasses was incredibly rude to us and said that if we wanted hot food, we MUST sit in the restaurant area. She shouted this out making us feel quite embarrassed by the exchange. She then told us to just sit down somewhere and someone would be out to take our order. We sat down at a table in the restaurant area. It was incredibly hot in this area and it felt like we were sat near an open oven, which was the reason why we wanted to sit either in the café area or outside in the first place. My mother in law was totally shocked as she lives locally and has been in this café/restaurant before some time ago which she thought was really nice. But not anymore. After a long wait, the waitress (a ginger haired lady who was actually quite nice) came over to our table and took our order. We ordered two hot cheese and spring onion baguettes, two green teas and a cappuccino with oat milk. After a little while, our drinks order arrived at our table. Immediately we noticed that they got our drinks order wrong. Instead of regular green teas, we were provided with a teapot with a couple of macha green tea bags in them. Even though I prefer regular green tea, my wife and I don't mind matcha tea so we decided to have that instead. After another lengthy wait, our food order arrived. The waitress placed one hot baguette on the table while she handed me the other baguette on a plate. She didn't mention that the plates had been heated and as I took the plate, I burnt my hand. The baguettes are served with a portion of chips. As I began eating, it became clear that neither the baguettes or the chips were hot. The chips were tepid but the baguettes were actually cold. I sat at my table wondering how one can order hot baguettes but end up receiving cold ones. It appears that the only things that arrived hot were the plates that the baguettes were on! I called a waiter over to the table and told him what had happened. He took the plates away and told us that he'd have them reheated. He returned to the table shortly after and said that we'd be provided with fresh baguettes. By this time my mother in law had started eating her tuna mayonnaise sandwich which she didn't like at all. She told us that the sandwich was tasteless and it was very dry. She ended up leaving more than half of the sandwich uneaten. After another lengthy wait, fresh baguettes arrived at our table. This time they were hot and so were the chips. Why we couldn't have been provided with hot food in the first place is beyond me. We weren't too impressed with the quality of the food. The baguettes had far too much cheese in them as we could barely taste the spring onions in them. The chips were dry and tasteless. The tomato ketchup which was provided in a bottle on the restaurant table had a sharp, vinegary taste which was disgusting. During our visit, my mother in law had to use their toilets. When she returned she told us that they weren't very clean and they had run out of toilet paper so instead they had provided wads of serviettes which had the consistency of sandpaper. As we were there on a Sunday, we noticed that some of the waiting staff were serving customers sitting outside with their cooked Sunday lunch which we were told we couldn't sit if we were ordering hot food. So it seems as if we were misinformed. We would have much preferred to sit outside as it was incredibly hot inside and it was a very hot, sunny day. As a positive, the price of the baguettes were deducted from our total bill because of their mistake but we feel that this did not compensate us for what was in our opinion, a catastrophic lunch. My recommendation, and that of my family is to avoid going to The Port Café Deli and Restaurant at all costs when visiting Porthmadog. The service is absolutely terrible, the food is tasteless and the toilets are dirty. We can safely say that we'll never go back to this establishment ever again. An awful place to eat.

The food was very good and the staff was super friendly and very professional, excellent service.

May 2025. Back again, twice this week for breakfast as its fabulous 👌 July 2024. Best breakfast we've had this week while staying nearby in hafan ya mor. Staff made sure everything was OK for us.

We come here regular as Porthmadog is a lovely place. The sunday roast is amazing and today they had lamb on the menu 😍 not a meat u find in many places for a sunday roast, couldnt fault the meal it was lovely. Lovely polite staff and very quick service. Prices are a lot cheaper than most places to.

Great cafe, open nice and early for a very tasty breakfast. The cakes look amazing, I've not tried them yet. Soon though. Friendly service. Very clean. I've been several times now and it has delivered every time. Another fabulous breakfast, probably go again tomorrow.

Very lovely staff that were very accommodating of the dietary requirements we needed for our young son, very clean cafe, lovely food, good price, overall a really must place to visit for food if you are in town.

A lovely place to eat, be it a full English breakfast served untill 11.30 am or chicken curry with rice and chips for tea. You can eat in the restaurant, sit inside or outside in the cafe. Take away from the bakery or try out some delicious Welsh cheese. The staff are very friendly and welcoming and the food is all freshly cooked. The food is charged at a very reasonable price. Well worth a visit.

Really good breakfast and staff lovely. Wonderful choice too.

Absolutely lovely staff and service. Also the food was delicious and reasonably priced. Would love to come back some day for a breakfasts!

Visited 17/04/25 for lunch while visiting Porthmadog for the first time. Served by a friendly lady who explained that we can bring our dog into a designated area and gave us menus to look at and come back to order as it was nice weather we opted to sit outside. I opted for the Welsh lamb's liver with bacon, onion and chips rather than mash as it would be something I don't have often. To be fair it was probably the best liver I have had which came in a separate bowl and was very filling. Would happily recommend to others on the strength of the service, food and the fact that we could eat and take our dog with us also.

The Port has become our 'go to' place for breakfast. Since we moved here last year, we've tried most of the cafes and, for us, the Port comes top. Service is polite and quick (and people get served in the correct order, which is important and professional), the food is very good and the prices more than competitive. Service starts early ( 07:30 hrs) which is another bonus for us. Highly recommended!

Ideal place for a reasonably priced meal. Good sized portions, lovely chips and plenty of gravy. Very friendly staff. The pastry on the chicken pie was amazing.

Absolutely fantastic, we had a Sunday dinner and it was delicious the worst part was trying to decide which pudding to have. Definitely worth a visit. Staff are absolutely brilliant and told us that we could have a free kids bowl for our 12 month old grandson. 5 star place definitely be back again ❤️❤️

Lovely tasty starter and veggie roast dinner.

Good breakfasts politely served. Very good value for money. Decent coffee too.

Wow the food! Great Deli and fabulous restaurant. Should you be in Porthmadog and you don’t pop in for a bite to eat you have missed out on some amazing food with fantastic service. Warm welcome every time Lemon Meringue pie is to die for. The Port breakfast is delicious The black pudding is tasty soft and the best I’ve had in some months. Their home made onion rings also not to be missed So return in 2025 and the breakfast is still amazing with the very best black pudding I’ve ever tasted. Plus their lemon meringue pie is simply to die for

We love The Port! Great food, traditional, home cooked, always fresh and plenty of it! Lovely staff, always pleasant and friendly.

Nice place that does a great breakfast

We love to visit here when in the area.Always have a great meal, this time chicken curry and pie. Delicious food at very good value prices. Staff are so warm and friendly. Breakfasts are absolutely rop notch too

Cheap and cheerful with super fresh cherry scones - not to be missed

Excellent cooked breakfast. Service was faultless. Lovely smiley waitress. Very reasonable price for quality of food. Dog friendly. Happy to visit again ❤️

Service was great. Nice welcome. Clean. Food cooked nice. The only thing I didn't like was the bench seating. I'm a large chap. So it's a bit tight between the table and chairs. Normal people don't need to worry. Just us big belly chaps. Maybe it's to stop us from eating to much. Ha ha. So . Price was good. Service was excellent. Food was good.

Fabulous. I had a very generous serving of lamb’s liver with chips (fresh and crispy), and apple pie and custard. The prices were very reasonable too. The staff were quick, polite and friendly, all you could want, really. And the tables were really clean, no sticky stuff or wet disinfectant. The only negative is that the salt came out very fast, but that might have been the wrong cellar. They are licensed, if you fancy a tipple with your grub. Great place, and I will absolutely come again.

We had Fantastic breakfast, very nice atmosphere and great vibes,food was very nice and pleasant. Definitely worth a visit

Fantastic dog friendly cafe and restaurant. Stopped by for breakfast for the first time and lovely efficient service and great food! Highly recommend!

Good food, quick service and fair price

Absolutely amazing Sunday dinner, home cooked,.spot on, gravy lush, definitely will be back 😀

Lovley staff really helpful little bit on the expensive side! food was good 😊

Food delicious, service polite, and prompt. Had the best tuna baguette ever, and the slices of cake are absolutely humongous! 😋

Wow. This place is incredible. Excellent food. Massive portions. Great service. Value for money. This is a national institution.

There really is nothing that the service, value and food which could be improved. Took a star off as the gents toilet is leaking, and I told them two weeks ago, still not fixed. This is easily one of the best places for a good cafe stop as you will find anywhere.

Popped in for lunch and it was excellent. Good value for money. Steak pie was gorgeous and I had a salad which was extensive, lovely homemade quiche. Everything was so tasty and Im sure was homemade. The waitress was very pleasant and helpful. Great little find. Thank you

What a brilliant discovery! In Porthmadog for the dreaded shopping with my wonderful wife who drags me round for ages then buys the first thing she saw, you know the sort!!. Went into the Port looking to recover and what a wonderful experience we had, the kind we thought had long gone. Attentive and SMILING staff, the food was absolutely delicious, you must try the gravy, and the take out scones we bought were superb. What a jewel we have found, when my feet have recovered, we will be back. Thank you so much for a lovely afternoon.

Great ambience and quality food

We called in for lunch unexpectedly, and The Port didn't disappoint. We had an all day breakfast, and it was fantastic. Piping hot, egg cooked just right, good service and very reasonably priced. We would definitely go again.

Nice little cafe had 2 hot drinks and 2 scones with cream and jam really nice food value for money and quiet busy even on a Sunday afternoon

Fast friendly service, a good breakfast as it should be

Staff were attentive and very pleasant Reasonable food although the battered cod wasn’t fully cooked and the dessert, whilst nice was a bit small The biggest issue was almost complete lack of wheelchair accessiblity I had to perch on the end of a table which I accept but I then completely blocked an aisle, couldn’t even turn around afterwards so had to back out all the way And to top it all, couldn’t get to the toilets at all because the doorway to the corridor (let alone the toilet) wasn’t wide enough to get through I know this place has a huge footfall n summer so I simply will not be the only person with the problem Not really good enough in 2025

Very nice well run cafe. Excellent food and drinks real nice polite helpful staff.

Probably the worse breakfast I have ever had visited on Monday the 27th. Where do I start bacon burnt burnt burnt sausages burnt on the outside but not cooked in the middle hash a soggy mess on the plate beams ice cold and the rest was not to bad but avoid not nice

Excellent service, Sunday dinner is a.must try 😋

homely cooked food , good price , friendly staff and quick service.

Lovely breakfast & fast service Oh & a great mug of tea

We had lovely freshly baked scones and coffee, excellent service

They do an excellent full English breakfast, and a good cup of tea too.

Good place to eat or have cake...dog friendly..quick service...

Friendly efficient staff. Food good and a wide choice

Staff very welcoming. Food, AMAZING! Looked after from start to finish. We will definitely be returning.

I've definitely been here twice now, both times with my 'mate' Carl. He's a person worth knowing in my opinion. We came back because the location is good, the food is good, good is good. The service is also quick, which is good. Both times we visited we ordered the burgers and chips (we forgot to order the rather delectable onion rings the 2rd time). Very delicious, and the right amount of calories to set you up for a meaty walk around some of the very best parts of Wales. There are tables for eating outside, which we used the 1nd time. I didn't have time to sample the toilet facilities unfortunately. I assume they are good. Diolch!

Excellent. The staff here have always been really friendly when me and my partner and sometimes friends come here. The chefs have always been happy to swap out mushroom from the vegetarian breakfast for extra egg or tomato. The sausages are Glamorgan sausages which are cheese, potato and onion. More natural than an UPF sausage. Maybe not to everyone’s liking but I like them. The staff have always been efficient. The restaurant is always spotless - the menu sheets are kept clean, the sauce bottles and salt and pepper are always really clean, table tops etc, one of the reasons we keep going back. The price seems very reasonable to us, I’ve never seen a vegetarian breakfast cheaper than this by more than a few pence anywhere. I recommend The Port to everyone!

Delicious food Also vegan/vegetarian offers Staff was super friendly

Exceptional food and service, I would totally recommend to all.

We had 2 breakfasts 1 vegetarian 1 Port special, to say it was disappointing was an understatement, we paid £9.75 each. The waitress spoke to us in welsh even after we replied to her in English, when asked if we could swop out the bacon it was a flat out no. Hence 2 bacon wasted, The vegetarian sausages were disgusting definitely the worst we have tried so more wasted food. Would I recommend this over priced very disappointing breakfast, no I would not. There are lots of loverly cafes in Porthmadog unfortunately this isn’t one of them .

Nice place, straightforward and good honest food.

had a hearty breakfast, very happy

Great little cafe. Really friendly staff, great food. Carrot cake was amazing. They do take away as well as eat in.

Great food. Quick preparation. Coffee is very nice!

Brilliant breakfast, brilliant Staff, brilliant service.

Looks and run like a school/works canteen. Staff friendly but not a place to soak up the atmosphere.

To busy , cakes dry and had people queuing next to us whilst trying to eat

Very basic food, wouldn't go again.

Forgot our food order..other's who came in later received their order..

Really enjoyed our meals clean friendly and reasonably priced

Table service excellent, staff pleasant , food plenty full, very good place to eat

Fabulous little cafe. The food is delicious and you can take dogs in as an added bonus. Not too expensive. Staff are lovely.

Lovely food everytime and always a warm and friendly welcome from the staff.

The staff are friendly the food is very good and good value for money. My wife and I occasionally try one of the other places to eat when we visit Porthmadog, but the Port Cafe is a place that we return to time after time. You of course have the added bonus of the Deli that sells all of the usual things as well as some of the pies and produce that you can eat in the restaurant. Thoroughly recommended.

I had a beautiful scone and a hot chocolate could not fault it. staff were very friendly

After just driving for 4hrs, we was ready for lunch. Found this place and browsed the menu. The choices were amazing, being a fussy eater, I had no probs choosing something. Although we were told there's a wait for food, it didn't seem it. The table service was good, although it tickled me to see one young gentleman server wearing work boots with steel toe caps on show....didn't quite suit the atmosphere but put a smile on my face. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

Tasty and good serves for a fair price. Staff were very welcoming.

Lovely food and a wide range of different breakfast options. Swift service despite being very busy. Beautiful options for cake, looked appetising and certainly lived up to expectations.

Chose to have two Port Specials which included a pot of tea for two, I asked not to have the egg or beans on my breakfast, ok I still had to pay the listed price but I thought it was still very good value, two sausages, two rashers of bacon, two hash browns, two slices of toast and the tea of course, all served very quickly by very friendly staff, a good choice for us.

This place has got all bases covered. Restaurant area for plated meals and traditional service, Cafe area (dogs allowed) for snacks, cakes, desserts and hot and cold drinks. Can get very busy but well staffed and run like a well oiled machine.

Always a great breakfast. Friendly staff, highly recommend

Brilliant service and the staff were excellent, friendly atmosphere and excellent menu, we really enjoyed ourselves,

Jac denied me a redbull. Pepsi instead very disappointed

Friendly and welcoming service. Lovely atmosphere , enjoyed Fish and Chips naan and poppadoms. vegan pastry and tea cake , freshly made and hot food. The staff were absolutely lovely nothing was too much trouble! Great location for those arriving on one of the heritage trains to Porthmadog. Port Cafe is a large place Lots of staff all keeping busy and doing a great job keeping things moving and looking after customers. The food was gorgeous! We were on holiday and this was the best place we ate we will be back for more! Great customer service.

Great cafe, very important dogs are allowed.

Lovely food every time we frequent the place and staff very polite. Highly recommended.

Ordered fish chips & peas for just under £15, childs chicken nuggets chips & beans for just under £8 fish was lovely , the chips and nuggets was awful horrible taste and smell to the chips chicken nuggets was vile , very disappointed I will not eat there again .

Great food.Theres the cafe bar,then restaurant where they serve you .The shop food is also amazing.

Had a lovely lunch there today. Food was beautifully cooked with plenty of vegetables. Staff were very quick and helpful. Lovely restaurant. Would highly recommend them. Paul and Lynn Bowman ( Pembrokeshire)

Good food, great portion sizes & friendly staff. I had prawn salad: loads of prawns, marie rose sauce, lettuce & peppers, potato salad, large scoop of coleslaw, beetroot, tomatoes, cucumber, curried rice salad, pickled onions. A massive plateful all for under £12, spot on!

Love place with lots of food options , friendly and welcoming service. Lovely atmosphere , enjoyed vegan pastry and tea cake , freshly made and hot food. Good customer service.

Good breakfast. Very quick service and a very good price for the amount of food you get. Lovely coffee. Very typical seaside cafe

Foods good but a little expensive

Chose cottage pie with vegetables. Excellent quality and piping hot. Certainly visit again!

Visited twice in the last month both on different trips to this region. Both times it has been on a wet soggy day both times the place has been extremely busy. Food in deli good. Quick service. Tables tidied efficiently Highly recommend

Went for a meal, ordered the all day breakfast. The food was excellent as always. The staff as always, were polite,friendly and helpful.

The only restaurant that I want to dine in when I go to Porthmadog. Nice place, and the foods are good.

Great café Friendly staff, can't do enough to help,, they open earlier, which is a massive bonus for people like ourselves heading into the area for work or people on holiday looking for breakfast,,, large choice within the seating area and takeaway area, well worth a visit.

Lovely staff good food good prices

We went there a few times for breakfast and lunch during our holidays. The food is nice and the prices are correct. What surprised me is the amount of staff and the fact that most of them looked happy to work there, it made for a fast and pleasant service.

Visited with 5 family members whilst on holiday in Porthmadog, very disappointed with all of the food, the staff however were helpful. Sausage, egg and chips was like a kids meal, roast was salty with overcooked frozen veg and chewy beef. Cakes were bland. Great service but cheap food at near restaurant prices.

Absolutely fantastic. We had the daily roasts we could not fault them… well unless you complain there is too much lol.we will certainly come back.

Great Cafe staff very helpful and friendly and it was packed

A really well run place to eat with tasty food, good value and friendly staff. We were a big group of 13 and went in for breakfast before hopping on the steam train. We were in a bit of a rush but this was no problem for these guys. They rearranged tables for the group and a great breakfast was served up in a flash. They provided takeaway cups for our hot drinks to run to the train with and effortlessly made us feel welcome. Very impressive. Thank you 👏

We popped in this place not having much confidence of it being at all good. We had passed it several times & just thought no we could call somewhere else. WRONG in every possible way, it was clean, well staffed & an urgency to deliver. We both had an all day breakfast Absolutely amazing in everway everything tasted lovely on the plate, I don't like hash browns but i couldn't believe this one actually tasted lovely & a huge pot of tea too. Spent more money in other places on the high street with huge disappointment, never again. This is number one.