The Port Cafe Deli Restaurant in Gwynedd

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Great cafe, very important dogs are allowed.

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.

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)

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.

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

Foods good but a little expensive

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 👏

Fab café, big portions. When they ask "veg or chips" go for the veg. It includes both mash and roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese plus other veg in big piles. "Chips" is a bucket of chips plus peas. Our kids absolutely loved it and asked that I write this 5-star review.

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.

5 Star Food. I had the Breakfast, it was exceptionaI. I highly recommend this place. Plenty of inside and outside seating. I would eat there again if I was visiting Porthmadog.

The staff were absolutely lovely nothing was too much trouble! The food was gorgeous! We were on holiday and this was the best place we ate! BRAVO! we will be back for more! X

What a perfect place to find for breakfast. Had the special and it was delicious. I would highly recommend if you are looking for a cooked breakfast.

What a dreadful place. Never ate such horrendous food. Would not feed it to pigs let alone humans.

We decided to find a place for breakfast on route after leaving Barmouth that morning and heading towards our next stop Llanberis. Porthmadog was a logical place to stop and as we entered the town we spotted the this café, parking around the corner in the carpark (we had to pay!). The service was good and it was a busy place, always a good sign, and we were not disappointed with our decision to have breakfast here. Food arrived after a short wait (well it was busy) and the cooked breakfast did not disappoint, no skimping on quality or quantity. It also included the drink (I had tea). Will use again if in Porthmadog in the future.

My wife is Coeliac, and though they don't offer anything gluten free, they do however allow my wife to bring her own bread every week when we go for breakfast, they also go out of their way to make sure her food is cooked separately to avoid cross contamination, we go every week, and will continue to do so, staff are very polite, friendly and extremely helpful, especially the chefs.

Popped in on a rainy afternoon for lunch. Menu is expansive and has something for everyone. It was extremely busy but the service was excellent and was spotlessly clean. Everyone enjoyed the food - my kids were particularly taken with the toad in the whole announcing it was the best lunch they’d ever had! Considering they’re quite fussy eaters it must’ve been very good. Grown up meals also very good - omelette and a jacket potato. Nicely presented and good sized portions. Good honest food - will return when we’re up that way next.

Great breakfast at the right price

We always eat here when we come to Porthmadog because of the variety and good quality of the menu choices. Great food and friendly staff. Welsh lamb's liver is particularly excellent with lovely rich gravy for dunking chips. July 2024 update: it's still an excellent place to eat, and again I had a very tasty Welsh lamb's liver and bacon. My companions had scampi and chips which were also very well received.

Called in for lunch whilst we were at Porthmadog, loverly cafe/restaurant, had one of the nicest roast dinners i have had for a long time! Great friendly staff and all the food looked and was delicious would highly recommend!

Great cafe, service was good but could have been more efficient, staff are all friendly and helpful.

Wow! Great little restaurant, great price & very very fast service. Thank you

Decent breakfast butties - had lunch there earlier in the week which was ok

Excellent, both food and cafe appearance .also cleanliness..HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Lovely staff. Food was served quickly.

I always enjoy breakfast here when in Port The service is swift and friendly without being obtrusive.

Good food and convenient location

Great food here .... ideal for a breakfast.... service was super fast ... and its reasonably prices ..... will visit again ...

Busy cafe, good food, speedy service.

Wished we had found this place before our last day would recommend the lasagne

All good great staff and food . The owner was very helpful and really welcoming .

Lovely cafe , loads of seating, great menu and the cakes were delicious. Dog friendly and they do doggy ice cream.

Best breakfast we've had this week while staying nearby in hafan ya mor. Staff made sure everything was OK for us.

Great location for those arriving on one of the heritage trains to Porthmadog. Port Cafe is a large place with lots of space. We were shown to the rear dining room which is spacious and ideal for accomodating dogs. Food was great quality and served quickly and efficiently. We had Chicken Curry - excellent quality chicken and well judged level of spice, the the optional side of naan and poppadoms. Others had Fish and Chips and Roast Turkey dinner, the last of which was a super generous portion. Good value for money. Lots of staff all keeping busy and doing a great job keeping things moving and looking after customers.

Delicious breakfast - veggie sausage is fantastic. Love the variety of herbal teas and all the sweet treats and the coffee is also great. Look forward to coming back.

Called in for breakfast .We had the Port Breakfast & the Port special with coffees. Food looked and tasted great Later called in for take out scotch egg, jam & cream scone & lemon meringue pie-all very tasty

Came for breakfast here every day of our stay. Great value and delicious food

Visited yesterday with wife All staff were pleasant and very friendly Food was excellent I had the Welsh lambs liver with chips Wife had the gammon and chips Both meals were very tasty and great value Liver was very tender, I know that it maybe an acquired taste, but this was lovely and the onion gravy was the colour of stout Chips were crispy on outside, fluffy on inside Wife’s gammon was also a very satisfying meal All in all, great value and will definitely be in again during our stay Thank you

Lovely clean restaurant with friendly staff. The breakfast was really lovely and the prices were good. I can especially recommend their freshly squeezed orange juice. Worth a visit

Delicious food, great service, large portions on all meals & friendly staff

Good food with excellent service.

Beautiful food, superb service. Highly recommend.

Really nice cafe, friendly staff, and good food

Been coming back for years. Always friendly staff and nice food. A nice selection of good food to takeaway.

Although the menu is designed for holiday-makers, the quality of the food and the service are refreshingly good. There is definitely value for money here.

Bottom of the high Street by the port as the name suggests. Broken in to 2 parts , 1st part if you just want coffee and a cake / sandwich etc .. the second part has a diner feel . Fresh produce I belive but didn't advertise it was . Tasted really good 👍. Good size portion and good service. Outside front are tables undercover roof .. Definitely worth trying out .. Takeaway food also available

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.

I enjoyed lunch here twice. Both times it was great! The food is very good and the staff make this place a happy, efficient one! The portion sizes are more than generous and we left stuffed on both occasions. Loved their chips which was homemade and not just out of a bag. The tomato soup was excellent and served boiling hot which I loved! I can't stand lukewarm soup or coffee which many places seem to serve these days. Their roast pork meal was delicious and with the biggest, crunchiest, melt-in-your-mouth Yorkshire puddings I've had in the UK. Lovely jacket potatoes with a nice selection of fillings. We felt so welcomed and everyone was so pleasant!

Lovely staff, very helpful and accommodating, food lovely and well priced,we even went back twice!

Great coffee and a good variety of cake

Always great food here, lovely atmosphere, very busy but not a long wait for food. Would highly recommend.

Exalent breakfast here last weekend and great staff and service see u next time 😋.

Came here for lunch while staying nearby. I had chicken pie and my other half had ham, egg and chips. Chicken pie was full of meat and totally delicious. Other half said his meal was also really tasty. Only thing that I did not like was that the chips did not look very appetising, so I left some of them. Service was very good and coffee also very nice.

Lovely cakes & coffee A little on the expensive side

Really nice breakfast cafe with friendly staff, quick service and very good food. Would recommend

It was very busy, however the food was okay but the burger was quite greasy.

Very reasonable prices for tasty food.

A lovely cafe with lovely food well worth a visit.👍

Very delicious food (all day breakfast) and we were welcome with our dogs in the outdoor area. The food was brought to our table, and we had a nice small talk upon leaving (greetings from Innsbruck ;)).

Excellent food and service. Highly recommended.

I visited this place based on its excellent ratings, but my experience during breakfast was disappointing. Despite arriving with 15 minutes left before the breakfast menu closed, we hurriedly placed our order. However, the food took an additional 10 minutes to arrive, and the hot drinks we requested never came. Instead, we received the wrong order, and when we brought this to the staff's attention, they began arguing in front of us. Even after that, had to go again to the staff to ask for our hot drinks, it took another 10 minutes for our hot drinks to be served. The level of service did not match the price we paid. While the food itself was enjoyable, the overall atmosphere was marred by the mishaps, including incorrect orders and tardiness. The staff appeared tired and disinterested, contributing to the unsatisfactory experience.

We go every time we are near. Staff always welcoming and polite. The food is lovely and very good price. Always has a good flow of customers.

Lovely staff, nice little cafe. On this occasion the sandwich which is quite a basic item to make was awful and ended up quite ill after it. Left feeling ripped off as wasn’t what I paid for. Would still try again in the future.

Really good chips and sandwiches. Plenty of vegetarian options. Places to sit outside with dogs.

Lovely beef roast today. A great portion which we couldn’t quite finish! Excellent place, lovely staff and clean. A great atmosphere too .

Nice cafe with a good selection of food and very fast service

Sunday lunch was very good,served hot and well cooked.My only criticism would be the plates are to small for the size of the meal.The lemon meringue pie is really good.I will eat here again next time we visit Porthmadog.

We came here just for their Lemon Meringue pie, which was amazing! Food looks good as well.

Lovely chicken Sunday meal very attentive

Lovely breakfast,& good service

Lovely cafe nice atmosphere and friendly staff food was lovely too

Great food at reasonable prices

Love this place ,great atmosphere ,staff always so friendly ,most delicious breakfast you won't be disappointed 😋

Not the best organised place we have been to, the staff tried their best but the seating arrangements were poorly managed, once seated the food arrived within a reasonable time, the fish was very nice - as were the chips and mushy peas. The desserts were disappointing, the apple and cinnamon ‘crumble’ was a soggy mess, the custard came in a pot that equated to about three large tablespoons and was barely lukewarm, the sticky toffee pudding was also barely lukewarm and came with a small scoop of ice cream. Including the coffee and tea (which were fine) it came to £45. We have been to worse but wouldn’t go again. Graham and Janine

We called here for a coffee whilst visiting Portmadog, there’s a great dog friendly area which is away from the main dining area, we were served with a smile and the coffee was very good, there was also a tremendous selection of cake which looked amazing, It can get busy but for good reason, it’s well worth a visit and it’s close to the harbour, the museum and railway..

The port is open from early morning. The menu is varied they will supply just what you need. It caters for children and dogs. There are high chairs for babies. There is s deli that sells various savoury food. There’s pastries and award winning lemon meringue is the best for miles. The staff are excellent and will make you feel at home.

Good food and greeted by Shannon with a joke and a smile. All the waitresses were smily and friendly. Well done staff for making our visit a pleasure.

Had a fantastic experience at the cafe with their Full English breakfast. The food was fresh and cooked perfectly. The staff were friendly and even provided helpful tourist tips. Reasonably priced, timely service, and a great atmosphere. Definitely recommend this spot!

Food was ok although some of it was pre prepared, you can tell so that is disappointing

Very nice place we went for dinner in the cafe side, the staff all so friendly and food was very nice

Very, very nice 👌 and lovely staff 😀 👍