The Raven Inn in Powys

We travel from the Midlands to Wales fairly regularly and found this gem a few weeks ago. First visit was great, it's a lovely dog friendly pub/restaurant. Nicely decorated, friendly staff, good beer and food, all good. This time no different. We had lunch late and turned up here for dinner but not feeling overly hungry. They were fine with an adult having a kid's meal, and I had a sandwich. Just nice to find somewhere that is happy to accommodate your needs. We had great food again, a bowl of water for the dog, kids enjoyed their food, service was good, friendly and timely. I don't think there's much more you could ask from a restaurant. This is now a regular stop for us, really nice, you should definitely visit!!

We have used the Raven for lunch and dinner always excellent food and staff really helpful. They cater for dogs, even have a doggie menu

Dog Friendly also dog menu Really nice cozy place Food wasn't bad draft pint wasn't very nice (flat and soapy)

Went for Saturday meal great food great prices dog friendly dogs menu to will return again

Really nice meal. Good service. Nice atmosphere.

Best place to eat in Welshpool. Loads of choice , excellent value and attention to detail. Perfect

My wife and I came here as part of the 1940s weekend experience. Also our 37th wedding anniversary. We were made welcome right from the start. Plenty of choices for gluten free , in particular the dessert range which can often be limited. Waiting time was excellent, staff very attentive, both serving food and bar staff. There seemed to be a genuine warmth between the staff. My wife had Chicken Curry and I plumped for the Chicken and ham pie. Both excellent. Puddings were also exceptional. A night of torrential rain but didn't dampen our spirits at all. Highly recommended

One of those places you drive past and mean to visit. So we did and we will be back. Got in early and hadn't booked bit they found us a table if we could be gone by a certain time which was fantastic. Made us feel welcome rather than an inconvenience. Smiles wherever you looked. Drinks were great and food choice perfect. Food arrived quickly and four empty plates suggest it was enjoyed by all. Certainly the best Sunday roast in a pub I have had. Well decorated and clean rustic feel. Can imagine it gets busy in peak times so I would book in future to secure a table in this gem of a pub with great food and drink that doesn't bust the bank.

Great food all home made ! A truely delicious meal and lovely atmosphere here

Excellent food and service. A really nice place to visit.

Young blonde woman and older small brown haired woman very rude and cold. Not very welcoming

Very nice meal and friendly and helpful staff

Been here for food a couple of times recently and will definitely be returning! The staff have been super friendly and helpful , the real ale is spot on and the food is fantasic everything has been very hot and tasty! Can’t wait for our next visit!

A rather unsatisfactory Sunday dinner. For both price and taste were lacking, £16 for a vegetarian roast without the nut roast. Both lacking in service (no table service) and flavour. Although the pub itself was pleasant and warm, open spaced and nice tables.

Spent a pleasant evening here with the dog after a day out in Mid-Wales. Food was excellent quality and the service was superb. Great to see Faggots on the menu - absolutely delicious!

We sat at a window table with our two dogs here and had a lovely time. Service was spot on even while they were short-staffed, as waiters were buzzing around like busy bees. The food was delicious and well-presented. The place was very well decorated with character. People were very friendly and chatty as well. Highly recommended.

Excellent food and service. Would highly recommend. I had chicken supreme and lemon posset. Nice wine list too.

Delicious food and friendly service

They have a menu for dogs. My dog insists that I give them 5 stars because his bowl of chicken was delicious.

We went here on Wednesday for a meal, I had the special board Stewed beef pie with mash and veg. I have never tasted such a delicious pie, absolutely yummy.

Called in for coffee again on our yearly visit to Barmouth. Witnessed to be just the same as last year.Always a warm welcome

We didn't try the food. We arrived at 7:50 p.m., the person who received us at the bar told us that we had to wait for a table to become available at 8 p.m. No problem, we are seated at a small table at the entrance while we wait, we have a drink. Time passes, tables become available, waitresses pass by, no one seats us to eat, we are ignored while other people who arrived after us without reservation are seated. 8:20 p.m. we go back to see the person at the bar... and there we are told that we just have to manage, take a menu card from the dining room and order!?!

A lovely pub with a great atmosphere. When I gave a 5* rating for food, I can't say a rating myself as I didn't have food but give it a 5* from our little pup who had the 5oz steak from the doggy menu and ate the lot so it must have been good. 👍🏼👍🏼

Lovely staff very welcoming. Great choice on menu for vegetarian and gluten free. large variety on menu for all. Lovely decor and great food

Good selection of food and sweets, staff attentive and polite.

"I was driving through beautiful Wales, and on the way, I saw a lovely place to take a break. I parked my car and went for food; it was amazing—great food, excellent service, and a wonderful atmosphere. They were super busy and full of people ordering food. I was told there would be a 40-minute wait, but the wait was worth it because the food was very delicious. During my meal, three staff members came to check if I needed anything. In the end, it was an amazing place, and I will definitely recommend it, especially Nicola, Freddie, and Ava, who were great staff members and very helpful."

It's clear that the management are having a detrimental impact on their staff. The bar staff were efficient and polite but, they were clearly miserable and one manager spoke to a member of her team in a very patronising and dismissive way. We visit this pub 3 times a year during our trips to Llanfyllin, and we've never experienced the dreadful atmosphere before. It's a real shame as the food is good and the pub is lovely but, we will definitely think twice about visiting again as we didn't like seeing the young staff members being treated so poorly. The management/owners really need to focus on morale as that will automatically feed through into their team Real shame.

Excellent food. Two large fish and chips and a vegan burger. Fantastic chips.

Had a burger which was good, but the meal was Marred by the scratched lump of wood on which it was served. When the landlady asked how the meal was I pointed this out and her

An adorable spot. The food is firstclass. Abracadabra 🇬🇧💄💋

Treated very well and was welcomed as if we were the most important of the day. Food excellent.

We were fit in last minute, The main was really good ( I ordered a Steak) but it was let down by the pudding, the waffle I ordered had been over microwaved and was hard in the middle. My partner ordered a cheesecake and didnt enjoy it, I think he was expecting a homemade cheesecake which it wasn't.

A very nice pub gets a busy lunch and dinner time, would book before going for food ,

It's a very busy place, popular with all ages. I only had a main course, but it far exceeded my expectations: steak and blue cheese pie with mash, peas, and gravy. The meat was so tender it just flaked apart, and the flavour of the blue cheese made it really tasty. I have to say the pastry was really good, too. I have no hesitation in recommending this place.

We were a party of 5 and a dog. We called ahead to book a table. We were shown to our table and greeted by very friendly and welcoming staff. We all ordered something different, even the dog from the dog menu. All meals came out hot, fresh and very tasty. All of enjoyed it so much, we decided to book for the following evening. We all ate again the following evening and the experience was very much the same. Great food, all homemade and fresh. Good value for money, great service, very dog friendly. We will return again.

Only 4 stars for food because we chose something basic, but nothing wrong with it. Very pleasant beer garden.

Went with my daughters for a birthday meal. The staff were friendly and the menu choices vast. Our food arrived promptly and was delicious. Courtney was very helpful when dealing with us. Will visit again.

Good value food and fast and friendly service

Grat car park to stop en-route to Barmouth

Always have 3 or 4 ales that are served at their very best. The restaurant gets very busy so it's best to book. The menu is quite extensive and the food is always great. There's a specials board too that always has a soup, a pie and a Thai curry.

Brilliant place to meet up with family

Food and prices was great all 6 of us enjoyed it only problem was where we sat There were a lot of flies , only seemed to be us everyone else seemed to be ok but we were out of the way with having the dog x

VERY BAD Steak was overcooked, ordered medium rare but it was near charcoal - complained but no offer to replace after finishing mains waited for desert menus for over half an hour but no one attended even though the area was empty - went to nearby café for a desert

Had a really lovely mid afternoon lunch, in the garden. Had a fish finger sandwich with a side of fries. Yummy!!

It's a overpriced pub ! Wouldn't recommendan won't b going back there !

Thought we’d give the Raven a second chance as first visit about a year ago was not great. The meal was ok (1 x pie and chips, 1 x quiche and chips) the biggest issue was the chunky chips. They looked great but let down by lack of taste and being a bit dry. Think the vinegar is cheap or watered down as that didn’t make a difference. The waffle dessert was lovely but the Bailey’s cheesecake was a bit sickly. Will we try again? Maybe in another year or so but better meals locally. Staff were lovely as was the setting and convenient location but a bit underwhelmed.

This is one of the best sunday roast I've ever had in a pub amazen

Excellent food, great beer, and friendly and attentive staff.

Stumbled across The Raven Inn when travelling through and needed a dog friendly place to eat. Staff were warm and welcoming. It was clean and had a nice atmosphere. The food was very nice and the portions large. Me, my wife, and daughter shared the camembert and knew that we would be leaving very full and satisfied. We all had a wrap, they were stuffed full with toppings, and the chilli cheese fries were awesome... layered with american style cheese and jalapeños, and topped with grated cheddar. Cannot highly recommend this place enough!!!

Called in for lunch on way home from holiday in Pembrokeshire. Nice pub with a lovely outside area.All four of us enjoyed our lunch,I had Confit Duck leg and it was very nice!Dog friendly too,highly recommended if your in Welshpool!

Very good staff, good menu with Variety, the locally sourced produce is very tasty, great position on the outskirts town with good parking, dogs are welcome and spoilt.

Always had a good meal here on the way home, bar area at the front cosy, comfortable and dog friendly.

Only went in for a drink but definitely had food envy when we saw the food. Will definitely visit the 2 Nd week off our holiday

Lovely gluten free lunch - thanku 😊

Stopped in here on the way back from a trip to Wales and absolutely loved it. Lovely place, staff nice and food delightful.

Just celebrated by Dad's 90th here, and the staff were amazing, friendly and attentive. We ordered a buffet, which was awesome... but my mouth was watering at their Sunday lunches. Great place

Great food place. We all had fish and chips, which was excellent! Dog friendly.

Luvly meal, friendly staff and locals. Wots not to like.

My wife said it was the best Sunday lunch she has ever had. I had the chicken salad. It was edible, just. For pudding, I had the apple crumble. Anyone who knows me knows I eat apple crumble a few times per week. The Ravens apple crumble was the worst I have ever had. Stewed apples with what appeared to be porridge oats on top. Crumble, it was not. As for the service, we waited 20 minutes to be served. There were 3 people behind the bar. 2 were talking non stop and one was serving. On leaving the premises, as we do at all restaurants, we said "thank you, goodbye". Not one person said anything to us. The waitress staff were great. We always return a second time to every restaurant, no matter how good or bad it was. I hope by then, they have made improvements.

Great staff , wide choice of food and drink reasonably priced

Very friendly lady behind the bar we had dogs with us found a nice quiet corner to sit 😀

What a lovely pub, friendly helpful staff, fantastic food and genuinely dog friendly, with a separate doggy menu! 🐾🙂. Would definitely recommend! 🙂👍🏻

Foods are so Delicious Staffs are so friendly and very helpful The Raven inn is very nice

Excellent food, excellent service!

Nice place great pie good service nice atmosphere

Lovely outside dining, amazing food and very Friendly staff...highly recommended

Would not go again the meal was not brilliant and way over priced would not recommend it to anyone 👎

Can't fault the food or the service, table in the passageway not so much.

Excellent sunday dinner, very filling and truly delicious. The pork was very good and the multitude of accompaniments had my taste buds dancing. Dog friendly and very courteous staff who made us very welcome

Very friendly welcome. Nice food and attentive service.

Great food, service, ales and atmosphere.

Lovely meal. Also dog friendly ! Staff Lovely.

Very welcoming, good food and excellent staff and friendly

What a lovely pub on the outskirts of Welshpool! We had main meals, and the dog had a doggy dinner too! Service was great with friendly waiting staff who ensured we lacked nothing. I would certainly recommend this place!

Best Sunday roast ever plenty of fresh tasty food

Great food at a very reasonable price, served by friendly and attentive staff, in a lovely pub/restaurant with a nice atmosphere. Could not fault the place in any way. We loved it! Highly recommended.

Nice pub Nice food Nice atmosphere Nice place Just a really nice establishment for a spot of lunch and a pit stop. Very good value for money in food, nice open space inside. Staff friendly and polite. Thank you

Lovely pub , great decor lovely and light Great food ,drinks and atmosphere

Enjoyed a meal here with my wife, friendly welcome from all the staff. Good of choice of ale and the normal lagers. Will certainly come back.

Large food based pub. Although busy on a Sunday evening, food service was efficient & the meal was great. Some nice real Ales to go with it.

Visited whilst staying in the Caravan at the eisteddfod just a ffew milles down the road. Absolutely lovely pub, service was 100% as was the food. We also visited the day after too. Amazing pub, people and food.

Amazing food, superb service, friendly and efficient staff

Arrived without a booked but the friendly staff managed to squeeze us in with minimal fuss and delay. Excellent food, nice pint (or 2) in a loverly setting.

Recommend trying the specials, steak and ale pie,best ever.

Must say it is the first time I have been to a place, that I have pre-ordered for, and the cooked food was waiting on the table for me. I don't like writing bad reviews because I have only been once and it could have been a bad day for them. It was busy with a nice atmosphere and clean facilities. Survive was okay and I suspect they were being overstretched by the number of patrons. The food was the biggest disappointment. For the price of +£15 for a main, it was definitely not worth it. I had the bangers and mash and everything was bleh. The mash potatoes, which I consider easy to get right, were very bland. I don't know what going in for a pint would be like but I wouldn't go here for dinner.

First time visitor. Will go back. Good atmosphere. Thanks

They have plenty of outdoor seating for when the weather is nice. The staff were all friendly. Good drink selection. The food was ok. I wasn't a big fan of the homemade flour nacho chips and my Cajun Chicken Salad didn't come with dressing. The Cajun chicken itself was cooked well.

The steak at this place could be some of the best I’ve had, cooked to perfection. The other menu items including the light bites (the ones I’ve tried anyway) were also really good, great atmosphere, nice outdoor area and a great selection of drinks. Did find one or two of the bar staff were very abrupt and a bit sharp which was a shame because other wise this would have been a 5 star review. Definitely one of the better establishments in the area.

Great food at a time and place that was just right.

Good meal, friendly service and efficient, hard working staff

Sweet gravy? Sorry, not for me.

Incredible experience here during our holiday to Wales. The service was amazing, with all the staff being so lovely, and the food was incredible. Could not fault it at all, one of the best pub meals I have had in a long time. Would recommend to anyone, reasonably priced for what you get too!

Our first time here lovely atmosphere Great menu to choose from, I had the swordfish 😋😋 hubby had the haddock. We will be back

It's usually busy so book ahead if you want to eat. And eat you should because the food is outstanding.

Once again another fabulous meal, attentive staff and lovely atmosphere.

28/04/2025. Called in on the of chance for a Sunday Lunch, and they didn't disappoint us choose from Beef or Pork I had the Beef food hot and tasty Carrots, Red Cabbage Peas, Roast Potatoes and Yorkshire Pudding with Gravy, the service was excellent polite staff very helpful and the Atmosphere nice and calm. Would recommend a visit I'm definitely going back. 👍

The servers were lovely, food was tasty and hot and atmosphere was pleasant, will definitely be coming back again.

We ate at the Raven whilst on a walking holiday on Offa's Dyke. It is a busy, well run, modern pub with loads of character. Staff are friendly and helpful and are on the ball when it comes to special diets and allergies. The chef, taylor-made my main. The menu is varied and the food delicious. I had the slow cooked beef with veg and my friend had the vegetarian mushroom risotto that came with deep-fried goats cheese croquettes... a nice and unusual touch!

A very nice place to visit good food and service, lovely beer garden good selection of drinks

We stopped here on the way home for some lunch. Our welcome was really friendly and we were able to bring our dog Erik. There is a dog menu!! We had the best home cooked style chips ever and we all thoroughly enjoyed our food. I would definately consider going through Welshpool again next time just to visit the Raven Inn for tea.