The Royal Ship Restaurant in Gwynedd

Have been coming here for years and it never disappoints. Staff are lovely and the food is good especially the breakfasts. Our room was nicely made up and had a complimentary tea tray with lovely teas and coffee bags. I would say it’s probably time to update the duvets and pillows as ours were a tad out of shape! That’s our only criticism as for the price we paid it was very good value for money!

Went on a Saturday night for a meal they do a very good chilli beef, the drinks and surroundings are very nice.

I had a light lunch here on 15.2.24. I was impressed by the polite, professional service and the smart, clean interior. My spinach burger was delightful. The toilets were immaculate. Highly recommended.

Lovely rooms, nice Friendly staff, beautiful building. Very nice food 👌 Amazing location for exploring Cadar idris and surrounding nature walks. Will stay again 😁🙌🙌🙌

The waitress who served us for our meal was very polite and welcoming

Brilliant hotel staff very friendly and helpful food and choice excellent rooms comfortable and spotlessly clean . Location the best

Good selection of beer for an evening with friends.

Have been to this hotel a couple of times before for tea and a scone and was friendly and nice scones. Sadly on this occasion it was a very disappointing experience and I doubt we will visit again. My daughter ordered a decaf latte and it was really unpleasant - tasted like instant coffee and undrinkable really, if you like nice coffee, I tried it also. She took it back and the older man at the counter was not helpful and made her feel as if she should not have brought it back though she did it very politely. He begrudgingly offered another drink and she chose a tea - no offer of a refund of the difference either. Another man begrudgingly and with an unfriendly manner brought over the tea and when I asked if the coffee had been instant he said no and they serve the very best Brazilian coffee beans and everyone says how lovely it is and basically that we shouldn’t be complaining! Anyway I found this hard to believe as my daughter’s decaf latte was awful. I asked a pleasant waitress after if the decaf was instant and she said it was not the beans but came out of a packet! Hmmm…. What I had suspected all along. So not a great experience -poor, unhelpful and misleading customer service and unpleasant coffee, the scones were nice and interior pleasant but will try somewhere nicer next time.

Amazing Service. Amazing Dinner and Breakfast. Amazing cleanliness. Amazing Location. Well done to management and staff.

The perfect spot to recover after a long drive/ big hike. Wonderful scenery and great staff. Thank you! We will be back

Couple of pints and nice food 😋

Everyone was great and the food was excellent. Will definitely go again!

Ein wirklich sehr gemütliches Restaurant mit freundlichen Personal. Leider war das Essen lieblos und entsprach so gar nicht unseren Vorstellungen von einem guten Abendessen. Fish okay; chips gruselig. Spiced soup war eine fade Gemüsesuppe; Chili zu Tode gekocht und derart lieblos angerichtet mit Tacos, die wohl schon länger offen waren. Schade, dass ein Restaurant in solchen Räumen keine bessere Küche aufzuweisen hat.

Dropped in on Saturday. evening. No booked table. Managed to squeeze me and my wife in without a booking to eat. Great staff, great attention to our request Food very good

Little trip to our fav place and hotel. It was amazing inside xmas decorations were up they looked stunning. Staff are amazing and so friendly and have become our friends. Bedrooms are lovely shower very powerful bed so comfy Breakfast is the best just love coming back ♥️

Lovely spot right in the centre of town. We left our EV car on charge in the nearby car park while we had dinner. Good food and respectable prices. Very dog friendly and our little Jack Russell loved the Sunday Roast dog treats.

We went to the Royal Ship last Wednesday. We were shown to 2 separate tables right next to each other, by an older man who spoke to us very abruptly. We asked if we could move the tables next to each other as we were a group. He said no, then told us to sit down! We were really taken aback that he was speaking to us in such a rude manner and so we just left. Customer service at its worst. We went over the road to T H Roberts coffee shop where we had a lovely warm welcome, delicious food and a lovely time with our friends.

We hadn’t booked and it was quite busy but the greeting was warm and friendly, drinks served quickly, menu varied and the food very nice and reasonably priced. Service also cheerful and the decor very tasteful and not overlit which seems to be the case often these days. Will definitely return when we are in the area.

Just needed to eat lunch in a decent looking place that had room for us . Parking was limited to an hour on the square but we risked it . Menu was a bit more interesting than the cafe across the road and it had 3 eating areas plus outside tables . A very friendly and personable welcome . Drink orders quickly taken, and decision made . Homity pie for me chips and mushy peas . For Mr B, Steak and ale pie , mash and veg with a half of the local brew. Toilets visited and note at door says non patrons are welcome to come in to use their pristine loos. How nice. Food arrived . Good homely food at a reasonable price. Table in the window to watch the world go by . Friendly waitress brought the bill and we were on our way 1 hr 10 mins later.

Came for dinner with a large group. The food was good, the Sunday roast especially. The service was prompt and very friendly. Prior to our visit the staff had been very helpful and responsive with queries about our booking - always got back to me quickly. Would recommend to anyone coming to Dolgellau.

The food was amazing we had the fish and chips and hunters chicken. With home made fresh chips. The deserts where to die for we had the bonifee cheesecake and churrios with toffee sauce. The service was outstanding they could not do enough for us. Thankyou for a fantastic meal x

Undercooked chicken quickly rectified. Offered complimentary drinks by a very apologetic manager. Reported a non working shower and a dirty shower to desk the following morning. Male at desk presented as disinterested and no apology received. However on the whole, the staff were friendly and helpful.

To whom it may concern We come tonight for a meal and ordered soup and roast The soups were amazing however when I had finished my soup - other guests was still eating - the waitress took my bowl. ! I asked for water for the table and two glasses were plonked on a table for 3! When it came to the main meal; it was cold and the veg was verging on raw. Your chef has just plonked a whole carrot on my plate !!! The cabbage was raw and cold and the broccoli was undercooked. The manager did offer to replace however when I turned around to see another dinner fighting with food on his place I refused. We were not even offered one of the soup’s complimentary but was charged for Simple’s and drinks. I feel the way we were treated was not a great experience at all and will not be returning anytime soon. Sent from my iPhone

Okay so I’ve visited here before and was good ! However this time was not so ! The pitch stout was excellent but the food left a lot to be desired ! Fish chips and mushy peas how can this be wrong !! At £15.95 was asked if I wanted the large fish which came no more than 6oz and was a frozen bought in item,the chips were also frozen and hardly any on the plate ! The peas again were from a foodservice operator and poor quality and the biggest laugh is £3 for two slices of bread !!! My lady’s chilli beef salad was agin very poor !!! Little salad and burnt chilli beef !! So unfortunately I won’t be visiting here again !! And definitely won’t be recommending! On a positive note polite helpful staff ! But you need to review your suppliers,your portions,your prices and presentation

Excellent hotel throughout rooms very comfortable and tidy, surprisingly quiet in the middle of town. Fine restaurant with good menu and quality staff.

Nice venue. Great choice of plant based options which were very tasty, friendly staff and good service. Good location.

Lovely pub and restaurant. Good beers and wide food selection. It is also dog friendly, which is always a bonus

Good location, friendly bar staff, good breakfast, spacious tidy and comfortable room. Reasonably priced for the area and facilities. Recommend

If in the area, stay here. We found everything was of high standard. We were greeted warmly by reception, parked our car and went to our room via lift. The room was beautifully appointed, the beds exceptionally comfortable and bathroom a good size. Room view...

Visited this place for their Tuesday Fish & Chips for £9 deal. The fish was beautifully cooked and was a good sized portion. However, the amount of chips (whilst adequate for the women in our group) left the men feeling short-changed!! Overall though the value...

Staff excellent, Food quality fair, poor selection for breakfast, Dinner menu was average. There really is not much more to review in this hotel, the biggest selling point being the staff. Room was clean and tidy.

I stayed with a friend for a walking weekend - 2 nights dinner bed and breakfast. Dolgellau is an ideal location for Cader Idris and the surrounding area. The hotel was tastefully decorated as were the rooms. The food was good with a nice choice...

I reviewed this restaurant in 2013 and it achieved the distinction of being the lowest rating available no other of my reviews have been so poor I reviewed again in 2016 where the food was average The waitress took our drinks order and informed us...

Absolutely lovely food and great pub, a must visit in Dolgellau. We loved the Tandoori Chicken kebab!

Ooooh this is a lovely place! A really brilliant, well put together menu - even the Margherita pizza was fresh and crunchy! And hurrah lots of veggie and gluten free options. Service is really quick and friendly It’s a lovely smart pub/hotel in a really...

A lovely experience. Great staff well equipped to cope with ten customers. Main waiter, really engaged with his job, humour balanced with really efficient management of the team.. Food well presented, all people enjoyed the experience and dessert was delicious. Loved the whole experience.

Great full menu. Had Fish and Chips but were lovely not just normal stuff. Staff were very polite and accommodating. Various beers and ales to have a go at.

We stayed for a couples hiking break room was lovely clean and same with bathroom food was incredible especially breakfast the staff are always lovely this was our second time with the royal ship and we can’t wait for our third !

This pub was rather smart inside but had a very nice atmosphere. The staff were pleasant and helpful and I have to say that my fish and chips was one of the nicest I've had for a long time. Would recommend!

We went to the Royal Ship twice, the first time for dinner and the second for pudding after a pizza at the Stag Inn, where the dessert choice was a bit meh. Service was great and there was a pleasant atmosphere. We would recommend the...

This hotel is situated very conveniently right in the centre of the town. It was very busy the day we were there as they were preparing for a funeral tea. However we didn't have to wait long for our lunch which was more than adequate

We were advised to try here and found that you can only eat inside, the dining room is spacious and comfortable though. Good local ales on tap and the cheescake of the day was excellent, not so the main course where my fried egg was...

Friendly welcoming staff. Spotlessly clean throughout. Good choice of meals. Food was excellent, well presented, tasty and reasonably priced. This is our third lunch here and won’t be our last! Definite 5 stars.

Pub with rooms in the centre of town. Good sized room with en-suite. Good choice of tea/coffee in room together with bottled water. Good choices for breakfast. Staff friendly and helpful. We managed to get a parking space on site. Evening meal was a bit...

Came here for a quiet drink but no staff giggling amongst each other one member with a lanyard around her neck not sure if the boss stupidly singing xmas carols wtf !!!!

The Royal Ship was a 3 night stay - part of a pre-paid tour of Wales. It is well located, just a short distance from the bus station in Dolgellau, so that this hotel is a bit of a central point to travel to nearby...

Fab clean hotel . Great location. Room 306 clean & great views with a lift facility. Food good & staff friendly & helpful

We had dinner here two nights in a row. The food is delicious, with good portions, and reasonably priced, and the service is polite and friendly.

Had a lovely cosy meal here. Just fancied some chips so ordered the chilli beefs fries, thinking it would be a small amount of beef but when it arrived, there was so much and it was so good! Other meals in family were also very...

A short one night stay that felt longer, lovely staff and gorgeous hotel I loved the wonky doors!! Very traditional decoration but this made a very charming feel, rooms very bright and welcoming. Tidy ensuite with clean fluffy towels. Fresh milk on arrival for tea...

Just a few words of thanks for an absolutely stunning Sunday Lunch (Lamb Shank). Spectacular. Window seat, on a lovely sunny day, watching the World go by. Very enjoyable.

We are here twice and had drinks Excellent service Good food choice Great choice of gins ( and other alcoholic drinks!) Lovely little town We had the pie which was homemade and full of meat and the next night had the chicken schnitzel- the chips...

Only called in for a pint after a walk up the fell. Poor pulled pint and I had a shandy which was 70%lemonade so to sweet. Looks a great place from outside but that was it for us

Myself and my partner ate here for lunch, she is a vegetarian and felt there was plenty of choice. I had the steak and ale pie, possibly the nicest I’ve ever had - plenty of filling also. The staff were very friendly and attentive. Will...

Clean, tidy, friendly, comfortable and all in a charming and at times stunning Snowdonian town location

We have stayed at the Royal Ship before, before lockdown, I have always had a great experience. This time it was a very special time with my husband and after taking us in her own car my daughter stayed overnight as well. Waitresses on the...

If you wanted good food and pleasant service in a quality setting than you cannot get better than The Royal Ship in Dollgellau. We look forward to going back .

Great, friendly service. Rooms very well appointed, comfy & clean. Wholesome, well cooked food. Great location for exploring

We have eaten in this restaurant twice this week, both times the food has been wonderful, the surroundings are lovely and the younger members of waiting staff have been great. However our first outing was spoilt by the attitude of a senior member of staff...

Ate here twice over the weekend. Lovely friendly staff, swift service, and really excellent food, brilliant presented. Highly recommend the restaurant and attractive bar area.

We ate here several times during our holiday. The staff were welcoming and we were warm and comfortable. All the food we had was so lovely . Sunday roast was amazing , and lots of it . Also , the steak and ale pie was...

Sadly just a one nighter for business but a lovely clean friendly place to stay. Happily come back with partner when next exploring Snowdonia next

Food excellent. Staff very friendly. Good quality clean furnishings and toilet. Manager could do with brushing up on his people skills firstly by putting a smile on his face and treating customers with a degree of pleasantnes and interest.

Fabulous stay - everything was excellent! We arrived at 5 mins to 8pm after long walk and kitchens kindly cooked for 6 of us without a fuss! Fabulous hotel rooms - modern, spacious, clean and welcoming with quality tea and coffee and cool flasks of...

My husband and I along with our 2 dogs recently visited here. We enjoyed a few drinks outside in the sun but then were told we had to eat food inside which was a shame as it was a lovely day. Nonetheless, the food was...

Trying to be fair and constructive with this review as we came twice, the first time for dessert which was delicious which made us want to bring the family for a second time. The second time was a massive let down, we first had tomato...

Food, drinks and service impeccable! Dined, with my partner and 2 sons, 3 evenings on the trot! Sunday roasts are amazing!

The food was ok bit average with a fancy descriptive menu and the drinks were very pricey, the service was efficient and friendly and the hotel had plenty of room

Visited with our 2 dogs for dinner, Immediately made to feel very welcome by the staff, settled at a nice table by the window and waitress bought over water bowl and dog treats so the dogs were immediately won over! Our food was tasty and...

We were warmly welcomed, our rooms were clean, spacious and comfortable. The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable and efficient and the food and wine excellent. What's not to like? Would definately stay again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

Despite its grandiose appearance and dual purpose as a hotel, the menu is very much pub grub. It's not the cheapest, but also not overly priced and the portions are decent. The Ship offers a variety of draught beers. You don't usually wait very long...

Food is good although a bit pricey for what it is. The staff appear to be young and inexperienced. We visited as a group of friends with children on a quiet Tuesday evening. Had food and drinks. The manager (?) was attentive and friendly and...

We ate here as holidaying nearby. The “hanging” chicken kebab was not served hanging but just on the plate. The chicken was extremely dry and over cooked. The meat in the steak pie was equally dry and over cooked. Our son enjoyed the burger and...

Very disappointed with the quality of my meal, the chips were hard and baked as if they were leftovers from another frying definitely not freshly cooked.

The seating outside was lovely. My partner ordered Hunter’s Chicken and I ordered prawn and crab risotto. My partner said his meal was ok and the homemade chips were good. However, my risotto was quite frankly poor. At £14 I was expecting it to be...

We have eaten here each time we visit wales, and the food is average, the staff are really friendly and a nice atmosphere, but food is ok

This was a lovely place to eat great food and dog friendly too wish we had eaten here before we did nice very helpful staff would definitely love to come back

Really fantastic place to stay. Everyone was really friendly, the room, service and food were all great.

Dinner for two, the wine options were ok, but for an establishment that sells itself on being on the upper end of great they are pretty limited, and what we got was below standard for the price we paid. Also, the food was overall mediocre....

The meal was served promply and the food was good. I can recommend the cumberlad sausage and mash with leeks.

We visited this hotel again after a 10 year break and it has been refurbished beautifully. It was busy and the staff very friendly and helpful. We had hoped to have afternoon tea but they only had either scones or bara brith. We had scones...

Good food, good service and nice atmosphere and seating area. It is pretty much exactly what you would expect when you turn up. Chain hotel and therefore you could probably name most of the menu before reading it. It’s a good meeting place and you...

Visited on a quiet night for dinner. Lovely decor and setting. Greeted by a woman in front of house with little enthusiasm. Tried to make lighthearted conversation as she found us a table but her lack of interest was rude. We wanted some atmosphere with...

We stopped on a Tuesday just based on googling "dog-friendly pubs" as we were passing through. The food was good quality and plentiful. The pub is friendly and clean and we had a good break before heading back on the road. Would call again to...

Dropped in on the off chance. Good food, reasonably priced. Nice surroundings. Very helpful and happy staff. Well worth a visit.

We recently stayed in Dolgellau in a large house with other family members. Looked at local hostelries for food and drink and couldn’t fault the Blonde and Wizard beer options so kept on returning. Staff were very helpful and a good atmosphere in the pub...

Stayed two nights. Room well appointed, spacious and comfortable. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food in restaurant good quality with generous portions. Hotel well located for numerous walks and easy access to Snowdonia National Park.

Excellent pub/hotel. Stayed a night after hiking Snowdon - couldn't have asked for a better place! Spotlessly clean, large comfortable room, friendly staff and great food and drink. Our only disappointment was that we weren't staying longer. Highly recommended.

All round great value enjoyable experience- always. Heartily recommended whatever type of visit. Dog friendly too.

Popped in here just before the end of lunch. Staff were welcoming and friendly Ordered a beef burger and the chicken burger. Both were superb and delicious. No frozen hockey puk replicas on our plates. Good meaty fresh food. Well worth a visit

Popped in heat while on the hunt for some food - wasn’t disappointed! Had a brilliant burger which was lovely! My partners food was also very good..

Cosy hotel and friendly staff. Facilities first class. Best customer toilets by far. Comfy bed with excellent drinks tray. Breakfast superb.

Good service, very friendly. Huge portions. It’s good quality bar food, which is something not very bar or pub or hotel can manage. They do it very well and I can recommend you pay a visit.

Great lunch for the family. Lovely setting in the bar areas and excellent service. The pie was amazing and all food enjoyed here.

We visited as a table of 11, including 2 kids, for a family member’s 70th. Everyone enjoyed their meals and the service by who I assume was the owner/manager was great and rather amusing! They were very accommodating allowing us to bring our own birthday...

A very pleasant evening spent here. Decor, surroundings, ambiance all great with tables spaced out in several areas/rooms. On a mid-week evening in October it was quite busy so guess this is a popular place to dine. Good selection of drinks. Like many places, I...

I booked a meal for a group of us to celebrate with my husband for his Birthday, and it was fantastic. The food is great, and really good value. The service is excellent, they were really busy but we hardly had to wait at all,...

Staff did wonders to get us in for a late Sunday lunch but unfortunately the beef was as tough as leather. My daughter’s veggie burger was dry and corn on the cob not properly defrosted. Also initially got charged for a round of drinks that...

Great food and atmosphere, but stress the need to book in advance. Staff all very helpful and friendly In our opinion this is the best restaurant in town.

The food can only be described as pub average. The service was ok, but one member of staff was borderline rude, impatient and dismissive.