The Stag Inn in Gwynedd

Great pub - it has everything: lots of space, nice garden area and a cosy snug by the bar. The stars of the show are the incredible freshly made pizzas and a brilliant selection of Welsh beers & ales! Also, the staff are super friendly and helpful. Really enjoyed visiting - definitely worth a stop if you are in Dolgellau... or anywhere nearby :-)

Friendly staff, the pizzas are very good. Don't miss it if you are in the area.

I came to Stag Inn for a pizza over the weekend. I joined the queue and waited politely for around 5 minutes. When I reached the front and was ready to order, the bartender mentioned there were only 7 doughs left. I asked, “What should I do?” and instead of answering, he started taking orders from others who seemed to have been there earlier, though no one had been asked to order until then. He also asked a random person walking by did he have pizza. After taking their orders, he told me the dough had run out. It felt like there was no clear system in place, and locals were being prioritized while I was left uncertain and eventually missed out — despite waiting in good faith. The place has a nice atmosphere, but better communication and a fairer process would go a long way, especially when demand is high and stock is limited.

Probably the best pizza we ve tasted. Very good and fresh ingredients. And the side sauces were something out of this world! I ve never been so surprised by a local pub. 10/10 recommend.

Love this place, the pizza was delicious, lots of options to suit both carnivores and vegetarians, the dips were particularly heavenly to dunk our crusts in. Wish we lived closer so we could become regulars! Super friendly staff and happy to have our dog join us, we felt welcome as soon as we walked in. Exactly what we needed after a day of driving and a long walk. Can't recommend highly enough.

Good beer, a fire, comfy chairs and a quality pizza - what more could anyone want? We were in Dolgellau for 1 night only and were very happy to find this pub.

The Stag doesn't look very inviting from the outside, but it's a really lovely place. Both myself and my Partner are lactose intolerant, so when we saw that The Stag offered fresh, handmade pizza with vegan options, we were really happy (we've had a few in other places where vegan cheese is used instead) and we had been looking forward to our pizza all day. Bit disappointed that the vegan options were simply "no cheese". The pizza we had was really tasty, and we really enjoyed it - but it needed cheese. Please, get some cheese 🙂

Great place, nice and cosy, lovely staff.

Had probably the best pizza we've ever had here. Really nice pub. Great beer and friendly staff 😊

Absolutely stunning home made fresh soup, fresh best pizza ever, gorgeous home made houmous ❤️ Just what the Dr ordered way home from Snowdon 👊 Reasonably priced. The staff were amazing and so friendly... we would definitely return

Fantastic pub, great beer garden, welcoming staff, lovely food and nice beer

Fantastic night. Staff were friendly and attentive, food was really excellent and the beer was great. What more do you need?

Go for the pizza, stay for the warm welcome atmosphere, the great service, the cosy ambience, the dogs, friendly locals, huge selection of local beer and ale, and all of the other great food! Some of the best pizza I've had, definitely recommend!

The pizza I ate tonight was delicious. High quality ingredients, well selected, very tasty. A rich and balanced pizza. I came with my family and we felt welcome. Thank you for making me happy

Highly recommend the pizzas, they are great super fresh and quick. I ordered takeaway was fab The pub has a nice vibe as well and the staff was super friendly.

Absolutely love this pub, great beer, and on my last visit they had a no-alcohol rebel IPA on draught! Which felt like Christmas for me as I was the DD for the night. It tasted gorgeous. That's to say they keep it interesting and obviously care about what they do👏🏼The bar staff are always welcoming, hospitable, friendly and cheeky. There's a real warmth to the place and I always go there when I'm in town.

In my opinion, the best pub in Dolgellau. Always a very warm welcome. The staff are fantastic; friendly, happy, always up for a good chat if the bar is quiet. The food is superb, especially the pizzas which are made from scratch in a proper pizza oven. The atmosphere is second to none, you'll always find a local up for a chat in front of the wood burner. There's a large beer garden with covered and heated spaces. And dogs are most welcome, there's even a jar of treats for them! It's my favourite place to go when I stay in Dolgellau. Thanks for creating such a wonderful space Mike, I really appreciate it.

Super place. Friendly and let's me take dog. I will try the pizza someday soon. I live close so it's on my list. Well, since the first half of this message I have had the pizza and its amazing. They spoil my old collie dog and are very lovely peeps. Come and visit. It's a great pub. Nice Gin

Just fantastic! They accommodated our group of 12 (inc. 4 kids) and 2 dogs with ease. The food was delicious, service was friendly and prompt and the space was lovely to be in. All of this on a Friday evening as well. Can't wait too go back!

Food is only pizza. Staff are friendly and helpful. A good atmosphere in the pub.

One of the best pubs in the area. Always welcoming with the old traditional pub feel that we crave.

Lovely venue with friendly staff and awesome pizza. Lots of choice and very fresh.

10/10 perfect place and sensational food

Great pizza- fresh base and lovely toppings, although I could have done without sun-dried tomatoes on my quattro Stagioni. Still- my wife had them. Friendly staff, and locals and a smashing place. Handy for the car park.

Amazing pub, lovely owner, the food was really tasty and Guinness good too

Great little haunt. Food was spot on, beers were excellent and they welcomed dogs! Nice spot would recommend 😀

We came in with our dog for some food and were made to feel so welcome. They have absolutely everything a dog could need - towels, blankets and even toys. Ideal for humans too with excellent beer selection and quality food. Will certainly return.

Lovely traditional pub with a friendly welcome for humans and dogs. Log fires and excellent music and rum.

A great place. Always visit when we're in the area. Friendly staff, great food, the pizzas are awesome 👌 Always a great atmosphere. Very dog friendly!

Only popped in looking for a pint, several pints and the best pizza in the world later I left, only to return the following evening for a repeat. Amazing, great beer selection and the pizzas are superb.

12 of us went there after a good walk and we were treated to very efficient and friendly bar service and some superb pizzas. The best pizzas we had experienced in a long time. The bar itself is cosy and traditional and the tables upstairs for dinner perfect. A real find and great to see a place like this doing well and getting good reviews. Thanks

Pizza only available. At least on the evening I was there. Had to park in the adjacent public car.

Absolutely adore The Stag Inn. Staff were ever so accommodating to both myself and my daughters. The chicken wings were beautiful, although I didn't order the pizza, I regret it now, as the table behind us ordered one and it looked and smelt amazing. I highly recommend this establishment. Will be our go to every year now.

Amazing food! Pizzas were 10/10! Incredibly nice staff who are dog lovers! Perfect place for drink food and good vibes with ya pup 🤙

Lovely little pub, we stopped here for a pint with our 2 dogs and they were very well recieved. We would recommend this place to any dog owners passing. Food looked nice but we didn't try any

What a great find if you like pizza. We were lucky to find a vacant table in the beer garden. There was an hour wait for food but we took the busy atmosphere as a huge positive about the food. Very friendly service. Only thing we wanted that wasn’t on the menu was chips. Good selection of pizzas. Very generous with the chorizo topping. I’d have preferred more cheese and less meat but that’s personal preference. Tiramisu was also ok though not the best I’ve had. The pizza base and crusts was up there with the best in terms of flavour and texture! The inside of the pub seemed quite traditional/old and floor sticky. All in all highly recommend. Didn’t check how well they cater for gluten free.

Great local pub with a really nice offering. It’s conveniently in the centre of the village, the drinks range is great with lots of local ales and spirits. The food menu is the particular highlight - the homemade pizzas made in front of you in the beer garden is excellent and they were really tasty. Service was friendly and quick.

Fantastic stone baked pizzas, good buzz and can't fault the service or prices.

Lovely beer, nice outside space

Fantastic for walkers and dog owners. Friendly staff

Wonderful place, amazing atmosphere. Extremely dog friendly 🐶🦮🐕Food is delicious and the lovely beer garden is very cozy😊

Had a lovely impromptu visit here whilst visiting family, were really lucky to get in for last table of 4. Plan B was to order food to take out if they didn't have which was handy. Pizzas were the main menu and were homemade and so good. Only difficulty is there is so much taste explosion if you have any fussy eaters in the party there's not a plain option or any sight of fries... But a garlic bread pizza with cheese and plain chicken wings sorted this one out. Definitely recommend. Dog welcomed.

Cozy nice place with a beer garden and food

Perfect stop for a Neck Oil, Pizza and Antipasti. Great service and really tasty food. The dog treats, toys and beds is a great touch. Our dog loved it too.

What a lovely place! Great staff, great food and a wonderful atmosphere. Plus pizza with scissors, it makes so much sense! 👍😃✂️🍕

What a great place. Such a great atmosphere, helped that it was a beautiful summer's evening. The beer garden was great. The selection of beers was outstanding, some lovely cans of Polly's ( if you haven't tried, you are missing a treat). The food was stupendously tasty! And they are THE dog friendliest pub I've ever been too! Just wish it wasn't a 3.5 hour drive to get there as this would become my local for sure! Cannot wait to return.

Top pub great place to a pizza and pint 👌 would highly recommend it.

Great atmosphere, small and busy pub, enjoyed a fabulous pizzas. Staff very friendly and helpful. Get a chance to visit this quaint Welsh pub

Nice traditional pub to call into when in the area. Pub garden is really lovely in the sunshine. Nice chilled atmosphere good deal on cocktails. Good place to drink a cocktail in the sunshine. Staff nice, polite, welcoming and friendly.

Such a lovely pub. The Staf were all friendly and helpful. The Pizza is lovely and served with scissors instead of a pizza cutter …. Just like I use at home 😎 Lovely touch in the outside space was a basket of sun tan lotions. Great if you get caught out on a hot day 🌞

Came here with the family and personally I really like the fact they allow dogs so many eateries don’t in Wales it’s really frustrating. The pizzas were lovely served with a smile and reasonably priced.

Very friendly staff. The claim that they are the most dog friendly pub in Wales is probably justified. Dog biscuits, bowls for water and toys are available. The staff even brought out a blanket for our border collie to lie on. Pizza was good, though could have been crisper in the middle.

Possibly the best pizza I've ever Eaton! What a lovely place. Super warm atmosphere, lovely quirky decor, friendly staff, good variety of drinks.

Lovely sunny spot - very friendly staff - very chilled atmosphere - such a refreshing change from pubs at home!

5 stars across all categories for this one - before now my favourite pizza place was 3 hours from my house, now I have one just 1hr and 14 minutes away! Really delicious, so much so I actually considered having a second pizza!!

Great Pizzas and open 7 days a week.

Absolutely stunning pub with amazing scenery, the staff are friendly. And a breath of fresh air from my local pubs.

A very friendly and chilled pub. Delicious pizza and nice outside space. Most dog friendly pub I've ever been to. Would happily go back.

This pub deserves a 5* all the way. They are not just dog friendly, they are dog lovers, they provide doggy blankets, toys and treats. We had pizzas which were amazing, the staff were lovely too. Honestly such a great place I will go back to when I come back in the area.

Cosy little pub with very friendly staff, extremely dog friendly, plenty of vegetarian options. We were served delicious pizzas with just scissors -love it

Great vibe dog friendly staff were lovely and a decent pint

Apparently an inch and a half of foam is part of the pint 🤣🤣 Don't know if it was just poor bar staff or the owner, either way terrible service. Beer was alright though https://www.tradingstandards.uk/news-policy-campaigns/news-room/2024/over-two-thirds-of-uk-beer-and-wine-is-short-measured/

Small pub, big atmosphere, very polite helpful staff. Pub itself has a nice look, and cozy inside, with a beer garden outside, that has fairly decent Pizzas to order.

I didn’t actually eat here because the kitchen wasn’t open at the time however I wanted to commend the service and thank the young member of staff who overheard me and my wife reading their sign that the kitchen wasn’t open yet and came out of the pub to recommend that we go to another pub in town. I appreciate that it can be tough to refer a customer to a competitor but we really appreciated the gesture and commend the young gentleman for his superb customer service. We will definitely come and visit this pub again if we are ever in Dolgellau

Wonderful food great atmosphere and good value with lovely demeanour from the staff ! We missed the connecting bus to Wrexham this evening - wandered into the Stag Inn - what a blessing that was ! Fantastic ! Will definitely visit again - plenty of time too before the last bus arrived ! Thankyou to all the staff - including the fabulous chef ! 😃👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

What an amazing pub we went to with Wilson and George our two gorgeous dogs. What a lovely place. Staff are super friendly so are the customers. The pub had a very welcoming feeling to it, beds for the boys, treats and even blankets were a nice touch. The food is to die for. The best pizza I have ever had. I have never finished a pizza in my life until tonight. So I had to have a takeaway for my dessert which I am so glad I did. That was lovely as well. All I can say, if you don't visit The Stag Inn you will definitely be missing out. We will definitely be going back. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Very nice service. We chose the vegan pizza. Very tasty fresh herbs. Very dog ​​friendly. We recommend.

Excellent pizza, goodbeer selection

Absolutely, as said below - great beer, lovely pizza, friendly place. Young staff made we octogenarians so welcome. Just can't say any more than that - just go!

Absolutely fantastic pizza and garlic bread. We did a takeaway order which was rather large for a group of ten of us. Loved the little sweet peppers so much so I’ve been a bought some 😜 the garlic bread could have been a tad thicker crust. Otherwise great pizza

Really upsetting experience. Chose this spot because of the great reviews but disappointed big time. The atmosphere itself was stellar for sure and the bartender was very sweet, that I will give them. The problem was that we waited over an hour for our pizzas and when they came they were so dry it was as if there wasn’t even sauce on them. No one asked how it was until we asked for a takeout box and of course, only as passing. This is a pay at the bar and wait for your meal place so we were stuck. Also, if you only have limited space to cook pizzas, shouldn’t we be told it would be a wait for our food? We are traveling, exhausted, and just wanted our pizzas in 20 minutes like a regular pizza place. I’ve been in the service industry a long time and have worked at pizza places. I’m appalled. It had already been a hour when I asked about the pizzas, the server said they were just put in, and we waited again more than 20 minutes. That said, had we had sauce on them, they would have tasted good- the cheese and ingredients themselves had quality but wow, it was like eating dry bread. So upsetting. Wish I had had my phone to take a picture. What we were served looks nothing like the photos posted on these reviews.

Didn't stop for food but the beer was great, and very friendly staff

Fabulous pizza great service lovely little find

On holiday and stopped in to get food and some drinks, everyone was so friendly. We sat in the beautiful beer garden and ate delicious pizza! Highly recommend!

Had Salami and green chilli pizza, cheese garlic bread and my dog Sneaks had two rabbits ears. Recommended

Two real ales and two keg craft beers on offer. Beer was in good condition. We stayed for pizza and they were lovely. Good selection to choose from and all four we had ordered had great flavour. Definitely a pub worthwhile to visit.

Good pub with a good atmosphere in a convenient location in Dol serving a range of local ales. Nice outdoor area, and a kitchen that serves good quality baked pizzas.

Great pizza (just as well as that is all they go), great beer, friendly staff.

Lovely old pub in the heart of the village. No food but plenty of atmosphere.

Lovely pub, lovely staff, loverly Pizza and the best dog welcome. Thank you,

Food and service were superb. I’d highly recommend for any travelling guests.

Wide range of quality beers and the pizzas were amazing.

Great place to drop in while staying around or passing by. Safe to say the most dog friendly pub we have been to. Bbq wings highly recommended. Beavertown on tap a plus.

Very nice pizza this is the gunslinger

Lovely pub, great atmosphere, nice choice of ales, cider and Gins. Great food, very dog friendly and friendly staff 👌

Dog friendly, great food and great service

Lovely little spot with the most incredible pizza. 👏👏👏

Brilliant find. Atmosphere was fantastic and really cosy with open fire. The staff was lovely and extremely dog friendly, they even provided a bed for our dog. Food was really nice. Will definitely go back there again.

Everything just about average not bad

Great place, delicious food and excellent staff, so helpful and friendly! Thank you for a great experience :)

We came for a visit this little town and came here for a tea time and we had 2 pizzas and the special hommus and was super 🙌🏽 I have tried many pizzas but eh you need to try this ones 🔥 and the Guy Louis super great services. Top guy 😎

Was served by Louis all afternoon and had snacks. The service was excellent and friendly and Louis looked after our dog who was quite scared the food we had was delicious and I can't speak highly enough of the bar employees. Very nice place with excellent service x

Stopped here for a quick lunchtime drink with family, (kids & dogs) and ended up staying all afternoon. Great welcome, good beer & pizzas, what a lovely surprise

Warm welcome. Cosy leather armchair next to a roaring log fire. Amazing pizza and beautifully imagined green salad. Friendly folks in too. Good selection of low n no ;) Wonderful evening after a wild day on the mountains. Thank you 😊

I stopped off here with some friends for dinner on the way home from climbing Snowdon. We were in great need of a warm welcome, decent pint and a good fill which is exactly what we got. Incredibly friendly staff and the pizzas were fantastic. Finally, the manager went over-and-above to return by post an item that our group left behind. Top pub.

I came for a long weekend to Dolgellau with my daughter, fiancé and two dogs. Well, what an absolutely blinding pub the Stag is. Great beer, pizzas and snacks all at reasonable prices. However the real treasure is the staff and locals. So friendly and welcoming. This is my Welsh local from now on. Thank you team Stag and lovely local Edwin for making our holiday.

The restaurant is beautiful and the service was lovely. Felt very welcome and it’s amazing to have vegan food taste so delicious. Definitely recommend!!

We had a great party at The Stag for a group of 20+ (ranging from 1-70 years old). Paulina and her team made so much effort to make us feel welcome. We used the function room which gave us space to chill and not worry about the kids annoying other customers which meant that the parents in the group could relax too. The food was delicious and there was a good selection including for the veggies in the group. Thank you so much for having us.

Staff are so lovley to everyone including dogs. Lovly cosy place wth a real fire. Piza are the best

Nice pub with good range of cans and bottled craft beers. Nice wood-fired pizzas, served with scissors! Rather cold when we visited despite a wood-burner.