The Swan Inn in Denbighshire

Went to Asaph for 2 days went here for a few drinks and had such a great evening with the landlord and the locals really friendly place great drinks will definitely be going back again

Just had a refurb and changed management so thought I’d give it a try. Was really impressed with the modern decor and range of beers. Good fast service, wasn’t too busy, clean. Will definitely come back. Highly recommended. Ps, the new owner is a bit of a sort to if you can see past the ears 👂

Nos gustaría un salto a Gales para el cumpleaños de mi novio. Nos habíamos dejado todo un poco en el último minuto y cuando llamé todos los restaurantes alrededor de donde estábamos (Betws-Y-Coed), estaban todas llenas el sábado por la noche. Llamamos a este lugar en la oportunidad y la señora era muy amable. Ella dijo que estaban completos, pero podríamos pop, y cuando una mesa se convirtió en gratuito, nos podía dar. Así que tomó la oportunidad. Me alegro tanto de haberlo hecho. El pub era precioso. Muy buena selección de cervezas y cervezas. Nos dieron una mesa v poco después de que habíamos llegado. La comida era increíble. Tuve el cordero (Realmente es todo un hombro. . enorme. . Se funde en la boca. así me las arreglé todo! Mi novio), tenía la carne pimienta pot que tenía una gran ginger kick, nuestros dos amigos tenía el pastel de carne con cerveza y el salmón. Todos disfrutamos de todo! ! ! Realmente una estupenda relación calidad-precio. En cuanto a postres, la hermana de mi novio la peras. Un local (Gareth el motorbiker quien realmente disfrutamos charlando, había recomendado), estaba delicioso. Mi pudin estaba un poco recargado, pero agradable. De mi novio y el puerto estaba riquísimo Stilton! Crema suave. y puerto de Stilton El servicio era muy amable. La señora de detrás de la barra estaba encantado de charlar. Era un encantador Gareth, tío amable también. Al final de la noche que todos decidimos este fue el perfecto encontrar. ¡Me encantó!

Un pequeño pub con algunas cervezas y buena compañía. Es £2:00 p una pinta en cervezas seleccionados en s el martes.

My husband & I spent couple of hours in here - we was staying in a hotel nearby- so walked up which was only a 5-10 minute walk, we watched the grand national here & watched The Liverpool game :) Staff seemed lovely & friendly :)

Real ale from a well kept cellar what more can you ask for Three pumps with a good range from a blond through to Dark Highly recommended

Un buen pub local - nada más y nada menos. Estéticamente agradable? Absolutamente no. El jardín de la cerveza es esencialmente un gran trozo de hierba, con un par de bancos maltratada esparcidos por todo el lugar. El pub es pequeño dentro, y no hay mucho que ver. Sin embargo, beber en el Swan era nuestra parte favorita de las vacaciones. Este es un verdadero pub, un verdadero lugar para venir y buena bebida ale entre la gente, me refiero a quién le importa realmente lo que parece?! Pasamos la totalidad de nuestras noches sentado en el jardín de la cerveza y los precios bastante estándar significaba que podíamos conseguir felizmente borrachos sin gastar una pequeña fortuna. El personal son genuinas y amable, y el pub tiene un verdadero sentimiento de comunidad cuando estás allí, un buen ambiente. La gente es amable, e incluso despedirse de nosotros cuando nos fuimos. El Swan es un buen pub, y si estás en la zona, buscando un lugar para conseguir mejor manera borrachos en buena compañía, es que no se puede perder!

Bueno y acogedor pub local especialmente cuando el rugby. Bueno en el verano detrás en el jardín de la cerveza

Came here monday and tuesday this week. The pub is fantastic, its cosy, warm with a real fire and has very friendly staff. We came here as a family and played pool, watched the telly and ate free fruit loaf. It is a wonderful little pub in St Asaph and will be brilliant in the summer with it's vast beer garden out the back. Thanks for making out visit to north wales memorable

Pooped in on the off chance of getting at 60birthday catered for.the manager phil was very helpful an offered to cook the food for us.beautiful pub with amazing beer garden at rear an excellent real ales.thanks for making a birthday to rember.

Nice & cosy smallish pub.Good pint friendly atmosphere,great Gareth & Sue manager & wife are great company & down to earth couple.

A warm friendly atmosphere in this old traditional pub which has recently been taken oevr by Mr David Gwyn Williams and he has redeveloped the interior.Sky sports and real ales available.The staff are always friendly.

Great pub with fantastic atmosphere,and friendly staff good selection of drinks,live sporting events on tv,pool table and dart board.

Since being under new management the place has changed so much. The atmosphere was great, bar staff always ready for a chat, value for money and very clean Abdul bright

Have always said from when I was a little girl I love this place and I want to own it. Unfortunately living in the new foreat now makes it hard to use it but when I visit family its our first stop. A lovely traditional pub that caters for its local trade and passing trade with great care. Wonderful atmosphere and great staff. Keep up the good work guys. Will see you soon

Sat outside as it was a lovely warm evening, very reasonable prices. They serve bar food only, but large meals aren't always what people want, under new management and recently been refurbished to a high level. thouroughly recommended!

I didn't realise about Tripadvisor so this is one of my first reviews. Its over 12 months since I visited this place so things may be better. We visited here after 2 hours on the road and had a meal with chips and I ordered a side of chips just to be sure we got a good portion. The owner was very pleasant and good hospitality and the food arrive reasonably quickly. The one reviewer said " food came fairly fast but tasted of stale grease " . I would agree and this was the same in our case and believe that it was down to the way in which the chips had been cooked. They may have fried them but if the oil is not hot enough you get 'boiled chips' and hence coated with grease and limp! So what should have been a great lunch turn a bit soar. There was some mention of the cook recently left and her daughter now doing the cooking so I guess that the skill of 'crispy fried chips' had not been passed on to the daughter. In fact, if the chips had been baked in an oven (oven-ready-chips) they would have been better than the soggy lifeless chips we had. Small things do make or break a good lunch!

The pub is quite large and sprawling with reasonable choice of ales and wine. Food is OK but nothing startling although specials board usually has some good additions on it. Nothing spectacular but probably a favorite in St Aspaph.

visited after a friends recommendation and can honestly say that I am pleased that I went ...There was plenty of choice, my partner chose the swan burger and I opted for the steak ,both meals arrived freshly cooked ,hot, well presented and with a nice smile .Staff ensured the meal was to our satisfaction after couple minutes and were very pleasant overall. Unable to sit in beer garden as weather overcast but next time weather permitting would take meal outdoors as garden lovely cared for and flowers etc . Will definately return as good standard and very reasonably priced .

We booked a table so were expected. Notices outside the pub proudly proclaim their number one status on Trip Advisor and the varied, fresh, locally sourced menu. The place was empty when we arrived, to the smell of disinfectant and the blaring of a large television. Only one of our party was able to have the meal they ordered as it turned out that there were several things not available from the menu. The food quality was average. For example the rice for the beef stroganoff was barely cooked and in clumps. The beef burger tasted as if it had come from the local freeezer shop. The service was polite but perfunctory and there was no welcome from the manager at all. There was no atmosphere in the place; it felt like a sad waiting room and we ate our meal to the background of television noise, when muted music would have been more appropriate. From this disappointing experience and from reading the other reviews, it seems that this place has gone downhill rapidly and the owners are just going through the motions until they sell.

quick service and food came fairly fast but tasted of stale grease .the worse part was the electric ran out and we had to wait for the landlord to get the electric key and go to post office to charge it up. I have never seen a business run like this before .I suppose for a little pub it is ok but only for a quick bar meal.someone said they have a new cook there now so it may be better.

Travelling from a shopping day out myself and daughter needed a meal save me cooking once home .... so glad we pulled off A55 in St Asaph and found such a great place .After ordering drinks and asking for menu the barman recommended us to sit in the sunny rear garden ...(.how lovely )he was soon out to take our order and off to prepare as all the food cooked fresh The starter for my daughter was nachos ,nice to see food that appeals to younger customers .......her comment of the huge nachos serving was ,,,,this is lovely .,Our main. I had the steak which was tender and cooked exactly as requested and my daughter had the lasagne ,piping hot cheesy and plenty of it. , washroom was clean well stocked hot water and proper handwash soap ,Couldnt fault anything about the place impressed with the service,food and pricing will certainly recommmend and would visit again when in area

Followed Trip Advisors recommendation and we were not disappointed. For a holiday area and lots of potential customers there are very few pub/restaurants we have tried that I would return to, but my friends and I unanimously agree that The Swan is our number one! Great food - especially the chips! The staff are so friendly too. Looking forward to sampling the Sunday roast next time. l

We Visited the Swan St Asaph on Friday7th June, for a joint birthday meal, with a party of nine. Everybody enjoyed their meal, plenty on the plates, the home made chips were very tasty.All in all, the service very good, top marks to the chef, prices very reasonable too. We will definitely be calling back.

Myself and my family visited this restaurant a few Fridays ago after seeing the recommendations on here.. Absolutely stunned by the food! A young girl served us out drinks and explained that she would be cooking our meals. My wife and I were a little dubious as we weren't sure how such a young women would be able to cope with cooking the supposed fresh food for all 5 of us. However the result of her cooking was fantastic and I was shocked at how professional it all seemed she was able to send out our sons meal before we had starters as requested and even came out to talk to us after our meal. We had 3 steaks among other meals and they were cooked to perfection, we also had fish and chips which was beautifully cooked. Most definitely impressed us and we will most certainly be visiting again!

We found The Swan Inn on Trip Advisor.We were actually staying near Prestatyn, but thought we'd try somewhere new, even if it meant a drive out.In brief, the food was excellent. Extremely good quality, very tasty, and the home made chips were like my mum used to make years ago - amazing.We ordered, the gammon (good size), two rib-eye steaks (the steak melted in your mouth), a Swan burger (one of the best I've tasted, even after travelling to America a few times and eating many burger meals). Our toddler also had a bowl of chips, again lovely home made chips that he enjoyed eating because he finished them all !!!The staff were very attentive and helpful.We will definitely be visiting again.Many thanks...

Called in due to the excellent reviews it had received. The staff were very friendly and made us feel welcome. The soup was disappointing. It wasn't home made as expected and tasted 'cannish''. The chicken and mushroom pie was lovely. No complaints about that meal however my meal (beef stroganoff ) wasn't particularly good. Overall we weren't impressed

We last visited some 9 months ago, and although I did not post a review at the time, it would easily have been 5 stars. However, our visit in May 2013 was just the opposite experience of that last wonderful time. What on earth has happened?On ordering drinks, there was no cider of any kind - not even the dreaded Magners, no Carling, no real ale, and no bottles of wine, just the small individual bottles and already opened full bottles. That did not augur well.My starter was crispy spring rolls, but whilst the outside was crispy, the filling inside was a complete mush with no taste whatsoever. My wife has potato skins which she deemed just OK.Main course was the beer battered fish and chips, but what a disaster. Fish was a cylindrical shape! I don't think I have ever seen fish that shape before. The batter was soft and not crispy as it should have been. Mushy peas were not mushy and had no taste. My wife said her ham was OK, but in both our cases the chips were peculiar in that they were long and thin (difficult to get large chipping potatoes at this time of year), and very dark as if the cooking oil hadn't been changed for some time.On to desserts, as we were both attracted to the spotted dick. Now what could go wrong with a nice steamed spotted dick? In this case absolutely everything was wrong. Few currants, and the bottom half was completely hard and inedible, plus it was burnt. How can you burn something that should be steamed? Horrible.It really is a shame that this place has gone downhill so rapidly. It just needs a little decent management, especially in the kitchen.Finally, come to think of it, last time we visited, there was no cider. Is it ever stocked?

Well I eat here now and then and all I can say is the food is lovely and that's why as and when I can I always come back :)

WOW! what can I say.If you want fantastic food at very affordable prices The Swan is the place to go.John and Lisa and the staff were fantastic and made us feel very welcome.The freshly cooked food arrived on time and piping hot and was delicious.No negatives at all so we will definitely go again.Thanks John and staff.

Booked for a table of 4 on good Friday evening and really had a lovely time, the meals although not cooked by the normal cook was beautiful and well presented. The staff and management did a really wonderful job of making our evening a real joy. well done John and Marg

We went to the swan due to the good trip advisor scores but to be honest we were a bit underwhelmed. The food was nice, but not excellent. It was good value for money and the owner was really nice. The venue is very average. I would recommend a nearby venue above this but would also say, if you want a cheap average meal then the swan will meet your needs

Really enjoyed an afternoon meal at the swan, food was fresh and tasty, cooked to perfection. Service was excellent. Would definitely recommend this little gem. Thank you for making us so welcome.

I have visited The Swan quite a few times and the food is always as lovely as the welcome off John and Lisa. They can never do enough for you and always aim to please! I went to the Swan with work friends for my leaving party last Friday and had a superb night. We all ordered different meals and every single one of us cleared our plates. I love the home made chips especially! The service is quick but I never feel rushed or like they are trying to hurry me along. My friends and I were going to head to another pub for cocktails but we decided to stay as we were enjoying ourselves so much and because the music was pleasant and not too loud so we couldn't hear our conversation. Lisa made us a lovely cocktail and named it after me! (order The Hidden Gem - it's amazing!) All in all every visit has been brilliant. The food, service, staff and cheap menu make me return time and time again.

Food was excellent! Didnt have to wait long and its well worth the money. My plate was so full for half the price of other restaurants. Must try!

My husband and I went for our Sunday lunch a couple of weeks ago and were exceedingly happy with the food and atmosphere in The Swan. The food is honest, tasty and good value. We will definately visit again and we can recommend The Swan to all .

Stopped by at The Swan Inn for Sunday lunch on the strength of it being rated nu 1 in St Asaph on Trip advisor. We were not dissapointed. Had a lovely beef dinner. I'm a bit fussy with meat but i polished it all off with no difficulty!! It was lovely and tender. There was plenty of veg on the plate, pigs in blanket and yorkshire pudding. The dinner came with a jug of gravy which was a nice touch as I usually have to ask for more gravy when I go out for Sunday lunch. Friendly staff. Would recommend.

Visited this place last week with a friend who has been many times before, and she was right! Lovely welcome, good food, piping hot and personal service bar none! I as treated like an old friend, which was so nice. Extremely good night out, I will be going there again - brace yourself Swan, I wll be bringing my students with me next time for a girly lunch!

My Sister-in-Law and I were staying down the road from this lovely pub, the bar staff are very friendly and the fish and chips are to die for, I've never tasted better and it was excellent value for money. We would definitely call in again whenever we are in the area.

Out for sunday dinner we came across the swan. A warm and friendly atmosphere greeted us when we walked in .Ordered our food which took some time as i am a fussy eater but when it came i was so pleased i had only the things i ordered .It was piping hot and cooked to perfection .Service was very good with the landlord serving us with a great sense of humour .Moved to sit by the open fire with a great atmosphere with the staff to have a drink .Would highly reccomend this pub we have already been back and will be going again

This place is such a change from the normal chain of restaurants. The service is of the highest,food is so good just like your mum would put in front of you on a Sunday (if your mum is a good cook). The fire on a cold winters day is a must, the staff and landlord are so friendly they make your visit so special. We went for our Sunday lunch and my friend is very fussy but we found no problems with her requests.

I have visited the swan on several occasions to eat and socialise after being introduced to John and Lisa by a friendwhen they first started serving meals we gave them atry and have never looked back! I would highly reccomend eating at the Swan, attention to detail is wonderful,and a warm welcome is always given to everyone by all the staff.John and Lisa are the perfect hosts and are always charmingThe pub has a real homely feel. in the summer it has a fantastic garden to eat out in and is perfectly safe for children to play and in the winter ther is nothing nicer than seeing the coal fire burning merrily away. and john smiling behand the bar.The pub prides its self (and quite rightly)that it serves good honest food and plenty of it! The swan is a hidden gem try it out you will not be dissapointed!

A wonderful little family pub with fabulously good food at exceptionally low prices. The staff are extremely friendly, accommodating and John and Lisa are the perfect hosts. We took our staff for Christmas lunch last year and received a warm welcome with all the trimmings. We usually visit the Swan lunch times, and each and every time the food has been delicious, hot and with no waiting times.

Several of us tried the Sunday roast menu today following the community associations Treasure Hunt. Everyone really enjoyed their food and all said they would recommend it to friends and family.John and his staff are all cheerful and helpful and made everyone welcome.I had the roast beef dinner myself and the meat was really tasty and in good portions as was the rest of the meal. My second course was the honey combed and vanilla cheesecake with fresh cream which couldn't be bettered .Our bill for 3 x 2 courses came to just over £20 ! If that wasn't enough to encourage you to call in and try it ,all the meats on the menu come from our local butcher (Shaw's ).

4 of us went for tea after a reccomendation,The Swan is a proper old fashioned pub that has recently started doing food,the staff were very friendly but not over familiar,the food is good honest home cooking not pretentious or pompous, the emphasis is on freshly prepared and cooked.i had the gammon and my friend had a mixed grill off the specials board both were good choices whilst the girls had main courses tailor made to there requests,proper homemade hand cut chips,would certainly reccomend and will be returning.

We've been to eat at The Swan a few times now and have never been disappointed. The food is all home cooked, fresh home made chips and great value for money. The staff are so friendly - give it a try!!!!!!!

Food good, fresh home cooked, very reasonable priced. Good menu selection Friendly staff. Must give it a try ..

After having a lacklustre Sunday lunch here a few months ago (i.e. no fresh veggies- tinned/frozen!), we didn't think it would be worth going back for a second look. However, we had heard such good things about the food, we thought we'd try again and we weren't disappointed. Amy did such a good job, bless her- she's a star! At first though we were disappointed to see the menu had changed, but couldn't say it was for the better- not much choice now - 4 starters, one of them being garlic bread ??? always thought garlic bread was a side dish. Also there were thai fishcakes as a starter and 2 thai curries, as well as 2 rib eye steak choices, on the mains. This didn't give much scope for variety. What wasn't clear on the menu was whether you could have a choice of anything else, other than chips. Also some of the dishes weren't descriptive enough- veggie lasagne sounded nice, but looked like it came on it's own with no accompaniments, as none were listed. the stuff listed on the specials board has been on there so long now, they should go on the main menu and be replaced with more specials! That aside, we had thai fishcakes, with a side salad as a starter, which were delicious, although the sauce was a bit too hot, so we left that. To follow I had a sirloin steak (it's a shame they only came in 10 oz sizes as it's a huge piece of meat to eat in one sitting), with chips, lovely mushrooms cooked in butter, onion rings, salad etc. The steak tasted lovely and was cooked beautifully. My partner had the mixed grill. He was hugely impressed- proper sausages from the local butcher, not catering ones, along with a plateful of quality meats, mushies etc and cooked perfectly. We washed it down with a very reasonably priced Merlot and had no room for pudding. We did have a brandy coffee each, though. What was very surprising and seemed so cheapskate is that Elmlea cream substitute was used instead of double cream(!!??). Don't like the taste of that stuff so will give brandy coffees a miss next time, as it spoilt it for me. Amy and Lorraine made us feel so welcome and were very friendly and chatty. We really enjoyed our visit there, along with the food (Elmlea aside!) We did well to finish it all, as there was loads- definitely good value for money and if they started using fresh veg with their Sunday dinners, we may even go back on a Sunday.

What a little gem of a place! The Swan Inn, The Roe, St Asaph. From the outside, a friendly looking pub with hanging baskets and bench tables, the inside a typical village pub with half the area set for dining whilst retaining the pub atmosphere in the remaining space. Plus a large pub garden at the rear. Street parking. The owners have been doing meals since last November.John and Lisa made us most welcome and we were able to select from the printed menu plus specials on the chalkboard. Starters included Cheesy nachos with dip, pitta bread with houmous and olives, pate, mussels, garlc bread and cheese. Mains inlcuded home made lasagne, chicken Jalfrezi, beef Madras, 8oz Welsh rib-eye. 10oz gammon, scampi, Swan Burger and the specials board - mixed grill, beer battered fish and chips.There is also a children's menu and a mouthwatering selection of home made sweets to chose from.Hubby enjoyed a starter of pate with Melba toast and I tucked into the nachos with dip and cheese. These were followed by a mixed grill for him and a steaming hot portion of fresh battered cod, chips and mushy peas. The mixed grill was a meat feast and hubby's eyes lit up when John carried his plate to the table using both hands! My fish had been bought the same morning from a local independant fishmonger and I was thrilled with the freshness of the cod, the delicious crispy beer batter and home cut and cooked chips. Simply a delicious meal. We would have liked to have sampled the desserts but as the starter and mains had been so huge and delicious, we were not able to eat another bite! Lisa the cook came over to our table and explained how she sourced the fresh ingredients, she likes cooking everything from scratch, none of the typical "chicken ding" you get from pub chain restaurants using microwaves. You could tell, the mushrooms had been pan fried in Welsh butter, along with the sirloin steak, gammon steak, lamb chop, black pudding, sausages (Butchers sausage not frozen) etc.Did we enjoy the meal? Yes! Definately. Was it value for money? Can't see how they make a profit, yes, most definately worth every penny (starters from £1.80, mains from £5.95). Will we go back? Yes and this time take friends with us to share the experience. Thank you John and Lisa for a wonderful evening, great food, good company, lovely relaxed pub atmosphere, good luck to you both with this relatively new venture.