T.H.Roberts in Gwynedd

Friendly place and delicious, freshly prepared food - cakes and quiche by a rather excellent baker. Being able to take the four legged friendly is a massive bonus.

The vintage vibe is so unique! Friendly staffs and 2 lovely resident dogs! Plentiful seats on both g/f and 1/f. Dog friendly. High quality coffee. I recommend their carrot cake, which I have never tasted anywhere in the UK! 💯

Have used this cafe for years as we are frequent visitors. However, food quality was not up to usual standards last time and we were shocked to see the business has been operating on a ZERO HYGIENE RATING for almost a year now having failed in August last year. Sorry buy we will not return until things improve drastically and we would advise others not to support a business that has such a bad attitude towards hygiene .. not worth risking your health by eating in such premises. One other point is the poor level of service with staff more interested in using their mobile phones instead of serving customers

If I could give this place 0 stars just like the food hygiene rating I would. Absolutely disgusting and clearly no effort to try and fix the problems found in August 2024. On first arrival this cafe looks qwerky and interesting, but when you start to look a little closer the shelves are covered with uncovered cakes, the floors are coated with a thick layer of dog hair on the mouldy old carpet and sofas were worn tired and falling to pieces. I would have happily walked out but my son had taken a liking to a rocky road cake and we had promised him a treat, choosing to overrule my instincts I went to the counter to be greeted by a rude and impatient waitress. We asked if they had any dairy free options of cake and the immediate answer was 'no'. A blunt response at best. But then she decided that 'oh actually is the flapjack dairy free?' she asked a coworker. I decided not to bother. Goodness knows what's going on behind the scenes to have worthied a 0 stars hygiene rating but I wish I had realised before we ordered. It was only upon stepping outside we saw the rating tucked away in the window and I was awfully tempted to go back in and ask for my nearly £15 back for the 3 cakes but we decided instead the throw the cakes in the bin round the corner and not bother causing a scene in the (for some reason) very busy cafe. What a disgrace to a lovely little town, this place should not be allowed to still be open with such low care for health safety and wellbeing of the customers.

The building is quirky, the service is good and the food tasted ok but had we realised that last August the place had been rated a zero score for food hygiene, we wouldn't have eaten here. All food outlets should aim for a five star rating so it's anybody's guess what they're doing wrong to be given a zero score. No wonder they hide the rating sticker behind their breakfast blackboard. In my view, any establishment with a zero rating shouldn't be allowed to trade.

I’ve enjoyed this cafe tremendously since the 1990s but after a recent visit I was left feeling a fool. I’ve always enjoyed T H Robert’s excellent coffee and various breakfast menus, but last week for my birthday trip I decided again to visit and to order a full (vegetarian) breakfast with brown toast and a large Americano. A cheerless till-operator took my order, I took a table, and then after a short while my coffee arrived. It looked nice, and was a huge mug. But it was watery for coffee. Maybe the ‘large’ now just meant extra water? Then a grumpy voice appeared from over my shoulder announcing ‘toast’. A small plate was plonked on my table containing two pats of cold butter in foil and some cold, hard toast from 1970s style sliced supermarket bread. Mother’s Pride would be proud, but Roberts should not. Already disappointed, I was hoping a piece-de-resistance full breakfast would make up for my losses? It was not to be. It arrived shortly in the form of a steaming ocean of baked beans which were literally bubbling on the super-heated plate. I had to rub my eyes when looking for a sausage. There appeared to be an exploded deep-fried (Birds Eye?) frozen vegetable ‘sausage’ on top, flanked by three gigantic hash browns. The egg and beans were ok (at least once had cooled down), but the rest of it? I couldn’t stomach the amount of grease, rice, broccoli, potato, tasteless mushy tomatoes and disappointment on this big plate of mess and thin, cold dry toast. Again, the egg and beans were OK. But for a breakfast that cost me the best part of £15? The finesse, quality, taste, etc to which I was long-accustomed have evidently left the (still lovely) building. A trucker’s delight, minus the sausage? Have Roberts lost the plot? They now have lost a long-time customer. Gutted.

Had lunch here today, was not too impressed with my sandwich! It was brown bread with mozzarella and pesto and sundered tomato’s, with coleslaw and chips. . Was very disappointed that a simple thing like a sandwich could be so tasteless and bland, basically I didn’t eat it all! We didn’t get crisps, instead we got tortillas!🤷‍♀️ Coffee was good and so was the scone, the services was not the best not sure if lady who served us was new, a real shame as I use to love this place, won’t be recommending the sandwich at £9.00 sadly a waste of our Pennie’s!

Quirky little cafe in the heart of Dollgellau. Love the decor and the cakes looked very enticing. On entering I was a little concerned about the 0 star food hygiene rating, but it didn’t appear to be unclean when we were in there, so this may be out of date or due for an inspection. I had a full breakfast (served all day) which was delicious. Rest of my party had a veggie breakfast and two coronation chicken baguettes. No one was disappointed by their food. All was delicious. Our desserts were fantastic too, we were spoilt for choice and the pieces were huge! Little criticisms I had were the teapot was cracked and leaked on the table but it was replaced quickly by staff. Second was there was a hair on our tiffin but we were offered a replacement or money back and staff were apologetic. Overall, decent cafe and would return.

There whilst car charged in nearby car park. What a lovely place with such friendly service and dog more than welcomed. Food was great and, refreshed, we travelled on.

Absolutely stunning full breakfast - the best we’ve ever had! Even the cappuccino and bottled orange juice were amazing. The staff were lovely and place was really nice and peaceful. We managed to park just round the corner, but imagine it would be more difficult in busier months.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have tea & cake in a charity shop furniture showroom? Wonder no more! The upstairs was a completely original experience - some low lighting and a bit of a clean of the sofas would have earned the place a 5 star. Aside from the novelty of the setting, the food was both plentiful and delicious. The formless stodge of banoffee pie and monolithic slice of lemon drizzle defeated the two of us. If you're in Dolgellau, you should visit.

We come here often. A beautiful cafe with consistently excellent food and caring, friendly staff. What more can one ask for ?

Warm and welcoming with lovely cakes and coffee. The building had a really interesting history too which staff were happy to share

Had breakfast here, service was quick and the staff were friendly. Food was ok, a tad greasy breakfast, but nothing too much. Price was good. Unfortunately the strawberry milkshake was powdered instead of home made. Proper cosy feeling, very ‘old school’ rustic feel, which made it nice.

What an interesting place to go for a spot of breakfast or lunch. They had a great menu, with little hidden gems, of which I had one, a yummy freshly made beef stew, the cheese scone it came with was fab too. The highlight for me though, was the biscoff cheesecake, this was one of the best cheesecakes I’ve ever had and I will definitely be going back to try more of their sweet treats as they all looked incredible. The place itself was very quirky and had so much to look at, it even had its own library room.

Haven't been in for a while and the food still very enjoyable and the cakes are superb staff brilliant can't fault anything

Called in for breakfast, decided on a full breakfast bap. Didn't want a large full breakfast. Bacon beautiful, sausage and egg nice. Plus a hash brown. Lovely food.

First visit after walking past on many occasions. Quirky interior. The best bakewell slice ever. Staff were discussing who had made the most cakes and who had been talking the most. Made us smile, nice atmosphere.

Brilliant cake coffee service and atmosphere.

Paid £14 for 2 bacon and egg sandwiches... bread was that greasy it had started to fall apart and was literally dripping with grease, the bread had completely turned to mush within a matter of minutes, absolutely vile and completely inedible. Hot chocolate was very nice though. I have pictures of the sandwich but tripadvisor wont let me post them for some reason.

Great cafe with lovely traditional vibe as well as great service, coffee and the best cakes I've ever had. The breakfast bap is the my absolute favourite main, but they're all excellent.

What an amazingly atmospheric coffee shop just to walk in to. A building steeped in history from politics to gold mining. Great service with friendly staff only happy to help. The menu is full of local Welsh produce and we sampled the breakfast, soup and an omelette, all of which we were happy with. The omelette was massive (Gwen would be proud). Coffee were all hot and delicious and hubby sampled the GF carrot and nut cake and said it was fantastic. Prices were reasonable and we’d return if we were here for longer.

A cafe full of character with good food and great coffee. The best breakfast in Dolgellau.

Popped in today for a tea, coffee and a piece of cake. Slightly disappointing experience tbh, found the place to feel generally grubby. The coffee was very bitter but the tea and cake were fine. Expected a nicer time for my £11.

Really quaint old building. Bacon roll was amazing, lovely crispy bacon and plenty of it. Not cheap though. Sausage bap, bacon roll and a pot of tea for 2 was close to £20.

Friday 22 November 2024 So I took my own advice and a group of us went back to TH Roberts for a scrumptious lunch today. Some of us had a secret recipe "Welsh Rabbit" which was amazing and I had a large piece of Lemon Cheesecake to follow ( there's a massive choice of alternatives) .....what we all had was a great welcome from all the staff, an amusing banter and Welsh hospitality at its finest. Take my advice....just go or you'll miss a real treat Tuesday 19th November 2024 You have to go to TH Roberts when you're in Dolgellau...... The atmosphere is fabulous...it's very quirky stepping back into an older worlde pharmacy shop ....but the coffee and homemade cakes ( I had a massive piece of Rocky Road) are amazing. We then had a soup and cheese scone meal deal which was" unbelievably delicious"

Great Breakfast in a great historic place.

Was ok,coffee was good but food ok only,had a sausage roll which was heated in a microwave so was soggy, and tough,tasted ok though and a piece of apple pie that looked as though it had been tossed around a bit,big splodge in the bowl... Service wasnt the best,young lad on the till was nice but other staff not so. Place wasn't very clean,table was grubby and floor was very dirty,and two very sad and nervous looking dogs locked in a large crated wasn't nice to see,disappointing.

Had the Lobscouse for lunch. An excellent meal to feed a scouser. Great food and great service.

Really cozy, oldy world place. Dog friendly, helpful and polite staff, great comfort and food and cakes are exquisite ❤️

A great find in Dolgellau! T H Roberts was formerly an old Victorian Ironmongery shop that still retains all of the original shop fittings. Now it’s a quirky coffee shop with bags of character. Well worth a visit. Tip: there’s lots of extra seating upstairs.

An eclectic place which I don't don't fully get but the staff were lovely, the cheesecake was epic and the coffee was spot on. Perfect for a post mountain treat. The cheesecake here is so good, always a few choices and the other cakes are just as fabulous. Savory food is also available from lighter snacks to hearty portions for lunch. The coffee here is also really good. Very smooth and served nice and hot

Wonderful little café that we stumbled upon, extremely friendly and accommodating, great atmosphere, who defo recommend a visit

Such a beautiful, quirky little cafe. The full breakfast was absolutely delicious, and we loved the fruit smoothies too!

Orange Hot Chocolate and and Rocky Road cakes were amazing. All staff are pleasant and welcoming I would recommend to everyone.

Robert’s should be on your list if visiting Dolgellau. The lemon meringue pie is amazing - try it. Loved the period features and friendly staff.

Best coffee and cake ive had anywhere in a great surrounding.

Great spot to get a coffee and cake. Had the coffee and walnut cake and it was delicious 😋. And lovely friendly staff. Definitely a place to drop in.

The quirkiest tea rooms we have ever visited! Amazing building which was apparently a former ironmongers. The food was very tasty, reasonably priced and the staff friendly. We will definitely return to sample one of the amazing cakes on offer - such a selection!

A quick call in for some food to get out of the rain. Dogs welcomed (thank you very much!) Meals were tomato soup (one of the best the wife's ever had apparently) which was served with cheese scone and I had a fantastic steak baguette. Would definitely visit again!

What a wonderful experience in this old shop. We normally bypass Dolgellau but decided to do a bit of shopping in the town followed by a coffee. Glad we did not only was the service exceptional the coffee was hot a flavourful. Add to that the "shop" was an entranting step back in time, so much wonderful history. We were in awe! Talking to the staff was a joy too. Will definately call again.

Incredibly quant cafe and very happy for dogs to sit inside. Ciabatta sandwiches lovely and cakes are immense. Doesn't look like a cafe from outside so definitely need to go in to appreciate

Wow what a find great place and staff. Like sitting inside a shop from 40's

Unique old drapery location with loads of cool fixtures and fittings to nose at while you await your tea, cake, or proper Welsh Rarebit! (Loads of other good stuff but that's what I had)

Lovely eggs...on toast wished I could get them as nice

Excellent service, fantastic coffee and delicious cake selection! Highly recommend!

Wonderful breakfast and a nice relaxed vibe

The food was excellent, the best cheese cake I've had in a long time.

Very nice place! Аnd most importantly, dog-friendly 🐕 (dogs are allowed upstairs)

Fantastic café. Lovely food - try the Bakewell slice. Really friendly family atmosphere. If the busy downstairs area is full there is a large room upstairs which is usually much quieter and has a lot of comfortable sofas. One slight disappointment to note was that the pastry base on the quiches was rather soggy.

Going to be dreaming of that Welsh rarebit for some time! Lovely atmosphere and prompt service. Well worth a trip if you're passing by

Can't fault the food here. Infact it's delicious but £19.60 for 4 pieces of cake/cheesecake is expensive for us as a family . We go everytime we visit dolgellau but put us off multiple visits to the cafe.

A place of calm exudes a standstill time for tea time

Junkie restaurant, i ordered the food and it came after an hour, mess, the waitresses are moldy. I do not recommend this junkie restaurant

Absolutely awesome cafe. Firstly it was was open when others locally were not, but... The staff were amazing and super polite and engaging. The tea was huge bit that paled into insignificance next to the size of the cake portion! Some might say a wi-fi password of bestcafeintown is cocky or arrogant. It absolutely isn't. If it's not an official title it should be! Sadly, we live 5 hours away, but we will be back!

This place looked amazing on Google reviews, and after a lovely drive into this beautiful town, we were very optimistic. Our visit started well with a lovely entrance and appealing food display. However, we were disappointed to find no tables downstairs. In hindsight, we should have left at this point. We were directed upstairs, where we began to notice the quaint charm giving way to a much dirtier atmosphere. It started with a kennel cage at the back and wall-to-wall dirty carpet. In this day and age, no food and beverage establishment should have carpets, especially if they allow dogs. Upstairs was even worse. It consisted of old, mismatched, and tired fabric sofas. Nothing matched, and everything looked grim. My wife’s instincts were telling her to leave, but I insisted we stay, still remembering the appealing food from downstairs. We ordered warm food and a couple of soft drinks, though our spirits continued to sink in the unappealing surroundings. This place has enormous potential, but it needs serious renovation. When our food arrived, it was pleasant but nothing special, certainly not reflective of the entrance and display. As we were about to leave, my wife noticed foil on the floor. Upon investigating, I discovered what appeared to be an ancient, mummified leftover jacket potato. If it weren't for our dogs, it might have remained as a historic artifact for future patrons. Even our dogs refused to eat it, which says a lot. We quickly departed and spent the next hour dealing with bouts of dry heaving at the thought of what we had found and the overall cleanliness. To the owners, I wish you every success, but please, please gut the upper floor and start again. This place has so much potential with just a small investment and some imagination.

Great baking, fabulous old ironmongers transformed into a cafe. Busy and well run. Hot and cold food, many teas, coffees, and WI quality scones and cakes. A delight!

Wonderful quaint cafe with the most friendly staff. Customers are the young and old from nearby towns as well as tourists (like me!). I needed to charge my phone and the staff went out of their way to be helpful. I had an oat milk cappuccino for £3.50 which was lovely and will be back soon with friends, to try the breakfast. Definitely recommend dropping in!

Used to come here religiously every year between 2011 - 2020 but haven’t been since Covid. Great to see local cafe still in business and nothing has changed. A great spot for anyone passing the town.

Slightly disappointing visit to TH Roberts. The Cafe is in what appears to be an old pub. It is really cool and quirky. The cakes and sweet bits all look really lovely in the counters. We had 2 cheesecakes and the biscoff one was really nice however the other, that had cream swirls, had thick hairy black mould underneath the cream. We quickly took this back to the counter and showed this to a member of staff who replied with 'I can't see any mould' but offered to replace it. The rest of the cake that it came from was left in the counter unit until we left about 15 minutes later so unsure if it was binned. Would expect it to be chucked out if one of the slices has thick black hairy mould. The cheesecake was very nice, just isn't ideal for it to have mould growing on it.

A real little gem with some of the best cheesecakes we've ever tried!!

A gem of a cafe with superior home made cakes from which we enjoyed chocolate fudge, coffee and walnut, and lemon meringue. Very dog friendly and interesting decor retaining the previous old world shop fittings and fixtures. So good we visited twice in the same day before and after a walk along the Mawddach trail.

Great place really quirky good coffee and excellent cakes, staff very friendly.

Such a great and friendly cafe! Love the huge comfy seating area upstairs. We had the welsh rarebit and roast veg quiche which were delicious! Just a great vibe all round

Coffee, tea and cake were decent but not exceptional. Service very stern and unfriendly. A smile doesn’t cost anything, in particular not when aimed at paying guests.

Absolutely gorgeous scrambled eggs on toast. Freshly cooked and piping hot - a bit of a wait but they were very busy. Very dog friendly aswell. Cappuccino was also lovely.

A must visit cakes are enormous and well worth sampling. Staff do not seem keen to serve and do not mind keeping customers waiting. However if not in a hurry, it's a must place for a coffee.

Visited with family and 2 dogs. Walking through the door was like stepping back in time with the old shop display units - so interesting. Staff friendly and welcoming and not pushy as we spent ages trying to decide which of the vast selection of goodies we should go for. In the end we opted for Bounty cheesecake, rhubarb cheesecake, rocky road and coffee and walnut cake, all of which were fantastic and good sized portions. Will definitely visit again.

Lovely relaxing place for a coffee and chat

Great atmosphere, excellent staff and the Welsh breakfast and the cakes are delicious. It’s dog friendly and there’s blankets for cold winter days. It has a real old world charm.

Great coffee and home-made cake;- a rather, a refreshing change from the standard fare of the ubiquitous "Costa" , "Starbucks" or other high - street franchise outlet

Very tasty food, cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. Dogs are also welcome

Absoutely lovely breakfast highly recommend if in area we are just passing through Quirky little place Very friendly

Excellent coffee and breakfasts, cheerful service in a wonderful atmosphere.

So happy to finally get here not on a Sunday when closed. Really lovely happy and helpful staff serving great espresso (I bought a bag of beans to take home) and a selection of cakes that makes it almost impossible to just choose one!! The atmosphere was a warm and chatty environment surrounded by quirkiness 😊 My kind of place, I will definitely be back

Place to go for fresh meat and pies staff very helpful and friendly all meat very fresh and reasonably priced,definitely recommend

What a unique place. Good coffee and the cakes are amazing .

I only ever write reviews for places that are utterly amazing or that are jaw droppingy awful: in order to help good businesses and extract the Mickey from dumps. Straightforward you might think.... until now! Been going to TH Roberts for many years - regular holidays to the Mawddach area. This place is so WONDERFUL that I almost thought of giving it 1 star so that when I go it can be really quiet instead of busy . Thus enabling the amazing chef to provide the gorgeous breakfast bap ( veggie OR meaty) and the brilliant barista the delish coffee as quickly as possible. Thus enabling me to wolf it down and then quickly follow it up with another coffee and some of the flippin' AMAZING baking. Whoever baked the chocolate peanut granola thing I had this morning should be recommended for some sort of medal - maybe for services beyond the call of duty to General Life Enjoyment and Taste Bud Ultra-Tickling? In case I haven't made myself clear this place is rather good. It IS the best cafe in Dolgellau/Gwynedd/Wales/The Universe. Please don't go, but if you must at least leave a table free for me.

Brilliant cafe within an amazing building and fantastic seating options upstairs. The array of cake options was exceptional. Hot chocolate (dark) was one of the best I've ever had in a cafe. Slightly disappointed with the flapjack I ordered as it was incredibly (?unecessarily) sweet.

Just had the most amazing veggie breakfast bap. Creatively presented in perfectly fresh bread. Absolutely delicious. All the food arrived hot. The Melon strawberry smoothie was lovely.

Beautiful atmosphere! Big selection of drinks and cakes! Delicious.

Lovely cafe with a wide range of options for lunch.

We had a great lunch, cake and coffee. Such a fabulous independant gem. Totally recommend the Guiness cake and chocolate amongst others!

Amazing full breakfast! Great coffee too, nice staff.

Will definitely not be visiting this place again as arriving two wet dogs were coming out which had been able to sit on carpet as where we sat there was dog hair on carpet and it smelt of wet dog staff was very pleasant except for one lady I approached one of the staff and asked for a bowl of water she agreed and passed me one but as I went to put it down I heard a voice saying don't put that down on the carpet I don't want slobber obviously one of the staff had noticed her attitude and said what on earth is the matter with you with a few drops of water and I thought the same wet dogs are allowed to lie on the carpet but not my 9 month old puppy is allowed a drink does not make sense 😖

Great coffee shop with the best atmosphere. Lovely staff. Amazing building with plenty of things to look at. Dog friendly. Would definitely visit again!

What a brilliant place! Lovely atmosphere and loads of features from when it was an iron mongers (we have family members that had been in it's former life...). Amazing range of homemade cakes. Service was really friendly. Dogs welcome.

This place is amazing in every way and if you are in the area it is well worth a visit. The cakes are next level!

Went twice. It feels like you are in an old fashioned shop but everyone is so friendly (including to dogs) and the food just excellent. We were a family of 6 adults two children and a dog. Food, coffee and smoothies excellent. Really the best selection of home made cakes and tray bakes I have seen in a long time. Do go!

A unique coffee shop experience. The decor and ambience are very old school.... dark wood apothecary type fixtures and fittings.....reworked to provide a homely, atmospheric cafe. The food is good value....omelettes, sandwiches, all day breakfast etc.....with a huge enticing homemade cake selection. We always eat lunch here when we're in Dolgellau. It's a highlight of our trip just as much as the surrounding mountains!

Exceptional full breakfast to eat it and cheesecake to take away. Staff are friendly and attentive. Perfect way to end our holiday. Thank you.

Lemon meringue pie was massive and sooooo good. Also vegan rhubarb flapjack moist and tasty. Huge cake selection, great coffee. Lovely place and friendly staff. Will definitely be back …

Lovely hot chocolate, comfy, nice ambience. Only thing stopped the five star review is the temperature - cold out, and noticeably not especially warm in.

Quirky coffee shop, Very relaxed and cosy. Only oat or full fat milk available so due to my intolerance I was unable to enjoy a hot drink. Server was a bit rude but other staff were very pleasant

A wonderful cafe with lovely staff, great coffee and delicious cakes and Welsh rarebit!

Wonderful food, friendly staff and a gorgeous interior!

Very friendly and yummy cakes!!!

My wife has been here several times, my first but not last visit. Huge space upstairs to sit and chat had the breakfast roll which was spot on and great coffee. Lovely place Update, still coming for coffee still great 👍

I love this place! Great atmosphere and amazing cakes baked by Meg. Cooked breakfast is excellent. Very busy place, expect longer waits during peak periods.

One of my favourite cafes anywhere, situated in a fine old building in the centre of town. Sensibly the interior remains much as it was when it used to be a hardware store and is all the more impressive for it, with a long counter and plenty of seating on the ground and upper floor. Breakfast are terrific although i suspect one of the main reasons for customers visiting are the fabulous cakes, made by the owner, 'Meg Queen of Cakes', as described by The Sunday Times. Meg and her staff are delightful and I always enjoy my visits.