White Lion Hotel in Powys

We are staying in the area and have just had the steak and Guinness pie here at The White Lion Hotel. It is the best steak pie we have found in the area....proper homemade pie, rammed full of tender meat with not a piece of fat or gristle in sight! We are pie eating experts and this has gone to the top of our list! Kudos to the chef 👨‍🍳 👏 Bloomin' scrummy! Thank you 😊

A serendipitous find as we were traveling through this area. Very warming place for lunch. Order at the bar and then served to us at the table. Delicious food with an atmosphere as a "local" watering hole! Nice!

Ordered the lamb shank, couldn't eat much of it as meat was tough. Told the waitress, all she said was would pass comments on, no offer of refund or apology. Paid £17.50,per lamb shank, complete waste of money. Shan't be visiting and eating here again.

Called in for some food on a busy market day, the service was quick and friendly, dog friendly pub too. Food was great value, quick and excellent. lovely inside and out.

Stayed 2 nights, room very clean, modern, extremely comfortable and suited our needs. Food was brilliant, good pub grub, breakfast was enjoyable, full English. All staff brilliant, so friendly and made our stay that comfortable. Thank you.

Cheese sandwich very disappointing Cheese was tastless, not a welsh cheddar at all, more like solidified milk. Coleslaw served with meal served in a McDonald's ketchup pot sized paper holder, coleslaw was off, tasted musty and sour, on smelling it, it was like it had fermented and the cabbage and carrot in it were rotten. When my husband raised concerns, he received a pitiful "oh, sorry about that' no reassurance that his concerns had been addressed. Furthermore after leaving the one mouthful my husband did eat, we had travelled half way to Aberystwyth and I had to stop the car as he was sick. Hopefully no one else was serves the coleslaw after we left as I'd pity them if they did eat it. Somewhere we will not be eating again.

We visited on a Wednesday (market day) we popped in for coffee and a welsh cake firstly to shelter from the rain. The refurbishment was lovely and the staff were friendly. They serve food from 8am. We stayed for lunch too. We had a bottle of wine and a tuna and mozzarella baguette and cheese and onion sandwich. Both came with chips and salad and coleslaw. The meals were tasty and filling. The menu is good with plenty of choice for all. Highly recommended this pub

Lovely hotel food is brilliant, service was brilliant even with a busy night with England playing! Extremely clean all over with the smell of bleach hitting me as I went for breakfast in the morning and the rooms have recently been referbed and were also spotless.The only reason I didnt score it a 5 star was the doors banging all over the hotel that kept making our dog bark could do with the soft close on all the doors servicing but other than that a brilliant experience

Stayed here for 2 nights. Staff friendly. Evening meal was ok. Breakfast was quite greasy. So chose to have breakfast elsewhere the second day. The bedroom was a good size but was a disappointment. Cold water only from sink, warm from shower. Shower had sinking floor with rusty nail sticking up through the mouldy sealant. Mattresses were very old and almost collapsing in the middle. Bedding all stained a white and yellow colour. Cleanliness was 50/50. Room was not refreshed at any point during the stay, maybe this was the norm for this hotel. Unfortunately I wouldn’t choose to stay here again for the cost I expected much better.

We both had all day breakfast, one large and one regular. We were able to swap within the meal too! The staff were friendly and efficient. The meals were of such quality I have been compelled to write this review. We'll done to all of the restaurant staff and the hard workers behind the scenes!!

Had a great meal better value and larger sizes than most pub fair would recommend to anyone meals all day

We dropped into this place on the way back during a looooong drive. We had the chicken, bacon and mozzarella panini and bacon Brie and cranberry panini. Service was fairly quick. The food was lovely and the chips were amazing. Generous portion size too.

Stayed and ate at the White Lion an would give the food 5* and the room 3*. Food and service great, quick, tasty and a generous portion. The room was pretty dated and in need of a refresh however, it was clean. Woken early by birds and workmen on scaffold outside the window.

Visited the white lion yesterday for Sunday lunch the food and service was terrible,I complained about the beef dinner as the meat was unedible,and the manager offered the use of a chainsaw to cut it,after telling me they had several complaints about the beef but were continuing to serve it a joke of a place more like fawlty towers..will not be going back

Lovely dog friendly pub with a nice open fire 🔥 staff were very friendly and food was fantastic value for money. Husband says best pint Guinness he had in a while.

Visited for a drink on a few occasions while in Machynlleth. Disappointing today though to see the two ladies behind the bar eating continually while serving customers for drinks at the bar. One brushed her hair behind the bar and had a lollipop stuck in her mouth while serving drinks. One wiped the food from her mouth with the back of her hand in front of a customer before serving them. Interesting choice of flags displayed above the bar too given that most of the clientele that frequent the pub appear to be English. In an area where we have always found locals to be friendly, we won’t be returning to The White Lion.

Me and my wife stopped in for a drink twice whilst on holiday, we sat out the front on our first visit and enjoyed looking at the town and watching the world go by whilst having a couple of drinks. the second time we went inside, the interior is sadly quite dirty and when sitting down and looking a little closer you can see the dirt on the walls and furniture. the staff were all very friendly and great for a little stop in for drinks when visiting, i cannot comment on the food as we only had drinks but reading the reviews and looking at the pics i would make your own mind up. if the kitchen has the same hygiene as the pub i would probably stick to crisps! Such a shame as i think this pub is only needing a deep clean and it would put the rest in the area to shame!!

Good food, busy pub but a nice atmosphere. Quick service and reasonable prices. Good quality and friendly staff.

Whilst visiting Machynlleth decided to call here for lunch. There were a few people outside and inside. I ordered a bowl of nachos to start but was told there was no sour cream or hummus. That’s ok I said and opted for cheese. My wife ordered the poppadum and pickles as a starter as she was having a chicken curry for mains. I ordered the mega burger for mains. We sat at a table window and when no one came to clear previous guests pots we moved them ourselves. Our starters arrived. My wife’s 2 poppadums with a mango chutney and another dip which I guess should have been yoghurt and mint. We think they had watered down the yoghurt with mint sauce as all we could taste was vinegar. My nachos came. It looked like 1/2 bag of nacho chips in a bowl with grated cheese on top then put under grill. Dry, boring and tasteless. Where was the salsa which is normally served with nachos? We left them and told the server. Never heard anything afterwards. Our mains arrived. My wife’s jar of bland curry sauce had been watered down and had no taste whatsoever. My burger came which was ok but was missing coleslaw as described on the menu. Both dishes came with the weirdest shaped chips. The were curved and obviously cheap. Full of oil and tasteless. Together with our pint and 1/2 of coke the bill was £38!!!!! Scandalous. I have spent a quarter of this in a supermarket cafe and the quality was far far better. The owner was obviously too embarrassed to enquire how our meal was. The management have no idea how to run any food business. If they did they could at least show the so called ‘chef’ how to serve a bowl of nachos but I don’t think they know themselves. No wonder this place is on its knees. You should be ashamed!

Pub is still run by a landlord who can't run a pub, hotel or restaurant who's attitude has driven the locals away. It's busy at times with kids and customers banned from elsewhere who listening to the worst DJ in the world. Made the mistake of trying it again once I'd squeezed past the smoker at the front door, who then served me a poor, boring pint. Food is Wetherspoons standard. Service is ok but the good staff who invariably are young girls leave to be be appreciated elsewhere and aren't going to be left dealing with aggression while the owner hides.

either oily food or bland. Terrible service. Was sat at an unclean table. my food showed up and the cutlery was dirty. The breakfast food itself was oily and terrible. Service is very bad.

Greeted by welcoming staff, great food at decent prices and dog friendly indoors too! Would highly recommend a visit!!

Called here on Christmas Eve and was surprised at the lack of Christmas decorations and atmosphere. Maybe the covid had something to do with it. Some of the food was also bland and lacking in taste, especially the curry. However, the two young lady staff members we encountered were polite and helpful. Although the visit was not memorable as far as the White Lion itself was concerned, it was great to see family and friends again.

This place was packed when we arrived. Service was all down to one lady, who basically had to keep on telling what staff there was, what to do. Good buzz in the place. It was Market day in Machynlleth and it was apparent that it...

move on .. I'm still waiting on a response of our appealing room we booked 3 weeks in advanced for the best room in the place . the room we were given was on the top floor we booked disabled . £ 90 for a...

We had to go to town (Machynlleth) to do some shopping and decided to go for lunch,White Lion was easy to park and we,d had a nice breakfast a few week's before.Walked in sat down at the cleanest table , ordered Sunday lunch expecting to...

My friend and I visited today , dry food no condiments one sachet of vinegar between us best part was the pint of Pepsi

Pretty poor tasteless food. Four meals arrived in under 10 minutes, quality of food was low. Straight from freezer to fryer mostly, we left well over half of it. Makes spoons food look good, but here costs 50% more. Very poor value. Biggest reason for...

Was recommended to go there for a meal. Worse meal we have had. Lasagne was burnt so they put an inch of cheese on top to hide it , was like eating a piece of rubber. The fish my husband ordered was supposed to be...

It looked like they were struggling to keep this together post Covid. Staff were quite off hand , food was average, some of the beer below average.

Went with a friend for an evening meal and opted to eat inside. Slightly tired décor, not helped by the partitions necessary for the Covid regulations. The waitress was efficient, i slightly load and the menu quite large, although not everything was available. The portions...

Party of four. Although the resto was not busy it took 50 minutes to be served. My daughter ordered from the menu a baguette, salad and chips (£9.50). The salad was a small handful of green leaves. The baguette had been microwaved. There were no...

Large outdoor heated marque available for dining and tables can be reserved. Also tables in the garden. Large car park Ordering via an app. A good range of food and reasonably priced. Can get noisy inside the tent. Friendly staff and good for dogs

We were struggling to find somewhere to eat and this was a last resort. I didn't like the look of the pub thinking that it would be microwaved. But the food was lovely and home made. Look at the steak and Guinness pie! I nearly...

Brilliant and friendly staff. Well organised in this chaotic time. We had a great table in the window. Starters of calamari and mozzarella sticks were great, top marks. Main, i had vegetable Wellington, not very nice at all. It tasted like it had been reheated...

Called in on the way down to the Coast, had a Chicken, Bacon and Mozzarella Panini with chips and salad for £7:50, very good sized plate of food for something classed as a "light bite", the Panini was gorgeous, a whole chicken breast inside, nice...

4 adults for 3pm lunch .....had to queue in the doorway ....shout to the barman 8 feet away .....couldnt find my name had it booked under my first name given a table with plastic tablecloth and then had to rejoin the queue to get a...

Good value for money lunch, with friendly staff. Every time we have been there its been good.Good selection of beer as well.

Called into this local don't be put off by the sky sports TV sampled the numerous real ales that were well kept and changed. Didn't eat here ourselves as we had full board at our hotel but the food we saw come out of the kitchen looked reallynice

Service was fast and food served fresh. But not a great place for veg options as the choices are v limited. The place was too busy with people jam packed watching live sports. Ok for a quick stop!

Having stayed at the White Lion a few times I can safely say the staff are always helpful & very friendly the food is always of a high standard & I always look forward to the full Welsh breakfast & as for the Sunday lamb roast ... wow :-) Some of the rooms could use a update & the bathrooms could use a revamp however they are very comfortable & clean, I'm already looking forward to my next visit :-)

Group dinner. Didn't hear any complaints but my baked cid was rather dry. Ordinary pub/bistro grub. Pleasant staff.

This cosy pub hosts a selection of excellent ales, including delicious locally brewed options. Friendly bar staff are delighted to offer samples of these so you can taste and decide. The food is great pub-fare with a decent range of choices. I particularly enjoyed the burger, but glancing at a neighbour's table made me want to try the pie next time! Great place to warm up in comfort on a rainy late September day, but it also has a really good back garden for sunnier times.

A really friendly welcome and more than happy to show the Rugby on a great screen in the bar. Very nice local ales. A nice large car park and big sunny beer garden. Will definitely call in again next time through Machynlleth.

I had stayed at The White Lion on a previous occasion and found it to be ok. The room that I stayed in forms part of the fire escape route, but I knew and accepted this when I booked.However, what I found very frustrating was to arrive to book-in at the bar and the place was absolutely heaving with people. Two young ladies were trying to cope with serving the drinking customers so I had a considerable wait before I could book in. I had expected a quiet evening, but there was football on the TV in the bar, so there was no chance of that.The room was 'compact' and looked rather tired, although clean. There was no chair in the room (insufficient space) and only one bedside lamp between two bedside tables. Rather annoyingly, my room was not serviced at all on one day, which is not what I would expect given the price paid.Breakfast choice was good, but the quality of the cooked breakfast left something to be desired. I didn't find fatty bacon and what appeared to be poor quality, deep-fried sausages with fried bread oozing fat that appetising. Overall, a greasy, fatty cooked breakfast.One redeeming fact - the beer was ok.

Lovely food, hot, and served quickly by friendly staff. Breakfast choices and dinner choices very good. However, child portions only available for up to 6 years old.

Welcoming, friendly, typical pub menu. Food arrived quickly and was very tasty, service was on the ball. Good local beers on tap.

If you don’t mind crowds, a noisy environment, dirty tables and menus, then this might be for you..

A nice dog friendly pub with a good choice of beers and food. Located in a good place with good parking across the road in a town car park. The beers were nice the food was good, with sky sports on.

My husband and I visited here in a Saturday evening whilst holidaying in the area. We found the staff to be very welcoming and they offer a reasonably priced and varied menu. There was a fab selection of drinks available from the bar. The food is typical pub grub but the portion sizes left us with no room for pudding. Would recommend to others visiting the area.

We had a bit of a hit and miss on this one.

Stopped at this establishment for mid morning coffee. Wished we had not bothered. The man who took our coffee order made you feel that you were an inconvenience he could do without. He needs to desperately go on a customer service course or leave the industry. The coffee was ok but nothing special. The only redeeming feature of the place is that it is dog friendly. Cannot recommend and will not be returning.

We had 2 meals here on our 2 night stay nearby. The food was pub grub, ours were well cooked and good portions. Very busy so service was a bit slow but we understood and waitress kept us informed and was very cheerful and friendly.

We called in at the 'White Lion' for Sunday lunch on our way to a short holiday break in Ceredigion; we hadn't booked, hadn't even planned to eat there, but just called in on chance because it was one o'clock when we reached Machynlleth, we were hungry, and the 'White Lion' was the nearest eatery to the point where we parked up on the A487 through the town.

The staff who've been looking after it for a long time before the current owner took over are keeping it about average if was sold to a competent Hotel owner this place would flourish.

Stopped here for lunch mid way on a long day trip. Wished we hadn't. Service was non existent and food was poor. A place to miss.

Good value for food, staff friendly too. Only thing is the cleaning needs improving, and there were chips and rubbish left in the bay windows from the night before and even longer!! (We were there at 12.20 so probably there first customer) .High dusting also needs improving as there are cobwebs on top of the curtain poles and around the windows.

Looks nice from the outside. Weekday menu is varied, but food wasn't nice. Was overcharged for a drink I didn't have, but they did refund after I pointed it out but then looking at the bill again, I realised that I had been charged for a jug of coffee that I didn't have. I had a latte. I ordered chips and got mashed potato. Sat above the cellar and felt like I was sitting on a vibrating plate. We could have moved, but not easy with a wheelchair and coats in tow. Not a good experience food wise, but the waitress was extremely friendly and chatted with my Mum.

Me and my friend had a roast dinner here today it was absolutely amazing meat was cooked spot on and a massive portion in general we enjoy coming to this pub every week there very welcoming very polite and just in general an amazing team. Will defenetly recommend to anyone

Sunday dinner was lovely, I had a chicken dinner with veg, only thing was the roast potatoes where a little hard to cut as if the potato had been out and reheated. For dessert I had a sticky toffee pudding, it was a little stale but the flavour was lovely

We visited the White Lion for lunch during a day trip to Machynlleth. Friendly welcome on arrival was followed by good traditional pub food. Our party had a variety of meals - scampi, panini and sandwiches - all were nicely presented and tasted good. Good value for money and friendly staff - very good.

Having stayed nearby with friends for a long weekend we were looking for that rare thing; somewhere to eat on a Sunday evening. Having tried several places to no avail, we eventually settled on the White Lion at the suggestion of people who'd eaten there earlier on in the evening. Its seemed to be an a typical basic pub with a familiar menu of dishes to suit a variety of people. The portions were good, the food arrived quickly and the prices were reasonable. Given that it was Sunday evening, the place was quiet. The staff were welcoming and polite and we enjoyed what we had. I had the steak and Guinness pie with gravy and chips, my friends had tagliattelli with meatballs, Mediterranean veg, cod and chips. We were pleased with what we received. Ok, the venue isn't the most selubrious of places but the food was tasty and plentiful.

First time visiting and the venue is lovely, the till system didn’t take orders properly and the maid had to type in notes of what was ordered (first course was wrong but lovely) and mains were delicious

Stayed here for a couple of nights with my wife. The room was basic but very comfortable and clean. We had a shared bathroom, although we never saw anyone else use it, which was clean and adequate.

Good bar food. Fast . Very busy on a Saturday night.. music at 9pm. Staff quick and helpful. In the centre of Machynlleth.

We just happened to be there on the night of the Man U Tottenham game, and in addition had a memorable meal and a fine selection of beverages.

Nice homely, friendly local serving good tasty food, particularly the beef & Guinness pie!, also Sunday lunch excellent and top notch home made gravy.

We went there for dinner after a long drive from Cardiff. The place was not really packed (given it was Tuesday afternoon), the food was really good (pate, soup of the day, and scampi, chicken, onion rings and mushroom plate to share) and not too expensive. Would recommend.

Gerne wieder! Pub food! Es gibt auch einen besonders hübschen Restaurant-Teil, aber wir waren mit Baby und Hund da.

Ordered Mediterranean Vegetables in Tomato sauce, got a excruciatingly pepper hot mush that I couldn’t eat. Complained to waitress she said I’ll tell the chef. That was it, no refund, no sorry, no food

They need a new chef that knows how to prepare basic good food!

We had the misfortune to stop off on our way home for some lunch at this pub. The food was probably the worst i can remember eating. In a very long time. In fact we left more of the food we just couldn't continue eating such a poorly cooked meal. A sad end to what been a fabulous weekend break

Nice pub atmosphere and ideal selection of food for some weary travellers before we continued our journey. We chose the chilli (with a choice of rice only or rice/chips half and half) and the fish finger sandwich. As it was a nice day we opted to sit in the garden and our food appeared promptly. We hadn't realised they had a carpark at the back until we went to the garden - there is a narrow drive to the left of the building.

Stopped here whilst visiting another attraction in the area.Friendly service, and massive portions including the kids meals. Scampi, lasagne, and steak pie all went down well

Stopped here on our way to North Wales and we had a good value snack. We had the fish finger-sandwich which came with chips and salad . Drinks were reasonable and well kept. So a good stop for a quick bite to eat .

Through the bar and out back into a large seating area that was very popular owing to the very warm evening. Didn't eat but enjoyed a couple of great pints.

Went in here with my wife and my Dad mainly because we could take our dog in. Not the best way to choose an eatery but there you go.

4 of us had an evening meal here whilst on holiday in the area. The staff were friendly and helpful and the service was very good. Our meals were all hot, well cooked and presented and we all enjoyed them. It was also good value. Would definitely recommend for a pub meal.

Large beer garden at the rear , a good selection of beer and friendly staff. Can’t ask for much more. The beer festival had live music , good ales and even ciders.

We had an adequate meal at this pub which seem to be one of the only places in Machynlleth doing food when we visited. The food was good value and the beers are pretty good in the pub but the waitress that evening was fairly miserable.

Good food in the pub, a fine quiet room, I would definitely stay here again. There are stairs, but the friendly staff helped us with our luggage. The price was fair, especially with breakfast included.

We visited this lovely place for midweek lunch. We had the steak pie it was the best I’ve tasted I complimented the cook. My daughter had the child’s sausage and chips she enjoyed it there was more than enough. Home cooked chips added to our great lunch. Give this place a go you won’t be disappointed!

Firstly I have to say we were made to feel very welcome by the young lady behind the bar & had we just had a drink I'm sure we would have left happy. However, the food was very poor. Both meals had lukewarm chips which could never have been freshly cooked. My wife's "salad" was a handful of roughly chopped iceburg lettuce with one thin slice of tomato. Her Cajun chicken was dry and salty. My burger was cheap and nasty with no taste and just more iceburg lettuce as a "garnish". The cheese I paid extra for turned out to be a slice of processed cheese. I've never written a negative review before, but this was the worst pub food we've had in a long time. Had a meal the other side of Machynlleth at the Penrhos Arms for pretty much the same price and that was excellent, so it can be done but this place clearly doesn't care. Would have been one star but for the friendly service behind the bar - fine for a drink...

In town on business so came here for a relaxed meal in a pub atmosphere and that’s exactly what we got.

Popped in for a cup of tea and chips and cheese. Sat next to a real fire which was a lovely touch. The tea was nice and the chips and cheese were good too. Dog friendly and people friendly!

My wife and I dropped in for a meal a couple of Sundays ago. We were very disappointed in the meal we had.The portions were very small for the money. The menu was very pricey as it was, so you can imagine how disappointed we were that the standard of food was poor and cold too. We didn't bother to order dessert as we assumed that the standard would be just as bad as another customer pointed out.

Having looked for somewhere to leave the bike , I entered the pub through a back entrance, which I nearly...

No fish and chips left. So I decided to have steak and Guiness pie, served with chips and peas and...

The place was heaving but we found a table as the welsh rally was nearby and there was a group...

Old pub, smells of wet dog. Falling apart and you ONLY get WIFI in the bar. Food was quite good,...

The hotel we stayed in didn't have Sky so we went here to watch the Wales v ROI qualifying match...

We visited The White Lion as it is one of the few dog friendly "restaurants" in Machynlleth. We ordered two...

Stopped for lunch on our way to Borth, the staff were amazing and couldn't do enough for us. I only ordered a plain and simple fish and chips but that was fantastic, my friends had the chilli and we couldn't find a single fault. It's fair to say that if I'm ever in that part of the country again I will be stopping, even if I'm not hungry I will be eating there

Served by a lovely lady called Wendy, very welcoming ... directed us to a table and promptly ensured it was clean which was much appreciated. Helped the husband select a local brew and offered alternative tipples for myself. Lunches on panini's - very nice and comfortable environment and probably the busiest place on a very quite Thursday in town.

We had booked for lunch and a good job we did the pub was really busy. We ordered rwo roast lamb dinners and our order arrived quickly. Served by pleasant, efficent staff and it was hot. Great Welsh lamb with a Yorkshire pudding, new and roast potatoes. The four different veggies came in a seperate dish, delicious at £8.95 each this was good value. I would recommend and happily visit again.

We were mainly drawn in by the free wifi but after exploring the town and market this is a comfortable and convenient place to eat and enjoy a drink. Was also helpfully advised by a local to call the town "Mach" if you struggle with the full name of Machynlleth!

Sadly this lovely room was spoilt by OTT decorating and someone clearly went mad over the knick knacks. I had no room to put anything because of all the decor! Wifi was awful and ruined my plan of arriving early to avoid traffic and work through emails. Declutter and this room would recieve top marks from me! Now...unexpected visitors. I had a room with a fire exit for a window that had a outside staircase attached. I was woken up at around 1am to 4 young men trying to get into my room thinking it was the night entrance. Not very nice on a Tuesday night! Perhaps some signage would help deter the drunks from using this as an entrance? Positives? Great food, fabulous bar and amazing service!

Lovely old pub in a beautiful village, best steak pie my husband has ever tasted! Very clean, very welcoming, staff couldn't do enough for us. Fantastic value and amazing quality can not wait to return!

Good choice of pub food, reasonable price, excelleant service.Pleasant garden at the back, nice helpful staff

Family of 5' called on our way home from a break in Wales.Service very good, waiting time for food excellent, presentation good and all enjoyed the food. Reasonably priced for a healthy portioned meal. The pub was pleasant and had a tradtional feel, nice change from the chain pub restaurant.I have steak and ale pie and it was packed with tender beef, fish were large and fluffy batter.