Zinc Cafe Bar & Grill in Gwynedd

Just had drinks. Fun place. Great views

Visited 2 days in a row on a recent abersoch visit, won’t accommodate any changes to the menu, wouldn’t even make Parmesan fries plain for children, the chef advised they come as they are or nothing, despite offering to pay the full £10 price per portion. Would not recommend.

Go to place in Abersoch. Really friendly competent front of house. Zinc is consistently well above cafe standard. Delicious generous Avo Smash with exactly the right amount of chilli flakes. Great to see a Chef taking so much care of the food she makes. Really good experience - recommend wholeheartedly.

Stopped by at lunchtime and pleasantly surprised. Food and service really good will a great view of the boats and scenery

BE AWARE DOG LOVERS The web site claims to be dog friendly but it’s not they only allow dog out side were there are 2 tables next to the road

Friendly staff and a warm welcome. Outstanding service. Relaxed atmosphere. All in all a fantastic experience

Great food, brilliant atmosphere, Tom looked after us and was superb!!

Stopped for a late brekkie and the food was lovely. Only disappointing thing was that the garden area was closed and, having 4 dogs, we had to sit at a pavement table and it was very busy with lots of pedestrians!

Lovely view, REALLY nice scrambled eggs, at least 4 more likely 5 or 6 eggs, bacon was good coffee too, right money.

We visited for a few Drinks recently staff are very friendly grea atmosphere, Highly recommended

Nice breakfast. NO COFFEE OR ORANGE JUICE WHEN ORDERED AND NO APOLOGY ???

We, a party of six, went here last night. The staff are very pleasant and attentive and this helped make the visit perfect. We all enjoyed our food and I can personally comment on the Salt n Pepper Squid. This was by far the best I have ever had. Seasoned perfectly and the squid was lovely and tender, not chewy at all! I also had the Chilli and Garlic King Prawns. Again cooked perfectly and the Skinny Fries were also really good. Not ordered by me but I did try the Beer Battered Onion Rings. The batter was delicious and there was still a little bite to the onion. Best meal out we have had in a long time. 🥰

I booked a table for my wife's birthday at 7pm on a Saturday night and paid the £20 deposit online. We were passing at around lunchtime so I called in and asked if we could eat on the terrace, but was informed that the terrace was for drinks only after 7pm (this info is on the website but I missed it). We were obviously disappointed but asked if we could use the £20 deposit to have lunch instead as we were looking for somewhere to eat anyway. Unfortunately they would not budge and so we lost our deposit. I really do get that if someone cancels a booking, the restaurant has lost a sitting that they could have given to someone else, hence the deposit. I would be perfectly happy losing the deposit if we just didn't turn up or cancelled. But we were offering to have lunch instead so that neither ourselves or the restaurant lost out. Also, potentially the 7 o'clock sitting could still have been filled because this was lunchtime and Abersoch is a very busy place. I am still bewidered with the lack of flexibility here. Even though we cancelled our booking I still received a missed call from them at 7.15, presumably to ask where we were. So a bad show all round I'm afraid, and I would not recommend eating here due to the lack of common sense

Coffee and cake today. Table wasn’t cleaned and chairs filthy that we were sat at and surrounding windows and floor pretty filthy - not cleaned in a long time. (Hence reduction in stars for service). I was cringing thinking if they take this little pride in maintaining the cleanliness where we are sitting to eat then what is the kitchen like (gross thoughts!). They forgot the cake so I asked them for this and there was no explanation or apology or real urgency over bringing it out to me. They didn’t say anything at all even sorry for your wait - bit rude. Pretty much finished my coffee by the time it came out. Manners cost nothing. It was nice enough the drinks and cake but left feeling like a bit of an inconvenience. They seem not really that bothered about providing a great service and feel they take the custom for granted due to position. Coffee and cake nice enough but the overall pride in service and cleanliness well below average. Shame because the position is lovely. Replace the younger staff and give it a bloomin deep clean! daily! As a minimal tables cleaned in between use!

Food was nice. Some of the younger staff seemed marginally pleasant however there was an older guy who was quite passive aggressive. Not sure what his problem was but I was apprehensive to order a fourth orange juice after he scoffed at us. My daughter asked me for a pineapple juice and I was legit too scared to ask so I told her they didn’t have any. This place seems to have the market cornered around here and don’t they know it, very rude. We had to wait outside in the rain with our baby until a table was ready, they wouldn’t let us wait inside. Limited kids menu for breakfast, basically beans on toast. We bought an adults breakfast for our toddler, I asked if we could have a smaller breakfast and was treated like I’d asked a ridiculous question. Very peculiar, I understand the menu having restrictions but the unhelpful attitude was unfathomable.

This experience was totally awful I ordered coffee and cake and was made to wait for an hour. There was a pubic hair in my cake and the cream for my scone was frozen. Also the staff were incredibly unhelpful.

I didn't eat but had a pint in the bar area. Very posh and cozy

Enjoyed drinks and views staff were friendly and looked after us

Enjoyed two meals here and had different experiences. Don't get me wrong, the food is lovely and I have good memories of being here, but that's when you could eat anywhere in the pub and not just at the back if you have children, it kinda feels like a punishment for having children! Service and food amazing first week, not so much the second week. We seemed to be waiting along time for service after the main course was served, not really sure why when we were the last table in before the adult's only service. The garlic and chilli prawns need chilli, hardly any spice, and nothing that special about the dish that cost £20.00. Also, avoid the chocolate pudding (on top of the menu board) sounds good as if like a fondant, but it's just chocolate cake with ice cream and quite boring.

Really busy restaurant/bar.. The food was fantastic... Service great.. Lucky to have got a seat in Abersoch.. So busy everywhere

Book 'at the back' with a view, if you can.

Life music 🎵🤣 good place to come for a drink 🍻

Fabulous breakfast (sizzle bap?), great coffee, friendly staff.

Both the food and drinks were excellent, service was lovely, we highly recommend!

Just called in for a drink - sat in the conservatory and enjoyed watching the movements in the boat yard.

Lively place to have a beer and sit and watch the boats being taken in and out if the boat yard. Very skillfull tractor drivers.

Service was really bad. Would not coming back! Food cold and service horrible

The women in glasses was horrible and rude to me and my kids. Ruined my weekend so won’t be coming back. Would not recommend shocking and lied to us on the phone with the booking. Hope she gets sacked

Had the most delicious meal here. Absolutely amazing, and it was gluten free 😀 Highly recommend this place.

Very clean, full of life, modern, brownie and chocolate pudding were both delicious. Waitresses were both super attentive and kind. Bit on the expensive side. Great location, paid parking near by.

Came here for lunch during a trip to the area. Excellent service, great food and a lovely setting under the retractable glass roof 😀

A lovely place, staff very friendly and accommodating. Nothing too much trouble. Would recommend

Solid 3 star experience. Food was mediocre. Service was ok but sloppy. The staff spent more time chatting to each other behind the bar. The deposit and price did not correlate to the experience.

Food was amazing friendly staff and reasonably priced couldn't manage a dessert but maybe next time as they looked amazing too

We visited yesterday for a relaxing drink. It was a lovely place with a nice view. Great service. We didn't have any food but we looked at the menu and it had a great variety of options including a few vegetarian options. Definitely recommend.

Lovely food and excellent service, nicest meal I have had in a while and reasonably priced too! Excellent

Always good, first choice in Abersoch

Nice place good food good service

Most definitely a must visit bar in the village with the best staff! 🙌

Fantastic restuarant, ee had dogs so couldn't go into the glass viewing area at the back but beautiful views.

Had to sit outside for coffee as we had our jack russell with us.

Great choice of food. Very nice and friendly staff.

Awesome spot, best tomato soup ever

Popped in here for lunch had the Steak Ciabatta which was truly tremendous. Lashings of fresh coffee finished off an excellent little meal. This place is both pleasing to the eye and the palate. I would strongly recommend that you pop in here and try this place out if you like high quality food, presentation and service.

Nice view of the river and boat yard

Saved up , popped in for a pint , very nice 👍

We love a brunch at Zinc. Often too hard to get in of an evening, but a good fry up for a good price in a good setting. What's not to like?

Always come back here .. awesome as ever

Called in for lunch on a glorious sunny day and sat at a table directly outside. I'm not usually a fan of pavement dinning but it was fine. The food was great (turkey club sandwich, open prawn sandwich & kids chips & nuggets) and it was amazingly quick in coming out. It was barely 10 minutes between ordering and tucking in. Will definitely call in again when we're back in the area

Delicious coffee and carrot cake, nice service. I recommend

Nice place, nice food and friendly service

The go to venue in Abersoch Rob, Rosy and the team are the no1 hosts with delicious food too!

Had a very nice lunch. Nice views outside from the restaurant. Pleasant staff.

Nice place, but service very slow considering lunch rush was over

I called in here for a coffee initially seated front of house .I was then offered a seat in the back lovely views settee cosy comfy for one . My cappochino great service and coffee served extra hot one shot with a smile. As somone visiting a local I enjoyed the mo.ent . Go they will make you feel welcome

Just stopped by for a coffee but enjoyed it and if you sit out in the back the views are good.

Great food, very nice helpful staff and a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy whilst on holiday.

Initially our party of 9 was told they couldn't cater without us prebooking, but the manageress quickly corrected the server as they weren't too busy. I had a Zinc burger and fries. It was OK, literally just a beef burger and piece of lettuce on a bun with a bit of mayo. Would have liked a bit of salad on it, tomatoes onion etc to liven it up. Only additional extras for it were cheese/bacon. Fries were nice. It was £15. Not sure it was worth 15 quid, but prices everywhere are wild at the moment so who knows!

Great atmosphere and lovely seating area with a view. Drinks are very expensive though.

Turned away at 2:59 pm ..wouldn't serve 2 people. Returned nwxt day Atmosphere good, service good..Great views. Would return

The bar area is great. The staff were lovely and friendly. It was a bit cold in the restaurant (but it was blowing a gale outside). The starters (baby back ribs and beetroot falafel) were lovely - but main course red mullet Thai curry was average (although the veg was lovely). The white rice was way overcooked though.

Terrible undercooked food that was overpriced. Head waiter told a customer that tzatziki was a mayonaise based sauce with cucumber. I would not recommend. Very poor indeed

Do not order peroni beer = flat, distasteful, expensive, and boring

The changes made here in the bar area have turned Zinc into a lively bar with a great atmosphere.

Great restaurant in Abersoch -food was great, service was fantastic and it was just a lovely place to be that evening.

Very sparse menu. Food average at best. Don’t have the chunky chips! £2 extra (wasn’t told) and tasted like frozen oven chips 🤷🏻‍♂️👀 Not good when paying £19 for a main 🙈 Shame because when I went a couple of years back had Thai curry and was amazing what’s happened????

Really nice place to eat, food was beautiful and the service was amazing such a nice young lady. Would recommend going to this bar.

We were a little early 10mins to be precise the girl who we spoke to said your early you can get a drink next door we went back after walking scout for 10mins to be shown to the table that was empty when we first went in the chicken was terrible chewy couldn't eat it tasteless very expensive for what it is a pub & some of the staff need to learn some manners .Will never step foot in that place again .

Were told we couldn’t sit in the area with the sea view as it was too busy…..but it clearly wasn’t at capacity (midweek at lunchtime). Perhaps we visited at the wrong time but the service seemed a bit disjointed. Food was nice and it’s in a good location.

Food was delicious excellent service

Got charged £100 for a £60 meal. Waitress walked off whilst paying our bill. Me and my friend (both 14) were charged £25 for a £9 panini after the waitress had told us we only payed £9. Waitress went home before charging the rest of our friends. Shocking service, had one nice waitress who tried to help though. Food was quite nice but not worth £25z

Absolutely awful place. Owner is extremely rude and disrespectful. Will never step foot in here again. They’re too big for their boots.

Zinc website states dog friendly. What this really means is that you're on the footpath so not dog friendly!!!

Staff very friendly & efficient but quite pricey for the standard of food.

Not much choice on the dinner menu

Excellent, polite staff, food was locally sourced and great (sausages and lamb burger were great). Prices sensible. Very clean in the cafe and toilets well kept. Great effort made with children - plastic cup and staff tried hard with him. Only disappointment was seeing a special winter warmer drink on the specials board I couldnt have as i was driving !

Had full breakfast overall quite good but my bacon was extremely fatty and not much bacon to be had.

Really clean smart place. Only went in for coffee & cake. Waitresses very pleasant and helpful. We'll worth a visit

Stopped for a lunchtime drink, and the food looked so good we stayed for that too! Very helpful staff, who despite the heat stayed cheerful and attentive. Great place to sit inside/outside.

Great service, great location, great food!

A group of eight us popped in here for lunch on a Thursday afternoon during the half term holidays. We were immediately greeted by several very friendly members of staff, and seated in their outdoor terrace in glorious sunshine! The food we ordered was fantastic, and the staff even more so! Definitely recommend Zinc if you're hungry and in the area! Thanks for having us. 😊

Had coffee and flapjack very nice staff were lovely 😍 very clean

Absolutely loved our trip for our anniversary meal here, the service was exemplary, the food was delicious and thd atmosphere friendly, modern and lively. Loved it and will be back.

Lizzie was a fabulous waitress Thank you 😊 Food was yum

Good food, great venue, arrogant and disrespectful management. Complete joke. The night ended with the a bill for three mains, for two people, with no deductions, and a manager trying to substantiate through their floor staff why I had to pay full price after being served the wrong food. We were told “not to worry” as they left the food at the table for me to pick at for 15 minutes while they corrected their mistake and brought what I ordered. Nice touch, as the whole point of going out is to eat *together*. They had also offered free drinks or deserts due to their mistake, which they didn’t deduct from the bill until I went to contest it. Poor experience due to bad management, shame.

Poor service 1/10 Food was ok but had an awful experience where young server noted the wrong meal ordered and we got a veggie burger instead of a lamb. When we explained, she said do you want to keep the chips before she took away (the expectation being to scrape the chips off the plate with our bare hands). This seemed unprofessional and she said don't worry you can keep the plate. Offered a free drink or pudding as an apology but then proceeded to charge us for 2x meals as we'd eaten some of the wrong meal whilst waiting for the right one to come. Would've happily stayed and ordered more drinks but after speaking to the manager felt she had a poor attitude, saying that we'd ordered the veggie burger! Any meat eater will know you don't order a mushroom burger by accident 😆

Very few vegan options. Bread and chips were lovely. However we asked for a vegan feta salad from the starter section but served with the mains. They miss heard me and served a vegan feta burger. So we had to wait for the salad and then they charged the price of a main, £14.95 when asked for a starter but served with the mains! (Bearing in mind some of the meat burgers were the same price!) And most of it was mint which shouldn’t be more than a sprinkle on top! The vegan dessert was the same price but half the size of the normal! Then they took three attempts to get the receipt right! So an overall awful experience and wouldn’t recommend to anyone with allergy or dietary requirements as would not trust them!

A beautiful meal yesterday evening, great service, friendly staff and delicious food, will be back again soon.

Always love eating here. Have done for several years. Last night I had a really beautiful medium 10oz Ribeye Steak with chips and gorgeous Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand 2022 (didn't do a Malbec for a change!) Fantastic Gluen Free Sticky Toffee Pudding with cream and Vanilla Ice cream after the main course. Great buzzy atmosphere, really popular place and deservedly so. Really friendly and funny staff. Not cheap, but you get what you pay for! What more could anyone want for a night out? PS. Plus a beautiful view of the sun setting over the little harbour from their fantastic convertible (roof opening!!) Conservatory. Highly recommended.

We had a fabulous meal here. I had calamari to start which had crisp batter on the outside and soft squid rings on the inside. To follow I had a ribeye steak which was beautifully cooked and fully of flavour. Both dishes were the best I have had in some time...

Amazing breakfast ,Erica who served us was marvellous

Terribly rude staff! I wouldn’t go back here if it was free. Totally understandable that it’s very busy but no need for bad manners and rudeness.

Consistantly good, always visit. When in Abersoch

Been here twice, amazing food and all the staff are lovely, will definitely come here again

Everything ok , when asking about certain foods, the staff seemed a little unsure about what was in them ,my wife has food allergies and they seemed unsure, and had to ask a manager who seemed unsure .Having a staff work station near the door was a little off-putting as we felt we were being watched 👀 all the time . The food was ok, but nothing different from anywhere like Costa Coffee, or weatherspoons .

Good food with friendly service. Very quiet out of season

Only had a coffee but it was nice.

Popped on for a late breakfast.. what can I say, excellent service, great food, and the view from the rear dining room helped top a fab visit.

Lovely food and really friendly efficient staff. Also cater well for disabled people including a stair lift to the basement loos. Setting is great - especially if you sit on the terrace

Highly recommend! We had a lovely experience here. The staff were friendly and eager to help. We sat out the back overlooking a beautiful view and the food was delicious. The best bangers and mash I've ever had.