The best restaurants in Hay Powys Mid Wales

Very disappointed.☹️ dull boring deserted public bar. No prices displayed as required by law. THERE WAS A REASON. SHANDY £5.90 PER PINT Another pub on corner of Bridge St only £3.60, and much more lively atmosphere.

Tried to eat there first night, 8:30pm arrived no greeting, we got her attention and asked where we can sit as we had a dog, she said sit where you want. When we chose our spot went to go to the bar, 8:40pm lady cleaning table informed me they stopped serving food 8:30pm, after a long journey to get here obviously hungry and disappointed we left. Tried today for lunch to be told lamb chops had run out. Which is fine I explained my disappointment and the lady was confused about not being served the night before as they stopped serving at 9pm. She did apologies but won’t be spending money here. Was so tired the night before and left to feed my 10 yr old from the spa store, so knowing this just made me angry, especially as I was hungry but the item I wanted of course had sold out today, just my luck, so out of principle won’t be trying again, not a great start to this area, not ideal but we did choose remote area. Tuesday today most things closed too 🤦🏽‍♂️🙄

Arrived for lunch at 1.45 to be met by very surely young lady who said all we've got is what you see. So there's no hot food then I said, she shouted to kitchen turn the fryers back on. I said are you doing paninis, she the shouted to kitchen turn them off again. Not being funny I couldn't see any paninis and as far as I know they are hot so what was the problem. Cash was preffered so rooted around for some money. Paninis were OK nothing special but salad was lacking any input just plonked on the plate. We then sat in an empty cafe as the two staff left by the back door to sit in the sun with a fag. We ate and left and could have taken the contents of the till with us if we were that way inclined. Won't be visiting again.

Still waiting- over 1hr 20m later - having ordered two dishes….

We had breakfast here last week - friendly staff, clean, good portions. Will return!

Avoid this place! I stood at the counter to order and was ignored. When the unsmiling barista eventually deigned to acknowledge me I asked for a decaf flat white, a flat white with oat milk and blueberry pancakes. The decaf flat white came out and just looked like hot milk. My husband took it back and the barista had a really bad attitude. She was surly and unhelpful. He got a refund. My pancakes were tough and leathery. Expensive too - coffee is £4.40 😮

Quite nice, a bit scruffy, but coffee good