The best restaurants in Criccieth Gwynedd North Wales

Nice deli selling lots of cheese wine etc. My partner bought a nice bottle of wine which was made in a local vineyard up the road, the lady who served him was lovely and helpful. I bought some cheese from another lady on the deli counter, they had a lovely collection, unfortunately the lady behind the counter wasnt very friendly, would have been nice if she smiled and chatted and made you feel welcome....

Fantastic delicious breakfast. Great value. And you could tell the food was locally sourced. Full of flavour would definitely recommend a visit

Lovely views over the beach from the seating at the rear of the cafe. Good coffee. Excellent ice creams. Recommended visiting spot on a sunny afternoon

We stayed here overnight. It was a really great place to stay, clean, warm and comfortable. You can’t beat the location or the views. Joe is super helpful and couldn’t do anymore than she does for you even to the point of coming to the cafe where we were having breakfast with my straighteners that I had left in the room! Thanks for a lovely stay. We will be back! Laura and Patrick

The most obvious tea room on the promenade at Criccieth, painted in a vivid blue, this location will be familiar with many. We called in on a windy by warm bank holiday Sunday for drinks and cake. There was a decent selection of clearly home made food, and tbh I can understand why everything is served takeaway style. Whilst the cups are cardboard, the service is still friendly and the view is great. We really enjoyed our cakes whilst watching the surfer and paddle boarders in the bay from upstairs.

After somewhere for Sunday lunch with our multigenerational family, The Llewelyn was suggested. We weren’t sure what to expect, especially as we arrived at the very start of service and the restaurant was very quiet. Clearly used by guests of the hotel for breakfast and buffets also - which is fine - it initially felt a little uncomfortable as quite empty but as other guests joined us, the atmosphere lightened. The menu is limited for lunch - we think they may have previously had a carvery buffet? - with just roast main courses and a few pudding choices, plus restricted kids menu, but portions were very generous. As some of our party were vegetarians, we weren’t sure what the ‘vegetable and seed roast’ would be, but it was delicious. Alongside the main roast - which came with roast potatoes, red cabbage, carrots and parsnips plus a huge Yorkshire pudding - was a separate dish of lovely cauliflower cheese plus extra gravy. Another member of the party wasn’t a vegetarian, and we were quite surprised when another dish of cauliflower cheese came along with another jug of extra (vegetarian) gravy! We couldn’t manage all the extra veg between the three of us, even though it was delicious. We were too full for desert, but left happy and full of praise for The Llewelyn, definitely a Criccieth Sunday lunch special!

In the centre if town, this is the only pub open during the day in the off season. Clean and tidy with friendly staff. Drink and food prices are about average, however the portion sizes are bigger than average. I had the cheese burger/fries and it was excellent. Overall, a pleasant experience

Best avoid. I'm surprised it's still a going concern tbh. Looks like an old village bank building, now a restaurant. Upon entering, there is an overwhelming smell of damp, with one side ceiling wall , newly plastered. The food was reasonably priced, but we ordered chicken korma as a main, and counted four small pieces of diced chicken, the korma curry was pale and thin. The poppadums had been prepared some time earlier, as they were cool and soft to the taste. The other main was pretty bland, and the three other starters pitiful in size. If your brave enough, a trip to the toilets is a test of bravery and endurance. A small unlit passage (don't look left to the kitchen area) is cluttered with cleaning products and other sanitary products. Upon entering the Gents, it was like Dancing On Ice, with all the floor areas slippery with grease or something else, but absolutely no excuse for the filthy condition. I made an error in choosing this restaurant, my mistake for not taking 10 minutes to do a little research. At this time of the year, with Criccieth full to bursting point, my instincts should have told me all was not right, when we walked into a totally empty restaurant at 730pm on a Thursday evening. I don't like being too critical of the hospitality trade, it's a tough business, but basic food and hygeine should be attainable as a must.

Bought a takeaway from here..Chicken Curry,Chips and egg fried rice...I shall always leave a review whether good or bad and unfortunately this has to be the worse Chinese meal I've ever eat ...the chips were like sticks,so hard ...probably from the day before,Egg fried rice was ok and the curry sauce was grim...I'm guessing boiled a kettle of water ,put a few cheap curry granules in,cheap chewy chicken and loads of onions...the sauce was that thin ...absolutely no taste whatsoever...couldn't eat it,it went in bin. I was on holiday and was staying 8 miles away...too far to go back and complain...hence the review...I've no idea who is putting good reviews on here if the other meals are anything like the curry...I strongly advise people to give here a miss in the hope they may get someone in that can actually cook ....Dire ...