Had a great meal here with the family. All of our food was good traditional pub grub. I had the…read moresteak and ale pie and can honestly say I've never had so much steak in a pie. It was cooked to perfection. The gammon and egg was also really good as was the steak. Pub had a good atmosphere and everything was reasonably priced.

Very impressed. The food was excellent, the service was quick and friendly even though they were…read morevery busy. Reasonably priced. Friendly atmosphere. Child friendly, including having a selection of board games to borrow. We'll be going back!

Atmosphere was enjoyable and the service was friendly and efficient. 4 diners: 3 ordered the fish…read moreand chips and 1 ordered the vegan burger. The fish was so hard that it was almost impossible to cut with a knife, and of course difficult to eat and rather tasteless. The burger was similarly prepared. Each seemed to have been cooked earlier and left to warm and serve later. Truly disappointing. Suggest eating at the local alternatives.

Spooners has a nice atmosphere, surrounded by railway artifacts, including a real narrow gauge…read moresteam locomotive! The head barman is a great host, and runs a fun pub quiz. Sadly the pub is often understaffed at busy times. The food is good, but the service can be slow and indifferent. The food prices are more in line with restaurants than other pubs in the area. Stick to drinks and you will have a good evening!

The food was amazing! The service was very polite, and the ambiance was nice! Recommend to come…read morehere for food, splendid! They even have a working Instagram followers and Facebook one! Splendid restaurant ;)

Won't answer phone (said they wee too busy, even though we called repeatedly from about 5 pm to 8…read morepm), which caused us to miss our dinner. They botched next night's dinner reservation - we made reservations for three for 6.30; they put it down as two for 7.30...we went elsewhere. They wouldn't make up our room until we complained. Room was nice but smells exactly like wet dog.

Went in for a drink with my family on what seemed to be a quiet Thursday night with about half of…read morethe place empty. However, I had had a beer placed in my hand for less than 30 seconds when some drunks began cursing us out for momentarily obstructing their view of the football match as we maneuvered to sit down at a table. We finished one beer and left. Not a chill place for visitors.

This place is absolutely minging!…read more The owners clearly couldn't care less about how Tafarn Glanaber looks which is a real shame as it's in a beautiful spot and it used to be a nice place that was popular with holidaymakers and locals alike. There is a decked beer garden at the front which is really shabby and normally covered in cigarette butts. The kids play area that's alongside it is ok but also looks scruffy. As you walk into the pub itself there is a tatty conservatory-style entrance which includes customer seating areas. The seats themselves have huge holes in them with the sponge literally hanging out. The floor is also sticky and the walls need decorating. As you walk from the conservatory and into the main pub building things don't get much better. The place has a musty smell and most of the furnishings haven't been updated in 25 years. It's dark and dingy and not a nice place to be. The gents' toilet is absolutely disgusting and genuinely hasn't been improved in OVER 25 years! There is even the same out of order condom machine that has been painted by owners who clearly couldn't be bothered to remove it from the wall. I mean, how difficult is that?! I occasionally have a pint at Tafarn Glanaber and every time I'm shocked by what an absolute hole the place is. I even regularly find sand at the bottom of my glass! So ask yourself this question: If the people that own Tafarn Glanaber can't be bothered to keep it clean; make it look and smell nice; spend a small amount of money to update the customer seating/toilets etc how on earth can you trust them to cook your food? I would also add that if you think the front of the pub looks scruffy, try viewing from the back. It is filthy and looks like it's falling apart! That is the area where your food is cooked and bottles etc are stored! A message to the current owners: PLEASE SELL YOUR PUB TO SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY CARES. Until then it will remain one of the worst pubs I have ever been in. (Oh, and to prove how inept they are they even list fish dishes on the vegetarian menu!)

Not pretty on the outside, but what a loverly welcome inside and the food that is wonderfull, if…read morenot too filling!!!! and just a stones throw to the beach.

Worst carvery ive ever been too, broccoli & coliflour was cold, roast spuds was cut so small, gravy…read morepot was empty and the chef had gone so couldnt ask for more, yorkshire pud was burnt, stuffing was only a tea spoon full size portion, and the pork and beef i got served the end slice that should be put in the soup, and the tables was full of clutter, and the other plates and glasses that was on the table was dirty, We will never return, value £2.00 not £7.95,

We stayed here for two nights. The hotel room had shower en suite and had recently been…read morerefurbished. Room was clean and spacious and the bed was comfortable. The room had a Tv and hairdryer, tea and coffee facilities. The breakfast was especially good and great value for money. Large car park and only few minutes walk from town centre. Staff helpful and friendly. We would definately stay here again.

Very good food and service but got fed up with hearing shouting from the kitchen, no need for itread more

My travel companion and I had dinner at Dylan's on a recent trip and loved it so much we returned…read morethe following evening! Dylan's is in a beautiful location directly on the water, and the atmosphere is elegant but relaxed. There's lots of inexpensive public parking at the nearby beach, so there's no need to worry about finding a place to park. The first night, I ordered the crispy sea bass tacos, and the quality of the sea bass was sensational. The next night, I had the herb and parmesan crusted hake fillet, which if anything was even more delicious. The hake was possibly the best fish I've ever eaten, and the creamy mustard leeks were spectacular. After a lot of heavy pub food while traveling in Wales, the light and refined food at Dylan's was a welcome change. The only thing that I didn't like quite as much was the dessert: I ordered the cinnamon churros, and while they were by no means bad, they just didn't wow me the way the rest of the meal had. Our servers both evening were friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. I also appreciated that Dylan's is open until 11:00 p.m., as many of the restaurants we ate at in Wales closed considerably earlier. If you're in Criccieth, I'd certainly recommend Dylan's!