I've had great food here in the past but yesterday was very below par, the food took 25 mins to get…read moreto us and the Stake and Ale Pie had no flavour to it. My partners Welsh Rarebit was fine but a bit pricey for some cheese on toast. I really think that the chef was off and someone was standing in. On the plus side, all the cakes are lovely, everything is fresh and seasonal, there's free WiFi and the homemade lemonade is very moreish. I will be back as this was a one off, I hope. Not quite up to the standards of Fron Goch but still much better than all the cheapo cafes in town.

The garden centre is in a beautiful setting with lovely landscaped surroundings. They stock a good…read morerange of plants and general gardening requirements. They also have an excellent restaurant which serves locally sourced food. The menu is extensive and the service is good. The meals are well cooked. There is also a comfortable coffee area with sofas. It is popular and can get very busy especially at weekends. The cafe is upstairs but is disabled friendly having a special lift for wheelchairs. There is extensive free parking although partly on a steep slope. There is designated disabled parking on level ground near to the nursery.

I don't garden much, only if begged by my better half, but the food in the cafe is fresh and very…read morevery tasty. They always have specials and a great range of cakes and desserts. If you then fancy cooking for yourself there's a farm shop that offers fresh meat and seasonal veg from the Hootons farm in Anglesey.

Set in the countryside outside Caernarfon. This garden centre is the place to go for an excellent…read morerange of plants. They are well looked after and the staff are very knowledgable about the items they are selling and are always on hand to give advice. The plants are divided into easily navigated sections and are well labelled.The prices are good.There is a good cafe with very comfortable leather sofas where you can have a drink and a snack.The coffee is very good and teh cakes are nice. They also sell very nice and good quality furniture and home funishings. There is plenty of car parking.

The B&Q Superstore on Caernarfon Road is popular for a myriad of reasons. For starters, as the…read moretitle suggests, it is very big. Almost every single DIY related product that you can imagine is stocked here. On top of this, the staff are always friendly and keen to please. On a rare occasion that I was not able to find the product that I required, an extremely friendly man called Alun went and checked in the stock room; lo and behold, the product was there, hidden underneath some old Christmas trees. The parking is ample, even on the weekends. A word of warning, Caernarfon road can get busy especially at weekends.

Siop Eryri is another gift shop in Caernarfon. They cater mainly for visitors and tourists, plenty…read moreof trinkets and tat, plenty of postcards with photographs of the Castle platered all over, wooden love spoons, you know the crack by now. Siop Eryri does have one redeeming feature for those that live locally, and that is it's hefty supply of Welsh greeting cards. Absolutely spot on for christmas and birthdays cards for that super-welsh relative. Don't expect to find anything here that you won't find in any of the other gift shops, but you can expect to find the same tat at a lower price here. I guess it's horses for courses and this shop does fulfil a genuine need in a little touristy town like Caernarfon. Worth a visit if you're french, over 60, or bored.

The hardware shop in Caernarfon is impressive. It spans three floors and sells almost everything…read more(including the kitchen sink), and at great prices for a dedicated hardware shop. As you enter, you're faced with seasonal specials - such as Christmas decorations at the moment, or one-off special offers. Then there's a staircase upwards and one downwards. Upstairs is the real hardware - the tools of all kinds, car accessories, arts and crafts supplies, and pet accessories, which include a huge array of dog foods, treats, toys, bedding, medicines and an assortment of other pets' accessories, such as cat food and toys and even bird cages. Downstairs is the household section, with a wide range of kitchen accessories and other homeware items, such as lamps, cushions, mirrors, and so on. Also on this floor is a door leading downstairs again to the painting and decorating area of the shop. Here there is every type of paint and varnish in a wide range of sizes. There isn't any wallpaper but still a very good selection of home interior design products.

A small florist's shop that takes time and trouble to ensure that you get exactly what you require…read more For the size of shop they have a good selection and the flowers always look fresh and they have a range of accessories to add to the gift. They deliver locally and are very reliable in this respect. You are also able to order flowers to be delivered elsewhere as they are part of the Interflora Group. The assistant in the shop is very patient and tries hard to match your needs. All flowers that I have had delivered from there have always been of good quality and nicely arranged.

Regarding the Valley Branch - What a great shop, selling everything from a pin to an elephant it…read moreis all the more a shame that, with the exception of the young "Saturday" staff who are very pleasant, during the week, the shop is staffed by rude, unwelcoming people with no customer service skills. Since moving to the island a few months ago, we have visited the shop on a number of occasions and always the staff are "stand offish" or downright rude, no cheery welcomes are found here and god forbid that you should ask a question. The staff at the tills are no better the only word spoken to customers appears to be "next" without the usual "please" and as customers leave having purchased their goods, I have never heard a thank you, have a nice day, or any other pleasantries spoken to any customer. On our visit yesterday, my husband approached a member of staff and very politely asked the location of an item, the female staff member who was seemingly checking stock, did look up, but with an expression on her face that could have soured milk, pointed with her pen and said, "there", put her head back down and that was the end of the exchange. I was enraged, my husband however took a more philosophical view, he pointed out that he pitied the woman going through life with such an attitude and joyless countenance. Did we feel valued as customers? Certainly not! The service from staff is poor and wholly unacceptable.

This is our family's favorite shop, a reason in itself for visiting Anglesey. We find stuff here…read morefrom tools to pot plants and China that we don't find in Manchester. Good value and I've always found the staff very helpful. Always part of our Anglesey visit.

With the credit crunch continuing to bite it's no wonder that Home Bargains are going strong. The…read moreBangor store is one of three new branches to open in North West Wales recently, along with Rhyl and Llangefni. It seems that they have bought a job lot of old Kwik Save stores as like quite a few of the others this shop is located in the an Kwik Save. For the uninitiated Home Bargains sell various household products at bargain prices. The range includes food and drink, cleaning materials, toiletries, toys, soft furnishings and kitchen equipment but you really need to visit to get a better idea. Some items come and go very quickly. For example they recently had packets of McVities mini digestives for 10p which had an rrp of 49p. These disappeared more or less overnight. However they also have permanent product lines. I wouldn't dream of going anywhere else for toilet rolls, toothpaste, deodorant or microwave rice amongst others. This store is handily located on Caernarfon Road (it's not far from Matalan) and has a more than adequate carpark. It's a big store for a Home Bargains and has wide aisles so it's easy to get round. The product line is much the same as other branches but because of it's size it's well stocked. If you've never been to a Home Bargains give it a go, I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

Being tight as I am, I'm a big fan of the Home Bargains chain of stores. Rarely do you find…read moreanything cheaper elsewhere that you do in Home Bargains and often, even when you think you've gotten a good deal from somewhere such as Poundland, you find the item in Home Bargains for 79p or even less. I'm amazed that they can sell products so cheaply. The Bangor store opening recently is brilliant because before that I had to travel 30 miles or so to Llandudno to visit one. The Bangor store is a good size, which is pleasing, but it's still full to the brim with items for sale. I last went in there today and they had lots of new lines in, which is always a good thing. Some baskets are in there for £2.99, which seems a bargain as they're a good size and they look good quality. They had their usual arrangement of sweets, followed by toiletries, then gifts for him and for her - which make ideal Christmas presents for teenage girls and boys, as well as adults, then the toys. They had a variety of nightwear and baby items, and medicines, then cleaning products, and then the bottom half is concentrated on foods and drinks, whilst the top half is divided into household goods such as baking equipment, rugs and pictures, with some more toys and games at the very top. The Bangor store seems very well organised and the shelves are always fully stocked. It also seems to be in a prime location - not too close to Bangor city centre, but definitely not too far a walk, and worth the bus fare anyway.