This place was fabulous! Chris, our waiter, was more than attentive. The food was delicious and…read morewe received and ate (it all) inside the conservatory. Do not pass this place up if you are in Conwy, Wales. Really. Go there.

This was a great find while out for a drive in Whales. The food and service was excellent. I…read moreordered a Home made burger that ended up being the size of my head. The burger was amazing.

we visited this pub and found it to be a really cosy village pub in a lovely welsh village,it was…read morereally friendly it is also dog friendly which was great with our little yorkie,they have a good menu for meals,if you visit the website it says a free meal on your birthday,great idea just missed out on that oh well,it is worth a visit if in this area of wales it was winter of course upon our visit and had welcoming fires to keep you warm,however although i have has yet not visited during summer think it looks like a nice pub to visit again during summer with outside seats to enjoy your drinks.

A superb menu, beautiful ambiance and served professionally by Ollie. 10/10…read moreWe chose warm runny Brie and also the Chicken pate for starters- both wonderful choices. But by far the winner in the culinary stakes was the braised Welsh lamb- cooked perfectly with a well designed jus to complement the lamb, matched with awesome dauphinois potatoes and perfectly cooked greens. Lamb is hard to find in Welsh restaurants and here it is available and stunningly presented and a decent portion served! Also loved the Welsh beer and the Welsh red wine (young but good potential!),

We have lunched with friends at PenY Bryn for over 5 years and always find the same high standard…read more We were last there on Dec. 6th. Our party consists of six children and five adults. We try to come at Christmas to enjoy the beautiful decorations. It's a delightful venue with a lovely ambience, and a choice of several different rooms, alcoves and cosy nooks. A roaring log fire adds to its warm welcome. The menu is varied and interesting, the food perfectly cooked, absolutely delicious with attention to dietary requirements, the staff friendly and helpful. There is always quite a wait for the meal, probably because it's freshly prepared and beautifully presented. This is not a problem as there is a brilliant collection of games and colouring activities to keep the children entertained. It is our favourite place to eat in the whole of the British Isles!

Had a wonderful experience at Kings Head. We sat on the restaurant side. We order The Roast and…read moreFish and Chips. Everything was delicious. The service was outstanding, everyone check on us about our food & drinks. Thank you for making wonderful memories.

Wonderful fish and chips; great beer; attentive server...and the barkeep was half bad either!read more

BOOK AHEAD TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!…read more Right this place is a bugger to find, and when you do you might think ''What... I came all this way for this?'' Situated near the water is this little welsh pub that serves food 12 -2.15 and reopens for 6.30pm. I have been coming here for years and its NEVER let me down. Inside reminds me of my late nans room, pokey and full of brass-ware .. at the far back of the pub lies a more refined dining area with white table cloths. You can sit either in the pub to soak some local welsh atmosphere or retreat to the back. Arriving at 12 on the dot, already there were a couple of locals having a pint. The barman greeted us warmly and offered to bring our drinks over while we browsed the menu. Here you can choose from the seafood specials board, lunch and their everyday menu. I highly recommend anything that has fish in it as it is all locally sourced... After much oomming and ahhing I settled on the seafood linguine and my companions had the crab fishcakes. When the food arrived I was happy. The amount of seafood in my dish was incredible. Small and large prawns, salmon, smoked haddock, scallops and mussels all swimming in a sea of fresh homemade pasta... the sauce was a flavoursome creamy white broth which was not too dense. Everything just tasted so fresh , even the crab fish cakes served with homemade chips. By the time we were half way through our meal the place was full..again if you want to come here you must book to save disappointment. The prices are really reasonable too, our meal came to about £40 for the three of us including drinks!. Overall the fact you have to book no matter what day, says it all,,

Really loved this place! It definitely added to my Welsh experience. Really wonderful staff, and…read moreamazing food. It was tasty, hearty, and has a wonderful view of the Menai Straight. I miss the Inn, and I genuinely miss Wales and hope I go back soon. :) Thanks Garddfon Inn! You have an American friend !

Beer and service are good. But good menu was very average (burgers and hot dogs). I enjoyed the…read morechili and real cask beer so if only coming for beer or cask beer it is a 4 star place

Amazing all vegan menu!! I had the cheeseburger (sloppy joe style) and absolutely loved it. I am…read morenot a vegan, however I love adventuring into vegetarian and vegan foods. I could not tell the difference between this and a burger with real meat and cheese!

I've recently visited the Castle View for the first time since it changed from being Maggie…read moreMurphy's (many years ago). Before going I checked out the menu on their website and was a bit surprised by the prices, which are quite expensive for what at the end of the day is a pub in North Wales. I'd more or less decided in advance to go for the Welsh steak & ale pie which at £12.95 was just about a fiver more expensive than the steak & ale pie on offer at my more familiar haunt, the Afon Conwy which is just a few miles away. I was hoping for a very special pie! First things first the pub has a large car park so parking was no problem. The interior is very nicely done albeit in a fairly predictable gastropub decor. The dining area lives up to the venue's name with several tables along the side of the building offering views of Conwy Castle just over the water. The staff were friendly and efficient although there weren't many other customers to keep them occupied so they weren't anywhere close to being kept busy. Foodwise I went with the steak and ale pie which was fortunately very good and very well presented. My wife had a Caesar salad which was also excellent. The kids opted for chicken goujons and fish and chips from the kids menu, which at £7.25 each were two of the priciest kids meals we've encountered in this part of the world. Again though they were excellent, the goujon meal came with the two biggest goujons I've ever seen and the fish was a generous portion. The best compliment I give though is that both plates were cleared, something that doesn't always happen with my kids. As always there had to be someone who ordered something I ended up wishing I'd ordered and in this case it was father-in-law whose beer battered cod turned out to be a huge piece of fish which looked to be have been perfectly cooked. As this is one of the cheapest meals on the main menu I think if I ever go back that might be the one to try. All in all the food, and accompanying drinks, were all excellent and every plate was cleared. It's just a shame it's so expensive in comparison to other places in the area. It was noticeable that the place was very quiet when we visited, in fact it was almost deserted apart from the staff. It's a real shame given the quality on offer and I was left wondering if maybe they'd get more business if they knocked a quid or two off the prices? Certainly I'd more inclined to revisit if this were the case.

Originally known as Maggie Murphys the Castle view has just undergone a refurbishment to bring it…read moreup-to-date and remove the rif-raff !! It now looks very inviting and modern. However it does lack some of the old atmosphere. The Food here is excellent, a good choice of traditional pub grub and more elaborate dishes. The prices are good value and the portions are big. The Sweets are delicious, you must make room for one!! It has a nice seating are outside with stunning views over to Conwy castle, hence the name!

Local foods and drinks served in a traditional pub atmosphere. We sat at a table, and chose two…read moredaily specials from the board. Mine was bangers and mash, with sausages from Edwards of Conwy. They were cooked to perfection, and provided the right amount of spices to contrast with the house-mashed potatoes and gravy. A bowl of various veggies was also included. The red cabbage and glazed carrots were especially tasty, but there were also steamed broccoli and cauliflower with a light cheese sauce. I couldn't finish it all. The Lovely Bride had a leek and mushroom quiche, which she enjoyed as well. Service was attentive without being a bother. All in all, a fine meal.

Delightful traditional pub, log fire & a great pint of Pedigree, what's not to like:-)read more

The service is first class, the food out of this world, a good selection of beers also local from…read moreConwy Brewery and the Orme Brewery and finally a great selecion of wines.The atmosphere is great, the staff very friendly and helpful, they had a lovely log fire and plenty of room in the bars and restaurant. I had a wounderful meal and a great night out, and will definitely visit again.

A bit pricey for what was only average food.looked like the staff were under pressure at times…read more A smile now and again would not go a miss !

As of 03.02.2012, this is The Albion Ale Bar. They do not serve nasty, fizzy keg beers, but do have…read moresome superb local real ale; at time of writing, a choice of four plus a real draught stout. There are three areas a lounge, the bar area and a smoke room, in which, of course, no smoking is allowed. The lounge and the smoke room both have wonderful open fires essential as I am writing this. The welcome from the knowledgeable staff is also warm and the locals are very friendly to we incomers. There are no TV's, no juke-box and no food (other than bags of Tyrrell's crisps) so that conversation dominates. Upper Gate Street is also the road which leads directly to the Youth Hostel, making this the first pub hostellers encounter heading into town a definite plus for us!

Once upon a time the Albion was the favoured haunt of some of Conwy's most hardened drinkers,…read morealbeit one of some architectural merit (it is in fact a Grade II listed building). In recent years it hit hard times and was eventually closed down. However there has been a recent development that will be of interest to proper beer drinkers. The pub has been purchased by a mysterious London based banker with roots in North Wales. He's re-opened it partnership with four local breweries The Conwy Brewery, the Great Orme Brewery, Bragdy Nant Brewery as well as the Purple Moose Brewery from Porthmadog. The pub is now a dedicated real-ale boozer with a particular emphasis on locally produced ales. There won't be any food (apart from crisps) as the premises doesn't have a kitchen so it will still be a drinker's pub but hopefully one with a more discerning clientele than of days gone by.