Pub cuisine: the best places to taste it in Porthcawl
10 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"3 of the largest lamb chops ever for my main. Food was absolutely delicious. To start I had the Fish goujons. The batter was light, fish soft and..."
Lydia Hughes
"Lovely old pub on the green, stayed at nearby Trecco Bay and visited the pub a couple of evenings with the dog on an evening walk. Didn't eat but the..."
emma smith
"Had not been in the Jolly Sailor 52 years since a young lad with my parents when we used to go to Porthcawl in the caravan and we would play in the..."
Paul Burford
"What a fantastic pub! Went for drinks and a meal and it’s the only pub in Porthcawl that has freshly caught local fish! Truly outstanding!! Top..."
Lee Griffiths
"Visited on a Friday night and ordered the sea bass, meal was extremely well presented and tasted fantastic. By far the best pub meal I have eaten in..."
Element 115
"Popular place in a lovely setting. Sat outside the front of the pub, could see a beer garden at the back of the pub too. We only stopped for one..."
S Webb
"Lovely decor with old enamelled advertising signs. Food tasty and prepared with care. Good range of real ales.
Dogs welcome in the bar but not the..."
Chris de Wet
"Omg, such a wonderful little haven in the heart of Porthcawl. The staff are incredible and make me smile every time I go in. They remember all the..."
Lee Hoddinott
"One of the nicest pubs in Porthcawl. Me and my husband live in Porthcawl. The Jolly Sailor isn't our closest pub but we will happily do the walk..."
Leanne Hunt
"This has to be the BEST PUB IN PORTHCAWL. What a wonderful pub. The bar staff are fantastic and make you feel extremely welcome. Food and Beer very..."
"My absolute favourite pub in Porthcawl. Wonderful Staff, friendly regulars who always chat and fantastic food from Tuesday - Sunday. HUGE selection..."
Laura Power
"Loved it here Sunday lunch with the family (6 of us) very generous portion, lovely gravy. Fab deserts. Lots of colouring pens and paper for the kids...."
Boo Lloyd
"Great pub with lovely staff who take pride in their..."
Ross Williams
"Excellent food and really good beer I would definitely recommend a..."
Sharon Evans
"Lovely food indeed ���
All the veg and meat you can think of..."
Paul Jones
"Family run ....Nice pub for the locals. Lots of real ales and interesting rums to sample. Regular beer festivals and very good..."
Alan Chick
"Amazing food. One of the best Sunday dinners I've..."
Stacey Furness-Morgan
"Sunday lunch is 10 out of 10 every time and a good range of beers highly..."
Martyn Llewellyn
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Daniel Wrench
"A wide variety of excellent beers, reasonably priced, and served with a smile in a pleasant environment. I always try to call in here when I'm in..."
Neil Martin
"Food and drink was fab and prices are very..."
Lisa Willey Was Luther
"Amazing Sunday lunches. And beers. And ciders. And cocktails in the summer and mulled wine in the winter. And lovely bar staff..."
Helen Boniface
"Amazing food!! And great atmosphere, highly..."
Geraldine Bowden
"Absolutely brilliant place great ales and atmosphere..."
Kyle Hallford
"What a great place. Tried three different beers and all very good. Will be..."
Rich Cable
"Had a great meal there this evening. Lovely food, great choice and generous..."
Janet Wood
"Booked Sunday lunch for a large crowd. I enjoyed my food, but the service was a little disorganised due to staff issues which we were given a..."
Debbie Jones
"Lovely little place, just off the main stretch. Oldy worldly pub, nice and quiet compared to other pubs in..."
Jason A
"I have visited the Lorelei a couple of times for Sunday lunch and each time they have been very welcoming and accommodating me juggling my two little..."
Adele Morris
"Stopped off here with my coach party. It was a very nice place, and lots of shops also have nice food. I definitely..."
Gary H
"Excellent selection of real ales at reasonable pricing high standard of pumps..."
Mike Evans
"Fabulous Sunday lunch. Delicious and very reasonably priced. Great selection of beers lagers and ciders..."
Paula Cook
"We were in Porthcawl and had been previously told to visit the Lorelei and sample the food & ale, well we were certainly not disappointed! 4 ales, 1..."
Phil Harris
"The food is absolutely superb. Drinks prices are the cheapest in Porthcawl and the staff extremely..."
Ugo Ottanelli
"Great food, excellent choice of beer and lager. Lovely..."
Chris Habberley
"This place is a real gem. Lovely warm and friendly atmosphere. Great food and excellent beer. All at brilliant value. A must for all traditional pub..."
Catriona Ellis
"Amazing food as always and a brillant choice of beers always visit here when in porthcawl , lovely atmosphere and people..."
Traceykins Kins
"Best bar in Porthcawl. Food great, staff superb and highly rated on Camera. A real local's..."
Sue Sharp
"Great food , great real ales , fantastic atmosphere, proper pub , friendly service..."
Stuart Smith
"The best mulled wine ever. Warm a festive with a good..."
Merryl James
"It doesn't feature jazz events during Porthcawl Jazz Festival, but it's a fabulous cosy old world pub selling proper beer, great food, friendly..."
Anthony Puxty
"Had Sunday lunch was..."
Michellejones Jones
"Excellent food and a great selection of real ales,the staff are really friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere has a very homely feeling to it, i..."
"Had Xmas day lunch , it was lush good value for money , they serve a cracking pint , and the staff are great expecially the duty manager nikki ,..."
Mari Maz Cray
"Lovely meal great atmosphere. Kids meal fantastic and love desert choice that not just ice cream for children .They had large cover in but it didn't..."
Lisa Marie
"Excellent food and staff.Lovely atmosphere.Would recommend it to..."
Dennis Johnson
"Always eat here with my family. It's a lovely family friendly pub with great atmosphere and nice food. Would highly..."
Jade Richards
"Lovely meal great atmosphere.
Friendly staff and very welcoming would recommend to others without hesitation..."
Bec Gallafant
"The Gull has been my local for years. I drank my first ever pint in this pub and will probably one day drink my last. It's a pub with a proper warm..."
Cal M Williams
"Lovely warm welcome from Sarah and all the staff, asked if possible if we stayed over night in their car park in our motorhome as we wanted to eat..."
jill naughton
"Such a great little pub! Food is always great and the staff are lovely especially Charlotte. She was more than happy to chat with customers and made..."
Annalise Kavanagh
"We stayed here for two nights in our motorhome, we had a fabulous welcome and beautiful food which was tasty and piping hot, all condiments were full..."
Cathy Griffiths
"Quality of food has improved since new owners have taken over. Quiz was excellent as usual and a lovely atmosphere with Halloween decorations and..."
Julia Parker
"I ate here recently and found the staff to be absolutely delightful. When I mentioned that I don’t eat meat, they recommended the veggie burger. I..."
Lynn Backham
"Came a few weeks a go for my Father's Birthday. Had a lovely meal and the staff were lovely and super attentive. Thanks all..."
Emma Richards
"The food here is amazing and there’s a good selection of drinks. The staff are all really friendly, Charlotte (I believe her name is) went out of..."
Alys
"Delicious food. Fab service. Good drinks. Lovely..."
Jessica Torkington
"Beautiful interior and a nice outdoor seating area, has darts and pool and excellent food, brilliant service, beers and ales come from nice clean..."
Dewi Graham
"Had the best food and drinks at the Seagull porthcawl! Our experience was truly made by the wonderful Charlotte who really put in the extra mile to..."
Krista Kavanagh
"Fantastic food, speedy service and a nice relaxed atmosphere Sarah and Victoria were awesome from the minute we walked..."
Carwyn Price
"Met my daughter myself and family from Yorkshire nice meal very friendly and helpful lady served..."
marie o'connor
"Fab social distance hand sanitizers everywhere, excellent table service had a lunch time meal food served piping hot well done staff keep up the good..."
kerry binding
"Lovely spacious laid out pub , games room , restaurant room , lounge , outside tables and seating seen better days..."
Mike Evans
"Fantastic food, the staff were really nice and helpful. The food is reasonably..."
Joshua Clarke (TheFunnyMuffler)
"Great pub with great food and service, was well looked after by Charlotte. Will be coming..."
Danielle Fisher
"Fantastic food and great service. Pub was very clean and friendly. Will definitely..."
Ian Cunningham
"Lovely pub, very welcoming & pleasant staff. Very reasonably priced & we’ll definitely be..."
"In Porthcawl for a weeks holiday the we have eaten here twice lovely home made food real value for money. The staff were very friendly and helpful...."
Pat Lewis
"Very reasonable prices with great choice for both lunchtimes and evenings. Fantastic portion sizes so starve yourself first before going here. !..."
Amanda Edwards
"Lovely food, friendly staff. Best Sunday lunch in the area! Great weekly menu too with plenty of..."
Amanda Roberts
"Lovely place. Great food and friendly staff..."
Steve Maitland Thomas
"Lovely food and staff and you can take your dog in the bar which is an added bonus..."
Andrea Adams
"The food is amazing, really big portions, beautifully presented. The staff are really friendly and helpful. Will definitely..."
Sharon Morgan
"Had two fantastic meals here over the last two nights. Both amazing , staff are so friendly would highly recommends this pub to anyone visiting..."
Rachel Cartwrihght
"The food is good value for money and the staff there are always polite and..."
Andrew Davies
"Fantastic pub, lovely food, great prices. Bands/singers on weekends. Best pub in..."
Natalie Humphrey
"Food great...excellent value for money...def go again....and dog friendly..."
Deb Renney
"Thank you all at the Royal Oak we all had a fantastic meal again. The 6 visitors we had from ENGLAND just loved..."
"Excellent food, service, value and location. Had 4 plates, drinks and tip £50!!! Already planning next..."
Chris Stevens
"Popped in on a Sunday afternoon (unfortunately they'd stopped serving food) and ended up staying for quiet a few drinks.
Good choice of beers, wines,..."
Paul Bobo
"Have eaten here numerous times now and cannot fault it. We love this place. The food is simply amazing, have never had a bad menu item, most recently..."
Nathan Angell (Gabe Angell)
"I highly recommend this place ! Food is amazingly tasty and flavored, meat, veggie or fish kind of Thai tapas ( but good portion, 3 is more than..."
Pauline PONCET
"We had beer and cocktails this visit, amazing cocktails and they don't mind tweeking them to your palette. If you are in the area a must visit 🙂...."
Suzanne Morris
"Lovely restaurant, friendly, helpful staff and amazing food. Would definitely..."
Chloe Chewter
"This is a real gem in Porthcawl. Really excellent quality food at reasonable prices. Would recommend this restaurant to anybody. Will be coming back..."
Captured Art & Design
"Amazing food and fantastic atmosphere . Thank you Sophie and the rest of the Team such a great place for food & drink ..."
Sian Newey
"Lovely food, great service, certainly deserves another..."
Steve Gallagher
"Lovely Food, Well worth a visit. With here and Isabella's Porthcawl is taking a step..."
"Had a great little mid week meal here this evening. The staff were lovely and welcoming. So kind and considerate towards my little girls a real..."
Bethan Kelham
"Booked here for a Sunday lunch, as we were staying in the area, it was a just stunning. Melt in your mouth meat, veg cooked perfectly and gravy that..."
Emma Taylor
"Never have we been made to feel so welcome. We stumbled across it and had the most delicious Sunday roast; what's more is that they are super dog..."
melanie hurley
"Arguably one of the best Sunday lunches in Wales! Or actually in the UK! Home cooked food, generous portions, fresh perfectly cooked veg with a bit..."
Anthony Spiller
"Went here for our first time yesterday for Sunday Lunch. The roast dinner was outstanding. The hospitality from Stacey was truly warming and..."
Kathryn Harper
"First time in this pub. Called them to see what time they finished serving Sunday roast. Was told the time & asked if you wanted to book a table. ..."
Paul Neale
"Lovely friendly place to eat & bonus got to take the dog.
The waitress was so lovely couldnt do enough for us.. thank..."
Joyce Williams
"Lovely food and great service. Make sure if you park on their carpark you input your reg into the display in the main bar, there are plenty of signs..."
Gareth Williams
"The sirloin steak I had on grill night was one of the best steaks I've had in a long time, couldn't fault it. Same couldn't be said about the rack of..."
Tommy Reviews
"5 stars all round. Turned up last minute and they were so accommodating They had been mobbed all day but still managed to fit us in. And they..."
"Stayed at the Rose and Crown and really enjoyed the charm of this small country stay! The pub was exactly as we imagined, old and charming with great..."
Melanie Peterson
"What a lovely gem of a pub.
I had the 3 course special,at 16 I think it was and before 5pm only.
My partner had the 2 courses at £14.
Very clean..."
J G
"Was recommended this place for Sunday lunch so decided to give it a try
Managed to park despite car park being a bit small - keep preserving if you..."
karl smith
"We were very impressed. The service was faultless even though it was a busy Friday night. All the staff were pleasant. The food was also faultless,..."
Suzanne Penrose
"Absolutely lovely place!
The food is delicious! We have a starter, main and dessert here and all of that was 10/10. This was probably the best fish..."
Izabela Maria
"Lovely pub to stay in enjoyed one night room was clean beds where comfortable, had evening meal here really good food value for money, staff here are..."
Sheryl Brooks
"Everything was 5/5!
I don’t normally leave reviews but this place couldn’t have been any better :)
Stayed one night as I had a driving test in..."
C Lewis
"Really nice place, food was really good and staff are very friendly. Parking tricky as limited out front but able to find something just over road...."
Jon Ruckwood
"We were staying on a near by caravan park with our 2 dogs and were driving round to find I nice pub to have a meal in and omg we are so glad we found..."
dawn oakley
"The setting of the pub is superb we took our son who was visiting from Australia and having travelled all over the world with work he said the steak..."
"Absolutely lovely fish and chips, batter was beautifully crispy. Friends enjoyed the Philly Cheesesteak, curry and fish platter. Despite being busy,..."
Vicky J
"One of the greatest meals I’ve ever had! My partner and I were visiting Wales for the day and decided to visited the Globe for a meal. And we both..."
Charlie Mulholland
"Great food and service, wish id been in the bar - sounded great! I also liked the trough urinal. Ill go again and would recommend..."
Peter Ashman
"Visited here for food today and was very nice. Staff very friendly and helpful. Also pet friendly with lots of seating available in the beer garden..."
Paul Demery
"Came here for a quick stop as was hungry, glad we came little gem, quiet, very nice atmosphere, Staff very friendly, food came very quick and was..."
Matthew Fisher
"Not been here for a while, & the most recent visit was for the Sunday Carvery.
There was a reasonable choice of Vegetables after the server provides..."
Mark Frith
"The food and the service was great. We booked a table of 9 last minute and there was no issue in finding us seating. The whole family enjoyed the..."
Kane Bryant
"Rang last minute to see if there was a table available to book. Luckily there was. Food was amazing!! Utterly fantastic would visit Bridgend again..."
Carol Waite
"We had three meals here in September 2023 whilst staying at the Trecco Bay Holiday Park. The first two were spot on but the Fish & Chips meal let the..."
MARK FRITH
"Stayed here for the Elvis weekend and it has been fantastic, the staff are impeccable, great with children and work really well. The facilities are..."
"We got a table for 2 easily enough without prebooking, the service was really excellent, and we were definitely well looked after and informed of..."
Bertrand Billard
"Great pub to go to.
Live music was fantastic and I had an awesome pizza cooked outside in their beer garden to go with my pint.
Can't fault it. Great..."
Marc Millett
"Called in one day last week. Had a coffee and a sandwich in here and it was the best coffee I have ever had, food was also good. Great pizzas..."
Steve Parry
"I popped in for lunch last Friday and had a really excellent meal. I had the burger and it was amazing. It exceeded my expectations by a long way!..."
Lisa Billard
"First time visiting yesterday, we were made to feel very welcome,staff are so friendly and attentive. The food was amazing, great selection of..."
Andrew Thomas
"Went for Sunday lunch, we arrived early and the staff were so friendly and accommodating. The inside of the restaurant was so clean and felt really..."
Charley Knows
"Haven't eaten here yet, but the live music on a Thursday, open Mic night has a great..."
Sandie Scanlon
"We've come back to Porthcawl to visit family for a few days and whilst we had the grandparents on hand, we thought we'd head out for a date. We were..."
Sarah Evans
"First time here and wasn't disappointed 😀 great food, service and the atmosphere was comfortable. Definitely recommending to family and friends..."
Nicholas Clifford
"Fab food. Fab staff and great atmosphere. I love the outdoor area and Pizza oven. Plenty of live music. Especially Open Mic night on..."
Paul
"Absolutely lovely place, great atmosphere, very friendly staff, and fabulous food menu, and the chef interacts with customers, would highly recommend..."
Rob Lewis
"Lovely pub. Good atmosphere, nice and helpful staff and excellent location. Will be there again! I so wish we had been able to stick around for the..."
Sophie The Wanderer
"Had this recommended to us whilst staying in Porthcawl for a weekend break. Tried it .. booked early Sunday morning .. table was ready and waiting..."
Lynn Chilcott
"Went for Sunday dinner 4/6/2023 had a beef dinner waitress said beef comes a little red wife and I said we like it more well done no problem dinner..."
Muddymex
"Excellent service and quality!
This pub WAS a no go place, what someone with ambition and insight can do!!
Visited this afternoon for a friend's..."
Petula Mathias
"Didn't have the food but smelt lush..cocktails on tap and a range of ales and lagers and spirits and tequila can't go wrong..."
Ellen McCrohan
"Enjoyed our visit and as a real ale fan found the discount jug offer very..."
David Jones
"Top class pub with brilliant Gastro food.
With excellent service and friendly staff and owners would highly..."
"Really nice. Great view, good price, friendly staff, clean toilets. Didn't have food but next time we..."
Eleanor
"Love this place, the hot chocolate with marshmallows and cream is amazing, it's a meal in a mug. Staff are friendly you are made to feel welcome...."
Linda Lynch
"Lovely atmosphere on entering. Window seats looking out across the promenade and out to sea. Background music wasn't too loud, which meant you could..."
Rosemary Nutman
"Fabulous place to people watch. Lovely pint, friendly staff, awesome..."
Roger Stokes
"Five of us had lunch today, all plates were enjoyed and cleared. I had steak and ale pie and it was delicious with the best chips I've had in a long..."
Lynn Harris
"Great food here and staff are happy & helpful. Great views of the beach if you are lucky enough to sit..."
Helen Jones
"Lovely food. Great service...."
Deb Thomas
"Nice pub on the waterfront. Superb location on a sunny day.
Didn't eat there so cannot comment on the food.
Bar service is very..."
Jon Beard
"Lovely home cooked food and great service . Opposite the beach front so the location is superb.
Will deffo return.. thank..."
martin beazer
"Usually some sort of background music, food comes out promptly, staff are quite friendly. Lovely setting on the seafront and a good selection of..."
Robert Jones
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