Harden's survey result
Summary
A “fantastic seashore location, with beautiful views from the wide terrace across the Menai Straits” is the main attraction at this bistro with a “real buzz” – the first in a now four-strong North Wales chain (and with ‘general store’ spin-offs both here, in Menai Bridge and Conwy). “You have to choose wisely to get food to match” and “the seafood is not surprisingly a good place to start”. But its “very wide-ranging all-day menu has something for all tastes” and wins it nominations as “a good place for an everyday meal”.
Summary
There’s no dissent about the “great setting” of this “busy, buzzy” modern waterfront establishment, overlooking the Menai Straits; the food, however, tends not to live up to it, being “competent rather than interesting” (though “vegetarian dishes perform better than fish”). Despite recurrent grumbles, the business opened its fourth North Wales link in September 2023: a baked goods and general store, on Conwy’s High Street, and with a restaurant offering epic views to the castle.
Summary
All reports acknowledge the “great building and position” – a stylish modern structure with “terrific views over the Menai Straits” – at this waterside venue (with branches now in Criccieth and Llandudno) and there’s always a decent crowd here. But some diners feel there’s “always a slight disappointment” about the “very average” nosh: “I felt the accountants are in charge, not the chefs”.
Summary
An “amazing location” overlooking the Menai Straits through its panoramic windows elevates a visit to this timber-clad café by the water – the original of a three-strong chain also taking in Criccieth and Llandudno. As ever, there was the odd gripe that the seafood (served alongside crowd-pleasers including pizza) might be “more interesting… it’s at the level of many a gastropub, but great seafood should be the usp in Anglesey”.
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St George's Road, Menai Bridge, LL59 5EY
Restaurant details
Dylan's Restaurant Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Lovely view of Menai Straight from the conservatory but not so much from inside. Local Mussels and chips. Parking is a problem in Menai."
"A good place for an everyday meal. The mussels and seafood are not surprisingly a good place to start your choices. Very wide ranging menu. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £25.95 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £5.95 |
| Service | 10.00% |
St George's Road, Menai Bridge, LL59 5EY
Opening hours
| Monday | 11 am‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 11 am‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 11 am‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 11 am‑10 pm |
| Friday | 11 am‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 11 am‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 11 am‑10 pm |
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