We hadn't made a reservation, we'd walked over from a nearby village. At the bar we tried to order food and were told they couldn't take food orders as they had a large table coming in in half an hour. We asked if we could order light things that would be cooked before the table arrived? The girl serving us went to say yes but looked at the grumpy man also serving behind the bar and changed her mind. Apparently there were other tables in the restaurant that were eating? We could order food but there would be an hour's wait. Meanwhile another family ordered chips. We asked if there would be an hour's wait for chips? There wasn't. Which sort of emphasised my point about ordering quick things that wouldn't take long to cook? We asked to order chips and cheese? Grumpy man tells girl serving behind the bar (ignoring us) that they have run out of cheese. Our chips come to our outside table, brought by grumpy man who informed us there were ketchup, vinegar and cutlery by the bar but he can't bring them to us as he has to change a barrel. Finished our chips with one drink each and left. Maybe grumpy man was having a bad day, we're all human. He did seem to want to turn away business though.
Best stay I’ve had in a long time. Amazing welcome and service from John and the team. Couldn’t recommend enough and will visit anytime we’re passing 10/10
We have visited here a few times with no problem, today however was a different story. We ordered the 3 meat roast and sad to say it was awful. The beef was tough and looked like it had come out of a packet or pre cooked beef. The chicken, well there really wasn't any, maybe 1 mouthful. The Belly pork was lovely but the crackling was soggy. The Yorkshire pudding was so thick and heavy it was like eating a "cake". The gravy was watery and absolutely no flavour whatsoever. The roasties, well I wouldn't call them that. The best part of the meal was the Mozarella mash and the veg. Nobody comes over to ask if everything is OK, I feel that's done deliberately to avoid them dealing with your complaint. We were asked upon paying if we were happy and when we said "sadly not", they said they would let the kitchen know. Won't be returning here for a Sunday lunch which is a shame as it's situated in a beautiful town with lots of scenery.
The pub is lovely and is set in a really beautiful spot. The service was good and the beer too (Madri). BUT… the roast lamb meal which had been recommended to us was very disappointing - the lamb itself was really bland and very tough as was the Yorkshire pudding. 3 of us had the same meal and we all agreed. It’s a fairly long way to go to for a very mediocre meal.
The Black Lion at Llanfair Talhaiarn is in a beautiful village location along side of a pretty river. The staff were all friendly and very helpful. The owner John was very attentive to all customers and nothing was too much trouble for him. The food was all excellent and very well prepared and cooked. I would certainly stay there again.
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Llanfairtalhaiarn, Abergele, LL22