The 11 best breakfast and brunch in Caernarfon

Stayed here this weekend (2 nights). Fantastic pub and cosy rooms, really friendly staff. The pubs has two bars plus a restaurant area, all of which have a great atmosphere and classic pub feels. We had breakfast included which was a help yourself to drinks and cereals/ yogurts/ fruits plus a cooked option which you order. Went for the Welsh breakfast both mornings which was good. Also ate in the bar one evening and had wings to start followed by the burger. You can order from the table using a QR code however that didn't include the specials so we had to order from the bar in the end. Not a problem at all. Good location next to the castle. Would definitely recommend this place.

Fantastic experience at The Black Boy Inn! The food was spot on — fresh, full of flavour and served nice and hot. The beer was great too, really good selection and perfectly poured. Staff were friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere was relaxed but lively at the same time. You can tell there’s real care and pride in what they do here. Definitely one of the best places around for good food and a proper pint. Highly recommend! 🍻

Restaurant looking good, very cosy (at least room first on right). I receive very tasty lamb shank, and my wife got a lovely pie, all piping hot. Not cheap but not crazy expensive either. We left restaurant full and satisfied. Highly recommended!!

The location itself is fine, the pub is a historic inn, located within the castle walls and looked worth a visit when we were looking at places to eat and drink. We didn't have a meal here but dropped in twice during our stay in the town. Both occasions I had the pleasure of being served by one of the rudest members of staff I've ever encountered. Definitely won't bother again.

Can’t comment on the hotel/rooms as we just visited the restaurant. Ordered the lasagne and mixed grill. The mixed grill was fine but the lasagne was really odd - not at all like the traditional dish - no layers, no sauce in the mince, no white sauce - just minced beef with a sheet of lasagne on top and topped with chopped tomatoes and cheese. Really bizarre and not at all to our taste. Can’t say we would return but the atmosphere was nice, service was fine - maybe we just ordered the wrong dish!

A return stay at Black Boy Inn, we’ve enjoyed their unique and spacious rooms inside the confines of the old walled city. The beds have all been very comfy. They have 16 on-site parking spots (albeit snug), with 4 EV chargers at 22kw. They’ve a Restaurant, a Pub, and a Bar. The included Breakfast was a very good start to the day.

Great hotel with lovely rooms. Can bit a tad noisy while the bars still open. But the hotel is smack bang in the castle walls. It has great historical information all around the hotel and gardens.

Our meal at La Marina Cei was fantastic. The staff were friendly and helpful. However the real highlight was the food. We ordered a range of starters, mains and puddings and everything was amazing. The pork belly was crunchy on the outside yet super tender on the inside and the chorizo in honey had wonderful flavour. What a great find and we need to plan another trip to North Wales just to eat here again!

We've stayed in Caernarfon a few times, I googled tapas and this place showed up on the results, we called in on the off chance they could fit us in, the weather was wet, and they seated us quickly, very friendly staff and delicious food, we will be back, thanks.

Delicious food and extensive menu. So well presented and generous portions. Give it a try, a real gem of a restaurant.

Great food, really enjoyed the meal and the food and atmosphere were fantastic 👍🏻 definitely recommended

What a great fine tasty food to suit large or small appetites . Good wine plus a large range of cocktails beers etc . Enjoyed the atmosphere and chilled music … sax jazzy vibes . Highly recommended and good value .

Ate here with 5 other members of my family. We sat outside. Beautiful scenery on a sunny evening. Food was sublime! Beautiful presentation. Highly recommend!

We drove from Cardiff and found this place. Staff really friendly and accommodating. We didn’t have a table booked and it was New Year’s Eve and they managed to fit us in. The food was delicious! If I’m ever up these ways again I’d be right back!

Great place to have a meal. We went early on a Thursday eve and took advantage of the mains for £5 offer. Starters were a good size as were puddings and they were on offer too. The food was hot but my fish was a little grey looking inside the batter and the mushy peas just a solid block. All the other food was good though especially the desserts (brownie and Cadbury choc) . But the best bit was Matt who collected our orders and served our food . He was friendly efficient and made us feel very comfortable and not at all rushed . Thankyou

We were first greeted by extremely rude male waitress who was happy to send us on our way to other restaurants around. Thankfully Mat sorted us a table and took good care of us the whole evening even with how busy it was when we first arrived. Food was typical to the place and view to the harbour was lovely 😊

Great service! Food was served fast. Both our hamburgers missed bacon. In practically no time the waiter was back with bacon. No discussions, no fuss. Just taking care of us, the customers. Food was tasty and reasonably priced too. Great views over the harbour with beautiful sunset.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five Stars! Had breakfast at **Table Table** and it was absolutely perfect. The staff were all superb — greeting everyone with genuine smiles and positive energy. It really makes a difference when the team enjoys what they do! A special mention to **Katie**, who made the experience even better. I’d happily spend a few more hours with her just to learn more Welsh words and enjoy the friendly chat. Diolch yn fawr, Katie! ☕🍳✨

Excellent service with attentive, helpful and friendly staff! The food was really good too with everyone enjoying their meals

Another pub who have 2 members of staff doing the work of 6. We were told it was a 45 min wait for food, even though the place was practically empty, it took about 55 mins. The food wasn't too bad, although the chips were very hard. The pub has lovely views of the harbour, although the windows need a good clean. Not a bad experience but typical of the big chain pubs

Absolutely 5 stars for Nicola and Katie! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Despite it being an incredibly busy time, both ladies delivered outstanding service with a smile. They couldn’t do enough for us - nothing was too much trouble. Our breakfast was served promptly, and their friendly, professional attitude made the experience even better. A real credit to the team!

Fabulous food in a fabulous location, right by the castle. You would expect somewhere so close to the castle to be touristy and expensive but this was anything but that. Really quick service and great food. We had 2 main meals, 2 pints of Wrexham lager and a kids meal for £33. Would definitely recommend and return

Absolutely stunning breakfast here this morning, the best in Caernarfon (we’ve tried a few 😆). Will be back when we are next here in a couple of weeks x

Fantastic location on the The town square, indoor seating but we take a table outside with a view of the 12th Century Castle and town walls. Best coffee in town (unsweetened oat milk !! Food menu small and simple but excellent. I can recommend the bacon and egg bap. Crispy good quality bacon with the fried egg cooked but the yolk still runny (can say I’ve never been so lucky ever before when eating out) Service is leisurely, which for me is good when food is cooked well. If food comes up quickly that says to me that a microwave is involved 😡 Personnel I’d like cafés would move way from sachets of condiments and go back to bottles - from an environment point of view moving away from single use plastic which I can never open to more sustainable bottles or even little paper cups of the sauce you request.

Probably one of the better lunch cafes in Caernarfon. The number of locals using it is always a good litmus test. Bit of a wait to order at the counter, but the food was excellent and that is what matters. Good choice and very tasty. Can get very busy, although there are seats upstairs and if the weather is good outside, so lunch early to bit the rush.

Serves a great breakfast and coffee. Bonus is the small Breakfast, half the size of full breakfast at half the cost. Lovely sausage, bacon and eggs, and nice size to set you up for the day. Friendly service, and nice outdoor seating when weather is appropiate. Inside can be a bit noisy in the back.

Nice coffee and flapjack here, lovely selection of ice cream too even though we didn't try any this time. We will next time

Great caffi. Food was as good as the warm welcome. We sat outside and had a toastie each and they were superb. Highly recommend this place.

Such a charming little coffee spot! The owner and the staff are very sympathetic and welcoming, and you can feel how much care and love goes into the place. The atmosphere is cozy, the food is absolutely delicious, and the attention to detail makes it extra special. A place you instantly want to come back to! 🌟

We popped in for some breakfast right as they opened Saturday morning and thoroughly enjoyed it, breakfasts were made fresh to order and you could tell they were made with high quality ingredients. Amazing coffees as well. Service was excellent, the staff were so friendly and cheerful. A lovely way to start the weekend. Included pictures of the menu for reference.

Popped in here on the recommendation of the reviews it had on TripAdvisor. And we all agreed it was worth it. The owner was lovely and happy to chat, the lady who made the food, which was delicious was friendly and chatted with us about the cakes she makes. My son had a flapjack which was "really good". The cafe itself is much larger than it looks from the outside and has plenty of seating. The overall feel of the place is friendly, welcoming and we highly recommend it.

☕ A Must-Visit Café in Caernarfon, Snowdonia ⛰️ This award winning café serves fresh Home made cooking. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, with friendly staff and a cozy interiors. My husband and son enjoyed a hearty full breakfast while I opted for the mushroom soup with home baked bread, both were delicious. And the coffee? Absolutely not to be missed. If you're in Caernarfon and looking for a satisfying breakfast/brunch, this cafe comes highly recommended.

We were greeted with the warmest welcome & dog treats! Food was lovely and staff were super friendly. We’ve saved this place for our next trip to wales & shared it with family for their trips too.

Freshly made, tasty food. I’m always stepping by at least to have a cup a coffee, which is great here! Very nice stuff, cosy place. Dog friendly! Highly recommended ❤️

What a little gem of a place! Generous large portion of delicious homemade mushroom soup with a hot freshly made bread roll. The homemade cakes and scones looked delicious. Very helpful friendly couple serving. Immaculately clean single disabled toilet. Locals popping in for takeout hot drinks all the time. So good to find a proper café still thriving. Will definitely be back tomorrow.

Typical Wetherspoons. Food was ok, could have included a sauce for the steak, curry wasn't anything to write home about. Would have preferred the steak to be cooked slightly more. Staff were pleasant, can't fault them. 85% of people Welsh as a first language in the area. Diolch is thank you. Prices are what's most attractive about the place to be fair. Would come again but when meals are on offer. Stella tasted odd, kind of chemically? Lemonade tasted cheap. Ok for the price though of course.

Absolutely value the money. Served locally beers as well as from other parts of the country. They serve the beer at very low prices. Staff was friendly. Perfect location with less atmosphere. But, hey! Cheap, cheerful and pretty tasty. Who’s not to love it.

Right beside the castle walls. Very clean toilets and friendly staff. Explained the beers origin when asked. Good to sit on their terrace. Great beer selection and wine on offer. Centrally located.

Very nice atmosphere, Welsh locals are even friendly and welcoming.. Definitely I had good time there.

Typical Spoons, great food, good beers and wine. Staff friendly.

Ten outa ten staff here and service probably the best I've known in wetberspoons. Warm friendly pub not noisy. Very clean. Didn't eat but normally a good standard food. Will hope to return. Nice views of city walls. Rita

Large spoons but all in one space, making it noisy,great outside space, lovely in the sun ,not far from castle.

Free parking in a clean environment. Busy on a drizzly midday, but clean tables were available. We got a window view of two very very big gulls attacking several cars windscreen wipers, roof boxes, stowed bikes and wing mirrors. It was entertaining if nothing else. Christ knows what they thought they were going to eat. Drive-through cars weren't on the taster menu (remember for next visit). Food was hot, as ordered and handed over with that special McD's grinded smile. We enjoyed being processed through, people watching and looking at each others meals. Worthy of a visit for studying Gulls in the Modern World.

Always mega busy but got through the drive through quite quickly considering, drove away from site to eat my order to find the double quarter only had 1 burger 😂, it's a maccies and mistakes happen but would be good to get what you paid for. Very tight car park and clearly one of very few options late night

Normally the staff here are very good and the place is clean but went for a Saturday morning breakfast recently and the standard was awful. Tables were not clean, we, as did others, had to get the wipes and cleaner fluid and clean them ourselves. Condiments were empty and needed refilling, no salt or napkins in site. if I was the shift manager that day I would have been extremely embarrassed. They let McDonald's down on this occasion. Food was however their usual standard and ok.

One of the workers was making joke around and laugh about people inside, quite loudly speaking and disturbing, laughing with his mates, sitting with his jeans and boom on counter where the food waiting for people, horrible service. Doesn’t even care or notice people want to order food!! Very disrespectful. I come around this area because I came from London to have my holiday, when you meet people like this “worker” it’s disturbing plus the manager was there don’t even say anything till I make it complain!! I completely don’t know what is going one, it’s family related or i don’t know, every worker was working so hard, even the manager, except for this guy!!!!

Just a typical maccies, nothing special, serves a purpose when you are in a hurry. Staff often slow and give wrong food. Although they are not quick at clearing tables they shouldn't have to. Too many customers walk out and leave the mess they and their children leave behind on the floor, seats and tables. It takes a few minutes to put your own rubbish in a bin.

App order, eat in, extras on the mcphilly burger and it still arrived cold, fries cold, in fact the mcflurry was warmer, not the best maccy D, and I've been to a few 🤜🤛

Was our way back from mount Snowdon after A long hike , tired and didn’t wait much for the food .We sat outside and it quite and comfortable

A lovely quaint cafe made you feel at home instantly staff were lovely and food was delicious and traditional.It Was Incredibly warm and cozy I honestly couldn't fault my experience whatsoever. I'd highly recommend.

A REALLY cozy tearoom with friendly service. I would certainly recommend the Welsh tea cake and the bara brith!!!! 10/10 the place was decorated so nicely too

A seasonal cafe that is within the walled of Caernarfon Castle. Quaint and has retained many features. Traditional good food - from light bites - cooked breakfast and snacks. Great coffee. Family owned and run for over 50 years. Looking forward to returning at Easter.

Good food and great service. Lovely young waitress who went above and beyond. Small seating area available outside if weather is kind. Inside is traditional with China teacups/plates etc. Would visit again.

Lovely place and service was very kind. We had the sweetest breakfast.

So. A difficult place to review, as so mixed. The staff were very nice and welcoming, no issues at all. The food was nice tasty, well prepared, fresh and O.K. the main issue was portion size and price point. I understand things are going up, but cheese on toast with mushrooms £8+ for one slice of bread! "Welsh Rarebit!" Rare in portion size for the money. 5 stopped for lunch £58 later we all left hungry. Also it was really cold inside. I'd like to offer more but struggling given what was ordered, we all felt the same

Absolutely lovely little Cafe with a friendly atmosphere. A nice place to sit down and enjoy a cuppa after exploring Caernarfon Castle.

Fantastic old world hotel, great location, excellent food and drink and most friendly staff that I have met, we went early to go up the mountain so they made us a pack lunch to take as we would miss breakfast. There is a bus stop just outside if you don't want to take your car. The rooms are plain, bed comfortable the only i miss was no shower it's a bath but hey that just me. Would I stay again most definitely and would recommend 100%👍.

Fantastic place if you like your mountains. Rooms are basic in facilities but very clean and in keeping with the feel of the hotel being authentic and not flash. Food was fab, good portions, loads of veggies and the sticky toffee pudding definitely sticks to the ribs! All cooked in the kitchen and not prepackaged like in other hotels. Lovely staff too, very friendly and attentive. Well worth popping in for a drink if you don’t have the time to stay

Stayed as part of a group booking, made by friends for their celebration. Had a fantastic time! The hotel staff were great in every respect, food was delicious and the whole group was served at once with incredible efficiency. Location was brilliant for our walk, although I’m unfamiliar with the area so assume it’s as good as it gets. Bus stops outside the building. The hotel hasn’t been touched by any heavy duty refurbs so feels authentic and like stepping back in time; so refreshing. Hats of to Gareth for keeping us refreshed! I’ll be back, for sure.

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay here — it’s the perfect spot for a weekend getaway, especially if you’re planning to climb Snowdon, with the trail starting right at your doorstep. The staff were exceptionally friendly, and the whole experience was fantastic. After seven hours of hiking, relaxing in the sauna and taking a refreshing dip in the pond was exactly what I needed before tucking into a delicious three-course meal. There’s not much mobile reception, so don’t expect to be checking emails — which, honestly, made it all the more relaxing. 💯🇳🇿

Cracking old hotel ideal for exploring the mountains. It’s more of a lodging than a pub but they let me in for a swift half to have a look as I must have passed it a hundred times over the years. Worth popping in to have a look. Loads of history in here. Lovely Polish woman behind the bar was very friendly. ⛰️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Our first visit for probably 10 years but the Pen y Gwryd still has that wow factor. Forgetting the Hillary and Everest associations, this hotel is the ultimate base for walkers and climbers exploring Eryri. What it lacks in facilities it makes up for in its setting, it's ever-attentive staff and some very fine food. Diolch o galon.

Just a fantastic, historic and memorable place with amazing staff and a fantastic location to beet. Lovely cosy rooms, an amazing natural spring pool and a steam room, chapple, outside dinning and an amazing in-house dinning area and a beautiful central relaxing room with an open fire. Placed perfectly at the begining of the best place in North Wales, close to all the amenities you could wish for and with in-house WiFi included, there really isn't anywhere else I will stay when in North Wales.

Gorgeous little B&B, the rooms were clean and spacious with plenty of amenities. The owners were very kind and took the time to talk. You have a choice of hot or cold breakfast with drinks. Definitely be returning.

A group of 9 of us finished Snowden and found this lovely spot to have some food an a drink. The owner was by himself but managed to serve all of us fine. He set the table outside in the garden and we were all very entertained by their very affectionate dog Amber. The food was great, service was great and so wholesome. I was happy we all supported a local family too.

Perfectly placed for all Snowdonia activities. Rooms are clean and well kept. Breakfast is excellent. The owners are welcoming and helpful. I would definitely stay here again.

Great location, lovely rooms, very clean, excellent breakfast and lovely hosts. I will stay again.

My husband and I have just come back from a weekend away here celebrating our silver wedding Anniversary. Lovely guest house, location perfect..middle of nowhere but not too far away from everything. Ran by a lovely, friendly couple whom offered lots of useful information on Wales. The breakfast was delicious! We will be staying here again in the future!

Beautiful little tea room... ample free parking, great little benched seating area outside.... definitely worth a visit 🩵👍

Small cafe with B&B. Family run. Fresh scones are a must try