We both had sandwiches they were tasty well presented and well priced. Our last vist was last year, I think it may have changed hands I have only marked the service down because with a little more organisation and planning it could have been quicker this impacted on the
5tR053
Beautiful food in the most beautiful location ? What a spectacular place to eat the most delicious breakfast, served by a lovely team, in the most tranquil environment ? After filling our tummies with the mushrooms on toast, we then walked it off with a stroll around the lake. This time of year is one of my favourites, as the leaves change colour. You can really switch off from the busy world here. Highly recommend.
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We stopped here on a whim and had a lovely wander through what could be amazing gardens, the bones are there but clogged up with weeds. We decided on lunch in the cafe and as I can’t eat dairy or egg I tend to eat vegan when I go out. There was a beetroot falafel and houmous vegan dish so I opted for that. My husband had a toastie that was perfectly pleasant but nothing special. My falafel turned up, a ring of salad and 4 small falafel but no houmous. I asked at the counter where the houmous was and the server picked up a squirty bottle of Heinz salad cream and put some in a Ramekin and handed to me. I was shocked as not only was this clearly not houmous but Salad cream isn’t Vegan as it has eggs in it. I was able to scrape the salad cream off the falafel and eat them but the salad was plastered in it. Hugely overpriced, under delivered, not as advertised and definitely no idea what vegan means. So disappointing as the potential is there. We won’t be back.
Lloyd Spencer
Fantastic gardens and great to walk the dogs around, as long as you pick up after your dog. We always find other people's dog mess and pick it up. Please dog owners pick up as we will loose this lovely walk and Great cafe.
lesley hamilton
This is a gem of a cafe, with friendly staff, good coffee and cake and set in magical grounds with a beautiful lake. I have stopped there twice when travelling from the midlands to west wales - it’s dog friendly and a perfect stop for travellers - a lovely walk to stretch our legs, coffee and cake and free treats for the dog. Perfect.
Karen R
We used to love visiting the cafe at Glansevern but it's now so disappointing. Service is very slow, limited menu and expensive, and it took ages for the food to arrive. We have been twice this year but won't be returning which is a shame. The gardens at Glansevern are overgrown now too and the path round the lake virtually impassable. Very limited opening and it appears as if no-one cares about the place now. Very little reason to return and would no longer recommend.
O3629HXphiliph
So sad, the cafe at Glansevern is not what it was. Called Saturday at 1.45 pm today to have some refreshment on our journey South on the A483. No soup available. Limited selection of cakes. Settled for 2 slices of Banana and Toffee cake ( slightly dry.) Fortunately the coffee was good! Hope it improves before our next visit because we have such fond memories of it from previous times. Otherwise will be looking elsewhere.
Michael Taylor
Having been to this cafe about 5 times , en route between Yorkshire and West Wales, the first couple of times we felt great. The food was very good and our dog was welcomed.Since then things have gone downhill very quickly. We arrived one time in March 23 and found just one person on their own, not knowing why he was on his own. (Stating he hadn’t been told) He wasn’t doing any food as no other staff had turned upWe went in May 23 , arriving around 12 noon to be told they weren’t doing any more food that day due to staff shortages. They were only doing coffee/tea and cake.Needless to say we won’t be going back anymore to void any further disappointment.
steve cee
Ordered cheese toasty with hummus and one with just cheese, got two with onions. Tea cups were dirty, tray was dirty, tea strainer didn't strain properly, chairs needed cleaning. The garden wasn't brilliant. Lack of toilet paper in toilets. Not worth the money.
Jacqui Parsons
Arrived and ordered two cakes with tea. They told us to sit at a table and they'd bring it to us. It took 25 minutes for it to arrive! Twice I had to ask where our food and drinks were. People that arrived after us were walking out with their food and drinks. We wasted a lot of time just waiting, when time was getting on and we hadn't yet been around the gardens.
We visited as a family for the Craft & Vintage Fayre. The owners of Glansevern Hall & Gardens had kindly allowed Berriew Bowling Club to organise and hold the fund raiser in their beautiful grounds. The event was well organised by the bowling club and the stalls were quite varied in what they were selling. The cafe was selling lovely cakes and drinks on the day, hot food could be purchased from stalls in the food court. Curries, hog roast, sausages, chips, burgers to name but a few of the items on sale. After browsing the stalls and eating my fill of curry & cake, I walked round the grounds which I must say are beautiful. Well worth the visit.
angela earp
Very poor access for disabled people today at the craft fair. My scooter gave up after trying to negotiate the pebbles and the long grass.
circe1243
My family and I went here for lunch earlier today and what a disappointing “experience” it was. We saw the menu online and were looking forward to getting lunch. When we arrived, we learned that there was a vintage fair on, which sounded like a nice additional touch until we learned that to go through the fair and into the cafe for lunch we had to pay £6 a person. We thought ok, we’re here now. When we paid the entrance fee and walked to cafe they told us they were only serving cakes. No one mentioned this until after we paid £24 for privilege of walking to the cafe. There were two food stalls but nothing that would replace a cafe. As we were leaving, we heard a fair vendor angrily arguing with the wardens demanding a refund for the stall fee: she was angry that she paid £50 for the stall for the day, didn’t sell anything, and was put next to another vendor selling very similar items as her. The logic that you pay £6 for the privilege of looking at stalls attempting to sell to you escapes me. It felt like the owners of Glansevern were ripping off the both the customers and the vendors.
jane evans
Delicious food with the most friendly and courteous service ever received. Well worth a stop for the best coffee and beautiful gardens.
KitGolding
Staff friendly and helpful and I have to say coffi da and I, uncharacteristically, chose a pork pie and thoroughly enjoyed it with a proper salad (see picture), and again (uncharacteristically), some tasty cake to follow and another coffee. The bonus was a really lovely exploratory walk around the garden and grounds
We both had sandwiches they were tasty well presented and well priced. Our last vist was last year, I think it may have changed hands I have only marked the service down because with a little more organisation and planning it could have been quicker this impacted on the
Beautiful food in the most beautiful location ? What a spectacular place to eat the most delicious breakfast, served by a lovely team, in the most tranquil environment ? After filling our tummies with the mushrooms on toast, we then walked it off with a stroll around the lake. This time of year is one of my favourites, as the leaves change colour. You can really switch off from the busy world here. Highly recommend.
We stopped here on a whim and had a lovely wander through what could be amazing gardens, the bones are there but clogged up with weeds. We decided on lunch in the cafe and as I can’t eat dairy or egg I tend to eat vegan when I go out. There was a beetroot falafel and houmous vegan dish so I opted for that. My husband had a toastie that was perfectly pleasant but nothing special. My falafel turned up, a ring of salad and 4 small falafel but no houmous. I asked at the counter where the houmous was and the server picked up a squirty bottle of Heinz salad cream and put some in a Ramekin and handed to me. I was shocked as not only was this clearly not houmous but Salad cream isn’t Vegan as it has eggs in it. I was able to scrape the salad cream off the falafel and eat them but the salad was plastered in it. Hugely overpriced, under delivered, not as advertised and definitely no idea what vegan means. So disappointing as the potential is there. We won’t be back.
Fantastic gardens and great to walk the dogs around, as long as you pick up after your dog. We always find other people's dog mess and pick it up. Please dog owners pick up as we will loose this lovely walk and Great cafe.
This is a gem of a cafe, with friendly staff, good coffee and cake and set in magical grounds with a beautiful lake. I have stopped there twice when travelling from the midlands to west wales - it’s dog friendly and a perfect stop for travellers - a lovely walk to stretch our legs, coffee and cake and free treats for the dog. Perfect.
We used to love visiting the cafe at Glansevern but it's now so disappointing. Service is very slow, limited menu and expensive, and it took ages for the food to arrive. We have been twice this year but won't be returning which is a shame. The gardens at Glansevern are overgrown now too and the path round the lake virtually impassable. Very limited opening and it appears as if no-one cares about the place now. Very little reason to return and would no longer recommend.
So sad, the cafe at Glansevern is not what it was. Called Saturday at 1.45 pm today to have some refreshment on our journey South on the A483. No soup available. Limited selection of cakes. Settled for 2 slices of Banana and Toffee cake ( slightly dry.) Fortunately the coffee was good! Hope it improves before our next visit because we have such fond memories of it from previous times. Otherwise will be looking elsewhere.
Having been to this cafe about 5 times , en route between Yorkshire and West Wales, the first couple of times we felt great. The food was very good and our dog was welcomed.Since then things have gone downhill very quickly. We arrived one time in March 23 and found just one person on their own, not knowing why he was on his own. (Stating he hadn’t been told) He wasn’t doing any food as no other staff had turned upWe went in May 23 , arriving around 12 noon to be told they weren’t doing any more food that day due to staff shortages. They were only doing coffee/tea and cake.Needless to say we won’t be going back anymore to void any further disappointment.
Ordered cheese toasty with hummus and one with just cheese, got two with onions. Tea cups were dirty, tray was dirty, tea strainer didn't strain properly, chairs needed cleaning. The garden wasn't brilliant. Lack of toilet paper in toilets. Not worth the money.
Arrived and ordered two cakes with tea. They told us to sit at a table and they'd bring it to us. It took 25 minutes for it to arrive! Twice I had to ask where our food and drinks were. People that arrived after us were walking out with their food and drinks. We wasted a lot of time just waiting, when time was getting on and we hadn't yet been around the gardens.
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We visited as a family for the Craft & Vintage Fayre. The owners of Glansevern Hall & Gardens had kindly allowed Berriew Bowling Club to organise and hold the fund raiser in their beautiful grounds. The event was well organised by the bowling club and the stalls were quite varied in what they were selling. The cafe was selling lovely cakes and drinks on the day, hot food could be purchased from stalls in the food court. Curries, hog roast, sausages, chips, burgers to name but a few of the items on sale. After browsing the stalls and eating my fill of curry & cake, I walked round the grounds which I must say are beautiful. Well worth the visit.
Very poor access for disabled people today at the craft fair. My scooter gave up after trying to negotiate the pebbles and the long grass.
My family and I went here for lunch earlier today and what a disappointing “experience” it was. We saw the menu online and were looking forward to getting lunch. When we arrived, we learned that there was a vintage fair on, which sounded like a nice additional touch until we learned that to go through the fair and into the cafe for lunch we had to pay £6 a person. We thought ok, we’re here now. When we paid the entrance fee and walked to cafe they told us they were only serving cakes. No one mentioned this until after we paid £24 for privilege of walking to the cafe. There were two food stalls but nothing that would replace a cafe. As we were leaving, we heard a fair vendor angrily arguing with the wardens demanding a refund for the stall fee: she was angry that she paid £50 for the stall for the day, didn’t sell anything, and was put next to another vendor selling very similar items as her. The logic that you pay £6 for the privilege of looking at stalls attempting to sell to you escapes me. It felt like the owners of Glansevern were ripping off the both the customers and the vendors.
Delicious food with the most friendly and courteous service ever received. Well worth a stop for the best coffee and beautiful gardens.
Staff friendly and helpful and I have to say coffi da and I, uncharacteristically, chose a pork pie and thoroughly enjoyed it with a proper salad (see picture), and again (uncharacteristically), some tasty cake to follow and another coffee. The bonus was a really lovely exploratory walk around the garden and grounds