The Snowdon, Llandudno

One of 3 Llandudno pubs in the current Good Beer Guide, this pub has the feel of one of the Brunning & Price chain with lots of light coloured wood and a decent real ale selection. It's actually nothing to do with them! I also paid three visits here during my stay in Llandudno and also worked my way through the beers. The house beer is Coach House Blue Sky and Bass is also a regular. Guest ales were Tiny Rebel Cwtch, Weetwood Jester IPA, Well-Drawn Bitter & Purple Moose Glaslyn. 2 Gwynt y Ddraig ciders were also on handpull - Happy Daze & Black Dragon. There were more drinkers than diners on each of my visits, with the outdoor seating area to the front of the pub proving very popular. Children are allowed in, but only until 6:30pm. Toilets are downstairs.

A multi level and multi areas alehouse. Emphasis on dining early on, but by 9 p.m. it's a proper locals pub along with tourists in the know. Nicely decorated with the inevitable pastel shades, but for me it works well. As mentioned below it attracts an upmarket crowd, but the prices are about average for Llandudno. Six handpumps, all badged, with a varied selection of beers. I tried all 6 during our 2 days in Llandudno and all were well kept. This is Ms CAMRA's favourite pub here and I have to say it's in my top two after Tapps.

Multi area'd place that's had a bit too much knock-through for my tastes although the decor is modern and tastefully upmarket, aimed at the gracefully aging Gen X and Boomers who seem to make up 50% of Llandudno. Eight pumps, sporting four ales and two ciders in my visit. I tried the Bass (BNSS 4) and Tim Taylor Knowle Spring (4) - the beer was in great shape and plenty was being poured too. Maybe we were unlucky with our COVID-arranged seating but I didn’t feel too inclined to linger – perhaps there were better places to sit but in these chastened times I couldn’t go exploring to any great extent. Still, can’t fault the beer!

I felt this was the best pub in Llandudno. Good Beer Guide Entry 2019. Nice covered patio area the front was very present on a summer evening where it was both warm and raining. Inside, its a couple of houses knocked together with a good bar area and little tables dotted about in alcoves. Beer wise, I only got as far as the Bass, which was a surprise and in top condition. Enjoyed our visit.

Bit average and uncomfortable locals bar, lots of leather seats, doesn't feel friendly and not somewhere you would want to spend a lot of time.

Although this is called a Hotel it doesn't appear to be used as one. You enter into a large room with a small bar on the right and the rest seeming like a sea of sofas. Over to the right behind the bar is a smaller area with a table or two stools and a dart board. The bar was surrounded by old retired English folk who seemed to be banging on about the EU referendum. There are five hand pumps with cider, Bass, Cottage Pacific & Norman's Conquest MM and Wadworth Horizons. I found this choice pretty poor, why go for guest ales from Southern England? I went for the Wadworth beer (£3.50) which was pretty dull to say the least. I took it to the back area to escape from the EU Bores. The only thing I liked about this pub was leaving it.