The Moody Cow Farm Shop & Welsh Bistro Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Very, very good food, probably the best steak I have had in the last 2 years."
• "The food was lovely and really good portions."
• "I had 3 courses for my starter had the calamari was crispy and cooked perfectly."
• "The food is high quality and cooked fresh."
• "The food and drinks were served very quickly and presented beautifully."
• "Food was plentiful, cooked well and served nicely."
• "The food was excellent, service was excellent staff very friendly and helpful."
• "Fantastic camping site with excellent on-site facilities including an awesome coffee shop restaurant."

Cons:

• "The sweetpotato mash was a bit peppery."
• "I’m sorry to say it was not anything special. Bland, bland, bland."
• "The gravy was like water and frankly shouldn’t have been served."
• "We went to Ysgubor for Sunday lunch... Hugely dissatisfied with the carvery."
• "The food was cold, badly cooked, and burnt."
• "The burger was undercooked an no salad was placed under the burger."
• "The steak I ordered was chewy and hardly any taste to it."
• "Food was excellent the staff were very friendly, but the gravy was like water no flavour veg bland."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff brought the children's meals out with the starters, which was really thoughtful."
• "Staff were friendly and service was excellent."
• "Service was friendly and homely, atmosphere is rustic."
• "Staff were efficient, friendly and didn't mind a bit of banter."
• "Staff are fun and eager to please."
• "The waitresses are super friendly and always welcoming everyone with a smile."
• "Staff were really friendly and helpful."
• "Service was swift to the table but missed a simple cutting edge."

Cons:

• "The first night was very cold as we seemed to have no control over the air conditioning."
• "Another strange point to note is a elderly man asked if toiletries are supplied... the lady at reception told the gentlemen 'we are not a 5 star hotel'."
• "The service was not up to scratch."
• "Service was very slow, had to request 3 different members of staff just to get simple cruets."
• "The service and food was wonderful...but I sent my own back."
• "Terrible service. Initially waited 1.5 hours for our food to arrive, and once our order did arrive it was wrong!"
• "Sadly 'Sunday Lunch' today was terrible - staff were not really interested."
• "Unfortunately this place has gone down hill, the chef can't cook, the waiting staff are run off their feet but don't actually achieve anything."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was lovely."
• "The bistro has a lovely ambience, nicely decorated, clean and a comfortable temperature."
• "The decor of the place is one of the nicest I've seen and you feel like your at home when you're there."
• "Great breakfast! Lots to choose from, tasted lovely and it came out hot."
• "Very relaxing atmosphere, perfect for rain-soaked morning tea stretching into lunchtime and beyond."
• "Loved this place! We were staying near by in New Quay and went to the Moody Cow for breakfast on our last day."
• "You can tell that the owners of this establishment have put their heart and soul into this place."
• "This fantastic converted barn restaurant is well worth a visit."

Cons:

• "Sunday cavery in the big barn. Barn was cold like eating in a big empty building."
• "Unfortunately couldn't get in without prebooking and was told that overflow site is closed and not taking reservations."
• "Tables don't seem to have been spaced at all, two right next to the bar and by busy door with people constantly passing right next to them."
• "On the night of our visit we were met by a gaggle of staff, who in turn all visited our table at some point in the night."
• "Drove about 15 mins to go to this place to get a few bits. Extremely limited shop with hardly any local produce."
• "Very disappointing in the food, the steak I ordered was chewey and hardly any taste to it, even after being cooked medium."
• "The farm shop was disappointingly small and poorly stocked with fresh food."
• "I've been waiting months to get in here to eat we've watched it grow...the breakfast was so so but the Sunday dinner was not the best!"