The Smugglers Beach Bar & Kitchen — Restaurant in Wales

Port Eynon is a gorgeous beach in the Gower however it’s food situation badly lets it down. There are no shops to speak of ( apart from a small camping shop which sells just basics such as bread ) A greasy fish n chip experience and a pretentious over priced pub with zero customer service are the only alternative to the Smugglers Beach Bar , which in desperation we went to. I ordered the Philadelphia steak… was ravenous after a whole day on beach . It didn’t look very busy ( apart from a few drunken people hanging around ) but I had to wait for over an hour for a small piece of bread with 2 small mushrooms and a minute, ragged piece of steak , both of these looked like they’d been scraped of the remains of someone’s plate . I understand that philly steak is supposed to be thin, but it didn’t mention in the menu this was basically a small bap with …. Practically nothing in it . Steak was dry, leathery and as I say, it looked like the remains of someone else’s left over steak sawn off. To pay nearly £12 and wait for 1 hour for this , is basically a p** take . Won’t be returning and lesson learnt …. Bring your own food...

Be carefull of the prices, bloke with the top knot (I believe his name is Cai) charged me £9+ for a medium sized wine and a pint of Gower gold, when I queried this as the usual price was £7+ I was met with an ignorant indifference, I then asked to see the price list and was again met with the same attitude. I told this ignorant person that I would be reporting the matter to Trading Standards and sat back at the table, next thing I saw him talking to the owner Donna and was then told to leave i tried to discuss with Donna but was met with the same ignorant indifference as Cai. I was accused of threatening Cai, but if saying that I would report the matter to Trading Standards is a threat then them saying that if we didn't leave they would contact the Police is in my eyes a greater threat. I am not the only person to have this experience and will never visit again as long as they are overcharging and not prepared to discuss. Be careful and check...

Called in on a quiet and cold Thursday to receive the warmest of welcomes! And this was not just from the log burner! Had a cream tea, which included the best scone ever! The lady who served me was absolutely lovely, even fetching some water for my dog! Sorry, I forgot to mention that The Smugglers is doggie friendly! There is car parking nearby, and thoughtfully, a ramp has been built to the main door for easy access. The bar area is beautifully decorated and includes lots of interesting items of local history. I sat in an alcove to the front of the building, which had a photograph of the wreck of the Prince Ivanhoe. Everywhere was clean and tidy. I'll be back soon for a hot meal because I've read the comment made by others! Thoroughly...