Not only was the ale remarkably expensive, even NASA would not be able to find an atmosphere in there. It's one of those pubs that cannot work out what it wants to be, a pub or a restaurant, and the Castle doesn't work on either count.
A good honest pub would make an absolute mint in that location. The Castle View is run by the same people as the Gladstone, and that's up and down like a fiddlers elbow, but mainly down.
How about recommending good pubs?
My top two would be the Red Lion in Old Colwyn and the Albion in Conwy. Mind you, we are talking proper pubs here, not eateries.