What's Llandudno Like Right Now?

[Fester]

The Albion is alright if you don't mind being in the solemn company of every dog owner and iPad owner in Conwy county.
It's very much one for the pseudo-intellectual, dog lover and real ale enthusiast.
Other than those folk, it's rubbish.

[Tom Davidson]

I still think there's a a gap in the market in Llandudno for a non-poncey pub that serves decent beer, doesn't fanny on with food and has two or three screens for sport...

[born2run]

Great Orme Brewery is the best place to drink in Llandudno now. 

The Albion is overrated - Fester has a point - It's ok for a quiet (very quiet) drink early on but I can't even begin to imagine how dull it is after 9pm.

[Dave]

It's ok for a quiet (very quiet) drink early on but I can't even begin to imagine how dull it is after 9pm.

Not sure what you are looking for in a pub. Personally good beer and an opportunity to speak and be heard isn't a bad thing. Although I haven't been that often The Albion ticks those boxes for me and it was very busy well past 9pm every time Iv'e been.

[Dave]

I still think there's a a gap in the market in Llandudno for a non-poncey pub that serves decent beer, doesn't fanny on with food and has two or three screens for sport...

Agreed. Scratching my head wondering where to watch the match nowadays. I think food is an essential ingredient for many pubs but eating and watching sport doesn't go hand in hand.

[born2run]

It's ok for a quiet (very quiet) drink early on but I can't even begin to imagine how dull it is after 9pm.

Not sure what you are looking for in a pub.

Entertainment, Sport, anyone else in the building under the age of 55. None of which the Albion has  ZXZ.
Don't get me wrong I think it's a good enough place in itself, I've enjoyed many a fine porter there i just don't think it should be held up like it does in the DP article as a template for what all pubs should be aspiring to, like it's some kind of Lord's prayer of the pub world.

[Dave]

anyone else in the building under the age of 55.
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What do you imagine happens at 55 !? 
Must admit I'm afraid I fit in the over 55 category but last time I was there( The Albion) I was the only one in a group of 6 that was, the others being well under by a long way.
I certainly don't yearn for the past when you stood in some so called trendy pub ( no seats available) clutching your pint, looking at your mates but not speaking as the music was too loud.

[born2run]

anyone else in the building under the age of 55.

I certainly don't yearn for the past when you stood in some so called trendy pub ( no seats available) clutching your pint, looking at your mates but not speaking as the music was too loud.
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To be fairt with my mates - it's probably best if I  can't hear them  L0L
Maybe it's the times I'm going to the Albion then but honestly whenever I've been (often it'll be tea time ish on a Monday) all I ever see is bored looking old people and dogs (can't tell if the dogs are bored or not)

[born2run]

Also - the exact opposite reason is why I steer clear of the likes of the 147 - Hard to find anyone else in the building over the age of 21!

[Tom Davidson]

Pier pavilion site news.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/modern-building-replace-llandudnos-pier-11728007

[Bosun]

anyone else in the building under the age of 55.

I certainly don't yearn for the past when you stood in some so called trendy pub ( no seats available) clutching your pint, looking at your mates but not speaking as the music was too loud.

To be fairt with my mates - it's probably best if I  can't hear them  L0L
Maybe it's the times I'm going to the Albion then but honestly whenever I've been (often it'll be tea time ish on a Monday) all I ever see is bored looking old people and dogs (can't tell if the dogs are bored or not)
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We are possibly the bored looking old people on a Monday night, we walk over from Deganwy in the summer on a Monday because it's possibly one of the few nights that you can get a seat - and as for the question as to what the Albion is like after 9pm, well it's heaving and little chance of a seat. In the past I've walked over at a weekend and haven't even been able to get through the door. Now, with other pubs in Conwy being refurbished and upping their game, there is a choice of acceptable venues with decent beer whereas a few years ago most pubs in Conwy were all vying to sell the cheapest lager to the town drunks.

Conwy's pubs have come a long way in the past couple of years and the given realisation to the idea that is that there is a decent profit to be made in a decent pub. The Albion is not the holy grail, but it is a great success and has changed the (grotty) pub scene in Conwy to one that is enjoying a revival to decency.   

[Bosun]

The Albion is alright if you don't mind being in the solemn company of every dog owner and iPad owner in Conwy county.
It's very much one for the pseudo-intellectual, dog lover and real ale enthusiast.
Other than those folk, it's rubbish.

Well, apart from that, what have the Romans done for us...........

[Ian]

 

[Tom Davidson]

Personally a big fan of the Albion for a pint and a bit of crack, if I'm meeting relatives in Conwy, best place to go for drink and catch up in my mind - while sampling local beers.

Nothing really like that in Llandudno. There's the Great Orme Brewery, which is decent but hardly convenient.

I'm just selfish, I basically want the Red Lion in Old Colwyn to move to Llandudno (my favourite boozer).

[Bosun]

Personally a big fan of the Albion for a pint and a bit of crack, if I'm meeting relatives in Conwy, best place to go for drink and catch up in my mind - while sampling local beers.

Nothing really like that in Llandudno. There's the Great Orme Brewery, which is decent but hardly convenient.

I'm just selfish, I basically want the Red Lion in Old Colwyn to move to Llandudno (my favourite boozer).

Tom, spot on.