The Boy Ashore in Ceredigion

Perfectly positioned on the beach in the delightful village of Aberporth, the simplicity of The Boy Ashore added to its charm. With a choice of local craft beer and lager, combined with great tasting chicken or cheese burgers and monkfish bites, not to mention the delicious potato cakes. A very friendly atmosphere and dogs very welcome, could easily have stayed there longer (shame we had to drive!). Just beware the toilets are a 5 minute walk away in the car park!

Absolutely the best burger I ever tasted. Great location, great staff, lovely pint. Thoroughly recommend. ❤️👏🏼👏🏼

Had a delicious meal in this really relaxed , cool venue Food was outstanding , service excellent Definitely will be back

This is a fab place, the feel of it is fantastic, the food is excellent, I gave it a three star because for 82 pounds for the two of us for drinks and the food, I expect waitress service and a toilet. The toilet is the public toilet up across the beach up to the car park and up the stairs past the life savers hut on aberporth beach. If the weather was bad your walking quite a distance. Not good. The pictures attached is the trek to the toilet.

A gem of a place. A relaxed style - cardboard food boxes, wooden cutlery, clear your own table etc therefore not somewhere to eat if you're looking for fine dining. Food was wonderful. Chicken burger was crispy yet succulent, lobster was fantastic, my daughter had the best cheeseburger she's ever eaten and my son wolfed his monkfish nuggets down with a big grin. Would highly recommend eating here and can't wait to come again next time we're in Aberporth.

Excellent food, wonderful staff and great atmosphere on the edge of Aberporth beach. Great selection of delicious burgers. The potato cakes were awesome!!! Would highly recommend.

Fabulous spot with views out to the sea, and food equally as wonderful. Loved the Balearic feel with beer, chill and sea air - even sunshine! Don’t miss the smokey mackerel balls and horseradish dip. Chicken burger and fish patty bun also really delicious. Potato cakes with seaweed salt and Aioli the cherry on top. We’ll definitely be coming back!

We stopped here on a recommendation from the owners of the shepherds hut we’re staying in. After an 8 mile walk from Aberporth to Tresaith & back our crispy fish patti we just what we needed. The potato cakes were amazing. Throughly recommend a visit 😊😋

We have just eaten here with a family of 10 of us from Grandparents to a 15month old. The food was amazing! Really fresh, all said was one of the best meals we've had. Gorgeous Arancini and Potato cakes too! Definitely worth a visit.

Friendly accommodating staff; delicious food - grilled prawns, and water melon sprinkled with sesame seeds and dill!!! Absolutely fantastic and original place!

Brilliant location, right on the beach - fabulous food and local beers, lovely staff, will definitely be back and highly recommend :) Between nine of us, us we covered off the entire menu - from bbq mackerel and dressed salad, to fried aubergine and burgers, and the best looking ice creams for pudding :)

We came here for the first time in 2 years, because of the happy times and superb memories we have from this restaurant. I am pleased to say that they did not let us down, and are still just as good, if not better, as they were on that summer night 2 years ago.

We came in a group of four, and were seated at the back, overlooking the beach. The atmosphere was welcoming and warm, while the staff members were very friendly and accommodating, which is always nice to have after a long day. We had pre-ordered the food online, but were kind enough to let us change one of the orders to a different menu item. As for the food itself, I had a fried chicken burger with potato cakes, which are quite similar to potato croquets or hash browns. The chicken was cooked all the way through but not dry, which is always something I appreciate. One other member of our family had their kids’ beef burger, which had a “rustic flavour but not overcooked” - we were delighted. 
If you want to have a look the potato cakes, we have a photo attached, but all I can say is that they were far better than any potato croquets you can buy from a store. The outside was crispy, while the inside was a more melt-in-the-mouth texture - there’s nothing quite like it. Our waiter then offered his recommendation of which drink to choose - he recommended the ginger beer, which was lovely. We then moved onto the dessert, which was ice cream with rum-roasted pineapple. I was extremely glad I ordered it as soon as I tasted the ice cream (which apparently uses a new mixture using whole milk, rather than a shop-bought version) and the pineapple (which was lush and quite unique). 

 We are very glad we came here, and recommend it to families or indeed anyone looking for a great BBQ restaurant, with service that is nothing short of exceptional.

Finally managed to get my personal administration in order prior to holiday and booked a table at The Boy Ashore. It was so good I we went back for a second time - but note booking was pretty much essential. Wonderfully relaxed atmosphere and both the children and dog loved it

The Boy Ashore is a true one off - fantastic location and great atmosphere. The menu is short and that’s a good thing as the food is so well done. It’s also a really friendly place. We loved it!

Lovely food & great service. Fresh mackerel & king prawns superb. Kids loved the burgers. Definitely recommend to book. Only downside is the weather 🥶 I would imagine on a warm night it would be even better.