The Laxey Glen

My Sister (who lives on the Isle of Man) and I went here with my labrador on the early evening of 25th of August. Parking was plentiful, under trees for shade a few feet away from the Cafe/Bistro. The setting of this charming building in the wooded Laxey Glen is beautiful. Very peaceful and serene, so much so we sat at our table watching a wild rabbit eating the grass not 10 feet away. With a glass of wine we really enjoyed our meal; a delicious homemade burger in a seeded brioche bun with bacon and cheese. It was accompanied with great music from an excellent sound system, lovely crispy red cabbage, two different types of sauce and the best skin on chips I have ever eaten, so light, crispy and fluffy. Seriously I never knew that type of chip could be so good. Everyone we met here was so friendly and welcoming, both to us and our dog Amber. We had a really warm and interesting conversation with a young man who was sweeping up. He turned out to be the owner Edward. I think you can feel good vibes at a place don't you? And I think those good vibes start at the top. Anyway, we were all made to feel like honoured guests which was great. We both said we'd love to come back again. Edward has done a lot of tasteful renovation work to the building as well as installing a quality play area for children. There is a large yurt type space available for events. The beautiful glen provides interesting walks in the natural environment including a special garden further up the glen. Well worth spending a few hours here.

My Husband & I have just had the pleasure of having our Wedding Ceremony & reception at the Laxey Glen! From start to finish the whole experience has been stress free, The team work exceptionally hard giving us everything we asked for and the food…. The food and presentation was out of this world!! A stunning venue that is perfect for a wedding! All of our guests loved the full day too. The cost was very reasonable. However, for us the cost was irrelevant for how exceptional the day was!

If you haven't been here you're really missing out. The staff are welcoming, friendly and nothing is too much to ask. The food is incredible and the coffee is excellent.

We arrived hungry, impressed by the grounds and ready to eat! The female staff were short and aloof, we were seated immediately at a large table but warned the heating didn't work and there were workmen on site(not a problem!) We were told to wait for table service. The place seemed to have good turnover but wasn't busy, and we weren't told of short staff or a long wait. After half an hour the server took our drinks order but refused to take our food order. After 30 mins our drinks arrived (all cold drinks) 2 of which were wrong. After another 30mins our food order was taken. After waiting AN HOUR our food arrived. The 2 vegetarian meals had meat in (and after the server suggested it was just a preference & we keep them) they had to be sent back (another wait) the other 2 meals were well below average. Our rejected food was then served to the table beside us (who had ordered similar but not the same) to our & their horror. Some of our food never even arrived. The red haired gentleman front of house was lovely and doing his best to fight the fires being caused by the staff & kitchen but overall the whole experience was over 4.5 + hours of annoyance , wasted time and leaving hungry. Sad and disappointing.

Lovely setting. Restaurant clean and staff friendly. Menu small but something for everyone, we enjoyed what we ordered will go back.