The Alpine Coffee Shop

Tucked away in this beautiful town surrounded by woods and mountains, this café truly stands out with what might be the widest selection I’ve ever seen. Over 100 types of tea, a full spread of food options—from traditional breakfasts to excellent vegan versions—and genuinely great coffee. It’s the kind of place that has something for everyone. The coffee was a real highlight: strong, smooth, and well-balanced. Despite the barista clearly being overwhelmed (I noticed she wasn’t even cleaning the portafilter between shots due to the nonstop demand), every cup still tasted amazing. Now, the only downside—and it’s a big one—is the ordering system. You have to queue up at the counter to order, while someone from your group holds a table, and on busy days it’s chaotic. We waited 40 minutes just to place our order. With staff clearly available to serve, I genuinely don’t understand why they don’t switch to table service—it would transform the experience. That said, once the food arrived, all was forgiven. It was fresh, hearty, and absolutely worth the wait. If you have the time and patience, this café is a gem—but be prepared for a bit of a marathon before you get to enjoy it.

Omg I love this coffee shop and restaurant so much. Decorated brilliantly. Staffs with lovely smile and approachable. To have a pot of hot tea was a must have experience. I had a great warm experience in this shop. I highly recommend to all the tourists out there ❤️

Found this beautiful cafe on our holiday, took a gamble on Google and was so impressed, beautiful cafe, fantastic food and the cause made me come back every morning! Food was to die for, staff was so polite and talkative and it was an all round cozy relaxed vibe Fully recommend ⭐️

I went here early in the morning - starving and cold. They provided me with the most fantastic vegetarian breakfast with fresh falafel, delicious crisp potatoes, vegetarian sausage and an amazing blend of tea. A must visit place for food

Porridge tasty with honey and raisins. Breakfast came on a hot plate, it was delicious. Dogs enjoyed their free sausage (by way of their loyalty card).

Fantastic cafe, unbelievable breakfast and coffee, essential before a day in Snowdonia. Staff friendly and helpful, even giving us tips for routes. Our go to place before a hike

Super cute dog friendly cafe. Simple plant based menu, with the option of adding sausages/bacon etc for the meat eaters. I had the vegetarian breakfast. Lovely, fresh and big portion. Love the added falafels on it. For somewhere that I imagine has a lot of tourists the prices are pretty fair. The staff were really friendly and happy to help. Importantly it’s dog friendly! All the staff gave fusses to the dog and they even provide sausages. A must if you’re looking for somewhere to snack whilst visiting the park or swallow falls. If I ever come back again, I want to try the afternoon tea for one!

Very nice atmosphere, everything is very fresh and made instantly, very clean and tidy. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The location is very good, everything around is very beautiful.

Very good all round. Had the traditional breakfast w americano. Service was excellent with a really nice, relaxing atmosphere. Beautiful.

Excellent teas and plenty of options for gluten-free and/or vegetarian diners! I had a nice meal of soup and salad, followed by a marvelous Kennilworth Estate Ceylon and a gluten-free almond crescent cookie for dessert. This lovely cafe also bring awareness to the problems apes face in the wild, has regular fund raisers for the cause, and donates funds to ape charities.

Called in with my partner and baby who was in a pram, couldn't get around the cafe. Had to go out side and back through the railways side and sit outside. I left my partner with the baby outside and l went in to order, so many staff behind the counter like 8 at one time but l was 4th in the que and still had wait 25 minutes to get served. I orded 2 hot chocolates and £6.50 later l got my drinks. When l sat down to drink them my partner and my self were very disappointed, as half of the glass was filled with cream and the rest was fill with cold stuff the called hot chocolate. Tried to go the toilet and as 3 weeks earlier they said that they was out of order, this against the law. I will never go to the alpine cafe again very very disappointed

Our favourite lunchtime or coffee time haunt in Betws. A highly ethical business, with plenty of gluten free and paleo options, excellent fair trade coffee and good sized (actually huge) portions. It gets quite busy, but there's heated outside seating too. Can't recommend it more highly for food, ambiance and coffee. Thank you

So disappointing Came here because of a coeliac places to eat app and found it shocking. The menu is listing food as low gulten. Like that helps a gulten intolerant person or like us having a coeliac child. Spent over an hour trying to negotiate feeding my child. We left

Had a nice BIG breakfast, and i finished off the lot. good quality food which is all free range and organic. I had the expensive tea collection - Jasmine tea which was presented on a bamboo platform with cute little cups. The menu has a good selection of food which is great for vegetarians and vegans. Great selection of cakes, quiches, soups and sandwiches and for my money simply the best coffee in the village. Has a lovely interior with great decor and the chandeliers are made from used bottle tops and coffee pod which is so cool!

A total gem! Great news tea selection. Food and pastry for everyone: carnivores, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free. They are green and ecological. Supporting primate conservation charities!! I loved my scone and the alpine blend tea blend. Would come here frequently if I lived in the area! So many things in the case looked delicious. I had to control myself! Great staff. Very clean bathroom for customers. Fun funky decor!

I look forward to the end of my walk around Betws y coed because I know this place is waiting for me, sigh. Not a hint of chintz, this cafe come restaurant supports animal welfare organisations - notably orangutans and apes and they decor reflects this in places! Great selection of delicious cakes, quiches, soups and sandwiches and for my money simply the best coffees in the village. Has a great outdoor area which is covered and heated, perfect if you have mucky pooches with you as we do and they make a point or advertising being dog friendly. Won't break the bank and worth a walk so you deserve the calories, even if its only a browse round the shops in village first. Only point of weirdness is that there are no customer toilets - granted the public facilities and only 50 metres away but there is a charge to use them! Don't miss out if you are in the area.

A friend who lives locally had heard very good reviews of the place so we decided to give it ago. The interior is wonderfully eclectic, reminding you of some Victorian parlour crossed with a 70's living room. The menu has a good selection of food which is great for veggies and vegans. There are some great food combinations there as well (stilton and fig being one of them). I had the vegetarian club sandwich - very large portion which was really tasty. The deserts looked amazing, especially the cakes - some of which were vegan friendly. The other highlight is their extensive tea collection which i didn't get to sample. Would definitely visit again.

Excellent choice in Betws y coed. Great coffee. Wide choice of teas. Delicious cakes and many vegan options. Most recomended

Nice tea and nice cakes, not too pricey.

Nice place and good cakes. Coffee was OK but nothing special. Capuccino was only tepid. Rather expensive at £9 for 2 coffees and cakes