Just over Thomas Telford’s suspension bridge you’ll find this brightly painted restaurant. It’s an appealing place, where wooden floors and chairs draped with sheepskins provide a rustic feel, and Welsh slate walls and hand-painted tiles depicting animals point back to its butcher’s shop days.
Owners Stephen and Bethan Stevens are the only staff, so to keep standards high, they wisely limit the number of services they do in a week – along with the number of guests they serve each evening.
A well-balanced surprise menu offers boldly flavoured modern dishes with original, personal touches, which demonstrate an innate understanding of cooking techniques and flavour combinations. You’ll find a wealth of ingredients from Anglesey and North Wales and the occasional playful note, and the portion sizes and the pacing of the courses are spot on. Service, from Bethan, is warm and friendly and she puts everyone at ease.
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