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The region surrounding Blaentrothy farm is blessed with some excellent restaurants and pubs, and, helped by the Abergavenny Food Festival, is becoming famous for local produce and great places to eat and drink. Do ask us for directions to any of these or for more information it is a good idea to book a place to eat at the same time as you book into your cottage. Please ask for directions from the Farm.
For a drink and a bar meal there are two pubs both within a
couple of miles of Blaentrothy Farm.
The Hunter’s Moon at Llangattock Lingoed or
The Angel at Grosmont
(01981240646) are The latter is very friendly and welcoming and is the heart of
a very thriving village community.
The Hunter’s Moon has recently started doing bar meals as addition to the
restaurant.
There is also an excellent range of
excellent restaurants with a 20 minute
drive of Blaentrothy Farm and Pontescob Cottage.
There are many more but we have not tried them out recently!
The Walnut Tree Inn,
opened by the renowned Franco Taruschio in the 1960s is now run jointly by local
hotelier William Griffiths and by the famous chef Shaun Hill (formerly of the
Michelin-starred Merchant House in Ludlow), and has blossomed again. We haven’t
been yet (keep meaning to!), but have heard excellent reports. It is nice and
close – at Llandewi Skirrid, just 10 minutes’ drive away. Tel: 01873 852797.
Open Tues – Sat. Lunch: 12 to 2.30; dinner: 7pm to 10pm.
www.thewalnuttreeinn.com
Not far away from Blaentrothy Farm at
Pantygelli (pronounced Pantigethli!) (turn onto the A465 in the direction of
Abergavenny, then turn right towards Pantygelli just after Llanvihangel
Crucorney), is the popular
Crown Inn
(01873 853314) . Excellent for both lunchtime and evening meals. Friends have
told us that Sunday lunch is particularly good.
Closed for food Monday.
Advise booking.
The Hardwick
on the old Raglan road, is a well-thought of newcomer and is our favourite place
to eat. The steak sandwiches and triple-deep fried chips are the best in the
world. Owned and run by Stephen Terry, it specialises in local produce. 01873
854220. Stephen appeared in The
Great British Menu so we advise booking well in advance.
Closed Sunday evening and all day Monday. Advise booking.
The Angel Hotel
in
The Foxhunter Inn
at Nantyderry (01873 881101), near Usk, is slightly further away at half an
hours drive and is an excellent place to eat – pitched at the more ‘restaurant’
end of gastropub cooking. The chef is Matthew Tebbutt, who trained under Marco
Pierre-White and who has since worked in the kitchens of The Oak Room, The
Criterion, Chez Bruce, Clarke’s and in both of Alistair Little’s
About forty minutes’ drive away, on the
A470 between Brecon and Builth Wells in Powys, you will find the
Felin Fach Griffin (01874
620111). Opened in 2000 by Huw Evans Bevan and Charles Inkin, the restaurant has
quickly gathered a plethora of critical praise. A convivial ‘gastropub’ with
delicious food, the atmosphere is relaxed and fun.
Open every evening. Closed
Monday lunch time. Advise booking.
www.eatdrinksleep.ltd.uk
The Nantyffin Cider Mill
between Crickhowell and Brecon for ‘the bistro food of rural
Take a trip across the border to
The Cottage of Content at
Carey in Herefordshire (01432 840242). It is just off the A49 between
Ross-on-Wye and
We have been told that there is a good –
fairly eccentric – place for Sunday lunch in Usk,
The Royal. Hearty roasts and
comfort puddings.
There is a really nice new café in our
local village, Grosmont, called
Gentle Jane, which is open from 11am until 5pm (not in winter), so is
ideal for coffee in the morning and for lunch.
For vegetarians (and others), a daytime
eatery really worth visiting during a trip to Hereford, is the excellent café in
All Saints Church right in the
middle of the city (a short walk from the cathedral).
Pizza Express
in
There is an excellent fish and chip shop
at Ewyas Harold, The Old Stables
(01981 240237 or 07970 361457). Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Untested tips from friends:,
We would recommend booking to avoid
disappointment and telephoning to check on opening times, as they tend to change
them alarmingly often.