Wales Restaurant Guide

It's worth making the trek along the narrow stone-flanked road that winds its way from Beddgelert up to this secluded retreat.

, Beddgelert, Gwynedd

Spread across 20 acres of beautiful Glamorgan countryside amid woodland, pastures and lakes, Llanerch is Wales' largest and oldest vineyard.

Llanerch Vineyard, Pendoylan, Vale of Glamorgan

For more than three decades the Walnut Tree was one of the UK's most iconic restaurants and a pioneer in the field of casual dining.

Llandewi Skirrid, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

Occupying a fine seventeenth-century coach house in the centre of Cowbridge, Farthings Restaurant still retains many of its quaint original features, including bay windows, exposed stone alcoves and even a 50-foot well in the heart of the dining room (toss in a coin and make a wish!).

54 High Street, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan

The Corn Mill certainly lives up to its name. Walk through the door and the first thing you notice is the splendid jumble of weathered beams and the mighty water wheel turning behind a glass panel.

Dee Lane, Llangollen, Denbighshire

Caring owners have nurtured this Grade-II listed, Georgian mansion and turned it into a beguiling country house retreat with a cracking reputation for its patriotic food.

Cilcennon, Lampeter, Ceredigion

Ignore the plain frontage and the unpromising location down a dead-end road of terraced houses at the back end of the Glamorganshire Canal, the Bunch of Grapes at Pontypridd is a real find.

Ynysangharad Road, Pontypridd, Vale of Glamorgan

The name is Welsh for 'hug' or 'snug' (as in pub), and Cwtch's atmosphere, style and demeanour certainly live up to its friendly moniker.

22 High Street, St Davids, Pembrokeshire

Set against a perfect background of Anglesey's hills and farmland, Nueadd Lwyd was for many years home to the rector of the ancient church dedicated to Saint Gredifael.

Penmynydd, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Isle of Anglesey

Standing high on a hill overlooking the estuary of the River Loughor, where Swansea and Carmarthenshire almost meet (but for the tide), this groovy little neighbourhood eatery occupies what was the old Leucarum Arms.

13 Station Road, Loughor, Vale of Glamorgan