Wales Restaurant Guide

Originally set up as a rural offshoot of Le Monde and La Brasserie in Cardiff, this well-heeled pub/restaurant is hidden away down winding country lanes some 10 miles from the city.

Cardiff Road, Creigiau, Vale of Glamorgan

You can still see echoes of the past in this striking half-timbered coaching inn overlooking Montgomery's market square: the ancient fireplace was originally a bread oven and a pane of glass is said to have been signed by the local hangman way back in the seventeenth century.

Market Square, Montgomery, Powys

This impressive Georgian hotel makes quite an impression, with its striking white frontage set against the green backdrop of the Black Mountains.

Brecon Road, Crickhowell, Powys

Established in the 1840s to tie in with the arrival of the Brecon to Merthyr Railway, this country inn-with-rooms stands opposite what was the old station and yard.

Station Road, Brecon, Powys

Rated as one of Pembrokeshire's loveliest Gothic-style country houses, Penally Abbey stands next to the Norman church in a pretty, floral village not far from Tenby.

Penally, Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Andy Swales (Swalsey) and Mike Evans (aka Sumo) are the team behind this lively town-centre bistro, which hits just the right note in terms of service, atmosphere and food.

Upper Frog Street, Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Situated on the ground floor of a cosy Victorian terraced house (once the home of the village school mistress), Morgan's is capably run by new owners David and Tara Pitman.

20 Nun Street, St Davids, Pembrokeshire

'Pure unadulterated joy!' exclaimed the 'True Taste of Wales' judges before awarding the Shed its 'Regional Gold' award. Rob and Caroline Jones' amiable restaurant occupies defunct slate works offices and fisherman's lock-ups by Porthgain quay, and it's been decked out in nautical style with all sorts of curios and bric-a-brac.

, Porthgain, Pembrokeshire

A sturdy stone-built house dating from the mid-1800s, Wolfscastle was once a vicarage but has been privately run as a country hotel for more than two decades.

Wolf's Castle, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Newport on the north Pembrokeshire coast has recently joined the burgeoning ranks of sought-after trendy seaside destinations and it's easy to see why: the village stands on an untouched stretch of the Welsh coast beneath the magical Carn Ingli (the Mountain of Angels) within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

East Street, Newport, Pembrokeshire