"This review is for the restaurant/food only as we didn’t stay at the hotel. The staff were extremely lovely and accommodating. The atmosphere of the restaurant was wonderful. A cozy and inviting space, that is tastefully decorated. The food was unfortunately hit and miss. I had a Gwydyr 8oz burger which was nice but could have offered more for the price. It was a very simple patty in a bun with very little sauce or garnish. The meat tasted good but was slightly too salty so I had to compensate by adding various sauces to it. I am from London, and £19.50 for a burger is expensive even by London standards. So I had higher hopes for my burger than just a bread with a patty and some lettuce and an over salted thick piece of bacon. My partner ordered a 16oz version of my steak (photo) and that was also overcooked on the outside and pink on the inside. With very few garnishes, and a thick layer of very salty bacon. The coleslaw on the side was a teaspoon size in a tiny ramekin! The chips however were quite nice. A friend of mine had the Hake wrapped in Parma ham and unfortunately this one was inedible. The fish tasted old and overly fishy like it was either off or borderline off with a metallic aftertaste. I didn’t dare have more than a bite and I had to discreetly spit out even that into a tissue. My friend is way too polite, so she tried to eat it all with the help of lemon juice, tartar sauce and an extra order of gravy. We thought it would be a whole piece of fish in Parma ham, but it was a sort of mashed up flakey version of hake, stuffed together in the Parma ham, with it acting like a pillow case to hold the contents together. I love seafood , I eat fish and shellfish all the time, and there are few things in the world I don’t eat, but that Hake was truly awful. I hate to say this because the staff were very friendly and some of the people were happy with their food. The people who ordered battered cod and chips said their food was ok. We ordered 4 portions of blue cheese sauce that they forgot to put through with the order, so the sauce arrived late, when everyone had almost finished eating. Of course accidents like this happen so not really bothered about that, we asked for a takeaway container to not waste the sauces and took it home with us. The overall 3 star is because of the friendly staff and the atmosphere of the place. Had I had to rate solely on food quality, and taking the prices into account it would have been a 1* review."
