Delicious gastropub with all the classics and some moderns too. The Sunday welsh beef roast dinner…read morewas to die for and reasonably priced. Friendly and efficient bar staff. If you're anywhere near here, stop for a meal, especially on Sunday.

Decor 10 food 11 service on par .. parking is a challenge but worth the effort …read more Fab old world place. Worth traveling to Wales for. Very original feeling, great wine choices as well.

Wow! We learned about The Baker's Table on a Talgarth Mill brochure left at our AirBnB in Penderyn,…read moreon the other side of Brecon Beacons park... We were heading back to London the next day, and at first thought "too bad this isn't on our way home," but the next morning decided we wanted to see more of the park anyway, as well as a few other points north before our weeklong adventure adjourned... What a pleasure it was to stop here on that dreary morning! When we arrived around 10:30am, the whole place was bustling with what turned out to be a tour group of retirees, about to tour the historic adjacent mill. The setup is counter service style: order your items, take your number and choose a table (indoors or outdoors). Most of the indoor tables overlook the brook running through the mill; the outdoor tables are in the courtyard of the mill buildings. They don't have a true breakfast, per se, but they have teas, coffee/espresso drinks, breads, cakes and cookies available all day, most of which are made using grains locally harvested and milled right there. There are some gluten free options available as well. At 11:30, their lunch menu is available and features sandwiches, soup and salads, all made from locally sourced, processed and grown Welsh foods. We were still finishing up our morning coffee, enjoying the chill vibe of the place (especially after the tour group moved on - haha!) by the time lunch was available, so we decided to stick around a little longer and try it out too! After much deliberation about how to best sample their offerings (everything sounded AMAZING), we opted for a soup/sandwich combo with the ham, cheese & mustard sandwich and fresh garden pea and mint soup, along with a "board" that included salad, two cheeses, local ham, an apple, fresh cherry tomatoes, house chutney and fresh bread. So simple, but so delicious!! We ate it ALL... I can't recommend enough the sheer quality of this real, simple but delicious local food. Other items to note: Credit cards require a £10 minimum charge. Locally made gifts and gourmet food items are available for purchase. Restroom entrance is in the courtyard, but there are public toilets in the adjacent building, facing the street as well. Free Wi-Fi. Check out the Talgarth Mill Craft Shop next door if you are looking for locally made Welsh treasures to take home. Free parking (and recycling drop-off) is available a couple of short blocks away, just off the highway. The Talgarth visitor's centre across the street is there for all kinds of information about the area, or, if you'd just like to converse with the friendly locals.

Absolutely amazing! I have not had food this good for quite some time. Gluten-free salmon plate was…read moreto die for, from the perfectly cooked salmon to the delicious potatoes to the shaved cucumbers. My fiance's burger was equally good. Handcrafted patty, great chips, and a phenomenal salad, combining both fruit and vegetables. Hardly a pub meal at all. This belonged in a restaurant!

Stopped here on a rainy day - early evening. Modern style pub, great for dogs (dog biscuits and…read morewater bowl offered) and kids, friendly staff. Food was usual pub affair with specials and kids menu. Very tasty!

Freshly cooked for u. Best fish and chips around. Very clean place and the staff are very nice.read more

Luigi's Cafe in Abergavenny is a popular stopping place for lunch, snacks, coffees, teas and cakes…read more Americano with separate pot of hot milk, good strong get back on your feet stuff - excellent. Straightforward, traditional cafe style bench seating arranged in low cubicles. Clean place with a good quality, resonably priced menu, attracts local clientèle (always a good sign), many perhaps of retirement age. A wide ranging menu including pizza, salads, grills (even liver and onions), fish, omelettes, Sunday roasts, puddings and cakes. Prices on the low to medium side. Very friendly and attentive service. Can sit outside and watch the world go by, with large awning for less pleasant weather.

Love the food here beautiful lasagne. Quick service . Come here quite often and the cooked…read morebreakfast is something else.

After a family funeral the previous day in Wales, we were tired and hungry and we stopped here on…read moreour way back travelling on the M4. It was recently refurbished and is clean, stylish and the owners were very welcoming. The food was fantastic - very tasty and reasonably priced. Much better than a motorway service station! Come off the M4 at junction 24 and head down the A48 towards the M48 (towards the old severn bridge) and it is a few miles down the road on the right. You can then go over the old bridge and rejoin the M4 - result!

Absolutely beautiful food and relaxed friendly atmosphere. My first choice to dine every time. Food…read moreis reasonably priced.once you've tasted your food you'd think they had Gordon Ramsey kept hostage in the kitchen! Lol. I personally would b prepared to pay more than what they charge its that good. Outstanding !! :))))

Great food. Freshly prepared. Small and cosy and not expensive. Always welcoming and service is…read morefast and hot. Recommended.

This was our splurge meal. It was also one of the best meals I had while in Wales…read more The food here is more about quality and less about quantity. If you are an American and reading this review, you will know what I'm talking about. We eat too much as a society. I'll admit it myself. I am used to getting and eating a lot of food. It is amazing I am not overweight. Anyway I went off on a tangent there. Sue and I read about this place in a travel book she had for Wales. We decided on the airplane that if we were going to have one really good meal while in Wales, it would be at the Walnut Tree. Not exactly around the corner from where we were staying in Barmouth, but we had plans to be down around this part of the country so it was a no brainer. We got here quite early on a weekday evening. The night was beautiful and we decided to secure a table outside. Before we left all of the tables were filled. Not sure if that was the case inside as well as the only time I was inside was when we initially walked in and asked if we could sit outside. Started out with a refreshing elderflower drink. We decided against alcoholic drinks as we were a distance away from our home base and had a long drive back to get there. The drink was the perfect drink for a warm summer night. After our drinks came, they also brought out a small fish cake to whet the whistle. A nice extra touch that was unexpected. Our food started out with a few appetizers. A Panzanella Salad along with monkfish with tomato, chilli and ginger. Good choices both on the starters. The monkfish (similar taste to lobster) was pretty damn amazing if I have to say so myself. I just did. For my main I had suckling pig, morcilla (blood sausage) and empanadilla. The suckling pig came bone in. It was fun getting every little piece of pig that I could get. Presentation was A+ and the quality was too. Nothing wrong with this meal at all. When it came time for dessert, our server (one of a few that took care of us on this night) asked if we had any room for "puddings". He pronounced it poo-dings. You have to love the Welsh accent. We did and made room for the orange and almond cake. A good palate cleanser. This was a 5 star meal if there ever was a 5 star meal. Again, you aren't going to get a ton of food here, but you will happily leave satisfied and you won't have a gut bomb to deal with. I highly recommend this restaurant.

I love everything about this restaurant. The food is amazing and doesn't cost the earth, but the…read moreprice does limit the amount of times I eat here. The service is great and the cocktails are outstanding. The dessert menu is wonderful and the flavour is always there. The restaurant is pretty small but that's not a complaint, it does make the noise level high. The toilets are outside but again that's not a problem. The location is out of the way but always worth the journey.

We had booked a table for 14 at another well know restaurant for my husbands birthday and had…read morepeople traveling from around the UK, US, and Spain to attend. The morning of the dinner, the restaurant called to cancel due to power problems. Call it serendipity, but a local guy we met the night before was raving about 1861 (we had not heard of it) so I called, Spoke to Kate the owner, and after a quick conversation with her husband/chef Simon said they could give us a table. And we were so glad they did. It's a long drive from Crickhowell, but well worth it. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, Kate was extremely efficient in getting us all drinks as people met up and chatted. We were not rushed to get to our table, she appreciated this special event. The menu was wonderful, something for meat eater, fish lovers, and vegetarians alike. The food was divine - using locally sourced seasonal ingredients and I believe the vegetables come direct from Kate's dads farm. They actually tasted like the fresh vegetables from my childhood, picked from our back yard. My Scallop Ravioli was incredible and I'm told the beef and lamb were mouth watering. Keep space for the deserts - Rhubarb mouse is a must! Bravo to Kate and Simon for saving the day and creating a truly spectacular menu in less than a day.

Absolute gem of a restaurant run by husband (chef) and wife team. Simply first class in every…read moredepartment -- and the food was easily as good as a high-end London restaurant. The menu is highly creative and the wine list good, but definitely affordable. The service was also excellent.