Harden's survey result
Summary
Sue & Mark Manson serve a daily changing menu based around seasonal local ingredients that draws regular diners from a wide radius to their studiously unpretentious rural bistro in Carmarthenshire’s Towy Valley – mismatched tables, no tablecloths, and you pour your own wine. There’s a “remarkable set-price menu at £44 for three courses at lunchtime” (two courses £34; dinner £40 and £54 respectively). Top Menu Tip – “wonderful Welsh saltmarsh lamb”.
Summary
“Good quality in a remote location” is found at Mark & Sue Manson’s whitewashed bistro, full of mismatched wooden furniture, and tucked away in the Towy valley not far from the National Trust’s Botanic Garden of Wales. Even a reporter who thought the hearty local cooking “unadventurous and pricey” rated it as “very good” – maybe they missed the “snip” of a set lunch menu: at £34 per person it provides “a good choice for all three courses”.
Summary
“Still barely missing a beat on food, wine and service”, Mark & Sue Manson’s unpretentious bistro is “a welcome oasis in West Wales” that’s particularly “ideal for visits to the National Botanic Garden of Wales”, two miles off. The “seasonal menu with local ingredients” makes the most of the local Welsh larder and is “professionally presented and always delicious”.
Summary
Mark & Sue Manson’s “bistro-style restaurant uses very local fresh ingredients” to cook accomplished meals that have earned it consistently high ratings. It combines perfectly with a visit to Wales’s National Botanic Garden two miles away. Top Menu Tip – “try the sewin (Welsh sea trout) if available”.
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Capel Dewi, Nantgaredig, SA32 7LH
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £34.00 | £40.00 |  |
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| Dinner | £44.00 | £54.00 | |
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| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
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| Service | 10.00% |
Capel Dewi, Nantgaredig, SA32 7LH
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6.30 pm‑9.00 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6.30 pm‑9.00 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm |
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