Gwynedd, International Restaurant Guide

This spacious, family-run modern brasserie with a focus on seafood makes “a great place for friends and family”; by all accounts, “while the menu looks good, the dishes largely exceed expectations”, going “far beyond the basic description”, while the desserts also inspired excitement this year (“the ‘Snickers Trifle’ is simply not to be missed!”).

A heavenly presence in Menai Bridge for near a decade (it relocated to its current premises a few years back), this bright and airy dining room has won a firm local following for chef Mike Jones’s “super flavours” and “inventive small plates”, with the “regularly changing menu” cherry-picking inspiration from around the globe, albeit with an Asian bias showcased by dishes like Korean-fried chicken (the in-house signature, meanwhile, is the twice-baked soufflé with balsamic grapes).