Langland Restaurant Guide

In a “beautiful setting overlooking the sea” and Three Cliffs Bay, Hywel Griffith’s foodie mecca (beloved by the Michelin men) occupies a rugged former coal house on the idyllic Gower Peninsula. At the less pricey end of the scale there are three-course lunches (also available some evenings), but if you want to push the boat out, go for the eight-course tasting menu (£135 per person). Fans rate it highly for its accomplished cuisine and as an attractive venue for a business or romantic occasion; but ratings are capped by a minority who find it “below par” at the price.

Promising feedback from the locals on this brightly decorated dining room, whose strong vegetarian selection of dishes is a feature on a menu they describe as ‘Classic French and Vegan cuisine made using traditional and original recipes’. In practice this means a melange of dishes from ‘Escargots de Bourgogne’ and ‘Poulet à la biscayenne’ to ‘Fricassée of Tempeh’ or ‘Buckwheat strudel’. Part of a hotel that’s not super-slick in its approach, feedback says its heart and value are in the right place.

A polished Indian dining experience awaits at this stylish subcontinental, with bold wall fabrics, peacock feathers and exotic prints; the broad menu takes in mixed platters and tandoor grill items, with “very friendly and accommodating staff” a boon alongside the “reasonable prices”.

“A gem of a restaurant in the docks” say fans of Jonathan Woolway’s yearling on the city’s developing waterfront which most reports say is “good value given the standard of cooking and very friendly waiting staff”. The menu is in a modern bistro mould and ranges from the meaty (a recent sample includes Barnsley Chop, Road Pork Collar and Steak Pie) to “really fresh fish, cooked simply but perfectly and accompanied by local ingredients like cockles and seaweed”. Ratings though are capped by those who are not fully bowled over (“I don’t know what restaurant Grace Dent ate in but it can’t have been this one!”)

Laidback Italian, a two-minute walk from Liberty Stadium (pardon, Swansea.com Stadium as it’s now known), which has a crowd-pleasing menu particularly strong on fish dishes and pizzas, though they also proffer fancier fare like 28-day mature British steaks. It secured very respectable marks in this year’s annual diner’s poll but very little in the way of actual commentary.