Llandrillo, British, Modern Restaurant Guide

“Deepest Wales is the setting for this long-established hotel-restaurant” which was sold in February 2024 by long-term owners, Bryan & Susan Webb. Under a new owner, chef Gareth Stevenson (formerly of nearby Palé Hall) is now at the stoves, and one regular notes “It has been sold but currently still going strong”, on which basis we have maintained its very good all-round rating.

“Impressive surroundings” and very acceptable (“if not quite outstanding”) cuisine feature in reports on this Relais & Chateaux property: a grand former hunting lodge once owned by the Duke of Westminster, rurally located on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. But change is afoot, so we’ve left it un-rated as in mid 2024, Anthony & Donna Barney purchased the hotel, planning to add a new spa and dining room. So we are watching this space.