The Angel Hotel is coining it! It must be if it can afford to have seven persons waiting on just eight people in the restaurant. More about that later. The Angel Hotel is a former Georgian coaching-inn, now rated three AA stars. It has 32 en-suite guest rooms, plus a Lodge at nearby Abergavenny Castle. The restaurant has an AA rosette, with an award-winning wine list. The Foxhunter Bar has an open fire, original wood panelling from the early 1900's, and interesting old paintings of Abergavenny.There's a good range of beers like The Reverend James and London Pride, plus guest beers, and a half-dozen wines by the glass. Special mention must be made of their superb Afternoon Teas, with scones, cakes and pastries, served from 3.00 - 5.30pm, with is proper bone china and linen. For £6.00 you may have tea or coffee with a small selection of cakes, or freshly-baked scones with jam and cream. For £9.80 you get the pastries plus a selection of sandwiches:Black Mountain smoked salmon, Marinated cucumber and cream cheese, Home-cooked ham, and Egg mayonnaise with cress. Weighing in at £14.80 is the Champagne Tea: copious amounts of all the above plus champagne. The Angel has been awarded membership of the prestigious UK Tea Guild and for 2008 an 'Award of Excellence'. The Angel is one of only six hotels outside of London to have achieved this accolade. The Tea Menu runs to about 6 pages and is a really good read, describing with great affection the wide choice of leaf teas available. The hotel claims currently to be refurbishing their bedrooms. If you intend to stay there, make absolutely certain you ask for, and get, a refurbished room, because the older ones are shabby and unkempt. And the restaurant? Some seriously good food, much of it sourced locally. For Lunch expect £20 per head, Dinner double it; plus wine, from an excellent list containing several by the glass and half-a-dozen half-bottles. The room is L-shaped and the staff, whenever I wanted them, always seemed to be 'round the corner' out of view; and I counted SEVEN of them. Perhaps they were expecting a big lunchtime, but it didn't materialise. They reminded me of the proverbial London Buses - you wait for ages and then 2 or 3 came round the corner simultaneously. But no real complaints - better to have than not to have! read more

My friend and her family go here for afternoon tea and champagne if someone's done well. Very Jilly Cooper i always think. Anyway i'm not a fan, i went with once and thought it was filled with pretentious idiots who talk to loudly, eat too fast and behave like well, idiots. Now, to me, it's as if the Angel is desperately trying to be something it's not, much like Abergavenny itself. I'm told the rooms are lovely but expensive. I'm told the food is lovely, but expensive, I'm told the place is lovely, but...you guessed it, expensive! So, you can imagine my surprise when i found out everything was not lovely but still expensive. Right on the corner of the High Street The Angel isn't even that pretty. I'm aware many people take their vows down here and i had a sneaky peak at the wedding prices and be Jesus! it's probably cheaper and more fun to fly your whole wedding party (vicar and all) to Vegas than it is to get married here. All in all for people who like to think their posh. Not moi! read more

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A very nice old coaching inn dead in the centre of Abergavenny. Comfortable but classy inside, we stayed here when a friend got married nearby and reserved a bunch of rooms for guests. Rooms are pleasant and cosy, but are on the used side. I think that's good: it's in keeping with the building and the locale and they haven't tried to make the rooms modern and shiny. The dining area (which had very good service for the breakfast I had there) is similarly old but stylish. Sure, the floors will creak a bit when you walk up the stairs, so what? There's a lounge/bar area that's very relaxed and not at all stuffy. read more

A beautiful elegant hotel. Exceptionally clean and helpful friendly staff.

My husband and I took a trip and stayed at this hotel. Best hotel of the whole trip. Their accommodations are lovely, very comfortable beds. We had breakfast there in the morning as well. My husband had the English breakfast and I had the French toast and both were awesome. We also had lunch at their restaurant and that meal was to die for. It was a duck and cabbage and plate and I'm still dreaming about it!! It's all I could think about for the rest of the trip!! There was also a lot of things to do around the area. Just a minute walk from the whispering castle, and cute little areas to walk around and shop. I would definitely recommend this hotel! read more

Could do with reviewing the clientele at these prices. I've stayed at the Angel once and eaten there quite a few times - one of the highlights of this very nice hotel is the theatre menu which allows you to book a meal at a discounted rate following any show at the theatre opposite, however few use this after late shows and you can be left feeling a little lonely in the large dining hall. The food is excellent with a range of local produce used and for the most part the staff are impeccable however the tendency to use staff who have little or no english at busy times can add to the frustration of a crowded room. The only other concern I have is the tendency for the hotel to set apparently high standards and then completely overlook them for classless nouveau riche clients who can treat the hotel like a private playground; I recall one lady in particular making a spectacle of herself last new years' day! read more

I can recommend the steak sandwich, it's a bit pricey, but it was a good sized portion, very tasty and done to perfection. Service was reasonable and the wait from ordering to dinning was a very acceptable 20 mins. My major gripe is the crowded and cramped nature of the Foxhunter bar which made the eating experience a bit uncomfortable. I would come again for the food, despite the atmosphere which is laughably pretentious and grating .... "Knightsbridge on Usk meets the Welsh nouveau riche". read more

The Angel was given an award last week for being the best place for afternoon tea outside London, this was thoroughly deserved as the presentation and content of their teas can't be faulted,from the delightful homemade cakes to the beautifully laid tables and excellent service. read more

Just to update you all. I stayed here a couple of weeks ago and was a bit worried as I had read reviews which stated that the decor was past it's best and the rooms were pokey and floors creaky. This is no longer the case! The hotel has been thoroughly refurbished to a very high standard. No creaky floors, decor is very tasteful. Great situation in the centre of Abergavenny. One thing I would say though is avoid rooms at the front if possible as they can be a little noisy. read more