This is an old pub which has just undergone a stunning Refurbishment of 3 en-suite double rooms…read more The food is fabulous food and it's also a great place to enjoy a quiet pint. For tourists this is in an ideal location for visiting Abergavenny, Blaenavon and most of the industrial heritage of Wales and the South West. If you know this area it has everything from historic interest to outward bound activities, scenery and it's oly 40 minutes from Cardiff if you need some serious retail therapy, (also the smaller Festival Park Outlet Village just 15 minutes away). Friendly landlord and landlady who will help with everything from a cot to booking tickets for the Theatre in Abergavenny, I can't recommend it highly enough. Free Car Parking, good links to trains and roads about an hour from Cardiff Wales Airport. Ideal place to stay during the food festival as it's walkable, but not in the expensive zone.

This place was the closest to our AirBnB just down the road, and our go-to for dinner on our…read morearrival. They've painted this a garish pink since many of the photos online were taken, which has the pub in a far more professional looking white. Let's start with the positive: inside, this place is really pretty. The layout allows for lots of little nooks and crannies, with the restaurant seating towards the back after a small but functional pub. Exposed brickwork and beams lend the venue a classy feel. The service was attentive and friendly and food came out quickly. Dishes seemed reasonably priced with a 10oz sirloin steak topping the menu at £18. Unfortunately, there's less positive news to report. Firstly, drinks are not offered as part of the table service. Neither are guests provided with a drinks menu or wine list (despite many being available behind the bar). Instead, guests are required to get up, go to the bar, order their own drinks and carry them to the table. That's despite our table being laid out with wine glasses (and glasses for water we were never offered or provided). The menu itself is extensive enough, however half way through our dinner we spotted a promotion for a dish that wasn't included. It turned out to be included on a specials list we weren't provided with but was scrawled on a specials board out of sight to more or less every table. Talking of the table, ours was sticky and needed a good wash. Once we ordered our starters we were actually asked if we would like clean cutlery for the next course. That's a first. The food itself was inadequate. Our steak was over cooked (medium rare was closer to well done) and the chicken coach tasted dry and I strongly suspected had been cooked from frozen. We left feeling this venue has bags of potential. It's appointed well but everything from our entrance went downhill (with the exception of a couple of delicious deserts). It needn't be that way. If they changed their silly drinks policy, provided a full menu, washed down the tables, gave a little more care to the food and generally extended the quality of the building to the experience of their guests, this would be at least a four star place to spend time.

Had the most amazing meal here last night.Staff were great,were shown to our table soon after we…read morehad placed our order.Starters so filling.What can i say about our main meals....outstanding.I failed to eat all mine and had to fetch what i left home! Excellent from start to finish.Thank you so much. christina Moses

After a long walk (including pub stops) we stopped at the Three Horseshoes after following signs…read morefor another pub and ended up here. We sat in the pleasant beer garden for a drink. As time went on we decided that we would like to stay and have dinner here but indoors as it was getting cold. There were 14 of us and they managed to fit us into the restaurant area on the proviso we ordered quickly before the 6:30pm booking arrived and one table had to vacate by 8pm. The staff were great and we did not feel that we were being rushed even though some people had starters. A lot of us picked from the specials board and the food came out devine and the service was outstanding. The place was busy as it was the jazz/fringe festival weekend so the clientelle was of all ages (a bit annoying having babies/kids screaming thoughout the meal) including elderly who came in through the fire door for easy access. I would definitely recommend this place which is also dog friendly. This place is soo good that Seasick Steve was playing there that evening and eating his dinner in the pub part as we left.

Stopped off here today (21st June 2011) as we drove through the town (actually searching for a post…read moreoffice!) Well, we've been to practically every branch of Wetherspoon in South Wales (some far more than once) so we just had to try this one when we saw it! It's a big spacious building with a high ceiling and a light and airy feel. It used to be a cinema - The Olympia, hence the name. Not such a beautiful place as The York Palace in Llanelli - another Wetherspoon cinema conversion - but very pleasant nevertheless. It seemed very clean and well looked after. There was a huge flatscreen TV on the wall showing the tennis from Wimbledon. We were served by Debra and a young guy (I didn't find out his name) and both made us very welcome - they actually couldn't have been nicer. Debra reminded me to have my coffee card stamped (I wish all Wetherspoon staff would prompt customers in this way as it's so easy to forget) - which means that, next time I'm in a Wetherspoon's pub I can claim a free coffee! Lots of the usual great ales on offer, including Ruddles, Abbots, Guinness, Rhymney and some guest beers too - the Caledonian Flying Dutchman comes highly recommended by my husband!

Food was very nice, I had a lemon and herb char grilled chicken very up to standard and always gets…read morebetter every time I go there.

The mountain air inn is my favourite place to visit the staff are lovely and make you feel welcome…read moreplus the food is very nice and value for money I have recommend this place to family and friends

Now before you get all judgemental, lets have a little chat about the Wyndham. Yes, it was on Sky…read moreOnes roughest pubs ever and yes it does open at the crack of dawn. Yes the clientele is slightly on the rougher side, but really what do you expect in Merthyr Tydfil. But now, let me tell you a few things about the Wyndham that may come of surprise; the bar stock pretty much everything and anything, prices are god damn reasonable, the music is good and the place is generally very clean. So clean, customers even take their dogs there. Rough, scary looking beasts that once patted are as cute natured as a new born pup. The pub itself is big and airy and in general, a nice place to be. OK, the customers usually have no teeth and are completely plastered before the shops open but let me tell you now, what a bloody educating place the Wyndham is. Be warned, everyone will turn and look as you make your grand entrance, but once again, welcome to Wales! If your lucky enough to not get stared at and actually get involved with the conversation, i can guarantee, hands down, you'll have one of the best little afternoons of your life!

A warm and friendly place with several local ales (also to be recommended) all on top form. Can…read morehighly recommend.

A really nice country pub beside the canal, very olde worlde with lots of natural wood. Lots of…read morespace indoors and out, with tables and chairs set next to the tow path (although you can't take meals up there). Great for Brains beer (amongst others) and lots of great meals; there are about six vegetarian meals on offer in addition to the meaty ones! Friendly bar staff. There's a car park to one side.

We stayed at the Bunkhouse here and we found the pub to be great. All the staff were very friendly…read moreand the food was great. We had breakfast here too which was a good size portion and very tasty. Great seats at the back up by the canal too.

My family and I often stop at The White Hart in Llanddarog on our way to Pembrokeshire. It is a…read morebeautiful thatched pub with excellent pub food and their own brewed beers. Definitely worth a stop if you're in the area.

Firstly i will tell you that this is likely to be an expensive experience - but well worth the…read moremoney for a treat now and again. It is a beautiful Thatched Inn, built in 1371. It posseses open fireplaces, and a choice of cozy tables for 2 or 4, and long tables for larger parties in the back. HRH Prince Charles, Dylan Thomas have both visited here, to sample the beer still brewed on the premesis. The food is pricey, but what a meal you get for your money! A huge plateful that would be enough for two! the most reasonable is the Roast dinners, approx £10 a head. The walls and ceilings of the Inn are covered in memorobilia, from horse brasses to farming tolls, there is enough to occupy your mind while you wait for your meal. On your way to the loo you will encounter a full suit of armour, and in the back are fish tanks, and a talking parrot!

OK, so slightly out of the way, well, really out of the way in the back and beyond of Tredegar, is…read morethe Rhyd Hall. If you didn't know it was there you'd probably never, ever find it. Recently taken over by new owners (a gang of local business men and rugby boys) this place is run effortlessly. All staff are really good, especially Leanne and the lovely Sophie. With a fully stocked bar, a restaurant, pool room and one of the best beer gardens in South Wales this place doesn't get the recognition it certainly deserves. If any of you film boffin's remember a Bit of Tom Jones, this is where the magic happened, all actors, crew, writers and production team called this place home whilst filming. All led by one of the owners Shinko, who's one of the funniest and nicest blokes i've ever met., Anyway, back to the pub, super quiet in the week and slightly livelier on the weekends your best bet is to head up here on a Saturday when there's a show on. clientèle range from old to young and there's usually a function of some sort upstairs. (I had my book launch there a few weeks ago.) So, if your looking for a nice pint with nice settings and don't mind not having a mobile phone signal or quite a trek to civilisation head to the Rhyd.