I'm still trying to determine what a "Saracens Head" is...thoughts?
FYI, this establishment is located in the small village of Beddgelert, Wales.
After attempting to find a table at a few other restaurants in the area for dinner (and being turned away due to no tables), I found plenty of room at The Saracens Head.
The building looks pretty new, clean and modern...if you're looking for an older-style pub atmosphere, this isn't the place.
Upon being seated, a polite young lady dropped by to take our order. Interestingly, I found service in Wales to be overall pretty good, but much different than in the US. In Wales, there were rarely any introductions or pleasantries and orders were taken right away leaving me feeling a bit rushed to get moving through the meal. That was the case here...I asked for more time in an attempt to slow the pace.
At any rate, I ordered and received a decent looking plate of food. Since I had hiked Mount Snowdon earlier in the day, I was looking for some hearty fare - steak and fries sounded good. Well? It looked good...and tasted okay. Unfortunately, the steak was a bit thin and cooked too much for my liking (not inedible, but not great...just okay.)
My daughter ordered mac 'n cheese which was quite nice - wish I had ordered it too!
The Saracens Head did fine in my estimation - no issues with anything, just not overly-exciting.
3.25 stars.
BTW, if anyone knows what a "saracens head" is, please enlighten me. read more