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The name on the front of the building reads: Gwesty Dinorben Hotel. For the non-Welsh speaking individual, gwesty means hotel. The name on the entrance reads, Dinorban Arms
Arrived here right after church on Sunday, and there was a small but steady crowd. This village isn't a big place.
I decided to stay in the bar area and order a sandwich, instead of waiting for the dining room to open, which I'm sure was much more crowded.
The pace is as one would expect for a lazy, Sunday afternoon on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales.
The bartender had loads of character, filled with a pleasant mix of humor, charm and compassion.
Ordered a tuna sandwich with a decaf tea. Unfortunately, his wife wasn't keen on decaf tea. He had had a box of it for quite some time, but they tried it, and decided decaf tea was one of the most vile things on the planet. And I don't believe he's alone in his sentiment. He and the bar had a wide selection of teas which would make any modern-day tea lover joyous. Green tea, herbal fruit teas, Earl Grey, etc. Though wishing for decaffeinated, because of the lack of sleep I've been experiencing, I opted for the English Breakfast tea. I'm in the UK. Must have my traditional tea with cream. He affirmed the choice, since he'd consumed cups of it already throughout the day.
When the tuna sandwich arrived, to my surprise, it was more like two sandwiches, both cut in triangles. The idea of wrapping up half of the triangles seemed a good idea, but I was pretty hungry from having fought hard driving around trying to find one of several hard-to-find Druid sites on the Isle of Anglesey.
A fun place to go thanks to the bartender, and it serves traditional British meals.
