Festival weekend: 17-18 September 2011
Great Welsh Restaurant Tasters – Saturday 17 September
Tickets are no longer available to purchase online. You can still purchase tickets for the events below through the Borough Theatre on 01873 850805. Tickets will be held for collection at the Borough Theatre.
Discover some of the great places to eat in Wales. Meet the chefs and restaurateurs; find out what they are all about; watch them cook; try their food. A unique chance to get a taste of Wales' top eateries without increasing your carbon footprint.
Hosted by Mike Morgan, proprietor of the award-winning Llansantffraed Court Hotel and Director at Welsh Rarebits, the guide to Luxury Hotels in Wales.
11.00 - 12.00 noon
St Michael's Centre
The Newbridge on Usk, Monmouthshire
The team from The Newbridge on Usk introduces the magnificent feasting menu from their award-winning AA Rosette restaurant. This idyllic country inn, part of the prestigious Celtic Manor collection, provides the perfect river-side setting for a feast served on delicious platters designed for sharing among groups of friends or family.
Tickets now: £5.00
Sponsored by Peter Jones (ILG) Ltd
1.00 – 2.00pm
St Michael's Centre
Llys Meddyg, Newport, Pembrokeshire
Stylish and relaxed, this Georgian town-house on the Pembrokeshire coast is a great example of a contemporary boutique hotel. Great food, comfortable rooms, customer-friendly and of course a stunning location.
Proprietors Ed and Lou Sykes are hands-on managers with Ed overseeing a kitchen producing dishes which 'would be well received at a top metropolitan restaurant' – The Observer.
Tickets: £5.00
Sponsored by: Ancre Hill Estates
www.ancrehillestates.co.uk
3.00 - 4.00pm
St Michael's Centre
Waterloo Hotel & Bistro, Newport, Gwent
Following a luxury refurbishment in 2007, this late Victorian three-storey hotel and bistro with the most impressive bar interior in Wales is now the stand-out place to eat and stay in Wales' newest city. Led by popular Monmouthshire restaurateur Bob Evans - formerly of Bob's in Monmouth and The Village Green, Trelleck - The Waterloo is offering great food and drink, and superb value. Get there soon.
The secret is getting out. ‘An unremitting delight from start to finish – Metro'.
Tickets: £5.00
Sponsored by: Ancre Hill Estates
www.ancrehillestates.co.uk
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