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Part of the Whitbread family, Table Table restaurants aim to bring great value tasty pub food to an ever increasing eating-out public who like well prepared and genuine food served by friendly staff in relaxing surroundings. If that sounds too much like a dream come true be assured that at Table Table they also walk the talk, and are pleased to have the chance to prove it.

Their well located restaurants are spread across a wide range of decors and styles, and all of them share a determination to provide comfort, warmth and relaxation. Their buffet menus for special occasions are remarkable value

In keeping with modern trends they provide dishes to nibble or share as guests consider the spread of options on a menu that could be described as British with welcome incursions. So as you share long Italian flatbread, and dough balls and dips, or a sharing platter with an imaginative range of finger food starting with garlic and breaded mushrooms, it's time to think about the relative merits of aromatic duck parcels, a prawn cocktail, breaded Camembert or sticky chicken goujons to name but a few.

Many an innocent dish from the past has been hi-jacked in the best possible sense into becoming what is now called a 'pub classic'. Wiltshire cured ham with eggs is served with chunky chips and beef, mushroom and ale pie, or chicken and chips are all familiar with British tables, be they in the dining room or the kitchen. Now they have been added to by chicken fajitas, a sweet red pepper, crème fraiche and fennel tart, a leg of duck slowly cooked and served with a Bramley apple and cider sauce, or chilli con carne with basmati rice, sour cream and guacamole and nachos. So is the humble burger with six enticing toppings.

The point is they, and others, are all here at Table Table, well prepared with quality ingredients, and presented in a way that makes you hungry even if you thought you weren't.

Getting down to the more serious side of the table keep an eye open for the seafood pie, a delightful assembly of things fishy including crayfish, red snapper, prawns and clams. Many of their steaks are 28 days matured, including a 7oz fillet. All steaks are served with watercress, roasted cherry tomatoes, a flat mushroom and chunky chips. A choice from 4 sauces adds the final touch of enjoyment.

Pastas and salads embrace some well known and loved names, but for sheer enjoyment the hot smoked salmon salad takes some beating - flakes of hot smoked salmon mixed with a house salad and soy and ginger sauce. A real winner.

Snacks aplenty cover hot baguettes with the like of grilled pork loin and Bramley apple sauce, sandwiches filled with Cheddar cheese, or prawns and Marie Rose sauce, and jacket potatoes with such temptations as chilli con carne. Add a bowl of chips for only a little extra.

A well travelled wine list offers helpful advice for the uninitiated and there's an impressive choice of draught and bottled beers and lagers. All in all it would appear that Table Table are more than achieving their aims, providing the opportunity for people to eat out enjoyably, with excellent value for money. Long may they continue to do so.

For completely up to date information on menu changes and special offers do make a regular check on their lively Website.

The White Horse Inn has much to recommend it, it is a 17th century drovers inn with fine views over the picturesque Vale of Clwyd, offering open fires, real ales and fine wines - a great place to meet and relax, with good food available, using mostly local produce as much organic as possible.

Some of the sample dishes include Welsh beef carpaccio, Llandudno smoked duck with parma wrapped fig, mushroom stuffed with leeks and taleggio, Conwy mussels with chorizo, St Davids lamb with green peppercorns, fillet coated with pink peppercorns stuffed with stilton, Eton mess, day @ the races.

It does get quite busy, with weekend reservations only, so we do recommend you to book a week in advance.

Greenbank Hotel is the ideal accommodation if you are planning a holiday in scenic Llangollen or if you are just looking for a weekend getaway from the mad bustle of city life. Comfortably furnished rooms, attentive service and a delightful courtyard where you can lounge around make this a wonderful place to stay. The restaurant offers café style food during the mornings, light meals such as sandwiches, salads and quiches during lunch and a delicious a la carte in the evenings.

Typically expect starters of teriyaki beef skewers served with sticky rice, followed by pork chops glazed with honey and grain mustard with potatoes while carnivores can enjoy the grilled steaks served with a variety of sauces, either Stilton, pepper, leek or mushroom. For dessert, there are delicious homemade confections, cakes, muffins and other sweet nothings and the eclectic wine list favours the New World considerably with a number of reasonably priced options.

Gales is a well executed conversion of former town house, now transformed into a lively Wine Bar serving tasty food, an exciting range of wines, with plenty of space for small corporate gatherings. Prices are not unreasonable and the atmosphere is lively and welcoming.