Gwynedd Restaurant Guide

Restaurant at Penmaenuchaf Hall

Another of those lovely Welsh country houses where even the 19th century imitations contrive to look like the real thing and the views are breathtaking. Within all is well ordered and to the sort of standard one would expect to find in a substantial country home.

• Address: Penmaenpool, Dolgellau, LL40 1YB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £51.00

Restaurant at Plas Bodegroes

This almost dolls-house little Georgian manor house is delightful and one can quickly see why people become addicted to the place. The dining room is straight out of a gourmet heaven, with a Michelin star and 7/10 in the Good Food Guide.

• Address: Nefyn Road, Pwllheli, LL53 5TH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £59.00

Restaurant at Plas Dinas Hotel

You should enjoy your meal in the splendour of this wonderful place, which was once the home of the Armstrong-Jones family. Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret were frequent visitors to the house which is set in its own grounds with outstanding views over Snowdonia, Anglesey and The Irish Sea.

• Address: Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, LL54 7YF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £42.00

Restaurant at Porth Tocyn Hotel

In 1948, coincidentally the same year that Sharrow Bay was established, the grandparents of the incumbent member of the Fletcher-Brewer family started the long tradition of gracious hospitality that characterises Porth Tocyn.

• Address: Bwlch Tocyn, Abersoch, Pwllheli, LL53 7BU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £48.00

Restaurant at Portmeirion Hotel

Located on the balmy side of the Lleyn peninsula Portmeirion represents a large part of the life's work of Clough Williams-Ellis, a man through whom the vision of an Italianate village on the Welsh coast became reality and a lasting monument.

• Address: Penrhyndeudraeth, Portmeirion, LL48 6ET (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £50.00

Restaurant at The Lodge Hotel

• Address: Tal-Y-Bont, Tal-Y-Bont, LL32 8YX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Restaurant at The Riverside Hotel

Right in the centre of the town on the banks of the River Soch, with well-cared for gardens and fine views, stands the Riverside Hotel. It is a pleasant, unstuffy place with a restaurant at its hub that produces excellent food, much of it locally obtained or grown.

• Address: Abersoch, LL53 7HW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Restaurant at Ty'n Rhos

Recently awarded Restaurant of the Year by Taste of Wales, it is not difficult to see why. The emphasis is on serious cooking, using nothing but the best of the local produce, but without becoming carried away on flights of fancy and culinary ego rides.

• Address: Seion Caernarfon, Caernarfon, LL55 3AE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £35.00

Restaurant at Ty'r Graig Castle Hotel

An incredible building in the Victorian gothic style with views to die for. The restaurant offers good homely cooking with a choice of three or two course menus.

• Address: Llanaber Road, Barmouth, LL42 1YN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £28.00

Restaurant at Wavecrest Hotel

• Address: 8 Marine Parade, Barmouth, LL42 1NA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A