Gwynedd Restaurants

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

Restaurant at Y Meirionnydd

The Welsh town of Dolgellau is home to a classic Georgian townhouse called Y Meirionnydd. A visit there feels more like a journey back in time - original sash windows and uneven floors give the rooms a lovely country feel - some of which overlook Smithfield Square and the Cadair Idris Mountain.

• Address: Smithfield Square, Dolgellau, LL40 1ES (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Welsh, British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Shelley Restaurant, The

A wonderful, in every sense, 16th century country house surrounded by 1200 acres of totally unspoiled National Trust owned land. The panelled dining room, very typical of the décor throughout this essentially family home, is the hub around which the rest of the house revolves.

• Address: Plas Dolmelynllyn Country Hotel, Ganllwyd, nr Dolgellau, LL40 2HP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £39.00

Tir-a-Mor

We could do with more places like Tir-a-Mor. With a perfectly plain dining room that gives directly on to the street, it has no pretensions and places all the attention where it matters - on the food, all of which has that indeterminate feeling of identity between itself and the person at the stoves.

• Address: 1-3 Mona Terrace, Criccieth, LL52 0HG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Seafood, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £38.00

Tremfan Hall

For those to whom the delights of country house hotels are essential background to meat and drink, Tremfan Hall has much to offer, starting with its location on the Lleyn peninsula, its sense of history, the oak-panelled rooms and the local produce within a menu serviced by Chef Nigel Skinner and his team.

• Address: Lianbedrog, nr Abersoch, LL53 7NN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00