Monmouthshire Restaurant Guide

Beaufort Arms Inn, The

In 2002 Eliot and Jana Lewis became the new owners of this pleasant Monmouthshire inn, determined to restore its past grandeur. Jana, with a background in design, was delighted by the challenge this imposed, and much of the work that has been done bears her mark, in particular the paintings in the corridors and rooms.

• Address: High Street, Raglan, NP15 2DY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Welsh, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £26.00

Black Bear, The

It is the dream of many to find a Dickensian-type inn tucked well away from the hub of modern lunacy, but possessed of an eccentricity all its own, with sound food. In broad terms any pub that offers Timothy Taylor's Landlord, or London Pride even, is well on the way.

• Address: Bettws Newydd, Abergavenny, NP15 1JN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Chandlery Restaurant, The

The Chandlery restaurant has been painstakingly restored from a former ship's chandlery, creating a light, airy relaxed place, which serves Modern European cuisine sourced from all the best produce Wales has to offer.

• Address: 77-78 Lower Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1EH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £39.00

Clytha Arms, The

This much-awarded pub/restaurant manages successfully to be all things to all people. So you won't find the locals grumbling about the foodies, some of whom are quite likely to be found sampling the excellent beers that are kept before they sit down to discover what Andrew and Sarah Canning have on offer for them.

• Address: Clytha, nr Abergavenny, NP7 9BW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Modern, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £35.00

Court Restaurant, The

Located on the gateway to Wales in the valleys of the Usk and the Wye this handsome house offers a menu which ranges the culinary spectrum and could include white onion and Guinness soup, followed by seared halibut with a herb crust and a light mussel jus tinged with Noilly Prat.

• Address: Llansantffraed Court, Llanvihangel Gobion, Clytha, nr Abergavenny, NP7 9BA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £28.00, Dinner: £40.00

Cripple Creek Inn, The

• Address: Old Abergavenny Road, Bryngwyn, Raglan, NP15 2AA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Grill, Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £26.00

Crown at Celtic Manor, The

• Address: The Celtic Manor Resort, Coldra Woods, nr Usk, NP18 1HQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Welsh
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £55.00

Foxhunter, The

The tiny, picturesque village of Nantyderry near Usk has been given a rare treat with the arrival of top chef, Matt Tebbutt. Returning to his homeland after eight years in London, Matt has transformed an old stationmaster's house and former pub into one of Wales' most exciting new restaurants.

• Address: Nantyderry, Abergavenny, NP7 9DN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £48.00

Hardwick, The

Any suggestions that The Hardwick is a gastropub, no matter how authoritatively put, should be disregarded. Here they predate the gastropub era, back to those days of innocence when it was possible to walk into an old traditional pub and find there good, soundly prepared food of an unpretentious and satisfying nature.

• Address: Old Raglan Road, Abergavenny, NP7 9AA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £44.00

Inn at the Elm Tree, The

This modern restaurant, rather improbably located within a 19th century barn makes a point of serving dishes with a strong Welsh inclination. Thus Welsh Black beef and game in season from local estates feature prominently.

• Address: St Brides, Wentlooge, nr Newport, NP10 8SQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, European, Modern British, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £45.00