When you visit Snowdonia, one of the real delights of your visit will be taking the opportunity to taste fresh local produce with few food miles and unrivalled freshness. Here are a few great restaurants in Snowdonia where you can try our great produce for yourself.
Dylanwad Da ("Good Influence")
This little restaurant, in the market town of Dolgellau, has been dedicated to providing good food and good wine for over twenty years. Their menu sees a variety of influences from around the world but uses the best of the ingredients local to them to create fresh and inspirational dishes.
During the day, Dylanwad Da is open as a cafe bar for cakes, coffee and tapas. In the evening the restaurant is transformed into a relaxing environment, perfect for evening meals.
The restaurant has received praise from many restaurant reviews, and has been recommended by the Guardian, the Times and the Daily Post. Since 2003, Dylanwad Da has served a large range of fine quality wines imported from Spain, Italy, France and Austria; a lovely restaurant for quality food and drink.
Castle Cottage Harlech
Castle Cottage has been awarded five stars and was listed as one of the top 100 places to eat in the UK in the National Restaurant Awards 2011. It also achieved a Visit Wales Gold Award from the National Tourism Awards for Wales in 2012 while maintaining excellent reviews, including one by Paddy Burt (Travel Telegraph): "For pure enjoyment, Castle Cottage, on a brow of a hill overlooking Harlech Castle is hard to beat..."
Set in a 400 year old renovated building, the restaurant is described as contemporary, seating around 40 in total. Special attempts are made to source the best local ingredients including lobster, crab and sea bass, and dishes are prepared to order - so special dietary requirements are catered for. The restaurant also boasts quality wines and desserts. Prices do vary but are stated on the sample menu to be at 39.50 for three courses of five star quality prepared food.
Mawddach Restaurant
The Mawddach Restaurant is a very modern, contemporary restaurant with a traditional feel. The restaurant combines the use of beams and slate flooring to reflect welsh tradition, while maintaining a clean and simplistic taste in decor and furnishings. The Mawddach place emphasis on using fresh, high quality and locally sourced produce to offer an exceptional dining experience. The restaurant offers stunning panoramic views of the Mawddach estuary and Cader Idris, the second most popular mountain in Wales after Snowdon. The restaurant holds a perfect location for private hire functions, whereby guests can watch the sunset over beautiful views in front of their lunch and dinner. Booking is not necessary but may be required during busier times such as weekends and bank holidays. Meals are priced around 16.00 and additional side orders are all 2.00 each.
Bodysgallen Hall Restaurant
Awarded three AA Rosettes for the fine dining experience, Bodysgallen Hall (near Conwy) promotes quality food, using the best in local, seasonal produce.
Originally built as a watchtower over Conwy Castle in 1250, with the rest of the house built between 1640 and 1900, you can understand why the views over Snowdonia are quite spectacular.
Overlooking the gardens, you will be served with seasonal best from the head chef who has been working at Bodysgallen Hall for over ten years. For more casual dining you can visit the 1620 bistro, set in the old coach house. Here you will be served innovative food in contemporary style with dishes created from local produce. With a carefully selected wine list, you can expect to try a wine to suit your palate and the dish of your choice.
Dishes from the 1620 Bistro usually cost up to 18.50 while dishes at Bodysgallen Hall can cost around 28 per dish. During some Saturdays thought the year, the hall even runs popular cooking masterclasses run by the hall's head chef, an interesting event where you can learn the secrets to creating superb dishes as served by Bodysgallen Hall.
The Royal Oak - Grill Bistro
The Royal Oak set right in the very centre of the Betws-y-Coed is in an ideal location for visitors to the area. From outside, the Royal Oak Hotel looks like a traditional stone building with colourful climbing greenery and sash windows in front of a backdrop of lush green forestry. Inside, the Grill Bistro restaurant offers contemporary warm comfortable furnishings with conservatory roofing on the edge of the grill room for natural light.
The team in the Grill room show great pride in sourcing ingredients from close range, to produce a smaller carbon footprint and provide the freshest meals available. Looking at the menu, you can see a wide choice being served from midday onwards, often stating where the key ingredient is sourced such as the Llandudno Smoked Haddock, Menai Mussels and even cake slices by €Cacen Gris' cake shop in Betws-y-Coed. Meal prices range from 6 for light bites to just under 18 for a large lamb main.
Dylanwad Da ("Good Influence")
This little restaurant, in the market town of Dolgellau, has been dedicated to providing good food and good wine for over twenty years. Their menu sees a variety of influences from around the world but uses the best of the ingredients local to them to create fresh and inspirational dishes.
During the day, Dylanwad Da is open as a cafe bar for cakes, coffee and tapas. In the evening the restaurant is transformed into a relaxing environment, perfect for evening meals.
The restaurant has received praise from many restaurant reviews, and has been recommended by the Guardian, the Times and the Daily Post. Since 2003, Dylanwad Da has served a large range of fine quality wines imported from Spain, Italy, France and Austria; a lovely restaurant for quality food and drink.
Castle Cottage Harlech
Castle Cottage has been awarded five stars and was listed as one of the top 100 places to eat in the UK in the National Restaurant Awards 2011. It also achieved a Visit Wales Gold Award from the National Tourism Awards for Wales in 2012 while maintaining excellent reviews, including one by Paddy Burt (Travel Telegraph): "For pure enjoyment, Castle Cottage, on a brow of a hill overlooking Harlech Castle is hard to beat..."
Set in a 400 year old renovated building, the restaurant is described as contemporary, seating around 40 in total. Special attempts are made to source the best local ingredients including lobster, crab and sea bass, and dishes are prepared to order - so special dietary requirements are catered for. The restaurant also boasts quality wines and desserts. Prices do vary but are stated on the sample menu to be at 39.50 for three courses of five star quality prepared food.
Mawddach Restaurant
The Mawddach Restaurant is a very modern, contemporary restaurant with a traditional feel. The restaurant combines the use of beams and slate flooring to reflect welsh tradition, while maintaining a clean and simplistic taste in decor and furnishings. The Mawddach place emphasis on using fresh, high quality and locally sourced produce to offer an exceptional dining experience. The restaurant offers stunning panoramic views of the Mawddach estuary and Cader Idris, the second most popular mountain in Wales after Snowdon. The restaurant holds a perfect location for private hire functions, whereby guests can watch the sunset over beautiful views in front of their lunch and dinner. Booking is not necessary but may be required during busier times such as weekends and bank holidays. Meals are priced around 16.00 and additional side orders are all 2.00 each.
Bodysgallen Hall Restaurant
Awarded three AA Rosettes for the fine dining experience, Bodysgallen Hall (near Conwy) promotes quality food, using the best in local, seasonal produce.
Originally built as a watchtower over Conwy Castle in 1250, with the rest of the house built between 1640 and 1900, you can understand why the views over Snowdonia are quite spectacular.
Overlooking the gardens, you will be served with seasonal best from the head chef who has been working at Bodysgallen Hall for over ten years. For more casual dining you can visit the 1620 bistro, set in the old coach house. Here you will be served innovative food in contemporary style with dishes created from local produce. With a carefully selected wine list, you can expect to try a wine to suit your palate and the dish of your choice.
Dishes from the 1620 Bistro usually cost up to 18.50 while dishes at Bodysgallen Hall can cost around 28 per dish. During some Saturdays thought the year, the hall even runs popular cooking masterclasses run by the hall's head chef, an interesting event where you can learn the secrets to creating superb dishes as served by Bodysgallen Hall.
The Royal Oak - Grill Bistro
The Royal Oak set right in the very centre of the Betws-y-Coed is in an ideal location for visitors to the area. From outside, the Royal Oak Hotel looks like a traditional stone building with colourful climbing greenery and sash windows in front of a backdrop of lush green forestry. Inside, the Grill Bistro restaurant offers contemporary warm comfortable furnishings with conservatory roofing on the edge of the grill room for natural light.
The team in the Grill room show great pride in sourcing ingredients from close range, to produce a smaller carbon footprint and provide the freshest meals available. Looking at the menu, you can see a wide choice being served from midday onwards, often stating where the key ingredient is sourced such as the Llandudno Smoked Haddock, Menai Mussels and even cake slices by €Cacen Gris' cake shop in Betws-y-Coed. Meal prices range from 6 for light bites to just under 18 for a large lamb main.
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