Reviews in Abergavenny

We called in wile passing. Immediately the staff was very friendly, and accommodated us with an excellent meal even though they were quite busy. The meal was quit excellent and the decor very pleasant, enhancing the whole experience. We’ll definitely book next time and probably take some friends!

top marks to this place i went here last night and had great food i like chicken tikka masala extra sweet creamy and a bit spice it came to me table i didnt have to ask 4 it to be changed it was perfection ill most defo be going here great job guys u know how to do 1st class food in here.

Our recent visit for Sunday lunch, was our first, but will not be our last. We were a large party, the service and food were excellent. We were still talking about it days later. We do not live local, but agreed we would definitely travel to eat here.

fantastic place wonderful

After having been there several times for lunch and dinner this is the place I would recommend in Abergavenny. Do phone in advance because even with the new extension it's not easy to get a table on short notice.

All the traditional stuff, you'll expect on the menu, but excellent quality and taste. Nice, friendly and correct service, always a great evening out.

top notch food, excellent location, highly recommended

food was lovely, staff friendly and large beer garden safe for children. Very pleasant and will call again soon.

We must write again to recommend this restaurant as a new chef is in residence and he IS the best in town. Authentic Italian cuisine cooked by an Italian chef....SUPERB. The service remains second to none,the atmosphere is relaxed and the prices are very good. Lunch time menu is excellent and you can eat beautiful food in a restaurant for cafe prices and evenings the menu is extensive. It really is an experience not to be missed. We simply cannot recommend it highly enough.Exceptional!

My wife and I took my mother there for lunch recently, booking well in advance and avoiding both Mother's Day and Easter to ensure that it wasn't too busy. Although we were seated quickly, the service afterwards was very slow. We were hoping for "relaxed", but felt that 45 minutes between courses was unreasonable, and we had to remind the staff that we were still there in order to get a dessert menu. The food was disappointing too; starters were pleasant but unremarkable, and the main course, described as local shoulder of lamb, may well have been this but could equally well have been another cut or even another meat, as any particular flavour came from the sauce. The potatoes, vegetables and accompanying Yorkshire pudding were described (at best) as resembling those offered at the local steak house, and (at worst) as like school dinners, for people who remember these... The desserts(home made ice cream) were good, but not the flavours told to us by the waitress, and by the time they arrived we had given up on the idea of asking for coffee. Several staff were also very unhelpful when we asked for the bill, and eventually we had to go and find someone willing to accept payment. The setting and the building itself are lovely, so it was a shame that the food and service were such a disappointment. It felt as though the business had overstretched itself...

£86 for a meal for two. Starter, main, sorbet, Sweet, Coffee, Bottle of cheap plonk. Seemed a bit much to me, the food just ok. The dining room had the atmosphere of a school exam room. We didn’t even have a dining chair to sit at the table, it was a silly chair that made you slouch and hence terribly uncomfortable to eat. The staff were of variable performance. There was also a horrendous din from the bar all bloody night.

OMG!!!! - this is amazing. These guys are trying sooo hard. Food was wicked and really good value for money and while we were there the Landlord showed us the newly converted guest rooms which are absolutely stunning. We were so impressed we've booked to go back here for Valentines day. Really nice place too - small town near Abergavenny on the banks of the canals - went for a walk after dinner A1.

Lovely country pub, good food & wine selection & real ale on tap. We had a great meal infront of an open fire, good service & the owner is a star. Highly recommended.

Since discovering this restaurant in Abergavenny we have not gone anywhere else because the food is simply superb,the chef must be the best in town. The service is exceptional,friendly and unobtrusive. An experience not to be missed. Lunch or evening tit is a wonderful place to dine, a little bit of Italy in the centre of Abergavenny. We would highly recommend it to anyone, children are treated wonderfully well, a rarity in itself in most British restaurants. Buon Appetito! 12/09/08

Consistently good food, well cooked and presented; served by young but professional staff. Welcoming attentive and friendly hosts. A warm and relaxed ambience and the best value for money dining experience for miles around. But watch the wine by the glass - prices high and can rub off the value for money quotient.

When I was told we would be dining at the Greyhound Vaults, I looked it up online for a review. As Abergavenny is a foodie town I would have assumed a review of some sort might be found. Nada! When I called to enquire and book a table, after many cut off and non-connected phone calls I got a very rude man who seemed extremely flustered and just demanded to know time slot I wanted - 12:15 or 2pm. After clarifying there was veggie option and other meal particulars, I hesitantly booked. Major mistake. Upon arrival I thought I had walked into a dated tea room with pastel multi-layered painted textured wallpaper that looked as though it had been there since 1969. The carpet reminded me of a retirement village dinning hall, as did the present diners. When seated we realised my worst nightmare - the set menu Sunday lunch with the most uninviting meal descriptions ever. I detest being told what to eat for a set price. I enquired as to an a-la carte menu, but told there that was it. Then a tall grey haired man in chef’s kit approached my table and spoke down to me (literally) stating that there was no need for the restaurant to offer anything else on Sundays as everybody liked his restaurant just fine - presumably the local blue-rinse brigade who all looked thoroughly miserable supping soup on this beautiful sunny summers’ day, I might add. It was more or less suggested that I like it or lump it. I promptly decided that this man did not want, nor did he deserve, my hard earned cash and took my table of hungry diners to the competition around the corner - The Angel Hotel. The food & service there was superb. I now realise why no one has written a review of the Greyhound Vaults. If the food was as bad as the ambience (and the owner/chef) then I’d guess that anybody with an appreciation of good dining never went back there. If you like lifeless dinning on a Sunday afternoon then head to the Greyhound Vaults in Abergavenny. If you prefer great food, polite and friendly service in comfortable surroundings, go somewhere else!

I have visited the Hardwick several times over the past few months and every time has been better than the last. The food is outstanding and an evident sing of a truly talented chef. The restaurant is warm and cosy and the staff are very accommodating and polite. All in all a very positive experience

Stephen Terry's eclectic menu combines British and European cooking, using the best of local ingredients. The Hardwick has established a first-class reputation in a remarkably short time.