The Rare Welsh Bit

Fine dining restaurants

Sosban Restaurant Sunday Tasting Menu – Llanelli, South-West Wales

Cod Five Ways Sosban

You only have to glance at Sosban Restaurant in Llanelli, south-west Wales to know that it’s a pretty special place. A Grade-II listed Victorian pump house perched on Llanelli’s North Dock, this awe-inspiring building is a beacon for the iconic industrial heritage of the surrounding area. Lovingly restored by Bendigo 9-10 (a team consisting of […] Read more…

Fine Dining in Denbighshire, North East Wales

Roast wild bass in laverbread sauce at Tyddyn Llan in Llandrillo, Denbighshire

When North East Wales Tourism commissioned me to write about fine dining in the region, I was literally spoilt for choice when it came to choosing which restaurants to feature. As I’ve discovered in previous blog posts about the coastal dining scene in north east Wales and the 2018 north east Wales Year of the Sea […] Read more…

Gliffaes Country House Hotel, Brecon Beacons

Welsh lamb at Gliffaes Country House Hotel

Tucked away in the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park, near Crickhowell, Gliffaes Country House Hotel is widely regarded as one of the finest luxury hotels in Wales. It gains its name from its setting between the River Usk and the Myarth Hill, known as Gwlydd Faes or ‘the dewy field’, and when you […] Read more…

10-course tasting menu at Moksh Indian restaurant, Cardiff Bay

Lamb fine dining Indian food

*Sadly, Moksh has now closed down.  If you read my blog regularly, then you’ll know that I’m a big fan of Moksh; the Indian fine dining restaurant in Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. In fact, it is by far my favourite restaurant in Cardiff. I’ve reviewed Moksh twice before – once back in 2013, and again last […] Read more…

7-course tasting menu at Chapel 1877 on Churchill Way, Cardiff

Venison at Chapel 1877. Cardiff

After paying my first visit to Chapel 1877, Cardiff  just a couple of months ago, I jumped at the opportunity to return to sample the seven-course tasting menu along with fellow food blogger, The Plate Licked Clean last week. Set in a 19th century Gothic chapel complete with colossal chandeliers, intricate brickwork and stunning stained glass […] Read more…