The Rare Welsh Bit

Roast dinners

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…

Llanerch Vineyard Hotel – Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan

Holding a glass of rose vine branded "Llanerch" overlooking Llanerch Vineyard

Join me for a relaxing stay at Llanerch Vineyard Hotel, one of the oldest vineyards in Wales and the UK’s first vineyard hotel. Based just outside Hensol in the Vale of Glamorgan.Llanerch offers the perfect base for a scenic rural stay in the heart of south Wales. Did you know Wales is home to over […] Read more…

Sunday roast dinner at The Ashville, Bristol

Sunday roast lamb dinner at The Ashville, Bristol

When you go for a Sunday roast dinner in what is said to be the best steakhouse in south Bristol, you expect great things. As we walked for around half an hour from our hotel, the Mercure Bristol Grand, to The Ashville in Southville, I pictured myself digging into a mountain of roast meat, served […] Read more…

Sunday lunch at The Flora pub on Cathays Terrace, Cardiff

Sunday roast lamb dinner

Perched on the corner between Flora Street and Cathays Terrace, The Flora has been at the heart of Cardiff‘s student community, Cathays, for many years. It’s the kind of pub where I’d expect to find a mix of undergrads taking advantage of the cheap booze (possibly in fancy dress), and old men hunched over the bar, […] Read more…

Restaurant review: Sunday lunch at The Dragonfly, Newport

Sunday roast dinner at The Dragonfly, Newport

Recently, I was kindly invited along to the review The Dragonfly in Coedkernew, Newport. A traditional country-style pub serving hearty comfort food, The Dragonfly was historically known as The Celtic Springs because of the sacred spring that lies to its east. Today, The Dragonfly is owned by the Vintage Inns group and it recently underwent […] Read more…