Restaurants in Porthmadog

Y Sgwar was recommended in our hosts guide to the area. The food is hearty and substantial and very reasonably priced; service is very friendly. We chose as our starters the haloumi and the black pudding scotch egg; both were good. Our mains were mushroom arancini on a tomato based sauce, and Welsh rump of lamb. I requested medium rare lamb but received medium to well done and the dauphinois potatoes a little dry but even so the food was delicious. The restaurant is quite large and brightly lit.

The menu did not look very different to many 'gourmet pub' menus, and we were almost persuaded to try elsewhere, but the recommendation prevailed, and we booked. So glad that we did, because while the menu resembled aspiring gourmet pubs with active microwaves, the food very much did not. It was splendid. Clearly this restaurant has mastered.the art both of shopping and of cooking, as everything was excellent. My only sadness about this meal was that it was eaten while on a short break nearby, and I will not be able to repeat the experience any time soon. Those of you who live near, go frequently; visitors, don't miss it!