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Situated at the top of New Dock Road opposite the Post Office and the other side of the Train Station & level crossing. This is a corner cafe poised between the Seaside & Morfa areas of Llanelli.

This cafe has a lot of formidable competition nearby in the form of The Willow Cafe & The Coffee Pot, serving similar breakfast fayre and chips with everything & dinner lunches. All three cafes in fact do a roaring trade and are very popular – quite surprising as you are a good 10-15 minutes walk away from the town centre. However you do have train station nearby, plus local schools, factories etc. to make sure all do well.

The thing that may strike you about Venezia is the high levels of cleanliness and hygiene. It is of such a standard that the cafe has won awards, which is in stark contrast to some other greasy spoons in the area. You could literally eat your food off the floor here.

The service is prompt & curteous too which all makes for an enjoyable experience.

But the best bit of all is the cuisine. On my both my recent visits I have gone for the Full Monty breakfast at the price of £5.25 for an 8 item brekkie with tea & coffee on top (but still incl. in price). Ther are cheaper brekfast options retailing at a pound or two less but none as satisfying if you want the heavy fuel option to set you up for the day.

The chip lunches include faggots & chips, ham & chips, cheese & onion pie etc. and five other options all around the £3.70 mark. Everything seems reasonable priced. Beleive there are beef dinners etc. on the menu too as well as a cornucopia of snacks & lighter bites.

Well worth calling in to check out if you are in that neck of the woods.

The Pub is situated in the centre of Neath, just around the corner from the main pedestrainised shopping street – Queen Street and directly opposite the bus station at Victoria Gardens.

Unassuming pub looking at it from the outside and quite small too, but the signeage and the big banner promoting their carvery draws you in.

Quite a traditional boozer serving local brews plus the odd real ale on tap too (i.e. Greene Kings’ IPA). Had the IPA at £2.50 a pint.

Quite an extensive food menu, bar meals range from an Engligh breakfast to ham, eggs and chips both starting at around £3.60 ish, then up to the other end of the spectrum with an 8oz sirlion steak at around £8.

The average price of a bar meal is £5 say fro a Steak and Guinness pie for example, quite afew of the bar meals ate at this price and ther are at least half a dozen to choose from.

As for the afore mentioned carveries they come in at £5 for the large one & £4 for the small one. It is not self service and the food is plated for you. You have a choice of meats with turkey, pork or beef and a range of vegetables.

For a more cheaper option should also mention the hot panninis at £3.50.

Pub is decorated modestly and is warm and comfortable. With both the staff & locals welcoming enough.

Lead to believe they have live music there at the weekends and there are large TV that are wall mounted to display sporting events.

Well worth popping in, especially due to its close proximity to the shops & bus station making it very convenient & accessible.

I had occassion to visit this pub as I had seen an advert in the Campaign for Real Ale monthly newsletter (the newsletter is called Whats Brewing). Back to the point, the advert was for the Evan Evans Brewery Christmas Beer Festival to celebrate 245 years of family brewing.
Basically the brewery was showcasing 5 great beers (Evan Evans Original Stout, Evan Evans Winter Porter, WH Buckley Celebration Ale, Archers Strong Ale & Archers Santa’s Glow) never tasted before. All available from 4 great venues, one of the venues was the White Horse Inn, Rhosmaen Street, which is located down the road from the actual brewery itself. The pub itself is tied to Evan Evans and already has regular Evan Evans beers like Cwrw & Best Bitter.
So in a festive spirit I decided to check out this Xmas festival and hopped on the Heart of Wales trainline from Llanelli to Llandeilo.
The pub itself is on the main high street of Llandeilo & is just set back slightly away from the narrow busy road. Have to go through an archway/arcade leading onto a small courtyard, there is also a small beer garden to one side too.
The pub itself is small, traditional and both the staff and the clientele are friendly and inviting. The pub is clean, warm and has a cosy atmosphere. Quite a large lounge-restaurant area and a small bar & snug with an open fire.
The bar meals are quite reasonable at £4 each which a dozen options to choose from i.e. pie, fish, vegetarian etc. Generous portions from what I could see although I did not partake myself of the food.
Tried two of the seasonal ales whilst there the Celebration Ale which was light, clean and very smooth with a woody-citrusy taste. Also I tried the more potent Strong Ale which was darker in colour, a deep red in fact – really stong bitter with a lot of depth. Enjoyed the Strong Ale so much, spent the afternoon drinking that in this wonderfully atmospheric pub.
In summary, I enjoyed visiting this pub for the Christmas Beer Festival. Look forward to returning for a good pint Festival or not, as enjoyed the ambience & the people.

Small little backstreet pub situated in the centre of Carmarthen, near the market & not far from the new shopping area i.e. near Debenhams. Just a 100 yards in fact from the market itself.
This is in face a very small gastro pub which I visited for the first time last week. Never set foot in there before and was pleasantly suprised. Called in on a lunchtime for a bite to eat.
Most pub meals in the Carmarthen area are on average around the £8 mark unless you go in for 2 meals for £10. The particular pub boasts meals around £6 or 2 meals for £8 which makes it a lot cheaper then the competition.
I sampled the steak and ale pie (£6.50) and had a large cappucino (£1.60). Very generous portions and very high standard of cuisine. Quick service too. Quite a large selection of dishes on the menu plus they have a specials board, Sunday carveries and do vegetarian meals (cheese & broccoli bake, veg kievs etc.)
The restaurant and bar area is small, but well kept & clean. The pub as a whole is a very small premise too.
Not a bad place to call in for a quick bite even though slightly off the beaten track.

The Old Cross Inn is a traditional family pub situated in the centre of Ammanford in Carmarthenshire. It has a good reputtaion for its carveries and all the food is home made.

It offers a range of Brains beers plus other well known brands incl. wines & spirits.

Food wise the pub does everything from breakfasts, carveries, baguettes, steaks/grills plus a whole host of other bar meals on their normal menu. All of which seems to be reasonably priced around the five pound mark (incl. carvery but except steaks) plus there are 2 for 1 deals also.

I visited recently with my parents. I had an excellent chicken madras, whilst my mother had a stilton & broccoli bake (good vegetarian menu too) plus my father had a turkey & ham pie. Just to give you an indication of the food on offer.

The pubs is very warm & friendly. The service is quick & excellent.

I understand too that they have live events with music on the weekend also.

Can highly recommend the pub & is well worth checking out if you are in that part of Wales.

A popular venue located in the heart of Llanwrtydd Wells. They serve lunches, evening meals, afternoon teas & cakes.

They use locally sourced produce and have won several awards incl. Michelin & Egon Ronay reommended. The food is reasonably priced also. The range is extensive and offers both gourmet & vegetarian meals.

The Drovers Rest also has accommodation for bikers & walkers too.

The Drover Rest also does cookery courses in addition.

Well worth a perusal if you fortunate enough to be in that part of the world.

The coffee shop is situated near the Riverside Quay Shopping Centre, near the Old Bridge – right at the very end of Bridge Street. The ground floor of the premise is a regular bakery serving snacks i.e. sandwiches and pastries to take away. Whilst the upper floor is a regular coffee shop and offers the eat-in service.

I had cause to visit whilst attending the annual Haverfordwest Beer & Cider Festival at the castle and decided to have something to eat pre-festivitites. I had not been to Haverfordwest for several years and came up on the West Wales trainline. This was the first cafe I stumbled across in the main town centre.

I went in (upstairs) and ordered the cooked breakfast which was a six-item affair (tea & toast, bacon, sausage eggs, beans & tomatoes) and costed £4.20. Although there were cheaper breakfast options available i.e. sausage/bacon bap etc. The cafe also supplies toasted sandwiches, paninis and baguettes for around the £4 margin too. The also do regular lunches costing nearer £6. Coffees/teas are around £1.50 to £2.00 pending what you go in for.

Staff are polite and the premises are well kept, although the service is a little slow. In all it is not a bad cafe to visit for a breakfast or light lunch, well recommended.

The Holy Trinity Church in Stratford Upon Avon is of both cultural & historic significance, even if you are not of deep religious persuasion.

It is situated fairly centrally, nearby the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre along the banks of the river Avon.

Ther has been a church on the site since Saxon times (8th Century), although the building in its present form dates from the thirteenth century with some later restorations here and there.

Its main draw is the fact that is is the resting place of William Shakespeare, his wife and other members of the family.

It also has several architectural features of note i.e. pre-reformation stone altars, the “American” window, Sanctuary knocker etc.

The church is still active and regularly hosts communions, morning prayers & private services today.

There is a small gift shop within the church & they do like you to make a small donation for the church’s upkeep (entirely discretionary/voluntary of course.)

Worth a visit to the Holy Trinity Church on so many levels.