The Waterdine - Llanfair Waterdine Review

The Waterdine
Llanfair Waterdine
Llanfair Waterdine
Shropshire
LD7 1TU

Phone 0871 426 5499
Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Type of Cuisine Modern British
Chef Ken Adams
Number of Covers 24

Lunch 12,00 - 1.30pm Tue-Sun
Dinner 7.00 - 9.00pm Tue-Sat

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Review of The Waterdine, Llanfair Waterdine

Built as an old drovers' inn during the sixteenth century, this converted longhouse stands in an idyllic hamlet right on the Anglo/Welsh border, with the River Teme marking the dividing line between the two countries. Since 2000 it has been run by Ken Adams and family as a charmingly rustic restaurant-with-rooms.

The half-timbered building looks traditional English to a T, with its rough stone walls, leaded windows and a warren of cosy little rooms with original elm floors and heavily beamed ceilings. The restaurant itself embraces the Old Tap Room and the Sun Room overlooking the garden and Teme Valley.

Top-quality ingredients form the backbone of the ambitious menu, which might open with breast of squab pigeon on parsley risotto or hazelnut mousse with melon and elderflower dressing before rack of Shropshire lamb with couscous or roast fillet of turbot on leek confit with girolles. To close, expect iced apricot parfait, crisp lemon curd tart or blackcurrant soufflé. The Waterdine still serves real ales, although the wine list is the main attraction for most drinkers; choice is global and there's a handy selection by the glass and half-bottle.

Also featured in: AA Guide, Good Food Guide.